10/13/16 83rd Texas Rose Festival Ribbon-Cutting, Opening Ceremony & Prayer by Andrew D. Brosig, Jim Bauer & Dan Fry
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Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Ken Waits, 2016 president of the Texas Rose Festival, welcomes dignitaries and guests to the Opening Ceremony and Prayer Services on Thursday for the 83rd Annual Texas Rose Festival at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Brad Curtis, Vice President of Rose Activities and father of Queen Mallory Kristine Curtis, introduces the queen and Duchess Mary-Birdsong Gabriel on Thursday during the kickoff Texas Rose Festival Opening Ceremony and Prayer Service at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Mary-Birdsong Gabriel, Duchess of the Texas Rose Festival, reads a Bible verse on Thursday during the Texas Rose Festival Opening Ceremony and Prayer Service at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Texas Rose Festival Queen Mallory Curtis, seated second from left, listens as she's introduced by her father, Vice President of Rose Activities Brad Curtis, during the Opening Ceremony and Prayer Service on Thursday at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Texas Rose Festival Queen Mallory Curtis gets a hug and a kiss on the cheek from her father, Vice President of Rose Activities Brad Curtis, during the Opening Ceremony and Prayer Service for the 83rd Annual Texas Rose Festival on Thursday at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
Rose Festival Ribbon Cutting & Prayer Service
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP