It's a small town without that small-town feeling of people running your life. They're just there to help if you need them. You can do for the community, or you can be a hermit. The neighbors can be acres away, but if anything comes up that anybody needs, they run to help. |
Jean wanted it to be money-raiser. What do you do, hold a bake sale? She was the heart and the soul and the business. |
There was a 1,600-acre fire that our volunteer fire department was trying to fight with garden hoses and grit. We knew we had to get serious about fire protection. |