There was the Sierra Bullet factory. Bullet demand has been on the rise during the past three years. They supply the military as well as private "shooters". The shooting range is underground and sometimes doubles as a tornado shelter.
Bothwell Lodge, just north of town reminded us somewhat of the Ehrmann Mansion at Lake Tahoe. John Bothwell built it in the early 1900's as a summer home for himself and friends. His wife died at age 22 from pregnancy complications and he never remarried. The original dwelling was added onto several times and the grounds are lovely as well.
I don't think we'd ever toured a newspaper before, so the Sedalia Democrat was a first. Ahh, the smell of INK! We had an interesting conversation with one of the writers. She's responsible for a monthly interview with a veteran and apparently it's become a very popular feature of the paper for both veterans and readers alike.
The downtown library was built with Carnegie grant money and is a beautiful building. It's become something of a museum as well. The OLD newspapers it houses are crumbling from age.
The Katy Depot was an attraction we visited on our own. The Katy trail begins there; a bike trail that was once the railroad route. The tracks were removed and a trail constructed that goes for hundreds of miles.
Jay Thompson celebrated his birthday Wednesday night with well-wishers who all gathered at his site.
This was after the early worker dinner that featured SubWay sandwiches. I had nice visits with Dorma and Bill Kindle, Jack and Sherry White and Elna Thompson and Carol Pember. We all manage to just pick up where we'd last left off.
Our tour of the Bothwell Hotel was impressive. The rooms are about the size of those in Europe and the renovation most definitely cost more than the original building.
More and more are drifting in. Carlos and Rosemary Leach arrived yesterday afternoon and came over last night. The evenings are comfortable enough to sit outside, fortunately. Others we know will arrive Monday.
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