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Volume 23, Number 24
Friday, September 13, 2019
‘Cash mob’ comes to farmers market By Everett Bishop Town Times
Warnick’s book will be the focus of this fall’s “One Book, One Durham” program which encourages residents to read Warnick’s work and take part in different community events hosted by the library.
Last week, Durham’s Weekend Warrior Cash Mob took to the town’s farmers market to help bolster local business.
Tribute rises in honor of fair’s 100th anniversary By Everett Bishop Town Times
The Everlasting Tribute is a patio that will be constructed around three flagpoles adjacent to the needlework building. The flagpoles will fly the U.S., state and fair flags. A fundraiser for the project gave interested donors a chance to purchase
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Commemorative bricks will be laid at the site of the tribute. Others will include the names of donors, their families and loved ones.
a personalized brick for the patio. According to Karen Conway, first vice president of the fair association, the tribute “provides permanence to the event.”
“The donations we’ve received from the entities supporting this project are a critical aspect of this whole thing,” she said. See Tribute, A12
“It was a combined effort of our regular customers, beautiful weather, the local Weekend Warriors and the Lobster Tails food truck,” he said. “I had a few people stop by the market booth and say they were a local Weekend Warrior.”
“Building community and building your local economy … this book addressed many things I heard percolating in different areas in the community,” Michaud said.
Michaud and the EDC hope that Weekend WarThe Weekend Warrior cash rior cash mobs will keep mobs were orchestrated by more money in the local the town’s Economic Deeconomy. Kim McNally, velopment Commission assistant director of after Christine Michaud, Durham Public Library, director of the Durham said “$68 stays in the comPublic Library, shared the munity out of every $100 idea with Janet Morganti spent locally.” of the EDC and First Selectwoman Laura Francis. Morganti said she expected to continue the initiaMichaud got the idea after tive next year as well. reading “This is Where You “We’ve gotten some good Belong” by Melody Warnick, a guide which details feedback, like on the first weekend which was gift how to build a greater sense of community where you live. See Mob, A12
Sat, Sept 21, 2019 • 9:00am–12:00pm Klingberg Family Centers, 370 Linwood St, New Britain, CT
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Celebrating 100 years of the Durham Fair requires a benchmark – something to recognize its years of tradition and of the community that keeps the event going. That was the idea behind the Everlasting Tribute.
A schedule of these events can be found on the library website.
General: $10 • Seniors (65+): $8 • Children 12 & under: Free Spectator parking will be on Klingberg Family Center’s campus
KlingbergMotorcarSeries.org This is the final event of the season, featuring a traditional car show (pre-1979), a display of vintage supercars, and activities for all ages.
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Flagpoles have been positioned and the area cleared for patio construction at the Everlasting Tribute. Photos by Everett Bishop, Town Times
The market had “a very good crowd” according to the market master, Jon Scagnelli.