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9th annual Delta Awards for tourism achievement
set for Jan. 30 in Paragould
Jan. 26, 2009 --
This event has been cancelled.
The ninth annual Delta
Awards, recognizing tourism achievement in eastern Arkansas, will be
presented during festivities Friday evening, Jan. 30, at the Paragould
Community Center, 3404 Linwood Drive, in Paragould.
The evening will begin with a 5:30 p.m. silent auction, followed by the
dinner and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by Arkansas
Delta Byways, with support from the Paragould Area Chamber of Commerce,
Paragould Parks and Recreation Department, and Main Street Paragould.
Arkansas Delta Byways, located on the Arkansas State University campus,
is a nonprofit association recognized by the Arkansas Department of
Parks and Tourism as the official tourism promotion association for 15
counties in eastern Arkansas. Counties include Arkansas, Chicot, Clay,
Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Drew, Greene, Lee, Mississippi,
Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, and St. Francis.
The annual awards event is open to the public. Tickets are
$25 per person or $175 for a table of eight. For information on ticket
availability, contact Arkansas Delta Byways by telephone at (870)
972-2803; by fax at (870) 972-3200; or by e-mail at
ardeltab@astate.edu.
Finalists for the awards include:
1. Media Support Award
Occasions Magazine, Jonesboro
Tri-City Tribune, Marked Tree
Kane Webb, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
2.
Hospitality Award
Crowley’s Ridge State Park, Paragould
It’s a Wonderful Life Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, West Mempis
Sunken Lands Regional Chamber of Commerce, Tyronza, Marked Tree,
Lepanto, and Dyess
3.
Entrepreneur Award
Carriage Square, Helena-West Helena
Parker Pioneer Homestead, Harrisburg
Quapaw Canoe Company, Helena-West Helena
4.
Tourism Support Award
Henry and Julia Jones, Jonesboro
Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce
Ritz Civic Center, Blytheville
5. Festival/Event of the Year Award
Ding Dong Days, Dumas
KAIT TV- Region 8 Good Neighbor Tour
West Memphis Blues and Rhythm Society - Remembering the Plantation Inn
6. Boot Strap
Award
Lakeport African-American Cemetery Association, Lake Village
New Hope School, Wynne
Danny and Barbara Adams, The Wall that Heals, Marked Tree
7.
Promotional Award
ASU Museum - Grossology, Jonesboro
Fireball Run Transcontinental Rally, Paragould
The Gladlands, Lee and St. Francis Counties
8.
Outstanding Member Award
Lynette Graham, Chicot County
Sheilla Lampkin, Drew County
Kathy Radomski, Arkansas County
9.
Cultural Heritage Award
Central Delta Depot Museum, Brinkley
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, Wilson
Southern Tenant Farmers Museum, Tyronza
10.
Tourism Person of the Year Award
Arkansas Mississippi River Parkway Commissioners
Glenda Nichols, Drew County
Robert Patrick, Arkansas County
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