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Community turns out to watch
St. Columban church's demolition
From Page 1
demolition, doubling the usual
morning crowd at the restaurant.
And, the whole school population
of St. Columban School sat out on
the school lawn for an hour Monday
morning watching as well.
"We took them out there because
it was history in the making," said
principal Dawne Boersen.
"They probably don't understand
the full impact now but the kids
won't forget it. When they're adults,
they'll remember it was a big day
that day," she said.
While the students at St.
Columban are comprised of several
parishes from Hensall to Mitchell,
Boersen said some of the students
and the staff have memories of St.
Columban Church.
"It's an emotional day for a lot of
people. The real emotion happened
when the parish closed but this is
bringing closure to the whole thing,"
she said.
"It really will change the land-
scape. It's a visible sign of how rural.
communities are changing," said
Boersen.
Despite some interest_ in the com-
munity in preserving the historic
building, the St. Columban parish's
transition team decided to demolish
the building rather than sell it and
see it be used for a purpose they
didn't like.
The transition team kept the
church's cornerstone and bell, a bot-
tle of holy water and a tin box of
coins and 1909 copies of the Huron
Expositor, Mitchell Advocate and
London Free Press newspapers,
which will be included in a monu-
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Murray look on.
Susan Hundertmark photo
the demolition of St. Columban Church as Gerry Ryan and Ken
ment that will be built to remember
the church.
"We found them in the corner-
stone. The tin box wasn't sealed so
the newspapers had deteriorated
but there were also a nickel, dime,
penny and quarter in the box," said
Murray.
Murray said it hasn't yet been
decided if the monument will be
erected on the site of the church or
at the St. Columban cemetery.
She said the idea came from St.
Michael's Church in Blyth which
was closed recently and demolished
as well. In Blyth, a cairn was erect-
ed with a picture of' the church on
the front and a history on the back.
Murray said scholarships will also
be created at both St. Anne's and St.
Michael Secondary Schools in St.
Columban Church's name.
"St. Columban Church will be
remembered," she said.
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