Optimist’s Roundtable

By Martha Sykes

Happy Flaming Foliage #76 to you all!! The big week is here when family members come back home to have a wonderful time, reuniting with old friends and sharing in the festivities of the weekend.

Even though I am getting older, it is always an exciting time to see the parade and watch the sidewalks fill up with people as they visit the various vendors in town!!

We are all given the opportunity to create memories that will forever be etched on our hearts. Flaming Foliage is such a highlight in our community as we welcome visitors from all over and greet our queen contestants and their escorts.

Every year many of the girls tell us on the committee how much they love being here and remark about the friendliness of our town. As we enter this festival, we can recall in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 11 when Solomon wrote, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”

Let us enjoy what God has created for all of us as we not only see the beauty of the Earth, but also in every visitor that comes into our town to join us in our biggest event of the year.

We welcome everyone to help us celebrate this great festival. In the midst of whatever is going on in the world, may we find peace and fun in this great event!!