Hello friends! Now is the time to mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19 for a day full of food, fun and friendship. It’s Spruce Pine Day!
Our community center has a new and relaxing environment because of a new paint job. Bring your appetite for our famous bean dinners, and come and enjoy the transformation. A well deserved thanks goes out to the three men who took the time to work on this project. They are Billy Herring, Zack Motes and Roger Cornelius.
I would like to thank our sponsors this year. We gained a few new ones, and I along with the other members appreciate our loyal sponsors for helping year after year. It’s a good feeling in knowing we can depend on your continued support. With your help we are able to keep our center and museum maintained, our grass cut and take care of all the unexpected expenses that occur throughout the year.
Be sure to get in touch if you need a building to rent for birthdays, anniversaries or reunions; we’ve even had a few weddings performed throughout the year. Please know that how much we appreciate your continued support from the bottom of our hearts.
Shannon Pike and Zack Motes have done an excellent job with our vendors this year, and all of our spots are already filled. The variety is unimaginable for adults and kids. Excitement is an understatement; not just for me, but so many others. Come on out and have some fun and laughter! If that isn’t enough for you, then you can enjoy dancing in the street. If you “can’t” or “won’t” dance, then bring a chair and sit and enjoy the variety of music throughout the day. Jacob Green will start us off at 8 a.m., and following him will be the gospel trio Three Strong. Also, Phil Campbell’s own “Bobcat Band” will perform. So many of you have friends with children or grandchildren in band and are just not able to go see them at the football games, so I decided to bring them to you. Dana Hill is a newcomer to Spruce Pine Day but not to the people of Russellville.
Jerry Martin was one of the singers that came to the center when we had musicians and singers weekly. Those were some fun times! Jerry Martin and Backwood is a band that will be performing. Jerry is well known, but the other members will be a surprise. Buford Parker was invited, and he volunteered his sound system to use throughout the day. I and the bands appreciate that. It will take less time changing bands, and that time can be used for sound checks.
The bluegrass band is bringing their own sound system. They require a few extras where their instruments can be heard. After all, they can only strum so loud! The Hallmark Sisters and Bluegrass Friends will be our final group of the day. The Hallmark Band has been here a few times and performed, but they had a few band members that couldn’t make it so they gathered up some friends to participate. I appreciate the inconveniences they overcame to be a part of Spruce Pine Day! Thus, they renamed themselves for that day only!
Just so you know, there will be door prize drawings throughout the day. I hope to see you there!
