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CLEARFIELD COUNTY LOST THEIR
HOME WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
MUCH OF THE COLONIAL COURTYARD
IN CLEARFIELD BURNED ON JUNE
TWENTY FIFTH. WITHIN SIX
MINUTES EVERYONE MADE IT OUT
TO SAFETY. THE FACILITY WAS A
TOTAL LOSS. TODAY, THE
REBUILDING PROCESS BEGAN.
WTAJ NEWS REPORTER LEAH
KIRSTEIN WAS THERE AS THE
DEMOLITION STARTED AND TALKED
TO EMPLOYEES FELT ABOUT THIS
NEW BEGINNING.
When the first wall came down
here at colonial courtyard in
Clearfield the staff watching
cheered
nat of demo - "There are alot
of emotions. We are very, very
happy to see the demolition
process get started"
SANDY ENGLISH IS THE SALES AND
MARKETING DIRECTING FOR
COLONIAL COURTYARD IN
CLEARFIELD. WALKING AROUND THE
CRUMBLING BUILDING, SHE SAYS
THIS IS THE DAY THEY HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR SINCE IT BURNED
DOWN. SHE SAYS THEY JUST WANT
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AND
REBUILD FOR THE FORMER
RESIDENTS THAT THEY CONSIDER
FAMILY.
"Because this is their home.
Just because the building
burnt doesn't mean that it'
)s still not their home"
RIGHT NOW, THE SIXTY PEOPLE
DISPLACED BY THE HUGE FIRE ARE
SCATTERED AT DIFFERENT NURSING
HOMES IN AND AROUND CLEARFIELD
COUNTY. ENGLISH SAYS SHE HAS
BEEN VISITING THEM AND THEY
WERE JUST AS HAPPY AS SHE IS
TO HEAR THE REBUILDING PHASE
HAS STARTED.
- "They're excited. They are
anxious to come back as soon
as it is completed"
Take nat ON TUESDAY G AND R
DEMOLITION ONLY TOOK DOWN A
SMALL PART OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY ARE CHECKING TO SEE IF
THE SLAB BASE IS STILL USABLE.
ONCE THOSE TESTS ARE COMPLETE,
DEMOLISION WILL CONTINUE.
Were just anxious to have our
building back in a new better
building that everybody can
call home
WHEN THESE BRICKS, BURNT
FRIDGES AND SOOT COVERED
WINDOWS ARE CLEARED,
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN. RICK
IRWIN, THE PRESIDENT OF
INTEGRACARE WHICH OWNS
COLONIAL COURTYARD SAYS THE
FACILITY WILL BE SIMILAR IN
SIZE, BUT WILL HAVE A FRONT
PORCH AND MODERN AMMENTITIES
THAT FOCUS ON WHAT FORMER AND
NEW RESIDENTS NEED.
By the end of October they
hope to have an office space
where people can come and
enquire about moving into the
building once it is rebuilt.
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CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON A
CONTROVERSIAL PIPELINE PROJECT
IN CENTRE COUNTY.