Thoughts and Photos by Joanne

 

This family member loves to sun himself by the indoor pool at Holmes Saw Mill. The log cabin style home in which he lives is 9000 sq feet! Like most locals this kitty is very friendly!

 

Also at Holmes Saw Mill, this is "Bear." He is not very scary at all. He would sooner lick you than scare you away.

 

Not your high tech, flashy neon signs for this small town. This is the main intersection coming into Tustin. Look out for traffic - I mean deer!

 

Powell's Grocery store specializes in all types of jerky. Sarah Sturm explained the cuts of meat used for jerky.

 

Many different types of spices are used in the jerky - everything from garlic to cinnamon. People have been known to special order Powell's jerky as it packs well and so may be sent overseas to service men and women.

 

What would a small town be without its local hardware store? Family run for years, the grandfather also started the Pine River Museum to house Tustin artifacts.

 

This is the first floor of the Tustin Pine River Museum. Outstanding collections of memorabilia from Tustin's past.

 

A small sample of a memory quilt hangs in the Tustin Pine River Museum. It is interesting that the names are stitched in the quilt in cursive handwriting - not so easy to do.

 

Now we are cooking! Don't burn yourself on this stove; looks like it has been put to good use over the years.

 

When your high school closes down, where do you store all your students' memories and accomplishments? Right here. Preserved here as you can see are many of the photographs of the students. There are also school uniforms and newspaper articles.

 

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