Board informed that Becker Market is averaging 30-40 vendors per week
David Little West Central Tribune
Published Friday, July 07, 2006

WILLMAR — Becker Market, held every Thursday afternoon in downtown Willmar, is averaging 30 to 40 vendors per week, the Willmar Design Center Board was told Thursday.

The market, sponsored by the Willmar Design Center, is an open-air public market held on Becker Avenue Southwest between Fourth and Fifth streets. The Willmar City Council voted to allow the Design Center to close the street for the market, which runs from June 1 through Sept. 28.

Lourdez Schwab, chair of the Becker Market Committee and a Design Center board member, said the market is going well.

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She said raspberries were for sale Thursday. Other vendors are selling bakery and food products, vegetables and ethnic crafts and artwork.

Schwab said the market will be making room for more vendors who have fresh produce for sale.

“We’ll be making accommodations for everybody because that’s what Becker Market is about,’’ she said.