News
Charlie Pyles updates this section to keep everyone informed. Older updates are at the bottom of this page. All photos are clickable so you can see a larger photo on this entire web site.
Update Thursday December 5th, 2009
It's been a couple of months since I've updated you. We have been working with getting some more of the pews ready and now we've cut back because of cold weather.
Our next goal is to raise some new money for the ceiling and from that point forward, we'll be using our funds for upkeep and expenses of keeping a historic site open for the public. We will have exhausted nearly our whole bank account on flooring by the time most of you read this.
We have done some work on the cemetery by putting up a new main entrance. Obie Fardo worked very hard on this and looks very good. We hope you like it. I'll post a picture soon. We raised flag on our new flag pole on December 1st for the first time ever thanks to Clay Clifford's donation. We relocated the flag to the center of the cemetery.
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Update Sunday October 4th, 2009
Below are a couple pictures from inside I shot today after some cleaning up and getting ready for this week's work. Notice that the inside walls have now been finished and we have window frames installed on the North Side. Tuesday will see the windows framed on both sides as we clean up and get ready to finish the pews.
In the photo on the left, you can see three pews in what we believe to be the proper arrangement as the originals must have been. If anyone has photos showing the contrary, please let us know. We welcome all photos.
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Update September 29, 2009
It's been a little bit since the last update, but a lot has happened. In the past 30 days, we have gotten all the walls primed and ready for paint and finally today gotten the first coat of paint on them. They look good.
Billie and Obie worked the last two sessions on inside trim and have a lot of it ready to apply. Thursday, we will do the second coat on the walls and start putting the window trim on. Once this is done, we'll start moving a lot of our excess materials out of the building in preparation for moving the pews in for rehabilitation.
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it will be a long tunnel unless we have some surprise donations. We need to raise about another $6,000.00 in order to purchase and install flooring and ceiling. Excess funds at the end of the rehabilitation will continue to be used for upkeep of the building as we intend it to be open to the public.
Bethel Meeting House Decked Out For Fall
Update September 1, 2009
If you've driven past old Bethel in the past few days, you know it no longer has that dilapidated look. Old Bethel Church/Meeting House is just about habitable again. We already have a house mouse who thinks so, but we're about to uninvite that guy/gal. Enjoy the photos by clicking to enlarge them.
Come visit sometime. If you haven't opened your wallet to us in the past, maybe this would be a good time to do so. More donations are needed to complete the interior and we will convert our restoration fund to a maintenance fund so we can have day-to-day expenses paid when we open up to tourists and interested citizens like yourself. This beautiful wood came to us all the way from Mt. Vernon Washington's Sound Cedar Company.
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Update August 20th, 2009
We're taking the day off today so I changed the photo below to one I shot yesterday in better weather than the one shown previously. The back of the church is almost finished on the outside. Depending on weather, we may get it finished on Friday the 21st.
Frank and I worked inside yesterday hanging the wall covering and managed to make a big dent in that job. We could sure use someone to mud the walls because we're not all that confident in our ability on that, but barring any help, we'll get it done as close to perfect as possible. The next big financial outlay is going to be for flooring and ceiling materials so we're in need of donors to help cover those two projects. If you have any idea, please contact one of us and let us know.
We appreciate the support of those who have been been on board with us throughout the project and welcome new supporters anytime.
Update August 18th, 2009
This morning we finished off the the front siding as shown below. The building looks nice from the highway now, but there is still much to be done. The back is not finished yet, but that may be going on even as I write this because I left early today. We have some trim work to be done outside including straightening the rain gutters on the side you can't see and replacing the storm damaged ones on the side you do see.
Notice that the light over the sign is installed and we have an attic vent to help things stay cooler in the summer above the ceiling. Please continue to support us financially because even though this looks fantastic, we have a long way to go. We have expressed our thanks in person to the individual who made this outside covering possible and we're indebted forever because this will last the rest of our lives.
A special thanks goes to Rick Hatfield of Hatfield plumbing for loaning us his high lift for a long time last year and for the enabling the removal of the old siding this past week. Thanks also to Rumpke, Inc. for the use of a dumpster throughout this construction.
Can you see the difference? The old Bethel Church/Meeting House is taking on a new look until it weathers some and settles in to being Pendleton County's newest Kentucky Historic Landmark. All four of who have been involved on a daily basis are proud to be part of this historic rehabilitation.
Update August 6th, 2009
The schedule has been pushed back a bit for installing the new siding, but today we started stripping the old siding off. Stripping the old stuff revealed some weaknesses in the structure that will be taken care of in the next couple of days. Here's a photo of the building as we completed our work today.
Update July 17th, 2009
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| Bethel sees the light for the first time in
half a century. All the lights are now installed and the trailer holds our beveled siding for installation the 1st week in August. We start painting siding Saturday the 18th., We've got a paintbrush for anyone who happens by. |
Update July 10th, 2009
The ceiling base is complete! What's next? The siding will be here Monday morning July 13th at 8:00AM. It's time now for all those volunteer painters to get lined up for a chance to make their mark. We'll have plenty of paint and applicators for all who show up.
I'm really pumped about this next phase because on the exterior, everything will look absolutely great. If you know about hanging drywall and finishing it. We need you to step forward too. We're ready for that step. It's getting really close to the time for a flooring and ceiling choice. We need friends who might be able to donate the materials or perhaps their installation talent.
It won't be long before we have exhibits on display pertaining to the building itself and the community. We still need more photos so get in the closet and find us some stuff nobody has seen.
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| Frank, Obie and Billie relaxing after a hard days work Thursday |
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| This wide shot shows the ceiling base installed. The old rafters and structure are covered now forever. The birds & bees will have to find a new home now. |
Update July 7th, 2009
Since the last update, we've been busy getting the rest of the ceiling base installed. As of today, we only have 6 more sheets to put up. Today, we also tested the electricity installation by plugging our box into the generator and all the wall sockets can now carry electricity. It is now safer for us to work because we won't have so much wire strewn about the building as trip hazards.
It won't be long before we start putting drywall on the inside walls above the wainscot where you see all the Loews Logos on our walls now. We had a couple visitors today, one of which was Paul Tuemler driving his Ford Model-T (See photo below), and later Paul's daughter Penny Conrad and Teresa Griffin Johnston stopped by to discuss the Fryer House project.
More good news is upcoming so stay tuned.
