September is a good time
for Eagle Projects. The weather is always more predictably warm and
dry. A family and friends group came during the cleanup project...they were busy Friday and most of Saturday building stairs between
the lodge and the wood storage area...a Great Eagle Project! Chuck charged around from one project to another to offer help where needed...all day long!
A group of men and boys gave the Amphitheater a fresh coat of paint. During Girls' Camp, the girls had sanded the stage and benches. Finishing the job, by doing the painting, has made a big difference. It looks so great!
Steve Sainsbury built two additional rows of benches at the top...Kennewick has 300 girls, so they will really appreciated his service project!
The shed that stores the snow blowers and numerous other things such as shovels has needed paint since we arrived. It was good to see it blend in with the other buildings!
Under the eaves of the cabins was awkward and required a ladder...this finish work made such a difference!
The men love to feed the chipper.
The boys like to hunt branches around camp and then watch the transformation
of wood into chips...to cover bare spots on the trails around camp.
Carol loves to see the hot hose water disinfecting the bathrooms after they have been scrubbed! Everyone appreciates the lunch that is provided for the workers at the end of four hours
of hard work!
We were not able to cut wood during the Fall Clean-up Project because of the burn ban. There were several forest fires in the Cascade Mountains...one within a few miles away from Camp Zarahemla! Chuck took a picture of the helicopter with a bucket, that keeps coming to Clear Lake to refill its bucket with water, and then fly off to empty its contents on the fire.
The end of September, some sweet people, Elaine and Clark Rice, came with family and friends to Camp "Z". Their last day, they came into the house and visited with us for hours! We just love them. We have since stayed the night with them in Bellevue where they live...the night before a Camp Missionary Conference. They are lifetime friends!
