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Friday, March 07, 2008
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ALBERTVILLE — The enthusiasm generated more than made up for the lack of numbers at the planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Albertville Thursday for the Freedom Festival Fun Day, to be held at the recreation center July 4.A dozen residents showed up to make their vocal contributions, and organizers are hoping for a larger gathering at the next meeting at the chamber at 6 p.m. March 27. All residents are welcome to give their input.“This is not a city of Albertville event, as far as city government is concerned,” councilman Lee Fleming said as he gave the meeting a kick-start. “The Taste of Freedom dissolved a couple of weeks ago.”John Allen and Lisa Socha of the Marshall County Convention & Tourism Bureau “talked about a vision of what the Fourth can be,” Fleming said, adding that the intent is to make the day-long festivities “family friendly” while incorporating some of the Taste of Freedom such as a backyard barbecue contest. The intent is to fill the day with fun for all ages, free of charge other than extras such as food and crafts and jewelry that will be sold by vendors.“This is not about making money,” Fleming said, “and it isn’t about national exposure. It’s about giving citizens something to do.”“We want it to be a fun thing where the community can have a good time,” Socha said.Among ideas are a Disney movie being shown on a 30-foot screen, drive-in style, old-fashioned carnival events, a punt, pass and kick contest for the youth, a moon-pie eating contest and a car show.A chili cook-off was tossed into the hopper along with some other events involving cooking.Fleming said Greg Henderson is working on setting up a tennis tournament for the day. The possibility of a golf tournament to be held on July 5 was mentioned, including closest-to-the-pin and long-drive contests. Also advanced were a 3-of-3 basketball tournament and a three-point shooting contest. A fireworks display will be considered, and thoughts also are being given to bringing in entertainment.The underlying theme was that it is a community event that needs to have community involvement.
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