Thank you to everyone who attended the BB&E market wrap up at Ken's Coney this morning. Your input is valuable! The plans for next year are well on their way already.
Debbie has decided to end the season with the rain out. It was a very good season. September 12th was the only market night that had to be canceled. All the fun will start again next June. Debbie chose a raffle ticket for our last market bag. The winner will be able to pick up the bag at the Village of Ortonville offices.
Here is a re-cap of the 2008 farmers market season. It ran for 13 weeks starting June 13th, every Friday from 6pm-9pm. Approximately 250 pp attended each night. A special event or theme happened each market night. The themes best at attracting the most people were Kids nights, Bike night, and Pet night. Beets, Beats, and Eats attracted 40 vendors. The vendor count ranged from 4 - 15 vendors in one night. The market bags raffled each night were very popular. Finally, everyone agreed Debbie did a great job managing the 2008 season.
The market committee plans to offer Market Bags to local retailers to sell. I plan to e-mail newsletters to all DDA businesses and market vendors. Before next year, the committee plans to analyze all portions of the program - the market, the food service, and the music - for further improvements. The committee will also look into purchasing tables and chairs for next year. Considerations for storage of the equipment will also be discussed.
Personally, I loved spending Fridays nights in Crossman Park. My children played and talked with their friends. We enjoyed the different dinner vendors who came to serve the market dinner. And, we enjoyed the different themes Debbie planned for each night.
I'd love to hear what you think. Would you like to comment on this blog? Hurray! Please let us know what you like and please tell us what you would like to see done differently. If you can be kind, thank you. The market is run primarily by volunteers and I don't want them to feel beat up or unappreciated.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
It's a busy week in Ortonville
I do believe there will be six meetings in Ortonville this week! And I have the pleasure of attending five of them. Starting tonite, the village of ortonville Council will meeting at 7pm in Brandon township hall. Tomorrow, the day starts with the BBE market meeting at 10am in Ken's Coney. Tomorrow evening, there will be two meetings - the Design Committee at 5pm and the Economic Restructuring Committee at 7pm both in the village conference room. Wednesday the Native Plants Team will meet in the village conference room at 12:30pm. Finally, the Christmas in the Village subcommittee will meet in the village conference room at noon on Thursday.
Although the schedule is a little bit intimidating, I can't help but be excited that there are this many people working towards a better community in Ortonville. Everyone is welcome, hope to see you there!
Although the schedule is a little bit intimidating, I can't help but be excited that there are this many people working towards a better community in Ortonville. Everyone is welcome, hope to see you there!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Farewell friends at Michigan Downtown Conference
Debbie Baker and I just got back from the Michigan Downtown Conference in Bay City. What a great conference. I love getting excited about my job - and I'm already excited about my job so now I'm up at nuclear excitement!
Thank you to Marianna Hayes for convincing me to sign up for facebook and to try this blogging stuff. Itis fun to be part of the "new" technology.
Thank you, Debbie, for being my enthusiastic conference partner this week.
Bay City has a wonderful fabric store called "Fabric Fair". I bought about 8 yards of gorgeous wool in different colors. Perhaps this will be enough to kick start the cleaning process in what should be the sewing room. Right now it is the "hide it here in this room" room.
Thank you to Marianna Hayes for convincing me to sign up for facebook and to try this blogging stuff. Itis fun to be part of the "new" technology.
Thank you, Debbie, for being my enthusiastic conference partner this week.
Bay City has a wonderful fabric store called "Fabric Fair". I bought about 8 yards of gorgeous wool in different colors. Perhaps this will be enough to kick start the cleaning process in what should be the sewing room. Right now it is the "hide it here in this room" room.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Welcome to the Ortonville DDA Blog
Hello! This is Molly LaLone, the Executive Director for the Ortonville Downtown Development
Authority. I have been attending the Michigan Downtown Conference in Bay City this week. On the first day I learned to keep the facts straight and to stay positive. Today, the second day, I learned about facebook and blogs. This is my first attempt at both of these types of technology. What do you think?
Authority. I have been attending the Michigan Downtown Conference in Bay City this week. On the first day I learned to keep the facts straight and to stay positive. Today, the second day, I learned about facebook and blogs. This is my first attempt at both of these types of technology. What do you think?
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