Taken from the
CORONA CONSTRUCTION NEWS
FIRST EDITION-- JULY 21, 1994BRETHREN, WE BROKE GROUND ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 1994 AT 8:17 am.
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IT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO DISCOVER THAT 20 YEARS AGO, RT.W.BRO. N. SEDORE HAD THE
WISDOM TO HAVE THE LOT FILLED |
WITH
SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES "A" GRAVEL AND THEREFORE, EXCELLENT DRAINAGE AND A SOLID
BASE FOR OUR LODGE WILL BE THE RESULT.
A SINCERE THANK YOU TO R.WOR. BROTHER NORM SEDORE FOR HIS
FORESIGHT.
BROTHER GEORGE DINGMAN AND HIS BROTHERS DENNIS AND LYLE,
OPERATED THE EQUIPMENT WHILE BROTHERS DAVID AND PAUL SCHMELER, GORD JAQUES, WILBERT
STICKLAND AND HARV FOWLER FORMED AND POURED THE FOOTINGS. I WATCHED A LOT, IT WAS HOT
WORK.
ALMOST AS SOON AS THE CONCRETE WAS POURED, IT RAINED VERY
HARD AND WE HAD A BIT OF A CAVE-IN. WE’LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP BEFORE MONDAY BECAUSE,
THAT IS WHEN THE BLOCK LAYERS ARE ARRIVING. |
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BROTHER STAN DARLING WAS OVER TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE GROUND BREAKING AND BROTHER NORM WAS
OVER TO SHED A JOYFUL |
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TEAR
AND TELL US ABOUT A FIRE HYDRANT CONNECTION THAT HE HAD PLACED ON THE CORNER OF OUR LOT
MANY YEARS AGO.
THE SEWERS AND WATER CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING UNTIL THE LEGAL WORK WAS FINISHED BY
BROTHER DOUG SMITH BEFORE WE WOULD START. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN DELAYS WHICH RESULTED
IN LOSING A MONTH OR SO OF GOOD BUILDING TIME. SO BRO. DOUG SUGGESTED THAT WE GO AHEAD AND
HE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE PAPER WORK. |
IT WAS NICE TO HAVE W.BRO. KARL
CROZIER AT THAT MEETING. HIS INPUT WAS EXCELLENT. HE IS WORKING UP NORTH FOR A FEW WEEKS
AND IS UNABLE TO HELP RIGHT NOW, BUT I’M SURE WE’LL SEE HIM AROUND WHEN HE GETS
BACK.
I MAILED A MORTGAGE PROPOSAL TO THE GRANITE LODGE IN PARRY
SOUND AS THEY HAD SHOWN AN INTEREST IN BECOMING A MORTGAGEE.
ONE WAY OF REMEMBERING WHO IS WHO, IS TO LOOK AT THE END
OF THE WORD. MORTGAGEE .."GEE" THE INTEREST IS NICE. MORTGAGOR..PAY
"OR" ELSE. GUESS WHO WE ARE. |
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THE BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE APARTMENTS IS A PRIORITY
OVER THE FINISHING OF THE LODGE. BECAUSE, WE ALREADY |
HAVE TWO
ANXIOUS TENANTS, AND WE DO NEED THE INCOME. HOWEVER, IF THE DONATIONS KEEP COMING IN, THE
COMPLETION OF OUR LODGE SHOULD NOT BE FAR BEHIND. HAVE FAITH.
ALL BRETHREN ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE BUILDING SITE AND
ENCOURAGE OUR HARD WORKING CREWS. ALSO IF ANY BOTHER WOULD LIKE TO DONATE EITHER THEIR
TIME AND/OR TALENTS TELL BROS. DAVID, PAUL OR MYSELF AS WE DO NEED WORKERS. NOW AND LATER.
BY THE-WAY, SNAPPING PICTURES IS ALLOWED PROVIDED
THEY ARE NOT USED IN A HUMOROUS OR MALICIOUS MANNER.
FINANCING IS CRUCIAL, AS IF WE DIDN’T KNOW, SO IF ANY
BROTHER KNOWS OF WAYS OR MEANS OF OBTAINING GOOD DEALS ON MATERIALS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SPONSOR A HIRED HAND, OR DONATE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE LET R.WOR.BRO. TOM
DEMPSTER OR MYSELF KNOW.
WE WOULDN’T WANT TWO OF THE SAME THING NOW, WOULD WE? |
THE BUILDING OF THE LODGE IS
PROVIDING US WITH A LOT OF FREE PUBLICITY WHICH HAS BROUGHT ABOUT MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT OUR
ORDER. NOW WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT TIME TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS CURIOSITY BY EXTENDING A
WILLINGNESS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BROTHER. DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY IF
YOU ARE APPROACHED, BECAUSE IT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN.
FOR YOU OUT-OF-TOWNERS WHO HAVEN’T SEEN OUR PLANS,
THE LODGE AND MEETING ROOM IS 1600 SQ.FT. ON THE UPPER LEVEL AND THERE ARE TWO APARTMENTS
AND UTILITY AREA ON THE LOWER LEVEL, THERE WILL BE ABOUT 4 STEPS UPTO THE LODGE
LEVEL, AND THE APARTMENT LEVEL IS EVEN WITH THE GRADE - FIGURE THAT OUT. Drop on by and
say hello, Fraternally, W.Bro. Jim. |
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