On behalf of the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, board members Bill Lambert and Pam Jacobs would like to thank everyone who attended the 5th annual Barn Dance and Picnic at Rotary Park on June 23.
Special thanks to the phenomenal Tim Sullivan Band as well Allora Leonard and several talented Stillwater Music youth performers including Alec Bell, Elias Javier and Ruth Bernado, who entertained the crowd during intermission.
Many thanks to the Cowboy Poetry Gathering board and their spouses for all their help in organizing the evening, and a big thanks the VFW for providing food and beverages as well as Cream Bean Berry for donating their tasty artisan ice cream.
The donations of the following Friends of the Gathering allowed us to cover our upfront expenses, so a very big thank you to: Basin Co-op, Four Corners Roofing, Niles and Carol Bruno, Dick and Sherry Colquitt, Mark David, Sharla Dyar, Keller Williams Realty, Evelyn and Bruce Gaylor, Julie and Richard Houston, Richard and Pam Jacobs, Bill and Mary Kay Lambert, Karren Little, Sam and Tanna Noble, Christine and Howard Rachlin, Lindy and Eldon Simmons, Mary Kay and Bill Steadman.
We are grateful to the community’s support and enthusiasm as we strive to preserve Durango’s Western heritage.
Pam Jacobs, co-chairman