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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
JOURNAL
The Newsletter of St.Paul’s
Property Committee
John Ward Chairman
Don Mullings, Editor
Amigos...whoever shows up
February 28, 2016
104 South Village Ave. Lionville, PA 19341 610-363 6264
Editor: Email…[email protected]
Sometimes weekly, often late, but always…full of it.
Volume XXI , Issue 9 Fiscal Week 09
The purpose of this paper is to help folks understand what it takes to keep our Church buildings and grounds in service; to let you know
what’s happening and why, (if we can find out for you, which is sometimes like pulling teeth, or your leg, on occasion). As a matter of
policy, the word "work" is forbidden on these pages, being replaced with "fun" or "joy", which mostly it is.
FOREVER FRIENDS
Again, we suggest that if you don’t like
dogs, you might as well just look at the
“ANTICS” section on page
two, and scrub the rest of
this week’s Journal.
Sometime in February we
always pay tribute to our
furry children.
We are lucky to have
two of these rascals.
Sammy, who has been
here since ’05, arrived as
an adoptee from an
internet Furry Friends Network
source near Harrisburg. He’s a
handsome “Carolina Dog”** or
“American Dingo” breed who is
extremely smart, protective to the
point of trying to nip visitors if we
are slow to intervene, and can
sense a piece of dog biscuit falling
on the floor from anywhere on the
property up to 500 feet away. Sam
is my bedfellow in the daily afternoon naps
that are one of my best “Perks” of being
retired.
Rosie. Since 2009,
“Inherited” from my
granddaughter, is a happy
mix of English bulldog and
Beagle; talented at digging
up any plant that I have
inserted in the ground
within the last five years.
She also delights in
chewing up any towels that
hit the floor, and especially
testing the bulldog teeth in her lower
law with tug o war games if you try
to recover the (by now) rag.
In spite of these seeming
shortcomings, and the inevitable
grief sometime in the future when
they pass away, we enjoy and
reciprocate the love they exhibit now
and every day.
** You may Google the breed if you’re curious. Click here… http://www.carolinadogs.com/
To err is human; to forgive … Canine.
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PROPERTY JOURNAL 2/27/2016 PAGE 2
AMIGOS! ANTICS…02 25 16
Carol Vreim, Jim McIlvaine, Jim Lammey, Kirk Berger, Dan Dierksheide, John Bousum,
Tilly and Dick Hujsak, Chris Frost, Joey Clark, Chet Henricksen, and Don Mullings.
Weather: Chill winds… 40F rising to 50F cloudy and some drizzle.
PROJECTS:
Painting… this time it’s the first-floor men’s
restroom, always a more difficult task due to the
many angular surfaces, and strange offsets, made
even more difficult with the new sprinkler pipes
running through.
John B has been up to the task, thanks to his
height and good humor. Cutting in the many
corners has doubtless taxed that, though. 
(He’s kneeling in prayer in the photo below)
Wall studding….Dan started this one in the
tractor storage room awhile ago. Due to last year’s
sprinkler and gas boiler installation, we lost some
storage space.
To compensate, we need to erect a “stud wall”
to support shelving and braces to store bulky
tractor/leaf- vacuum hoses, chainsaws, trimmers,
Mantis tillers and other gear. Dan and Kirk got a
header, sill plate, and two studs in place this week,
thanks to the use of a borrowed (Dan’s) Ramset
cartridge gun. Lots of observers there.
STUFF:
The day after a howling storm, we found
minimal damage, but some erosion, and a water
filled basin pool. Kirk used his leaf blower to push
some of the loose mulch back into flowerbeds.
There was some water in the basement shop.
Chris tightened some loose doorknobs.
Carol watered some houseplants and shredded
office papers. Then she refastened a photo rail in
the Hospitality room, displaying a dusty picture of
Denny Martin doing masonry sawing during the
recent construction.
Joey reported two lights were replaced with
LED lamps in a high traffic area. They ought to
last a long time.
Kirk and Jim M did some outdoor activities
this week… braving cutting wind weather was
favorable except for an icy, cutting breeze.
Tilly and Dick finished another pair of quilts
for needy folks overseas somewhere…as Joey
again observed and commented.
Jim refastened a downspout at the north side.
Chet picked up the papers for recycling…His
source has gone out of business; so he is looking
for a paper recycling facility…anybody know?
Chris et al continues to be surprised at the
effectiveness peppermint oil as a spider deterrent.
