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Show iffesMe 1 REVIEW Lakeside Review Saturcliy, Novembr 1 , 1 907 Temple work dream come true Project manager from West Point loved restoration project VOLUKTten CONNECTIOM Alt It If (Minil.Hti Util ( tmiift niiiihm, liNlf A - uuiJ.it'lt' i if tail lit? Ht' Asu t ttiiiJ II. ti tf .W.Viuni PyKAYCJ VOtK unng the a 2 12 war. Rod I'ai k of WcM pmni nav plajcd a m.nr rule in iramlWming the Vernal LDSTabcmaJe mu the Vernal ' Temple. I ur ihc 42.00 people in eastern Utah, touthwextem Warning and western Colord Jo who will he served by tin leinple. ii almost like a miracle. I or ldrk. it'll also dream come true - one he's had for nearly two decades. As the Vernal Temple's project superintendent Tor McCullough I Engineering anJ Contracting in Salt I dike. . a company 1atk has been w tth for 23 years, this assignment was the one hed been waiting for. 1 he desire started years ca her w iih a lov e for construction and then later, a simple desire to v isit temples. "It was on our first or second wedding ' anniversary that we decided we'd visit a t dilTcrent temple each year for our anniversary, Park explained, speaking of his wife, Loretta. In the 18 years since, the couple have been to 19 temples including Chicago, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Seattle, Hawaii and Toronto. And with each visit, Rod meticulously studied the design, craftsmanship and construction of each. ftniot da vt utejM. Cx 1 came to know that what I really wanted to do, was to build a temple, SURVEY WORK: As project superintendent Rod Park of West Point (above, right) looks through a computerized tranfit at the Vernal Temple Park said. renovation site. Park, employed with McCullough Engineering, called the opportunity a 'dream come true.' Dedication ceremonies on the Over those same years. Park's temple run this Sunday through Tuesday. association with McCullough gave him some opportunities in historical renovation, as he was assigned ) superintendent over three major Utah projects: The Brigham City LDS Tabernacle, a Utah State fairgrounds building, and the St. George LDS Tabernacle. In addition, he worked on the restoration of a mansion in California. lt was like all of this was preparing me for what I'd be doing in Vernal, Park said. Vernal temple dedication ceremonies run this Sunday through Tuesday, though there are no remaining tickets. The building, a edifice r r', known as the Uintah Stake Tabernacle, I 3 S.? '.was dedicated by Church President Joseph 1 c. I 1 h f.- FJ, Smith in August 1907. It was during I ' r r ? ?, lhat dedication that Smith said he " wouldnt be surprised if a temple were .built here someday. Ini 994, the First Presidency of the L ill? .v? Church announced plans for the ' ! Tabernacle. The bid was awarded in May 6 ; . . 1995 and later that month. Park headed v. i - I . .for Vernal and started what he knew was a rare opportunity. The renovation cost between $8 million to $9 million. -- ' For the next two years and four I l months. Park flew to Vernal early Monday mornings where he put in 10- - to days. He returned home Thursday nights. Enthused and excited to begin. Park Photos courtesy of DAVE ARNSBECK admits that it was at first an incredible challenge, as it fell on him to organize the 2 12 YEARS OF WORK: With the exterior nearly work schedule. complete (above), work is set to begin on the . I saw the plans, saw the site and said, interior in late 1 996. Crews used front-en- d Where do I start? loaders (left) under the door archways to Different from previous renovation out debris. Installation of the Angel clear projects he had encountered, the Moroni statue on the temple top called foi a tabernacle was eventually gutted inside, delicate touch (far left). leaving only the facade. The trusses, all but two new ones, and the exterior salmon-colorenative clay brick and sandstone are all that remain of the I original building. Given the traditional obstacles that seem to accompany temple construction. Parks remembers his main worry was just keeping the whole building intact. And though there were plenty of delays and more challenges than any other project Park when the two new towers arrived in Park had been on, the building held. from Garland a day earlier than Vernal Working with more than 300 people, planned. Park was most closely associated with We were amazed at the community Lloyd Hess, the churchs project manager, and law enforcement officers who e and Leo ,ahd a missionary couple, volunteered their time and set up a Veda Jorgenson. security around the towers. They were These are good, down-to-earpeople. there throughout the night, Park said. honest and more worked with never Ive Church headquarters gave permission helpful people in my life, Park said. to place the traditional statue of Angel The feelings are mutual. Rod is very Moroni on the top of the east tower the knowledgeable about construction. I have next day. yard. building, especially necessary for the never worked with any superintendent This itself was somewhat unusual, Word came on Friday that a lumber heavy equipment work that was required who is as knowledgeable, Hess said. Park said. They usually want a y for the lower floor and the baptismal font. yard had caught fire, Park said. He was Veda Jorgenson found Park a lot of fun notice before a statue of Angel Moroni is Another earlier decision in the greatly relieved to learn that it was a as well, and told of him waiting for her to be set. With us, they just said go walls was the interior different of The next reinforcement and she a yard. very with snowballs. Hes big tease, day, by ahead. also changed and proved to be essential in coincidence, the LaPoint yard was on fire. said. And so, the next day without any On Monday morning, Park went to keeping the