Carousel of Smiles announces potential new home
Gabe Gabel concentrates as she finetunes the paint on one of the 36 ponies that make up the Carousel of Smiles, a 1920 Allan Herschel carousel. The carousel is one of a limited number that are intact with their original ponies and mechanisms.
Photo courtesy CLAY HUTCHISON
Reno Hutchison, center, talks with Meg Marchiando and Gabe Gabel about the color scheme for some of the ponies for the Carousel of Smiles. Hutchison, who launched the nonprofit with her husband Clay following their purchase of the 1920 Allan Herschel carousel in 2000, announced the lease and option to purchase the former Co-Op Gas & Supply building on Church Street as the potential future home of the carousel.
Wendy Lawrence paints the saddle on one of the Carousel of Smiles ponies.
An artist's rendition of the potential future home of the Carousel of Smiles.
SANDPOINT —The ponies are on the move.
This time, the 36 ponies, studio, and workshop that make up the Carousel of Smiles are headed to what Clay and Reno Hutchison hope is its final home. The couple announced Wednesday the lease and the option to purchase the former Co-Op Gas & Supply Co. building at 502 Church St.
The move, slated for Oct. 1, will see the carousel come together under one roof, joining Marketplace Antiques and the Pie Hut.
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