Hello, again, Friends of Aunt Phoebe:

I'm still trying to navigate my way around this blogging thing and, I fear, not doing very wel at it. Perhaps this will work..Here is an update about the Judson Statue Project. At last Bob McDermott has begun the sculpting process and is working on Aunt Phoebe's head. This will be a staged process; Stage I is a life-sized bronze bust of Phoebe Judson, "The Mother of Lynden." Once this is completed, Bob will then begin to create another life-sized bust of Holden Judson, Lynen's first Mayor and "Father of Lynden." These will then be used in conjunction with construction of the full statue, featuring Phoebe seated on a marble bench and Holden standing behind her. We envision residents and tourists coming to visit the statue, sitting on the bench next to Phoebe..or standing next to Holden..and getting their souvenir snapshots, just like they do now with the Dirty Dan Harris statue in Fairhaven. There is enough money to pay Bob his first payment and will likely be enough to pay the second one in six weeks. I feel comfortable, at last, in the outlook for large future donations because we now have some major fundraisers interesting in joining us in this project. Within a month, the Lynden Tribune will feature an article about Bob McDermott, in his studio in Blaine, sculpting Aunt Phoebe's head. When I have a photo, I will post it to this blog. Stay tuned!