St. Charles Pride of the Fox Riverfest Is Back
St. Charles aldermen recommend give tentative approval to committee that disbanded in the fall to return to work.
There’s a winner and a loser, but there’s something good afloat, and it involves the dragon boat. It looks like Pride of the Fox Riverfest will return for show No. 31 in June, even though the show appeared to be in dry dock after some apparent misunderstandings led to September’s decision by Pride of the Fox LLC to dissolve itself and the sudden resignation of its executive director. That crisis prompted an effort by Mayor Donald DeWitte and resident Tom Anderson to reorganize the St. Charles Festival Committee, the longtime organizer of the summer riverfront events, according to City Administrator Brian Townsend. Late in December, Anderson and others interested in doing so contacted the city with a proposal that first came before the City…
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Darlene Riebe
11:19 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I'm so happy the Riverfest controversy has been settled. Onto what matters the most, producing a fun community festival for our residents and visitors. As volunteer coordinator I invite residents that are interested in helping to fill out a volunteer form at www.riverfestvolunteer.eventbrite.com more ›