"Welcome Back, Mushroom Festival"

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"Ray County Voices" provides a taste of what to expect for the latest Mushroom Festival in Richmond, overseen this year by the non-profit organization Friends of the Farris:

• Justin Wrisinger, Friends of the Farris board president, discusses changes to the festival and other event topics. 
• Sara Seidel  discusses the ChalkWalk, a new activity.
• Haley Williams, city of Richmond recreation director, discusses the 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk, a Richmond Parks and Recreation fundraiser. 

Notes:

• This is the 40th Mushroom Festival. Richmond, Missouri, promotes itself as the "Mushroom Capital of the World."
• For more festival information, visit https://www.mushroomfestival.net/.
• Music: "Loop for Bishop John Burgess"; "St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano); "Stately March of the Church Ladies in E Major" (For Piano); "Hurry, Pyotr Thelonious, You'll Be Late for Church" (For Piano), composed by Shawn Roney, performed by a solo incarnation of the musical collective Sacred  & Secular. "St. Adele's Waltz," "Stately March of the Church Ladies" and "Hurry, Pyotr Thelonious, You'll Be Late for Church" are included on the album "In Solitude," available on multiple streaming platforms, including YouTube Music, https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n_78QgdhLloJ4Fof5j2lXEqC1bnfyCaCU&feature=share. 
• To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at  sharon@leaderpress.com or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.