Derek Mohler (top) as Hot Balloons, reads from telegrams while (left to right) Jim Griffith, Robin Cochrane, Finn Roth and Dana Parker, playing the Rag Pickers, pick through rags in a scene from the play "Rootabaga Stories" by Carl Sandburg. The play, presented by Roots and directed by Judy Anderson, will be performed at the Alpine Theater on July 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for pre-purchase at Barn Owl Books. Photo by Chelsea Tuttle/For The Star-News
