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Sweet Corn Event Nearly 7 Decades Old By Lindsey Gapen, assistant managing editor
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he welcome mat is out for the 69th annual Sweet Corn Festival in downtown Mendota, Ill. Besides hot and buttery sweet corn, the festival offers family-friendly entertainment from Aug. 11 through 14. More than 60,000 visitors are expected to attend. “Everyone looks forward to the Sweet Corn Festival,” says Jesse Arellano, executive director of the Mendota Area Chamber
of Commerce. “It’s a time of homecoming for Mendotans. Children and grandchildren come home to visit. It’s a time of family and class reunions. We get to see and visit with old friends that have returned. We remember all the good times we had as children and introduce our own children to the celebration of corn. It brings us together with friends and family for a weekend of fun and relaxation.” Continued on p. 20
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