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r- December 17 1998 R40 History lessons taught in 1911 with Nominated °rthe Orono schoolhouse, e��a now for dale M/dwth Section Teacher . ,of the Year,, By Amy Cicchese AGE �.,,/iwa/t/ Staff reporter $180 ast year John and Suzanne g = Ili 111111 �� )f-the-art techrtolo Jack of Orono, along with 9J Ltwo partners of Right djust your swing— Angle Construction,purchased a 'game! 1911 schoolhouse on Crystal Bay n. e , D GALLO AT in Orono and now the restored iOLF ACADEMY residence is for sale. " 8852 "My wife and I sort of have an J affinity for restoring historic ' kinds of buildings," said John Jack. "We restored a 1796 houseon Cape Cod Bay and lived in it, then when we came to Minnesota �. we noticed that, unlike New England, the tendency is to demolish anything that's old." The Orono schoolhouse closed in 1957 and sat empty for several years. During that time, a child- development center used the space,but then also closed. t The old schoolhouse on Crystal Bay after restoration into a home, the s Performance Marine. that point, the property was put and in 1911(inset).Submitted photos. )biles and accessories on the market for sale. mstration "We bought it with the idea of but the structure was in good The former schoolhouse is now analytical tool for restoring it to a residence," said shape;'he said. a three-story residence with 5,200 fine- Jack. "If we hadn't done that it The roof was replaced with an finished square feet, four bed- peak performance. would have been demolished. identical one and a three-season rooms, four bathrooms and two _ We partnered with a small Porch and athree-car garage was gas fireplaces. The finishing remodelin com an and ur- added. "We took the original touches are being added and the 1DAY TREATS! chased the property for less than school rooms and opened it up so house is now on the market with $200,000." it's in two sections,"Jack said."We Roger Fazendin Realtors. " VTO 8:0o P.M. Jack described the two acres of kept the shape of the original John and Suzanne Jack have )RIFE E land as a "wreck" when they windows and the door is done in plans to restore other houses as the same fashion. Then we had the find them, and are looking 'OU CAN JOIN USS bought it with .overgrown trees and bushes."The inside hid tons the woodwork done in 1911- into a 1908 house built on Lake of debris and had to be gutted, Period fashion." Minnetonka. VVE iK Southshore an sweepstakes winners The Southshore Center has an ongoing Sweepstakes drawing as a fundraiser to support operating costs of the Center. Names that have been drawn to date include: Irene Sanko, Ed Wartman, Thea Anderson, Lela Office of Graupman,M.V.Weber,Sr.,Sharee Rask,Spencer Landswerk,Daryn Miller,Drew Kriesel,Mel Colby and Glenn Froberg. ' Bumet The drawing has added excitement to the Monday noon meal as the envelope is opened each week and ving associates for the winner announced. eir customers in giber: Burns to reach milestone in Minnetonka Girls' Basketball On Friday,Dec.18,Jenny Burns is expected to reach the milestone of 1,000 points in Minnetonka Girls' 'op Listers Basketball. - Tom Parker Burns will be the third player to achieve this milestone.Following the game there will be a recogni- _ ,. Jim Gruver tion ceremony and presentation of the game ball.The game will be nlaved in the new Qvm at MinnafnnV.