Tuesday, April 25, 2013
Today was another day that resulted in sore muscles, but the effort proved to be worth it as field #3 was able to be completed!
For starters, the dirt was placed on the pitcher's mound and pounded down using our new tamp, as well as the roller. The home plate circle was outlined and cut out, making way for the baseball dirt to be placed there, too. Extra dirt was also added to all base areas, since they settled following yesterday's rain.
It feels good knowing that we have two fields prepared for Saturday, May 11th, but there is still one to go! Next week should bring a completed field #2, as well as the possibility of digging and completing the horseshoe pits for the charity tournament, as well!
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Deidre Kling, and Kyle Fedor for the work today!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Diamond City Park Renovations, Day 5
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Digging was the name of the game today, and should be for several more work days to come. In addition, some lawn care was done before the rain came later in the work day.
The pitcher's mound of field #3 was dug out and prepared for dirt tomorrow. The mound is an eight-foot diameter circle which required a lot of muscle and sweat to clear out. It was prepped entirely for dirt before the rain came.
A fertilizer/herbicide combo was used in conjunction with the hose to spray all of the grass within Diamond City Park to help rid the area of lots of dandelions, as well as to help the new grass seed develop more firmly.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Kelly Chamberlain, and Deidre Kling for their hard work before the rains came!
Digging was the name of the game today, and should be for several more work days to come. In addition, some lawn care was done before the rain came later in the work day.
The pitcher's mound of field #3 was dug out and prepared for dirt tomorrow. The mound is an eight-foot diameter circle which required a lot of muscle and sweat to clear out. It was prepped entirely for dirt before the rain came.
A fertilizer/herbicide combo was used in conjunction with the hose to spray all of the grass within Diamond City Park to help rid the area of lots of dandelions, as well as to help the new grass seed develop more firmly.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Kelly Chamberlain, and Deidre Kling for their hard work before the rains came!
Diamond City Park Renovations, Day 4
Monday, April 22, 2013
Today was not a scheduled work day, but some tasks were worked on to help get the park ready for the 9th Annual BWBL Charity Classic on Saturday, May 11th.
Some plumbing work was done to help get the hose ready to go for watering. Some epoxy was used to seal some piping, which should be ready to go very soon.
Thanks to Matt Morgan for his technical expertise today!
Today was not a scheduled work day, but some tasks were worked on to help get the park ready for the 9th Annual BWBL Charity Classic on Saturday, May 11th.
Some plumbing work was done to help get the hose ready to go for watering. Some epoxy was used to seal some piping, which should be ready to go very soon.
Thanks to Matt Morgan for his technical expertise today!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Diamond City Park Renovations, Day 3
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Lots of playing in the dirt today!
We were able to place the baseball dirt mix at first and second base of field #3, as well as dig out third base and place the same mix there, too. Additionally, we were able to enlarge the pitcher's mound from eight feet in diameter to ten feed in diameter. This will allow more room for pitchers with a longer stride.
Thanks to Deidre Kling, Kelly Chamberlain, and Kyle Fedor for their sweat today!
Lots of playing in the dirt today!
We were able to place the baseball dirt mix at first and second base of field #3, as well as dig out third base and place the same mix there, too. Additionally, we were able to enlarge the pitcher's mound from eight feet in diameter to ten feed in diameter. This will allow more room for pitchers with a longer stride.
Thanks to Deidre Kling, Kelly Chamberlain, and Kyle Fedor for their sweat today!
Diamond City Park Renovations, Day 2
Monday, April 15, 2013
More plumbing work was done today, as well as the felling of a problematic, dead tree branch near the clubhouse.
The plumbing is just about ready to go for the season, with just a few small adjustments to be made, so hopefully that is all done by week's end.
As for the tree branch, we (and by we, I mean "I") broke a bow saw trying to cut a six-inch thick branch, but with the help of Tom Nahill, we were able to use a hand saw to cut the rest of the branch down and then make the pieces a reasonable size for the City to pick up.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Deidre Kling, Kelly Chamberlain, and Tom Nahill for the work today!
More plumbing work was done today, as well as the felling of a problematic, dead tree branch near the clubhouse.
The plumbing is just about ready to go for the season, with just a few small adjustments to be made, so hopefully that is all done by week's end.
As for the tree branch, we (and by we, I mean "I") broke a bow saw trying to cut a six-inch thick branch, but with the help of Tom Nahill, we were able to use a hand saw to cut the rest of the branch down and then make the pieces a reasonable size for the City to pick up.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Deidre Kling, Kelly Chamberlain, and Tom Nahill for the work today!
Diamond City Park Renovations, Day 1
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Today brought the entire King's College women's soccer team and Mr. Bill Bolan from the Shoval Center for Community Engagement at King's to help clean up the park adjacent to DCP. The group helped us remove 90+ bags of yard waste to help spruce up the park for the families in the neighborhood. Our sincere thanks to Bill and the ladies!
Also, we did a lot of work fixing the busted plumbing in the clubhouse. We didn't properly drain the pipes (lesson learned the hard way), so most of the day was spent doing this. Additionally, we got the cutouts for first and second base of field #3 dug out and ready to go. Raking was also done along the fence lines at DCP.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Deidre Kling, John Mooney, Andy Peck, and some of the boys from the neighborhood for the help!
Today brought the entire King's College women's soccer team and Mr. Bill Bolan from the Shoval Center for Community Engagement at King's to help clean up the park adjacent to DCP. The group helped us remove 90+ bags of yard waste to help spruce up the park for the families in the neighborhood. Our sincere thanks to Bill and the ladies!
Also, we did a lot of work fixing the busted plumbing in the clubhouse. We didn't properly drain the pipes (lesson learned the hard way), so most of the day was spent doing this. Additionally, we got the cutouts for first and second base of field #3 dug out and ready to go. Raking was also done along the fence lines at DCP.
Thanks to Matt Morgan, Deidre Kling, John Mooney, Andy Peck, and some of the boys from the neighborhood for the help!
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