{"id":5536,"date":"2011-04-29T13:48:09","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2011-04-29T13:48:09","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T19:48:09","slug":"2011-valley-of-flowers-queen-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=5536","title":{"rendered":"2011 Valley of Flowers Queen candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Queen
\nVALLEY OF FLOWERS 2011 QUEEN CANDIDATES: <\/strong>Standing left-right: Amanda Shurck, Dani Boschert, Caitlyn Smith, Theresa Marischen, Ashley Higginbotham, Melanie Gates, Christine Jackson, Nichole Rankin, Taylor Corkery, Danielle Puckett, Lia Hanenburg, Marie Arnett. Seated left-right: Amber Voss, Maya Sosa, Nicola Batisto, Taylor Laramie, Barbara Behlmann, Carolina Cruz, Kim Meyer, Olivia Holzum, Rachel Zluhan, Allie Zeilman. The 2011 queen will be crowned Sunday, May 8 by newly-elected Mayor Tom Schneider \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rick Niblett Photography<\/strong>
\n‘Mother’s Love’ is Theme<\/strong>
\nFor the 2011 Valley of <\/strong>
\nFlowers Festival May 5-8<\/strong>
\nThe Valley of Flowers Festival has been celebrated every year since 1963 making this its 49th \u201cFirst Festival of Spring.\u201d\u00a0 The parade theme for 2011 is \u201cValley of Flowers Mothers Love\u2026.\u201d (Note:\u00a0 Mothers love to read, garden, travel, cook, etc.)\u00a0 The Tot Wheels Parade\u2019s theme will be \u201cMom\u2019s Favorite Things.\u201d
\nThis weekend festival has activities for everyone from a flower and plant sale to culturally diverse musical performances, baseball games, car show, craft and flea market sales, children\u2019s activities and the Hispanic Festival at the Eagan Center.
\nCarnival games and rides will be located at the Knights of Columbus Fairgrounds. Food will be available at all festival locations.\u00a0 The Tot Wheels Parade for the youngest participants and the official \u201cBig Parade\u201d with a \u201cShotgun Start\u201d highlights the weekend.
\nThe festival culminates on Sunday, May 8 with the crowning of the Valley of Flowers queen and her court at the Knights of Columbus pavilion following the grand parade.
\nThe festival is organized by the Valley of Flowers Committee:\u00a0 Chairman Lance Lombardo; Coordinator Kati Mahoney;\u00a0 Board Members: Jerry Ahlert, Vicky Egan, Mary Gettemeier, Mike Kubiak, Sandi Ruhmann, and Jane Wood.\u00a0 The committee works in partnership with the City of Florissant.<\/p>\n

Family Night is Thursday, May 5<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>To begin the Valley of Flowers weekend and offer something special “just for families,” the Knights of Columbus grounds will be open Thursday, May 5, from 4:30-8:30 p.m., for families only.\u00a0 At this special family event, you will only need to purchase one ticket per ride, which is a great savings.
\nThe Knights will offer special family meal deals of their barbecue and side dishes.
\nThe carnival rides are open to everyone on Friday from 4:30-8:30 p.m., Saturday, from 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., and Sunday, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
\nHigh school baseball games <\/strong>will start on Thursday when Hazelwood West takes on Riverview Gardens at 4 p.m. at Koch Park Field #1. Additional games will feature McCluer North vs. McCluer on Friday at 7 p.m. and Dubourg vs. Trinity on Saturday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VALLEY OF FLOWERS 2011 QUEEN CANDIDATES: Standing left-right: Amanda Shurck, Dani Boschert, Caitlyn Smith, Theresa Marischen, Ashley Higginbotham, Melanie Gates, Christine Jackson, Nichole Rankin, Taylor Corkery, Danielle Puckett, Lia Hanenburg, Marie Arnett. Seated left-right: Amber Voss, Maya Sosa, Nicola Batisto, Taylor Laramie, Barbara Behlmann, Carolina Cruz, Kim Meyer, Olivia Holzum, Rachel Zluhan, Allie Zeilman. 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