A wonderful season in my life came to an end as I let go of the last scrap of aluminum from an old farm store complex. On October 9, 2021, a raging fire destroyed all four buildings which were originally a farmer-owned co-op in Mount Angel.
The businesses were devastated by the conflagration and our family had to have the property cleaned up and sold.
We managed to gather some scraps of aluminum from the old grain towers. A local Mount Angel lady, Tammy Plummer, painted pictures of the building on some of them and flags on others. We sold them as a fundraiser for a school. With deep sadness I released the last one from the tight grasp of my hands.
This is the end of memorable years of running an Oktoberfest parking lot, enjoying Bob's visits, and seeing that historic building looming over that old German town.