Busy Saturday

The watermelon festival has come and gone for another year and I am officially declaring this one as the hottest ever. Even so, there were good crowds on each day, and as usual, folks seemed to have a good time. The Governor and Attorney General got here about 11:00 on Saturday and sliced some watermelons, along with a little handshaking before the big melon eating contest. As predicted in an earlier post, Vice-Mayor, David Johnson, took the title again. Oh well, I'll try some cross trainining next year. Thanks to the Governor and Attorney General, along with Representatives Cook, Sullivan and Harrelson for their participation.
After the festival doings on Saturday, I drove to Arkadelphia for the annual Clinton Day dinner at Henderson's Garrison Center. About 400 Democrats from throughout the state gathered for dinner and a keynote address from former Governor, Jim Guy Tucker. I enjoyed the evening and want to thank Rep. Johnnie Roebuck for the invitation.