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1 have it displayed at Apache Plaza for two or three weeks and would be 2 asking Councilmembers to appear at the same time and sell VillageFest •3 buttons. He reported the committee would be holding their next meeting 4 in the Council Chambers at 7:00 P.M. , February 6th. 5 Band Shell Generating Too Little Community Interest to Have 6 Groundbreaking During the VillageFest 7 Councilmember Ranallo indicated it is estimated that the materials for 8 the band shell alone would cost $20,000 and said there are just too many 9 other fundraisers like the Civic Orchestra's proposed trip to Finland 10 next summer, to compete with this project. The Councilmember speculated 11 that it would -be necessary to defer the band shell until such time as 12 "somebody really dynamic like Barb Olsonoski" shows up to chair the 13 fundraising effort. 14 Interest in Historical Society Growing 15 Mayor Sundland presented a packet of old newspapers, some dating back 16 to the 19401s, to Councilmember Makowske to be added to the memorabilia 17 she and the Society were collecting. He said the materials had come 18 from Mrs. Harriet Lonn, a Chandler Place resident who had said she was 19 very interested in what the Society was doing, but would be unable to 20 serve as a member. 21 Councilmember Makowske reported the Society had held its regular monthly 22 meeting the previous evening and had received some helpful suggestions 23 for future programs from Mark Haydeck of the Minnesota Historical 414 Society, who -had also served on the New Brighton Historical Society. 5 The Councilmember indicated that with offers of donations as large as 26 wagon wheels, etc. , it had become obvious that the Society was going to 27 need a lot of space for storage and display of historical items, which 28 she had discussed with the architect who is redesigning space in the 29 Community Center although it had been very difficult to even guess how 30 much room would be needed for that purpose. 31 Councilmember Makowske reported that the Society perceived the time had 32 come . to be incorporated as a 501 C/non-profit corporation so Society 33 members can start taking donations. The consensus was that with all the 34 lawyers living in the Village, there must be at least one who would be 35 willing to offer their services regarding incorporation. 36 The Councilmember reported the Historical Society members had decided 37 to undertake only one project a year and to concentrate this year on 38 completing the oral histories which had been initiated as a Bicentennial 39 project a few years ago. She said Ruth Harris had agreed to coordinate 40 this effort and would be taking oral histories from older residents who 41 might not be around much longer to give the invaluable recollections 42 they have about St. Anthony's earliest history. .43 As a means of generating more resident interest in the Society, 44 Councilmember Makowske reported her organization would be inviting the • 9