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Ed Ross North Wall #2 Theater Plasterwork is Primed

8/22/2017

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Plaster cornice
Plaster work
Plaster cornice
Two men in front of plaster
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Happy 103rd Birthday, Homestake Opera House

8/19/2017

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Birthday cake
People with birthday cake
Woman on stage
Man receiving award
Performers on stage
Performers on stage
Artwork
Silent auction items
Silent auction items
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It's Up: The Ed Ross Wall - North Wall #2

8/16/2017

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North wall
North wall plaster
North wall cornice
The transformation of plasterwork within the theater has continued with the Homestake legacy carrying it on. The second lower wall project is underway, nicknamed the "Ed RossWall." A $10,000 kickoff donation was made for this special project in memory of longtime Homestake electrical engineer and Wyodak mine manager Harold "Ed" Ross. Other donors have also given to the project.

The generous donation was made by Ed & Teen Ross' family, whose Homestake roots run deep. Ed's wife, Teen, was a dancer and performed several times on the Homestake Opera House stage. The Ross Shaft in Lead is named after Ed's uncle Alec Ross, who was superintendent of the Homestake mine for more than 25 years. Ed installed the communications system within the mine that allowed hoist operators to talk with miners in the cage. He was injured in a work-related explosion in 1946 and lost most of his vision, but even though he was legally blind, he went on to manage the Wyodak power plant and coal mine for 25 years until retiring in 1973 and returning to Lead. Other donors have also stepped forward to see this lower wall restored. The north lower "Ed Ross wall" project is slated to be completed in September 2017. 

Photos courtesy Historic Homestake Opera House.
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Thank You, $500+ Donors to the Ed Ross Wall

8/9/2017

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In Memory of Harold Edward Ross
Edward & June Pullen 
In Memory of Jim & Betty Dunn
In Memory of Marjorie Morcom
Wayne & Kelly Klein
Maxine Morcom
Connie Hyde
Tim & Karen Raben
In Memory of Barney Ruffatto
In Memory of Delores Ghere
In Memory of John & Anna Zupet
Lead High School Class of 1962 In Memory of Lance Picore and John Holso 
Dale Berkebile & Donnabelle Talty
Mary Lerdal & Patrick Badiuk
Jerry Aberle
Dennes Barrett
Scott Hertl of Koala Electric
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