Building Restoration & Melodrama Update

March 21st, 2009

In 2008, IPSHA raised over $4,000 for the restoration of the Indian Park Schoolhouse, with the majority of the funds coming from the melodrama production.We have raised enough to complete the current phase of restoration work!

RESTORATION.

Tuesday mornings are the set meeting dates for our restoration group. The Pine Nook Mountain Market (1668 N Highway 67, Sedalia, CO 80135) is gracious enough to host the Tuesday Morning Meetings with the architect and our contractor. They occur at 9:00 am.

Restoration update:

  • Permits are being filed.
  • The carpet is removed.
  • The newer floor is completely removed and assessment is being made of the condition of the original floors.
  • The archeologist is being contacted.
  • Thye large hole in front of the building shows years of soil erosion and is interesting to see.
  • Randall, our contractor, invites your visits and questions. Weather permitting, you will see his truck at the schoolhouse. Stop by! If the weather turns, we will build snowmen and eat cake.
  • Sheetrock has been removed and years of multicolored paintjobs are revealed.
  • By the way, when we removed the slate chalkboards, we found the date: March6, 1933. Presumably, this was the new floors were installed and the chalkboards were hung.
  • Please do not venture into the building as it is unsafe at this time.
  • You may look through the back windows to see progress. Note the multicolored walls. Ignore the animal nests.

To sign up as a restoration volunteer, please call Genia at 303 663-8792.

MELODRAMA.

Saturdays are meeting days for the cast and crew of this year’s melodrama. Everyone is welcome to participate. To make for easier practice schedules for our younger melodrama volunteers, kids will mostly be featured in the olio this year. This year’s play is titled “The Belle of Bisbee.”

Please call Patty at 303-688-8357 to get involved, or to check out a script.

Last year, we developed a flexible system last year that helped folks juggle their summer schedules. You don’t have to commit to every performance; we will find a character alternate for you. We also need help with a stage crew, costumes, props etc. Ella is in charge of the Olio, which is a blessing. An olio is a collection of talents. If you whistle, teach dogs special tricks, hum while standing on your head, sing, dance or do tai chi- we welcome your talent. Share your skills with the community, have fun, and help generate funds for our restoration.

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Greg Temple completed the DVD of last summer’s performance of “Bulldog Saves the Day.” Copies are available to cast members at no charge. The rest of you can obtain a copy at “Gifts From the heart” in Sedalia. ( 5040 N Plum Ave., in the old post office) There are also t-shirts, tote bags, baseball caps, and the scant remainders of the first melodrama….”The Ballad of Gopher Gap.” Unless we let you know otherwise, all proceeds go towards restoring the schoolhouse.

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