Celebrating our roots in more way than one! 1884 Day and Old West Days re-boot

Poet and author M. Tim Nolting held a workshop in the Choir Room, and shared a poignant passage from one of his books about his father’s 20 year relationship with Justin, a beautiful horse who filled photo albums, posed with family and friends... “...when the time came, I could tell he wasn’t going to get up. So I stayed there with my arm across him until he quit breathing...”

Poets and musicians had a chuckle at the recounting of varmints and their olfactory sense after a bad snow storm in days gone by. Photos by Laura Vroman