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Festival Halle Committee awards first restoration contract

Festival Halle Committee members from left are (front row) Charlie Seldon, Bruce Samuelsen, John Sterrett, Mark Barry and Thom Ennen; (next row) Priscilla Fink, Becky Haynie, Kathleen Ennen and Diane McGuire. Other members are Gayle Sterrett, Martha Hill and Shauna McCranie.

REEDVILLE—The Festival Halle Committee recently announced R.W. Gordon Construction of Kilmarnock has been awarded the contract for Phase 1 of the restoration project at Festival Halle.

This decision follows a successful fundraising campaign that raised $142,000, with generous matching contributions from the Cooke family and Omega Protein, reported Reedville Fishermen’s Museum executive director Shauna McCranie.

Thanks to this fundraising progress, the committee issued a request for proposal in January 2025 to begin replacing the deteriorating floor joists and infrastructure. After a thorough review of several competitive bids….

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