I took my Mother on the annual cemetery tour around Bottineau. We visit and check on the graves at Willow Creek, Bottineau, Gardena and north of Carbury. We started at Willow Creek and it is always fun to visit there because of the old pipe organ. As we pulled into the church yard we heard the organ playing which is a bit eerie. I went in and frightened the young lady playing the organ. She is from Texas and playing at “Willow” for the summer. We visited for a bit and she told me her name which I promptly forgot. She said that she friended me on face book but I don’t think she did. Anyway you folks at “”Willow” are blessed to have such an accomplished musician and dedicated organist. If someone would tell me the young ladies name I would appreciate it.
Pastor,
I would love to hear the history of that huge organ. We saw it on a particularly stormy, muddy congregational anniversary Sunday. The roads out to the church were an exercise for those who think they can drive on and in anything! I was amazed when I saw the organ and would have loved to have heard someone really open it up!!It fairly dwarfs the whole sanctuary! What a gem in an often forgotten and not easily gotten to part of the world!
Too bad Betty didn’t hear the organ recital that weekend. My daughter, Reena Samper, who has a Master’s degree in sacred music/organ gave a very nice recital for that stormy anniversary. She would have heard the organ at its finest!