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          plus.
        
        
          The Country Fest is run exclusively by volunteermembers
        
        
          of the Parks andRecreation Commission and the community.
        
        
          It is also a registerednon-profit 501.3©organization.
        
        
          The Sumpter Parks and Recreation Commission and the
        
        
          Sumpter TownshipBoard of Trusteeswish towelcome you to
        
        
          our 2017 Sumpter Country Fest and hope that you have an
        
        
          enjoyable time.  Thank you for being here and celebrating
        
        
          our sense of communitywithus.
        
        
          Sumpter TownshipParks andRecreationCommission
        
        
          23480 SumpterRoad
        
        
          Belleville, MI 48111
        
        
          (734) 461-6201
        
        
          Tradition
        
        
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          Drusilla Allen is lining up a big event to start the
        
        
          Sumpter CountryFest again this year.
        
        
          Allen, along with themembers of the Sumpter Township
        
        
          Parks and Recreation Commission, has organized the
        
        
          annual Country Fest Parade with that will begin at noon
        
        
          May 26 at the corner of Judd andSumpter roads.
        
        
          Allen, who is the parade chairman, said that the parade
        
        
          will travel south down Sumpter Road from the corner of
        
        
          Judd toDunnRoad and end at the festival grounds.
        
        
          The theme of the parade this year is Country Living At
        
        
          Its Best, and in addition to first and second place trophies,
        
        
          there will be a trophy for the Best in Theme and Best in
        
        
          Showamong the parade entries.
        
        
          Allen said that the award presentations will take place
        
        
          right after the parade, at about 1 p.m.  at the pavilion.
        
        
          “We hope everyone will join us,” Allen who is also a
        
        
          member of the Sumpter Township Parks and Recreation
        
        
          Commission said.
        
        
          “A special thanks to parade sponsors Joe Nassar, Little
        
        
          Town  Liquor and Deli and Sumpter Pharmacy,” she
        
        
          added.
        
        
          Parade begins festival