The Three Links Odd Cast

Small Town; Big Creativity


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Coulterville, California is a relic of the Gold Rush; a small mountain community nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  There are 110 residents of the town, which is situated at the crossroads of two state highways that take tourists to and from mountain tourist attractions like Yosemite National Park.  Like so many other towns of the Old West, Coulterville has an Odd Fellows Lodge, but one that was on the verge of closing.  Just when it seemed like the lodge was about to join so many other Gold Rush-era lodges in the history books, along came Erica Wolfsen, a multi-generational resident of Coulterville, and Willow Polson, her friend and partner in reviving the lodge.  When they joined, rumors were swirling around the town that the lodge couldn't afford to stay open.  They both stepped up and found ways to make the lodge an essential part of the community again and membership has rebounded as a result.  They tell us the story of what they did and how they did it.  Spoiler alert: it involves getting active and holding events in the community.  The Shoutout goes to another re-chartered lodge, this time San Antonio No. 11 in Texas.  In the Odd Podge, Erica raves about the inspiring speech Grand Master of California Rita Cooper gave at her recent visitation, Willow shares her happiness with the recent membership gains, Toby talks about the new plan his associate lodge has adopted to bring members in more gradually, and Ainslie previews the sad but rewarding duty of tending to a member at the end of his life.

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The Three Links Odd CastBy Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich, Meredith Moore

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