May General Meeting, Pot Luck & American West Music and Stories Presentation
Share in a potluck lunch. Guests with last names beginning with letter A thru M – bring a main dish; N thru Z – bring a salad or vegetable side dish. Bring dishes that serve 8 or more after 11:30 AM for the noon luncheon. Please label serving utensils and dishes that contain nuts or fish. Dessert, dinner rolls, butter, coffee, punch and tableware will be provided. Questions? Contact Linda Hendon by email at hsportsnuts@gmail.com.
Ben and Ole’s Land
Presented by Patty Clayton, award-winning Western artist
Enjoy award-winning Western artist Patty Clayton’s music and stories of the American West in her presentation, “Ben and Ole’s Land”. This presentation includes a short documentary that was produced by Patty Clayton featuring a glimpse into the lives of Patty’s Great Grandparents Benjamin Reeves and Julia Nelson Reeves and the lands they ranched on near Lewiston, Idaho in the early 20th century. Patty’s journey into her past to learn more of her relatives lives on the ranches inspired the project and the song she wrote and dedicated to them, ‘Ben & Ole’s Land’.
Patty will also present some of her original songs dedicated to the emigrants who took that arduous journey in search of the promised land.
BIO Patty Clayton
With a voice “as pure as the prairie wind”, Patty Clayton is a performer and songwriter of stories of the west. She has gained recognition with her buckaroo ballads and western swing, a genre inspired by her life in the west and the settling in the Pacific Northwest of her ancestors with a history rich in ranching. She has won numerous awards and honors for her accomplishments over the past three decades, most recently being named the International Western Music Association’s 2024 Female Performer of the Year. You can follow her adventures and travels on the musical trails on her website www.pattyclayton.com
