Festival Program 2015 - Fairmont

Saturday, October 17, 2015
2015 FAIRMONT FARMERS FESTIVAL
SPONSORED BY LUMBERTON FORD
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce Festival Golf Tournament (Shotgun start) .......................12:00 p.m.
Grand Marshal dinner and music by the TBB band ..............................................................5:30 p.m.
Fairmont Golf Club
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Music DJ on Main Street ......................................................................................................9:00 a.m.
All Veterans Parachute Team landing on Main Street ..........................................................9:30 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies ............................................................................................................9:40 a.m.
Greetings - Mayor Charles Townsend
Greetings - Miss North Carolina Kate Peacock
Recognition of Guests/Dignitaries
Parade featuring 82nd Airborne Band ..................................................................................10:00 a.m.
Grand Marshal: Mr. Larry Chavis, President Lumbee Guaranty Bank
Arts and Crafts (Fairmont Community Park) ....................................................................... All day
Concessions (Fairmont Community Park) ........................................................................... All day
Boo Hodges Memorial Pig Cook-Off (Fairmont Community Park) ..................................... All day
Children’s bouncy houses (Fairmont Community Park) ...................................................... All day
Horse Shoe & Corn Hole Tournament (Fairmont Community Park) ...................................1:00 p.m.
ENTERTAINMENT- FDC PAVILION IN THE PINES, FAIRMONT COMMUNITY PARK
CoCo LoCo Party Band with Terri Gore .............................................................................. 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tents and chairs welcome in front of the stage
Tobacco Tying Demonstration/Auction ................................................................................ 12:00 p.m.
Lumbee Tribal Dancers ........................................................................................................ 1:00 p.m.
Ring Wars Carolina Wrestling Match ................................................................................... 2:30 p.m.
DANCE - FAIRMONT SOUTH ROBESON HERITAGE CENTER, 207 SOUTH MAIN STREET
THE MAGNIFICENTS BAND ........................................................... ............................ 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Tickets $10 individual, $15 couple
2015 Fairmont Farmers Festival Parade Lineup
1. Walking – FHS JROTC Color Guard
2. Public Safety – 2013 Dodge Charger Police Car
3. Fairmont Fire Truck Engine #3 (2007 Kenworth)
4. Band – 82nd Airborne
5. Car – Grand Marshal – Larry Chaves
6. Car – Mayor Charles Townsend
7. Queen – Miss North Carolina Kate Peacock
8. Float – 2015-2016 Fairmont Farmers Festival Queens
9. Car – Sheriff Kenneth Sealey
10.Car – State Representative Garland Pierce
11.Car – State Representative Charles Graham
12.Car – Jane Smith NC State Senator District 13
13.Float – Lumbee Guaranty Bank
14.Fire Truck – Fairmont Rural Fire 1999 Freightliner Pumper 1112
15.Fire Truck – Fairmont Rural Fire 2008 Kenworth Pumper Tanker 1121
16.Truck and Boat – Fairmont Rural Fire 1999 Chevy Tahoe & 1989 McKee
Craft Fire Boat
17.Antique Car – 1931 Model A Ford, George Wise
18.Antique Car – 1923 Ford Model T, Fairmont Rotary Club President Sam
Johnson
19.Car – Berlester Campbell, County Commissioner, District 2
20.Car/Walking – Sigma Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
21.Truck – VFW Post 8969, Commander Mickey Biggs
22.Truck and Float – Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #7
23.Truck and Trailer – Fairmont American Legion Post 548/Boy Scout Troop
305
24.Car – Melvin Ellison, Candidate for Fairmont Town Council
25.Band – Fairmont Middle School
26.Queen - Lumberton High School Homecoming Queen Caroline Lennon
27.Car – Lumberton Ford
28.Car – Lumberton Ford
29.Car – Terry Collins, Candidate for Lumbee Tribal Chairman