Update June 20th, 2009
We're making more progress. As you can see in the shot above, we're covering the ceiling. We have the building almost ready for electricity, but we have an obstacle to overcome. Seems like there's a rule we need sewerage, but I don't see any bathroom in the building and there's none outside. We don't understand that one.
Oh....by the way. Our new beveled siding is on the way. The old building is getting very close to looking all pert and prim. It'll be ready for another 150 years before it will need replaced again. We'll be leaving behind a monument to the future when our time is up. The community will have a Landmark and Falmouth will have a big welcome home marker for visitors from the North.
Update June 2nd, 2009
You probably thought we were not making progress since you hadn't seen any updates. Right? Not quite.
We've been working diligently inside the building and we've made a lot of progress that we can finally share with you. We have completely covered the inside walls with a vapor barrier seen in the accompanying photos. We have repaired all the wainscot and made new trim pieces to resemble what had been there originally.
We rebuilt the riser for the pulpit and it's in position just like the original one was. It is sturdy like the original and we've had our first confab on the podium with all four of us testing it's integrity to support our chairs.
As can be seen in one of the photos below, Billy Newman is working hard to get the wainscot refinished. He's been doing a great job with his painting. There's a lot more of that to go so he'll be getting very used to that job.
Frank Hussung gets a break to enjoy what we've accomplished.
Billie "the Painter" Newman works on the wainscot.
That's about it for this installment. Look for more great news in the coming months as we take a huge leap forward. Stop and visit sometime. We still need financial angels so we can do more, so if you're out there, I've got a challenge for you to match. Great things are happening here at Old Bethel Meeting House and you really need to be a part of it. It's a community landmark of which everyone can be proud.
Thanks for visiting our web site. We're very happy to share our adventure with you.
Update May 18th, 2009
The Bethel Cemetery Company had it's annual meeting yesterday, Sunday May 17, 2009 at the church/meeting house. One thing that was decided in the meeting besides the election of Officers is that the meeting will continue to be held on the third Sunday in May every year. As soon as the meeting minutes are available, I'll post them here. Meanwhile, here's a portrait of your new Board for the coming year.
In the back row L-R President-Charlie Pyles, Treasurer-Obie Fardo, Director-Billy Newman, Vice President Frank Hussung and front row L-R Director-Flavie Elmore, Director-Becky Kelly, Secretary-Jenny Beetz, Director Ginger Newman and Director-Brant Hussung.
This week has been very productive. We have finished installing all the refurbished windows and put on shutters to protect them as evidenced by the photo below. Work has started on the interior trim as well. This coming week will be a week of moving things around inside so we can accommodate the annual meeting next Sunday, May 17th at 2:30PM.
We would like to get the dumpster out of the drive by the meeting if at all possible. In order to accomplish this, we need to move a huge pile of brush from our recent clean-up into the dumpster. If you're local and would like to help with this, just show up on Tuesday-Wednesday or Thursday this coming week anytime after 10:00AM. We appreciate all the help we get.
There will be one more update before the meeting next Sunday and I'll probably get it posted on Thursday evening.
As you can see in the photo above, we still need to replace the rain gutter on this side of the building. If some angel fails comes along with new beveled siding or the money to purchase it, we will most likely paint the existing until we raise the money. The existing siding is just to thin to withstand many more years. Birds can peck a hole right through it and nest within the walls and we can't let that happen.
Update April 30th, 2009
Today was a great day at Old Bethel. We got the final window installed, but because of the rain we didn't get all the paint primer on. That last window trid to be a bear, but we won and it looks nice. Next? See all that mud on the building from the rain. We have to get the gutters reinstalled as soon as we can. If we can get a high lift like we had last year, it will be easy. If any of our fans out there know where we can borrow one for a week or so, we'd appreciate it. I think the one we borrowed from Rick Hatfield last year is being used by him and won't be available very soon.
Update April 29th, 2009
Yesterday we installed the 7th of 8 windows back inside the old meeting house and tomorrow we will install the 8th and final window. This will be a huge step forward for us. See the photos below for a glimpse of the interior before we put the finishing touches inside. By the time of our annual meeting on the 17th, we will have our work space cleaned up and ready to host the first annual meeting inside the building in many years. Look for another update in the next couple of days. Thanks for your support and for visiting this web site.
Update April 19th, 2009
We have just completed our annual Spring Clean-up of the cemetery, but we have no photos to show you. It seems that we were so busy with the event that we had no time for photos. The clean-up was a great success again thanks largely to Henry Aulick who worked with the NJROTC of Pendleton County to help us. Thanks NJROTC! We appreciate you kids helping us Saturday.
On Saturday we also hosted the Pendleton County Historical Society at our Church/Meeting House. This was the first community meeting held in the building for more than 50 years and we were proud to show everyone the progress we've made since we started rehabilitating it.
We have completely covered the interior now making it virtually bird proof and all the bird mothers are very upset that the big bird house is now closed to them. If you'd like to see our project, stop by any Tuesday-Thursday or sometimes Saturday. The front doors are open when we're working.
Our next formal event will be the annual meeting of the cemetery association and the date is May 17th at 2:30PM. There will be free Hot Dogs and Hamburgers thanks to our overbuying for the clean-up. Come early and bring your appetite.
Take note of the new Internments button at left. I have matched up all the tombstone photos to names, but the project is not finished. Any last name that is underlined is a link to a photo. If you have photos of a relative in this list, please send them to me and I'll hook up a photo of the actual person as well as the tombstone.
Update March 25, 2009
Here's the latest update for 2009. Work has begun again at a good pace. The interior walls are now covered with OSB below the ceiling. We've got the inside cleaned up and have taken delivery of 30 sheets of Gypsum donated by LaFarge in Silver Grove. Thanks LaFarge! This will make our building look really good as we continue. The Gypsum will go up after we finish the wainscot below and finish the four windows on the cemetery side of the building.
We expect to have the windows in by the end of April. We are covering the interior walls East and West with OSB up above the ceiling. This will keep the birds at bay while we continue to find funds for the exterior walls.
Frank has been busy cleaning up the cemetery from the winter ice and winds along with Billy and the whole site is beginning to look better. Chuck Beetz has begun spreading the dirt that Judge Bertram gave us in the fall. As soon as the dirt is finished, we'll plant new grass and overseed the old so April rains can bring not just May flowers, but nice green grass.
There's a new navigation button on the left titled internments. Click this link to see what we know so far about our cemetery.
