“Smile When You Say Volunteer….Cowboy!”

George Bush is not the only one who practices cowboy diplomacy. You now have to add Dwight Miller and his posse from WQLN. Last Thursday, Dwight and his crew of hombres hosted a volunteer round-up party as a special thanks for all their help. While not exactly “Bush( err...Butch) Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” there were raindrops falling on some heads.

For me, it was good to see all the volunteers who gratefully gave of their time to help the station. As a former board member, I have been helping Tom McLaren and Mavis Sergeant with a history of WQLN. It has been two years in the making and still going strong. We have done 60 interviews so far.

The western themed fest had plenty of donated food including 14 different chilies to taste made by the staff. Everyone could vote for their favorite. Mary and I didn’t stay around to find out who won. (Send me an email partners and I will post it together with the winning recipe)

It is always good to know that, in spite of Erie’s economic malaise, public broadcasting here is alive and kicking “A’s.”