Plainsman, Edgerton shining stars in Aurora

If you are looking for something to do, or places to go, you won’t need to go very far. In fact it will only take traveling to the 200 block on 16th Street where you’ll find the Plainsman Museum and the Edgerton Explorit Center. This past week we were amazed what those two institutions have, or will have on their agendas.
First, we attended the grand opening of the “Community Works” Exhibition which was a collaboration between the Plainsman and the nationally-known Smithsonian Institution. The Plainsman was selected to be one of only 10 museums from around the country to participate in this special program. The exhibition explores the Who, Where, Why and How throughout the past 150 years of Hamilton County history by showing photos, artifacts and words of wisdom that reflect to us how the hard work and wisdom of the past communities  have brought  us to where we are today.
This Community Works exhibition is now open through the month of April and will be again on  display the month of September.
We might add following the opening on April 6, the Betterhalf and I took a tour of the entire museum. We enjoyed many other new displays that reflect the constant working spirit of the Plainsman staff and volunteers. They have brought us one of the prime showplaces in our community.
And now for the Edgerton Explorit Center 
Coming up starting May 28 are fun interactive sessions filled with learning and excitement for children ages 5 to 13. According to an advertisement and registration form insert in the Aurora News-Register last week it is “Full steam ahead for the summer camp program!” 
Beginning May 28 to Aug. 6: Camp subjects under titles such as “Dino Detectives, Stuntman Camp, Kaboom, Raccoons and Raptures, Edgerton Air Academy,  Intro to Robotics, plus others”  are on the agenda and all make me wish I was a kid again.
 Edgerton Explorit Center is just another prime example of attractions in our own community. We are indeed lucky to have such a center and its progressive staff in our Hamilton County.
 Again we must also thank the donors and supporters who have made these two fine institutions possible in Aurora.
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 Think, sometimes of all you have, instead of wishing for what you don’t.
RL Furse  is publisher emeritus of the News-Register