- Field house relocated (quite a feat!)
- Old batting cage concrete behind visitor’s bleachers demolished and hauled away by Burkett’s Pool Plastering
- Old field house location deep cleaned of all loose hardware & debris (using a magnet). Grated edges so pad is not a tripping hazard and edges painted a bright yellow for safety
- Fence posts set in place for fence blocking generator/electrical (a temporary barrier is in place)
- New batting cages assembled & poles primed & painted with very high quality paint
- Monkey bars removed
- Press box cleaned and painted (trimmed red & floor mopped and finish applied)
- Demolition & haul away of shot-put & discus
- Existing long jump & triple jump cleaned and prepped for next track season
- Painted new overhang to ice machine “Ripon Red”
- Gathered the scattered football practice apparatus and lined up against the fence
- Additional grading around temporary storage behind baseball field
- General cleanup around the stadium
- Steve Bickle and Chad Meems with Gate-or-Door has shared his professional expertise by coming out on a moment’s notice to fix the doors on the donated storage containers.
- Keith Haines, S&K Management and Vince Hobbs have been working tirelessly in the stadium to install infrastructure necessary for the master plan. We are grateful for VOLVO RENTS for the equipment rental donation!
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Thank you to the Ripon Record for informing our community about Ripon High’s Stadium Revitalization Project! Following are some of the articles they’ve written: Stouffer Field Groundbreaking Article 5/2/12 Part 1, Part 2 Stouffer Field Grounbreaking Part 1, Part 2 Visitor Bleacher Move Visitor bleacher move cont Soroptomist Donation Making progress Groundbreaking Announcement 2011 Groundbreaking nears for Ripon stadium work Brick buyers helping upgrade Ripon High’s Stouffer Field Stouffer may get same grass as AT&T Paying for upgrades one brick at a time $100K gift means work on Stouffer Field can start Rina’s Run benefits Ripon High stadium RDA may not be option for RHS stadium thanks to Brown Ripon High field rehab effort raises $300K so far 2010 Push still under way for RHS artificial turf Ripon High field upgrade effort still moving forward Ripon foundation gives $30K for Stouffer Field Rina’s Run takes place May 8 at Ripon High 2009 Ripon High stadium effort may receive $200K grant Holiday open house helps benefit Ripon athletics Ripon High track overhaul added to city’s RDA wish list Rina’s Run May 9 benefits stadium revitalization for Ripon High School Stadium group gears up for Rina’s Run on May 9 |