Blueberry Festival Committee Exploring Location Options

  
 

The Blueberry Festival Committee members are looking at new locations to hold the festival and according to Festival Coordinator Sherrie Martin it’s something that’s been discussed for years.

Martin told WKVI News that the committee has always been planning for “what if”. With that in mind, the members have been pursuing their options in moving the festival out of Centennial Park in Plymouth for more than 10 years.

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Plymouth Tennis Court Committee Slowly Gaining Support

  
 
A grassroots effort in the city of Plymouth to replace the tennis courts in Centennial Park is gaining traction, as the common council this week pledged $750,000 to the project. Michael Hite, park superintendent, told WKVI that the group pushing for the new courts is composed of former tennis players from Plymouth High School who have been investigating the possibility of building new tennis courts to replace the current 40-year-old tennis courts that are located in a floodway.

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Blueberry Festival in Plymouth Continues This Weekend

  
 
The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth is underway, having opened the carnival gates on Thursday and officially beginning festival events on Friday, sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tire. Friday featured events such as White Tiger Discovery, the Little Miss and Mr. Blueberry Contest, Senter Street Dancers, and the Blueberry Idol Karaoke Competition. Many other events took place Friday as well before the festival closed for the day, wrapped up by a Jake Owen concert at 9 p.m.

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Festivals Taking Place This Weekend; Beware Heat-Related Illness

  
 

With two festivals taking place this weekend and the weather heating up to over 90 degrees with some serious humidity, it is important to make sure you stay hydrated and don’t overexert yourself during the festivals in this intense heat. The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth and the Monterey Days Festival are both scheduled this weekend from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, and festival-goers are strongly encouraged to make sure you have enough water for you and your family, and, if you begin to feel dizzy or light-headed, seek cooler environs and hydration immediately.

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Application Deadline is Wednesday for Little Miss, Mister Blueberry Pageant

  
 
Wednesday marks the last day applications will be accepted for the Little Miss and Mister Blueberry Pageant. According to Daphne Stapleton, head of the event, the pageant usually draws about 60 participants – typically 40 girls and 20 boys, she said.

This is the 25th year for the Little Miss and Mister Blueberry Pageant, and according to Stapleton, the format has never changed. Contestants must be from Marshall County and be between the ages of 3 and 6, and once on stage, they will be interviewed by the emcee and factors such as personality and the contestant’s ability to stand out will be used in deciding the winner.

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2013 Miss Blueberry Pageant Scheduled for Saturday

  
 
The 2013 Miss Blueberry will be crowned on Saturday as the first official event of the festival, giving 14 young women the chance to compete for this year’s crown. With dance rehearsals, community service night at Miller’s Senior Living Community, and a pizza party behind them, the contestants are now looking forward to the morning of the pageant will they will undergo personal interviews with a panel of judges.

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Plymouth, Monterey Festivals Kick Off Today

The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth and the Monterey Days Festival begin today!

In Monterey, the craft and food booths open at 6 p.m. ET, the pageant for Mister and Miss Monterey Days is set for 6 p.m. ET and the Jhonny and Sallie Show is at 8 p.m. ET.

The Plymouth Blueberry Festival starts up with the opening ceremony at 5 p.m. ET and the carnival opens at that time. The Little Miss and Mr. Blueberry Contest will be at 5:30 p.m. ET on the Michigan Street stage, softball games begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Blueberry Idol Karaoke competition is at 7 p.m.

Both festivals continue through Monday, Sept. 3. We’ll have more event details in tomorrow’s news.

Consumer Confidence Leads To Increase in Holiday Travel

Travel is expected to increase this year for the Labor Day holiday.

Despite a sluggish economy and recent rises in gas prices, the increase in travelers is driven by improving consumer confidence compared to last year.

About 85 percent of holiday travelers will journey by car and the average distance traveled by Americans is expected to be 626 miles, with a great deal of those miles to be traveled by air.

Many travelers in this area will headed to the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth and to the Monterey Days Festival this weekend. Remember that the Indiana State Police the Starke County Traffic Safety Partnership and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be out in full force patrolling for unrestrained motorists, impaired drivers and those who drive at unsafe speeds.

Monterey Days Festival and the Blueberry Festival Begin Today!

Two big area festivals begin today!

The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth begins today. The Festival will open at 5:00 p.m. ET today and will feature the opening ceremony at the Jefferson School Stage. The Blueberry Idol Karaoke Contest will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Amphitheater. The Festival gets into full swing tomorrow with all of your favorite sporting events, the arts and craft booths, and of course, the food!

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