Strum man driven to help library

Strum Public Library

(If only it looked like this now!)

Link to January 25 Eau Claire Leader Telegram article.

Excerpt:
George Johnson gets a bit enthused - well, greatly enthused - when he discusses the latest effort to help raise money for the Strum Public Library.

Johnson's idea of placing a junked car on Crystal Lake and having people pay money to guess when it will sink is generating interest and hopefully lots of money to help with the library's expenses.

"Our library is run by donations, and we have to have fundraisers to pay off the building," library director Dawn Hering said. "Right now, we are about $250,000 away from actually paying off the building.