June 14th, 2008 by Jennine

I was given the joyous duty to capture the events taking place in our community today: a Flag Day Celebration, a saddle club horse show, a flag burning ceremony held by the American Legion, and the happenings at the Aquatic Center.

It was a hectic day, time-wise, but as I went from one activity to the next, enjoying all the facets of small town life, I was filled with overwhelming happiness and peace.

Happiness because I witnessed first hand how young, old, rich, poor, abled and disabled meld together to form a community, each bringing to the table unique life experience; a buffet of perspective perfectly seasoned with tradition.

Peace because I know that in the event of a catastrophy, these good-hearted, hard-working people would reach out to help me. In the event of a crisis, these same people whose images I’ve captured, have got my back.

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