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For love of Place   

By Gwendolyn Bounds
William Morrow Publishing

BY LINDA MARKIN that lies at the heart of Garrison, . “"9 2°05
New York. Hardcover, 304 pages

   

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Chapel on the River was are no overbearing monologues PVOVIWHQ OPDOVWNWES f0?‘

»  written in the aftermath about “what matters most.” And D€0Dl€ *0 mefit in C0mf0l"tfll’7l€
of the attacks on New York Sep- yet, only a reader not paying at- social surroundings

tember 11, 2001. Reading it now, tention can miss what she says

as New Orleans and much of the so clearly about Guinan’s and

Gulf Coast have been wiped off the town of Ga.rrison: People are

Qrriy a reader’ net paying attention

sea miss what site says so dearly about
fiuirzasfis and the tows of Garrison: People
are what itttbtre a5 piazza Witt‘: meaning.

the face of the continent by Ka- what irnbueaplace with meaning. Wt-Wot?" NU

trina, brings the importance and People gravitate to places that W."
love of place into poignant focus. humanize them. Making ritual and

 

Wendy and her partner Kath- remembering history are the most
ryn had an apartment next door meaningful of human activities. _ respect and appreciation for differ-
to the World Trade Center. They Guinan’s rituals are oriented ences and common humanity we
were preparing for their day as toward inclusion and community. can muster, to shelter the hundreds
reporters for the Wall Street J our- Far beyond mere customer ser- of thousands displaced by Katrina
nal when the planes struck the vice, Guinan’s bar is about creat- We can only hope that beyond the
twin towers. They left their build- ing community from the people soul-less strips that surround our come out come out
ing quickly on the trail of a story, (and dog) who pass through her cities, there are enough ‘«‘Guinan’s” Wherever you are!
never considering they would be doors. Anyone who cares, anyone and patrons of Guinan’s to take in
unable to return home by evening. who values what is found there . those in need. V
It is hard to grasp that everything is welcome. Race, class, worldly
_ Ayou once knew has changed when status, political persuasion,
you are in the middle of the event sexual orientation — none of these Read more ab°Ut Wendy
that changes it. rise to the level of dividers for the B°U“d5 and Little Chapel
. But change’ it does. The apart- patrons of Guinan’s. Rather, mu- °“ the River at WWW‘ _
E ~ ment was uninhabitable, and a tual respect and appreciation are 9""e”d°'Y”b°””d5'°°m/'”deX'
chance visit to a. small town 50 the qualities that draw the people Mm‘
V miles north of New York City J together and make the place spe- Linda Markin is {he CFO of ’ " , ’
[ resulted 1“ ““‘°“he’ "f°'a~“""“g °‘a1' 3 concept Two in Morrisville. Check out our web page: www.vgsa.com
event for Wendy and Kathryn. Guinan’s in Garrison provided is the Vice president of the _
The story that unfolds in Little Wendy and Katluyn a home when Samara Foundation Board,
Chapel on the River is the story theirs was devastated. It will take and lives in Hardwick with her
of a store/bar, called Guinan’s, all the special places and all the partner of 26 years..

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