Well I've been saying that

we were due for a real

Montana winter, and old

man winter certainly

responded with a vengeance.

Several of the toys and tools

from the Think Snow

building were demonstrated

at various times during this

winter. It can be a real

challenge dealing with the

poor quality of ethanol gas

and age fatigued parts to

keep rigs running.

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Executive Board of Directors

Gil Mangels, President

Cathleen Wilde, VP

Mel Adams, VP

Joanne Mangels, secretary

Gracia Normandeau Jones

Kendall Dupuis

Mike Maddy

Stan Cohen

Nancy Pray

Ned Wilde

Advisory Board of Directors

Paul Bonelli

Jim Pomajevich

Looking Forward To Looking Back. Live History Days in 2011 will be 16

& 17 of July.

As we've referred to previous personal health

issues, let me quickly bring you up to speed as

many have not only asked about us, but had us in

your prayers which we very much appreciate.

Joanne has had C.O.P.D, a breathing disorder for

several years. However a mystery problem for

some time has finally been given a name by

thorough testing. Now that we know she also has

Lupus, the correct meds have been administrated

and improvement already seems to be taking

place

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The museum had a very good 2010 as far as

visitation and monetary donations. With 50

states, 32 different countries and six Canadian

promises. However, the last half of December

and January 2011 has started out very slow.

The visitors we've had stop, even first time

locals have promised to come back when the

weather warms up to bring family and friends.

Dave and his mother Brenda took the Humvee

in the Polson and Ronan Christmas Parade

fitted out with lights, and the appropriate

Christian Christmas message and music.

As for me I keep plugging away. A

recent bout with blood clots to the lungs made it

necessary to start taking blood thinners. While it

is hard to get the Coumadin adjusted just right

and related complications caused a broken

blood vessel in my shoulder, it is now

improving (hopefully).

Our very important base of museum

friends gives us hope.

Family Membership

Dennis / Janice Conrad

Janet Rogers

James Beyer

Kenneth Soward

W.Earl Florence Moore

John / Mary Erkkila

Bill / Joan Mc Dermott

Sherry Rossiter

Richard Beauchamp/ Kathy Johnson

Memorial for Fred Poloson by Lyle & Grace Larson

Howard Hudson

- medical related antiques,

Brownie Girl Scout items, and a circa 1950 slot

machine savings bank.

Sherry Rossiter-

Camp fire girl items

George Bucholtz-

toy piggy bank and antique

ammo boxes

Glacier Memorial Garders-

2 Bell vault

forms for caskets

Lonnie Haack/Sodbuster Sales-

horse drawn

hay mower

Mike Mc Cloud-

miscellaneous Chevy and

Ford car parts from Teens and 1920's

Dennis Hart-

donated a tractor pull road

grader circa 1930's.

Annual

Sustaining

George Mahoney

Robert Skans

Wanda Kemp

Helen McClellan

Darold Schaffer

Jane Lewis Rectenwald

Miscellaneous Donations

Winter projects have mostly been in the main

museum building. Improvements in the Native

American exhibit, Free Enterprise/ Mouse Trap

section, Scouting area, and the Edison/ Free Speech

display.

Heavy snow melt and rain find the low spots in

the yard and make it muddy. We've used what is

called 3/4 Crush, to fill and level, but it has a lot of

sand in it.

Jim Phillips

, located on Caffrey Road

suggested I use fractured rock and donated and

delivered a big dump truck load. It is much

cleaner and looks nice. If you're doing a drive

way or walk way give Jim a call. He's had many

years of experience with road building and the

gravel industry.

The Scheduled 3

rd

Saturday program had to be

moved this month to the 4th Saturday in February. It

will include tunes on the Edison "Talking Machine"

cylinder phonograph that David Jacobson, one of

our receptionist and Gil has been busy repairing and

servicing.

Two of the buffalo skulls have been

embellished using Native American flint/

arrow heads, spear heads, knives, and scrapers.

This was made possible by Dawn Merritt,

another receptionist who has quite the artistic

touch.

A few painting and restoration projects have

taken place in Gil's shop with the help of David

Bosley, Paul Bonelli, John Dark, and Harry Fritz.

We also have a new temporary volunteer,

Monique who enjoys helping with the displays

and is good on the computer. If we could some

how get a grant to hire her full-time she would be

a real asset to the museum.

Since shop work has been slow this winter, I

was able to make a couple more Whimsical

Sculptures. I mostly used scrap iron, discarded

tools, and a few auto parts. They are currently

on display at the open (none juried) art show at

the Sandpiper Gallery on Main st in Polson.

The sculptures will continue to be displayed

there until the middle of March.

Pray For

Peace, but

keep your

Powder dry...

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Miracle of America Museum

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Polson, MT 59860

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