Planning begins for Ford County's 150th anniversary celebration

MELVIN – Ford County will mark 150 years in 2009 and plans for the celebration have begun.

Recently about 35 people representing many of the 10 towns in the county met at the fairgrounds headquarters in Melvin to plan the anniversary celebration.

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