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Kid Vegetable Growers
Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell |
Kentwood Main Street was live with activities on a pleasant morning in March. A large number of people out and about taking advantage of the pleasant weather and local activities. People attended Kentwood Main Street Market to shop and listen to live music. At the close of the market , the Kentwood Rotary Club's 1st Annual Pet Parade started at 2:00 p.m. The events was well attended with a large number of participants.
Angus Cattle Community Farmers Association, Inc., hosted their first annual "Remembering the Dairy Days" in Kentwood. During the event they provided a number of activities for the youth. LeBlanc Dairy Farm provided two calves for the children see and feed. There was a lot of excitement among the children when they fed the calves. The kids were taught how to plant a bean by Tri-Parish Vegetable Growers after they fed the calves. Inside the library a photography exhibition digitally displayed featuring Eric Gordon, Jr., a third grader at O.W. Dillon Elementary School in Kentwood. The ACCFA, Inc., invited Nicholas Muse, Assistant Area Agent for St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parish to talk about the services they offer after the exhibition.
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Dog Parade Participant
Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell |
Local vendors provided shoppers with a variety of good like plants, vegetables and fruit, fried green tomatoes, and other items. Nutrition 51 store, located across the street from the library, had shoppers in search of healthy drinks and treats. It was a beautiful Saturday, and the streets and sidewalks were full of people enjoying themselves on a lovely day. Pets and their owners lined the streets. Dogs dressed in costumes made friends with one another. Some of the pet won award for the best costume and for being a cutie.
Both events were attended by Mayor Irma T. Gordon and Councilwoman Wilkerson. Everyone was pleased to see local activities taking place in the town. When I was a member of Moving Kentwood Forward, we discussed many activities that could be started right here in Kentwood. A possible example would be dressing up bicycles with lights and riding them around town. Food vendors could be invited out, and live music could be performed at the conclusion of the ride. Small town can be revitalized in an infinite number of ways. To revitalize their communities, many small towns in America organized art shows, open art galleries, coffee shops, wine tastings, and White Linen nights.
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Kids feeding the calves
Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell |
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