Garfield to roll out May Day action

Minus one of its main helpers, the annual Garfield May Day strikes up this Saturday. The recent illness of the president of the town’s community association, Judy Weiker, had the community in a scramble to fill her position.

Days away from the festival, organizer Jean McCown said she feels just fine about the events coming together.

“We just stepped up,” she said.

The festival features the usual roster of events this year. The Dessert-of-the-Month contest is in its second year and a new theatre act has been added.

First event of the day begins at 6 a.m. with the Boy Scouts breakfast in the Gar...