Restoring the Turtle Fountain at the NM State Veterans Home
Below are some pictures taken at the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences, July 26, 2022
The Original Fountain (1938) File Photo
The Fountain today - Center Stem missing, Turtles not able to squirt and other problems. Photo Brad Wieneke
Photo Brad Wieneke
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks during a groundbreaking event for a veterans' home in Truth or Consequences on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Photo Meg Potter/Sun-News
Groundbreaking for the new Buildings. Photo Brad Wieneke
Kathy Flynn talking to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Photo Brad Wieneke
The Eugenie Shonnard fountain renovation will go down in history as our most ambitious project! But it wouldn’t have been possible without your generous, loyal support! We plan to post updates from the State as it completes its work and finalizes plans on the dedication of the new Veteran’s Home and surrounding grounds. As always, we invite your input on our work. While we are grateful to the State for taking on the renovation, we continue to be humbled by your financial and philosophical support which inspired us to take the leap of faith required to take on this project! Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions or comments about the fountain project—or any of our important work. And finally, thank you for your passion regarding our organization’s work protecting the legacy of the New Deal.
We very much thank the following donors to this project (sorted by name)
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Am. Gold Star Mothers-ABQ NM Chapter, Amer. Legion Post 77, American Legion Beever Bond Post #35 , American Legion Riders, Waldo Anton, Tracy Belcher, Bruce & Mary Black, Erik Briske, Allison Bungardes, Mary Cassidy, Gail Chasey, Kate Collins, Kenneth Collins, David Coulie, Doyle & Pamela Daves, Kathleen Dickerson, Disabled American Veterans, Marie Eaves, Arla Ertz, Nancy Figueroa, Sherry Fletcher, Andrea Greenaker, Ginger Grossette, Wendell &Harriett Harris, Kermit & Wendy Hill, Carlyn & Tom Jervis, Betsy Joyce, Meriom Kastner, Kay Krehbiel, Doug Leen, Phyllis Lehmberg, Willard & Kay Lewis, David & Margaret Lunt, Paul Margetson, Ann & Tim Maxwell, Alana McGrattan, Tim & Roberta Montgomery, Joan Myers, Shel Neymark, Peggy Pick, Mary Helen Ratje, Elizabeth Ratzlaff, Janet Saiers, Betty Sayre, Kendall Schlenker, Linda Siegle, John Smith, Barbara Stanislawski, Liz Stefanics, Sari Stein, Gerald Stiebel, Stockman Family Foundation, Kim Straus, David Townsend (Honoring Joseph William McKinley), Elephant Butte VFW Post 1389, T. J. Walker, Jerry Wertheim, Gregory Buerschen (Honoring Paul Williamson), Barbara Witemeyer, Herta Wittgenstein, Barbara Erdman Foundation, Chuck Zobac