FACE LIFT — The Elk Mound Fire Station as they begin removing the letters from the front of the building for the upcoming “facelift”. —photo by Carlton DeWitt
By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound fire station is receiving a facelift.
Carlton DeWitt, publisher of the Colfax Messenger and the Glenwood City Tribune Press Reporter, snapped a photograph of workers removing the lettering from the front of the fire station at E202 Menomonie Street in Elk Mound while he was delivering newspapers on Tuesday, May 28.
New siding is being installed on the front of the fire station because of a small accident, said Elk Mound Fire Chief Les Shafer.
“The metal siding on the front of the building was damaged, and because the building is so old, the contractor was not able to match the siding properly to make the seal water-tight,” he said.
“For that reason, the insurance company opted to have the face of the building re-sided. Additional work will begin taking place on Monday, June 10, and it should be completed within about two weeks,” Shafer said.
The Elk Mound fire district includes the Village of Elk Mound, the Town of Elk Mound and the Town of Spring Brook.
