“ Another One Bites the Dust! ” (to quote a Sander)

By 2017, the 20 or so benches surrounding green had fallen into serious disrepair. These benches dated back to the early 1960s and showed evidence of having been painted at least a half dozen times.. More significantly, the wood seats were rotting. So, the rotting seats were demolished and the steel standards sanded back to bare metal. New redwood seating and fresh paint on the standards made them good as new. Every few years the redwood is maintained with a light sanding and a new coat of stain.

Thanks to our enthusiastic crew of volunteers, our wonderful benches are stained and look great.  On Wednesday morning March 25 the Sanding Crew—Ben Corson, Patricia Erwin, and Ben Steinberg—under the tutelage of our in-house pro Janie Hillyer, finished all of the benches in an hour (a club record).

Not to be outdone on Friday March 27 the Staining Crew—Ann Brillhart, Ben Corson, Cathy Dinnean, Leslie Engler, Patricia Erwin, Stephen Harris, and Martin Kershaw—under the sharp eye of our other in-house pro Judy Hillyer, finished the staining in just over an hour (surely another club record). Another win for the volunteerism movement in the BLBC and for our beautiful club.

Staining Crew hard at work