From left are Alvaro Ponce and Gilberto Barrios putting the finishing touches before concrete was to be poured to rebuild a retaining wall that threatened to fall over.

By Mary Alice Murphy

Last week, men, who work for Luis Terrazas Sr., were putting in steel rebar in readiness to pour concrete.

Terrazas had offered to demolish the leaning retaining wall at no cost and provide workers from his company to rebuild the wall.

Pastor Fr. Jaroslaw "Jarek" Nowacki told the Beat that the parish will pay for the materials and rebuilding the wall.

A parish meeting on plans for St. Francis was taking place this evening, Friday, Oct. 27, so more news might be forthcoming.