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QUINCY – The Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 basketball tournament returned to the streets of downtown Quincy on Saturday, commemorating the 20th year of the Dru Gimlin Foundation and honoring the 20 years since Gimlin’s passing in February 2003.
June 2
First Friday Jam
Anyone with an instrument can come and play; anyone with ears can come and listen. Potluck at 6 p.m., jam 7-9 p.m. at George Community Hall, 403 W. Montmorency Blvd. Info: www.georgecommunityhall.com.
Preschool story time
Kids will read books, do fingerplays and action rhymes, sing songs, and explore with other activities. 10:30-11 a.m. every Friday at the Warden Library, 305 S Main Ave. Info: 509-349-2226.
June 3
Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 basketball tournament
This will be the 20th anniversary for the tournament. The tournament features an adult division ages 18 and older, youths in fifth grade through high school and boys and girls divisions. Proceeds go to the Dru Gimlin Foundation, named for the QHS student who died in a traffic accident. The foundation works to ensure children in Quincy can participate in athletics. First game starts at 9 a.m. on Central Avenue South in downtown Quincy.
CBBRE Spring Classic
Barrel racing. Begins at 7 a.m.
Executive Assistant, City of Quincy
Quincy native Stephanie Boorman started her career with the City of Quincy as a temporary secretary/receptionist, answering phones and greeting customers. That was nine years ago. The temp job led to a full-time job as the secretary/receptionist position, then administrative assistant in 2014, and, in 2017, as executive assistant.
Her duties include preparing council meeting agenda packets, processing city-wide public records requests, keeping the mayor and councilmembers updated and informed of city activities and to keep them in compliance with their responsibilities as elected officials.
She also is involved in the community, as chairwoman of the Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and on the board for the Ben Horning Memorial Foundation, which holds the Beat the Beast run every year during Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day. She was elected as the 2021 Quincy Rotary Club president, which she regretfully stepped away from to focus on the upcom