Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society Update
By Veronica Smith
The last month has been quite exciting for the Kerrobert Courthouse building. In early July, the Town hired a contractor from Saskatoon for repainting the building’s eaves. This company came highly recommended and had done this kind of work on a similar building in Saskatoon. The results were great! Please check out the new paint job next time you visit!
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The masonry contractors that started the restoration of the Tyndall stone front entrance stair walls last year were able to return and have been working on finishing this project. Due to not knowing exactly when the contractors would be back and when the cornerstone would be placed, we were unable to plan a public event for the time capsule sealing and placing of the cornerstone. We were however able to video our town administrator placing new items into the copper box that is encased in the cornerstone. You can view this video and some pictures on the Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society’s Facebook page if you like!
The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society was excited to help promote the 50/50 fundraiser that was hosted by the Kerrobert & District Historical Society. Thank you to the museum committee and to everyone that bought their tickets! Funds raised from this draw will be going toward courthouse restoration efforts. The winner of the draw took home $2900.00!
The committee is taking a break over the summer but has plans for an event for the Town of Kerrobert Harvest Festival in October so please stay tuned for more information closer to the event’s date.
KCRS invites you to come visit the museum, art gallery and library as often as possible over the summer and watch for fundraising initiatives for restoring our beautiful building! Thank you to our community and the surrounding area for supporting all of our restoration efforts. We are so very grateful!