CLINTONÂ â One thing was clear Sunday afternoon: The Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce s MayDays Festival was back.Â
After taking a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual, four-day festival kicked off on May 20, bringing live music, face painting and a travelling carnival to town â among other offerings. Festivals are back â COVID is squashed, face painter Katie Vogel said with a laugh.
Vogel worked a tent on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Bloomington-based theatrical face painting business, The Zoo Lady and her Zoo Crew. An art teacher at Clinton Junior High School, Vogel said the job is where she makes her summer money.Â
Dec 16, 2020
Sam Stephan poses with socks that will be donated to veterans. Socks for Troops, an annual Shoe Sensation campaign, is hoping to collect 50,000 pairs of socks in 288 stores. The Clinton store is a little short on donations this year, Store Manager Josie Boyer said this week.Winona Whitaker | Clinton Herald
CLINTON â Fewer people are shopping in person, so fewer people know about Socks for Troops, Shoe Sensation Store Manager Josie Boyer said Tuesday.
Each year the company asks for donations of socks for veterans during December, but this season, COVID fears are keeping people out of the store. Located at 2900 S. 25th St., the local Shoe Sensation had only 45 pairs of socks in its box as of Tuesday.