From thrift store to community center, group supports renovation of old Jonah School

Volunteers give century-old structure new life

 In an old building a few miles east of Georgetown — in rooms where boisterous children once learned to read and do sums — shoppers today are found gingerly browsing thrift-store goods. The building’s foundation is shifting. Its old wood floors creak and sag. The central hall is dimly lit. Only one room is cooled by ...

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