Photo by Howard Owens.
The Stumblin' Inn is gone but nowhere near forgotten. It's been five years since the hub of community life in Elba, and a favorite venue of area musicians was lost in a fire.
The community came together on Saturday to recall some of those memories, celebrate the good times, listen to -- and play -- some favorite music, and help raise some money for a charity that benefits young adults and adolescents dealing with cancer.
"This was about bringing the community together and paying tribute to my ad, Jim Goff, and my uncle, Stork, and the Stumblin' Inn, and it's nice to see everybody show up and support a good cause," said Jessica Goff. "It's good to get everybody together again. It's a great turnout."
Jessica was selling Stumblin' Inn memorability to benefit the Dear Jack Foundation.
The event was organized by the Elba Betterment Committee.
There were three hours of music provided by Savage Cabbage, Dave Viterna, Mac, Front Porch Pickers, and Dylan Desmit.
"It does bring back memories," said Barbie Starowitz, whose brothers are members of Savage Cabbage. "We all grew up coming to the Stumblin' Inn. We were all working in the fields, and this is where we'd come. There are a of really good memories. Our entire family always went to the Stumblin' Inn for a nice cold one and a good laugh. It was like Cheers. You walked in, and it didn't matter what you were wearing or how you were doing or how you felt; you always left laughing and having a good time."
Photos by Howard Owens
