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Local Tractor & Truck Pull Saturday, August 6 Sund Sunday, August 7
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Antique Tractor display all day
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ADULTS $10 after 5pm $15 KIDS ages 6-12 – $5, under 6 FREE (Pay Once! KIDS wristband th can be used all weekend) Weekend Pass – Adults $25
2:00pm Demolition Derby
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WHITNEY NEILSON ELMIRA’S ZION MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP is ready to practice what it preaches with its new lending service, Neighbour to Neighbour. Organizer Bruce Weber says the idea came about when the congregation was brainstorming ways they could reach out to the community. “Elmira is thought to be the friendly little town that it is, but in reality there are a lot of people here who don’t know anybody. And so the idea was to bring the idea of how neighbours should be acting back to town again and make it something so people in town can get to know other people. We wanted to help out where we could. That was really the impetus of it,” Weber said. They’ve distributed brochures throughout Elmira which list the items people can borrow, things like crock pots, tools, folding tables, gardening tools and camping equipment. He says they polled the members of the church to find out what items they had they’d be willing to loan someone and made the list from that. He notes it’s not an exhaustive list. LENDING | 27
The West Montrose Covered Bridge was a bevy of activity this week as it’s one of the locations for another film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘It.’ The film will be split into two parts, one telling the kids’ story, and one from the adults’ perspective. Bill Skarsgard was cast as the frightening clown villain Pennywise. The film is slated for release in the fall of 2017. Above, director Andrés Muschietti provides direction to the young actors playing the parts of the “Losers Club,” who were working on a scene on Wednesday morning. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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