For Immediate Release
Friday, 10 August 2000
State Treasurer Grady Patterson Named Grand Marshall
(Ehrhardt, SC) The Schuetzenfest, Ehrhardt’s Hunter Festival, is proudly announcing that South Carolina State Treasurer Grady L. Patterson, Jr., will serve as the Grand Marshal for its millennium activities. Mr. Patterson will initiate the activities at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26th, during a coffee reception at Sease’s Automotive. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. he will lead the Schuetzenfest parade, the traditional kick-off for Saturday’s festivities.
"It is an honor to have such a distinguished South Carolinian as the leader of our silver anniversary Schuetzenfest," said Ehrhardt Mayor William C. Stanley. "Grady Patterson has been to almost every Schuetzenfest parade because he knows that people in small communities, like ours, deserve the opportunity to meet and talk with their public officials. He is dedicated to small town South Carolina, and we are proud to have him heading our twenty-fifth anniversary event."
"I see one of my duties as State Treasurer is to interact with as many South Carolinians as possible – after all, you cannot serve the people if you don’t know them," Mr. Patterson said. "I try to make it to as many festivals as possible for just that reason. Folks all around South Carolina need to know that I have an open door, and at these events people become more comfortable with me, and the State Treasurer’s Office."
State Treasurer Patterson continued: "The Schuetzenfest is one of my favorite South Carolina Traditions, and it is a great honor to be chosen to lead its seminal twenty-fifth anniversary events. The small town, German traditions on display give you some history with Southern charm – which is why I enjoy the Schuetzenfest. I am looking very forward to being in Ehrhardt again this year."
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For more information contact:
David A. Adams, 803/734-0380