The New Runway IS COMPLETE!!

We had an amazing turnout for all the workdays needed this week to complete the installation.  It was a YUUUGE effort!  Lots of hard work, and yet, the only injury reported was to your humble reporter’s left thumb. (I can’t hit a nail these days any better than I can a golf ball!)

Special thanks to our fearless project leader, Brian Smith, who planned the project and coordinated the contract work!

And also thanks to Bob Osorio, Bob Smith, and Bill Cermak, for their help with the photos.  Bob O. risked his drone in near-hurricane-force winds to get those overhead shots! You can find many more of his photos here.

By the way, Bob O. was smart enough to bring a plane, so he got the honor of inaugurating the new runway!

The bad news is that the project cost even more than we expected, and was a big hit to our emergency fund.  But the good news is that YOU CAN STILL HELP!  If you’d like to donate to the project, here’s the link.