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Vol. 128 No. 49 Friday, February 18, 2011 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

inside Two decades for Erickson Library

this week

Jean and
team win
Golden Gals
See Page 2

Photo by Kathleen Ledwith

Librarian Tara Elliott is pictured at the Erickson District Library which is celebrating 20 years of service this year.

By KATHLEEN LEDWITH Post Office. The branch The library is 1,500 donors are recognized opened, there have been
replaced eight years of a square feet and is wheel- with a name plaque on the only two librarians. The

Irene Erven T
he Erickson District
branch of the Park-
land Library is celebrating
turns 100 its 20th anniversary this
year. The library opened its
See Page 13 doors to the public on Feb-
ruary 1st, 1991. The library
is located on Main Street,
Erickson, next door to the
community bookmobile chair accessible. library wall. first employee of the
service. A number of fundrais- Funds of $38,750 were branch was Imeke Kerr
At the time, the lot ing events were held that raised from the commu- who was employed from
on which the building
was constructed was pur-
brought in a lot of generous
donations. One in particu-
nity as well an additional
$18,753 which was re-
1991 to 2006. The current
librarian is Tara Elliott.
chased for $7,500, and the
total cost of the building
lar was where you could
purchase one $50 dona-
ceived through donations
from businesses, clubs and Continued
project was approximately tion to support one square organizations. on Page 6
$82,000. foot of the new building; Since the library

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