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Fountain City residents celebrate grant to repurpose former East Elementary, urge preservation of historic features
Summary
Speakers at a Fountain City community meeting described securing a grant to repurpose the former East Elementary (renamed for teacher Ruth Lorraine in 1973), recalled the school's history, and urged preservation of key building elements while removing deteriorated sections.
Speaker 1, a Fountain City resident, recounted the history of the former East Elementary — renamed in 1973 for third-grade teacher Ruth Lorraine — and welcomed a recently secured grant to repurpose the long-unused school building for community needs. "It was called East Elementary... then it was named in 1973 for Miss Ruth Lorraine," the speaker said, noting Lorraine taught in the Fountain School District for 32 years and retired in 1974.
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