[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF ANNUAL FLORESVILLE PEANUT FESTIVAL

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2007

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 63rd 
anniversary of the Annual Floresville Peanut Festival, which celebrates 
the farming and harvesting of the peanut crop in Wilson County.
  The Floresville Peanut Festival was first established on July 29, 
1938, and has been held on the second full weekend in October every 
year since its inception. It is a grand celebration that recognizes the 
importance of the peanut as a crop staple to the South Texas 
agricultural community. The festival is started with the annual Goober 
Games on Tuesday afternoon, which is held on the grounds of the court 
house in Floresville, followed by the coronation of the Queen Tunaep 
and the Royal Court during the carnival on Thursday, Each member of the 
Royal Court receives a scholarship from the Floresville Peanut Festival 
Association.
  On Friday, the full festivities begin for the weekend with rides, 
food booths, and the Kiddie Parade, in which the children of the City 
of Floresville are given the chance to show off their floats and 
costumes. Saturday marks the Grand Peanut Festival Parade, and the 
day's activities also include the annual raffle, arts and crafts 
vendors, dance groups, and other forms of entertainment that take place 
in the town square. The Floresville Peanut Festival has drawn in 
thousands of visitors from all over the great State of Texas, and other 
states, to celebrate the peanut as one of the most important crops in 
South Texas.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize the 63rd anniversary of the 
Annual Floresville Peanut Festival, and I thank you for this time.

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