Rudyards Main Street is getting a new heartbeat, a community center built by the people who call the town home. The project replaces the old Sandvig building, once a hardware store with decades of history, and incorporates parts of the original structure, including beams and countertops, preserving a piece of the towns past.

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The project began when a local resident offered $500,000 toward building a community center to help revitalize Main Street.

Volunteers quickly rallied, holding public meetings to gain community support. All labor has been donated, with materials paid for through fundraising efforts and locally-sourced.

Lila Redding, one of the volunteers helping bring the center to life says, Its kind of like an old-fashioned barn raiser. Were a close-knit com

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