Opening ceremonies for the 2013 Missouri Day Festival have been set for 7 p.m. on Thursday at the First Baptist Church.
The event will be preceded by a soup supper, sponsored by the Trenton Ministerial Alliance, which will be held in the church basement from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
“Honoring Our Agricultural Heritage” is the theme of this year’s festival. The opening ceremonies will get under way with the presentation of the colors by local Boy Scouts. Elizabeth Gibson will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” and Sharon Jaharus of the Foursquare Church will give the invocation.
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Carman will give the welcome and make introductions, then recognize the grand marshals of the parade – current and past members of the Trenton and Grundy R-5 FFA chapters. Current Trenton FFA advisor Kabel Oaks, who is also an alumnus of the R-5 FFA, will be the guest speaker.
Several contest winners will be recognized, including the coloring/drawing contest, yard decorating, window and entryway decorating and hay bale decorating.
Following conclusion of the opening ceremonies, members of the Trenton High School Choir will perform .
The opening ceremonies kick off the 2013 Missouri Day celebration, which continues through Sunday, Oct. 20 in the Rock Barn/North Central Missouri Fair area. Activities include a chair auction, a dance, a parade, a band festival, a car show, a flea market, craft and food vendors, an atlatl tournament and a quilt show. A schedule of activities will be published in Thursday’s Republican-Times.
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