We're always looking for volunteers to help us mow the lawn.
Contact David Burrous if you'd like to join us.
Team 1: Hans Jordan and David BeuméeTeams 2 & 4: Steve Nelson and Paul BryntesonTeam 3: Hiram Wolgemuth and David Burrous
The purpose and mission of the Grounds Teams are to plan and carry out all tasks related to maintaining and improving the grounds of the Fellowship mainly with the help of BVUUF volunteers.
We're always looking for volunteers to help us mow the lawn.
Contact David Burrous if you'd like to join us.
Team 1: Hans Jordan and David BeuméeTeams 2 & 4: Steve Nelson and Paul BryntesonTeam 3: Hiram Wolgemuth and David Burrous
Date (mow when it is convenient for you) | Each Week | Team |
August 27 | Team 1 | Jordan & Beumée |
September 3 | Team 2 | Nelson & Brynteson |
September 10 | Team 3 | Wolgemuth & Burrous |
September 17 | Team 4 | Nelson & Brynteson |
September 24 | Team 1 | Jordan & Beumée |
October 1 | Team 2 | Nelson & Brynteson |
October 8 | Team 3 | Wolgemuth & Burrous |
October 15 | Team 4 | Nelson & Brynteson |
October 22 | Team 1 | Jordan & Beumée |
October 29 | Team 2 | Nelson & Brynteson |
We owe a debt of gratitude to the members who turned out to work on the grounds and landscaping on Saturday. Way to go team!
Due to the fact that the weather forecast for this Saturday, May 21st, is: low 34, high 47, with a little morning snow, we have decided to postpone the Spruce-Up day to Saturday, May 28th.
1st Annual Fellowship Spring Grounds & Landscape
Spruce-Up Day
Saturday, May 21, May 28, 2022
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
(Come for an hour, come for four.)
Bring:
- Check drip irrigation emitters under Larry Arp's most excellent guidance.
- Repairing/replacing broken emitters
- Weeding all mulched areas next to building + parking lot islands
- Clean out gutters
- Prune apple trees (Larry brings chain saw?)
- Prune dead parts of serviceberries
- Rake pine needles under the 9 Sisters Pine Tree Alley
- Hauling tree limbs and pine needles to Western Disposal
- Inspect the pile of stuff on the west edge of property and decide if it is to be kept or disposed of. (old plastic playground parts, rubber mat, etc.)
- Mow grass as needed
- Paint or stain Free Library
- Add mulch to trees next to playground
- Add new cedar mulch
- Fluff mulch
- Plant new shrubs
- Install new bike racks
- Prune dead limps out of established trees
- Sweep pine cones off sidewalks
- Any other tasks invented by the Grounds Teams
A big thank you to all of the members who have volunteered to take care of our extensive new landscaping this summer. Join us if you'd like!
David Burrous, Chair (grounds@bvuuf.org)
Larry Arp, Consultant
Robyn Rathweg, Landscaping Team
Wendie Highsmith - Design Committee
Scott Youmans - Board President
Jim Highsmith, Board Liaison
Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, Senior Minister
Weeding Team (mulch areas only)
Juili MacKenzie - Area 1
Hiram Wolgemuth - Area 1
Cathy Allen - Area 2
Joan Mulcahy - Area 2
Alida Fischer - Area 3
Wendie Highsmith - Area 3
Nancy DiLaura - Area 4
Sandra McKenzie - Area 4
Donna Brynteson - Area 5
David Burrous (un-named gravel area between the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.)
Blue Grass Maintenance Team
Paul Brynteson
David Burrous
Prairie Dog Monitoring Team
Paul Brynteson
Hiram Wolgemuth
Steve Nelson
Drip Irrigation Maintenance
Steve Nelson
Larry Arp
Pine Needle Raking
(under 9 Sisters Pines)
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Scott Nelson
Phyllis Green
Brenda Thompson
Trimming Spreading Junipers
(under the 9 Sisters Pines)
Steve Nelson
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Lawn Mowing
Steve Nelson
Paul Brynteson
Rich Evertz
Hans Jordan
Volunteers "on call" for help:
David Beumée
Sharon Hardin
Miscellaneous Tasks still need volunteers:
Debris Hauling Team (to waste facility)
Administration Team
- Help make decisions for the Grounds Teams
Lawn Mowing Team
- Mow the lawn once a month. Takes less than 2 hours.
Pine Tree Allée MaintenanceTeam
- Rake the pine needles from under the 9 Sisters Pine Trees. 2 hours, twice a summer.
Prairie Dog Monitoring Team
-Walk the perimeter of the grounds to look for prairie dogs. 1 hour per month.
Weeding Team
- Choose a section of mulched area (no blue grass), own it, weed it once a month for 1-2 hours.
Drip Irrigation Maintenance Team
- Check to see if the little heads of the drip irrigation system are functioning correctly. 2 hours once in spring and once in summer.
Evergreen Pfizer Manicuring Team
-Trim the evergreen pfitzers, under the 9 Sisters pine trees, to about 12" high. 2 hours/twice a summer.
Fertilize the Blue Grass Team
- 4 times during the summer - 2 hours each time.
Strong UUs Move Rocks Team
-We need about 4 strong UUs to help move some large landscaping rocks.
Miscellaneous Tasks Team
- Sometimes things come up and we need some volunteers on call. It might be irrigation issues, cutting switch grass, mulching, taking a couch to the dump, etc.
What we haven't thought of yet Team
-There are probably some teams we haven't thought of yet, but....
Contact David Burrous at d303burrous@gmail.com, if you're interested.
A big thanks to the Lawn Mowing Team that took such good care of our lawn this summer. They showed up on a weekly basis, come rain or shine.
Lawn Mowing Team Members: Steve Nelson, Paul Brynteson, Hans Jordan, Rich Evertz, The Murphy & Stephen Family, David Beumée, Robert Shaw, Larry Arp and David Burrous.
Why don't you join us next summer?
The Murphy & Stephen Family |
Larry Arp (the only known photo of him resting) |
Rich Evertz |
Stephen Nelson
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Hans Jordan (last known photo taken of him) |
David Burrous |
With the financial support of several sponsors and the skill of our weekend warrior woodworkers, we now have 11 Leopold benches to enjoy in the triangular gravel area accessed both by the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall on the north side of the building and in front of the building on the Ceres Drive side.
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Special note: Visit the Building Committee's Week 69 video clip to hear a reflection by long-time member, friend, and supporter of the Fellowship, Dotty Stauber Crafts, entitled "I am not there".
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