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Day #24
| Friday, May 5,
2000 Work is
proceeding right along and a great deal has been accomplished in the
past couple of days. In that time the crew has established
trenches for at least 7 new service lines and 1 hydrant, with
placement of those items coming later in the
day.
There's additional help today, as more volunteers are giving of their
time. Michelle Haskins, wife of James Haskins, has
decided to join in. Steven R. Place, who has been going
after parts and video taping the work, is now walking behind the
trencher, monitoring the depth of the trench. Then too, Greg
Duryea with the Kansas Rural Water Association, has come to see
how things are going and to offer a hand for the day.
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Photo at right shows Duryea (blue
hat) and Howard Field (red helmet) working in the trench
tamping down sand. Steven E. Place (yellow helmet) stands
above watching the progress.
The view looks south towards the southern end of Howe
Street.
In the extreme distance, Bob Grimm operates the trencher as Steven
R. Place keeps a watchful eye on the depth.
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Dinner is being served at left in
the fire hall. Betty Reynolds and Ella Page (left
to right) sit talking in the background after preparing the noon meal
for the construction crew. The food is great, consisting of two
varieties of hot beans and cornbread, a cold macaroni salad, fresh
vegetables, cherry upside-down cake, tea and water.
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Those getting food above include from right to left, Vickie
Stafford, Howard Field and Steve Spiegel. Steve
Place is already seated and enjoying the food.
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At
left, Duryea (red shirt) talks to Stafford, Spiegel,
Bob Grimm and Field about setting fire hydrants and
about joining more than five lengths of pipe and rolling them
into the trench rather than doing one length at a time. While
both ways work, it is less demanding on the back if everything can be
done outside the trench and on level ground.
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