South Platte Sentinel Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 Page 16 Events

Church dedicates elevator

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By Forrest Hershberger News Editor In August 2013, the First Presbyterian Church in Sterling, originally built in 1918, was awarded a $200,000 grant from the State Historical Society. A little over two years later, on Nov. 1, 2015, the fellowship held a ribbon cutting for the new elevator funded in part by that grant. The ceremony included a prayer by the Rev. Michelle Witherspoon and a lunch at the church. A plaque was unveiled recog-nizing the Colorado State Histor-ical Fund for funding part of the project. The membership has been working on renovation of the church for several years. In planning the renovations, members identifi ed glaring ADA shortfalls, including access to the second fl oor. The church is designed with multiple stairways from the basement to the balcony. The membership decided to install an elevator with state-of-the-art energy effi cient features. The elevator is powered by a “super magnet type of system,” according to Jim Neblett who served as the project manager for the ADA/HC Restoration/Elevator Installation Project at the Sterling landmark. The elevator is the fi nal part of the church rehabilitation project. The project also includes new ADA approved bathrooms near the sanctuary and air conditioning for the meeting room and classrooms on the third fl oor.

Neblett said in 2013 the church was the fi rst project outside of government to be awarded a grant. The church contracted with Waddle and Daubs, the same fi rm that oversaw renovation of the Logan County Courthouse. First Presbyterian spent about $12,000 on design and engineering studies. The church was

In 2013, the First Presbyterian Church in Sterling was awarded a $200,000 grant from the State Historical Society. Recently, the fellowship held a ribbon cutting for the new elevator funded in

awarded grants by the Colorado Historical Society in 1993 and 1997 to address restoration and rehabilitation of the interior, and for some stained glass windows. The church was also awarded three grants from the Colorado Historical Society to do work on the 94-year-old Manse adjacent to the church.

part by the grant. The ceremony included a prayer by the Rev. Michelle Witherspoon and a lunch at the church. A plaque was unveiled recognizing the Colorado State Historical Fund for funding part of the project. (SPS Photos by Forrest Hershberger.) The Overland Trail Museum will

begin the November History Café series Thurs., Nov. 5 at 10:15 a.m. Admission is $3 per person, which includes all craft materials, plus admission to the museum. The theme will be “Pioneer Quilts.” Guests will enjoy muffi ns, coffee and tea while hearing a brief history of pioneer quilts and viewing a sampling of quilts from the museum

‘History Café’ begins Thursdaycollection. Following the presentation, guestswill learn how to make a folded fabric “quilt square” Christmas ornament. History Café is in the High Plains Education Center. Guests may enter through the rolling gate east of the parking lot, or through the front entrance of the museum. Call 970-522-3895 to reserve a spot.

The Sterling High School class of 1966 will hold a meeting to discuss plans for the 50th class reunion that will be held next year. The meeting will be held on Thurs., Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Sterling Public Library in the large room on the south side of the building. The meeting is open to anyone that attended school with this class, even in grade school or junior high. Attendees may enter the library through the south door or the front door and the meeting will conclude before 8 p.m.

Class of '66 holds meeting

Faith United Methodist Church will be sponsoring a concert featuring “Hearts4Him” on Sat., Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Sterling Middle School, 1177 Pawnee Avenue. There is no charge for the concert, but a freewill off ering will be taken to cover their expenses. Hearts4Him is a men’s chorus based in central Kansas. Chorus members are all members of the Mennonite Church. They organized in 2001, after discovering a mutual love of music and a passion and love of Christ. The chorus has recently performed in many Colorado towns, including La Junta, Rocky Ford, Rye and La Veta, as well as many Kansas towns. Their repertoire of sacred music is designed to touch the lives of the audience, to be a source of inspiration and encouragement and to ultimately result in a transformed life and bring honor and praise to God. (Courtesy Photo.)