WHEN: Wednesdays from 2 – 4pm
WHERE: In the Living / Dining Rooms of the Duvall House at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
COST: By donation
A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. It all adds up and supports initiatives at the Museum. So, stop by for a coffee; bring a friend, and enjoy the old time ambiance of an years gone by.
~ Debbie M.
In preparation for the CMMM’s 2023 summer season, Lucille is putting together a 150 year RCMP commemorative exhibit. She is requesting photos of former, or present, Cut Knife and area RCMP members.
Please send scanned photo(s) along with name(s), years of service and location(s) to ckmuseum@gmail.com. Thank you for your help.
Currently on display in the Cut Knife Library is RCMP 150: The Red Serge.
Spring cleaning 2023 is done! We had a crew of 7 Board members and community members, and did we ever make short work of it. Sweeping, mopping, dusting, shining – and removing mouse traps with prey in various states of decay… In any case, the buildings are all set for our summer staff to take over. We’re excited about Donna and Owen joining us this season, but we’ll introduce them to you a bit later.
We were so focused on getting through the buildings that I almost forgot to take photos until the very end. I was lucky to catch Colton finishing the mopping, and Lisa in the freight shed, but at the beginning, I found this gem in the Station house:
Many thanks to Jean, Donna, Paul, Lisa & Hunter, Chris, and Colton for their hard work.
~ Debbie M.
It’s time to ready the heritage buildings for their season opening. We’re in the process of hiring summer staff but Angie won’t be at the museum this year for health reasons. We’ll need all the help we can get to prepare for the Canada Day Open House.
WHEN: Saturday, June 10 at 10am at the Museum
WHAT TO BRING: A bucket, a dry dust cloth, a cloth for washing (possibly dishes, possibly counters, maybe even windows…) AND a friend!
If you can make it for any amount of time at all, please R.S.V.P. so we can be totally organized and prepared to tackle this.
2023: Community Garden plots will be available once they’ve been rototilled and staked. We expect that to be done by the May long weekend. Plots will be approximately 10 ft. x 20 ft.
The Community Garden is located to the east of the Cut Knife grid road in a large sunny field between the Museum’s Armstrong Building to the south and the R.M.’s shop on Dion Avenue to the north.
Guidelines are as follows:
Currently, there is no water on site for growers. However, we are working to establish a water reservoir for community garden use but cannot confirm that it will be available this growing season.
Contact a CMMM Board member or email cmmmcutknife@gmail.com to arrange for garden space.
~ Debbie M.
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