Huron Students Receive History Lesson Just In Time

On Friday, January 6th the students of Huron City Schools had special presentations brought to them by the Huron Historical Society and Advanced Explosives Demolition (AED) in honor of the demolition of the ConAgra facility.  The presentations at McCormick Junior High, Woodlands Intermediate and Shawnee Elementary School were all grade-level appropriate and tailor-made for the specific student bodies.

Mrs. Judy Ryan and Mrs. Kathy Muehlhauser-Moore from the Huron Historical Society gave a brief history of the property to the students before introducing Eliyah Kelly.  Eliyah, 7, described to the students her role in the AED family business.  Eliyah entertained several questions from the audience.
When asked by a Shawnee student what they were going to build at the site.  She responded, “We are just here for a blast!  I don’t know what they are going to turn it into.  It’s kind of like a birthday present….it’s a surprise!”
The Shawnee and Woodlands students had the special opportunity to meet the boy behind the button – Max Hinton.  Max, 8, is being treated for neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that forms in the nerve tissue.  Max travelled to Huron, Ohio from California specifically to blow up the ConAgra facility.   The Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfilled his dreams and made this possible. 
On Sunday afternoon many students and residents took to the riverside to anxiously watch “history” in the making.  After a brief daytime fireworks display put on by the City of Huron marking the historical moment, Max, Eliyah and her family with the push of a button successfully brought the building down.  The ConAgra facility was history and a new chapter for the community has begun.