Update January 4, 2009
We got a couple of good days after Christmas there and
finished removing the plaster from the South wall. Once we finish recovering
the wall on this side, we'll turn to the windows, but we'll need at
least three days in a row of more temperate weather because the old
windows have to be removed including the frames so we can replace them
with the frames that Frank built. Things are looking good for us to be able to move on
to other areas of the interior. We haven't decided how to approach the
ceiling just yet, but there's a lot of work needing done up in the
rafters which may dictate how we complete the ceiling. We're still short
on money which will cause us to have to make decisions like painting the
exterior instead of repairing it. This is something we don't mind right
now because the building will still look good from a distance. Once the
walls are recovered on the inside, we can start working on the wainscot
and finish work on the interior walls. On the health side
of things, Billy is getting better and so is Obie. You can see Obie is
back on the job in the picture below. That's it for this update.
-Charlie-
Update December
20th, 2008 We are on a cold weather hiatus for the church rehab,
but we still do small things so long as we don't get too cold. Obie and
Billy are both better from their operations and Billy has since had a
different procedure which will take a while for him to recover. I'll let
you know when he's okay again as I know he will be. New on the web site today, you'll find a donation
button. It is through PayPal, but you do not have to be a PayPal member
to use it. You can even make donations using your credit card if you
wish. We appreciate any and all donations no matter how small. We'll
send you a receipt for your donation for income tax purposes since we
are a 501c3 non-profit. On the horizon, we look forward to having enough funds
to repair the beveled siding (weatherboard) or replace it with some that
will last longer. You can almost see through the old stuff. We will
continue work on the inside as weather permits and this includes
installing the replicated windows on the cemetery side. We have the
windows made, but we have to remove the old frames in order to put the
new ones in place. It takes about one day to do each window. By late
Spring, we should be well in to this job or hopefully finished. If we don't get enough funds to redo the outside, we
plan to paint the old stuff after repairing it as best we can as we did
the front. We realize times are tough and the money may be hard to raise
so we do have interim plans and we will have the building habitable for
visitors by Fall of 2009. If you're in the area, stop and visit. We like to
talk. If you're not in the area, let us now if you intend to visit and
we'll meet you there for a tour. That's it for this installment. Happy
Holidays to all of you. -Charlie- Update November
16th, 2008 Topmost this week is our knowledge that Obie Fardo and
Billy Newman are each getting better. Obie had the more serious
procedure with having his kidney removed. Each day I talk to him, I can
tell the difference in his clarity. He stays on subject when we talk (as
much as Obie ever did). He's walking some with the help of a walker
while he's also eating better. Billy has one more procedure to endure,
but it's much less serious than the last so we expect him to be okay
after the first of the year and back to helping some more. Please keep
these two characters in your prayers. I'll keep you updated.
During the week just passed, we finished getting the last window
installed on the North end of the building as shown in the photo. We
think we're probably not going to have very many good working days until
winter has passed. Fortunately Frank Hussung and I live only a few doors
from one another and we can decide on the spur of a moment to head down
and do some work.
Since we removed the rest of the ceiling lathe, we're now able to get to
all the rafters and make sure they're securely attached. This alone will
strengthen the ceiling. All the rafters are secured from above by X
bracing some of which are lose and will be reattached or replaced as
necessary. We decided that we would start working on
the South wall probably in quarters since it takes about 1 full work
session to remove the plaster and lathe. It will require another session
to remove the old window and it's frame so we can replace it with the
ones we've already got cut to size. Our wish list is
topped by the need of a financial angel to enable us to repair or
replace the beveled siding. As you can see in the photo above, it's in
dire need of repair. Our hope is that we can replace it with similar
siding and we will insulate the walls at the same time. The whiter
siding you see on the bottom of the building came from another building
the owner allowed us to remove and use. It's not a good match to the
rest, but it does the job for now. Since the building
is not heated or air conditioned, we aren't rushed to accomplish these
things immediately. We think we could use electricity, but right now, we
don't have the funds to afford an ongoing expense like this. We may try
to get temporary electricity to a pole outside. This will permit us to
us power sanders and other tools on the wainscot inside in preparation
for sanding and painting.
We still have to decide on flooring. The original
floor was tongue and groove then later covered with tar paper and
linoleum. Our thinking is that we'll use the tongue & groove
that survived the open roof and the particle board replacement flooring
we installed as a sub-floor. We would put newer flooring over it. If you
have expertise in this area, let us know. We need experienced advice on
some of these things. Stay tuned. Update November
6th, 2008 Today was another gorgeous day and we started early
today so we got two windows in this time. The photos below show shutters
open and shutters closed. It's an unfortunate fact of life these days
that there are vandals among us or we could just leave the shutters open
permanently. We think the third window back will be challenging because
the frame itself was hard to put in so we're reserving that one for
Saturday when we'll finish it off. Click on the images for a larger
one. Keep telling your friends about the project. We still
need lots of money to get this project finished. The largest expense
will be the weatherboarding (beveled siding) outside. We still have to
finish the windows on the South side of the building, but we don't
anticipate finishing them until Spring unless we have an unusually mild
winter. That's it for this installment. As always, the
latest news will be right on this page. Update November
4th, 2008 Today was quite a good day for us as has been the
preceding week. On October 30th, the back of the building was unfinished
and by November 1st, we had it protected as shown below. You can click
on any photo and see a larger rendition in a new window that you can X
out after viewing and return here.
We don't really think we'll get any more paint on the exterior before we
take a winter break. During the warmest days of winter, we'll tackle
some of the interior features that need attention though. We decided
that we won't work if the temperature is predicted to be 40 degrees or
lower. Combined with a wind chill, 40 can put the temperature down below
freezing.
For those members planning to attend the annual cemetery meeting on
Decoration Day, we'll have the meeting indoors instead of out in the
yard as we did the past two years.
As you can see by the photo of Billy Newman above, he's out of the
hospital after his gall bladder procedure and he's getting around pretty
good.
Obie on the other hand is four days past his kidney removal and although
he seems to be progressing nicely, please keep him in your prayers. He's
a fighter and he's starting to get back to himself day by day. He's in
room 2240 at St. Elizabeth South Unit in Edgewood. He'll most likely
have another 3-4 days before they turn him loose. His wife, Mary Ruth
seems to be handling everything really good in spite of a recent fall
which bruised her face pretty badly.
