Annual SCA Meeting & Election
Please join us to discuss the past year
and plan for the new year.
SATURDAY
JUNE 20th
4:00 p.m.
Reservations
If you are a LOCAL RESIDENT and would like to reserve the schoolhouse for an event, please email the Salina Community Association: SCAboard@protonmail.com
If you are a MUSICIAN and want to ask if a local resident might host a concert for you, please email: salinaschoolconcerts@gmail.com
The building is located at 536 Gold Run Road. Parking is limited. Parallel parking only, below the playground and above the church. There is pull-in parking across the road from the church located at 414 Gold Run Road. (See map below.)
2026
DANCE
Starting April 26th NIA Dance Class led by Kay every Sunday 5:30-6:30. No class May 31st.
For more information please contact Kay at kaycook74@gmail.com
FARMERS MARKET
Starting May 31st and through September 27th: Every last Sunday of the month 11:00-1:00.
For more information: fourmilefarmersmarket.com
CONCERT
May 31st (Sunday)
Doors open at 7:00 - Show at 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Fee: $25
(Salina Schoolhouse Concerts)
PRIVATE RESERVATION
June 18th (Thursday)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
PRIVATE RESERVATION
July 16th (Thursday)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
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Community Use for Public or Private Events
SCA Articles of Incorporation: The corporation will specifically own, maintain and manage the real property together with improvements and appurtenances commonly known as the "Salina Schoolhouse" located in the unincorporated Town of Salina, County of Boulder, State of Colorado, which Salina Schoolhouse shall be used and dedicated for such purposes as may be determined by the corporation's Board of Directors for the perpetual use and benefit of the community of the Town of Salina and the neighborhood and vicinity thereof; but in no event shall said Salina Schoolhouse be used for purposes other than religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, recreational or educational purposes.
The building may be reserved by members of the Four Mile Canyon community for private events, with use confined to the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and a maximum attendance of 75 people. In most cases, the charge to use the building will be $3.00/person ($1.00 for children under 6) + a deposit of $250.00.
Events open to the public may be hosted by local residents with the same hour and attendance limitations. The rental fee and deposit may vary depending upon the size, type of use and whether or not an entrance fee will be charged.
Requests for use by non-locals may be considered by the SCA Board, but typically all events are hosted by a local resident.
For more information:
SCAboard@protonmail.com
The building is 40 feet by 25 feet with a 14 foot high ceiling.
The building is 40 feet by 25 feet with a 14 foot high ceiling.
The wood floors cannot be refinished again, so special care is needed to help them last.
Heat is provided by a propane forced-air furnace.
There is one out-of-commission outhouse in the back yard that is carved with many initials (we believe it was the boy's) and contains three holes. The other outhouse (girl's) was converted from a two-holer to a modern facility with a flush toilet and sink in 1994. It burned to the ground during the Four Mile Canyon fire in September 2010, and was rebuilt by Burton Sloan.
Folding chairs with cushioned seats (75) and folding tables (9) are available.
There is one out-of-commission outhouse in the back yard that is carved with many initials (we believe it was the boy's) and contains three holes. The other outhouse (girl's) was converted from a two-holer to a modern facility with a flush toilet and sink in 1994. It burned to the ground during the Four Mile Canyon fire in September 2010, and was rebuilt by Burton Sloan.
Folding chairs with cushioned seats (75) and folding tables (9) are available.
Limited parking at the school and across from the church.
History
The new 1885 schoolhouse with teacher Libby Lamb posed outside with her students. Interior view taken on May 19, 1912. (Boulder Historical Society Collection, Carnegie Library for Local History. BHS 210-1-33)
HISTORY: On December 31, 1885, a New Year's Eve Ball was held in the nearly completed Salina Schoolhouse. When it was finished in early 1886, at a cost of nearly $1,500, the Boulder County Herald proclaimed it "The Pride of Salina". Classes were held in the building until 1952. The owner of the mining claim on which the schoolhouse stood gave the building and some land around it to the residents of Salina.
In 1993, we received a grant from the Colorado State Historical Society to restore the schoolhouse and outhouses, to install a cistern and septic field, and to convert one of the outhouses into a modern convenience with a sink and toilet.
In September 2010, the bathroom burned in the Fourmile Canyon Fire, and was rebuilt in 2011.
In September 2013, the remaining 1885 outhouse tipped over in a mudslide during the flood. The outhouse was repaired and the large rock retaining wall behind it has been rebuilt.
