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Daycare in Methodist Church, Kids Zone Goal, and a process for doing it all

On April 19, the Prairie Skyline Foundation (PSF) offered the former Methodist Church as an in-town site for a large daycare to Craig Hoiseth of CHEDA.  Kay Hegge, Board Chair of PSF, showed the building to Hoiseth, and although much work is needed, the value of the building could be clearly seen.  The big advantage is size.  There are 12 large “Sunday School Classrooms,” a small gymnasium, a place to hold small plays, a dining room, offices, and a kitchen.  PSF obtained the building from Rainbow Ministries who were letting it go to back taxes.  “We all know what happens to tax-forfeited buildings that are dumped on the County.” said Hegge, who had experienced first hand Polk County’s preference for tearing down historic buildings. We don’t need any additional work right now, so we are just going to get the electrical and heat going again while gathering estimates on the roof. Craig Hoiseth explained that a daycare will need a fire suppression system, become A...
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Updated Activities of the Board

2016, Feb 29, Discussion of a pancake fundraiser, this time, with the Restaurant providing the pancakes.  Met with Caroline, the architect from MNHS, met with Ken Muldeen from Marvin Windows. He said it would cost about $180,000 to provide new custom windows, but not likely to be approved by MNHS.  New website set up on Wix.com, still prairieskyline.com. Getting estimates on steeple leak. Applied for grant from American Crystal 2016, April 30 Annual meeting combined. Held after the RBJ's fundraiser.  Recognition of Cindy for her creativity on the display, and to Andy with the huge Cathedral mailing. Paid Zach of ZJ Construction to board up five windows and repair leak.  Later, he boarded up the front window and two small windows with hurricane clips. The rewrite of the Conditions Assessment and Photos were not acceptable to MNHS, so we will not be able to finish the Architect grant in time to apply for another Legacy grant. Priorities were made in a motion to ne...
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This is what we have been doing since 2003

Chronology of Meetings:   1991 Cathedral vacated. Bishop Balke gives many parishioner the right to strip what ever they want.  People try to take more even after Care and Share Shelter ownership.  1996  New board formed for acceptance of ownership of former Cathedral from Care and Share. Research and put on Historic Register.  Polk County tax assessor trys to collect property tax, Board occupied with a court fight for many years.  No real membership list.  Board is burned out. 2002 May 29 Kay comes on board with the idea of a regional stained glass museum similar to the Smith Museum in Chicago since enough original stained glass can be found to redo the entry.  Glass $35,000 plus whatever Light House wants for five Apostle windows no one paid them for taking them out.  Dan Morlan resigns.  New officers and only Board members now are:  Kay, Chair, Kathie, Secretary, and Jennifer, treasurer. 2002, June 11. K...
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Old Crookston Paint & Glass building is demolished. HISTORY of the FORMER CROOKSTON PAINT & GLASS BUILDING The former Crookston Paint & Glass Building at 107-109 W Robert Street has housed many businesses since it was built in 1897. We refer to it as one building today, yet it was built as two buildings each 25’ wide which was typical for a downtown store. J. Jorgenson built the building after filing an easement agreement to anchor into the wall of the Odd Fellows Building ( Union Building ). Mossefin & Co. had its offices there for several years on the east side (107 W Robert) while O.C. Rood occupied the west side (109 W Robert). “Mossefin & Lindel These gentlemen are the proprietors of the only merchant tailoring establishment in Crookston. Their store is a large handsome building on Robert Street between Main and Broadway. Here they keep constantly on hand a fine assortment of domestic and imported cloths, cassimere and other notions suit...
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Philadelphia Church Project

Hate Architecture? Love Architecture?  This site is for you. Home - Philadelphia Church Project
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Historic Kirkbride in Fergus Falls to feature hotel, apartments, spa and restaurants | WDAY | Fargo, ND

 There is always hope. Historic Kirkbride in Fergus Falls to feature hotel, apartments, spa and restaurants | WDAY | Fargo, ND
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Parapets Lost

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One day looking up while driving the "loop" in Crookston, I was thinking that one day someone must have torn off all the tops of the historic buildings. Not only the tower on the former City Hall, and the dome on the Carnegie Library, but the decorative brick parapets as well!     The first picture shows the former Masonic Hall/Eagle Rexall Drug store.  Note Osman Drug on the left in the second picture.  The third picture shows the building that Schultz Carpet is in on the left.  The fourth picture shows that the Masonic Hall not only had a ledge, but other items on top at one time. Even the McKinnon Building (Crookston Paint & Glass) than it has today:
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