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Pick a Color

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Saint Matthew's Cathedral  Laramie, WY Most of the doors on St. Matthew's are bright red, and I love them! To me, the color of the doors is welcoming.  When I lived in Riverton, I painted my front door Kelly Green, but I also considered painting it Lemon Yellow.  If you could paint your exterior door any color, what would it be?

Local Treasure

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the altar and part of the pipes for the organ St. Matthew's Cathedral Laramie, WY November 2018 Yesterday afternoon I attended a pipe organ concert at the St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral . The concerts are hosted by Friends of Music and performed monthly (October - May) in three Laramie locations. This was my first visit to the Cathedral and I enjoyed viewing the beautiful stained glass and architecture. The building was constructed in the late 1800's, and the curator told me the main building hasn't changed much since then, but the spires and the stained glass were added in the early 1900s. The main tower has a working clock that chimes the hour and half hour. During the hour long concert, the organ (installed in 1925) was played by four local musicians and was a treat to hear. note the ornate decorations on the pipes  the setting sun makes the local sandstone exterior glow According to Wikipedia :   The cross at the top of the spire is 118 feet (36 ...