Founder's Family visit our 53rd Marigold Days:

September 11, 2018

Thank You:

The 53^st Annual Marigold Days celebration was this last weekend and once again it was a huge success. I would like to thank everyone that worked with any of the events this past weekend. The Marigold Days Committee, the MRA, the Field of Flags committee, The Mantorville Fire Department, The VFW, The Congregational Church, The Car Show organizers, the live performers, the Fireworks, all of our many vendors and supporters and everyone else that made this weekend possible. With out your efforts this event would not happen so THANK YOU! I have uploaded some pictures from this past weekend on my blog at MantorvilleMayor@Gmail.Com take a look and feel free to leave a comment.

Founder's Family Visit:

I always enjoy my conversations during Marigold Days, and this year I had the opportunity to welcome the 4X great grand-son of Peter Mantor. Richard Mantor and wife Cindy.The Mantors flew from the Los Angeles area and made the trip down to Mantorville to see the town their family help start. The City has enjoyed a lot of growth since it's 1860 population of 280 and Mr. Mantor told me that he feels his ancestors would be very proud of the community we have built together. The Mantors said they intend to come to Marigold Days every year from now on. Conversations like this, reenforces just how successful our volunteer's efforts really are and how much each of our volunteers mean to our community.

Projects:

The City's Engineering firm was in town last week preforming surveying work for the fifth street project that will start shortly. Some of you may have noticed the markers on either side of fifth street heading east from downtown. This is for phase two of the fifth street project. Phase three of this project will be coordinated with the Minnesota Department of Transportation's project to rebuild Highway 57 during the 2022 build season.

Remembering:

This last week we remembered the events of September 11^th 2001. For many of us those events seem like just yesterday, for others it is something they heard about from their parents or teachers. In any event it is important to remember that there is evil in the world and that we must remain ever vigilant. The city's new flags, and many others around the nation, were flown at half mast to remember and honor those that lost their life that fall morning. We must also remember that many others have placed themselves in harms way and even made the ultimate sacrifice while defending freedom. May God bless all those that have served or are currently serving in our armed forces. We will NEVER forget!

Yours in service,

Chuck Bradford,

Mayor - City of Mantorville

MantorvilleMayor@Gmail.Com

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