Shellbrook
Chronicle
1912 ~ 2012 www.shellbrookchronicle.com VOLUME 101
The Voice Of The Parkland Since 1912 SHELLBROOK, SASKATCHEWAN
PMR #40007604
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012
No. 23
Canwood Community School Class of 2012
Dallis Aiken, Lynlea Deck, Spencer Duvall, Amber Masuskapoe, Lane Christiansen, Nipin Hyman- Lavallee, Ethan Johnson, Carissa Archer, Tanner Moar, Lyndsey Hansen, Damien Stieb, Kiera Sutherland, Jason Wilson, Chalayn Johnson. Story on page 2
Shellbrook Museum may close without more interest The Shellbrook Museum is need of volunteers and visitors if it is to continue beyond this year according to the committee behind its operation. According to committee member Shirley Tomporowski, the museum, at the south end of Main Street, saw few visitors last year and has to be better utilized or it will close its doors for good. Located in the former CN Station, the museum features items ranging from World War I artifacts to antique organs . The committee is in the process of relabeling the and cataloguing the vast number of items in the museum but it is a slow process due to the small number of members. “Our committee is very small and we are always looking for folks who are interested in preserving the museum and
its contents. At present, we have a group who try to clean and put things in place but we need more volunteers to help,” said Tomporowski. The upstairs of the museum is made up into a master bedroom for a man, a master bedroom for a woman and also a sewing room featuring historic items donated to the museum. The main floor includes general artifacts from days gone by and specific displays for the Shellbrook Royal Canadian Legion, Shellbrook Elks Lodge and an area recognizing Shellbrook’s role in introducing Polish Rapeseed to Canada. Tomporowski noted that the committee has discussed the possibility of returning some of the items, like photo albums, from their display back to the Shellbrook Legion to help make room for more dis-
plays within the cramped quarters and make them more accessible to those interested in viewing them. “The (Legion) Hall gets used far more than this place does. We still want an area for the veterans, just not as big an area,” said Tomporowski. In a departure from previous operations, the museum will employ a part time worker a few hours as well as volunteers to ensure that the facility will be open weekly. Scheduled hours for the Museum will be Fridays and Sundays from 2-4 p.m. through July and August. Additional times will be posted on the Town’s website, www.shellbrook.net The Shellbrook Senior’s club has been instrumental in the facility’s operation over the years as they provided workers
and materials. With little funds for operation, the museum is dependent on donations from those passing through in order to make the necessary upgrades to keep the building functional. The building recently received some new windows and a PAA class from W.P. Sandin High School framed and drywalled a room in the west end of the building. The committee is gearing up for the Shellbrook Street Fair August 25 and are currently looking for people interested helping out around the museum to make the displays a little more interactive. Some possibilities include people to play the pump organ, spinning on one of the spinning wheels on display or explaining some of the “old timer” equipment to those of younger generations.
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