July 2006

home design/build gets an A+

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
two fabulous weeks have culminated in the creation of the basis of an attendent booth destined for the barre, vt recycling center. staying true to the theme, we used salvaged wood, leftover paint, empty aluminum cans, and metal roofing turned siding to build a structure that will one day help enable others to properly dispose of their...

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Cabinets Unlimited

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Ken Burton's Cabinets Unlimited course finished upat the end of June, having built a beautiful red oak gun cabinet.

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Architectural Woodcarving

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Last week's Architectural Woodcarving class was led by instructor William Schnute. Each student completed a carved panel of their own design based on natural scenes.

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Treehouse Railing Nears Completion

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
After many hours of hard work on the part of spring and summer interns, the railing to our treehouse's handicapped-accessible ramp is nearly done! Here Jason installs metal fencing recycled from the old Alpen Inn tennis courts on our property.

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interns caught clowning around

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
after witnessing the high flying acrobatics at circus smirkus this past thursday evening, a group of local interns returned to their yester-chalet and proceeded to perform (badly) their own aerial show utilizing the rafters, rope, and hammock located therein. lucky for them, no one managed to land themself in the hospital, but bruises are...

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