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VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 10 OCTOBER, 2007

INSIDE...• Club Activities• Fall Tour Plans and Review• Pickwick Mill and Winona Floods• Auburn Concours d’Elegance• James J. Hill Car Show Recap

and enjoy the flathead music!and enjoy the flathead music!

Enjoy a last tour...

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The Rumble Sheet is the offi cial publication of the Twin Cities Regional Group # 46 (TCRG) of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America and is sent to all current members and advertisers. TCRG is chartered by the Early Ford V-8 Club of America, and is a non-profi t corporation in the state of Minnesota, dedicated to the preservation of Ford motor vehicles and related historical materials from the era of fl athead V-8 engines, including all Fords, Mercurys and Lincolns so equipped from 1932 through 1953. Club AddressPO Box 20236, Minneapolis, MN 55420.

Twin Cit ies Regional Group 2007 Board of DirectorsTwin Cit ies Regional Group 2007 Board of DirectorsPresident Duane Shuck 952-888-7191Vice President Michael Wyman 651-644-5684Secretary Bill Blood 612-722-4172Treasurer Ron Christensen 952-472-2672Editor/Webmaster Mark Crichton 612-801-3620Activities Director Gary Rosenberger 651-451-2937Membership Tim Anderson 763-493-4655Past President Gary Rosenberger 651-451-2937Sunshine Lady Jean Shuck 952-888-7191Archives Jerry Felton 952-873-6754Art Director Ron Long 651-714-2740

T W I N C I T I E S R E G I O N A L G R O U P I N F O R M A T I O NMeetingsMembership meetings of the TCRG are held at 7:30 on the fi rst Wednesday of almost every month at a site announced in the Rumble Sheet. Change in time or location will also be announced in the Rumble Sheet.MembershipMembership dues for the TCRG are $15.00 per calendar year. Membership in the Early Ford V8 Club of America (the national club) is a membership requirement of the Twin Cities Regional Group.requirement of the Twin Cities Regional Group.Submitting materialSubmitting materialPlease send all materials for publication to Mark Please send all materials for publication to Mark Crichton, 19072 Magenta Bay, Eden Prairie, MN Crichton, 19072 Magenta Bay, Eden Prairie, MN 55347; e-mail to mark.m.crichton@pmusa.com. 55347; e-mail to mark.m.crichton@pmusa.com. Rumble Sheet material deadline is the 15th of the Rumble Sheet material deadline is the 15th of the month. E-mail body content (not attachment) is month. E-mail body content (not attachment) is preferred.preferred.AdvertisingAdvertisingClassifi ed ads are free to TCRG members, and Classifi ed ads are free to TCRG members, and will run for three consecutive months. Display ads will run for three consecutive months. Display ads (business card size) will run for 12 issues at a cost of (business card size) will run for 12 issues at a cost of $30. Check under ad for last scheduled appearance. $30. Check under ad for last scheduled appearance. WebsiteWebsiteTCRG can be visited online at www.tcrgv8club.orgTCRG can be visited online at www.tcrgv8club.org(10/06)

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• 1932 Ford 3/W Coupe, steel, stock body, chrome under, 383-auto, wire wheels• 1933 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet, steel, restored, maroon/black fenders super nice• 1934 Ford Deluxe Tudor, steel, body off, Dearborn blue, WWSW rings, Wow!• 1936 Ford Deluxe Roadster, steel, red, dual carbs & exhaust, pines trim• 1936 Ford Deluxe 3/W Coupe, steel, tan, restored, WWSW, chrome caps, neat!• 1939 Ford Standard Coupe, steel, body-off restoration, grey, chrome caps• 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe, steel, restored, red, skirts, built 59A, drives 100%• 1939 Ford Deluxe Convertible, steel, restored, lite yellow, dressed fl athead• 1939 Ford Deluxe Convertible, steel, red, duals, WWSW, great driver!• 1939 Ford Deluxe Convertible, steel, green, restored, skirts, WWSW, super!• 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible, steel, restored, maroon, WWSW, R&H, nice!• 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible, steel, maroon, one of the best in the world•1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe, steel, black, dressed fl athead, Columbia rear, wow!• 1940 Ford Deluxe Opera coupe, steel, grill guard, wing tips, R&H, WWSW, fogs• 1940 Ford Deluxe Sedan Delivery, steel, green, dual spots, new chrome, nice!• 1940 Mercury Coupe, steel black, AZ car, never rusty, dressed fl athead

• 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible, steel, body-off, Columbia, still under construction, • 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe, killer black, dressed fl athead, body-off neat!• 1950 Ford Coupe, steel, maroon mild custom, tuck & roll, outstanding!• 1953 Mercury Convertible, yellow & black, every accessory, super nice!• 1953 Mercury 2D Hardtop, steel, red/black, killer correct interior• 1957 Ford Ranchero, red supercharged “F”, one of two ever built by Ford• 1957 Ford Ranchero, body-off restoration, red/white, overdrive, super carSee all of BJ’s cars at: www.jmacsautos

Wanted• Storage space to store Meet shirts, wine glasses, mugs, vases, knobs, pins, shop rags and all related Meet items. Contact the Gillies, 651-633-1564•1952 to 54 Ford passenger car rear axle assembly or center section with the ring and pinion gears. Preferably without the 3.31 ratio, all others are okay. Also, looking for a ‘52 - ‘53 steering sector gear box. Robert Hestness 612-724-9268 (5/07)• Good used radiator for a ‘39 Ford pickup, also two good 6.50 6 or 8-ply tires and inner tubes, Keith Hillstrom, 651-628-9148 (2/07)• Ford hand tools to make up a tool kit. Monkey wrench, Box wrench, screwdriver, small open-end wrenches. Harvey Oberg, 651-739-9754• 1932 thru 1940 Ford Roadster, Cabriolet, 3 and 5 window Coupes. Steel only. Prefer restored, well-maintained. Slight modifi cations OK. “Don’t need to talk to my wife or banker to do a deal”. Call me. BJ 952-941-2918 “Here’s your opportunity to lay old BJ away”.

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For SaleClassifi ed ads are free to TCRG members, and will run for three consecutive months• Plenty of Great River Merchandise available and ON SALE, including shirts, hats, knobs, and pins. Call the Gillies to place your order!• 2001 Merc Sable LS, 70,000 miles, well maintained, Black with grey leather, larger 24 valve engine, runs and drives perfect, $6900. Mark Crichton, 612-801-3620 (12/07)• 1936 LB engine, crack free and turns $450.00. 33-34 engine $400.00. Several ‘37 21 stud engines, bare blocks to complete runners. ‘50 Merc block. ‘49 to ‘50 Ford rear window. Norm, 218-724-3683, cell 303-818-7528 (9/07)• 1951 Ford F3 Pickup All steel, body off restoration completely original. Green body with varnished wood bed. 6 Cyl fl athead, 6 volt electrical. Excellent condition always Garaged Bill Fredrick 763-560-8198 or 612-716-6656• 1948 Mercury Coupe with Chevelle clip, 12 bolt rear end, all parts epoxy primed, 350 eng / 350 trans, MN title and plates, all the hard work done, must sell due to health, $5,500 or best offer, Dick Tempel, 651-776-2197 (3-07)• 2 tables, formerly loaned to the Club. Recently replaced by light weight tables. One is 29 high, 30 wide, and 6’ long the other is 18 high, 30 wide, and 6’ long. Would make great work tables. Heavy enough to be tornado proof. Make offer, funds donated to the Early Ford V-8 Foundation. Sorry, no delivery. Bruce Nelson 651-482-8940 (7-07)• 1932 Deluxe coupe & sport coupe bodies. Parts: Chassis, frames, front and rear ends, cross members, fenders, frame horn covers, Running boards, grilles, hoods, deck lids, dashes, gas tanks, window garnish moldings, spare tire carriers, wheels, headlights and bars, radios, fl atheads and engine parts, transmissions,

(10/06)The following ads are from Gary Nielsen of GEM Classic Auto, Contact Gary at (320) 235-3935 or (320) 894-8685, or via e-mail at: garybob@charter.net.• Ford 8N tractor with small back blade. Mechanically sound-tires good-12 volt conversion $2500. Gary Nielsen, GEM Classic Auto• 1977 GMC 1 ton van. Great swap meet vehicle-runs well. $450 obo. Gary Nielsen, GEM Classic Auto• 1923 Fordson tractor on steel. Complete, with add on brake. Engine free. $1500. Gary Nielsen, GEM Classic Auto• 1946 Ford Conoco gas truck. Body is good. Engine soaking but stuck (6 cylinder) $2300 OBO. Gary Nielsen, GEM Classic Auto• 1949 Ford F-5 V-8 (stuck). Great body and tires with hoist, no box. $1800. Gary Nielsen, GEM Classic Auto

etc. 40 year collection. E-Mail your needs to: brucethedeuce@usfamily.net or call Bruce Kolby 651 341 0361. (9/06)

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TCRG ActivitiesWednesday, October 3, 7:30 PM MEMBERSHIP MEETING. The meeting will be held at Environments, Inc., 13600

County Road 62, Minnetonka. From I-494, exit at Hwy 62 Crosstown and go west less than a half mile. First driveway on the right after Baker Road. See Gary’s write-up below. Wednesday, October 17, 7:30 PMBOARD MEETING- Baker’s Square, University Avenue (across from Little Dearborn). Contact Tim Anderson for details 763-493-4655Thursday, October 18, 9:00 AMGEEZER BREAKFAST, Baker’s Square, White Bear Avenue, and I-94, St Paul. Thanks to Tom Halfpenny for setting it up. Saturday, October 20, 9:00 AMFall Colors Tour- See Gary’s write-up on this page for all the details for a fun fall tour.Wednesday, November 7, 7:30 PMMEMBERSHIP MEETING- Environments, Inc. Details to come.

Activities UpdateActivities Update Wednesday October 3, 2007 7:30 pm Membership Meeting - Our meeting for October will be held at Environments Inc. We will have a regular monthly meeting, with a update on the expenses from the Winona Meet. After the meeting we will watch a short car related movie clip provided by Tim Anderson.. On Saturday October 20th, 2007 we have a Fall Tour planned. See details under fall tour. Gary Rosenberger

On Saturday October 20, 2007 at 9 AM we will meet at the Show Place Movie Theater parking lot in Inver Grove Heights across from Khoury’s Restaurant. The lot is on the south east corner of I494 and Hy 52. From

Fall Colors Tour Plans

I494 go south on Hy 52 to the fi rst exit which is Upper 55th St. E. Take a right on Upper 55th St. E and head east. At the next corner take a left onto Bishop Ave. Go about one block to the theater parking lot on the left. We will leave at 9:10 for the Mississippi River Valley. We will travel into Wisconsin and stop for lunch about noon. I will map out the route when we get a little closer so we can pick the best colored leaves. Any questions give me a call. My cell # is 651-470-5992. Gary Rosenberger

TCRG Chatterbox• GRR Merchandise: The Club has some Great River Rendezvous merchandise left at discounted prices. This includes both beige and blue denim shirts, golf shirts, hats, gear shift knobs, and pins. Contact Bill or Mary Gillies to place your order while sizes and supplies last!• Rendezvous DVD: I published in the August RS that I would be making a DVD of GRR pictures. I fi nally have the DVD available. However, due to the fact the pictures are mostly TCRG, and we don’t need the money, I am not going to offer it outside of the Club. I would be happy to “burn” you one for $5. I plan to show it at an upcoming meeting. My son Danny did a nice job on it. • Cover Photo: This picture is from the James J. Hill Days Car Show in Wayzata. It is a fully functional calliope sitting on a Reo cab and chassis. According to Roger Wothe, the previous owner donated it to the city, and Roger is a member of it’s “caretaker” team.

October 1 Dennis CarneyOctober 10 Donna DitmansonOctober 23 Walter HansonOctober 26 Karla FredrickOctober 31 Jim Rucci

Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!

New MembersTCRG welcomes:

Werner & Jan Langenbach9325 31st Avenue NorthNew Hope, MN 55427

Werner and Jan enjoy a 36 Ford Tudor and a 8N Tractor. Welcome to the club!

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The general meeting this month will have two important topics to be discussed. First, we must nominate new board members for next year. Several people have been on the board for two years or more, so we need some new members. We will accept nominations at the October meeting and at the November meeting for inclusion on the ballot in the December Rumble Sheet. Think of someone who make a good offi cer, convince them to run and make the nomination at the meeting. The second item of importance is to take suggestions or recommendations for distribution of the earnings from the National Meet. It is recommended that funds be given to organizations, not to individuals, and that the purchase of assets or equipment to be owned by the club for member’s use is more than a headache than it is worth. This has been discussed many times in the past and rejected. Besides, many members have equipment, tools and knowledge that they are willing to share with other members. The touring season is winding down, with only one more tour set up by Gary Rosenberger. See the schedule of activities for details. Then, for most of us, the cars will begin hibernation until spring. It has been a great year! See you at the meetingDuane Shuck

From the Prez

On Saturday 15, 2007 we went on a tour and saw a gun, a tunnel, and a hollow. What a day it was for a car tour. We had perfect weather and 11 cars took part in the tour. You never know what you will run into on a tour when you attend one. When it was time to leave home about 50 people in wheel chairs rolled down our street in a parade for a local nurs-ing home. Then when we arrived at the tour meeting site by the State Capitol we ran into a group of some war protesters having a rally. Then when we went to see Irvine Park there was a wedding taking place. It did not interfere too much. We left Sears parking lot and drove past the Ford Building at 117 University Ave. It was

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TCRG members listen to Gary Rosenberger explain the history behind the gun

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This past September 2nd, I participat-ed in the Auburn Concours d’Elegance on the grounds of the Kruse Auto Complex in Auburn Indiana. This was part of the Annual Kruse Labor Day Weekend Auction. The tickets to the Auction were priced at $80. There are a few things you need to re-alize before I continue. First, this was a special opportunity for the Early Ford V-8 Foundation to make their presence known during the Labor Day Week-end Kruse Auto Fest. Second, all Early Ford V-8 Founda-tion and Early Ford V-8 Club members had the $200 entry fee waived to participate. That alone is the reason I was there. There were 7 Early Ford V-8 members that participated. For that, we got an Auburn Con-cours d’Elegance bag, a jacket, a hat, a pin, and a license plate attachment. We also had to assist in parking the rest of the cars. There were 10 classes: Classics of 1957, Early Ford V-8, Duesenberg, Classic Packard, Special Interest, Race Car, Hot Rod and Custom, Classic (other manufacturer), Au-burn – Cord, and Sports Car. There were over 75 cars on the fi eld, and my original 1949 Ford was one of them. It was pretty impressive, and people came over from the Auction complex and paid $10 to view the cars. WOW. The judging started at 9:30 a.m. and as I watched the judges’ point at my car, I knew that I would not be the one taking home the Best In Class, or People’s Choice beautiful etched glass awards. These were wonderful

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awards. (I suppose since it cost $200 to enter, they could afford it). But, there I was, amongst the best of the best. As the day went on, I was amazed at the number of people that looked in my windows and under the hood. I had a car, which the masses had owned, even if it was the low cost leader on the fi eld. At 1 p.m. the awards presentation start-ed. All the Classes had a runner-up and a Best

In Class award. When it came to the Early Ford V-8 class, the runner-up went to a 1951 Ford Victoria, and Best In Class went to a 1934 Ford Tudor. Well, I didn’t expect anything anyway. After the rest of the Classes were awarded, they began other awards that I was unaware of. There were the Cord Designers

Choice, the Kruse Choice, the Best Custom Choice, and then the Long Distance Award. I had driven over 646 miles to get there. My heart pace quickened. Did I have a chance? Well, what was I thinking? The award went to someone who brought 2 Duesenbergs from Texas. Oh, and they were trailered too. But it was an interesting feeling just the same. (Later it was pointed out that there had been a mistake made, as the Long Distance Award was to have gone to a driven vehicle). It was a beautiful day, I had my car on display amongst others of higher value, and I borrowed a golf cart and headed through the tunnel over to the Auction Complex, the car corral, and the huge swap meet. I was happy.

Bruce accepts another Foundation donation at the Auburn Motorfest

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The 33rd annual James J. Hills Days car show was held on Saturday, September 8th and was well attended by TCRG. The unique aspect of this show is the variety of cars that attend. From Lincolns to Corvairs to Ferrarris to Early Ford V-8s make quite a contrast. It was also nice to have restaurants and other James J. Hill Days attractions nearby to enjoy. Roger Wothe, the show coordinator, found a better, but smaller lot to have the show. I be-lieve the lot held around 80 cars, and attendance was 81 when I last asked Roger. Obviously, it was a concern initially about where to put the cars, but it worked out super in the end. I couldn’t help comparing Gary Weyrauch’s original 32 Roadster to a fully hot rodded ren-dition of the same model sitting across from him. What an amazing difference between these two cars. Personally, I’ll take Gary’s any day! Just my opinion...I also admired Duane and Jean Shuck’s 35 Cabriolet that has been written about in the RS pulling their Mullins Red Cap trailer. Finally, the hit of the day was the presence of a fully restored calliope sitting on a Reo cab and chassis. It played beautifully (and loud) using two small diesel engines, all original components.

Roger’s 42 Lincoln parked appropriately at the entrance of the show

Duane drove his 35 Cab with Mullins trailer

The Calliope was a big (and loud) hit! Gary Weyrauch’s ‘32 is 75 years young

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built in 1913 and produced 500 Model T’s a year. It was destined to be torn down but it is on hold for now. Next was the gun on the Capital grounds that fi re the fi rst shell to start WWII. It was on board the USS Ward and was maned by reservists from Minnesota. They sunk a Japa-nese mini-sub in Pearl Harbor 15 minutes be-fore the air attack started, and the gun is right here in St. Paul. Then we went on a ride through the Summit Hill area and ended up on a street called Mother Teresa of Calcutta. That is were the old Selby streetcar tunnel was located. I used to ride the streetcar through this tunnel on the way to my grandmothers house and her name was Teresa but no re-lation to the one in Calcutta. Part of the rails and the fence are still there and the opening is closed up. It has been closed for 54 years, but light rail is coming back. Next we drove over to Swede Hollow

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on the east side of St. Paul and took a walk through the hollow where Swedes came in the 1850s and settled the area. Later the Italians came and then the Mexicans and they lived in the hollow without running water or inside plumbing till 1956. Most of the families were very poor and the men worked in the railroad yards to the west. One Italian fellow said he was so poor, and his soles on his shoes were so thin, that if he stepped on a dime he could tell if it was

heads or tails. Swede Hollow is a very nice park and it has a great walking trail running through it. We ended the evening at the Green Mill Restaurant in Arden Hills were we all had dinner with Bob and Judy Par-melee that drove up to Minnesota from Texas. What a nice day and the evening

spent with old friends was very special. I want to thank everyone who attended. Gary Rosenberger

Activities Director Gary telling the stories of Swede Hollow as TCRG members enjoy the park

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Hats off to the Winona Flood Work Crew!

Monday, September 17, at 7:30 AM, six TCRG Club members headed to Minne-sota City to mud and tape sheetrock for a fl ood-damaged house. The house belongs to Heidi Eldridge, Visitor Services Coordinator, for the city of Winona. Heidi was instrumental in help-ing make our Central National Meet a success, working with the businesses, tours and Winona Information Packets. Heidi and her two sons were sleeping when the fl oodwaters hit their house. They awoke just as the water came in covering the fl oor and a boat pulled up to the front windows to take them to higher ground. Heidi lives in a Habitat house for which she contributed 500 hours during the construction. The house was built on a slab, consequently the bottom 4 feet of sheetrock and all the entire contents of the house were water-damaged and destroyed. After a thorough cleaning of the frame with bleach, the sheetrock was replaced by Heidi, her sons, and a brother. The only estimate for having the taping done was for $2400.00 and she was at a standstill with no money. Wanting to help, I called Gary Rosenberger to see if he would help get some members together and go do some taping. An announcement was made at the September meeting requesting volunteers to help. Denny Carney said he knew nothing about taping but wanted to help out. And Ron Christensen volunteered at the meeting. Gary recruited Kent Tabako and I recruited Bruce Nelson so now there were the six.

W I N O N A F L O O D W O R K C R E W When we arrived we, or I, thought we might be in over our heads after looking at the task before us. But, we dug in, Bruce redoing about half the sheetrock screws while the rest each all took on a room. It became obvious to me that Kent was the one with the most experi-ence and the best teacher. By the end of the day we had 10 gallons of mud on the walls and one coat completed. Denny headed for home as he had an engagement with the Comedy Club that night. The rest retired to the Riverport Inn for

a shower and suds. Dave Jensen, General Manager for the River-port was not there as he was working on his house. Dave lives in the same area as Heidi but on high-er ground. Dave gave us basement bargain rate of $45.00 for the night. We sat in the Brewski Lounge for a while working up the energy to for dinner.

We eventually headed over to Boobs for a burg-er. After we ate we headed for Menards for ten more gallons of mud for Tuesday’s effort. The driving and expense for materials were shared by Gary, Kent and I. On Tuesday, we put on another coat of mud and headed for home around 3PM. Wednesday, Gary and Kent returned to Heidi’s with ten more gallons of mud. They worked un-til 5PM and put on the third coat. On Thursday, Kent, Ron and I again headed down to Min-nesota City one last time for the fi nal sanding. We fi nished up around 1 PM. Heidi came and we gave her a walk -through, explaining things

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P I C K W I C K M I L L U P D A T E

Bill Gillies presents the TCRG check to Opal

On this spring’s tour to Winona, about 25 TCRG members toured the Pickwick Mill. Built in 1854, the mill is located in Pickwick Valley, 12 miles from Winona. The mill is the oldest existing industrial site in the state, and is owned and operated by local citizens. During the Great River Rendezvous, many national V-8 members visited the facility on guided tours led by Gary Rosenberger or Dennis Carney. Also several regional groups toured on the way to and from the Central National Meet. After the fl ood in Winona, we received numerous inquiries from V-8ers regarding Win-ona and the mill’s fate. I had become acquaint-ed by phone with Opal Fitch, the 82-year-old spokesperson for the local citizens group, which has gradually restored the mill over the past 25 years. Fortunately, the mill escaped any serious damage, however, the dredging for the millpond had to be redone. TCRG Board members en-dorsed a donation to the Pickwick Mill at their September meeting. The TCRG members of the Winona Taping crew were commissioned to present a check to the Mill. Tuesday Morning, Gary Rosenberger, Kent Tabako, Ron Christensen, Bruce Nelson, and I climbed into Gary’s van and rocketed off to Pickwick, MN. We had received instructions on how to fi nd Opal Fitch’s big white house “across from the silos”. We roared past, realized

our error, turned around and returned to the house across from the silos. There Vic Garden-er, also a representative of the citizen’s group, greeted us. Vic commented on our morning sightseeing drive. He escorted us into the house and introduced us to Opal, the kingpin for the mill. Opal is a wealth of knowledge and talked about the mill to great length. The town of Pickwick purchased the mill after a fl ood in 1980 when it was threatened with demolition. The town has supported the mill with donations, no state or federal funds. Repairs are done as they can afford them. Opal told us that they had just had tuck-pointing completed and she thought the guy under bid the job. While the man was tuck-pointing and as long as he had his equipment towards the top, she asked him to paint the trim, which he did. The mill looks very nice with the new ce-ment. The millpond was in the process of be-ing dredged as it had fi lled up again from the storm. Currently, funds are being raised to re-place a badly needed roof. The club presented Opal with a check for $1000.00 to help with expenses. After thanking the club for the dona-tion, she presented us with a framed picture of the mill, which we hope will be auctioned off at a later date with the proceeds going to the mill.

she needed to do when she painted. We then said our goodbyes to an extremely appreciative Heidi. The job was more than we expected and required lot of trips, time and hard work. However, the satisfaction we felt for the job we completed and the thanks from Heidi was well worth the days of work, expense, and effort.

Flood Work Crew Continued