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2024 - 8 - 12

Fra fødselsdage til skulpturer: En fest for det lokale!

Annie sculpture - Dorothy Ferguson - North Slope - Palisade Peach Festival - Pantheon Resources - Western Slope

Dorothy fejrer 101 år, mens kunst blomstrer i det nordlige!

I en festlig atmosfære hos Munchies fejrede den lokale legende Dorothy Ferguson sin 101 års fødselsdag. Med familie og venner omkring sig delte Dorothy sjove minder og livserfaringer fra et langt og begivenhedsrigt liv. Født i Collbran af Menzo og Francis Wagner, har hun været vidne til utallige forandringer gennem årtierne og blevet en vigtig del af lokalsamfundet. Man kan næsten sige, at hun er som en god vin – hun bliver kun bedre med alderen!

Samtidig med at Dorothy nød sin særlige dag, blomstrer kunsten i området. En grassroots-bevægelse har taget initiativ til at bringe en gateway til det nordlige skråning. Beaconen for dette projekt er skulpturen 'Annie', skabt af de talentfulde kunstnere Paul Siebenthal og Alex Cogbill. Skulpturen står stolt ved Ozark Mountain Smokehouse i Fayetteville og fungerer som et visuelt kendetegn, der tiltrækker både lokalbefolkningen og besøgende.

'Annie' er ikke bare en skulptur, men en symbolsk repræsentation af fællesskabets styrke og kreativitet. Kunstnerne tiltrak sig hurtigt opmærksomhed med deres evne til at forvandle ideer til imponerende værker. Dette initiativ glæder sig også til at forbedre indeklimaet og skabe et varmere velkomster til alle der besøger området.

Dorothys 101. fødselsdag og skulpturens opstilling vil uden tvivl føre til yderligere initiativer til at engagere samfundet i kulturelle begivenheder. Som folk siger – to er bedre end én! Samtidig skyder der måske nogle nye smukke skulpturer op ude i det blå for at fejre både fortiden og fremtiden. Det er en dejlig påmindelse om, at vi altid kan finde glæde og skønhed i vores lokalområder.

Vidste du, at det ikke er almindeligt at fejre 101 år? I Danmark er der kun få, der når denne imponerende alder! Desuden er kunst en fantastisk måde at fremme samhørighed på, og det involverer ikke kun lokale kunstnere, men hele fællesskabet. Tænk på, hvilken vidunderlig historie, der ligger bag hver skulptur og hvert jubilæum, der væver et fællesskab sammen!

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Western slope native celebrates 101st birthday (WesternSlopeNow)

Dorothy Ferguson celebrated her 101st birthday at Munchies with family and friends. Dorothy was born in Collbran to Menzo and Francis Wagner.

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Grassroots effort launches to bring gateway to northern slope of ... (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

The sculpture 'Annie,' created by artists Paul Siebenthal and Alex Cogbill, stands Friday at the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse in Fayetteville.

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Grassroots effort launches to bring gateway to northern slope of ... (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

The sculpture 'Annie' created by artists Paul Siebenthal and Alex Cogbill stands Friday at the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse in Fayetteville.

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California Department of Transportation officials say construction contractors are continuing a $4.5 million emergency erosion project Victorville.

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