Up and down the east coast, people are experiencing a "real" winter. Our corner of Ohio is no exception. Efforts are underway to raise funds for MMS to replace the roof of the original portion of our hangar, which is 30+ years old. The need for replacement is graphically represented by the picture of the bucket collecting water from the snow on the roof melting through to the inside of the hangar. The bucket in the picture was one of ten vessels collecting water on the side of the hangar where my office is located. There are additional water catching devices on the other side of the hanger.

The snow is also making our parking lot and taxiways smaller as the snow depth exceeds our plow height. Our maintenance man, Dave Shelly, has been diligently plowing us open after each snow event, but he's doing it with a glorified garden tractor. A tractor with a bucket on it would allow him to hoist the snow over fences and knock down the tops of snowbanks that line our taxiway. We'd appreciate if you would join us in asking the Lord to provide the resources to upgrade these items and replace some other aging equipment as well (like our 1954 forklift).