The Tuesday Marketplace has been hopping since the sun decided to finally show up. Crowds are getting bigger and the bands are getting hotter. This week coincides with First Tuesday Art Walk so there will be lots of art and music on the street to enjoy.
The nice weather is also bringing more farmers to market with local fresh produce. Cherries and berries and all things green can be found throughout the market and I do believe even the lavender is waking up. Do not forget to support our farmers who work so hard to bring all their wonderful farm fresh produce to your neighborhood.
I hope you enjoy the 4th July weekend. Some of our ‘Friends of the Marketplace’ will travel all over Hillsboro Saturday in the Hillsboro 4th July Parade represented by many volunteers on a wagon, pulled by a tractor, followed by red, white and blue Mustangs, flanked by walking volunteers, serenaded by some great music all while handing out goodies and generally having a great time.
Holiday weekends also unfortunately brings the need to have lots of blood on hand. The Tuesday Marketplace has teamed up with the Red Cross to host a blood drive in town this Tuesday, July 6. They will be stationed on Main St. at the Civic Center from 12:00 – 7:00PM. So please come down and donate. If you come to the information booth with your Red Cross donation sticker, will we give you a market pin and a free entry in our Market Basket raffle.
The annual Dogs on Parade event will fill the Plaza the following week, which always brings out the crazy in man’s best friend, or is it the owners who are crazy? Either way, you will get a kick out of the costumes they show off and prizes for best bark or slobbery kiss or sheer size are up for grabs
If you have a pooch who likes to parade in public proffered in pink or dressed in a matching owner/pet outfit, or even in their birthday suit (the pet preferably), come on down and support the Bonnie L Hays Animal Shelter with your $1 donation and win goodies and prizes. You can go to the website www.tuesdaymarketplace.org for all the information, how to enter and where to go.
I want to give a huge shout out to Market sponsors Spencer and Aaron at NW Insulation. They generously offered up their large truck to help us load and unload all the equipment it takes to run the Marketplace and allowing us to store it all in their warehouse. Thanks guys. You can find them on 2nd Ave giving away free cotton candy that looks remarkably like the insulation they install! Deliberate? I think so.
