News from all over - Gilbert
The first-ever "Whorehouse Days" festival, to start this weekend in this small northern Minnesota town, included a four-poster bed race, a beer mug-sliding contest, a showdown for best-dressed madam, and a performance of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Gilbert". Almost $50,000 in sponsorships was raised and area hotels were starting to fill up with reservations. Organizers had promised all the events would be rated G or PG.
All that was before the City Council's refusal to rent out public buildings - effectively killing the festival. Almost one-third of the city's businesses signed a petition against the event and dozens of residents protested at council meetings.
Gilbert's history actually includes a period when it was known as a place of saloons and prostitution, in the early years of the 20th century when mining and timber-cutting were in full swing.
All that was before the City Council's refusal to rent out public buildings - effectively killing the festival. Almost one-third of the city's businesses signed a petition against the event and dozens of residents protested at council meetings.
Gilbert's history actually includes a period when it was known as a place of saloons and prostitution, in the early years of the 20th century when mining and timber-cutting were in full swing.
