Soaking rain fails to dampen spirits in Central City
By David Josselyn
The special events of Central City Days featured Stills in the Hills on Saturday, July 13th. Stills in the Hills brought thirteen distillers from Buena Vista to Lyons to favor participants with samples of their craft on Main Street. The event also featured three bands and nine booths from local entities. The day started warm and sunny, but quickly became overcast. A drenching thirty minute downpour from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. failed to keep people away. As the echoing thunder boomed across the valley, many people sent cheers up to the heavens; whether from the firework quality of the thunder or the joy of true moisture for the dry land, it was unclear. The crowd, ever in high spirits, came right back for the rest of the afternoon, regardless of an intermittent rainfall. Punctuating the event, on the top of the hour, every hour, the Wild Bunch Gang put on a brief show ending in a gunfight. Amazingly, the same ruffians who were shot came right back the next hour, as if nothing had happened. In fact, several were seen sampling the offerings of several distillers between shows. The music from the live bands was of exceptionally good quality. Robert Williams, lead singer of Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, remarked that the sound was “the best he’s had in a long time.” Joe Behm, Executive Director of the Central City Business Improvement District declared the event such a success, that it will be brought back next year.
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