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2021 Georgia Strawberry Festival postponed to May 8
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Independence historic tourism sites
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Although the Bingham-Waggoner Estate and the Vaile Mansion in Independence will reopen to the public May 1 after being closed more than a year amid the pandemic, the city does not plan to reopen the National Frontier Trails Museum before the end of 2021.
City Manager Zach Walker, echoing a previous sentiment by Mayor Eileen Weir, said there are no plans for the museum on Pacific Avenue south of the Square to be permanently closed, though.
“It really became cost-prohibitive this year,” Walker said. “We’re trying to hedge against future losses.”
Revenue from the city’s hotel sales tax, which provides nearly all of the city’s tourism division funding, took a tremendous hit during the city’s fiscal year that ends June 30 – about $1 million, Walker said.
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The Strawberry Festival in Santa Maria was one of many across the Central and South Coast that had to cancel last year.
It’s the same challenge this year – despite some re-openings – how do you hold the festival with reduced capacity? Well – you make it drive-thru.
Rebecca Barks is the spokesperson for Santa Maria Fairpark, and she says the festival has been going for 34 years so after last year s cancellations, they wanted to find a way to make it happen.
She told KCLU that the festival is a big event for the Santa Maria Valley as it showcases all the fun things you can do with strawberries.
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Project Forward President Rev. William Webster, left, and Vice President Paul Stecker stand outside the business district in Martins Ferry, down the street from where the Strawberry Festival will take place this summer. The organization recently announced the return of the festival which is set for June 26.
MARTINS FERRY Project Forward officials have announced the return of the Strawberry Festival this summer.
The nonprofit economic redevelopment organization is busy planning for the third annual festival set for June 26. Last year’s festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the organization’s members initially thought it would be “unlikely” to hold the event this year because of lack of planning time and sponsors, however the board recently decided to move forward with the event. Paul Stecker, vice president of Project Forward, said the board felt with the vaccinations underway and festival limitations lifting, it would
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