June at the Ranch

June 2011

We worked on the trenches for the propane installation, and tried to keep rain from filling them up.. Pumped out the water that accumulated with a boat pump borrowed from a neighbor. Enough of this rain already!!!


June 2, Frank from Amerigas came and hooked up the propane .... under sunny skies, I might add.











June 5, Jay and Jeff from Skyline Homes showed up to work on the inside of the house. They were thrilled that the weather was warm and NOT RAINING!!


June 8
I headed down below to my dear neice's graduation. Got to spend time with Shanna, Betty and Stan, and Jennie and Branch. It was a really great time. The weather was warm and dry.









I had a chance to visit with my old work friends, and helped celebrate Heather's 50th birthday..... yay Heather.

Meanwhile.............. back at the ranch....
June 8, the guys finished inside. The joining work at the marriage line (plastering, etc.) hung vertical blinds in the dining room, and set the door on the guest bath/shower.

June 11, the outside guys, Steve and Brandon, showed up again, and finished up their work around the foundation and painted the outside marriage line... which really looked crappy cause they didn't wash it first.


On that day finally, we got steps.... temporary steps. But steps none the less, at the front door.









Since May when the house was delivered, we have had to shimmy ourselves in thru the back door and/or use our little step stool on a board to get in.

(Note our little step stool in the lower left.)





This is Jay and Jeff taking out the faulty water heater.





June 13, three carpeting guys called from Quigley's. They couldn't find the house. Probably got directions from the same person as all the contractors. All of them got lost. And since we have no cell service on our highway, they always have to stop and ask someone in the neighborhood.

June 15, Jay came with the new water heater and gave us our orientation.










June 20, Bill came from Clayton to detail the house. "... to clean it up and make it sparkle ...." . He worked outside side to clean up the messy paint job with his pressure washer. He washed the floors and some of the windows.








June 27, Then came "moving out of our storage unit." We rented a U-Haul so we could do it in one day.





Pete helped empty the unit and Rita was at our house when we got back and she helped unload the truck.. Thank You Thank You to you both. So great to have such thoughtful friends.
















Finally empty.







Got the mirror affixed and hung the Last Supper....
And the Dinning Room is done!




and that was June.


more to come
/joB

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The House - May 2011

In May the house was delivered and many interested and supportive neighbors came to welcome and watch.













Then Side Two was delivered.


And then there were two:













Brandon is jacking up the house to get it ready to pull the two halves together. Brandon, BTW, is a Harry Potter look alike.


















Setting out the foundation pads.





Getting ready to removed plastic sheets protecting the interior.









Rolling the two sides to join.






And then they were one.






And then it rained. ... and rained some more..... off and on all during May.





The axles pulled out.











Note the wind damage to roof. Interesting that Skyline doesn't put a strip on the front edge to protect from wind damage during transport.








The tow bars pulled out and ready for us to stow.





Then there was the Septic, the water, the electricity, and digging one more trench for the propane.















And that was May...............

June to come.
/joB

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Spring at Klamath River

March 28. George setting squirrel trap.

He ties it with a long cord to tree to keep raccoons from carrying it away....baited with peanut butter and dog food. We suspect bears like that combo too. The trap has really gotten bent up and broken into - more than a few times.

April 7. Snowing








April 15. B-i-n-g-0
at the Community Hall.

















April 17. Turkey Shoot.



Neighbors at breakfast.


Setting up the running deer for the shoot.

There are no turkeys at the Turkey Shoot - other than the participants......





Shooter.






Future Shooter







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luv/joB

Snowing on the Klamath River

Snowing on Highway 96, February 24, 2011.












Winter finally came to the Klamath River on February 24. We have had cold weather, and DID get snow in early December.... but not till now have we had snow that has stuck.

On our way home from Yreka February 24 - Thursday. The snow was coming down fast and furious.


When we got home, my windflower wasn't spinning and my herb garden was under snow.



Friday morning when we awoke, my windflower COULDN'T spin, and the herbs were really under snow.







Even the roadrunner wasn't flying.







We headed into town around 9:30 to the "No Monument" Rally at the Forest Service, and stopped by the Ranch on the way.

















Our "No Monument" signs (back to back - for traffic coming and going).





The Ollmann's "No Monument" sign.







The mountains and riverside were breathtaking with the snow clinging to every leaf and evergreen needle on every tree.















The "No Monument" Rally went well. We had a great turnout! Wally Herger, our congressman was there and talked about HR817, a bill before the congress to amend the Antiquities Act... stating that monument designations will no longer be at the discretion of the president, but that these proclamations will be "subject to the approval by an Act of Congress."

Many states are endorsing this bill. Let us pray that it passes.

If the Siskiyou Daily News prints the photos and the Rally, I will share the story.

more later................
luv/jo

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Siskiyou Daily News - Story about George's book

This article was published in the Siskiyou Daily News January 13, 2011.


George Bensons's book details life in the fast lane

Courtesy George Benson

George Benson sits at the wheel of the Oliver Johnson/GMB (Benson) Offy Midget Race Car at San Jose Speedway, eventual winner of the annual February 100 lap USAC National Championship Midget Race, 1969. Benson, who has just released “The Racing Years,” a memoir about his days on the oval, was inducted into the Motor Sports Press Association Hall of Fame in 2009.

Klamath River —

A downriver resident with a “racy” past has written a book about his life in the fast lane.
George Benson’s book, “The Racing Years,” is a 472-page memoir of the life and times of the 1966 Pacific Coast Midget Racecar champion and the remarkable men he associated with, a press release stated.
“(The book) covers Motorcycle, Hardtop, Midget, Sprint Car, Championship Dirt Car and Indy Car racing from 1952 to 1987. It features 157 photos.”
Benson recounts his adventures during the period and shares his thoughts about motor racing and racecar design. He details race results and the complete owner history of the GMB Midget racecars he built, and he presents narrative of the exceptional men he raced with.
Autographed soft cover versions are available for $39 plus $4.50 for shipping and handling (for soft cover books mailed within the USA).
Autographed serial-numbered hard cover versions are $69 plus $4.50 shipping and handling, again for books mailed within the USA. Payment should be made by U.S. Postal money order; include mailing address and send to:
George Benson
16700 State Hwy. 96
Klamath River, CA 96050
Benson can be contacted by phone at (530) 465-2029 or by e-mail at george@georgebenson.us.

We are very please as they requested the info after seeing the story - here - on this very blog. We have already received requests from folks who read the story. Big deal for George. Big deal for Klamath River. We don't often get such notoriety down here on the River.

Thank you Siskiyou Daily News.

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/joB