Saturday, November 19, 2005
A 'spectacular' reveal
Post by MG, freelance writer
Went up the hill at 7 am this morning and found lots of last minute work being done. Spectators were already coming in with chairs to get a good spot to see the reveal later in the afternoon.
Most of the time was spent doing last minute clean-up, laying of the sod and finishing up the castle with Ed. Every volunteer was being used and made it a lot easier for the crew to get caught up and done with time to spare. The entire design team was working really hard to get the job done. Michael was seen with breakfast getting coffee and you can tell from his face and his hair that he didn’t get much sleep, but was still chipper and in as good a mood as Michael can be. Ed was all about work and getting the job done. He did some last minute measurements and had to borrow a sharpie to draw lines for the castle floor.
At 8 am every bus coming in was completely full. The spectator section was completely full by 10 am with still more buses on the way. Bonner County Sherrif Deputies were there only to see better, but did not assist security in dealing with the break in the tape and the crown merging on past the spectator area and onto the grounds. Some spectators had to be asked by volunteers if they could move as the tractors were speeding through flattening out the yard preparing for sod. Once Security found out about the breach they responded very well and joked with the spectators so they complied very well when he asked everyone to move back.
The yellow VIP passes were not being used, but a new whitel VIP pass for the Sullivan homes employees and their families. I left my jacket in the VIP room, but it was removed and put in a car somewhere and will never be seen again.
The bus did get stuck and towed out by a Dodge 450 4x4 owned by the studio though it did create a hole in the driveway. The joke around was tow that bus instead of move that bus.
All the volunteers that were able to be there were lined up the driveway to welcome the limo and the Herbert family back home. Ty got out and fired up the crowd, but he just has to show his head in a window to do this. The mostly seen person behind the scenes was the assistant director who had everything set up just right. Every once in a while Michael would come out on the deck and wave at the crowd. This was easy for him since he was designing the room near the deck which is the master bedroom. Ty designed the girl's room upstairs and Page designed the room for the boy.
Before the family came home the limo tested to see if they could drive through then they left to pick up and bring the family back.
Finally right before the limo came through Ty walked past the crowd giving 5’s all around very happy and cheerful. Before the family actually arrived he concentrated on what looked to be a script. When the limo pulled up the crowd went wild. The family got out of the limo and Mr. Hebert raised his hands and the crowd cheered wildly. This was even before moving the bus. When the bus was moved the look on the faces of the family was priceless. Then the design team ran out and gave the family big hugs all around.
Getting out was more difficult then getting in as the number of people was overwhelming. Lots of people got tired of waiting in line waiting for a bus and sheriff's deputies were telling some people that they could not allow them to walk back to the staging area as they would not want to be held responsible for their safety. After an hour of waiting for a bus many people gave up and walked
I was very happy in helping with the house - and now I am prepared to do something more, and that is go help with the house for Habitat for Humanity.
Went up the hill at 7 am this morning and found lots of last minute work being done. Spectators were already coming in with chairs to get a good spot to see the reveal later in the afternoon.
Most of the time was spent doing last minute clean-up, laying of the sod and finishing up the castle with Ed. Every volunteer was being used and made it a lot easier for the crew to get caught up and done with time to spare. The entire design team was working really hard to get the job done. Michael was seen with breakfast getting coffee and you can tell from his face and his hair that he didn’t get much sleep, but was still chipper and in as good a mood as Michael can be. Ed was all about work and getting the job done. He did some last minute measurements and had to borrow a sharpie to draw lines for the castle floor.
At 8 am every bus coming in was completely full. The spectator section was completely full by 10 am with still more buses on the way. Bonner County Sherrif Deputies were there only to see better, but did not assist security in dealing with the break in the tape and the crown merging on past the spectator area and onto the grounds. Some spectators had to be asked by volunteers if they could move as the tractors were speeding through flattening out the yard preparing for sod. Once Security found out about the breach they responded very well and joked with the spectators so they complied very well when he asked everyone to move back.
