The Work Continues

In the week prior to Father's Day, most of the sewer lines and a new drain field were dug, all electrical work was completed in the cabins and Prescott crews worked 3 days on the cabins completing 5 of the 11 cabins' work.

Another phoenix crew headed for the hills June 19. Their mission for the day was to tear down the metal roofing and tar paper off the main lodge and clean up the felled ramada. Dodging weekend campers, some of who jumped in to help, they accomplished their goals.




When the Prescott crew showed up again on the 21st to continue work on the main lodge's roof, they noticed some major structural issues. Due to poor framing, the walls had not been able to withstand the weight of winter snows and had extensive damage. Prescott has a few skilled framers and they jumped into the project. The picture below shows only one day's progress:





By the end of the week the walls were repaired and the trusses were back in place.



Saturday the 26th brought a new crew from Phoenix. They finished a majority of the work in the remaining 6 cabins. The plans for the staff cabin are ready for action as soon as the cabins are complete. God has blessed the work at the camp!

Activity at Kamp!

After a long, snowy Arizona winter, construction has resumed at Kamp Kipa! Armed with permits, our hardworking guys are able to start some big projects. Dave Edwards of Prescott is the on-site construction coordinater for the summer and will make sure the correct materials are at the camp when crews show up to work. Under his supervision, the footings for the main lodge were poured June 2nd.





Much has been accomplished since the middle of May. The following projects have been completed:

*New septic tanks have been installed in the lodge, staff cabin and boy's/girl's bathrooms; ditches are being dug to run new lines to these

*A lid has been poured for the existing septic tank in the girl's bathroom and a baffle will be poured soon

*Electrical work is complete in 8 out of 11 cabins

*Plumbing issues have been resolved in the caretakers cabin, upper bathroom and underground

*New valves have been installed in both the boy's and girl's bathrooms

*New metal roofs have been installed on both bathrooms

*In the main lodge trenches were dug and plumbing is currently being installed; new footings and a retaining wall for the patio on the west wall were poured

*A collapsed ramada has been in the process of demolition and felled trees have been cleared away




There are many different phases of construction happening simultaneously. Although most cabins have electricity, they still need a lot of work to be up to code; they would need 30 guys' labor for two days at least. The grounds need landscaping, the lodge needs a new roof along with the plumbing that is currently in progress, the ramada needs to be cleaned up from the demolition, and the camp grounds need a general cleanup.

Crews from Phoenix are scheduled every Saturday through October (except July3). If full crews are able to make it, there will be much accomplished each weekend. Please contact Tom Johnson or Greg Janckila to sign up to work. We look forward to a busy summer and appreciate any willing help!

Memorial Day Campers

Many Phoenicians took advantage of our beautiful camp Memorial Day weekend.