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The stage was the bandstand in the park, lit with headlights running off car batteries. We chose a back bench because nobody wanted to sit behind Grandma. And we could see everybody from here. The audience was mostly town people because the farmers had all gone home to do their chores. But there was a good turnout. (7.144)
Despite her reservations about the whole thing, Grandma Dowdel does go to the Centennial Celebration with the kids. And it turns out that a lot of the other townspeople are out and about, too. They're all ready to celebrate with one another.