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Hostess with the mostest pie — Old Enterprise Festival Chairwoman Verna Titus sets up the pie-eating contest, as festival patrons behind her listen to oldies music performed by Just 4 Fun.
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Fun for all ages — The Old Enterprise Festival at Mariners Cove Park Oct. 18 offered fun for kids of all ages, including this giant inflatable slide, a bounce house, lawn games and a talent show.
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Pickin' and grinnin' — Mountain music and bluegrass by The Possum Pickers! keep toes tapping at the Old Enterprise Festival Oct 18. Perennial favorite and 2008 Will McLean Foundation best song of the year winner Rog Lee performed his new but classic "City of Jacksonville," along with other favorites. Country-singer Kurt Howland and vocalist Little Lissy took the stage, as well.
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Contest winner — Pie-eating-contest winner Richard Meines of Sanford pauses for a moment from his effort to wipe lemon-chiffon pie from his chin, eyes, mustache, chin, ears and nose. Meines said he enjoyed the contest — and the pie.
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Just 4 Fun — A quartet from Deltona called Just 4 Fun vocalized 1950s hit music on stage at the Old Enterprise Festival Oct. 18. The audience got into the spirit of things, and sang along with the classics.
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More cheeseburger, please — Beacon mascot Molly McGuire stops by the festival, where she enjoys some cheeseburger and inquires about seconds. She took the opportunity to make some new canine acquaintances at the Old Enterprise Festival, as well.
Enterprise now a historic district
By Pat Hatfield
posted Nov 8, 2008 - 5:42:14pm
The sun was warm and the sky was blue. It was perfect weather for an outdoor festival.
And, the eighth annual Old Enterprise Festival at Mariners Cove Park Oct. 18 was just about perfect, judging by the obvious enjoyment of those attending.
Children jumped up and down in the bounce house and zoomed down a giant slide. Costumed dogs strolled the grounds. The inquisitive checked out vendors' booths.
Sitting at a shaded picnic table, listening to toe-tapping music, playing bingo, or eating festival food was a great way to rest and get a second wind.
The festival, a fundraiser for the Heritage Enterprise Center, was a great success, Festival Chairwoman Verna Titus said. People have been telling her they had a super time.
It was a great way to bring the community together, and an inexpensive family outing.
"My favorite thing is the pie-eating contest, also, the tug-of-war and all the old-fashioned fun," Titus said. "We made around $10,000, including sponsorships."
Proceeds will be put toward renovation of the old schoolhouse that serves as the Enterprise Heritage Center, housing cultural and historical items from the Old Enterprise community.
Volusia County Schools donated the 1930s elementary-school building last year, and an Enterprise couple donated the cost of moving it to 360 W. Main St., in the heart of the small Southwest Volusia community.
The center is a project of the Enterprise Preservation Society. The nonprofit group wants to maintain Enterprise's small-town flavor.
The society's mission include "to make our community better by promoting community service; by offering ways everyone can help make Enterprise a better place to live; by protecting the environment; by keeping our area beautiful; and by sponsoring community events."
Find out more at the Web site http://oldenterprise.org.
Enterprise Historic District
The festival celebrated another milestone for Enterprise.
The Volusia County Historic Preservation Board approved a certificate of designation for the Enterprise Historic District on Sept. 23, Enterprise Preservation Society volunteer Sandy Walters reported.
The Enterprise District is associated with important historic institutions. Enterprise was the first county seat in 1854, All Saints Episcopal Church was established there in 1883, the Florida Methodist Children’s Home opened in 1908, and Barnett Memorial Methodist Church was dedicated in 1931.
This designation not only recognizes, but helps protect, the historic resources within the district.
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great. I have had lots of calls commenting
on the article. We appreciate you and the
Beacon for not forgetting Enterprise and
posting timely articles on what we are doing
and what we are accomplishing. Thank you
so much. Verna
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