John Wayne's from my hometown :)

On Friday May 28th, I took Romeo in to the statue dedication for the John Wayne Birthplace Museum that was right off the square in Winterset. We were really just there for looks but I was fine by that because we were both pretty tired from coming back from Kansas City. An eight foot statue was placed on an empty lot which will soon be the home of the John Wayne Museum. We stood tall and proud in front of 6 American Flags while many people talked about John Wayne, including his daughter, Aissa Wayne. After the dedication there was a dinner in the garden. I attended that but let mom take Romeo home (I didn't think they wanted a huge horse in the gardens behind the birthplace). I got to talk to so many John Wayne fans and people from all over the country! It was a wonderful evening.On Saturday evening I was invited to the VIP dinner and auction. I was able to take pictures with many of the guests and had some wonderful conversations. The dinner was spicy Mexican food to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the motion picture epic The Alamo. I was privileged enough to get to sit at the same table as John Wayne's daughter, Aissa, and I felt like I got to know her on a more personal level. Garrison Auction Services did the auction and Jonny and Chuck did an awesome job of raising money for the John Wayne Birthplace so the museum can get underway. Jonny and Chuck did the auction at my coronation in February so it was great to get to work with them again.
After the auction Moe Bandy was playing and I couldn't believe how many people from the community were there to see him. I didn't stay because I had family at my house getting ready for my graduation, but from what I heard they were AWESOME!! After they got done playing the John Wayne Birthplace showed the Alamo outdoors on a huge blow up screen. A HUGE thank you goes out to Brian Downs for making me apart of this awesome celebration. I'm so happy I was able to help out and I'm glad I was able to be apart of it.
Until we ride again...