The yellow VIP passes were not being used, but a new whitel VIP pass for the Sullivan homes employees and their families. I left my jacket in the VIP room, but it was removed and put in a car somewhere and will never be seen again.
The bus did get stuck and towed out by a Dodge 450 4x4 owned by the studio though it did create a hole in the driveway. The joke around was tow that bus instead of move that bus.
All the volunteers that were able to be there were lined up the driveway to welcome the limo and the Herbert family back home. Ty got out and fired up the crowd, but he just has to show his head in a window to do this. The mostly seen person behind the scenes was the assistant director who had everything set up just right. Every once in a while Michael would come out on the deck and wave at the crowd. This was easy for him since he was designing the room near the deck which is the master bedroom. Ty designed the girl's room upstairs and Page designed the room for the boy.
Before the family came home the limo tested to see if they could drive through then they left to pick up and bring the family back.
Finally right before the limo came through Ty walked past the crowd giving 5’s all around very happy and cheerful. Before the family actually arrived he concentrated on what looked to be a script. When the limo pulled up the crowd went wild. The family got out of the limo and Mr. Hebert raised his hands and the crowd cheered wildly. This was even before moving the bus. When the bus was moved the look on the faces of the family was priceless. Then the design team ran out and gave the family big hugs all around.
Getting out was more difficult then getting in as the number of people was overwhelming. Lots of people got tired of waiting in line waiting for a bus and sheriff's deputies were telling some people that they could not allow them to walk back to the staging area as they would not want to be held responsible for their safety. After an hour of waiting for a bus many people gave up and walked
I was very happy in helping with the house - and now I am prepared to do something more, and that is go help with the house for Habitat for Humanity.
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FYI: Awesome idea to keep this inspiration going through Habitat for Humanity. I am a PHFH homeowner and it is wonderful. Please come out one an all. We always need volunteers. And we plan to build 10-15 homes in the Shissler Meadows Subdivision over the next few years. Lots of work for lots of hands! Lets keep giving back!
I second the idea about a big turnout for the Habitat for Humanity - that would be really "extreme" for Sandpoint to put on a house raising like this once or twice a year!
IPHFH contact info listed on the website is:
IPHabitat for Humanity
sandpoint.org/iahopanhandlehfh/
208 263-7001
PO Box 1240
Sandpoint Idaho 83864
This website is a few years old as you can tell by the photos of Shissler Meadows. (if you check out my site in a few more weeks I will have some house build photos of my house up and I plan to add new pics and info to the Habitat site in the coming months!) With the help of board members and some great volunteers there are now 2 homes completed and a 3rd on its way at Shissler Meadows. And the foundation for a 4th. And there are plenty more were they came from. Thats almost 4 families with a house! WOW! If you are unable to physically build there are tons of other ways to contribute. Lets keep giving!
IPHabitat for Humanity
sandpoint.org/iahopanhandlehfh/
208 263-7001
PO Box 1240
Sandpoint Idaho 83864
This website is a few years old as you can tell by the photos of Shissler Meadows. (if you check out my site in a few more weeks I will have some house build photos of my house up and I plan to add new pics and info to the Habitat site in the coming months!) With the help of board members and some great volunteers there are now 2 homes completed and a 3rd on its way at Shissler Meadows. And the foundation for a 4th. And there are plenty more were they came from. Thats almost 4 families with a house! WOW! If you are unable to physically build there are tons of other ways to contribute. Lets keep giving!
Anyone interested in getting started Habitat will be fininshing up on house 3 at Shissler Meadows starting again in January. And starting house 4 in the summer. The foundation is poured. Also Board meetings are every second Tuesday of every month at the Methodist Church in town 6:30pm. Everyone welcome to check it out and get involved. BTW, My website address is www.mysite.verizon.net/respplek/ check out the House building page and favorite sites for Sandpoint Habitat contact info or go to www.sandpoint.org/idahopanhandlehfh/ Remember some of the info on the site is a few yrs old but contact numbers should be current.
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