We've had a lot of meetings about this issue (and its) challenges. We're definitely partners in this. Input is extremely important.

Having these meetings was more important than taking part on that panel,

We talked all spring about this, ... We talked about it at town hall meetings, at concerts, everywhere. Seventh- through 12th-graders should take some responsibility. The students need to tell their parents.

I felt blessed. That's a hard thing to say that having cancer is a blessing, but I was blessed and had God with me through the whole ordeal. Instead of a death sentence, I was given new life.

There's been a lot of ups and downs and a lot of meetings. When you consider this has been an all-volunteer effort, it's a good feeling to know we've met this milestone. Owning the building is a big feather in our cap. But it's still an uphill battle.

After it closed in 1940, the Boy Scouts and the 4H used it for meetings, and then all of the sudden, there was no 4H.