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JOHN MUIR SHELTER BUILDING
Saturday, June 3, 2000
In celebration of National Trails Day, the Shelter Building at the John Muir trailhead was dedicated today in a special ceremony. Mike Bettinger, LaGrange General Store, cooked-out on the new grill, donated by the DNR. Thanks to all the people who made this event a huge success.
Wednesday, April 27, 2000
We are very excited to anounce that the Shetler Building at the John Muir trailhead is finished. The building gives us a place to store tools and supplies for trail maintenance and will also be used to hold a variety of educational and safety classes.
Special thanks to the shelter sponsors: The Fall Color Festival and it's sponsors, Trek Bicycle Corporation, The Milwaukee Metro Mountain Bikers (a chapter of the WORBA), Wheel&Sprocket and the LaGrange General Store. for there monitory donations and all the volunteers who built the shelter.
SHELTER INFORMATION
Volunteers: Ken Anderson, Mike Bettinger, Mark Blando, Kristin Branch, Sean Burkey, Dale Carson, John Duchac, Ray Hajewski and his entire Family, Warren Heise, Jon Jerome, Bob Kazmerchek, Chris Kegel, Jerry Kegel, Gary McCarthy and his Daughter Nichole, Sherie and Derek Nelson, Jeff Panosian, Brenda Pamperin, Brad Pope, Kevin Putzke, Harald Schmidt, Mike Skoine, John Siegert, Jason Stollenwerk, Tom Vomastic, James Wamser, Michael Westphall, Tim Zatto.
(I know I missed several people, if you volunteered, please e-mail me your name)
Purchased from: Cedar Forest Products
Purchased by: Fall Color Festival and its Proud Sponsors including Trek, the Metro Chapter of Worba, Wheel&Sprocket and the LaGrange General Store.
Delivered on: Monday, October 4th 1999
Cement work: Mike Jozwowski, owner of D & M Concrete and Mike Muzatko, owner of Muzatko Concrete.
Work Days: Volunteer hours (does not include D.N.R. hours)[1] Tuesday, October 12th 1999 (2 hours x 3 people) Carried Lumber to Shelter
[2] Sunday, October 17th 1999 (5 hours x 18 people) Built Storage Area
[3] Saturday, October 23rd 1999 (5 hours x 12 people) Raised beams, started roof
[4] Sunday, October 24th 1999 (6 hours x 11 people) Worked on roof (Nailed boards)
[5] Saturday, October 30th 1999 (6 hours x 5 people) Worked on roof (Shingled half of roof)
[6] Sunday, October 31st 1999 (5 hours x 4 people) Worked on roof (Shingled other half)
[7] Saturday, November 13th 1999 (5 hours x 7 people) Applied stain, mounted steel doors
[8] Wednesday, April 27th 2000 (Muzatko Concrete) Concrete pad was poured.
[9] Thursday, August 24th 2000 (4 hours x 2 people) Split Rail Fence