Office complex in Superior unveils new sign after two year wait
Commissioners Clark Conrow, Roman Zylawy and Duane Simons were impressed with the sign as it was revealed. The audience was also wowed by how wonderful it looked.
For about a couple weeks, a blue tarp was covering a sign that had been placed in the lawn of the building that houses the Superior Library, Mineral County Museum, Helpline, Mineral County Extension Office, Weed District and Conservation District.
The six entities share the building that used to serve as the old hospital building.
The building and the six offices used to be without a sign. However, last week, employees from the different entities and community members gathered around the new sign, which was covered by the blue tarp, was unveiled.
The three county commissioners were given the honor of pulling the tarp away from the sign, which reads Mineral County Learning Resource Center. Underneath that, six smaller signs list off the offices inside the building.
The audience was amazed at how wonderful the sign looked.
Sue McLees said the process to get a sign together started about two years ago. McLees, who volunteers in the museum office, organized the sign unveiling event and said that they are “quite proud” of the new sign.
Kay Strombo, who heads the museum, said that they wanted a sign that the community could be proud of.
She said that every office inside the building donated some funds to the purpose of creating a sign.
Ruth Smith, William McLees and Dan Arnsan were all thanked for their help with creating the sign.
The main title for the sign was chosen because when people come into the building they are going to learn something, whether at the library, museum or helpline.
Kevin Chamberlain, who works in the extension office, said that although the mountains and rivers in the area are beautiful, “the people who live here” are what truly make it a great place to be.
Chamberlain went on to say that the sign is a symbol of what makes the county great and that is the volunteers. He said that when volunteers see something that they can improve and make better they don’t hesitate and set about to accomplish their goal.
“This building is a happy place to work,” Chamberlain said. “When people come here, they leave with more than they came in with. I just want to thank all the volunteers who make this building work.”
Chamberlain noted that the volunteers through the community are what make it thrive and he said that all those responsible for the sign put in a “tremendous effort.”
Leslie Heppe, the president of the Friends of the Library and the library board, said that it’s neat when people can come together and accomplish something like this. She pointed out that “all the people came together in the building” to make it happen, it wasn’t just one entity.
Strombo said that it’s that same mentality when something’s happening within the community.
“When the community comes together and wants to do something, they can do it,” she said.
Commissioner Clark Conrow also said a few words, getting emotional as he talked about the memories that he has of the building as a hospital and remembering as a kid reading books.
“I didn’t come home with a piece of paper from school saying I had to read this many books,” Conrow said.
He praised Guna Chaberek, librarian, for “pushing to get things done.”
After the speakers and unveiling, goodies were served in the hallway of the building.