Financial Report
01/01/2025 Balance: $ 5,238.62
Income
Use Donations $ 1,806.00
Donations $ 2,917.50
Total Donations: $ 4,723.50
Expenses
Expenses
Electricity $ 144.64
Propane $ -0-
Water $ 250.00
Maintenance $ 628.22
Propane $ -0-
Water $ 250.00
Maintenance $ 628.22
Colo. Fees $ 260.72
Insurance $ 250.00
Shed Repair $ 2,817.50
Total Expenses: $ 4,400.32
12/31/2025 Balance: $ 5,561.80
Total Expenses: $ 4,400.32
12/31/2025 Balance: $ 5,561.80
Uses of the building during 2024: New Year's Day party, concerts, music recording sessions, Annual SCA Meeting, Sacred Harp singing, club meetings
Uses of the building during 2025: concerts, club meetings, birthday parties, Annual SCA Meeting, Four Mile Fire Dept. picnic
Flood Repairs & Major Improvements
SPRING 2024. Colorado Custom Paintworks was hired to repair extensive plaster damage and paint the interior of the schoolhouse at a cost of $7,000.00. Their attention to detail is the best! They spent over four days doing repairs and prep work and the schoolhouse looks great. (Contact Dean Ioppolo at ccpaintworks.com 303-472-2430)
SUMMER 2023. Boulder Roofing (www.boulderroof.com) replaced the 29-year-old roof on the schoolhouse at a cost of $9,840.00. (They also did the roofing during our major restoration in 1994.) We are very pleased with their work and would recommend using them.
WINTER 2019. Dave Chamberlain fabricated storm windows to help preserve the fragile old multi-pane windows and help keep the heating costs down. We received a major donation from Colorado State Glass & Mirror (at Hover Crossing in Longmont) - $1,000.00 worth of glass!!! J.D. Clayborn, the president, stated that he has benefited from sales in Fourmile Canyon and wanted to give back to our community. If you need glass, please give him a call at 303-774-8775.
FALL 2019. Colorado Custom Paintworks painted the schoolhouse, outhouses, and coal shed. We are very pleased with the results and would highly recommend them to others. (Contact Dean Ioppolo at ccpaintworks.com 303-472-2430)
SPRING 2019. Last fall, a roofer let us down and didn't show up to do some repairs. This held up the painting and then the cold weather arrived. The plan is to have the school (and church) painted in the next few months.
SUMMER/FALL 2018. The weather damaged schoolhouse doors were beautifully repaired by Dave Chamberlain of Fourmile Canyon. Peter Brady is doing repairs to the coal shed in anticipation of the painting to be done by Colorado Custom Paintworks in late summer. We are impatiently waiting for all the dirt and rock work to be finished by the County beforehand. We received approval from the Boulder County Commissioners for a $4,576.00 Historic Landmark Rehabilitation Grant to help pay for the painting.
FALL 2016. We're still struggling to complete the work on the list below. Adriana Galue is doing some long overdue painting of the schoolhouse windows. Nearly every pane on the street side needed new glazing. Her work is wonderful! If you need a painter, I would highly recommend her.
WINTER 2014-2015. Work is on hold. We need to raise more money. The work on the wall and outhouse cost more than we expected.
NOVEMBER 2014. Marion Reynolds worked on the restoration of the schoolhouse back in 1993, and he returned to restore the 1885 outhouse that fell on Darian's car during the flood. He made it square again, and reinforced it well so that it could be moved back to the place it sat for 129 years. Peter Brady and Ezequiel Quintana designed a way to move it safely using Ezequiel's skid loader and the cribbing material used to temporarily support the church. Marion will soon return to finish the restoration work.
OCTOBER 2014. Ezequiel Quintana finished the wall and it is a beauty! The first time Ezequiel worked in Salina was in the fall of 1993 when he was recommended to the SCA as the best man to rebuild this same wall after many years of neglect. It's hard to believe that it has been 20 years since we received a grant from the Colorado Historical Society to restore our property and install a septic field.
We once again have heat and bathroom facilities. The next job on the list is to repair the damaged 1885 outhouse and return it to its spot near the propane tank. If the weather cooperates, we'd also like to get the yard between the schoolhouse and outhouses raked out so that people won't trip on rocks and dirt mounds. Anyone interested in helping should contact Peter or Marti.
SEPTEMBER 2014. Peter Brady cut down the precariously perched tree on the hillside; and Ezequiel Quintana is making great progress on rebuilding the wall. We hope to reconnect the tank this week!
JULY 2014. We applied for, and received, matching funds ($6,000) from the Boulder County Commissioners through a Historic Landmark Rehabilitation Grant to do the excavation, rebuild the rock wall, secure the propane tank, and repair the flood-damaged outhouse.
Rick Benson with RAM Excavating removed the propane tank and 1885 outhouse and began excavation on July 28th. (As a consequence, there currently is no heat in the schoolhouse except from the wood stove.)
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