GRENORA, N.D. (AP) - The small city of Grenora in northwestern North Dakota expects to see an influx of visitors celebrating its centennial anniversary over the weekend.
The city’s historic celebration - it was established in 1916 - runs through Sunday. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend a barbecue Saturday on Main Street, Carlyle Norby, who heads the club in the community organizing the gathering, told the Williston Herald (https://bit.ly/29ab6NU ).
Norby said the highlight of the celebration will be the former Grenora residents who come back to visit the city and reminisce. The city’s motto is “Friendliness lives here; you’ll be a stranger only once.”
“We have a lot of events going on, but it’s really the people getting together to celebrate the history of the town,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to the people getting together and sharing memories.”
Country group Sawyer Brown is performing Saturday evening, and there will be a parade and car show before the barbecue. Historic tours of the town will also be held. Norby, who was principal of Grenora schools for over four decades, said there will be signs explaining what’s been there over the past century.
People who want to attend can register at Grenora Public School. The 2010 census pegged Grenora’s population at about 240.
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Information from: Williston Herald, https://www.willistonherald.com
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