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Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival

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Sneak Peak at Parade Heart of Michigan Clowns –

Participants Children’s Village
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Tamara Lawson has stayed busy these last few weeks
processing applications from individuals and organizations
who wish to march during the parade. Tamara is coordinating
the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival parade which will take
place on Sunday, May 1st at 2:30 p.m.
Here is a quick look at some of the organizations which have
registered to participate in the parade:

• Woodland Hospice
• Fife & Drum The Heart of Michigan Clowns will be entertaining at the
• Central MI Roller Derby Children’s Village on Saturday, April 30th, from Noon to 5:00
p.m.
• Girl Scouts
They are looking for volunteers to help with the games while
• Forgotten Eagles they entertain the children with balloons, skits, magic, puppets
and more! Volunteers should be 10 years and older.
Will you or members your family be serving as volunteers
during the Maple Syrup Festival? Describe your plans as a Our friends at the Masonic Pathways will be providing
comment below. Fingerprinting Identification for the youngsters.
The group consists of 34 clown members who have been
Sunday Worship Service – May entertaining together since 1996. This wonderful group of
clowns perform at benefits, churches, festivals, hospitals,
1, 2011 nursing homes, and parades.
By Webmaster on April 21st, 2011 The group meets for clown classes the first Thursday of each
New Life Christian Fellowship will provide a family friendly month at 6:00 p.m. at the Isabella County Commission on
praise and worship service in the Shepherd High School Aging located in Mount Pleasant.
Auditorium.
The service will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last approximately an Arts & Craft Sale
hour. By Webmaster on April 21st, 2011
The service will have music that is traditional & contemporary, The Shepherd United Methodist Church is hosting an Arts &
the sermon will be evangelical in nature. The service will be Craft Sale during the Maple Syrup Festival. There will be a
family oriented and will have components that focus on kids. number of arts & craft exhibitors selling their hand made arts
and craft item. This is an arts and crafts only sale; there will be
no retail style items or sellers at this show.

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• Friday, April 29th, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The five 2011 contestants for Maple Syrup Festival Queen:
• Saturday, April 30th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you are interested in having a booth at the show please

contact Susan Brooks at (989) 828-5765.

Silverware Wrapping Bee

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Volunteers are needed to help wrap the silverware that will be Miss Katie Miss Miss Miss Cady Miss
used for the pancake, maple syrup, and sausage meals. King Virginia Danielle Sandel Heather
Martinez Powell Sazima
• Wrapping will take place April 9th, at 8:30 a.m.
in the Shepherd Elementary Cafeteria
Train Rides – Shepherd to Mt.
Volunteers needed for Pleasant
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Childrens Village On Saturday April 30th a train will depart the Shepherd Train
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Depot and run to the Mountain Town Station Depot in Mt.
Volunteers are needed to help run the games at the Children’s Pleasant.
Village.
Train departs the Shepherd Depot hourly from 11:30 a.m. to
• Volunteers should be 10 years or older 3:30 p.m. Pricing is $10.00 per person / round trip.
There will also be a Dinner Train leaving Mountain Town
Please contact Alice Rolston /Pixie The Clown at (989) Station at 5:00 pm. The Dinner Train will be $70.00 & up,
772-2746 including all the beer and wine you would like. You must be 21
years or older to take part in the wine and beer tasting.
Festival Pageant There will be a special wine and beer tasting in the Club Car.
By Webmaster on April 21st, 2011 The price is $35.00 per person. Tickets are available at the
following locations:
The 48th Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival Pageant will take
place on Saturday, April 9th in a private interviewing session • Shepherd Depot
with 5 contestants. • The Hair Razor in Shepherd
The interviewing session will include: each contestant • Mountain Town Station in Mt. Pleasant
introducing themselves individually to the judge panel that
will be followed by questions from the judges pertaining to her
own introduction; a questionnaire section that will include the
same question from each judge to each contestant during a 5 Arts & Crafts
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minute interview and lastly the Impromptu Question.
All booth spaces are filled.
Contestants will be judged on their personality, poise,
confidence, presence and the ability to convey her thoughts Applications are being accepted for the Arts and Crafts booths
and ideas. as well as Commercial booths.

• Arts and Crafts refers to items that are handcrafted by

the entrant and not a business.
Vendors selling a mix of handcrafted items and
commercial items must sign up for a commercial booth
• Commercial refers to items not handcrafted by the
entrant. A commercial product and a business.
The reigning Festival Queen, Miss Justine Travis, will crown
her successor on April 10, 2011 in the new Shepherd High Basic Vendor Rules:
School Auditorium during intermission of the Cinderella
• THE CHAIRPERSON HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
play being held that day which will be hosted by Mr. Jay Gross.
DETERMINE CATEGORY BEFORE AND AFTER
The newly crowned Queen and Court will reign over the SETUP.
Maple Syrup Festival, April 29, 30 and May 1st, and will
• When both areas have been filled, the registration fee
travel throughout the state to other parades and functions to
will be returned to those applicants who did not receive
promote the festival this summer.
a space.

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• If more space is needed, two booth spaces should be Download the application & information packet for complete
purchased. No one will be able to be over any lines, and details.
this must be strictly enforced.
• CHAIRS AND TABLES ARE NOT FURNISHED.
• Please use care with your display and tables so as not to
damage floors or walls.
• Clean up daily and at night is your responsibility in the
area of your booth.
• When leaving on Sunday, please put trash in garbage
bags.
• Plastic drop cloths are needed to cover your booth at
night.
• This is important! Valuables and cash must be removed
at night.
We are very grateful to be able to use our school facilities.
The school building will be locked and have police patrol
at night. The attached liability form MUST BE SIGNED
or your money will be returned. Please note that outdoor
areas are not guarded.
• All booth entrants and contents of the booth
must meet the approval of the ARTS and CRAFTS
CHAIRPERSON and /or the Maple Syrup Festival
Committee Chairperson. DISAPPROVAL of the entrant
and/or the contents of the booth will result in the
removal of both from the premises.
• PLEASE LIST ITEMS OR TYPE OF ITEMS TO BE SOLD.
VENDORS SELLING ANY KIND OF KNIVES WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR SMOKING IS
ALLOWED IN THE BUILDINGS!
• NO SMALL CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED IN VENDOR
BOOTHS.

Set Up:

• Set up time is Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.

• Please register at the table just inside the Middle School
Gym area before setting up your booth or unit.
• The show opens for the public at 3:00 p.m. and all
booths must be assembled prior to 3:00 unless other
arrangements are made with the Chairperson at the time
your registration is returned.
• ALL ENTRANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SET UP BY
FRIDAY NIGHT AND STAY FOR THE COMPLETE
SHOW.
All indoor and outdoor unit entrants must remain at their
booth during Festival hours.

Festival Arts & Crafts & Commercial show hours are:

• Friday, April 29 3 – 8 p.m.

• Saturday, April 30 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sunday, May 1st 8 a.m. – After Parade