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October 2 - Meetings, Grading and Pews

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Another Status Meeting in the Church - A week ago Sunday the second status update meeting was held at the church. While there were some assembled pews, they were all in the sanctuary, and not in the dining hall where the meeting convened. So, everyone that wanted to sit had to bring their own chair. In the picture, Bob is standing but not because he failed to bring a chair. He wanted attention so he stood up in the front to give his status update. After Sam reported on the finances discussion ensued about whether or not to increase our self imposed debt ceiling. While the church could be 'completed' without the increase, some desired items like an epoxy sealed kitchen floor would have to be deferred. The congregation agreed to up the debt limit. Sam stated that the bank is fine with the new debt ceiling. Sam also said the projection stand in the picture is only temporary. With the current projected spending, we will still not have a completed kitchen so the eagle-eyed shoppers ...
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May 27 - Another Week of Solid Progress

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A Thing of Beauty - We have been at this project about 10 months or so. It seems like a good time to reflect on the progress to date. There is not as much green grass, but there is a lot more building than when we started. At lunch on Saturday, I asked about the name of this majestic body of water. The official name on the plan is Infiltration Puddle-1. The name assures that it will not be confused with the one near the road which is Infiltration Puddle-2. Actually, I do not know which name goes on which puddle. Those names may not be exactly correct, but I can't remember any better at the moment. They are not supposed to hang around for more than 48 hours, so we have to enjoy the waterfront view when we can. I think we might call this one, "Transitory Lake LLCER." Naturally, where there is standing water, there are kids there to skip stones. The Front Lawn - The size large earth moving gear shown in the picture was put to good use this week. On Tuesday I thought that the...
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May 20 - The Weather is Not Always Sunny and Bright

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A Rainy Day in Nowthen - Last Saturday was beautiful. Work proceeded in shirtsleeves both inside and out.Not so today. It was too warm to snow, but it did not feel like much too warm. The rain was steady to hard through most of the day. Out front of the building, where rumor says a parking lot will be, now more closely resembles a marina. Kevin's car is hiding behind the sign near the road. He had no confidence that the bug would either float or dog paddle. So he walked in and left the car on high ground. On the back side of the church, the new merged roofs got a thorough test. No leaks appeared, so that is positive. A water tight roof is really nice. Eric got a chance to try out his civil engineering skills by digging irrigation trenches to drain the low spots under the back porch roof. On the bright side, the new porch roof permitted some outside work to be done. Flashing, siding and some trim work on and under the roof continued apace. While the roof kept the folks dry, it did n...
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May 13 - A Great Day for Work, Both Inside and Out

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Landscaping Has Begun - Friday morning I received some pictures in my email from Troy, via Brent. It seems the landscaping has actually started. A size large track hoe and a dump truck were hard at work improving the parking area in front of the church. Well, I hope that is the long term effect. For the moment is seems to be making craters in the front and mountains in the back.  I trust that this is only a temporary situation. Right now it does not seem like improvement. I was surprised by the equipment being used. Saturday Sam mentioned that the company's bulldozer is being repaired so these were the only machines available. I hope the bulldozer is successfully repaired. It does offer an interesting view of the church between the machines and over the chopped up front approach. A Good Turnout -  A couple of Sundays ago, in his weekly update to the congregation, Sam mentioned the need for workers. It was encouraging to hear that last week a good turnout was recorded. Today th...
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