Glen Earnest of Eupora
Thomas Wells
Like the Energizer Bunny, Glen Earnest keeps going and going.
Even at age 94, Glen is still making wooden toys to bring smiles to the faces of children.
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The aerial train yard high above the family room features small train tracks his children gave him over the years. The lower white tracks rum around the perimeter of the room, more than 8 feet above the floor.
Thomas Wells
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Thomas Wells
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A view of a caboose from the loft above the family room.
Thomas Wells
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A pair of biplanes wait patiently in Glen's shop for the day they fly to the home of a child.
Thomas Wells
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Glen Earnest of Eupora
Thomas Wells
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