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Benton County Tennessee
in conjunction with the
Tennessee River Resort District Committee
Present
The Tennessee River Pearl
FESTIVAL
June 13-15, 2008
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Events All Weekend - All Over Benton County!
Bring The Family and Stay with Us!
* A HeavyWeight Promotion *
Press Releases:
The Wonders of Benton County, Tennessee
Hot Rods, Classic Cars, Motor Cycles, Chrome and Leather, Antique Tractors,
Parades, Music, Dancing, Gospel Jubilee, Dinner on the Ground, Miss
Tennessee, Rock Climbing Wall, Smokey the Bear, Hummer Rides, McGruff,
Turkey and Duck Callings, Rocky T and the Reading Rangers, Catfish, Kid's
with Mom's and Dad' and all the Grandparents combining to make Happy
Endings...
What do all these things have in common? The Inaugural Event of the
Tennessee River Pearl Festival which brought several thousand visitors from
all over Tennessee and every bordering state, including tourists from
Kentucky, Virginia, North and South Carolina, California, Illinois, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana,
Michigan, Texas, Florida and even as far away as Venezuela and England all
to Big Sandy, Birdsong, Camden, Danville, Eva and Holladay for a full
weekend of exciting fun, food, fellowship, fishing, music and a lot of
action. The event brought three days of land and water based activities for
all ages. The Festival offered Benton County at it's finest with a classic
car and tractor show, swap meet, kid's fishing tournament, a countywide
scavenger hunt and a catfishing tournament all presented by Benton County
Tourism and the Tennessee River Resort District.
Saturday, June 14, 2008 brought smiles, mentoring, handshakes and hundreds
of kid's to the area with the Kid's Fishing Rodeo held at the waterfront of
Birdsong Resort and Marina in Camden as the signature event. "It is all
about the kid's getting hooked on fishing, hunting and the great out doors",
said Larry Hudson one of the event's volunteers.
As beautiful and enticing as the wonders of Benton County area are, even
with the many wonderful things happening in tourism and visitations all
supporting the local economy, it is not, however, exempt from a glitch.
Nashville country music legend, Tanya Tucker was unable to attend due to a
conflict. She was to meet and greet only and not perform. We regret any
hardships it has caused and apologize to her fans, her agents, her promoters
and especially to her for any mis-understandings in the bookings with her
and all other parties involved. However, Miss Tennessee, Grace Arnold Gore
did the Grand Marshal honors at the festival's 100 plus mix of cycles and
classic motorized units as the parade thundered to downtown Camden, the
county seat of Benton County.
Hot Rods, kids and happy endings..there you have it! Big things can happen
in small places. A special thanks to all the sponsors and the volunteers
who worked to make the event a success! The groundwork is currently being
laid for the 2009 event and the goal of the Tennessee River Pearl Festival
Volunteer staff is to produce a bigger and better event to attract more
visitors to beautiful Benton County west Tennessee, USA while increasing the
local awareness, community pride and media attention.
The Take-A-Kid-Fishing Rodeo was held in conjunction with the Recreational
Boating and Fishing Foundation; Take Me Fishing which is sponsored in part
by Benton County Tennessee and the Inaugural Tennessee River Pearl Festival,
and by the Tennessee River Resort District, Tennessee Wildlife Resource
Agency, Turner Dairies, TN National Guard, Anderson Bait Company, King Kat
Bait, Crappie USA, Crappie Kids USA, Cabela's,
Epiphone Guitars, WLJT-DT TV 11, a PBS Affiliate, Bill Dance Outdoors,
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Department of Forestry,
Governor Phil Bredesen's Drug Prevention Alliance, Miss Tennessee Grace
Arnold Gore, Benton County Ministerial Alliance, Mayor Wiseman and County Commissioners, Morgan Hardy, Funky Banana Shirt Company, Pro Fisherman Steve McAdams, BrewHouse West, Kody's Kountry
Store, David Barber, Shooters Sporting Goods, Benton and Carroll County
Sheriff's Departments, Camden PD, Benton County Rescue Squad, Chalk Level
Volunteer Fire Department, Camden Lions Quarterback Club, Mayor Allen Webb
and the Aldermen of the City of Camden, Mike McLemore, three time World
Champion Duck Caller and Champion of Champions, Turkey Game Caller, Ricky
Doyle of Milan, B.P.O.E. Elk's Lodge # 2156 of Camden and the Elk's Drug
Awareness Program, Tennessee Department of Transportation, All-Brite of
Jackson, Camden Chronicle, WFWL-WRJB, Magic Valley News, Kentucky Lake
Times, Jackson Sun, Paris Post Intelligencer, Garry Mason, Tennessee Magnet,
Benton Countian, Keith Weatherly and the Benton County Fair Board, Benton
County Electric System, Kerry Farmer and the Benton County Plumbing and
Electric, Three Degrees Masonic Motorcycle Club of Dickson, West Tennessee
Antique Engine and Tractor Association, West Tennessee Antique Car Club, Mid
South Street and Hot Rod Association, Parkway Christian Antique Car Club,
Bumpas Harley Davidson of Murfreesboro, Jackson and Memphis, C and S Harley
of West Nashville, Loveless Cafe, Sloan's Honda, Boswell's Harley, Graceland
Harley Davidson, Southwest Airlines, West Tennessee's Outdoor Rob
Somerville, Gina Hughes and The Galaxy Agency, Steve Joyner and the
Classics, Stacy Mitchhart and the Blues You Can Use and Branded Sons for
their entertainment throughout the evening. CCSO Dispatcher Jamie Verner
along with her Mother and Father Raye and Jim Verner, the hot dog and
hamburger cooks.
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