That's it for this installment. Stay tuned for more........... Update October
25th, 2008 Today we finally got the sub-floor in place at Old
Bethel We still need some large donations before Spring in
order to get the project to the final stages of rehabilitation. I'll be
sending another letter to businesses in the area to see if any local
support can be gained. We've had some visitors lately and we want to share
that with you. Harriett Frances 'Hattie' Goodman who has Recker Family
buried in the cemetery visited on September 17th and has since sent some
photos to share with us.
The photo at side is:
Gene Davidson the Child & John Robert Gruber in 1949 at Bethel Cemetery. We'd like to see more of you who have family there to
dig in your family archives and find us some photos. We'll put them on
this web site for all to share if you allow it. A couple weeks ago, we had several members from the
community where Frank and I live stop by and have lunch with us then
visit the Church to see our progress. This group had three families who
had donated money to us as well. They're good neighbors in every way. Now we look forward to your visit. Since the floor is
solid now, we can give you the tour. We're there Tuesdays and Thursdays
as well as some Saturdays. We'll be happy to show the building at other
times if you contact us. Thanks for your support. Obie goes in for his Kidney Operation on the 31st and
Billy goes in the day prior for his Gall Bladder problem only I think
Billy is an Out Patient procedure. I'll post news here as soon as I find
out how it went for both of them. Keep them in your prayers as will I. Update October 4th, 2008 Today I found out our friend Randy Brownfield is having serious
medical problems and could use your prayers as much as Obie and Billy
who continue to be in limbo about the when, for Obie. It's when they
will remove a kidney and Billy when they'll decide what to do about his
Gall Bladder. Frank Hussung and I have continued to work on the interior since the
roof is finally staying in place. We have gotten a few new donations
that have enabled us to buy window glass and pay to have the them glazed
in the sashes. We have covered part of the walls on the West (back) and
North (right side) of the building with particle board where we removed
the plaster and lathwork. This gives the building new strength since the
walls don't have the weight of all that plaster pulling on them. You
can see how it was cracked and hanging below. You can also see all the
holes in our West wall where the Weatherboard needs replaced on the
outside. We'll do the work if someone can help us with materials. We worked three days this week and next week we'll probably do three
days again. The goal this coming week I think is to finish the walls on
the North side, then go to the floor and work on the sub floor so we can
get a high lift inside the building. The high lift will enable us to
stash the ladders and remove that danger. A lot of our upcoming work
will be up high so the lift will be a major help inside. Frank shot a
couple pictures today that I'll add as soon as he e-mails them to me. Update September 21st, 2008 Today is a month since my last update, but I'm happy to tell you
there is more progress at Old Bethel. Since the roof has been repaired,
we've had another big wind storm and I'm extremely happy to report to
you that the building is intact. Frank was out in the cemetery last week
cleaning up debris from our latest storm while I painted the new window
casings and frames with primer.
Frank and I have spent the last month building window
frames and replacing the originals on the North side of the building.
Next we'll have the casings glazed and we'll install them with new
shutters to protect them. We are in pretty good shape material wise for
now, but we can always use lumber. Right now, we'd like some good cedar
so we can build shutter that will last. If you can help with this,
please let us know. Don't forget that your donations are appreciated and
tax deductible. We're also looking for a sign maker who will help us identify our
historic property so passersby might find us easier. This is something
we hope to have donated so if any of you are sign makers, we need you.
Call us. Fall begins tomorrow and we hope to have that side of the building
complete and protected from weather before the first really cold weather
slows us down. Billy Newman and Obie Fardo are both having some health issues and
I'd like to ask you to keep both of them in your prayers for a while
until they get past their crises. Frank and I miss having them around
all the time. Update August 21st, 2008 Today was the day Old Bethel was finally under roof again. This time
we think for good. It was a good day also because our buddy Obie Fardo
was out of the hospital again. When we don't have Obie to pick on, then
we don't have any fun. We hope he continues to heal from his kidney
problems so he can start showing up and keeping us straight again. In the coming weeks, we hope you'll notice that windows will start
appearing one by one again until we have all of them back in and
shuttered. Once this is accomplished, we'll continue starting to
rehabilitate the rest of the interior. We finished one of the pews
already and it really looks good. Our wish list right now is of course headed by the need for money
since this latest event nearly broke our bank. Other than money, we
would love it if someone decided to purchase some foam insulation and
donate it. For someone to donate a load of beveled siding would be high
on our list as well.
This view of the building illustrates the need for siding while
showing the just repaired roof. We painted the old siding on the front
and it looks good, but it's so thin, you can almost see through it. We still work on Tuesdays and Thursdays so anyone is welcome to stop
by while we're there and help or just shoot the bull (not Elwood Moore's
bull though). Since there are only four of us there regularly, we
sometimes cancel with short notice so if you want to catch us for sure,
then contact us and make sure of our schedule. I really need to give Paul Tuemler public thanks because he has been
an invaluable resource during this second roofing problem. He has made
some possible problems become no problem at all. Thank You Paul! Update August 20th, 2008 Exactly one month after our disaster, we are ready to put the steel
back on our historic building. In the morning August 21st, the roof will
go back on and we've taken more extreme steps to make sure it stays on
this time. The top picture below was at 9 this morning and the one below
is 6 this evening. I'll post a more detailed report tomorrow evening
when we have the roof back on. Your help is still desperately needed because this broke our bank for
now. Don't forget that all donations are tax deductible and we'll
furnish you a receipt for your tax records. Thank you for your support.
