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Miners Memorial fund drive begins

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Posted on 18:41, Friday, October 10

To honor the men who gave their lives to extract the needed iron ore to build America in time of peace and time of war, a Miners Memorial is being planned for the historic Pioneer Mine site.

$500 toward the funding of the Miners Memorial is given by Ely Greenstone.

Ely Greenstone Public Art kicked off the fundraising efforts by donating $500 toward the project in a dedicated account at the Ely Area Credit Union. As a 501-C3 federally recognized charity, any donations received toward the project will be tax deductible.

According to Judy Fredrickson, treasurer of Ely Greenstone, "This dedicated fund indicates our commitment to see this project through. We're excited about sculptor Mike Sinesio's concept and look forward to its development.

"The Pioneer Mine site has attracted interest through the years and Greenstone enjoyed using the Miners Dry building this summer for our Art Show."

Donation forms which allow individuals to memorialize a family member are now available from Greenstone members, the Ely Echo and other places around town. A form is also being printed in the Ely EchoDownload the form here. (PDF)

While the form suggests donations from $25 to $5,000, Greenstone chairman Claire Taylor said, "Any amount is welcome and if a classroom wants to take it on as a project, nickles and dimes will be appreciated as well."

When the design for the memorial is completed, engineers will be required to create the plan for the foundation of the structure. A bronze sculpture of a miner will be an integral part of the piece when completed.

Greenstone has received permission from the City of Ely to place the memorial at the Pioneer Mine site.

Thus far 252 names of men who died in the Ely area mines have been found. Those names appear in Section Two, Page Seven of the Echo and in the news section of elyecho.com.