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(l-r) Varsity quarterback Patrick Moulder, JV tight end Robert Gibson, parent Gerald Garcia, JV lineman Stephen Downs (partially visible), Varsity lineman Jordan Garcia, head coach Steven Aguilar, weight room renovation organizer Larry Skiba.
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Football players from both the varsity and junior varsity teams worked alongside parents and coaches to paint the FMHS workout room.
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Ralph Wernli in his Pine Mountain Upholstery workshop, carefully fixing the weight bench cushions for Frazier Mountain High School. Wernli said he hopes students enjoy the equipment and use it with respect.
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Larry Skiba
By Gary Meyer
A crew of about eight, including students, a parent, a head coach and a community organizer were tackling the job of painting Frazier Mountain High School’s workout room at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.
When Larry Skiba made appeals to the community, through an Op-Ed story in The Mountain Enterprise, assistance began flowing in to reupholster old equipment, acquire new equipment, replace the sound system, paint the walls and clean up the facility.
Contributions of materials and labor have been made by Ace Hardware, Alpine Lumber, Rotary Club, Moose Lodge, Ralph Wernli of Pine Mountain Upholstery, Tejon Ranch Company and numerous individuals.
“We’ll finish the painting this week, get the floor cleaned up and bring in the rest of the reupholstered equipment,” Skiba said with excitement.
Read another OpEd by Larry Skiba
This is part of the November 26, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.
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