Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 24, 2009
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 23, 2009
We started our day in a different manner today as we joined up with one of our hosts named Merle and we visited a dinosaur track site at 7:00 a.m. The early morning shadows on the tracks made them easier to see. They're estimated to be 167 million years old! We then ate breakfast together in Greybull before eventually making it to the jobsite at 9:30.
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 22, 2009
Today was the midpoint of our trip and we all feel exhausted. After an 8:30 a.m. delivery of concrete to finish off a sidewalk alongside the church, we then pressed forward to complete the hanging of sheetrock inside the multi-purpose room. In addition, we installed the doors and trimmed out the windows outside. Now the siding awaits us.
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 21, 2009
Hi Everyone,
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 20, 2009
The construction site at the back of the Shell Community Church was very active today as we built forms for a new sidewalk, installed insulation, began installing soffits, and started hanging sheetrock on the ceiling. Tomorrow we hope to finish the soffits and complete all the sheetrock, except for the utility room which still needs to be plumbed. Overall, the job has been very enjoyable with a variety of tasks and a lot of productivity. Although we were warm throughout the day, it was never overbearing and a lot of our work is indoors or in the shade. Just before we stopped work for the day, our missing load of siding and windows/doors arrived. That means Wednesday we will likely begin our anticipated task of installing siding - our original assignment.
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 19, 2009
Our team of five members arrived just in time for dinner on Sunday, July 19th, at the construction site in Shell, WY. [Many thanks to the Stoner family who loaned us their mini-van that now has another 1,037 miles on the odometer. We plan to drive in reverse all the way home to return it to its original mileage!] The town is settled in a valley with a descent through the Bighorn Mountain Range about two hours south of Billings, MT. Just after we arrived, a brief thunder storm greeted us to cool off the evening. We then met up with our leader at the nearby eatery called "Dirty Annie's" where we ate dinner.
Posted by: Jeff Holtgeerts in M&E, General on
Jul 12, 2009
On Saturday, July 18th, five of us will begin our 900 mile drive east to the small town of Shell, WY. We've been invited by the Shell Community (Presbyterian) Church, pastored Becky Anderson previously from Quilcene Presbyterian, to assist in their summer construction project. By the time we arrive, we'll be the third team to help out and our job will be to install windows, doors, and siding on their church addition project. The original building is over 100 years old and this project will finally bring indoor plumbing to the church. The outhouse behind the church will no longer be needed.
