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Successful Lodge Work Party Despite the Weather
Robert Myers
This last weekend, October 11th, is fine example of what can go wrong with the weather, but great with the
volunteers. As the Director for the lodge, I must schedule my work party(s) at least three to four weeks in
advance and to avoid conflict with advance reservations - sometimes three to four months in advance. As
typical, Friday arrived with several maybe(s) and two positives; and with the treat of bad weather, the first
major winter storm of the season, they began to “drop like flies.” One long time member, who goes out in the
weather, said she did not want to “go out into the snow at Brighton.” I was down to two volunteers, when
Linda Kosky and her husband Don, said they would be up for the work party, despite the weather. My spirit
took to a new high.
Saturday morning arrived and I picked up Robert Ging at the mouth of the canyon, a new member who had
been planning to make a work party in past months and finally made it. Little did I know it, but Robert would
be a powerful force in the work of the day. Shortly after arriving at the lodge, Don Carlos & Linda Frady showed
up and then we were graced with Todd Nerney, our lodge caretaker and Wilma Johnson who worked with
us until noontime. Unbelievably, this small crew was able to get all of the wood I had cut, down the hill and
into the lodge basement by noontime and then we were able to tackle some of the tasks on the interior and
exterior of the building.
As we head into the winter, we will be scheduling work parties in the attempt to keep up with
the snow and the relieve the roof of some of the pressure nature places on it. We welcome
you to join us for these parties in the coming months on the following dates:
Sat, Nov 1, 9am-5pm – work and stay for the Halloween Party in the evening!
Sat, Dec 20, 9am-1:30pm (Rental coming in at 2:00PM.)
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