-Charlie-
Update2 July 20th, 2008 Never in the wildest corners of my imagination did I think I'd have
to share this with you. At 6:00 this evening, yet another storm visited
Old Bethel. This time from East to West. I guess Mother Nature really
has something against us. We went down to survey the damage as you
see me in the cap and Billy Newman looking things over. Brant Hussung
shot the photo. Thanks Brant. Shortly after the picture was taken, another storm welled up right
behind us and we saw at least two tornados on the ground about 20 miles
Northeast of us. The clouds advanced on us and we all beat it out of
there down to Falmouth where we parked our cars behind a brick building
till the worst part went by us. The worst of the storm as far as I
could see was right there at Bethel. We're all crushed at this point and the roof is in Elwood Moore's
field. Elwood's corn and tomato garden was decimated. What will we do? I
don't know at this point. We've done the best we can with the donations
we've received and this end of the roof was a lot stronger than it had
been previously. All is not lost at present, but our construction
fund is nearly flat. It would take a grant in the amount in excess of
$30,000 to do this right. If you live in the area, watch Channel 64 at
10 or Channel 12 at 11. You may be able to see the story on
www.WKRC.com on line as well. If anybody out there has any ideas, please let me know. More news
when I know it. -Charlie-
Update July 20th, 2008 Since the last update on the 2nd, we've had a little progress, but
not much. We've cleaned out debris from the storm repairs on the
interior and have temporary flooring in place in case we have visitors
for Pendleton County Homecoming celebration next weekend. Frank has been working on the cemetery along with Billy and it's
looking pretty good out there. Frank along with his wife Cheryl are
making new discoveries almost daily of our cemetery residents through
the use of Death Certificates available on line. Frank has also
discovered a way to make some of the older tombstones readable which
helps a lot. I think he told me the list was 425 now, but an earlier
version is available here on line. Obie Fardo had a setback with his health last week and spent a couple
nights in the hospital. He's out now, but still not about. I think he
may show up this week for an hour or two.
Since I'm the aerial guy, I've been spending a lot of time on Rick
Hatfield's high lift he loaned us. Friday and Saturday, I started
painting the front of the church and I intend to go down this evening to
do more when it cools down a little. Click the image for a larger
version (opens in a new window). That's it for this update. Keep
checking this page for all the latest. -Charlie- Update July 2nd, 2008 Wednesday. Yesterday the 1st of July, we got the window sashes primed
by Billy and I made some repairs to the rain gutters on the cemetery
side of the building. I used Chuck Beetz's tractor and scraper to move
some of our dirt up against the building and around the front step. I just updated the cemetery listing so you can pull it up using Adobe
Acrobat Reader. If you decide to print the list, tell your printer to
print it landscape Update June 20th, 2008 Thursday June 19th was the day we finally got the damaged roof
repaired. It was a long struggle raising the new money needed so
we could hire someone. We were fortunate to have Channel 12 and Channel
64 do stories about us all day today on every newscast. Thanks Michael
Beauchat!
The picture above was added on Friday the 20th after
the gutters and downspouts were put back on. We also repaired underneath
the soffits as well. We're not finished yet, but here's a picture of our
project after the ladders were taken down on June 19th. We hope the
stories on the newscasts help raise awareness enough that other
benefactors will come forward. We still need some substantial donations
because replacing the cedar siding is a very expensive undertaking. Now that the church has had it's unnatural skylight
closed, we need to start working on the windows which is something we as
volunteers can do. As the project continues, we work on things that we
have already purchased materials for, most of which are easy for 4 older
gentlemen to accomplish. Thanks to everyone for your support. We appreciate it. Update May 20th, 2008 Saturday May 18th was a great day at Old Bethel. We had a very good
turnout for our second cemetery clean-up day. We're grateful to all you
who have helped both physically and monetarily. It was the Pendleton
County Cemetery Committee headed by Henry Aulick who helped make this
whole thing happen along with Ron Moreland and Steve Mulloy who gave
their time selfishly. Thanks guys. Once again we had the help of Pendleton County NJROTC kids and those
were TJ Estem, Kurtis Fields, Sammy Askin, Patrick Spencer, Michael
McCullough, Phillip Richie, Ed Harris and Akeem Jackson. Thanks fellows.
Your parents should be very proud of you. We're extremely grateful for
Omer Bentle for bringing his tractor both Saturdays and operating it
both days for as long as we needed him. Along with Omer's tractor, we
had the use of Peoples Funeral Homes hoist truck. We appreciate the
friendship of John Peoples, Jonathan and Chris. The rest of the volunteers who helped yesterday in no particular
order were Barry & Julie Stephens, Chuck & Jenny
Beetz, Frank Hussung, and his son Brant Hussung. Obie
Fardo , our treasurer came out to handle the bill payment part of our project
again.
Once again there were cookies soft drinks and Edwardo's Pizza in Falmouth owned by
Ed Clemons gave us a break on the cost of Pizza for the second time.
Thanks Ed. Now for the really good news! I'm proud to announce publicly and
officially for the first time that "The Kentucky Heritage Council has
designated Bethel Church and Cemetery A Kentucky Landmark and deems it
worthy of preservation." A copy of the certificate may be seen in half
size by clicking the links on our main page. We're still trying to find a carpenter willing to repair our roof.
It's too dangerous for us old fellows to get up there with our various
health issues. Please contact us if you're interested in this job. Sunday May 19th was the annual meeting of Bethel Cemetery Company,
Inc. Update May 14th, 2008 We're still looking for someone to repair our wind damaged roof. If
you or someone you know can do this, please call and let us know. We
have a high lift truck on site donated by Hatfield Plumbing. Update April 20th, 2008 We had a community work day Saturday the 19th after having to cancel
last week due to rain. We straightened a lot of tombstones in the
Northeast corner of the cemetery. Several tombstones are repaired in
this section as well. We unearthed one tombstone that was sunk in the
ground upside down, but we think it may not be where the grave is. The
tombstone is for Infant Thornton d/o John and Jane Thornton Born and
died Feb 21, 1855. We have a
Sarah in our database who is daughter of the same parents. Sarah died
November 4, 1853. If you know
where this tombstone properly belongs, please contact us because we'll
be doing a census of the cemetery and want it where it belongs. The Pendleton County Historical Society Cemetery Committee members,
Steve Malloy, Ron Moreland and Henry Aulick led a group of 5 NJROTC kids
who worked very hard for 4-5 hours they stuck with us. Thanks to Curt
Prather, their leader for lending
Anthony Barnette,
Michael Frisch, Philip Richie, Ed Harris & Paul Askin to us. Their
parents should be proud of them. Special thanks to Rumpke, Inc. for the loan of a roll-off, a portable
john and most importantly the generous donation to our church project.
Thanks also to Peoples Funeral homes for the letting us use their hoist
truck. This plus Omer Bentle and his tractor made the job of hoisting
those heavy stones up so we could level them and build new bases
underneath them a piece of cake. The rest of the volunteers who helped yesterday in no particular
order were Billy & Francis Newman, Barry & Julie Stephens, Chuck & Jenny
Beetz, Teresa & Bill Johnston, Frank Hussung ,Brant Hussung and with my wife Betty Pyles. Obie
Fardo came out to engineer the bill payment part of our project.
