Oma With a View 01-10-11

6:00am, 19°, 2" new snow


As the title indicates Oma has a view, a good one at that, but her memory is a little skewed.  Hence the corrections to yesterday musing.

This is the 6th year of the "Big Read'' in Wallowa County.  The first year we read "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.  Then we read, Oregon author, Craig Lesley's "River Song." "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck was read the third year.  "Call of the Wild" by Jack London, the fourth, and last year we read "To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee.  I said that we read "Kaffir Boy" as a big read choice.  We did not.  It was on the list of alternate books to read along with "To Kill a Mocking Bird."  Whew, I hope that sets everything straight.


Last nights kick off played to a packed house.  The Odd Fellows Hall, was literally groaning with delight as everyone gathered for fellowship, food and entertainment.  The stage was set with an outdoor theme, a fishing pole, depicting one of Toms favorite pass-times was front and center.  The program was delivered by Dr Cindy Lovell.  She a self-proclaimed "Twainiac",an educator and  Executive Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal Missouri.  She held us, her audience, enthralled as she gave us a birds eye view of Mark Twain's life.  Her passion for everything about Mark Twain is plain to see.


Hope everyone can attend the film, "Mark Twain Tonight."  It will be playing throughout Wallowa County.


Enough for today, more tomorrow, something besides the Big Read, I hope.