Hundreds of people, Searsmonters and visitors and neighbors, made the 35th annual Searsmont Town Library Book & Bake Sale a success on Saturday, July 19. The weather was perfect. The line of cars stretched from South Main Street to the upper parking lot.
Susan Hoekstra leads the volunteers at the baked goods table on July 19 at the Searsmont Town Library’s Book and Bake Sale.
Photo by Mickey Sirota
There were books galore (thank you, Constance Delio and the mighty book-putting-out and taking-down crew) and baked goods in abundance (cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, pies and more, thank you Susan Hoekstra and yum crew). Local high-schooler “Miss Ruby” provided lovely violin music for more than an hour and a half, with her proud father looking on.
Miss Ruby, a talented Belfast High School student and violinist, entertained the Book and Bake Sale attendees from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Photo by Mickey Sirota
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The kids table attracted the youngest folks attending the Book and Bake Sale, along with a parent or three.
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Grandma’s Attic, the event’s yard sale, was overseen as a service project by volunteers from the Waldo County chapter of the Kappa Gamma Delta national sorority.
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DCI fiber hub at the Searsmont Community Center.
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Carol Robbins looked wonderful at the library’s Book and Bake Sale on July 19. Searsmonters are glad she is back for the summer.
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Miss Ruby’s father was understandably proud of his daughter’s violin playing.
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The July 17 “Good Trouble” demonstration in Belfast was attended by about 200 people, including many from Searsmont.
Photo by Joyce Sirota
As was the case with the earlier “No Kings” demonstration in Belfast, the “Good Trouble demonstration in Belfast displayed many creative homemade signs. Since she took this picture, your correspondent’s two-sided sign is not shown.
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