Who loves a parade?

If you missed our Neewollah Grand Parade last Saturday then you missed a doozie. Two hours of pretty girls, high school bands, horses, floats, the Budweiser Clydesdales, clowns, Shriners in funny cars, and more. Here are a few pictures taken by Julie Hilderman. More of the pictures can be seen and downloaded at Picture Independence.

Two local artists - Nick Wright and Terry Ricketts

Nick Wright is the photographer responsible for the wonderful shot of our Carnegie building at dusk that is featured on the library's home page. Nick's day job is as a photojournalist for the Independence Daily Reporter, and if you live here you see his work every day. Nick posts a blog of his own that you can check out HERE. He hasn't posted to it since April so we need to get on his case to bring it up to date. I would like to see the work he did of the flood and the flood recovery efforts.

Nick's blog links to a Photography 101 course that is online and free, you can access it HERE.

Coincidentally, another local artist is featured on Nick's blog whose name is Terry Ricketts. Terry is the artist who designed and created the stained glass stabile in the library atrium. This photo is by Nick Wright for the Independence Daily Reporter.


The piece was funded by the Friends of the Library and the Campbell Memorial and it was installed just days before we opened on February 10, 2007.

This is a shot of Terry and an assistant finishing the installation taken by Julie Hildebrand. Terry's studio is located in Sedan and is a fun place to visit. The studio is filled with stained glass work, paintings, sculptures, and some jewelery. Classes in stained glass work and other types glass artistry and offered. The Studio in the Hills is located at 126 West Main in Sedan.