Mom for mayor!Election day
When year-old Cornelius Sanwick overhears his mother and her friends discussing the upcoming election in Umatilla, Oregon, he learns that she is secretly running for mayor against his father, the incumbent. In Operation Clean Sweep, Election day is fast approaching, and twelve-year-old Cornelius Sanwick discovers a secret: his mom is running for mayor! That would be pretty neat, except that his dad is the incumbent. Corn feels torn -- surely he should warn his father. But if he does, his mother won't stand a chance.
Darleen Bailey Beard's lively, heartwarming Cornelius, Corn and his best friend Otis discover the women of Umatilla, Oregon, including their own mothers, plans to make a "clean sweep" of the upcoming elections. Corn's dad is currently the mayor and his mom is planning on running for mayor.
Mom for mayor! Election "November 29, Sticky Fingers Fred, the most notorious pickpocket in the West, struck the unsuspecting town of Arlington last night, cleaning the pockets of innocent people who attended the annual Arlington Winter Festival.
Buy New. £154.68£154.68. FREE delivery On December 5, , Darleen and her daughter, Karalee, went to see a play of Operation Clean Sweep at the high school in Umatilla, Oregon. The play was a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the famous Umatilla election --December 5, when the women ran for office and took their town by surprise!.
Mom for mayor! Election Beard recounts the true historical event—when a group of forthright women ran for and won all the major positions in Umatilla, Oregon, in —through the eyes of a boy trying to understand the new concept of equal rights without betraying his loyalty to his father and the typical male perspective.
In 1916, Oregon is Performance Rights conveyed by: Darleen Bailey Beard. Produced by: Friends of the Umatilla Public Library. December 5, Cast of Characters. Cornelius Sanwick(Corn) year old son of Flora and Frank. Carries a Gold Pocket watch with a large mouthed bass. Otis Gill(Oatmeal) years old.
In 1916 the town OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP Play written by: y Performance Rights conveyed by: Darleen Bailey Beard Produced by: Friends of the Umatilla Public Library December 5, Cast of Characters Cornelius Sanwick(Corn) year old son of Flora and Frank. Carries a Gold Pocket watch with a large mouthed bass. Otis Gill(Oatmeal) years old.