Time Function Location Cost April 25,2008
11:30 AMBetty Lynn Scholarship Luncheon First Baptist Church
S.White Oak$12.00 April 25,2008 7:00 PM Hubble Initiative Award Dinner $15.00
Karen Gore (417) 859-7287
Ione Dines (417) 859-2460
Sandra Speer (417) 718-1627
Sales locations United Country Real Estate Office , Webster County Library
Highlights Planned
2008 Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival
Arpil 24th thru the 27th Thursday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (every hour on the hour)
Tour of the White House" conducted by former First Lady, Jackie Kennedy
The National First Families Library and Museum will present a "Tour of the White House" conducted by former First Lady, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. The tour which is a documented version of her original executive mansion tour. The tour was filmed by the national media and presented on live television.
Free to the public and historic in nature and presentation. Located on the city square, next door to Shields Pharmacy.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008:
START END 9AM Japanese Lantern lighting Ceremony Hartley Park
Clay Street10AM George Washington Bust Unveiling
Special Performances by the Strafford School Choir. A special presentation of Washington in every classroom project
Crossbridge Church 11:15AM Lecture for the National First Families Kleir Twins former Crew Chief of Air Force One
Webster County Museum 2:00PM Cherry Blossom Tea Holy Trinity Catholic Church 4:00PM Cyclone Memorial Dedication (a) Hartley Park 6:15 PM Remembrances of a Holocaust survivor TBA (a) Honoring the victims of the April 1880 cyclone, Blind Boone presenation
Friday, April 25th, 2008:
START END 9:00AM Stacy Cordery Reception
author of Alice ( book about Alice Roosevelt Longworth, oldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt) Author will speak and sign books
Condo Building FREE 10:00AM 11AM Cherry Blossom Book Signing
Meet the Authors and meet" Cherry the Chicken"
Condo Building, Corner of Clay and Jackson Street FREE 11:30AM Betty Lynn Scholarship luncheon- First Annual event to raise funds for a scholarship for someone participating in the arts First Baptist Church $12.00 2:00 P.M Missouri Walk of Fame ceremony- Honoring Famous Missourians (C) Cross Bridge Church, Jackson Street FREE 4:45 P.M Harry S Truman Symposium- Honoring Pearl Harbor Survivors
A forum featuring the day of infamy, presenting the Cherry Blossom Award to three Webster County Peal Harbor widows.
Danny Cheek of Kona, Hawaii will moderate.
Cross Bridge Church, Jackson Street FREE 7:00 P.M Hubble Dinner
Presenting the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative
Honoring: Frank Buckles (World War I veteran and Missouri native), Fred Crane and othersFirst
Baptist Church$15.00 (C) Returning honorees will be joined by 2008 honorees. Including: Roger Baum, Robert Cummings, Margaret Truman Daniel and others
Saturday, April 26th: Be Sure To Check Our Entertainment Link at the MAC
START END 7:00AM Vendors set up at 7 A.M. MAC City Wide Garage Sale 7AM 10AM Older American Center Pancake Breakfast All you can eat, call 859-3555 Crittenden Street $4.25 for adults, $2.00 for children 12 and under 8:30AM Cherry Blossom Sunrise Service bringing the faith community together to worshipSaturday. Speaker: Donna Douglas (Ellie Mae Clampett) and Cherry Blossom Medal presentation to Pastor Rosie Breeze, local African missionary. Special music provided Cross Roads Evangelical Methodist Church, North Marshall FREE 9AM Indoor Booths Open Marshfield Activity Center, A Highway FREE 9AM "Let's Get Shady"Horse Shoe Tournament
Sanctioned tournament 417-859-27 81 In case of inclement weather tournament will be canceledRotary Park $10.00 entry fee 10AM Musical Entertainment Begins Marshfield Activity Center, A Highway 11AM Harry S Truman Bench Dedication
Keynote speaker: John Truman, President Harry S Truman's nephew
Rotary Park Free Admission 11AM WWII Memorial Dedication, John Truman featured speaker. Military ceremony by Webster County Veterans Memorial Association. This Arbor Day celebration sponsored by Marshfield Tree City Advisory Committee will give 500 Redbud seedlings to visitors.
Heritage Celebration Trailway, Rotary Park
Free 11AM Little Miss and Mr. Cherry Blossom Contest
For more information call 417-859-4774Cross Bridge Church
Jackson StreetFree 1PM R.M.S. Titanic Memorial Dedication
Honoring those from Missouri who were aboard the R.M.S. Titanic, Keynote speaker: Mary Joyce, who's father was a Titanic survivor
Corners of Maple and Clay Street Free Admission 2PM Robert Cummings(comedian and actor) and Mitch Jaynes (The Darlings)
will receive their Walk of Fame star and short speeches,Mitch will do a book signing.Cross Bridge Church FREE 2PM Cherry Pie Contest
Call 417-468-2324 for more informationWebster County Library FREE 3PM Lady Bird Johnson Memorial Grove
The Cherry Blossom Festival honors Lady Bird Johnson with a grove of Cherry Blossom trees
The Marshfield Mail FREE 4:15PM Cherry Blossom Queen Contest
Call 417-859-4143 for more informationCross Bridge Church, Jackson Street
FREE5PM canceled
7PM President's Forum
Featuring members of the nations First FamiliesJubilee Theater, Commercial Stre FREE
Sunday, April 27th:
START END 9:00AM Indoor Booths open Marshfield Activity Center NC 9AM Horse Shoe Tournament
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Open, non-sanctioned
call 417-859-2781 for more information
In case of inclement weather tournament will be canceled
Rotary Park $10 entry fee 2:30PM Featuring: First Grace and the Hallelujah Singers
Benefit for the Callaway Cabin Restoration Project of Hidden Waters ParkFirst Baptist Church Free Concert
Call Cherry Blossom Festival at 417-859-2460 today!