Chris and Jim took down a pair of mangled “No
Parking” signs.
We desperately need to return to Blue Jeans
Sunday as a planting day … few want to come out
on a Saturday in springtime.
May 15 (shared with Confirmation Sunday)
looks best. We promise not to interfere with the
indoor activities.
NOTE: Walking, and Talking out the Passing of “Lemon”, a family dog
Click here.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M15jiWBwa5w
PROPERTY JOURNAL 2/27/2016 PAGE 3
NOW, LISTEN CAREFULLY
A young couple moved into a town
filled with crime. After three neighbors
had been robbed, the couple decided to
get a guard dog.
Visiting the pet store, the young wife
asked for a good guard dog.
"Sorry, we're all sold out," the clerk replied.
"All we have left is this little Scottie dog. But he
does know karate!"
The woman didn't believe the clerk, so he told
the dog to karate a chair. The dog broke the
GUARD DOG
My Sister-in-law, a truck driver, decided to get a
dog for protection.
As she inspected a likely candidate, the trainer told
her, "He doesn't like men."
"Perfect," my sister-in-law thought and took the
dog. Then one day she was approached by two men
in a parking lot, and she watched to see how her
canine bodyguard would react.
chair into pieces. Then he told the dog to
karate a table, and the dog quickly broke the
table in half. So the woman bought the dog
and took it home.
Her husband was disappointed and
skeptical about the Scottie dog's abilities as a
guard dog. The wife told him about the dog's
excellent karate skills.
"Karate, my butt!" the husband yelled.
To this very day, he is still in the hospital.
Soon it became clear
that the trainer wasn't
kidding.
As the men got closer,
the dog immediately ran
and hid under the
nearest car.
TAKE TWO and CALL ME IN THE MORNING…
An exhausted looking man dragged himself in
to his Doctor's office. "Doctor Kaine, there are
dogs all over my neighborhood. They bark all
day and all night, and I can't get a wink of
sleep." "I have good news for you Howard,"
Doctor Kaine said, rummaging through a
drawer full of sample medications.
"Here are some new sleeping pills that work
like a dream. A few of these and your trouble
will be over." "Great," said Howard, "I'll
try anything. Let's give it a shot."
A few weeks later Howard, looking worse
than ever, "Doc, your plan is no good. I'm more
tired than before!" "I don't understand how that
could be", said Dr. Kaine, shaking her head.
"Those are the strongest pills on the market!"
"That may be true," answered Howard
wearily, "but I'm still up all night chasing those
dogs and when I finally catch one it's very hard
to get him to swallow the pill!"
THE OTHER COAST by Alan Raesdale
“I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.” ― Cesar Millan (dog whisperer)
PROPERTY JOURNAL 2/27/2016 PAGE 4
HUMANS LOVE HAIR…
We’re mammals, and a
mammal’s hair is it’s glory.
The human case is
especially poignant, since
we have so little of it.
Wearing clothes and sleeping under blankets
are human behaviors that return us to a more
immersive relationship to hair, and stroking the
fur of dogs and cats is soothing to us because it
recalls primordial mammalian sense memories.
From the March 2016 issue ...Reader’s Digest.
DOG SENSE
I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the
Safeway Supermarket and rolled down the
car windows to make sure my Labrador
Retriever Pup had fresh air. She was
stretched full-out on the back seat and I
wanted to impress upon her that she must
remain there. I walked to the curb
backward, pointing my finger at the car and
saying emphatically, "Now you stay. Do you
hear me?
Stay! Stay!"
The driver of a nearby car, a very pretty
young blond lady, gave me a strange look
and said: "Why don't you just put it in park?"
Sent in by Tom Hartman
DOGGY DICTIONARY
LEASH: A strap that attaches to your collar, enabling
you to lead your person where you want him/her
to go.
GARBAGE CAN: It’s a container that your neighbors
put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You
must stand on your hind legs and try to push the
lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are
rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef
bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.
.DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs
when their person want them in and they want to
stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the
person, then running in the opposite direction, or
lying down.
THUNDER: This is a signal that the world is coming
to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during
thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of
the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting,
rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their
heels.
WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper,
envelopes, and old candy wrappers. When you get
bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all
over the house until your person comes home.
RED AND ROVER by Brian Bassett
The Lord bless thee and keep thee…
The Lord make His face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee,
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and… give… thee… Peace.