CONNECTIONS A meeting place for community bankers Robert Fricke refers to his beloved wooden boats as " fast furniture. " " Almost 40 years ago, I started refinishing my grandfather's wooden fishing boat. So, I'm still working on that one. " -ROBERT FRICKE, FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK Robert Fricke discusses his love of older wooden boats on page 80. Photo: Beth Leipholtz independentbanker.org // 67http://www.independentbanker.org