Two new buildings will be celebrated at the Fred Light Museum Saturday.
Starting at 2 p.m., the event, open to the public, will see the official opening of the new Andersen Woodworking building display and the unveiling of a plaque at the Lighthouse Service Station.
The Andersen Woodworking building has been established as a legacy to the Andersen family and its woodworking heritage. There have been Andersens doing woodworking in Battleford since 1927.
Floyd Andersen, himself a woodworker and contractor and chair of the Fred Light Museum board, says the new exhibit will be home to a collection of vintage tools that belonged to Floyd's father Chris and grandfather Anders, as well as others.
The 672-square-foot building has been donated to the Fred Light Museum by the Andersen family, and the labour to build it has been supplied primarily by the Andersen family.
The 1940 era replica service station, inspired by museum benefactor Fred Light's legacy as a service station owner, will also be part of the celebration. The replica service station is a joint project among the Battlefords Vintage Automobile Club, the Fred Light Museum and the Town of Battleford. BVAC has provided more than 1,000 hours of volunteer labour and undertook the fundraising.
The day will feature all buildings open for viewing, coffee, snacks and horse drawn wagon rides. The auto club will also have vintage cars on display.
In other news from the Fred Light Museum, the board of directors is considering the construction of a gazebo on the grounds for use by picnickers, for wedding photos and other events. Board chair Andersen recently reported an 18-foot, eight-sided gazebo would cost about $3,500.
Plans are also underway for this year's raffle. Previous years have seen miniature versions of the main museum building and of the replica fire hall raffled off and this year it will be a miniature version of the historic Battleford Post Office. The playhouses have been built by Andersen.
