Members of the wedding party, shown here with groom Duncan and bride Annie, were best man Ryan Mahoney (front, l) and maid of honor Sarah Mahoney (front, r). Guests included Gabrielle Duncan (back, l) and Maggie Fiolek (back, r). (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Stanley H. Thompson for WestportNow.com

The League of Women Voters participate in celebrating 100 years of the Westport Woman’s Club. A 100 years ago, women didn’t yet have the right to vote. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Members of the Westport Woman’s Club dug out their poodle skirts to march in the Yankee Doodle Fair parade today. The signs read, “March 1957 – To Honor WWC’s 50th Anniversary, Town declares ‘Westport Woman’s Club Month.’” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Eric Goldschmidt for WestportNow.com

Staples High School football players helped with the annual Friends of the Westport Public Library book sale in July 2006. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
The Friends of the Westport Public Library are seeking volunteers to move, unpack and arrange books for its annual sale in July.

The 14th annual sale, scheduled for July 14-17, will feature more than 65,000 items. Beginning Monday, July 9, volunteers will be needed to set up the sale.

Set up will continue through the start of the sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 14. Cashiers, shelvers, and greeters are needed during the sale, which runs through Tuesday, July 17. Break-down and clean-up help is needed when the sale ends.

Book donations are accepted for the sale during regular library hours until July 1. For more information, call (203) 291-4800 or visit www.westportlibrary.org.

Eager buyers wait in line to buy local produce and flowers today at the Farmers Market at Playhouse Square. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

The Westport Rotary Club will award $25,000 in community partnership grants at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 29 at 12:15 p.m. at the Inn at Longshore.

A total of 33 community organizations will receive grants during the luncheon, and the club donates an additional $5,000 to $10,000 each year for clean water, education and provides prosthetic limbs for amputees in the poorest parts of the world where land mines still exist.

Some of the grants go to Norwalk and Bridgeport-based organizations including Habitat for Humanity and Dress for Success.  Another $5,000 earmarked for scholarships for Staples High School graduates.

“Westport Rotary focuses on the immediate community because few outside the Westport community will contribute to the local needs of this wealthy community,” said Robin Hammond, Rotary Community Partnership Grants Committee chairman.