Author: Cherry Blossom Festival

2017 Faith of our First Families

2:20 PM

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Moderator: Mary Achor

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Marshfield Assembly of God
(1538 West Washington)

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Panel features personal stories of the faith of our nation’s first families.  This panel will be composed of descendants of several American Presidents. 

2017 Cherry Blossom Kite Contest – RAINED OUT

3 PM

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Marshfield Assembly of God
(1538 West Washington)

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A family event for all ages!

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Entry Fee – $5 per person / $15 per family

Kites will be judged in three categories: creativity, best in flight and highest flying

Competition is open to both store bought or homemade kites

2017 Presidential Family Forum

3:20 PM

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Marshfield Assembly of God
(1538 West Washington)

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Featuring descendants of many of the American Presidential First Families

8th Annual State Dinner

5:30 PM – Doors open /
6 PM – State Dinner begins

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Speaker: David Roosevelt (grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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Marshfield Church of the Nazarene
(226 Church Street)

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Ticket price – $55 per person

Dorinda Nicholson

Dorinda Nicholson_websmallDorinda Nicholson debuted in hula at age three dancing with her mother in Waikiki. When she was six years old, she and her father watched from their front yard as Japanese torpedo bombers flew so low over their house, she could see the pilots’ goggles.

Nicholson’s first book, Pearl Harbor Child, tells the story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the eyes of a child. An award-winning author, she believes it is her mission to write World War II stories for both students and adults to bring history to life.

Her day job to support her writing was as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Now retired, she tries to live within her means and travel beyond them.

Nicholson has been featured in People Magazine, NBC News, and most recently, was interviewed on the CBS Sunday Morning News Show sharing her story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the eyes of a child.

She is also a disaster mental health volunteer for the American Red Cross working mostly Yellow Ribbon Events for veterans being deployed or recently returned home.

Nicholson says she is the mother of 4 boys, and grandmother to 13 grandchildren and would love to be in a cage in a dive to see sharks up close.

Website is www.pearlharborchild.com

BOOKS:

Pearl Harbor Child – Pearl Harbor from Attack to Peace

Pearl Harbor Warriors – The Bugler, the Pilot, the Friendship

            Mark Twain List, IRA best N-F, American Library Association Best DVD

            Hawaii’s First simultaneous read aloud book – to over 10,000 5th graders

Remember WWII – Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories – Social Studies List

The School the Aztec Eagles Built – A Tribute to Mexico’s Air Fighters

             October 2016 – Starred Kirkus review

6th Annual Dred Scott Reconciliation Forum

 On the 10th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, Lynne Jackson and Shannon Lanier will give a pictorial review of the Foundation’s reconciliation successes.  Including – Daughters of the American Revolution and Lincoln Memorial Special Ceremony
Dred Scott Reconciliation Forum
Pictured in photo: William Haley (Alex Haley’s Grandson), Lynne Jackson (Dred Scott Great-great Granddaughter), Bernice King (MLK, Jr.’s Daughter), and Alveda King (MLK’s Niece)

 

Marshfield Assembly of God
2:35 PM, Friday, April 29

Shannon LaNier

“Energetic~Personable~Inspiring~Spiritually Grounded~Witty~Engaging”

Shannon is all that and more!  The Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival has enjoyed watching Shannon grow in both his career and in his family.  When Shannon first started attending the festival he didn’t have any children and now he has three beautiful kids and is the co-host of a cable program named “Arise Entertainment 360”!  Shannon will receive an Ella Dickey Literacy Award during the festival and also will serve as a panelist on the “U.S. Presidents from Virginia” panel on Saturday at 2:20 PM.  (Marshfield Assembly of God Church)

Click to read more about Shannon