At long last, the Stairs at the end of Grace Road are finished and today we held a private celebration on the deck of said stairs. All but one of the volunteers was there.
Kudos go to Carl Noffsinger, Ron Bayette, Corky Anderson, Chris Noffsinger, Mike Jones, Tyler Jones, and last but not least John Keilor who brought along some heavy equipment from Luedtke Engineering.
So, I have pictures, no one wanted to be singled out or pose for me. ”No accolades” we were told. The newspaper wanted to put out a spread but the men said “no” to that as well. Quietly, with hors d’oeuvre we celebrated this afternoon.
The sun was out and warm and glowing. Wow, what amazing weather we’ve been having for the last 8 or so days. The pictures are not all that great, but good enough to give you an idea of how wonderful this is going to be for everyone who wants to enjoy this glorious beach.
So here now the pictures of the guys and, of course, the finished stairs
The tall skinny guy is Chris Noffsinger
guests
John Keilor
Corky Anderson with the ball cap and Tyler Jones in the yellow t-shirt
Carl Noffsinger with the ball cap
Mike Jones in the orange ball cap and Carl Noffsinger with the blue cap
Lots of dogs were there for the grand opening 
Everyone getting ready for the walk down to the beach
There you have it. Ok, so we are looking forward to beach going season. Every day of the year is beach going season in my mind.
A word about the future of this blog.
I promise not to forget my camera so often and to think about writing about more things
that might interest you who don’t live here.
Mike and I consider ourselves very, very lucky to live right here. Our 17 th season is coming to an end. We have no availability until Tuesday. Grrrrreat 
Great job on the stairs!
We have a toast to you and yours who created this wonderful set of stairs and deck. What a great unselfish act….many will run with the wind at their back and sand in their toes and rejoice.
Thank you, Diane.
Looks greaaaaate!!! Can’t wait to try it out.
Thanks everyone, now go and enjoy!
The stairs look wonderful!! We plan to try them out over Fall Weekend
Oh now, I don’t know if we can let Rusty use the stairs, heehee
YEY!! So glad that the work is done. Thanks to all those hard working guys. The stairs will be enjoyed by many for many years. They’ll still be there after we’re all long gone…
I think you are right, Kathy. They are well built indeed
Thank you, gentlemen!!!!
The gentlemen say “you’re very welcome”
We are excited about being able to get down to this section of beach next summer when we come up. Thanks to everyone who had a part in this labor of love. They look very sturdy and very inviting! What an accomplishment!
John and Gail, I KNOW that you are going to enjoy the stairs
I can’t wait to show them off to you in their completed glory