BAILEY DAYS

music, a kids area with bounce houses and games, lots of food trucks and booths, plus local nonpro ts, political groups and businesses.

e weather was perfect on June 24: sunny, temperatures in the 70s and cooling breezes.

It was easy for attendees to get their sustenance with Mad Jack’s Brewery on one end and Cutthroat

Cafe on the other, with a bunch of food trucks plus vendors selling baked goods, to ee, lemonade and more.

While Jim Wilson auctioned o items to bene t the Park County Historical Society and the Blood Brothers played on the main stage, Lisa Day of Cottage Creations told those who stopped by her booth about her di erent cakes, pies and cookies. Day, who lives in Bailey, has a home business, and she says she creates many custom cake orders.

Among the Red Rocks To ee Co. and Sunshine the Moonbeam Bak- ing Co. booths was the Life Bridge food pantry, which provides food for the needy from 3-5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Board treasurer Dan Hancock said the pantry serves 120 area families, trying to make it as easy as possible for them to get the food they need. en there was Jody Oker of Shawnee, who creates jewelry out of silverware. She explained that she started as a silversmith, but as the price of silver increased, she moved to silver-plated forks, knives and spoons.

Collins loves having a booth at Bailey Days because his wife’s family has a cabin in Bailey, and it gives them a chance to hang out there in the summer.

Skinner, who has been making furniture for more than 40 years, has moved from making large heavy pieces to creating decorative trees, vases, mushrooms and Christmas ornaments.

“ is is so much fun,” he said. “People are so pleasant. It’s just fun.”