Tri-City Rec Club Report on Acoustic Improvement Project for Tri-City Rec Community Building Phase I
CFNRC Grant spurs Ingomar on to major acoustic Improvement in Tri-City Rec Community Building
Come to ‘Bill Seward Day ‘Saturday March 20th, and celebrate
Thanks to the generous grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Rosebud County, a donation from Owen Badgett, Don Hotter’s Scissor Lift, the amazing work of many members of the Clifton Family, planning and hard work from members of the Tri-City Rec Club in Ingomar, Phase I of the Tri-City Rec Community Center Acoustic Improvement Project is now complete.
24 acoustic panels, yards and yards of burlap curtains, and the American Flag are now in place helping improve the Tri-City Rec Community Building sound, and beginning to create a welcoming place where more community events can happen that include cowboy poetry, music, and even speakers, with a whole new sound quality.
When the new sound panels had been placed on the floor of the building, just leaning against the wall, ready to be put up, Ingomar’s cowboy poet and author, Owen Badget noted, “I think the panels are helping and they are not even up yet!” Hart Broesel, an Ingomar resident, who along with Ingomar residents Johnna and Howard Newman, Donald John Cameron, Mike and Karen Stroh, and Pam Finelli were involved in gathering information on how Ingomar could improve acoustics in the gym, agreed. And after the hustle and bustle of volunteers with donated equipment and “building” assistance, (Alice Cameron made a batch of stew to feed the workers, Sun Coulee ranch hand Cody Cameron braved heights to get the burlap up), the panels were up. It was done. “It is pretty amazing,” added Badgett, who has dreamed of telling his western stories in this very building, and offered his donation with a challenge and encouragement to get this done.
“There has been a lot of interest this year in the use of the Tri-City Rec Community Building,” added Ingomar resident Alice Cameron, “with weddings, a family reunion of about 150 people, birthday parties, hunters on guided hunts, and more folks are asking about using the building even now.”
Donald John Cameron, President of the Tri-City Rec Club, couldn’t thank volunteers enough, “This effort was the beginning of an improvement plan that has really made a difference. And we are so grateful for the donations, the hard work and the volunteer help!”
In fact, the community is planning a major event Saturday, March 20th, “Bill Seward Day”, in celebration. “It is a Belated St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza Tri-City Rec fund raiser”, added Cameron, “featuring Bill Seward’s family recipes for beans and hot sauce, Owen Badgett’s cowboy stories, a Craft Bazaar, a railroad exhibit and games”.
Everybody is invited. More to follow about this event each week.
“Without Bill Seward, there would have been no school house in Ingomar, no gym to become the Tri-City Rec Community Building. He was a wonderful character that did so much for our town,” added Donald John.
For more info, call 406-358-2255.
