Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells, 9th Air Force commander, and wife Mrs. Kathy Wells attends the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Iris Festival at Swan Lake Iris Gardens, Sumter, S.C., May 24, 2012. The three day festival will include concerts, a flower show, car show, quilt show, arts and crafts show, and several different contests and children activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. N. Jacobs/Released)

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Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Nicholas Lavergne , King of the Iris from St. Francis Xavier High School, and Eugene Baten, Sumter County Council chairman, watch as Catherine Foley, a Sumter High School student, gets crowned Queen of the Iris by former Queen of the Iris Lindsey Cox, Sumter, S.C., May 24, 2012. The official ribbon cutting ceremony kicked off the three day Iris Festival at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. N. Jacobs/Released)

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Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Local Sumter leaders and the court of the Iris Festival cut a ribbon during the official opening ceremony of the three day long Iris Festival at Swan Lake Iris Gardens, Sumter, S.C., May 24, 2012. The festival will feature numerous shows, performances and activities, and will be free to the general public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. N. Jacobs/Released)

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Iris Festival attracts thousands

Published May 30, 2012
By 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE,S.C. -- Thousands of people, including many from Team Shaw, attended the annual Sumter Iris Festival over Memorial Day weekend. Sumter's Iris Festival is South Carolina's oldest continuous festival and is consistently ranked among the top festivals in the Southeast, according to the city of Sumter web site. The three-day festival included concerts, an arts and crafts show, a flower show, a quilt show, car shows, and a number of contests and children's activities.

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Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Iris Festival Ribbon Cutting Ceremony