The ladies made lots of cookies and Edwardo's Pizza in Falmouth owned by
Ed Clemons gave us a break on the cost of Pizza. Here's a Slide show of April 19th activities thanks to Cheryl
Hussung: WARNING: This is a big file so if you have dial-up, you may not
want to start it. It is reduced from original, but still huge.
Clean-up - Clean Up Day
April 19, 2008 Update April 8th, 2008 We're back at work on the church picking up and cleaning up after the
February 5th storm that tried to blow us away. See the Calendar page for
more information.
I (Charlie Pyles) have been working with the
Kentucky Heritage Council to include Bethel Church in
the
Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory. This listing will help keep the old building in the
minds of future preservationists so that perpetual care will be
possible.
I'm happy to share with you that
Bethel Church is now an Official Historic Kentucky Landmark. I hope to see lots of web site visitors at the church
this coming Saturday April 12th. Come meet the people who have brought
Bethel Church and Cemetery to the brink of fame. Bring your checkbook
too and make a charitable donation. It's tax deductible and it feels
good to help others. Update February 25th, 2008 The Bethel Church project received really good news coverage when the
roof was destroyed and other communities in the tri-state area heard of
the hard work and dedication of a few local Pendleton County supporters.
We need, more than ever now, the support of neighbors and friends of the
Bethel Church. We're doing this for the Pendleton County Community but you, as a
community, need to step up and help with donations, both monetary and
material. Please don't turn your back on us. We will continue to preserve this building for Pendleton County
citizens regardless because it's the right thing to do. We'll honor
those who came before us with this monument to their accomplishment.
When city folk head this way and they round that last curve on Bethel
Hill, we want them to say "Wow, isn't that a magnificent building?" as
they look right at it. We will continue attempting to get listed in the National Historic
Register and we will finish what we started for you. It may take longer,
but it's our chosen duty. If you live in Pendleton County, why not dig
in your pocket and donate a buck or two. We'll use it wisely and we'll
thank you with a tax deductible receipt. Call Obie Fardo 859-472-2408 or
Charlie Pyles 859-442-7334. Once the church is finished, we intend to move out in to the cemetery
and start restoring it too. We just uncovered the picture below of the
cemetery entrance. You may click on the photo for a larger image.
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to be a part
of your community. Here's another recently uncovered photo, click for
larger shot:
Update February 6th, 2008 The news is bad. Last night February 5th, 2008, we lost half the roof
including the understructure in a windstorm. It's going to be a much
longer road ahead. We'll need a lot more money than what we've had to
work with so far. If you know anything about raising money, we need you
badly. Please Call. At this time we're unable to proceed with the rehabilitation we
started. Don't think we're giving up, we're not. Donations cure our
problems. We are committed to complete what we started, but we are at
the mercy of Nature. If you've got ideas or if you've got talent, we
still need you. Please Call.
December 6, 2007
Today at noon I had the pleasure of presenting a Power Point slide
show to the Falmouth Rotary thanks to Bob Fogle who invited me. To those
Rotarians who visit this web site as a result of the handout we gave
you; thanks for the nice reception in spite of that slight technical
difficulty having to restart the computer. Those of us working on this project are dedicated to community
service much like Rotarians. We have put service before self in making
this project a success and we will continue to do so. It was a rewarding
experience to make this presentation to you. We hope your influential
group will help hook us up a little better in the community as you
network with others in positions of influence. In the picture above, you can see that we have installed new shutters
on the cemetery side of the building as we try to protect the interior
during the upcoming winter. We will have rain gutters installed in
the very near future that will help prevent washing out the stone
foundation any worse than it already has done. The time we are away from the project in Winter will be devoted to
getting the building listed on the National Historic Register. I am
working right now with Marty Perry of the Kentucky Heritage Council. I
have the paperwork in hand to begin this process immediately. During the
winter, we will attempt getting a grant of some sort to supplement funds
already raised. We will do this in hope that we can restore/replace the
exterior weatherboarding which is as thin as a cardboard box in many
places. The interior has hardly been touched so far except to strip away
areas where we suspected damage. Decisions have to be made about the
plastered walls, the floor and the ceiling. We want the rafters to
be visible from below so visitors might enjoy the 19th Century
construction methods used. We certainly don't want to hide this
beautiful job. That's about it for this update. Look for one more in 2007 after the
gutters are installed. Happy Holidays everyone from myself, my wife
Betty, her sister Jenny and husband Chuck Beetz, Obie Fardo and Mary
Ruth, Frank Hussung and Cheryl, Billy Newman and Francis. We all look
forward to meeting more of you in the coming years and PLEASE support
this community effort we're making. Update
November 19, 2007 On this day workers finished the trim on our roof
and accomplished some higher repair work that was made possible by
having the scaffolding already in place. While they worked up high, we
worked down low by making the first two sets of shutters and installing
them on the South side of our building. Once the shutters are painted,
they’ll look better, but right now they’re natural wood. This is a great
improvement to the window coverings that still exist on 5 of the other
windows. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from: Charlie
Pyles; Obie Fardo, Frank Hussung and Billy Newman.
We hope you’ll stop by and take a look at our handiwork saving
this great community asset. Always remember that we still need help
physically and monetarily. You can help. We know you will. Update November 18, 2007
How's it looking now? We put the final piece of roof on the building
Friday the 16th. We'll be putting on the trim Monday the 19th and begin
working on making shutters for the windows. This will enable us to
remove and repair the original windows. You can still be a part of this. Call Charlie at 859-442-7334
especially if you have construction talent of any kind. Lots of money is
still needed to purchase materials for the interior and exterior. We
especially need weatherboarding of the same type used on the exterior
presently. Do you know where we can get it donated? Do you know where we
can get it at a reduced price? We need some younger volunteers who are willing to work on
scaffolding to clean the old paint off the building and paint the higher
areas. We intend to paint the old weatherboarding if we have good
weather to do. We want the building to look good through the winter
months while we raise funds to do it better. Great thanks goes to Obie Fardo, Billy Newman and Frank Hussung for
helping me make this happen. I'm also grateful to the Betel Cemetery
Board and membership for supporting the project as well. More great
things are yet to happen. Update November 14, 2007 We had a very nice day last Saturday for our clean-up and it turned
out to be a great success. Thanks to all of you who helped out! We've
been trying all week to get the last two pieces of our metal roof put on
and tomorrow morning looks like the time although our teeth are sure to
be chattering with the forecast overnight temperature drop. We'll see. Everyone who helped was a member of Bethel Cemetery Company so our
cries for help in the community still go unheard. Maybe they don't
appreciate what we're doing for them. It can be frustrating. I'll post
more pictures next update. Update November 8, 2007 I apologize for not getting recent updates put up here. Since the
August 21st update, we've worked every Tuesday & Thursday since
September 4th. Some of the days have been long ones and still without
any community participation as far as volunteer labor goes. We managed to get the building back in plumb after the August storm
moved the whole back end of the building 4" South on the rock
foundation. To get it back on the foundation, we raised it up a little
with hydraulic jacks and pulled with a come along hooked to a tractor.
