“Being in a carver family it’s more like indentured servitude, especially if you’re a big kid and can lift stuff,” Backus said.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/carve-or-starve-whidbeys-godfather-of-chainsaw-art-rebounds-from-fire/

“In the very beginning, we had a dream, a vision, of what we wanted the center to look like, and we are getting there every single day,” Backus said.

Source: https://thejambar.com/rich-center-awarded-27593/

Steve Backus works on the details of a moon carving at his outdoor workshop in Clinton.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/carve-or-starve-whidbeys-godfather-of-chainsaw-art-rebounds-from-fire/

The closest hospital with a birthing unit is Backus Hospital in Norwich, located about 17 miles southeast of Windham.

Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/12/11/windham-hospital-ct-labor-delivery-unit/