The 35th Annual Tamale Fiesta Poster is sponsored this year by Lorene and Calvin Jones, in honor of their daughter, Staci Lynne Jones Lafitte, who left this world at 33 years of age in 1997.
The poster, created by Richelle Doris of Anacoco, will be unveiled in ceremonies at the Fiesta grounds building on Thursday, September 12 beginning at 7 p.m. p.m. in the Exhibit Building on the Tamale Fiesta Grounds. The #1 poster, Anniversary Poster and the original painting will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Staci Lynne Jones Lafitte’s story actually began when her parents fell in love and married in 1963. Lorene Brandon, daughter of Zwolle Marshall Quinton Brandon and wife, Nannie, developed a school girl crush on Calvin Jones, a handsome man, who had graduated several years before Miss Brandon. Following her graduation from Zwolle High, the couple began dating and four years later, during her senior year of college, they were married. The son of Dewey and Doris Jones, he was an established businessman. He owned the Citgo Bulk Plant in Many and was involved in the timber business.
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