Rapid City seeks to revive historic school as community hub
An eight member Rapid City Museum committee aims to repurpose the 1902 three story building into a childcare space basement level, two rentable second floor suites and rotating exhibits. They plan fundraising and Go Fund Me outreach while tackling foundation and wall work to ensure year round, multipurpose use. The Oct. 17 art auction features local artists with contact Margo Eckberg at 204-826-2407.
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Rapid City
Prairie Town
Europe
Rapid City Museum Committee
Lenny DeSchutter
Go Fund Me
Gofundme.com
Margo Eckberg
Rail themed pergola with historic plaques in Rivers park
A rail themed pergola at Millennium Park on Rivers east side is bordered by brick flower beds and Virginia creeper on red iron spokes. North plaque honors The Whitehead Foundation for Western Manitoba Inc. for funding the structure. South plaque commemorates Rivers Masonic Lodge No. 115 AF and AM 1909 2005 and notes the cornerstone laid for Rivers Public School on September 29 1908 and bricks laid in September 2013.
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Millennium Park
Rivers
Whitehead Foundation For Western Manitoba Inc
Rivers Masonic Lodge No. 115
Rivers Public School
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Vern May
Minnedosa & District Community Development Corporation