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<br />v{ I Elk River Star News I Wednesday, December 2, 1992 <br /> <br /> <br />This is how the Sherburne County Courthouse looked when it <br />wasn't stuccoed and still had the bell tower on it. Rev. Greg Pagh <br /> <br />'f Eleventh-hour meeting set <br />to save county courthouse <br /> <br />A meeting to discuss plans to Commissioners that federal <br />A3k federal funding to restore funds have been identified and <br />-..re Sherburne County Court- 10 percent of the money can be <br />house in downtown Elk River used to enhance historic build- <br />will be Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Elk ings. If approved the federal <br />River Public Library. project would cover 80 percent <br />The Preservation Alliance and of the cost. <br />the Minnesota Historical Soci- One idea for the use of the A crowd attended the annual <br />ety with cooperation from courthouseandadjoiningcounty - ecumenical Thanks~iving ser- <br />Sherburne County are sponsor- administration building is to vice Wednesday night at St. <br />ing the meeting. turn it into a transportation Andrew's Church. <br />RolfT. Anderson, president of museum, in honor of Charles They prayed and sang together <br />the alliance, said, "It is very Babcock of Elk River who de- in the service, which was spon- <br />important that all individuals signed the modern highway sys- sored by the Elk River Ministe- <br />interested in the preservation of tern in Minnesota. rial Association. <br />the courthouse attend. Meanwhile the deadline set by Those who attended also con- <br />"We are truly at the eleventh the court is approaching when tributed $700, split evenly to <br />hour and public support is criti- the court will decide if the county the Rivers of Hope, the commu- <br />cal to the success of the project." will be allowed to tear down the nity Christmas dinner and <br />A task force tl) seek the fund- courthouse or move it. World Hunger, through the <br />ing and determine the appropri- The county board has wanted church world service. <br />ate reuse for the building will be to tearit down, sell the property The Rev. Greg Pagh of Christ <br />organized. and use the proceeds to finish Lutheran Church in Otsego <br />Anderson has informed the the empty shell at the govern- preached a sermon in which he <br />Sherburne County Board of ment center. entreated people "to come home <br />to Jesus Christ." <br />Pagh, using a baseball anal- <br />ogy, called on the people to come <br />to home base in their lives, <br />which is Jesus Christ. <br />"When you have Christ in your <br />heart," he said, "you are at <br />home. " <br />Referring to the feast of <br />Thanksgiving, Pagh said the <br />basis of thanksgiving is the re- <br />lationship Christ offers with <br />him. <br /> <br /> <br />Sherburne County Briefs <br /> <br /> <br />Youth sought for committee <br /> <br />Two youth positions are open on the Sherburne County <br />Extension Committee.' <br />Applications are now being accepted. Youth grades seven <br />through 12 are encouraged to contact the Sherburne County <br />Extension Office, Government Center, PO Box 311, Elk River, <br />or hone 241-2720 or 1-800-433-5236 fi r r' . <br /> <br />Many hear <br />call to return <br />to Christ at <br />. Ecumenical <br />service <br /> <br />FiNe <br /> <br />Winners of <br />to a destine <br />the LatinAr <br />River Senic <br />Sponsored by E! <br />will go to Elk Ri\! <br /> <br /> <br />192 JEEP <br />Cherokee. 4 DR, 4x4, I <br />12,000 mi. COMPARE. <br />THIS PRICE. <br />I <br /> <br />SAVE $16,900 ~ <br /> <br />189 <br />ELEBRITY <br /> <br />4 <br />v <br />