Bruce Heyne, General Manager of Walnut Communications presented a check in the amount of $300 today (Monday) to Carol Rosenbaum with the Walnut Creek Station Questers. The Walnut Creek Station Questers are part of an international group and the local group was established in 1977. Their mission is preserve history through preservation of historical buildings as well as the study of antiques. The building the grant will help to rejuvenate is located in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut and is a unique hexagon building, one of only four left in the state of Iowa.

The original building was built to cover an unsightly well or cistern and it was later used on Memorial Day for the ladies to sit inside and collect money for the upkeep of the cemetery. The monies will be used to restore the building, which is part of the older portion of the local cemetery in and eligible for the National Historical Register. Plans include placing the structure on concrete, replacing the roof with wood shingle, replacing the steeple, repair and replace and missing wood, and seal the building against elements.

For more information on this project or to donate in support, contact Carol Rosenbaum at 712-784-3868 or rosie@walnutel.net. The grant from Walnut Communications provides up to $10,000 per year across the eight communities the company supports: Walnut, Avoca, Shelby, Minden, Neola, Persia, Underwood and McClelland. Applications can be found on the web at http://www.walnutcommunications.com.