The Fourth of July is made of firecrackers, fried chicken and dogs cowering in the corner.
Here in Grand Forks, the Sertoma Club steps up with a schedule of events. And Bob Williams of the YMCA is counting on more than 100 for the 5K, 10K walk/run beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday along the Greenway.
That's about the time people and their well-mannered dogs start roaming around the Farmer's Market. Many of the vendors are up bright and early in nearby towns. Their offerings change as the gardens grow.
Snow peas, lettuce, herbs and basil have shown up already in the stand run by Betty Haux of Reynolds and her son, Mark Haux, who has a garden nearby. Last week, they had spinach, radishes and kale.
Lions Club members claim they have the world's best coffee, and it is pretty good. So, too, are the raspberry scones from the booth run by downtown Dakota Harvest Bakers.
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This Saturday the market goes on surrounded by all the hoopla of the Fourth of July.
Around Grand Forks
There is high praise for Concerts in the Garden at the North Dakota Museum of Art on the UND campus. ... The next one on Tuesday, July 14, features William Elliot Whitmore, an American blues folk singer from Montrose, Iowa. ... Concert-goers bring their own folding chairs and enjoy an evening outdoors.
Ask Marilyn
Q. How far is it over to the Arts and Crafts festival at Maple Lake?
A. Fifty-two miles. There will be 48 crafters there on Saturday and Sunday. And there are 850 homes around the lake-many of them year round places.
Q. What's going on at the International Peace Garden this summer?
A. On Sunday, July 12, there will be a dedication of park benches in honor of Marijo Loomis Shide. She's a former president of the International GFWC (General Federation of Women's Clubs). Formerly of Larimore, N.D., she now lives in Grand Forks.
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Kay and Paul
Cheerful people of the week: Paul Waind and Kay Derry.
