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A local contractor poured the concrete and volunteer designers and carpenters built the shelter for Caouette, and for themselves.

“It’s a small town, but big enough so that nobody knows everybody,” said engineer Rorie Watt, a friend who bird-dogged the project.

“But through work, recreating and volunteering, John knew many people. This was the community rallying together, just people following their basic good instincts, which should happen more often.”

 

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