Restoration Timeline

   
 

To navigate timeline: mouse over the year you wish to view, in the timeline frame, mouseover any item to see more information. If the mouseover has a “quotation bubble” clicking the item will open up a new window for further information. In recent years the timeline runs from May to October & November to April.

Back to Index

Listed Below is a textual representation of the timeline.

1994
1995
1996
    No Progress to Report
1997
    Restoration Committee Formed
    Bar-M Construction draws up cost estimate
    Historical Stone Building Restoration Consultant Provides Repointing Workshop
1998
    First Grant Received
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $27,055.23
  • Expenses — $314.10
  • Balance — $26,741.13
1999
    Bar-M hired to do two weeks restoration work
    Harry Vasile & Br. Peter go to Chicago for Training
    Scaffold purchased and erected inside south transept
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $70,130.87
  • Expenses — $37,302.71
  • Balance — $59,569.29
Jan—April, 2000
    Stonework Repointing work begins on South Transept Interior
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Peter Boegel
  • Tommy Spottedbird
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $27,939.35
  • Expenses — $18,562.88
  • Balance — $68,895.76
May—Oct, 2000
    Repointing work begun on SE exterior wall.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Peter Boegel
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Ryan Torres
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $33,727.14
  • Expenses — $43,825.86
  • Balance — $58,847.04
Nov. 2000—April 2001
    Repointing work completed in south transept interior.
    Scaffold moved and work begins in north transept.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Peter Boegel
  • Elwin Pebeashy
  • Crystal Rodriquez
  • Bro. David Paz
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $64,047.86
  • Expenses — $34,913.43
  • Balance — $87,981.47
May—Oct. 2001
    Repointing work completed on southeast exterior wall,Downspout drain pipes installed, office trailer purchased and renovated
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bruce Klinecole
  • Bro. David Paz
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $62,056.15
  • Expenses — $68,712.56
  • Balance — $81,325.06
Nov. 2001—April 2002
    Repointing work performed above sanctuary arch. “Otero Native Plant Society”  makes plans to landscape hillside in front of Church.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bruce Klinecole
  • Bro. David Paz
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $66,575.25
  • Expenses — $81,896.64
  • Balance — $66,003.67
May—Oct. 2002
    Repointing work begins on northeast exterior wall. Hillside landscaping done. Stone retaining wall begun
    New Bell Gives Voice to St. Jospeh Mission!
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Arylis Chee
  • Gerald Blake
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $69,209.36
  • Expenses — $70,062.17
  • Balance — $65,150.86
Nov. 2002—April 2003
    Repointing work done is apse and backside of arch above sanctuary.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Harry Valsile
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Walter Scott
  • Anthony Escalanti
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $57,566.62
  • Expenses — $54,533.48
  • Balance — $68,184.00
May—Oct. 2003
    Progress made on stone retaining wall. Repointing continues on northeast exterior. Sanctuary lights rewired.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Christian Aldava
  • Walter Scott
  • Alex Blake
  • Anthony Escalanti
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $66,580.98
  • Expenses — $57,780.45
  • Balance — $76,984.53
Nov. 2003—April 2004
    Apse interior repointing work completed. Apache Christ icon cleaned by art conservator.
    Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. launches website for the restoration project.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Walter Scott
  • Arylis Chee
  • Corleen Chino
  • Guillermo Martinez
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $69,319.31
  • Expenses — $59,869.91
  • Balance — $86,433.93
May—Oct. 2004
    Repointing apse interior. Completed stone retaining wall.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Tyrone Cervantes
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $33,080.45
  • Expenses — $68,276.22
  • Balance — $52,589.77
Nov. 2004—April 2005
    Top half of west wall interior repointed. West window arch reinforced.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $150,069.59
  • Expenses — $77,491.13
  • Balance — $125,138.23
May—Oct. 2005
    Roof sections on east end re-roofed with new clay tile and copper flashing. Repointing of lower east wall completed. North exterior wall begun.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Walter Scott
  • Leslie Bigmouth
  • Gifford Valdez
  • Gerard Kaydahzinne
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $73,903.38
  • Expenses — $100,635.01
  • Balance — $96,750.40
Nov. 2005—April 2006
    West interior wall repointing completed. West window replaced. Electrical service for the west end of the Church replaced.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $55,127.88
  • Expenses — $85,147.01
  • Balance — $66,731.27
May—Oct. 2006
    Landscaping of hillside in front of Church completed. Repointing of north exterior wall continues.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. David Paz
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Clay Geronimo
  • Nikona Hosetosavit
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $83,114.56
  • Expenses — $72,443.66
  • Balance — $77,402.17
Nov. 2006—April 2007
    Stonework repointed between exterior and Interior entryways. Stonework repointed on eastern half of north wall interior. New interior entryway installed.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Arylis Chee
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Nikona Hosetosavit
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $101,281.72
  • Expenses — $65,767.18
  • Balance — $113,024.02
May—Oct. 2007
    Restoration of north exterior wall completed. Restoration of the “choir loft staircase room” begun.
    Crew & Trainees:
  • Tommy Spottedbird
  • Mary Serna
  • Nikona Hosetosavit
  • Bro. Peter Boegel
  • Lyle Magoosh
  • Jerome Treas
  • Adam Hill
  • Martin Pizarro
    Restoration Fund Balance:
  • Income — $114,903.00
  • Expenses — $88,399.00
  • Balance — $138,759.00
Nov. 2007—April 2008
May—Oct. 2008

Back to Index

St. Joseph Apache Mission Restoration Project
PO Box 187
626 Mission Trail
Mescalero, NM 88340

Parish Office: 575-464-4473
Restoration Office: 575-464-4539

For information on Mission Restoration,
please email:   petrus@matisp.net


Site designed and hosted by: Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. Copyright © 2007