Rose Festival Underway

TYLER � Rose Queen Katherine Elizabeth Peltier is among the scores of people excited about the 81st Texas Rose Festival. Katie cut the ribbon yesterday morning to get the extravaganza off and running. She told KTBB, �I�m so happy everyone�s here. This weekend�s gonna be so much fun. I hope everyone can come out and see the coronation, the tea, the parade, all the other events. Everyone�s put so much hard work in, and I�m so thankful, and it�s definitely gonna pay off.� The festival runs through Sunday. Organizers plan a wide variety of events. You can go to http://www.texasrosefestival.com for a list of activities and more information.