A solid, long-standing member of the Fort Laramie community will continue to serve area residents in its new life.
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FORT LARAMIE – A solid, long-standing member of the Fort Laramie community will continue to serve area residents in its new life. The former Fort Laramie Elementary School has a new purpose in life – bringing the extended community together.
Saturday afternoon, July 15, the Greater Fort Laramie Community Center was introduced with a ribbon cutting and free community picnic.
During his comments, Mayor William “Bill” Baker thanked those who helped the Town of Fort Laramie acquire the property, and emphasized the facility is available to residents and organizations throughout the county and neighboring communities. He also thanked the Goshen County Economic Development Corporation and the local USDA office staff for their assistance in securing financing.
“We want to remind everybody that it isn’t just for the people of Fort Laramie,” Baker said. “It is for residents of this area. It’s all inclusive. That’s why we named it the Greater Fort Laramie Community Center.”
And it was a community effort to get the center ready for the open house. Volunteers helped clean and several brought pictures and other decorations from home to hang on the walls and set up the rooms as they might be used.