Amid pandemic, Baldwin City sesquicentennial planners looking at creative ways to engage residents

With the COVID-19 pandemic ending community gatherings for the foreseeable future, organizers of Baldwin City’s sesquicentennial events say they are exploring creative ways to engage residents in the celebration.
As originally conceived, Baldwin City’s sesquicentennial celebration was going to tie into a number of regular community events held throughout the year, culminating in a special event on the 150th anniversary of the city’s official incorporation on Sept. 22, 1870.
Baldwin City Councilman Brian Cramer, the City Council’s liason to the sesquicentennial advisory committee appointed by Mayor Casey Simoneau, said it was too early to cancel the Sept. 22 event or the planned sesquicentennial Fourth of July happenings, but the city was staying flexible to ensure public safety.
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