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Scout Work Projects
Over 400 man-hours of labor were donated by the Scouts and their families!
(Does not include the assistance given by Yvonne, Tom, Howie, Cynthia, Tom, and Brandon... THANK YOU ALL!)

Special thanks to Carol Harris for her many additional hours spent maintaining the grounds since August of 2006.

In addition to the work documented below, the Girl Scouts worked on stationary and traveling sets,
helped in the costume lofts, performed in plays, and served in the dining room.
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Congratulations, Sarah, on completing your Silver Project in the spring of 2007!

August 17, 2006
Remove volunteer trees and plants around fenced area in "Back 40"; rake.
Remove rocks from west garden area.  No photos taken.
Crew: Carol S., Carol H.

August 16, 2006
Remove weeds and volunteer plants along driveway and north side of building.
Crew: Carol S.

August 15, 2006
Clean up garden along north theatre wall, clean up pine debris, remove volunteer trees and sucker growth from "Back 40".
Crew: Kaleigh, Sheila, Jennifer, and Carol S.

Congratulations, Sheila and Jennifer, on earning your Silver Awards today!
Congratulations, Kaleigh, on exceeding your required Silver Project hours today!

August 14, 2006
Remove root systems, sand and paint sign supports, remove volunteer trees by building.
Crew: Norma, Sheila, Kaleigh, Jennifer, Carol H.

August 11, 2006
Remove root systems around cut-out sign.
Crew: Kaleigh, Alyssia, Sheila, Carol H.

Congratulations, Alyssia, on exceeding your required Silver Project hours today!

August 10, 2006
Finish removing plants from around cut-out sign.  No photos taken.
Crew: Kaleigh, Alyssia, Sheila, Carol H.

August 8, 2006
Remove railroad ties and old plants from around cut-out sign; weed septic termination area.  No photos taken of yard work.
Also helped with set building for current production.
Crew: Kaleigh, Alyssia, Sheila, Carol S.

August 7, 2006
Remove rocks from garden west of entrance; rake and turn the soil.
Crew: Kaleigh, Sheila, Alyssia, Jennifer, Carol H.

August 3, 2006
Removed plants around white cutout sign.
Crew: Sheila, Alyssia, Sarah, Carol H.

August 2, 2006
Trimmed trees, cleared overgrowth, raked leaves in "Back 40".
Crew: Sheila, Alyssia, Carol S.

August 1, 2006
Trimmed trees, cleared overgrowth, raked leaves in "Back 40".
Crew: Norma, Sheila, Jaclyn F., Lizzy, Carol S.

Congratulations, Norma, on earning your Silver Award today!

July 31, 2006
Repair and paint exterior of white cut-out sign, thin plants around it, clean west panel of lighted sign,
replace lights inside, clean tree dropping from east entry garden, clear rocks from west entry garden,
remove dead branches and vines from trees by driveway, clear sucker growth from "Back 40".
Crew: Norma, Kaleigh, Sarah, Jennifer, Sheila, Lizzy, Alyssia, Carol S., Carol H., Mark H.

July 29, 2006
Finish removing leaves and overgrowth along Route 66, trim low-hanging and dead branches, cut back sucker growth,
remove volunteer tree, help remove old set materials from inside the theatre, burn the brush pile.
Crew: Robert, Mark, Carol S.

July 28, 2006
Paint inside of white cut-out sign; clean ease panel and inside of lighted sign.
Crew: Kaleigh, Sheila, Alyssia, Carol H., Mike H.

July 20, 2006
White cut-out sign: repaired the wiring and lights, and thinned the plants surrounding it.
Removed rocks from the garden on the west side of the entrance, and pruned the bushes on the east side.
Crew: Alyssia, Stephanie, Celia, Carol H., Mike H.
Special thanks to the Harris family for donating the parts and labor to repair the white cut-out sign.

July 17, 2006
Trim trees, trim bushes on east side of entrance.  No photos taken.
Crew: Lizzy, CarolS., Carol H.

July 15, 2006
Pick up trash, trim trees on southeast end of yard, trim back sucker growth, rake up leaves.
Crew: Mark, Carol S.

July 13, 2006
Weeded gardens on east and west sides of entrance.  Moved dirt; removed rocks.
Crew: Lizzy, Alyssia, Carol S., Carol H.

July 10, 2006
Weeded garden by west entrance.  Moved some dirt.  No photos taken.
Crew: Stephanie, Alyssia, Carol H.

July 6, 2006
Removed weeds from garden on west side of entrance.  No photos taken.
Crew: Jennifer, Sarah, and Carol S.

July 3, 2006
Cleared out undergrowth from the tree line between Ridley's and the Theatre to improve visibility from Old Route 66
traveling east.  Removed some volunteer trees and cut down some stumps and vines.  Swept the lot.
Crew: Lizzy, Robert, Mark, Carol S.

Congratulations, Lizzy, on earning your Silver Award today!

June 30, 2006
Swept parking lot; more trimming.  Tom helped remove debris again, filled the holes in Sarah's and Norma's
gardens where stumps had been removed, took out poison ivy for us, and moved parking blocks into place.
Crew: Norma, Lizzy, Robert, and Carol S. -- with special help from, and thanks to, Tom!

June 29, 2006
Continued trimming foliage and clearing pavement on the northwest side of the parking lot.
Tom removed stumps and debris from the parking lot and from our garden areas for us  -- thank you!
Crew: Norma, Lizzy, Sarah, Robert, Carol S., Carol H., and the Bradley family.

June 26, 2006
Northwest parking lot: trimmed back foliage and cleared pavement.
Crew: Norma, Lizzy, Sarah, Robert, Carol S., Carol H.

June 24, 2006
Trimmed trees on east end of road and in "Back 40"; cleared some of the leaf debris.
Crew: Mark and Carol S.

June 23, 2006
Removed pine debris, trimmed trees along east end of road.
Crew: Norma, Lizzy, Carol S.

June 22, 2006
Removed cactus, raked up pine debris, trimmed trees along east end of road
helped Yvonne remove weeds from flower bed in front of cut-out sign.
Crew: Norma, Lizzy, Jennifer, Sarah, Robert, Carol S., Carol H.

June 16, 2006
Cleared debris piles away from septic area and cut-out sign; raked leaves on northeast side stage area.
Crew: Robert, Mark, Carol S.

June 15, 2006
Cleared old growth from septic area.  Some work near cut-out sign.
Crew: Lizzy, Jennifer, Norma, Sarah, Carol S., Carol H., and Fern.

June 13, 2006
Removed trees from septic area.  Also helped burn brush pile.
Crew: Lizzy, Robert, and Carol S.

June 8, 2006
Removed some dead branches, took out bush under hanging sign (stump will be removed soon),
cut back some vines on northwest edge of parking lot, trimmed and/or removed some overgrowth
in septic area; eliminated more sucker growth.
Crew: Lizzy, Kaleigh,  Norma, Jennifer, Samantha, Sarah, Robert, Carol S., Carol H., and Mark S.

June 5, 2006
Removed a large amount of sucker growth; trimmed up several trees.
Crew: Lizzy, Kaleigh, Norma, Jennifer, Samantha, Robert, Carol S., Carol H., and Mark S.

May 31, 2006
Trimmed back tree near hanging sign.
Crew: Lizzy, Jaclyn, Robert, and Carol S.

Additional Work Proposed

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