Minonk woman plays at Omaha reception
Sunday, August 21, 2004 Posted 11:30 a.m.
Elaine Cunningham performing on the autoharp.
Elaine Cunningham played the autoharp and dulcimer Friday, July 23 at the contractor's reception
for the Carl T Curtis Federal Building in Omaha, Nebraska She was reunited with former student
Steve Cinnamon who was instrumental in inviting her to perform and then to attend the dedication
the following morning. Steve had assembled an ensemble of employees to sing "America the
Beautiful" and "The Star Spangled Banner". The Carl T. Curtis Federal Building is the 28th
Building in the world to receive a Gold Rating for Green Building Rating System to define and
measure 'green' buildings. The rating comes from points earned in the following categories:
sustainable sites, materials and resources, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality,
energy and atmosphere and innovation and design process. The building will house the Midwest
Regional Office of the National Park Service and the Headquarters of the Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail. The building was
designed by Leo Daly and development undertaken by Noddle Development from Omaha.
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