The Sturgis Station House museum was opened to the public on May 20 when an opening day tea was held. Gerald Stecuik provided the musical entertainment for the tea.
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Sarah Brown was hired as the curator for the season.
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The museum was busy with fundraising events that included: the Kinettes鈥� fall market, the Snowflakes and Sugarplums event, a soup-and-sandwich fundraiser, a garage sale and hot dog sales, a Rawhides鈥� supper, equity days at the Coop selling hamburgers, a litter pickup, the Rhubarb festival in June, Sturgis Museum鈥檚 market and selling tickets for cash prizes.
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Partial funding has been received from Sunrise Health Region and Parkland Valley Sport Culture and Recreation for the educational programming and the Celebrating First Nations Culture Day on September 11.
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鈥淭his summer we are planning to create more space for storage by closing a small upstairs room and converting it to a storage room for artifacts, complete the First Nations exhibit and update or refresh the fur trade exhibits,鈥� said Myrtle Boychuk. 鈥淥utside maintenance will include replacing some damaged deck boards, making the museum entrance fully wheelchair accessible and restaining the entire deck.鈥�
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There are a lot of little things that need addressing,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e will continue to move towards a higher standard.鈥�
