If you are one of those who are getting tired of the cold weather, here's a bit of news to brighten your day: Daffodil Day in Bell Buckle is coming!

The annual event is scehduled for March 15 and is sponsored by Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce and the Bell Buckle Tree Board.

The fun begins as it does each year with the daffodil show, which kicks off at 9 a.m., when the show entries will be accepted at Bell Buckle Town Hall, followed by judging from 10:30 after which the show will reopen.

Ribbons will be given to first, second, and third place winners in each category. A gift certificate will be presented for Best of Show. Categories will be: A single daffodil (in a clear glass container), daffodil collection, daffodil arrangement and youth award.

At 11 a.m. will be the annual Arbor Day ceremony, featuring the presentation of the Tree City USA Award to the Town of Bell Buckle. This is the seventh year the town has attained this status. Duck River Electric Membership Corporation will also be honored with the Tree Line USA award, which will be its fourth such honor.

There will also be a short ceremony at the painted quilt on the town square parking lot, where the Arbor Day Foundation Poster Contest winners from Cascade School will be recognized and the Bell Buckle Citizen of the Year will be announced.

At 11:30 a.m., the daffodil show winners will be announced and ribbons will be awarded.

After that, it's off to Bell Buckle Park for a traditional spring activity -- kite flying. Aside from that, visitors can enjoy the celebration with special clogging performances. Phillips General Store will hold an open house, and new spring merchandise will be on display at all Bell Buckle shops.

Also, free tree seedlings from the Tennessee Urban Forestry Division will be available all day on the square. Anyone interested in purchasing a tree for Bell Buckle Park in memory of or to honor someone special may do so by contacting Bell Buckle Tree Board member Florence Hall at 389-9325.

The cost of a tree is $125, which includes purchasing, planting and labeling the tree plus an engraved brick marker to be set at the site. The tree and planting site will be selected by the Bell Buckle Tree Board.

A list of appropriate tree species for planting at the Bell Buckle Park are: American Elm, American Sycamore, Bald Cypress, Black Tupelo, Black Willow, Coastal Plain Willow, Cottonwood, Green Ash, Hackberry, London Plane Tree, Overcup Oak, Pecan, Persimmon, Red Maple, River Birch, Sandbar Willow, Swamp White Oak, Sweet Bay Magnolia, Sweet Gum, Water Oak, Water Tupelo, Weeping Willow and Willow Oak.

For more information on Daffodil Day, contact Jenny Hunt at 389-6784 or Florence Hall at 389-9325.