25 Years Ago â 1996
The Mandan Art Association held its 38th Annual Art Show this week at the Mandan Community Center. This yearâs honorees were Caroline Conrath, a charter member of the association, and her brother, the late Ted Conrath. The show also displayed more than 400 pieces of artwork, representing 92 adult exhibitors and 73 high school students. Painting demonstrators were Stephanie Delmore, Susan Lundberg and Amy Stuart McNalley. According to Colette Meidinger, MAA president, special thanks go to Mandanâs Boy Scout Troop 54 for delivering, setting up, tearing down and returning to storage, the display boards used for exhibiting the art pieces.
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Photos by Michele Newbanks
The grave marker for Henrietta Muncy is on the priority list to be replaced, as it is broken and disintegrating. Photos by Michele Newbanks
The grave marker for Henrietta Muncy is on the priority list to be replaced, as it is broken and disintegrating. Mike Ryan rubs chalk over the names on a grave marker to make the words easier to read. The chalk helps the letters stand out, but doesnât harm the stones.
Last summer, Washington County Historical Society Treasurer Mike Ryan decided to tap into a fund specifically for the Mound Cemetery for an ambition project.