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Pownal committee finalizes Pumpkin Festival lineup: two bands, children’s activities, silent auction and animal exhibit
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Pownal Recreation Committee confirmed entertainment and vendors for the Pumpkin Festival, approving band payments from the town account, contracting Mr. Drew’s animals for three hours at $850, and assigning outreach tasks for booths and gallery entries.
The Pownal Recreation Committee on Aug. 19 advanced plans for the town Pumpkin Festival, confirming performers, activities, fundraising items and logistics.
Committee members agreed to pay performers from the $500 town account. Le Bon Truc will play in the morning for $200 and Bonnie and the Cats will play in the afternoon for $300. The committee chose a T‑shirt design by Jasper Haynes and agreed to order about 50 shirts; Kathy Hogue will take the artwork to the printer (P and P).
Event programming will include a children’s performance by Wildcats Gymnastics (committee noted Devon left a message with the town office expressing interest), a Peculiar Pumpkins activity with prizes promoted in the school newsletter by Taylor Steel (IMPACT), and a community gallery (committee said no entries have been received yet and will begin outreach).
Silent auction themes were assigned to members: Wellness (Robin Hodsdon‑Morin); Dog Days, Game Night, Quiet Time and The Herb Garden (Kathy Hogue); Knit 1 Purl 2 and The Artist in You (Ruth Hannan); Farm to Table (unassigned). The committee also agreed to schedule Mr. Drew’s animals for three hours at a fee of $850; organizers noted he will need two 6‑foot tables and will be located in the Voting Room.
Booths and partners confirmed or noted: Cub Scouts (Zach Hahn) will provide a table and archery; Royal River Conservation Trust and NPCOC each plan to host a table; IMPACT will operate food, games, a costume swap, crafts, facepainting and a CLYNK station. Taylor Steel will check whether the Pumpkin Moon Bounce has already been ordered. The Fire Department will bring trucks and host an open house at Center Station; the local church will provide coffee, donuts and run a flea market.
Committee members raised logistics questions including parking and safety cones and agreed to coordinate setup help with the road crew and volunteers. Robin Hodsdon‑Morin suggested contacting Historical Society members Craig Dietrich and Johnna White to involve the society in the community gallery; Kathy Hogue will follow up by email.
No formal vote of authorization for these contracts (bands, Mr. Drew) was recorded beyond the committee’s agreement to proceed; funding for band payments was specified as coming from the town account. The committee adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
