Culver

Sand Hill Farm 2014

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Sand Hill Farm

I haven’t written anything about the Sand Hill Farm property in a while, but there have been some things happening there.

Last year the Town of Culver negotiated a new storm water easement through the property.  There was an existing easement that ran diagonally through the property and exited through the Culcom property on Jefferson Street.  The old easement wasn’t a problem when it was planned to be just farm land, but the new easement follows the property lines putting the majority of it within the setbacks.  This frees up additional land for development.  It also provides several access points for future storm water control within the property.  I basically negotiated this as a no cost swap with the Town.  They removed the old easement which was actually a county easement in exchange for the new easement.  It worked out as a win-win for both parties.  The easements allow access and road construction over them, etc.

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ECC Red Shirt Fridays Return for 2014

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Easterday Construction will be participating in Red Shirt Fridays again this year to show our support for our troops. All of our employees have been given red shirts like those to the right.  Participation is voluntary, but on random Fridays all ECC employees wearing their red shirts get a $5 bonus.  At the end of the summer, an equal amount will be contributed to Bugles Across America, a not-for-profit organization started by Tom Day of Berwyn Illinois to provide live bugle players for the funerals of service men and women.

Red Shirt Friday is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes recognition of those that serve in our armed forces and what they sacrifice for us.  All of us at ECC are proud to show our support.

Burger Wars

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The Marshall County Visitors Bureau is promoting a contest to choose the best burger in Marshall County.  Several Culver restaurants are on the ballot in round one, so now’s your chance to step up and vote for your local favorite.

Click on the graphic to the right or go to the Visitors Bureau site and follow the links to the bracket.

ECC Volunteers

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Julie Heise and Bob Cooper at Culver's Relay for LIfe event
Julie Heise and Bob Cooper at Culver’s Relay for LIfe event

I put a lot on the blog about the volunteer work I do… mainly because that’s at the forefront of my mind.  But there’s no doubt that I’m not the only community minded employee at Easterday Construction Co., Inc.  Pictured at the right are two other ECC employees, Julie Heise and Bob Cooper, at the Culver Relay for Life event.  According to the website they were part of 432 participants raising nearly $42,000 in donations.

Julie is very involved in volunteer projects at the school with sports and cheerleading.  Bob is a volunteer with Culver EMS and serves on their board of directors.  We proud of all our employees that give back to the community.  While they’re not doing this as representatives of Easterday Construction, they no doubt enhance our image with their efforts.  Great Job!

Grandpa Murphy

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Grandpa MurphyMy grandfather, William K. Murphy (Bill), is turning 100 on May 6th.  While it’s becoming more common, it is still quite the accomplishment.  If you’re around Culver on Sunday, we’ll be having a Open House/Party for him at the VFW from 2:00 to 4:00.  My Grandma Murphy hit this milestone before passing a little over a year ago.  I think this would have been their 79th anniversary too since they were married on Grandpa’s birthday.  Grandpa jokes that was so he would never forget the date!

Grandpa is a World War II veteran, having served in the Navy servicing ships in Puerto Rico.  He taught school for several years, owned and operated a Shell Service Station and was an accountant with the Indiana State Board of Accounts, which is where he was when he retired.  He and grandma had a good life spending their summers in Culver and their winters in Lakeland, Florida until grandma turned 95 and began having health problems.

You don’t meet a lot of centenarians, so if you want to come out and wish MY centenarian a happy birthday, please do.  I”m pretty proud of my grandfather and I’m happy to share him with you.