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Old Stoney project nearly complete

Years after the school was first marked for preservation, the project to bring it back to life is edging towards the finish line

With an estimated date for completion now set near the end of February, the long-awaited refurbishment of Old Stoney has reached its last leg.

Museum Director Rocky Courchaine is already planning the displays that will greet visitors in the museum on the main floor. One room, for example, will be themed as a courtroom to include a judge’s bench and juror chairs as well as the Sundance Kid, murder mayhem and an outlaw exhibit. Another will feature Native American and natural history.

“I’ll have hoofprints throughout,” Courchaine says, describing the museum floor as a circuit visitor...