FLOOD 2008
  Dec 08 - Jan 09
                                                Dec 3 - The modesty panels return to their place.
                                                  Dec 11  Work continues in the rectory basement.
                                                   Dec 11-The elevator will be operable this week.
                                                   Dec 11 - The rest rooms in Chihak Hall are under construction.
                       Nearly all of the progress in the gym building has been the work of the AmeriCorp crews. Our team pictured below had a shorter term here than the crew before
                       and will leave Dec 16. They will head to Detroit after the first of the year. We are truly thankful for having them working with us at St. Wenceslaus!
                                                 Dec 11- The stage area in the gym has been painted.
                                                    Dec 11- The gym kitchen has been all repainted.
                                                The AmeriCorp team continues to scrape paint on the gym building  first floor.

 




Dec 13--

                                        Crews from St Francis Assisi in Des Moines and from Mt Mercy College painted and cleaned in
                                        the gym building and worked in Chihak Hall. All the adhesive backing from the old carpet was
                                        chipped off to prepare for new carpet to be installed.
                                                Dec 16- Walls are being framed in Chihak Hall.







Dec 16-- Construction on the rest rooms continues.
                                                
                                               

                                      

December 23 A special flood recovery event was held at St. Wenceslaus.

A Season of Hope recognized the outpouring of assistance our flood-impacted community has received as well as the continuing challenges in working to restore the lives of those touched by the floodwaters. During the event, Governor Chet Culver, Mayor Kay Halloran, County Supervisor Linda Langston, and other elected officials marked the community’s flood recovery progress with words of encouragement, musical performances and a video presentation. 


                        Governor Chet Culver & Fr Podhajsky with St. Wence volunteers,
                        L-R; Jerry Beer, Jim Miller, Al Smejkal, Ed Melichar, and Bob Ruzicka






                         Work on the rest rooms in Chihak Hall is underway.

                                              





                                                 Dec. 30 Chihak Hall framing is completed. The "roughing in" will be completed and all the electrical installed.
                                                 Insulation will then be installed and then dry wall.
                                                                                A large group of Des Moines Dowling Catholic High School attended our Sept 28 Mass and spend part
                                                                                of their week end working on flood recovery in the community. As part of their economics curriculum one class created a                                                                                                 student-run company. They designed a water bottle, sold advertisements, received contributions for the purchase of the bottles.
                                                                                From their proceeds they made a very generous donation of $1,198.37 to St Wenceslaus.
                                                               
                                                                     Jan. 2 - Dowling student Katie Weldon presents the check to Dave Martin.
                 Thanks again to the Dowling Catholic Economics Period Two Class and teacher Ron Gray!




 January 5-6 - The lower level gym building office floors are poured.
                                              



                                                 100s of nails needed to be pulled from the floor joists.










                                                January 7-- The gym floor is poured.




















 JAN 15             Insulation is being installed in Chihak Hall
                                                 Chihak Hall plumbing progress continues.




JANUARY 20

                                    Chihak Hall rest rooms have walls again...
                                    Most the walls have insulation now.
                                    Sheet rock is being installed





                                     Many volunteers continue to provide lunches and desserts for those working on the rebuild project. Marge Jansa takes a break to look at
                                     our Flood photo album.
                      




                       JANUARY 23
We are fortunate to have members of AmeriCorps Teams Oak 3 and Cedar 4 working in the gym building, picking up where the last team left off.





















                                       











                                       January 26-- Kevin Kadlec from Streff Electric has volunteered many hours after work to help us in Chihak Hall.
                                                            Other electricians from Streff have volunteered as well. We can not thank them enough for their help!
                                                 The rectory basement project nears completion.
                                                Progress with the electrical includes the sacristy.