Thursday is the opening day of the 109th annual Blue Mound Fall Festival and the town is ready to see some familiar faces through the weekend.

Chairman of the Festival Tom Ritter may not have been involved for the first ever Blue Mound Fall Festival but he has seen his fair share of them, he says even in recent memory it continues to grow.

The theme this year is We Are Blue Mound. Ritter says this theme originated from the school in town and is all about community.

With tomorrow being the opening day of the festival Ritter wants to see everyone come out for the introduction of the Grand Marshall at 6:45 on the stage.

Ritter appeared as a guest on the Newstalk WTIM Morning Show.