30.Car – Cassandra Gaddy, Candidate for Fairmont Town Council
31.Walking – Thunder Zone Karate School
32.Car – Hector MacLean Public Library, Alexcia Odom-Gavin, Branch
Manager
33.Float – Rosenwald Elementary School (sponsored by McDonalds)
34.Car – Rosenwald Alumni Odessa Leonard, Elista Abram
35.Car – Harvey Godwin, Jr. Candidate for Lumbee Tribal Chairman
36.Car – Lynettah Hunt, Candidate for Fairmont Town Council
37.Car – Shana McGill, Model
38.Truck and Walking – Southern Sapphires Dance Company
39.Float – Southern Sapphires Dance Company
40.Car – Janet Peterson-Payne, daughter of former Rosenwald Principal
41.Car – Russel Leon Peterson, son of late Rosenwald High Principal
42.Car – Mr. & Mrs. William Massie, former band instructor at Rosenwald
High
43.Car – Charles Kemp, Candidate for Fairmont Town Council
44.Shriner – Sudan Dunn Clowns
45.Queens – Jonesville Baptist Church
46.Car – Carol Leak-McKenzie, Candidate for Fairmont Town Council
47.Band – Fairmont High School 47A. FHS Varsity Cheerleaders
48.Car – FMS King/Queen Corbin Sanderson and Taytiana Gaddy
49.Car – FMS Prince/Princess Joshua Sanderson & Shekinah Lennon
50.Car – FMS Prince/Princess Deshonte Watson & Aiyana Oxendine
51.Truck – Smokey the Bear
52.Van – Depaul Greenbrier residents
53.Walking - FHS JROTC Golden Guards
54.Walking – FHS JROTC Golden Knights
55.Walking – FHS JROTC Battalion
56.Truck – FHS JV Cheerleaders
57.Car – Senior Ms. Lumbee Angeleta Hunt 57A. Lumbee Queens
58.Float – Lumbee Tribe Boys and Girls Club
59.Truck/Trailer – Joann Hattaway TOPS
60.Shriners – Sudan Pirates
61.Antique Car – 1969 Chevelle Convertible, Scott Wilkerson
62.South Robeson Rescue Heavy Rescue Crash Truck
63.South Robeson Rescue Ambulance
64.Southeastern Health Ambulance
65.Fire Truck – 2015 Pierce Enforcer
66.Walking – Fairmont Middle School Project Hope
67.Car – Dr. Sharon Ellerby, Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church
68.Truck – Bleecker Buick GMC
69.SUV – Bleecker Buick GMC
70.Shriners – Sudan Tomcats
71.Queen – Wee Miss NC Watermelon Festival, Natalie Hamilton
72.Car – Kiddie Blue and White Revue Queen Olivia Blue and King
Dimetrious Jones
73.Car – Dorian Taylor Foundation
74.Float – Cheer Xcel All Stars
75.Band – South Robeson High School
76.Truck/Trailer – South Robeson Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Ronni Lavine
77.Car – Paula Murray, Dog Groomer
78.Car – 2016 Honda Accord Sport, Lumberton Honda
79.Car – 2015 Honda Pilot, Lumberton Honda
80.Shriners – Sudan Mini Rigs
81.Lawn mower pulling wagon – Cukabury Farms
82.Tractor pulling hay wagon – Cukabury Farms
83.Shriners – Johnston County Animated Animals
84.King – Green Grove Elementary King 2014-2015 Johnathan Arellano
85.Walking /Queen – Carolina Glitterettes and Katelyn Scott, Jr. Miss
Watermelon Queen
86.Float – Dublin Peanut Festival Queens
87.Van – WCCG 104.5 Bigg Snowdogg
88.Truck – Tint N Soundz of Saint Pauls
89.Shriner – Columbus County Hillbillies
90.Tractor - Lumber River Old Iron Club (15-20 tractors)
91.Queen – NC Strawberry Festival Queen Tara Ward & Princess Brinkley
Collier
92.Shriner – Sampson County Sudan Roadsters
93.Truck and Trailer – Fairmont Ministerial Alliance
94.Band – Dillon High School
95.Queen – Little Miss Khyla Dorsey – Anointed House of God Church
Princess
96.Queen – Little Miss Robeson County Torrien Jones
97.Shriners – Sudan Cruisers
98.Carolina Mustang Club (20 cars)
99.Truck pulling 76 Chevy
100.Truck and Trailer – Coon Dogs
101.LREMC Service Truck
102.Tractor Trailer Truck – RD Stephens Transport
103.Raynham McDonald Volunteer Fire Department
104.Carolina Cool Cruisers Motorcycle Club
105.Clean Cut Riders (20 motorcycles)
LARRY R. CHAVIS - FESTIVAL GRAND MARSHAL
Larry Chavis is a 1972 graduate of Pembroke State
University with a BS in accounting. He received his
MBA from Campbell University. He is also a graduate of Mid Management Banking Program through
UNC-Chapel Hill, and the graduate program from
the University of Wisconsin in Bank Controllership.
Mr. Chavis’ parents are Agnes Chavis and the late
George Chavis. His wife is Loleta Hunt Chavis and
their children are Melissa, and Alex. He was reared
by his grandparents Gus and Flowers Hunt.
