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<br />irlec:f to the songs of liThe Nutcracker
<br />, during the community Christmas pro-
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<br />courthouse
<br />may be its
<br />last chance
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<br />Nineteen people discussed a
<br />plan to save the Sherburne
<br />County Courthouse last week.
<br />The courthouse, a wooden
<br />structure builtin 1877, appears
<br />to be doomed because the county
<br />Board of Commissioners has
<br />decided to sell it and the admin-
<br />istration building downtown.
<br />One possibility for saving it is
<br />renovating it with new money
<br />from the federal government,
<br />which could be used to enhance
<br />historic places.
<br />Efforts are under way to deter-
<br />mine if buying and renovating
<br />the courthouse and turning it
<br />into a transportation museum
<br />is eligible for the federal funds,
<br />available to the Minnesota De- .
<br />partment of Transportation
<br />(MnDOT).
<br />The tie-in with MnDOT would
<br />be building the museum in honor
<br />of Charles Babcock of Elk River,
<br />who is credited with designing
<br />the state's highway system.
<br />The federal funds provide an
<br />80 percent match if the local
<br />community can raise the other
<br />20 percent.
<br />John Kuester, chair of the
<br />Sherburne County Historical
<br />Society, said the meeting was
<br />"upbeat and positive."
<br />He said the project hinges on
<br />the eligibility for the federal
<br />funds.
<br />Kuester acknowledged time is
<br />running out. "It's one minute to
<br />midnight. Yvealways felt the
<br />courthouse is a valuable re-
<br />source . . . Our landscape is
<br />changing so much that it would
<br />be ashame to lose a landmark
<br />that's been around since 1877.
<br />Ym cautiously optimistIC."
<br />
<br />gram at VandenBerge Junior High School Sun-
<br />day night. (Photo by Don Heinzman)
<br />
<br />ists served up musical treats
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<br />t from the community
<br />d.ristmas musical
<br />es along with a "Cup
<br />tmas Tea" Sunday night.
<br />. well known "Cup of
<br />as Tea," written by Tom
<br />as read expressively by
<br />rtis during the program,
<br />'th a variety of holiday
<br />d dances.
<br />Warneke, the direc-
<br />led the show a "tasty"
<br />tion from the artists to
<br />munity.
<br />all of the artists were
<br />'ning, several stood out.
<br />mmunity choir, directed
<br />e Draxler and the band,
<br />by Warneke, were out-
<br />g with "Friendly Beasts,"
<br />try Carol" and "Good
<br />enceslas" all arranged
<br />tenson.
<br />g the "Coventry Carol,"
<br />ience savored the qual-
<br />performed by Barbara
<br />
<br />tist Craig Rauen, who is
<br />aCi of music at
<br />B Junior High
<br />thr d the audience
<br />expert playing during
<br />. ng W enceslas."
<br />e quartet, comprised of
<br />
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<br />Marge Barth, Pat Dusbabek,
<br />Marilyn Olson and Warneke,'
<br />brilliantly played the "Dance of
<br />the Reed Pipes" arranged by
<br />James Christenson.
<br />Jerri Schulz, who has a rich
<br />soprano voice, sang a very mov-
<br />ing "0 Holy Night."
<br />The choir was in good voice
<br />. with its performance of the popu-
<br />lar "'Twas the Night Before
<br />Christmas. "
<br />A talented four from Big Lake,
<br />John Kiffmeyer, Nathan
<br />Estenson, Matt Kringel and Tom
<br />Haley, brought a big round of
<br />applause with their four-part
<br />harmony.
<br />There was something for ev-
<br />eryone.
<br />Wearing white costumes,
<br />youngpeople from Stacy's Dance
<br />Unlimited, danced to the "music
<br />of "Dance of the Sugar-Plum
<br />Fairy, ""the Arabian Dance" and
<br />the "Waltz of the Flowers."
<br />The dancers were: Maureen
<br />Hovre, Angela DeMarre, Heidi
<br />Curry, Nancy Beck, Katrina
<br />
<br />Weber, Tara Crooker, Sidra
<br />Krupicka, Sonja Caswell, Eliza-
<br />beth Johnson, Angela Mohs, Lea
<br />Dahlheimer, Amber Walz,
<br />Alayna Krupicka, Mandi Jo
<br />
<br />S~ienicka, Amanda Cragoe,
<br />Tina Denzer, Amanda Nathe,
<br />Jessica Albert, Kari Valerius,
<br />Katie Storie and Katie Fisher.
<br />Choristers from Union Church,
<br />directed by Janelle Johnson,
<br />sang "A Star, A Song" and "Go
<br />Tell It on the Mountain." Cho-
<br />risters from Union Church are
<br />Josh Eastman, Lindsay Salo,
<br />Eric Kopperod, Katie Fenton,
<br />Tracy Eggert, Gretchen Gamm,
<br />Katie Fisher, Carol
<br />Schumacher, Trevor Vossen,
<br />Drew Hartley, Ryan Stricker,
<br />Chris Rule, Heather Zerwas,
<br />Amanda Henneman, Karla
<br />Schuldt, Alissa Nogle, Amy Wick
<br />and Denise Hartley.
<br />The audience heartily ap-
<br />plauded the Strings for Youth,
<br />taught by Cindy Soltis. They
<br />played "Shortnin' Bread,"
<br />"Cripple Creek" and "Jingle
<br />Bells."
<br />Nicole, Chad and Erika sang
<br />"Mary's Boy Child."
<br />Debbie Wilson and her art stu-
<br />dents at Lincoln Elementary
<br />School prepared the backdrop
<br />quilts.
<br />Warneke already is planning
<br />next year's Christmas commu-
<br />nity concert menu for next year.
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