15 YEARS AGO: SUN SHINES ON 41ST WOOD FESTIVAL PARADE

(05/31/2018)

2003 A stormy and rainy night came to a halt at 10 a.m. Saturday, three hours before the Grand Parade commenced at the 41st annual Wood Festival. The crowd came out for a fine parade. Here are a few highlights: Jim Bell is honored as the Parade Marshall, after helping with the festival all these years Queen Flora XLI, Victoria Lamont (rear) and her Court, Melissa Hartshorn (center) , Amber Williams (right) and Susan Sullivan (left) CHS Red Devil Band, a ritual of parade performing Heartwood in the Hills returns with the annual street performance "I love those horsies" Ruby Shock is Calhoun's 2003 Folk Festival Belle Queen Flora contestant - Katie Hupp Miss Congeniality - Brittany Church "I wanna be a fireman" Calhoun's most famous race car The old man and woman come to town from Heartwood Victory Baptist's puppet show VFW Post honors America's Vets The rain went away ... a sunny day More Wood Festival pictures and stories to follow, plus coverage of the Appalachian Bike Classic.

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