City Hall was a modern brick building a couple of blocks from the Capitol Building. There I was talking to the two officers (who rode up earlier on mountain bikes to meet us) and as they were telling me about their job patrolling the Green Belt, I could tell they loved it from the looks on their smiling faces.

Skot rode down to take a closer look at the Capitol building and I saw him up on the large landing where the reception would take place. Someone yelled at Skot and asked where Bob was. And as that was said, we saw Bob zoom by oblivious to us. His dad, who had come for this, ran after him yelling for him to come back. He was obviously distracted by the historic building. Fortunately the day before I had gotten my look at what was here.

Everything from then on was a flurry of activity and too much for my wandering eyes.  This was an emotional time for me and, as it became time for me to speak, my wandering eyes became "watering" eyes.

Noticing that Lynn Shrum's (the Mayor's personal assistant) eyes were also moistening, I knew it was time to do myself and the TV cameraman a favor and finish what I wanted to say. Somehow I managed to finish my little speech and then Skot stepped up to the plate. Now, all eyes were focused on Skot, as all you readers should now be.

Skot and Bob knew their way to the Green Belt so, after wishing them luck, I was on my way. I did look over my shoulder and saw Skot & Bob getting ready to ride - and the beautiful Capitol Building in Idaho's City of Boise. What a day!!

Rocky Brown