Savoy board decides to put festival on hold

SAVOY – The village board voted Wednesday to postpone the Orchard Days Festival a year or two until a permanent location can be established.

The festival was held for the first time last October to help commemorate the village's 50th anniversary. At the time, the staff and board planned on making the festival an annual event.

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