The steeple on Christ the King Lutheran church was damaged by hail this summer. The steeple was removed with a crane in order to repair it and allow the roof to also be repaired. The photos in this gallery show how things went. http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6408/348834676_gfcKk-Ti.jpg http://photorick.smugmug.com/gallery/5666257_LuJsA/ 2008-08-10T04:02:02Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6408.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834676_gfcKk" title="08-VH6408.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6408/348834676_gfcKk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="08-VH6408.JPG" title="08-VH6408.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:03Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6408/348834676_gfcKk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6414 Outriggers are setup to provide a secure base for the crane.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834694_BvTUs" title="08-VH6414 Outriggers are setup to provide a secure base for the crane."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6414/348834694_BvTUs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="08-VH6414 Outriggers are setup to provide a secure base for the crane." title="08-VH6414 Outriggers are setup to provide a secure base for the crane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T01:42:41Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6414/348834694_BvTUs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6421.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834717_KbLa9" title="08-VH6421.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6421/348834717_KbLa9-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-VH6421.JPG" title="08-VH6421.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:02Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6421/348834717_KbLa9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6427 Workers being raised in a “Personnel Basket”.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834742_rvnuZ" title="08-VH6427 Workers being raised in a “Personnel Basket”."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6427/348834742_rvnuZ-Th.jpg" width="115" height="150" alt="08-VH6427 Workers being raised in a “Personnel Basket”." title="08-VH6427 Workers being raised in a “Personnel Basket”." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T01:46:51Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6427/348834742_rvnuZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6433 Workers preparing a mounting location to attach a lifting strap.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834738_ghvYu" title="08-VH6433 Workers preparing a mounting location to attach a lifting strap."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6433/348834738_ghvYu-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-VH6433 Workers preparing a mounting location to attach a lifting strap." title="08-VH6433 Workers preparing a mounting location to attach a lifting strap." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T01:49:17Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6433/348834738_ghvYu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6435.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834752_NpjeT" title="08-VH6435.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6435/348834752_NpjeT-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-VH6435.JPG" title="08-VH6435.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:02Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6435/348834752_NpjeT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6442 Connecting the crane cable to the lifting strap.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834764_GxvX2" title="08-VH6442 Connecting the crane cable to the lifting strap."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6442/348834764_GxvX2-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="08-VH6442 Connecting the crane cable to the lifting strap." title="08-VH6442 Connecting the crane cable to the lifting strap." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T01:51:53Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6442/348834764_GxvX2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6448.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834786_BR2uL" title="08-VH6448.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6448/348834786_BR2uL-Th.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="08-VH6448.JPG" title="08-VH6448.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:10Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6448/348834786_BR2uL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6458 Workers must go inside steeple to release the bolts holing it on the roof.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834783_t6gPj" title="08-VH6458 Workers must go inside steeple to release the bolts holing it on the roof."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6458/348834783_t6gPj-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-VH6458 Workers must go inside steeple to release the bolts holing it on the roof." title="08-VH6458 Workers must go inside steeple to release the bolts holing it on the roof." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T01:55:48Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6458/348834783_t6gPj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6465.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834791_53cFC" title="08-VH6465.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6465/348834791_53cFC-Th.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="08-VH6465.JPG" title="08-VH6465.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:08Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6465/348834791_53cFC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6471.JPG</p><p><a 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title="08-VH6499.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:02:17Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6499/348834851_pYiUV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6505 The steeple is being placed on and bolted to a trailer for transport to the factory for repair.</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834860_pJaVL" title="08-VH6505 The steeple is being placed on and bolted to a trailer for transport to the factory for repair."><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6505/348834860_pJaVL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-VH6505 The steeple is being placed on and bolted to a trailer for transport to the factory for repair." title="08-VH6505 The steeple is being placed on and bolted to a trailer for transport to the factory for repair." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T02:00:41Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6505/348834860_pJaVL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6510.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834885_yNbwP" title="08-VH6510.JPG"><img src="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6510/348834885_yNbwP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="08-VH6510.JPG" title="08-VH6510.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-10T04:03:57Z photorick http://photorick.smugmug.com http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/08-VH6510/348834885_yNbwP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com">photorick</a><br />08-VH6512.JPG</p><p><a href="http://photorick.smugmug.com/Other/Up-Lifting-Experience/5666257_LuJsA#348834886_Thqff" title="08-VH6512.JPG"><img 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