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PHOTO GALLERY: Reception for Rick Smith and A Land Remembered


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 16, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Reception for Rick Smith and A Land Remembered
Rick Smith talks to the audience about his father, the book and the impact it has had on people.
Rick Smith talks to the audience about his father, the book and the impact it has had on people.
Shannon Staub and Christine Johnson
Shannon Staub and Christine Johnson
Eric and Christine Robinson, Paul Hudson and Bob Vedder
Eric and Christine Robinson, Paul Hudson and Bob Vedder
Helen McBeam, Marilyn Harwell and Karen Eastmoore
Helen McBeam, Marilyn Harwell and Karen Eastmoore
Nancy and David Pike with Andrea Ginsky
Nancy and David Pike with Andrea Ginsky
Barb McDonald and Debi Osborne
Barb McDonald and Debi Osborne
The publishers of ‘A Land Remembered,’ David and June Cussen.
The publishers of ‘A Land Remembered,’ David and June Cussen.
Each guest at the reception received a copy of ‘A Land Remembered.’
Each guest at the reception received a copy of ‘A Land Remembered.’
Rick Smith personalizes books for the guests.
Rick Smith personalizes books for the guests.
Paul Hudson and Sara Beth Kalajian
Paul Hudson and Sara Beth Kalajian
Ellen, Caroline and Will Steinwachs
Ellen, Caroline and Will Steinwachs
Karen Eastmoore, Shannon Staub, Maureen O’Harra and Nancy DeLong
Karen Eastmoore, Shannon Staub, Maureen O’Harra and Nancy DeLong
Jon Thaxton, Marilyn Harwell and Helen McBeam
Jon Thaxton, Marilyn Harwell and Helen McBeam
Lee and Carol Ann Bryer
Lee and Carol Ann Bryer
David and Nancy Pike, Connie and Randall Reid and Sara Beth Kalajian
David and Nancy Pike, Connie and Randall Reid and Sara Beth Kalajian
Dan and Nancy Bailey
Dan and Nancy Bailey
Sara Beth Kalajian, Rick Smith and Andrea Ginsky
Sara Beth Kalajian, Rick Smith and Andrea Ginsky
Jeffrey Steinwachs and Paul Hudson
Jeffrey Steinwachs and Paul Hudson
Karen Eastmoore, Nancy Bailey and Leslie Loftus
Karen Eastmoore, Nancy Bailey and Leslie Loftus
Suzanne Gregory, Debi Osborne and Catherine Rustin
Suzanne Gregory, Debi Osborne and Catherine Rustin

 

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