 M
Restoration Update |
| Contributions
ranging from $10 to $10,000 from 635 donors have brought in
a total of $80,000 for the M Restoration Project, resulting
in some significant improvements to the area. An additional
$30,000 provided by the U.S. Forest Service allowed for the
rebuilding and paving of the parking lot last fall to accommodate
30 cars. Wheel stops and striping will complete the parking
lot project in the spring. Extensive work has been done to revegetate
the face of Mount Baldy, and the trails have been improved.
A retaining wall has been built at the base of the M monument
and 80 gallons of white paint were applied to the rocks. This
spring another coat of paint will be added. |
| Last
fall the entire football team spent an afternoon
at the M, and under the direction of Stuart Jennings,
'85 Geol, '93 M, land reclamation specialist at
MSU, moved rocks to fill in empty spaces including
a narrow section of the left leg. Coach Mike Kramer
was instrumental in getting the active participation
of the team, resulting in their awareness of where
the M on their helmets, as well as the M on the
football field, originated from. |
| Torley
Aasheim, '37 Ag, '54 M, '96 Hon. Doc., the principal
fund-raiser, would like to thank all the alumni,
local individuals and businesses that have helped
support the project thus far. |
| The
Barb Starner pictures of the M are still available.
Contact the MSU Foundation at (406) 994-2053 or
(800) 457-1696, or contact Torley Aasheim at (406)
587-7256. |
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| Standing
in the newly paved parking lot are M Restoration
Project principals (l to r) Stuart Jennings, Nancy
Holstrom of the Forest Service and Torley Aasheim. |
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