July 30 2011

July 23 2011

We had a smaller turnout this week again. 22 people including cooks and kitchen help


Worked on and completed:

• The steps from the Main Lodge to the Outdoor Amphitheater were worked on. 1 group of 4 will be needed to complete these steps next Saturday.
  
  
• Drilling and rebar was worked on on the girls side, additional steps will need to be completed on both the girls and boys side.
  
  
• Pathway and stairs to the Cooks Cabin were completed.
  
  
• Painters were finishing some of the trim painting on the doors. Electrical panel was worked on in the kitchen.
  
  
• Clean up of construction debris was accomplished around the saunas and bathhouses, cleaned up the equipment room for the water filtration system and prepared for additional expansion as well.
  
  
• Benches from the Upper Ramada were brought down to the seating area between the Main Lodge and the Staff Cabin.
  
  
• Work continued on the girls side drain field with finishing some of the drain areas and digging for adding two additional drain lines.

July 16 2011

These can light trims were painted last week to match the ceiling

This Saturday we only had 15 workers present, but still accomplished much!

Boys side drain field was completed, inspected and backfilled. Final grading was also completed on the boys drain field and is ready for planting native ground cover.

Workers spread sand to protect the pipes from rocks

George N begins to level the drain field

Drain field at the end of the day

Girls side drain field pads and pipes were installed and worked on and will need to be completed.

Heikki P begins to level the drain field

Drain field at the end of the day

Continued to work on the pathways.

Jon S and boys clear a path

Near completion

Another path by the girl's cabins

Cabin completely cleared out (work from previous weeks)

All interiors of sleeping cabins were sealed.

Todd R preps his sprayer

Cabin interior before sealant

Cabin interior after sealant

Grading for the retaining rock wall was started on the east side of the Main Lodge.

John and Eric L removing boulders

Material for the retaining wall

FRP board was installed in the kitchen during the week.



The banker requested to come up to see how the project was going; she was very excited and impressed and had nothing but compliments to say about the camp.



And then, of course, we had a little lunch:

Dave and Jean K at the grill

Dave K and Mike J serve the guys

Workers enjoy lunch in the new picnic area behind the lodge

We have a need for many workers for each weekend for the rest of the summer; we need to work on the following:
Build rock retaining wall on the East side of the Main Lodge.
Continue building the pull out on the road from the Caretakers Cabin to the Main Lodge and move the material for fill to the west side of the lodge.
Need carpenters next weekend to expand the equipment room for the water filtration system.
Need electricians for wiring the boys and the girls saunas.
Continue working on the pathways and spreading gravel on all the pathways.
Continue drilling and installing rebar on the steps (approx 50% complete).
Spread and pack gravel on the maintenance walkway that was graded out last weekend.
Continue general cleanup of the construction materials.
The steps from the main lodge to the outdoor amphitheater needs to be completed.
The sauna framing and sheeting on the girls side needs to be finished.
Boys and girls saunas need wiring and exterior siding installed as well as the sheet metal roof.
The youth have volunteered to build the outdoor amphitheater using logs and material from the property. Steve Wuollet will coordinate this project.

July 9 2011

Completed:
Boys side drain field, installed 65 pads as well as the pipes for the drain field.
The main lodge, kitchen and ADA rooms painted.
All interior sleeping cabins are cleaned, vacuumed, washed and ready for paint.
Boys sauna roof was sheeted.
Cut out another pull out on the road from the Caretakers Cabin to the Main Lodge, used the material from that cutout for fill on the west side of the Main Lodge.
Completed clean out under the staff cabin and all around and construction debris was removed.
Completed more pathways by the girls cabins.

To be completed:
Girls side drain field needs the pipes, pads, mesh and final connections before it can be inspected.
Boys side drain field needs final connections as well as put a mesh over the top of the pipes before inspection.
The steps from the main lodge to the outdoor amphitheater needs to be completed.
The sauna framing and sheeting on the girls side needs to be finished.
Boys and girls saunas need wiring and exterior siding installed as well as the sheet metal roof.
FRP for the kitchen was not completed and will need to be done next week.