Our strapping on the inside which held the church steady did the same
job when we straightened it. We have continued with our attempts to get funds from citizens of the
community and have come up mostly empty handed until one outstanding
business in the community gave us a large check. This largesse combined
with funds we had already amassed from several individual donors allowed
us to commit to purchasing a new metal roof and hire a contractor to
install it. While we waited on the contractor to free up time to install the
roof, we continued work on the exterior of repairing the old
weatherboarding. The building now looks good from a distance, but the
weatherboarding is like rice paper because you can almost see through
it. We need to accumulate more funds to replace all the weatherboarding. Last week October 29th-November 2nd, the contractor came and we
installed all the roof on the North side. We got half way finished with
the South side by the end of the week and came back Monday the 5th to
finish it, but had to stop due to high winds. The contractor had another
job scheduled and had to leave this due to the uncertainty. We had hoped to have the entire roof complete before a Board meeting
and community work day this coming Saturday November 10th, but we still
have two more pieces plus the trim and the contractor won't be back
until Monday the 12th. If you're reading this and live in the community
or nearby, we'd like to have you come by and help us beginning at 9:00
AM Saturday. There's a lot of rubble we have to remove and also a lot of
tree debris in the cemetery to remove as well. As cold weather approaches, we'll now be able to work inside the
building and rebuild the original windows and doors. Once we clear the
inside of the building and get the floor repaired, we intend to move the
pews from the barn and back in the church. Thanks to Col. Billy Newman who made the recommendation, all four of
us are now Kentucky Colonels. Now we don't have any Privates we can
delegate to the work to. All the Colonels have to do the work. The
Kentucky Colonel Organization is known for it's 'Good
Works Program' and we intend to do the title proud. If you're a
Kentucky Colonel, you should come and join in the good works. There is
much to be accomplished and all assistance will be rewarded with the
warm feeling you get from helping others. Update August 21st, 2007 We haven't done any significant work since the hot weather got here.
I don't need my friends and fellow workers to suffer any heat related
injuries. We're not as young as we once were. We plan to get back to
work in September on the building. The last real accomplishment we had was getting temporary doors on
the front of the church in place so we can refurbish the original doors.
Billy Newman is such an asset to us. We appreciate everything
Billy does including his helping us raise funds. Obie Fardo has
been very valuable helping get the materials to do what needs to be done
and then bringing them to the site. Obie's wit always makes us smile.
Without him, I never would have stepped forward on this project. The storm last week threatened to destroy everything we've
accomplished so far. The wind was so strong that we firmly believe Old
Bethel would have been history had we not had her strapped firmly in
place while we work. I'm glad we did that. The west wall was pushed in by the wind and more weatherboarding on
that end came off in the storm. The cap on the church roof came loose
and has now exposed the interior to more weather problems. The wind
moved the building out of plumb again to the extent the doors will not
close properly. We were so proud the doors closed and opened so nicely. The cemetery was again badly damaged by the wind with branches down
all over the place and the flag pole bent to the ground. Now we're
almost back where we started out there in the cemetery. We need an angel
to donate and erect a new flag pole and flag. We also need volunteers
now to help clean up the cemetery mess. A tractor and wagon would be
great along with a few chainsaws and people to operate them. Call me at
859-442-7334 if you can help us. We're still waiting for community participation so we can afford a
new roof. Even though we've asked the community for support; hardly any
has come. Most of our capital has come from our own pockets and a few
select donors from out of state who have family in the cemetery. We
appreciate the help of those who have given so far and solicit the
community to donate any amount they can. You'd be surprised the
difference a 5 dollar bill can make. Think about making a small
contribution to help us reach the goals we're striving to achieve. Your
help will not go unnoticed. Update July 24th, 2007 Today's work was relatively easy compared to the past couple of
weeks. We had to pull the building back to plumb after releasing the
cable when we worked last Thursday. There was a violent storm Thursday
evening which taught us that Mother Nature is still in control. The back wall is still concave and we're trying to deal with that so
it will be permanently straight as originally built. We'll continue
thinking about this and talking it while we make a permanent correction
on the plumb problem. We have also begun putting weatherboarding back on the front of the
building and we'll keep doing that because it will give the building a
more pleasing cosmetic appearance while we work inside. Right now we're
working on Tuesday's and Thursdays starting around 9:30 AM. Visitors are
welcome and new volunteers are more than welcome. Financial Angels are
still needed to help at least repair the roof before we get to the
winter months. Update July 17, 2007 Last week was a tough week for me personally, but Obie, Billy and
Frank took up the slack. On Tuesday last week we worked on getting the
building in square so that all the walls were in alignment and
perpendicular to the floor. Obie and Billy both worked later and
accomplished some cosmetic improvements. On Thursday last week we worked with plumb lines on all four corners
of the building and began taking steps to move the building back in to
square using jacks and straightening the stone foundation. Billy and
Obie worked longer and got some of the original flooring back in place
at the entrance and under the pulpit area. Today we worked on the Southeast corner which was about 9 inches off
the perpendicular and we have it stabilized so that there is less than a
one inch difference. After lunch we worked on getting the door opening
square so we can insert temporary doors allowing us to rebuild the
original doors to their historic state. Just a few more tweaks and we'll
have this area ready to accept the temporary doors. So far we have nearly a thousand man hours invested in the project.
