Frances (Dowis) Showers has made a $50,000 unsolicited donation to the Sheridan Community Building Fund for the purchase of building supplies for the new community building. The new specs for the community building are on display at Sheridan City Hall and the city is inviting public comments. The city is still seeking donations for the project; any interested individuals can contact Mayor Leland Wake or any Sheridan City Council member.
Showers, 93, said in an interview Saturday that she wanted to give back to the community in her last years; she does not have any children. She said she had the idea for donating money back to the community for years; she said that a new community building would help bring in people to Sheridan. "If you bring people in, they will move here," she said. She said that she wanted Sheridan to become the place to be for community events in the area. "Once you get the community building built, it will help a lot," said Showers. She said that she would do whatever she could to help the town grow again and that she wanted to see the school building and the sewer lines as future projects for the city.
Showers now lives in Oregon. She was a graduate from Sheridan High School and is one of their oldest alumni. Despite her 93 years, she continues to remain active; her interests include collecting antiques and putting together a book with her family history. She recalled working $1.10 an hour to make a living growing up and she wanted to see opportunities and activities for young people in the area.
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