One soggy Jamboree!

Smithville's annual homecoming event, Jamboree, not only greeted Smithvillians past and present but also a very, very special and highly-anticipated guest: rain! That's right...we're in the midst of one of the greatest dry spells this county has ever known and when does the rain decide to arrive????

Luckily, the rain didn't overstay its welcome. It showed up, gave us a good soaking, and blew out right before the Saturday afternoon parade. The wet conditions certainly didn't affect the mood at Riverbend Park that evening...the park was full of carnival-goers and folks who came out to enjoy the live music. Other than some cars being pulled out of the mud, nothing of note to report (thanks to all of our friends who have the big trucks that can handle the job of rescuing our little cars!)

Next on the horizon: Smithville's Annual Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast held at the county's only airport, Smithville-Crawford Municipal Airport. The Chamber really wants to work on expanding this event to include exhibits that may be of interest to aspiring pilots and non-pilots alike. Remember, everyone is invited to Fly-In!! We want to pack the hangar!! If you are keeping up with Smithville via the world wide web and have your own airplane, we would love to have you! (Our airport code is 84R and the event will be occurring on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am to noon. ).

In other news, we are in the final stages of updating and publishing our 2009-2010 member directory. The theme is "I love Smithville" and the cover happens to feature a photo of Mr. Brad Pitt taken during his stay in Smithville recently. His comments to our Chamber president were a partial inspiration for this year's theme....in fact, he remarked that his shoot in Smithville was "the most private public shoot" he's ever been involved with. He loved the fact that he could ride his bike around Smithville and no one hounded him for an autograph...he just got the same treatment we all expect in this town, a smile and a friendly wave! We can't wait to see you, Brad, in "The Tree of Life" alongside your beautiful co-star, Smithville TX!