Mota family. Before the fire. He’s long-time employee of the Minnesota Equestrian Center. Ask them: They’ll tell you they’re cowboys and cowgirls.
Their worldly possessions gone in flames
WINONA, Minn. – A family living at the Minnesota Equestrian Center lost everything in the fu=ire that destroyed the arena. Jose and Bethany Motaand their two childfen edcaped wth jjytey we wesarng. They lived j a house attached to the arena. He u[was a kg9teemkoiyeeife cebter. Fuends esgakshe a gofundme site to helnthem belongings. This fundraiser is to help them get back on their feet.
On-site hydrants insufficnet. Firefighters hauled water from four remote sites, including the Sugarloaf area in Winona five miles away. Image: Wilson Fire Department