Grapevine by Rosalyn Queen
On Wednesday members of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival gathered at their office in Clarksburg. The occasion was to receive a Proclamation from United States Representative Alex Mooney. The Proclamation was to recognize the 45th anniversary of the upcoming festival. Making the presentation to CHAIRMAN Boyce was Rhett Dusenbury, Senior District Representative for Congessman Mooney.
Upon receiving the Proclamation Boyce thanked Dusenbury for honoring the event and extended an invitation to Mooney to attend the festival this year
The WVIHF Board of Directors is busy tying up loose ends for the 45th Festival which will be held in Clarksburg on Labor Day Weekend. The festival will open on Friday at noon with the coronation of Harrison County resident, Antonia Folio as Regina Maria 45. It will close on Sunday afternoon. Pre festival events will include a Golf Tournament and the Honorees Award ceremony. Plans have also been finalized for the Bocce Tournament and the Pasta Cookoff.
The festival office is located on Main Street in Clarksburg. Schedule of events and further information can be had by contacting the office.
Get your red, white and green out and get ready to celebrate and until next week “Now You Have Heard It Through The Grapevine “