Firepole dedication

Andy and I went to the museum last night for a gathering with some of our generous donors.

So many desserts ...

and champagne!

I love a well-executed theme and one of our volunteers nailed it. We were there to celebrate the 147th of Philander Barclay whose photos essentially started the Historical Society. A bicycle repairman by trade, he rode his bicycle all over town to take photos so the tablecloth and napkins had bicycles on them and there were bicycles on the table, of course.

We also had a dedication ceremony for the firepole that was installed late last year. The museum is in an old fire house so it's only fitting we have a fire pole, and now we have a plaque dedicating the pole to the executive director (who had the idea to install a pole) for his 30-plus years of working at the Historical Society.

The surprise of the night was the executive director sliding down the pole. Normally, the hole is covered with plastic so visitors can't slide down. He went pretty fast, hence the blurry photo. I also have a video that I hope to post on Facebook today.

Andy helped me out by taking pictures. Here he is in action.