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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
June 20, 2017
Red, White & Moo Milk Fest,
Other Activities to be held
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On Tuesday, July 4
The Red, White & Moo Freedom Parade
& Milk Fest, along with various other
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activities, will be held on Tuesday, July 4 at the Courthouse Lawn in downtown
Plainview.
Activities will begin with the Red, White & Moo
Freedom Parade at 10:00 a.m. The parade will begin at
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Downtown Centennial Bank (201 W. 6 St.), head
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north on Austin street, turn right at 9 street going past
the library and City Hall and head south on Broadway,
ending at the Courthouse (map included).
The theme for this year’s parade is Red, White, Moo
and Freedom. Prizes will be given for the Best
Decorated Entry and People’s Choice Award. Parade
watchers will take a photo of their favorite entry and
post it on the Red, White & Moo Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/Red, White and MOO Milk Fest).
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People will be able to vote until midnight July 4. The winners will be announced on the
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Red, White & Moo Facebook page at noon on Wednesday, July 5.
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“This will be the first time that the Red, White & Moo Freedom Parade will be on the 4”
said Melinda Brown, Main Street Manager. “We are excited to celebrate America’s
freedom and invite you to join us!”
Main Street will be coordinating the parade and participants are still welcome. For more
information or to pick up an entry form, contact Tori Huddleston at 806.293.4000 or
thuddleston@plainviewtx.org
Following the parade, the Red, White & Moo Milk Fest will be held on the Courthouse
lawn from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Activities will include music by the Plainview Civic
Music Association, bouncy houses, mobile dairy classroom, petting zoo, dairy tours and
of course, free ice cream, milk and cheese.
Organized by the Red, White & Moo Committee, the Festival has been held for more
than eight years and is celebrated across the country in June for National Dairy Month.
“We wanted to incorporate more organizations and help celebrate America’s birthday,”
said Bernadette Mulliken, committee member and local dairy owner. “We as local
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dairies chose to celebrate closer to the 4 - giving us an opportunity to say thank you to
the people of Hale County as well as educate the public about what we do and the
products we offer.”
Because of the holiday, United Blood Services will not available for the Milk Fest;
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however, they will be at United Supermarkets (3501 Olton Road) on Friday, June 23
for a Blood Drive sponsored by Dairy Max. To schedule at time to donate, contact
United Blood Services at 877.464.4376.
Local dairies also support the efforts of Plainview’s SnackPak 4Kids with a golf
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tournament scheduled for Monday, July 3. The tournament will raise money to support
the organization. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., anyone interested in participating in the
tourney may contact Kevin Carter.
Along with local dairies, Dairy Max and Southwest Dairy Farmers support the efforts of
Red, White & Moo.
Following the festival, the west side of the Courthouse (Ash Street) will be set up with
food trucks for an outside picnic.
The day of festivities will finish with the Plainview Chamber of Commerce’s Annual
Firework show beginning at dark at Running Water Draw (Kidsville) Park.
For more information, contact the Main Street Office at 293-4000 or 296-1119 or visit
our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/redwhitemoomilkfest.
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