Fourth of July Masquerade Fundraiser Raises $1K
A masquerade party was held on April 12 at the home of Lars Marshal to raise money for the town’s Fourth of July festivities.
The event was conceived and planned by Amy Miller, Francesca Claverie, Jessica Cowan Cobb, Cassina Quiroga Farley, Laura Fieberg, Tamara Quiroga, Heather Wood, and Laura Wenzel.
The party was well attended, and raised a little over $1000. Jan Herron won a dinner for two at the Wagon Wheel for best mask.
The committee wishes to thank Lars Marshall for the use of his house, Paula Schaper for the use of her property, and Chip Fieberg for his great fliers.
Not Nice
It’s not nice to have a guy die
On your doorstep. It’s not nice
To turn your back on misery,
And not so nice to know
That you could let him go
His way to what could be
Much worse.
He may not belong, but he’s
Around and chose to visit
On his own. He’s not from
Here, but they may hear
And say some things about us
That may, or maybe not be true.
He may have cousins out there
On the desert deadland where
A wall awaits inscriptions listing
All its many dead. I thought
About it once or twice; it may
Be legal, but it’s not nice.
—Martin Lahiff
Sunday Mornings
The canyons we’ve hiked
through much of the winter
have provided purpose
for our Sunday mornings
The physical aspect for certain
and the admiration for rock
and water that has, over eons,
brought a collective explosion
of flora and fauna
But seeing canyons as time
capsules that capture a present
state of mind only nature
can grasp so freely
We become enthralled
with the coolness and purity
of air, the low sun and its
play with shadow and light
And each and every footfall
along a path or through a wash,
a scramble up a cliff or a slide
down a hill punctuates those
Indelible moments until Sunday
mornings never tasted so good
and the entire group, sometimes
close to twenty of us, cascade
through that dreamy space so
much better for the effort
—Robert E Druchniak