Work. Play. Love. Repeat.

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Day 2 was filled with lots of hard work and fun! Even with sore muscles and sleepy eyes, 2012 Service Trippers were up and ready to show the people of Sheridan what "Love in Work Clothes" looks like. In addition to the Habitat for Humanity site and Pastor Darrell's house, Group One had the opportunity to work for the Forest Service at Sibley Lake clearing the cross-country skiing trails for the winter.

At Pastor Darrell's house, Sam Millard spent all day trying to fix this wheelbarrow...

Mission accomplished! Great job Sam! Oh and Happy Birthday!

Kate Gardner and Laura Taylor spent the day building support joists for the new deck at Pastor Darrell's house.

Callie Rodina and Tyler Benschoter drilled holes and prepared new deck boards.

Andie Divelbiss painted  the newly laid siding at the Habitat House. What a pretty color!

Group Two braved the heat of the day at the Habitat House by laying roofing shingles. Youth learned how to basket weave the shingles on the edges of the house.

The Born sisters working together at the Habitat House!

Hanging insulation! Not an easy job, but Christine (the future homeowner) will appreciate it!

Rachael Gardner and Erin Penner showing off their roofing skills.

Chase Allison and Bennett Weaver making sure that roof doesn't go anywhere.

Christopher Smith hammering down some siding at the Habitat House.

Liz Gray and Cameron Gueldner weaving roofing  shingles.

Carter Grissom showing that he knows how to swing a hammer while Reed Millard does his best model pose on top of the Habitat House roof.

Samantha Belanger, Brenna Harsch, and Brandon  Spitler hanging together on the bus!

Mallory Martin doing her best Rosie the Riveter impression. Get it girl.

Cute group picture at Kendrick Park after a hard day of work!










Matt Gardner, Brandon Spitler, Liz Gray, Kyle Baker,  Olivia Mangual, Jamie Weaver, and Becky Martin, and Erin Coleman enjoying some of the ENORMOUS ice cream cones for $1.50 at Kendrick Park. YUM!

Playing around on the jungle gym at Kendrick Park! 

Libby Kaufman showing off her safety skills at Sibley Lake. 

While Carter Grissom shows off his javelin skills. How's his form, Nick?

Andy Nelson and Mattie Brower and the rest of Group Two rebuilding some puncheon bridges on the trails at Sibley Lake. 

Liz Gray showing her "oneness" with nature Mr. Miyagi style.

Lauren Sedorcek isn't afraid to get dirty. She knows service is just love in work clothes.




Below, Russell Brown and Andie Divelbiss try their hand at hammering siding.

Katie Born and Cameron Gueldner adding another coat of paint to the Habitat House.

Callie Thrutchley and Trey Hoefer are determined to get that siding up!

Trey Hoefer measures the window dimensions to cut out the siding to fit.

After a hard day of work on Day 3, everyone headed to Downtown Sheridan to check out the shops and meet the nice people! 

Brian Watson finally found someone taller than him!

Callie Rodina getting her Sheridan Cowgirl on. Can we say tourist?

Laura Taylor and Kate Wooldridge modeling their awesome new cowboy hats from the Boot Barn in Sheridan.

We've been enjoying some wonderful meals on the trip courtesy of our amazing cooks, Stacey Gardner and Kathy Gustafson. At right, Freshmen Mattie Brower and Brenna Harsch share a Lady and the Tramp moment on Italian Night.

We're Off to Sheridan With 60 of Our Closest Friends!

A group shot of all of the 2012 Service Trippers outside Mt. Rushmore!

Senior Callie Thrutchley, Senior Kathryn Martin, and Sophomore Carter Grissom getting ready to arrive in Sheridan!

Graduate Evan Watson and Junior Erin Penner waiting in the stands at the Big Horn Polo Club in between chukkers (games of polo). 

A horseshoe imprint left on the playing field by one of the beautiful horses.













Senior Callie Rodina stomping the divots in between matches at the polo game. 

Freshmen Libby Kaufman and Gracen Gueldner after running through the biggest sprinkler ever to cool off from the heat during the polo match.

Evan Watson, Mallory Martin, Samantha Belanger, Rachael Gardner, and Kate Gardner at the Big Horn Polo Club!

They asked someone from Rolling Hills to hand out the awards to the winners and runners up of the Polo Match! Even the winningest horse got a prize.

This is what teamwork looks like in action! Everyone working together to unpack the two buses outside of our home for the week, Sheridan Wesleyan Church.

Day One of work had two groups working on the house of  Pastor Darrell from Sheridan Wesleyan. Projects the two groups worked on included demolishing a dilapidated deck, creating a drainage system for rainwater, and building a retaining wall.

Liz Gray, Carter Grissom, and Libby Kaufman attaching new handrail posts to the deck.












Senior Morgan Shupe, Grad Evan Watson, and Sophomore Christopher Smith rip up old pieces of deck at Pastor Darrell's home across the street from Sheridan Weselyan Church. By updating his home, the RHPC youth allow Pastor Darrell to minister to his congregation without having to worry about major home-improvement projects like this.








Making sure the supports and handrails are level isn't an easy task, but it's well worth it! Libby and Carter did a great job!

Adult Volunteer Ray Gustafson and Graduate Evan Watson working on a retaining wall.

Our other two groups found themselves working for Habitat for Humanity, building alongside future home recipient, Christine. Christine is a single mother of three kids working to put herself through school. At right, Adult volunteer Kate Wooldridge and Junior Callie Rodina work on roofing Christine's future home.

Two thumbs up from Freshman Kate Gardner on her first day of work on a Service Trip!

Sophomore Andie Divelbiss hammering siding at the Habitat for Humanity site.

Senior Tyler Benschoter goes to grab piles of roofing shingles to be laid out under the hot Wyoming sun.