News : Mt. Auburn's Water Utilities gets a new face

Before, it was just a plain white building...

Vinton-Shellsburg give a new meaning to "painting the town" by giving Mt. Auburn's Water Utilities building a new look!

Vinton-Shellsburg art students arrived in Mt. Auburn. Armed with a plan, paint brushes and paint the students came to paint a mural on the water utilities building.

Lindsay Otto was approached by Cody Lundry, a member of the Mt. Auburn City Council, to create a mural on the water utilities building. Ms. Otto opened the opportunity up to anyone in the school to participate. Last spring, the group began meeting and prepared a plan for the project.

"Our mural was designed by six of our group members and we started the painting process last week," she said. "We anticipate it will take a few more weeks to finish. She also wished to extend a "special thanks to Theisen's for donating a portion of the paint and to the town Mt. Auburn for entrusting us with this project."

Students who helped with the project include: Aimee Happel, Mary Clair, Grace Markland, Kassidi Brunssen, Maliah Parker, Ava Bearbower, Madelyn Wall, Blaze Souqet, Zada Mohr, Oliver Whalen, Maggie Stancel and Ayden Butler.

Group photo courtesy of Kelli Koster Soquet