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July
11, 2003
The roof of the building
is almost complete and the final layer of the porch roof is soon to
follow.
July
20, 2003
The front of the store is
now covered with board and baton and has been stained with a weathered
barn wood stain. The steel frames on the inside of the store have
been painted white to match the ceiling.
July
28, 2003
The red standing seam roof
is now on the porch. Faerber Plumbing Service in
Hermann, MO is the plumber that has been hired for the project.
They began working on the floor drains on 7/23/03. D&H Sales
has started on the driveway and will be pouring the concrete soon.
August 12, 2003
The plumbers finished installing the
floor drains for the store on August 8th. Half of the driveway has
been poured and the remainder is soon to follow. Almost all of the
board and baton has been stained. The next step is for the
electricians to install the wiring.
August 15, 2003
All of the driveway has been poured and
1/4 of the floor inside the building has been poured. The
remainder of the floor should be completed within the week.
September
4, 2003
The concrete floor is finished...no
floor in this area looks quite like it! Baker Electric is working
on the wiring. The construction crew is now enclosing the
front porch, framing in the inside walls and working on the sidewalks.
B&H Well Drilling began working on the well this week.
September 21,
2003
There has been much progress over the
last few weeks. The windows on the front of the building are now
in place. What a difference they make in the look of the
building! A single manual door was also installed at the north end
of the closed in porch. On the south end of the porch, there will
be a double-wide automatic door. The board and baton around the
windows has been stained to match the rest of the building.
The refrigeration company started
installing the meat, deli, produce and dairy coolers on September
11th. Dry wall is now being hung on the inside of the building,
the electricians are installing the lights and equipment is being moved
into the building. Concrete sidewalks have been poured on the
south side of the building and the north end of the porch. The
remainder of the sidewalks will be poured soon.
October 19, 2003
Loutre Market now has lights on the
inside of the building and will soon have lights in the parking
lot. All of the coolers are in place and almost ready to be turned
on. The remainder of the sidewalks have been poured and the
parking lot will be paved this week.
The inside walls of the building have
been painted. The walls for the office, bathrooms and produce prep
room have been built. The electricians and plumbers are almost
finished with their work.
November 17, 2003
Loutre Market can now be identified by
the new sign on the front of the building. Now, the rumor of it
being called "Melody's Grocery Store" will have to end.
There are lights in the parking lot so viewers can see the building at
night. All of the coolers are running and ready for
groceries. The parking lot and a driveway to the south entrance
has been paved.
All the inside walls have been painted
and doors and trim are being hung. Signs are being made for each
department and aisles. The plumber and the refrigeration company
have finished their work, and the electricians are finishing up this
week. Representatives from Associated Wholesale Grocers were here
last week setting up shelves. Groceries will be stocked sometime
this week. Loutre Market is getting closer to opening!
Loutre Market serves as a Missouri
Department of Conservation official wildlife checking station.
During the weekend of youth season, over 50 deer were checked in.
Over 600 deer were checked in during the first weekend of gun
season.
December 5, 2003
Loutre Market is now open! Come
see the store in person!
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