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  Doubtful. The education office has so little staff that I don't think 
they could find the time to do it. It's solidly in a warehouse, and I 
doubt anyone even wants to think of the cost about doing anything more 
with it.

On 8/17/2010 12:24 PM, Douglas Heuser wrote:
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> Are they going to auction off their exhibits?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wayne Watson
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> Subject: Imaginarium Science Museum Closes in Nevada City, CA
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>    I've been associated with our local small town science museum for 10
> years, primarily as the host for our monthly sky shows, and any topic on
> astronomy. I am a volunteer. About six months ago the museum was forced to
> close because the armory building housing it did not pass earthquake
> standards to allow student classes to visit any longer. Needless to say this
> was an unhappy experience for the two people who staffed the museum. One has
> taken on a different role in the education office. The museum was doing
> quite well otherwise in supporting local schools.
>
> I was allowed to continue with the sky shows, and have done so as long as it
> makes sense. We do not use museum property for them. I do not see the museum
> continuing in any way for the foreseeable future. It's undoubtedly connected
> to the state's economy.
>
> I still plan to visit this list as needed.
>

-- 
            Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

              (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
               Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

             "An experiment is a question which science poses to
              Nature, and a measurement is the recording of
              Nature’s answer." -- Max Planck


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