He served 2 years in the US Army as an Interrogator
of POW’s in Vietnam 1968-1969 in the 11th Armored
Calvary under George Patten III. He was employed
with Southern National Bank from 1972 until 1987.
Upon leaving SNB, Mr. Chavis' position was that of
Vice President in the Accounting Department.
He began his career with Lumbee Guaranty Bank in
July 1987 as President and CEO and Board of
Directors. Since that time Lumbee Guaranty Bank
has expanded from one location to now having
fourteen locations.
Mr. Chavis is also very active in many organizations such as the NC Banking Commission,
Chairperson of his North Carolina Bankers Peer Group. Board of Director on the North Carolina
Bankers Association and the Community Bankers Association. Advancement, Kiwanis, GlenFlora
Board, UNCP – Foundation & Endowment Board, Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship
Advisory Board, UNCP Business Dept. Advisory Board, Southeastern Utilities Development Board,
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation Board, Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Board of Trustees, New Schools Project, Duke Heart Center, North Carolina Indian Economic
Development Initiative, North Carolina Economic Development Initiative, The VFW, South
Robeson Booster Club, and Treasurer and Deacon of Reedy Branch Baptist Church, member of
ICBA- National Minority Bank Council, President of the Cape Fear Council of Boy Scouts. He has
been president of many of these organizations.
Mr. Chavis has been awarded UNC Pembroke Distinguished Alumni ,"BUSINESS MAN OF THE
YEAR" through LRDA in 1992. He has also received the 1999 Silver Beaver Award from Boy
Scouts, Governors Award, Distinguished Service to Agriculture, Business Person of the Year
Regional Center 2006 UNCP , President of Kiwanis & Kiwanian of the Year, President of Jaycees,
UNCP Chancellor’s Club, and Economic Advancement of Indian People Award (United Tribes of
N.C.) and many more awards.
Mr. Chavis loves all types of sports and he loves to travel.
Festival Sponsors 2015
DONORS
Fairmont Optometric Clinic, Inc.
Dillon Tractor & Implement Co., Inc.
Dr. Samuel G. Evans, Jr., DDS
Collins, Kemp & Patterson, PLLC
Mr. G’s/Four Point Convenient Mart
China Garden Restaurant
Lewis Brady Builders Supply
Al Lewis
BRONZE
Agri Supply, Inc. of Lumberton
Floyd Funeral Services, Inc.
Empire Recycling DBA Fairmont Recycling
Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation
Oliver Oil Company
SILVER
Lumbee Guaranty Bank
BB&T
GOLD
First Bank
PLATINUM
Lumberton Ford
SPECIAL THANKS
Town of Fairmont
Robeson County Board of Commissioners
Miss North
Carolina 2015
Kate Peacock
will be in the
parade.
2015 Fairmont Farmers Festival
Cornhole & Horseshoe Tournament
1:00 p.m.
Fairmont Community Park
$25 Team
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Coco Loco Band
Tribal Dancers
Tobacco Tying Demo
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Wrestling
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2015 Fairmont Farmers Festival Concession Vendors
A. Fairmont First Baptist Youth
B. Illya’s Concessions
C. L’s Cooking
E. H&M
F. Tyson’s Mobile Foods
G. Jennifer Hunt
H. Darlene Locklear
I. Big T’s Kitchen
J. Miracle Temple
K. Bob’s Funnel Cakes
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Fairmont Middle Band/Beta Club
Fairmont Middle Science Club
Heaven Bound New Vision Church
Fatman’s Funnel Cakes
Sibling Bizzell Group
Rosenwald Elementary
Fairmont Middle Cheerleaders
Boo Hodges Memorial Pig Cook-Off
Gerald Bagley
Claudie Holland
* There will be 50
roll out trash cans
located in various
spots throughout
town.
®
6 Toilets
(4 portable)
Fairmont Farmers Festival Dance
Saturday, October 17, 2015
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Fairmont Heritage Center
207 South Main Street, Fairmont, NC
The Magnificents Band
Tickets: $10 one/$15 couple
Only 200 tickets will be sold!
50/50 raffle
2015-2016 Fairmont Farmers Festival Queens
Front Row: Wee Miss Charley Lowery
Junior Miss Natalee Britt
Royal Ambassador Addyson Hunt
Tiny Miss Ella Floyd
Mini Ambassador KarLeigh Freeman
Little Miss Ava Silcox
Back Row: Teen Miss Chloe Hunt
Ambassador Margot Hunt
Miss Taylor Locklear
Festival Program designed by Town Clerk Jenny Larson