A federal judge in central Illinois accepted a magistrate's recommendation against the claims of a northern Illinois atheist who sued over a $20,000 tourism grant for the restoration of famous Bald Knob Cross near Alto Pass, Illinois.
The Friends of the Cross organization received a $20,000 state grant in their $300,000 fundraising campaign to restore the badly weather-worn landmark.
More than $500,000 has been raised and spent over the last two years to restore the 111-foot tall cross, first built in 1959 and covered in 1963.
More on the cross can be found online at www.BaldKnobCross.com.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Monday, April 14, 2008
Bald Knob Cross Meeting Set for Tuesday
A public meeting is set for 7 p.m. tomorrow (April 15) in Alto Pass where an engineer from E.T. Simonds Co. will release a report on the structural integrity of the interior of Bald Knob Cross.
The report will be made during the regular monthly meeting of the Friends of the Cross group.
Last month the Southern Illinoisan quoted the group's president, Bill Vandergraph, passing along the initial reaction of the engineer.
The Alto Pass Civic Center is located at 19 Elm Street in Alto Pass.
The report will be made during the regular monthly meeting of the Friends of the Cross group.
Last month the Southern Illinoisan quoted the group's president, Bill Vandergraph, passing along the initial reaction of the engineer.
"He says it's considerably worse that what most people say," Vandergraph said, adding that cost estimates and specifics had not yet been given.
The Alto Pass Civic Center is located at 19 Elm Street in Alto Pass.
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