Subject: Today's Delfest News
From: cumberlandjimmy
Date: 30-Jul-10
The Future of Delfest Jul 30, 2010 -- 11:49am Will Delfest return to Allegany County for good? According to the McCourys Del Yeah. For a short time the fate of Delfest was up in the air after allegations were made by the Chairman of the Allegany County License Commission that Delfest officials violated the terms of their liquor license at this years Delfest during Memorial Day weekend. No formal complaints were ever filed by the board and after about a month and a half on July 9th the Chairman Gerald Delaney resigned. Shortly after Delaneys resignation the Allegany County Commissioners released a statement expressing their full support for Delfest. The McCourys will be back in Allegany County at the end of August to meet with members of a strong grassroots group self titled the Pale Ale Army who worked to make sure Delfest stayed in the region. The McCourys will also dole out the more than 20 thousand dollars in funds raised during Delfest for local charities. Delfest is a bluegrass festival that began in 2007 and is held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Since Delfest began in 2007 about 20 percent of beer sales have been set aside to be donated to local charities totaling close to 40 thousand dollars over that 3 year time period. That includes about 5 thousand dollars the first year, 12 the second and more than 20 thousand this year. Officials with Delfest believe this years economic impact could be about half a million dollars for Allegany County.
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DELluride 2011
oh btw, Larry Keel will be here again this september for Canal Fest 2010
come on out peeps~
and can somone tell me where DMB will be when they come show thanx to the Pale Ale Army????
I don't Facebook~
thanx in advance~
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