Dows school bell ringing again

After some recent work on the schoolhouse bell at Vernon Township Center School #5, now located in Dows, the bell is chiming again. The bell was previously in disrepair. The one-room schoolhouse is located between the Depot and the Mercantile in downtown Dows. The school was moved five miles from its original home in 1998 by the Dows Historical Society and restored as a community project. Come and check out the schoolhouse during Dows Corn Days, August 6 -8. Photo by Bridget Shileny