Renovated club hopes to rejuvenate community

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“It was such a community think back in those days – way more so than it is now. It becomes like your baby. You just want it to do well,” Henry said.

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The facility is owned by the city but is operated entirely by volunteers. Henry hopes the renovations will also entice more community volunteers.

“So long as we can keep it alive and keep it going and keep it nice, it’s definitely a plus for the east end of town,” Henry said.

The renovations have increased the facilities rental fees, but club manager, Don Howland, said it hasn’t stopped people from renting it out.

“We used to rent the place out kind of cheap, but we did lots of renovations and we’ve increased our rental and people have no problem paying the rent,” Howland explained. “It’s rented a lot so we thought if we’re gaining revenue from rentals, why not put the money back in and make it look nicer?”

Howland played a big part in the facelift, doing many of the renovations himself.

“When the facility is either rented or used a lot by the public you kind of want to make it look like it’s half decent,” Howland said.

Grants from the Community Initiatives Fund and the Northern Lights Community Development Corporation, at $15,000 and $10,000 respectively, assisted the projects upgrades which totaled over $35,000.

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