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Corcoran funds historical school repair
The Corcoran City Council approved a payment of $72,000 to the North Hennepin Pioneer Society for repairs and replacements on the Burschville School roof and chimney. The request for funds came from Bonnie Maue, a member of the North Hennepin Pioneer Society. Charitable gambling funds will be used to cover the costs, not money from the city’s general fund. The Burschville School was built in 1894 and closed in 1967....
Corcoran one-room school celebrates newly refurbished bell tower
The 1894 Burschville one-room school has a newly refurbished and repaired bell tower. Verdich Construction, from St. Michael, spent many hours working to refurbish the bell tower so visitors can ring the bell at the school. Midstate Crane helped originally to hoist the tower from the roof for it to be refurbished and were again present to hoist it back up and secure it in place. The school was closed at the end of the school year in 1967. Since then, North Hennepin Pioneer Society...
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