Fall-In-to Paris
October 9, 2004

Grow Native & Farmer’s Market
Grow Native! encourages use of natives grasses and plants to improve conservation practices in private and land and your own backyard! Adds beauty and reduces labor, as requires less fertilizer and water. Seminars will offer advice on using native plants, and vendors will be available as well. Large farmer’s market as well!
Grow Native! Seminar information
Grow Native! Vendor & Information Booths

Fall Classic Turkey Calling Contest
NWTF Sanctioned Turkey Calling & Owl Hooting Contest. Will be held in the Former Paris Intermediate School Building beginning at 2:00 pm. First prize 17 & over, $500.00 and trophy. Sponsored by Union Covered Bridge Gobblers. Call Phillip Shatzer at 660-327-4630 for more information.
More Turkey Call Contest Web Info.

Old West Bank Robbery
Experience Paris in an old west setting and the humorous calamities of crazy cowboys who try to rob the town banks.  Live action & music, horses, horse-drawn vehicles, gun-fire.  Washington street will become the old wild-west in this sure to please event!  Crowd controlled. For more information, contact Tom Ely at 660-327-4853 or 4225.

Crafters & Artisans
Homemade crafts, florals, cosmetics, home decorating, handmade dolls, scrapbooking and much more…

Kid’s Activities
Bring the kids and have FUN!!! Have a great old-fashion time with great kids activities: Petting Zoo, Casting Contest, Calf Roping, Duck Pond, Corn Scrabble, Face Painting, Kids I.D., Pumpkin Decorating, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Kiddie Corral, Hula Hoop, Hop Scotch, Jump Rope. Cork Gun Shoot Out.

Talent Show
Come one, come all and share your talents this fall. You can share them in a new-fashioned way. Whether you sing or play with a new accompaniment track or the old fashioned live accompaniment, we'd like to hear you.  Come and be part of the Open Mic Talent Showcase. If you don't play or sing, come and do some old time listening!

Parade
Parade starts at 9:00 am and celebrates yesterday and today.  Don't miss your chance to grab some candy and fun!  Kids: Decorate you bikes and join the bike parade!

Food & Beverages
Pancake breakfast, BBQ, nachos, ribeyes, and much, much more!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!
Saturday, October 9, 2004

 
Help Plan & Participate

 
Sponsored by:
Let’s Grow Monroe

Native Plant Seminars to be held Paris

Seminars on the use of native plants will be held in Paris on October 99 at the Monroe County Health Department, in conjunction with the Fall-in-to Paris Celebration sponsored by Let's Grow Monroe.  These seminars will give landowners and other plant enthusiasts a chance to learn about ways to implement native plants on their own property for beautification, wildlife habitat improvement and better livestock grazing.  The seminars are free and anyone with interest in this subject is welcome to attend.  In addition a number of native plant vendors will be on hand in the Farmer's Market area with native plants to sell.

The seminar schedule is as follows: