Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Construction continues on a bleak January day. Some of the outer facade is up, and many of the windows and doors are already in place. The main furnace is installed, and smaller peripheral furnaces await installation. The outside work on the barn seems to be moving along.

The perspective on the shot below is looking south from near the corner of Seaman Street and Wheeling.








Below is the main furnace, set up in its designated room within the main building.




Below is a shot of the gymnasium, with the huge cylindrical air ducts awaiting placement overhead.















As the reader can see from some of the pictures just above, the grounds around the back and south side of the school have been rutted by the tires of heavy construction equipment. Recent snowfall camouflages shallow mud puddles within the ruts. This blogger happened upon several of these hidden hazards while trying to get an optimal angle for camera shots. Fortunately, the Oregon Treatment Facility was right around the corner, and Program Coordinator Sharon Abdo was available to assist this blogger with a paper towel or two for clean up! Thanks, Sharon!