European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 15 Vermont Small Springfield gets a taste of Fame As Winner of location for Simpsons premiere by John Curran the associated press maybe it was the Pink dough maybe it was the Clever homemade or Small town maybe Homer just figured it was time to go whatever the this much is True tiny beat out 13 other like named cities tuesday for the right to Host the premiere of the Simpsons winning an online poll it want even invited to participate on july the towns 100seat movie theater will play Host to the which made Mea Chicago opens july Vermont read the purple letter ing beside the doughnut chomping Patri Arch of americas favorite dysfunctional family on the Simpsons movie Spring Field Challenge web ninety three Hundred and we said an exultant town manager Bob i think its pretty Springfields in Illi new Jer Oregon and Tennessee also submitting videos it to playfully connect their cities to the fictional Springfield in the Competition was fierce Massachusetts got Edward Kennedy inspiration behind the voice of mayor Quimby on the to appear in its just Kennedy youll even be Able to enjoy some real Vermont Springfield which has a Bowling a Dan Eagle the message on the front off the Springfield copy Center says h All tuesday As owner Judi Martin places an enlarged version of the results showing winning the right to Host the Simpsons movie premiere july a prison and a nuclear Power Plant just Down the initially part of the but a local chamber of Commerce executive appealed to movie producer 20th Century Fox and the race was the town submitted a video shot by a 17yearold Volunteer cameraman show ing buildings with Springfield in them and featuring Homer played by a Burlington talk show Host running through town chasing a rolling a mob chases him into a movie the video was posted on the contest web site along with the other by mid night the votes were Vermont got edging out Spring which Drew were so says Patricia Chat vice president of the Springfield regional chamber of we came in at the last and for us to we feel like the which makes this so big and so great for the mayor of the states capital took the loss like a we knew All along that it would be a Tough Battle against the other cities who claim a relationship with the television pro said Timothy we in have enjoyed the notoriety from this exercise and Hope that it translates into More people visiting Spring Field looking for the Abraham Lincoln Sites and the hoped it had an in be cause Simpsons creator Matt greening is from the states largest and Many of the shows landmarks Are named after streets in according to Usa which ran the vote on its web the 13 other Spring Fields that participated will be Given Small screenings of their own the night before the movie opens nationwide july if you Are stationed in the Middle East including Afghanistan and please Contact one of our authorized Bow military sales agents Bow military sales a Salute to those who serve Qatar elite cars map Kuwait and use first Choice map Bahrain Superior motors map