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          A PICKLE HERE, A PICKLE THERE, PICKLES EVERYWHERE. 
          THAT WAS THE THEME ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF SEPTEMBER IN DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE. 
          WELCOME TO PICKLE FEST. 
          IT'S GPS FIRST EVER PICKLE FEST FEATURING 80 VENDORS SPREAD OUT ALL THE WAY FROM CITY HALL PLAZA TO THE FARMER'S MARKET AND READY TO SERVE THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT CAME TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION, INCLUDING MANY THAT EVEN DRESSED THE PART. 
          THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO EAT AND DRINK WITH PLENTY OF SPECIALTY ITEMS LIKE CUSTOM MADE COOKIES FROM PICKLE JUICE, PICKLE JUICE, MARGARITAS, AND EVEN SOME PICKLED PEPPERS. 
          THERE WAS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TOO, AND A PETTING ZOO, AND FOR THE MORE ADVENTUROUS TYPES POP-UP, PICKLEBALL COURTS FOR ADULTS AND KIDS, AND WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG HIT. 
          WHEN I SAY GO EAT AS MANY PICKLES AS YOU CAN UNTIL I SAY STOP, OKAY, THE PICKLE EATING AND PICKLE JUICE, DRINKING CONTESTS THAT FILLED UP FAST WITH PLENTY OF PUCKERING PARTICIPANTS, ALL OF IT. 
          POSITIVE PROOF FOR THE FESTIVALS, PLANNERS THAT PICKLES ARE VERY POPULAR. 
          I'VE EVEN HEARD REPORTS OF PEOPLE COMING ALL THE WAY FROM WACO. 
          YOU KNOW, WE JUST SAT AROUND AND THOUGHT PICKLES WOULD BE REALLY FUN, AND THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN SO OVERWHELMING. 
          IT'S, IT'S A GREAT DAY OUT HERE. 
          WE LOVE IT. 
          I ACTUALLY WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW IT'S THE FIRST ONE. 
          I WILL BE BACK. 
          LOVE THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. 
          THIS IS AMAZING. 
          THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE IT LIKE MANY MORE TIMES, NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING. 
          NO NEED TO WORRY BECAUSE OFFICIALS HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT PICKLE FEST WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. 
          THE FAUCETS ARE RUNNING AGAIN IN GRAND PRAIRIE, AND THAT MEANS THE WATER EMERGENCY IS OVER ON TUESDAY, A FOAMING AGENT GOT INTO THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY PROMPTING RESTRICTIONS FOR OVER 65,000 CUSTOMERS WHO COULDN'T USE THEIR TAPS FOR DRINKING, COOKING, OR BATHING AS AUTHORITIES STARTED FLUSHING THE FOAM OUT OF THE SYSTEM OFFICIALS ORGANIZED A WATER GIVEAWAY HANDING OUT OVER 600,000 BOTTLES DONATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS, AS WELL AS SUPPLIERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TEXAS. 
          THURSDAY NIGHT, NEARLY 48 HOURS AFTER THE EMERGENCY STARTED, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GAVE THE ALL CLEAR AND CUSTOMERS IN THE AFFECTED AREA STARTED A THREE STAGE FLUSHING PROCESS TO BRING THEIR TAPS BACK TO NORMAL. 
          IF YOU RATTLE LONE STAR PARK CITIES, BUSINESSES FROM ALL OVER HAVE DONATED SO MUCH WATER. 
          WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF WATER, BOTTLED WATER. 
          I, I, I'M HUMBLED BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED US WANTING TO HELP, CONTACTING ME PERSONALLY AND ALL OF US PERSONALLY WITH PRAYERS LIFTING US UP, KNOWING THAT IT'S BEEN A STRESSFUL TIME. 
          WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH, SOME SWEET PEOPLE AT HOME THAT ARE, THAT ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS, THAT, THAT AREN'T USED TO A ROUTINE, AND IT IS EXTREMELY TOUGH ON THEM. 
          ANYONE WHO MISSED THEIR SCHEDULED FLUSHING TIME IS ADVISED TO START THE PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
          YOU CAN FIND FLUSHING TIPS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT GPTX.ORG/WATER ISSUE.
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