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Sleepy Town X Came Alive For Justice Denied's Benefit Dance!
By Hans Sherrer, JD Staff member
{To our readers: Hans wrote this piece with the name of our town. Because I was overwhelmed with calls after the article about JD came out in a Eugene newspaper, I have elected to disguise the name of our town. I trust you will understand. We are not set up to handle that many calls, along with running a magazine, and keeping a homestead going with apprentices. Hans is an able chronicler of JD's dance benefit, and we are all grateful to him.}
Sleepy Town X Came Alive For Justice Denied's Benefit Dance!
By Hans SherrerTown X is a sleepy little town nestled in the gentle slopes of Oregon's Coast Mountains. Situated in a forested area that formerly bustled with Douglas fir logging activity, Town X1 is on the Pacific Ocean 10 miles Northwest, and M. P. is 5 miles Southeast. Town X2 and its surrounding area is so quaint that visiting there has been described as if one has traveled in a time machine back to the 1950s. Justice Denied's founder and editor Clara Boggs lives on the outskirts of this real life Mayberry.
The city library is located on the western outskirts of Town X's several square block business district. Adjacent to the library is the town's community center. The spacious interior of the community center resembles an old time school auditorium. It has rough-hewn wood walls and its hardwood floor is so beautifully kept you can almost see your reflection, and at the far end from the entrance is an elevated stage.
On the night of Saturday, May 18th, however, the impression of a first time visitor to Town X wouldn't have been that it is a tranquil easygoing community, because it was shaking, rattling and rolling to the hypo-psychedelic new wave sounds of Vivid Curve performing from the community center's stage. Why? They were the featured entertainment at the fund raising benefit dance for Justice Denied Magazine.
Clara Boggs was a one-woman whirlwind as she spent the weeks preceding the dance promoting it in the local area by posting flyers and glad-handing people wherever she went. Clara's promotional activities continued right on through the day of the dance, when she was aided by two volunteers in passing out handbills during an annual parade in neighboring M.P.A nice crowd showed up, and all who attended had a grand time dancing and visiting with one another. A number of parents brought their children, and they got into the spirit of things by dancing right along with mom and pop. When people got thirsty or had an attack of the munchies, they were able to choose from the selection of healthy beverages and snacks offered at the Eden Valley Health Foods refreshment table. It was a special bonus that Eden Valley's co-owner, cheerful and bubbly Jolene, made a point to be at the dance in support of raising money for Justice Denied.
Jolene, co-owner of Eden Valley Health Foods, as she enjoys listening to Vivid Curve at the JD Benefit DancePeople not only traveled from northern and eastern Oregon, but even from Seattle, almost 500 miles to the north, to attend Saturday night's festivities. Although the dance didn't raise as much money as was hoped, it made Justice Denied very visible in (Town X's) close-knit community and enabled like-minded people to meet and get to know each other in person.
Ron Eller, Pam Eller, Carla Crouch, Clara Boggs, Chip Boggs, and Hans Sherrer (left to right)The experience gained from setting up and promoting the benefit dance will undoubtedly enable Justice Denied's next fund raising event to be even more of a success than was this year's!
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