Friends of Keystone Heights resume work to highlight city’s charm, history
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – The Friends of Keystone Heights is an independent organization of individuals and businesses that aren’t officially affiliated with the city that works on projects to promote …
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Friends of Keystone Heights resume work to highlight city’s charm, history
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – The Friends of Keystone Heights is an independent organization of individuals and businesses that aren’t officially affiliated with the city that works on projects to promote the area.
It originally was formed in 2017 after City Manager Lynn Rutkowski suggested the city should do something for its centennial. The group was then formed in January 2020 as a corporation.
“One of the reasons to corporate was to have practical existence to continue on after the original members are no longer involved,” said co-founder Steve Hart.
However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the group went into repose for several years. It was not until last November that they resumed formal meetings. In January, they appointed Paul Fessenden as president and Debbie Beals as the secretary of treasure.
As of now they have six board members and will be adding more. After the Keystone Heights centennial, the corporation will continue to function to further benefit the city in the future.
Recently, the Friends of Keystone Heights held its fourth meeting in which they further discussed plans for the city’s centennial. The members discussed reaching out to local organizations such as AMVETS Post 86, the city council, American Heritage Girls and other local civic and business groups.
“The original idea was to have all the clubs that wanted to participate, take an event or two and have every month in 2025 at least be covered,” Hart said.
They plan to sponsor events such as the Christmas parade, Our Country Day and the Mayor’s Ball to be themed by an organization in order to showcase the city’s history. In addition, they discussed the possibility of placing a monument and signage to commemorate Keystone Heights’s centennial. Lastly, they discussed possibly putting a time capsule in the monument for future generations.
Though the corporation is reaching out to organizations for representatives, they also welcome individuals wanting to participate, even if they no longer live in Keystone Heights.
“Individuals are welcomed to contact us about membership,” Fessenden said.
Individuals are encouraged to join and there is no cost for joining. For more information, contact Paul Fessenden at lunarpeak@yahoo.com.
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