On our way to the State Fair, we stopped by Tama, Iowa, to chat with Ms. Norma Lyon, who, for decades, sculpted the Butter Cow. Here she is at the local supermarket warming up after spending an hour in the refrigerator room, where she's finishing up her latest work.
Norma retired from her official duties this past year, but she and her husband Joe are Barack fans, so she made a special Butter O for tomorrow's event in Tama.
Norma invited us back to her family's dairy farm, where we got to meet some of the characters who've inspired her famous sculptures.
The Lyons have been married for 56 years. "It's been a fun ride," said Joe.
"There's been a lot of despair over the past several years. Hope is something we haven't seen for a while," said Joe, "But we see it in Obama."
Stay tuned for a short documentary on the Lyons.
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