That equates to $15,000 at a conservative $15.00 per hour we may have
had to pay professionals. We're still looking for financial angels so we can get the roof at
least repaired before winter. Ideally, we get lucky and can afford to
put on a new roof. I feel it's important to stress at this point that we are staying
within historic preservation guidelines to the extent we can until we
can get some financial assistance. Any rules that we've broken in this
respect were broken only to stabilize the building. -Charlie
Pyles- Update July 10, 2007 We finished up the week on July 5th and the building is now stable
enough to last at least another 5 decades or so. I'm proud of the work
four of us have accomplished with very little money. I'm still confident
the community might come through with some support. I've been trying to find funds on the State level with the help of
Bill Mitchell from Northern Kentucky Area Development District, but no
funds have been located because the State has not funded historic
agencies in the recent past. I'm confident that if we keep searching,
funds may be found eventually. I had a nice visit with Judge Henry Bertram on Friday the 6th and
he's willing to help us from his office as much as possible. He
thinks something might be available on the National level as well as the
possibility we may qualify for some foundation funds. He has promised to
follow up on this and let me know if he uncovers anything. Meanwhile,
it's back to work today. I'll do another update Thursday evening or
Friday the 13th. No superstition here. Update July 3, 2007 We worked again on Tuesday the 26th and Thursday the 28th. We went
back to work today July 3, 2007 after a hard two days last week (all
four of us have had open heart surgery and we have to be careful). Today
we were able to get the last stabilizer piece in place on the North side
of the building. The bulge is now gone in the North side and we believe
the building to be much stronger than when we started back in April. All the work we've done so far is historically correct and we've used
as much of the original wood as we could. We have only substituted the
base plate which was originally one solid tree across the front (East)
and one solid tree on the North side with treated boxes of the same
size. We did this to stabilize and protect the building because as you
can see by the new slide show, the original base plate was rotted so
badly. Given a fair amount of time, we believe that had we not taken the
initiative we did that the building may have collapsed by now or in a
very short time hence We leave open the option if we're able to raise enough money to buy
logs in the future to replace the treated boxes, we will. The building is now
stabilized enough that it can be raised straight up enabling us to do
this. We've operated with only limited funds to date and have
accomplished a huge task. I'm proud of the dedication of Obie Fardo,
Billy Newman and Frank Hussung. My wife calls it Senior Citizen day at
Bethel every day we go there, but we accept it as a compliment. We have some work left on the West or back of the building that we'll
begin tackling July 5th. Come out and visit or come out and work. We
like to talk about our project and welcome the opportunity to tell
anyone who will listen about our progress. We'll also accept help from
anyone who offers and is fairly able bodied. Ladies....We'll have jobs
you can do very soon. We plane to have some scheduled work days on
week-ends soon since the building is stabilized. If you'd like to make tax deductible donations, we welcome all
amounts no matter how small. We need to raise about $7,000.00 fairly
soon to replace the tin roof. This will include inspection of the
rafters. If you happen to be a financial angel, we need your help
tremendously before winter so we can protect the work we've already
done. -Charlie Pyles- Update June 21, 2007 We're taking a well deserved rest till Tuesday the 26th. Lots of
progress has been made. On Tuesday we started work on the underpinnings
of the North Side of the building. We now half half of that side
stabilized on the stone footer. The side is not bulging like it had
been, but it's still wavy. The floor joists for the front half of the
building have now been reseated in the center beam. This will stabilize
the building for many years to come. Click on the latest photo gallery
additions to see the progress we've made. Obie Fardo, Billy Newman and our (new guy) Frank Hussung are working
hard to help me see this thing to its conclusion. I owe a lot already to
Obie and Billy and I'm getting deeper in debt to Frank for his help so
far. All are dedicated individuals and I appreciate their volunteerism.
They don't get paid. It's just pride in a job well done. We still need a new roof for the building and haven't raised enough
funds to buy one yet. If you're a roofer and would like to help us,
please call. If I can get a volunteer for this important installation
job, it might be easier to raise money for the materials only. Mother
Nature has not been kind to the farmer, but she has kept the rain
outside the building so far. Update June 12, 2007 Today Frank Hussung, Obie Fardo, Billy Newman and Charlie Pyles were
successful in replacing the termite weakened plate under the front of
the building. Work commenced at 10:30 AM and success came around 6:00
PM. We're still looking for someone to do the roof installation for us,
but we still need lots of money. Please consider a generous donation to
help us. Update June 11, 2007 This afternoon we were able to jack up the front enough to replace
the rotted base plate on one side and open both doors for the first time
in years. Tomorrow we concentrate on correcting bulges on the North side
of the church and hopefully finally leveling the entire front. Update May 31, 2007 We braced the building with cables this afternoon as we prepare to
raise the building to its original level on the stone foundation. Once
the building is level and plumb, we can move on to repairing or
replacing items that need it such as weatherboarding on the outside and
the roof. Update May 27, 2007 The Annual meeting of Bethel Cemetery Company was held and there was
an election of officers to fill vacancies that existed. More on this
when the minutes are published. Discovery May 11, 2007 A new discovery was made today and we need your help. Bethel Church
once had two doors on the front instead of the one you see today. We
need old photos of the church that show both doors. Please help us find
a photo with two doors. I think the church actually had a bell at one
time, but there is no belfry. Was it common to have a bell above the
plaster ceiling? Call me. It's funny how another set of eyes help you discover the obvious. I'm
glad I took my neighbor Frank Hussung with me today who actually has
Asberry relatives resting in the Bethel Cemetery. Currently needed items other than money include
roofing and someone to install it. This is number 1 priority. Next, we
need someone to donate the lumber for replacing the wooden foundation
which rests on a stone foundation. The building is supported on 7 1/2
inch square logs. Are there any home movers visiting the web site? Would
you be willing to donate some time and talent? Call me. Donations are beginning to trickle in from places as far away as California and
Minnesota. Word is starting to circulate so here's what we'd like you to
do: If you know anyone with family buried at Bethel Cemetery; If you have influence in the community or government and think you
can help. please let us know. The church has not been associated with a
particular religion for more than 50 years. Once restored this historic building
is intended to be used by the cemetery association for its meetings and
the local Historical Society for meetings as needed. It is possible we
will consider renting the building for unique weddings or other simple
events. Many
possibilities exist, but first we have to complete the project. April 11, 2007 A mailing was done to businesses who are members of the Pendleton
County Chamber of Commerce on April 7th, with early results already. Make sure after reading this that you tell someone you know. Help us
spread the word. We appreciate it. 
Today we put in the first of the new windows seen above. You can see
Frank looking in the window at Billy looking out from inside. Now we can
open the shutters on this side which is the North Side. Thursday we will
install one more window and shutter. If we work Saturday we'll do
another one and then the last one on this side will go up next Tuesday.
