Walking into Jerry Wood’s studio is like walking into another era. The still grace of the sculptures themselves are the only suggestion of movement, except for the carver himself surrounded by the chink, chink of hammer and chisel on stone. Dust floats in the air and comes to rest like a skiff of sepia-colored snow on finished and half-finished pieces.

Seven members of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion post at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 15.
Discussion was held and plans made for the concession sales at the Fishing Derby to be held at the Saratoga Lake June 19 and 20.
Plans were also discussed for the beer sales at the Chariot Races. Sign-up sheets will go up right after the fishing derby. Members need to sign up early for the job they want to do for this event.

Isabella Mackenzie Pride was born Jan. 24, 2013, in Laramie, to parents Gena Chymych and Mack Pride III.
She weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 inches long.
Her maternal grandmother is Karen Aurthor and her paternal grandparents are Sharon Pride and Mack Pride Jr.
She has two sisters, Angela Schmidt, 10, and Trysta Schmidt, 4.

Another week has gone and we are almost finished with the first month of the year. YIKES! Thankfully, we don’t get old as fast as the months go by, HA! The week was a good one with folks coming in for meals, chats, and activities as always.

There were just five for bingo this week. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Winnie Allen and Merle Starr. Winnie won the $4 blackout round.
There were two tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Glee Johnson and Lee Groshart. There was a tie for second high between Mary Alice Sjoden and Barb Wise and Gertrude Herold and Kristi Groshart.

yed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident.