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It's true. Work has begun to move the barn! Drive down 12300 S. and check it out!
My husband was motoring by, saw some wood pulled off the barn and thought he was going to have to put up his dukes to defend it against a vandal. But it was our friends, the Valgaardson brothers, doing their magic to get the Day Barn ready for its move in just a few weeks.
We are so grateful for all who have donated and helped so far to help provide this meaningful contribution to the Draper community. Please check out our donor page. It is amazing to see just how many folks are participating in this fun new "barn raising"
Below is the rough plan for the barn. If you, or someone you know, can help with materials or labor for these phases, please contact us to talk about a possible in-kind donation. Of course, cash donations are still needed :)
- Raise (not raze) the Barn and Mooooooooove it down the road to the new site near the Fitzgerald House on Pioneer Road
- The barn will be "staged" (up on blocks) over at the new site while we utilize cash and in-kind donations to get the utilities roughed in, footings and foundation poured. Tie it down.
- Pour the floor for the barn, walkways and grade for landscaping
- Scrape and paint the barn, repair/replace windows, doors and any other repairs
- Possible addition for restroom - or build the restroom in the barn
- Irrigation system and Landscaping
- Rough-in electrical and plumbing
- Finish carpenty, cabinet, etc.
- Finish electrical and plumbing
- Educational displays for walls and exterior
- Down the road sometime - new, old-timey roofing
OH! DON'T FORGET! OUR DAY BARN-YARD SALE AND HOG RIDE (that's motorcycles, not pork, friends) IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, MAY 8TH! PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TAKING UP TOO MUCH SPACE IN YOUR HOUSE, BARN OR GARAGE. WE'D LOVE TO TURN IT INTO A FINISHED BARN. CONTACT US FOR DONATION INFO.
We hear Dave Valgaardson, our wonderful friend and professional "house" mover, is ready to get started!!! He wants to work the barn in before his schedule gets too jam-packed to get our job done for the GREAT price he is giving us for the mooooooove.
So you'll start to see some action at the current barn site soon!
More pledges and donations have come in but we still need about 6K more to pay Dave, the power company and get the basic foundation and utility work done for the first phase. Not bad!
Our Barn-yard sale and motorcycle ride on May 8th should help a lot. Please contact us if you have any extra useables around your house to donate for sale. And come support too!!!
ALSO - please scroll down a bit for info on the fun Earth Day Event coming up this Saturday. We'll be there too!!! THANKS!
Hello friends,
LaRayne Day, our super-organized and all-round-wonderful secretary tells us that now we have nearly $17,000 in the bank!!! That puts us much closer to our $20,000 goal for the cost of the actual MOOving of the barn. 18K for the mover and some additional for little things like lifting power lines, etc. GREAT NEWS!
ALSO - You will find our Historic Preservation Commission booth at Draper's Earth Day event! Find out how Historic Preservation is GREEN, check out Day Barn progress, donate and have an all-round great time with family and friends. Here's the flyer below. OH, and keep in mind our Day Barn Yard Sale on May 8th. Please donate and attend if you can! Thanks!
