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Downtown Milford unveils new street pole banners

June 5, 2019

New for 2019, Downtown Milford Inc. asked local artists of all ages to design and paint street pole banners, which are sail-shaped to reflect the city's rich shipbuilding history. The banner unveiling took place May 25, and DMI offered a big thank you to the Milford Lions Club for financing the project.

“We are grateful to the Milford Lions Club for their support of the local arts and Downtown Milford,” said Sara Pletcher, DMI president. “We could not have done this project without them and the amazing outpouring of talent by our local artists, both young and young at heart!”

With 20 big banners and 12 small banners, the downtown area will be transported from one artist’s vision to another. Participants include:

• Businesses: Bank House Bed & Breakfast by Denise Rivera, Delaware Branding by Sherry Zateeny, Elegant Salon (artist not identified), First State Manufacturing by Simon Valenzuela, Furbaby Boutique by Rebecca Nicholson, Gallery 37 by Marcia Reed, Irish Rose by Shelley Moore, Milford Antiques & Friends by Nancy Saxon, Mispillion Art League by Sonja Frey, Mr. Bar-B-Que (artist not identified), Music School of Delaware by Jennifer Marang, The Loft Team by Angela Foust.

• Schools – Banneker Elementary by Samantha Gomez, Anthony Nash & Rickelmer Ramirez; Lulu Ross Elementary by Zoey Layton and Sean Torres; Milford Central Academy by Brianna Blocker and Elizabeth Stewart; Milford High School by Wendy Lara and Celia Reinhardt; Mispillion Elementary by Jordan Adkins, Ellie Peel and Spencer Peel; Morris Early Childhood by Blake Warnock and Jackson Kirby.

• Neighbors – Ashby Amory, Anne E.H. Carroll, Jennipher Contravo, Nobel Deres and Madison Stalvey, Terry Goldberg, Vicki Hudson, Marie Martell, Marcia Reed, Dorothy Renk, Gilberto Rodrigues, Kathy Walls, Nadia Zychal.

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