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1985: 1985 - Opening of the Lake Country Museum in the School

March 13, 1985: The Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society committee members met in the Okanagan Centre School last Thursday evening to discuss various proposals for the opening of the Museum in the Okanagan Centre School.

The Society is now collecting artifacts and has some articles on hand in the school. A Grand Opening of the Museum is being targetted for the third weekend in May.

Ted Sheppard and Peter Short of Okanagan Centre reported on work in progress on the grounds surrounding the school.

Fundraising projects were discussed with the major project being the up-coming shopping spree raffle which will start as soon as a reply is received from the Lotteries Branch.

Source: Unnamed news article in Lake Country Museum archives.