Rotary Club Hears Watermelon Festival Program
Mark Keith of the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce was the speaker for the Hope Rotary Club meeting on Thursday July 31st. Keith gave a presentation on the 38th annual Hope Watermelon Festival which is set for August 7th, 8th, and 9th in Hope's Fair Park. He noted the festival has a great headliner in David Nail on Saturday August 9th and that advance general admission tickets are only $12. Keith also said there has been particular interest in Buzz Andrews who will perform on the R.C. Cola stage in front of the coliseum on Friday August 8th. Andrews is a 1967 graduate of Hope High and performed with the "Zonks", a Hope rock and roll band of the late 60's best known for their concert atop Hope's Dairy Queen that year.