The Editor:
You may be wondering why the Estevan Kinsmen Christmas Card Lane signs are still up on the courthouse lawn. It's really quite simple.
Every year we've had people or weather knock the signs down, and the caretaker at the courthouse has been standing them back up for all of those years. In December it was requested that we perhaps anchor the signs somehow. We gave the anchor assignment to one of our talented members who happened to be a welder.
He did a wonderful job of designing some top-notch anchors and one frosty Monday night we gathered on the courthouse lawn with sledgehammers to fix the signs so they couldn't come down.
Now the holiday season is over and we're in a pickle. We can't get the anchors out. We first tried with very large prybars to no avail. Then I took my old forklift over, but couldn't get close enough with the old girl to get the forks under the anchors.
They must be pulled straight up so as to not damage the lawn, so perhaps a zoom-boom or a gin-pull would do the trick. Sadly none of our members have either of those. Any suggestions or assistance are welcome! Otherwise we'll have to wait for spring.
Thanks to all of the businesses with signs for your continued support and your patience.
Dave Elliott,
Kinsmen Member