outer walls erect at the same Together, the group, which also notification Park and associates were LaPoint, not knowing the full extent of the time. included a missionary photographer, who stunned to find the streets surrounding the At first, it was planned that we would pictorially documented every aspect of the fire or even if the temple lumber had been the bottom and Park from involved. start temple filled with more than 5,000 people go work. up, set to project, to witness the event. said. But instead, reinforcing with steel It did a lot of damage, even burning a and Park . Each obstacle was dealt-witstatue to the rods and shotcrete (a sprayed-o- n Accompanying the soon came to recognize the series of couple of buildings across the street from concrete-lik- e said. he But the lumber had procedure) started at the top top of the tower. Park rode in a basket it, miracles that also seemed to accompany temple with his boss, James R. McCullough and until toward the and went down. the work. escaped it all, it was just fine. Chad Munns, the builder of the towers. bottom on the north wall that workers Excavation into the building was One occurred during his first week on discovered areas inside the five layers of It was a stressful moment, as the statue another one of those miracles that Park the job. Hess took Park to the tabernacles brick where the pioneer builders had talks about. Archways under doors were couldnt be marred and Park had to attic and showed him some old draperies remove an eyebolt from the statue, often built into foundation work during simply dumped in brick and such. that someone had wrapped around a the late 1800s and early 1900s. This saved Many times, for those pioneers, it was wooden handle and set afire. replacing it with a lightning rod. the end of their day, Park explained. time and materials and yet offered the something the original tabernacle never It had all burned, and yet the old, dry, had. same degree of stability. The tabernacle They simply had to get the job done and beams were only barely didnt want to waste materials, he said. was built in that fashion, Park said. When I think of the pioneers, how it charred, Park said. And so the decision to start the reflects the personality of the people and As the engineers worked through plans Another experience with fire came in reinforcement at the lop saved the outside how they gave so much in building the for renovation, their plans changed when the summer of 1 996, when some tabernacle m the first place, it has been a Park and others noted the accessibility the walls from crumbling, Park said. rough-sew- n lumber for the temple was Another memorable moment came for tlinll to tne to see this happen. said Park. being stored at the nearby LaPoint lumber archways provided into and under the now-complet- e v ' If, W.t! c 11 V i . , v Uk .if: uin u3f uan 4V y AV Uo dn ifommli hhln.KMhim a Spm General opportunities tamer S,kkiv American or Davie tVuniy is eeektng volunteer Kurd members lot lugh-profil- opportunities e sikh as interacting unit retail outlets concerning lohjeeo product control, serving as the AMC luison with physicians, presenting programs in the community and sshools; and events. planning If cancer has affected your life, you'll want to join this team by calling Donna at 39J.K657 or Dan at 546.3251. Catholic Community Services needs volunteers to help in their IWhI bank, deliver rooJ boxes m the elderly and homehound. mentor needy people by helping them learn to budget and to help find housing for lim .income f.inn- lies. I or more information contjct Yvonne Comer at rund-rauin- g . 394-594- The Davis County food Bank needs a volunteer with a truck and forklift to help move fiod from the old AhhI hank in Farmington to its new location at the Salvation Armv Thrift Store. 325 W. 1300 North. Sunset. To volunteer please call Roger Martin at 773-071- 2. Centerville Llcmentary School needs a volunteer from the community to head their Literacy Volunteers of America "I Can Read Program. For more information contact 4 Karen Bell at or Carolec I lannery at Bountiful Health Care and Rehabilitation needs volunteers to read to residents of all ages, to help with activities . 292-620- 299-200- 4. and outings, and to be a friend. For more information, contact Shirlccn or Penney at 298-223- 4. Pioneer Adult Rehabilita-tion Center needs a donation of two new or used wheelchairs and a doctor's office-typ- e scale. If you would like to donate these items, please contact Robert Daniels at 774-747- 8. 14-ho-ur d, H f j 'rff AJHL 1 full-tim- . The Arc of Davis County needs a volunteer to be a friend and an advocate to a mildly retarded, disabled woman. For more information call Sherry Aldrich at The Rape Recovery Center needs adult volunteers two or three days per month who can provide their own transportation to respond to calls from hospitals and police stations and provide support and advocacy to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. For more information call Peggy Hammon at Your Community Connection, , - ; 394-945- 6. Community Nursing Service and Hospice in Davis County is looking for people who would enjoy giving of their time and talents for the eL- benefit of the home-bound, th 30-da- . 299-978- 8. Charity raffle to help shelter LAYTON - The Village Hearth in the Layton Hills Mall will hold a charity raffle Monday for the new Davis County domestic violence shelter for women and children. Drawings will be made hourly beginning at 5 p.m Raffle tickets will be given in exchange for canned food brought to the Village Hearth store. Judy Bell and Susan Porter of the shelter say the canned food donations are desperately needed. The raffle will be held in an open house featuring Utah artist Ned Young and concert pianists Brooke Woodward and Cami Kelly. , |