- October 17, 2012 Page 3
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THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
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High Low Precip
Oct. 9 75 35 .00
Oct. 10 71 39 .00
Oct. 11 73 37 .00
Oct. 12 72 43 .00
Oct. 13 56 46 1.03
Oct. 14 55 46 .00
Oct. 15 66 48 .73
Precipitation to date: 44.07
Oct. 19, 2011:37.57
Mostly cloudy, turning to show-
ers over the weekend. Highs in
the 50s and 60s. Lows around
40.
Weather information courtesy of the U.S. Corps of
Engineers. Call 367-5132 for updated stream flow
information.
Lake Levels
Foster Reservoir: 628.9
Green Peter Res.: 956.3
And He was there in the
wilderness forty days,
tempted by Satan, and
was with the wild beasts;
and the angels
ministered to Him,
A'}&RK 1:13
Detail of Satan FemptinqJesus by Otto Dix, 1960
From page 1
The relocation is due tothe dete-
rioration of the present 4,000-square-
foot facility and the need for more
space, Thompson has said. Sunshine
needs space to store equipment, lum-
ber and finished products produced
in its wood shop and plant nursery.
Bob Dalton, a board member
and leader of the $600,000-plus
project, said the project is in the sec-
ond of three phases and that, as soon
as permits are procured, concrete
will be poured for foundations and
other infrastructure. The new cam-
pus will include a 7,680-square-foot
main building and 3,000-square-foot
woodworking shop and storage fa-
cility.
"This has been a dream of ours
for a very long time," said Dalton,
whose daughter is a Sunshine client.
"To get here has been a journey and
it continues to be a journey."
Freddy Bratton, 30, who has
been a client at Sunshine for 12
years, said the ground-breaking was
something he and others had been
looking forward to.
"It's going to help us a lot," he
said of the new facility. "We need a
new building, actually. The one we
have now, it's old and falling apart.
It's been there since 1974, about 38
years."
Currently funded by govern-
ment grants, income from work con-
tracts and local contributions, Sun-
shine began in the early 1970s as a
parent-operated activity center and,
Photos by Scott Swanson
Celebrating the groundbreaking are Sunshine staffers and clients, in front from left, Nick Wilson (hands folded); Geneva Henry (in sweater) and
Harold Drew (wheelchair). In second row are, from left, Julia Reed (jacket), Vernell Warner, Freddy Bratton, Angela Vaughn, Toby Billings (hockey
mask); Bob Miner (crocodile dundee hat), Chad Schroeder (backwards ballcap), Tony Miner (holding cup) and Katie Koch. In the rear, from left, are
James Babbitt, Jeremiah Stevenson, Kelly Dobbins (wearing glasses), Mac McCalister (light gray cap), Jason Gorby (white shirt, holding cup), Dana
Lane sun glasses) and Bob Kimberlin.
in 1973, located in its present facil- temporarily after some management
ity, a dilapidated farmhouse at 3714 reorganization became necessary.
Long St. The organization serves The campaign is back in full swing
approximately 65 clients, a number and sponsorships ranging from
that has more than doubled in the $1,000 to $25,000 are available, as
last 10 years, well as memorial and other dona-
When board members decided tions. Sunshine emphasizes that "no
a few years ago that a new facility donation is too large or too small."
was necessary, Sunshine kicked off Thompson said fund-raising
a capital campaign to raise funds for thus far has raised about $85,000
the new campus but suspended it and several grant applications are in
the works that may raise that total.
"We're still up in the air. We're
still short," he said, adding that the
local fund-raising goal is $40,000.
Dalton announced at the ground-
breaking ceremony that he had just
been handed a check for $4,000
from his in-laws, Bob and Mona
Waibel, which, Thompson said later,
represents the first 10 percent of that
local goal.
"I think it's really do-able,"
Thompson said.
He encouraged any prospec-
tive donors to check Sunshine out,
in person and on its website, sunshi-
neindustriesunlimited.com.
"We need people to come down
and see our project and visit us at
Sunshine and see what their money
is going to," he said. "I think if they
come to Sunshine and see what our
staff is doing with our Clients, they
will be impressed. They will see
what kinds of things have happened
and what we're doing."
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25# $10.99
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The family of Keegan Burnett wouldlike
to thank everyone for the cards, flowers,
food, prayers, support and love that has
been shown to us since Keegan's death.
We miss him terribly but knowing that so
many people care does help. Thank you all
from the bottom of our hearts.
Rick, Alice, Shaina, McKenna,
Mary Inselman and Jessie Burnett Johnson
Mac McCalister, right, and Bob Miner inspect a schematic of the new facility.
