School officials at St. Bernard Preparatory School in
Cullman were elated with the 28th Annual Bloomin’ Festival. Threats of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of
the school community as they hosted one of the best festivals to date.
Festival director, Joyce Nix awoke Saturday morning and
headed straight for the computer to check weather radar. “When I checked the weather, Cullman was in a
dry pocket with rain all around us.
After seeing that, I knew God had answered prayers again. We had cooler weather with some wind but
thankfully no rain!”
Visitors expressed their delight in the show by stating the
quality of the arts and crafts was superb.
Monk’s Bread was a huge hit as festival goers stood in line for fresh
monk’s bread and rye bread.
Br. Thomas Jones was swamped by the attention received from
monk’s bread. “We got an early start and
could have sold thousands more.
Hopefully next year we can have more prepared ahead of time.”
The artisans were very pleased with the outcome of the two
day event. Billy and Peggy Goodman, who have been with the
festival for at least 15 years said it was their best show ever. “Our birdhouses went like hotcakes.”
Janice Beck of Boca Raton, Florida was elated with her
outstanding weekend by selling four original paintings on Saturday alone. “Just hours after the festival director
posted a photo on facebook of me with my newest painting, a patron brought the
photo to my booth and purchased the painting.”
Visitors enjoyed a wide variety of live demonstrations from
glass blowing, broom making, blacksmithing, and a working grist mill where hot
cakes were being made.
Completing the festival was the giveaway of some fabulous
prizes. The winners were as follows:
2012 Jeep Patriot – Mr. Richard Zimmer - Villa Hills, KY
2 nights at Zoder’s Inn – Gatlinburg, TN – Kathy Nequett -
Birmingham, AL
Panasonic Lumix Camera – David Locker – Florence, AL
Magellan Road Mate GPS? – William L. Roach – Birmingham, AL
George Forman Grill – Ralph Nix – Mandeville, LA
Saint Bernard wishes to thank all who helped make this
festival a huge success. The 29th
Annual Bloomin’ Festival will be held on April 20-21, 2013. Follow the festival at
www.facebook.com/bloominfestival.
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