12th Street Cinema : Timeline

Sept. 2, 1998 Hamilton Recreation, Inc.-The Cellar Youth Center Board met with representatives of the Farr Trust concerning renovating the old Coast to Coast store to construct a movie theater.

Mar. 15 Purchased the old Coast to Coast building for $55,000 from Schneiders.

Mar. 30 The Board met and approved the name "12th St. Cinema" for the new theater.

Sept. 30, 1999 Official ribbon cutting and open house.

Oct. 1-3 Showed first movie "Runaway Bride" with all tickets sold and 35-40 persons each showing unable to attend. Cecil Strong came on Sunday evening with her family for her 97th birthday.

Nov. 9 Paid final bills for TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST 310, 030.50:

$55,000.00	Purchase of Building
$14,830.00	Roof Replacement
$74,926.07	General Contractor (Fred Heiden)
$54,143.53	A&K plumbing, heating & air conditioning
$36,466.67	Larry's Electrical
$68,663.92	Slipper Theatre Co.
$6,000.31	Miscellaneous

Nov. 10 NCIP (Nebraska Community Improvement Program) Award for innovative ideas in Aurora such as the theatre.

March, 2000 Improvements made. Since Six months 24 different movies, 82 total showings, 6,496 people in attendance, average of 80 persons per showing, 88 volunteers, ticket sales of $15,132, and concession sales of $9,684.

Total Income: $29,439

Total Expenses: $26,227

May 1 100th showing of a movie since opening in October.

May 9 Senior Class of 2000 from Aurora High School attended a midnight movie as an alternative to "parties" usually held. 64 spent several hours at the Cellar Youth Center and 43 watched the movie.

May 15 A video/computer projector and a laptop computer was purchased with a $7,0000 grant from Hamilton Community Foundation. A total of 7,625. Also curtains to cover the screen were purchased for $725.

May, 2001 Decision was made to have a drama during A'ROR'N days. On the 6th, transferred funds ($4,638.62) from ACT (Aurora Community Theatre) which had done dramas up until around 1989.

June Started a new program showing a free video mainly for children each Wednesday at 1:00 for about an hour giving free popcorn and selling pop for 50 cents.

Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7, 2002 3rd Anniversary celebration, serving free popcorn, showing the movie, "Country bears six times including residents from Aurora & Central City care homes. Presented :Leon & Marian Ehlers with a certificate for attending 151 of our 154 movies.