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The Wilton Blueberry Festival has been postponed until Aug. 6 and 7, 2021 because of COVID-19. Rep. Scott Landry (D-Farmington) and Wilton Blueberry Festival Organizer Shannon Chase Smith greeted one another prior to the parade last year.
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WILTON There will be no parades, no blueberry bake-off, no chili contest and no fireworks in Wilton this summer.
Those and other activities associated with the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival have been postponed a year. The new dates are Aug. 6 and 7, 2021.
The decision came Wednesday, April 29, the day after Gov. Janet Mills extended the stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus through May 31.
sadams@newsandsentinel.com Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a memorial service Friday for the late Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, in Charleston. The service was the first public event for the vice president since last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists. (Photo Provided) West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston. (Photo Provided) Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Yeager Airport in Charleston Friday for a memorial service for Gen. Chuck Yeager. He was greeted by Gov. Jim Justice, Brig. Gen. William E. Crane, Command Sgt. Maj. Harold K. Williams, retired Brig. Gen. Charles Moss Duke Jr. and his wife Dottie. (Photo Provided)
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a memorial service Friday for the late Gen. Chuck Yeager in Charleston. The service was the first public event for the vice president since last weekâs siege of the U.S. Capitol.
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston.
Watch the USAF Heritage of America Band holiday special show Dec. 23
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2020-12-23 20:01:29-05
This year the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band had to cancel their annual holiday show due to the COVID-19 pandemic but you can still watch it!
News 3 will be airing the show, Joy to the World, on WTKR and streaming in this story on December 23 at 7:30 p.m.
You can also head over to the News 3 Facebook page to watch at that time as well.
The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, has a rich history of inspiring hearts and minds, building and sustaining American patriotism, and enhancing esprit de corps in the United States Air Force. The band s community and civic outreach performances serve to instill patriotism, build partnerships, enhance the reputation of the Air Force and the United States, and demonstrate American values to the world.