On behalf of the Columbian Club I'd like to thank you all for your very generous donations to the Building Fund. If you've been to the hall lately, you've surely noticed that your donations were put to good use.The new ceiling makes the main room look bright and updated, but it made the walls look pretty sad. So thanks to a steady stream of volunteers the old wallpaper was removed and the walls were spackled, sanded and painted. (Those old walls took 3 coats of paint!). Terry Hughes made it his mission to restore the paneling and chair rail. It was a big job to sand and restain all the wood, but now everything looks great! The registers were also cleaned, primed and repainted. In addition, 2 Smoke Eaters and 4 new speakers were installed in the ceiling.

The new look of the hall hasn't gone unnoticed by the community. We've had a lot of interest in the use of the hall and have many dates booked into the spring. Our goal is to have the hall support itself through the maintenance fees, so that we can then concentrate on The Knights of Columbus main mission of giving back to the community. Thanks to our generous members who have donated money and or time, we are fast approaching that goal, but there are still several projects that need to be done.