Let's take a moment and go back to December 31, 1997.  This is when the first report was issued by Johnson & Galyon, Inc., for Phase I through Phase IV, including the price.  Phase I consisted of the following:

     If you remember after the first section was done, we waited until all the bills cleared to see exactly what money was left.  At that point in time, it was determined by the Glenmore Board that enough money was available to start the second section (Dolltown).

     It is nice to say now that all of Phase One has been accomplished, plus a lot more.  As you know, Phase One was done at two different times.  The first part, the main house, was done from 19 June 2000 through 16 August 2000.  The second part, Dolltown, was done from 09 October 2000 through 08 November 2000.

     The Dolltown part started with the rip out of copper gutter and old 1869 wooden gutter above the back porch and progressed around Dolltown to end on the opposite side against the main house.  During this time, a lot of wood had to be repaired (in some spots the soffits and joists were worse than on the main house).  The roof also needed repair.  There were at least four holes in the copper roof valley above the back porch that were repaired by brazing, plus the entire valley was brazed as a precaution to prevent water from coming in to the Dolltown kitchen.  There were other places where the gutter had completely rotted away and a lot of wood had to be repaired.

     Another special thanks goes out to Johnson and Galyon, for without their knowledge and expertise none of this would have happened.  The work went along smoothly once again under the supervision of Ricky Boling, our day-to-day supervisor, and his crew.

     Along with the scheduled work, the following items were accomplished:

• Removal of "Branner Tan" -- the mansion is all one color (white)
• Several windows on Dolltown were scraped, primed, painted and glazed
• Windows above front porch were primed and painted
• Started to scrape, prime, paint, and glaze some windows on third floor of main house

      As weather permits, there are several windows left to do as long as we have the scaffolding. There are also windows inside on the third floor left to do. So come on out you volunteers and help.

     A few tidbits of information to follow:

• Total contractor man hours spent on Phase One = 1664 (1320 mh on main house; 344 mh on Dolltown)
• Rich Harlan spent a total of 426 hrs on-site (287 hrs on main house; 139 hrs on Dolltown)
• Our excellent painter, Peggy, has spent 53.5 hrs hard at work on Dolltown (scraping, priming, and painting)
• The copper that was removed from the gutters brought over $300 from scrap yard in Knoxville.

      A big thanks to the following personnel for helping to make this project a big success:  Ken Gray, Tom McLane, Joan Conkin, Connie Harlan, Steve Lloyd, Helen Gray, Mary Helen White, and many others.

     Once again, this was a very successful project.  Now, I ask all of us to get out and beat the bushes for a few more dollars so Phase II can get under way.

     As you can see some of these items were done during Phase I - the big ticket item to be repaired right now is the front porch and balconies.  Wood is still falling off the porch fascia, the roof leaks, the floor has rotted in several spots, and the appearance is in need of our help and soon.  Now, I know this is in Phase IV, but it has to be done now.  As you can see, we are on a roll to make this house as grand as she was in the late 1800's.

     Let's get behind this project and get it done.