CSB/SJU Community Records Amazing Tribute For Retiring Professor
Alright, I wasn t expecting to see something this cool when I woke up this morning. Past and present students from College of Saint Benedict and Saint John s University recorded a beautiful tribute video for Dr. Axel Theimer.
He has been directing choral activities for the college and university for 52 years. As you can probably imagine, he s had the chance to meet many people over his tenure and impact so many lives.
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The college and university wanted to do something special for him, but the pandemic complicated things a bit. Instead, they found a way to honor their choral director in one of the coolest ways ever.
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Over the weekend I had to make a trip up to Long Prairie, and took the route through Bowlus. I had to stop at Jordie s Trailside Cafe, and as I drove down the road towards the restaurant, I noticed a big sign outside of the village hall.
The sign read:
Help us preserve the old Bowlus fire hall. Our goal $55,000.
After my stop at Jordie s, I pulled over to investigate the fire hall further. I love old buildings and had to see what the city was trying to save.
The stone village hall was built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration which was an employment and infrastructure program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. It put over 8 million Americans to work over the course of eight years. This Village Hall was actually named in 1939 as one of the most outstanding construction jobs in the state made by the WPA.