Thirteen young people age 5-16 had the opportunity to learn some of the history of an integral part of their community, the railroad, and to share it with the public at the Staples Historic Depot on Aug. 29.They were able to learn it right from the source, too, the people who lived it, thanks to a grant obtained by the Staples Historical Society. The grant helped to pay for a playwright and a composer to work with former railroad employees and with the students to write the play and compose five original songs. The song portrayed here was celebrating the life of the hobo, “The King of Everywhere.” (Staples World photo by Brenda Halvorson)