2016 Spring Newsletter

Letter from the President

T his past quarter was spent moving everything out of our 3rd building (the one to the west) into the other buildings and many other storage plac es. We do have three basements, but they are full. We hope to be able to use more articles that have been in storage, in our remodeled building. ć F DPOUSBDUPS +FSSZ %JYPO PG -PVJTCVSH JT EPOF BOE XIBU B CFBVUJGVM job they did - but we must wait a few weeks before moving the big items JOUP BOE POUP UIF OFXMZ SFĕ OJTIFE IBSEXPPE Ę PPS #Z UIF UJNF ZPV HFU UIJT quarterly, we should be beginning the “moving-in” process. Patsy Bortner, with the help of the Heartland Art Guild, is beginning the painting of the mural depicting the life of the Indians in Miami County. ć F SPPN JT BCTPMVUFMZ CFBVUJGVM *U XJMM QSPCBCMZ CF B DPVQMF PG NPOUIT before we can have a grand opening, but stop by any time and we’ll be hap QZ UP TIPX JU PČ 8F IBWF IBE B OVNCFS PG HSPVQT JO GSPN WBSJPVT QMBDFT BOE UIFZ BSF BMM BNB[FE BU XIBU PVS NVTFVN IBT UP PČ FS -PUT PG QFPQMF BSF very surprised that a small town like Paola could have such a great museum. Colleen Ewan, President

Colleen Ewan

Museum Treasuer LuAnne Debrick accept ing a check of $1000 from Wal Mart manager Andy Fisher

Colleen Ewan presented a $1000 check from the Miami County Business Womans Club to museum Vice President Larry Lybarger ..

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