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Shelby NC 2008 cancelled

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I thought it was an April Fools joke except for the linked article in the local newspaper. Sad times for a 50 year tradition.....

http://www.shelbyhamfest.com/

http://www.shelbystar.com/news/shelby_2 ... mfest.html
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Mong wrote:I thought it was an April Fools joke except for the linked article in the local newspaper. Sad times for a 50 year tradition.....

http://www.shelbyhamfest.com/

http://www.shelbystar.com/news/shelby_2 ... mfest.html
Well, that's some supreme bullshit.
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Thats happening everywhere though, I'm sure.

Budgets are cut and they expect everyone to take less for more cost.

I think a lot of hamfests will be going away in the next few years because of the costs alone.
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Just found out and rushed here to post it...... this is unfucking believable! :anus:
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????
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The 2008 Shelby Hamfest has NOT been cancelled,
the club is actively seeking a site to hold it's 2008 Hamfest ... please stay tuned!
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escomm wrote:????
*** ATTENTION: ***

The 2008 Shelby Hamfest has NOT been cancelled,
the club is actively seeking a site to hold it's 2008 Hamfest ... please stay tuned!

There is no place in Cleveland County that would be a sutiable replacement for the fairgrounds as the hamfest is now. You could set up a hamfest in many places, but for Shelby you need a BIG place. That does not count the motorhomes who arrive up to two weeks early to set up camp.

I will try to attend the Shelby club meeting Tuesday night and see what I hear from the horses mouth.



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Mong wrote:
Do I get a Hamsexy reporter hat? :baby:
Yeah, but you have to pay for it. :baby: :baby:

There isn't a university, JuCo, or anywhere else that has a large space where this can be held besides the fairgrounds?
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smokeybehr wrote:
Mong wrote:
Do I get a Hamsexy reporter hat? :baby:
Yeah, but you have to pay for it. :baby: :baby:

There isn't a university, JuCo, or anywhere else that has a large space where this can be held besides the fairgrounds?

That depends on what a JuCo is? :baby:


There is a community college across the street that has been used for a lot of parking. Some of the parking areas were already going to be lost with the expansion of the cleveland community college emergency training center.
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escomm wrote:????
*** ATTENTION: ***

The 2008 Shelby Hamfest has NOT been cancelled,
the club is actively seeking a site to hold it's 2008 Hamfest ... please stay tuned!
Just a fill, as you may have gathered from Mong's posts, Shelby is pretty huge and is more of a not less than week long camping-fest and general hang out for all of the east coast. Easily, the camping area is larger than the general parking area and is quite likely as large as the actual hamfest itself. What they will likely need to look for in a place to accomodate the hamfest is not less than one covered building with a minimum of 30k sq. ft., 10 acres for the 'bone yard', 7+ acres of campground area and that much for parking as well. Not to mention restrooms and breakfast, lunch and dinner for over 10,000 people.

I am thinking the loss of local revenue which will exceed more than $500,000, not including vendor loss of income, will drive them to locate somehwere nearby to Shelby, if not IN Shelby, that will be able to make this continue on.
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I am truly heartbroken...
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I am just copypasta what they wrote on their website?? I am no expert, bring it up with the people that run this show.

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FatherJack wrote:
escomm wrote:????
*** ATTENTION: ***

The 2008 Shelby Hamfest has NOT been cancelled,
the club is actively seeking a site to hold it's 2008 Hamfest ... please stay tuned!
Just a fill, as you may have gathered from Mong's posts, Shelby is pretty huge and is more of a not less than week long camping-fest and general hang out for all of the east coast. Easily, the camping area is larger than the general parking area and is quite likely as large as the actual hamfest itself. What they will likely need to look for in a place to accomodate the hamfest is not less than one covered building with a minimum of 30k sq. ft., 10 acres for the 'bone yard', 7+ acres of campground area and that much for parking as well. Not to mention restrooms and breakfast, lunch and dinner for over 10,000 people.

I am thinking the loss of local revenue which will exceed more than $500,000, not including vendor loss of income, will drive them to locate somehwere nearby to Shelby, if not IN Shelby, that will be able to make this continue on.
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Oh sorry, I thought you were asking a question, never mind.
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