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Events cope with the economy

Times photo: Tere Dunlap Monroe Main Streets first Concert on the Square for 2009 kicked off recently with the aid of sponsorships. Major sponsors Monroe Fund, Monroe Clinic and Glanbia Nutritionals helped make the event possible during a year when community funding is coming in slowly.

Times photo: Tere Dunlap Monroe Main Streets first Concert on the Square for 2009 kicked off recently with the aid of sponsorships. Major sponsors Monroe Fund, Monroe Clinic and Glanbia Nutritionals helped make the event possible during a year when community funding is coming in slowly.

MONROE - Community events can be hit just as hard as any businesses by a slumping economy.