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Artwork by Shortness
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The house I was raised in. Dad built the house first, garage second, and added on as I was in elementary school. Ma says she helped build the house while with child.
Dad found the house in Better Homes & Gardens. It was the house of the year. He had to reverse the floor plan to make it fit the lot.
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The campus center at Dana College in Blair built by Korshoj Construction.
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Simon Korshoj's house in Blair built by Korshoj Construction.
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St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair, NE.
Like our house, SFB was built in phases. I know for sure that Dad worked with lots of volunteers to construct the parish education center where yours truely spent Saturday mornings in CCD.
Dad was a Catholic Deacon. This was the first parish he served as a Deacon.
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Low Rent Public Housing in Blair, NE built by
Lueder Construction.
I was about five when this was built. It was the first construction project I was thrown off of. Email me for details.
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Blair Jr. Sr. High School in Blair, NE built by
Lueder Construction.
My brother Dan liked to boast that his class was the first class to complete grades 7-12 here. Most of the family went to school here including your author.
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Dana College Library Blair, NE built by Korshoj Construction.
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The former home of Midland General Construction.
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This is a very small project. Located at the top of Dana College Hill, it's a waterworks shed. To my knowledge, it was the first project built by Midland General Construction.
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This is the Blair Public Library built by Midland General Construction.
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The garage you see was built by Midland General Construction for a friend of the family.
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West School in Blair Nebraska. Midland General did a small energy project here closing off the windows resulting in substantial energy savings.
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North School in Blair Nebraska. Midland General did another small energy project here.
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South School in Blair Nebraska. Midland General did another small energy project here. This was also the family elementary school.
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1/2 Milliken Park Elementary School, Fremont NE, built by Midland General Construction.
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2/2 Milliken Park Elementary School, Fremont NE, built by Midland General Construction.
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1/2 St. Charles Catholic Parish Center in North Bend, Nebraska, by Midland General.
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2/2 St. Charles Catholic Parish Center in North Bend, Nebraska, by Midland General.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Glenwood, IA by Midland General - My first ever construction project. We renovated and added more space in the church along with a new education addition.
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Neola - Tri-Center High School, Neola, IA - An addition by Midland General - My third construction project.
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The I-80 Tower, Loveland, IA by Midland General - Built high on the hill, you can see for miles and miles over the Missouri River Valley.
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I'm not 100%, just 99.9% sure that this tower, the Lincoln Journal Tower in the Platte River State Park (Louisville, NE...love that name), was built by Midland General
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The Homestead Bank Schuyler, NE built by Midland General. The exterior was originally sandstone.
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The Middle School in Seward, NE. Interior renovations and exterior energy savings by Midland General.
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The High School in Seward, NE by Midland General.
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4-H Center in Gretna, NE by Midland General. The last project by Midland General.
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My former home. Before the ink was in the title, Dad was planning to add the garage and convert the existing garage to his office for Midwest Estimating.
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This is the office of the Nebraska State Patrol and the Department of Roads along Highway 75 in Nebraska City, NE, I don't know how much of this facility my father was involved with but I do know Midland General did work here.
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1/2 This is the First United Methodist Church in Denison, Iowa, Again, I don't know how much of this facility my father was involved with but I do know Midland General did work here.
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2/2 This is the First United Methodist Church in Denison, Iowa, Again, I don't know how much of this facility my father was involved with but I do know Midland General did work here.
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This is the Hillside Limited Low Rent Housing in Denison, Iowa, I was a laborer on this project for Midland General for a short while.
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1/2 This is the United Methodist Church in Geneva, Nebraska, another Midland General project. Photos by Crash
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2/2 This is the United Methodist Church in Geneva, Nebraska, another Midland General project. Photos by Crash
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1/2 This is the Washington County Bank in Blair, Nebraska, another Midland General project.
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2/2 This is the Washington County Bank in Blair, Nebraska, another Midland General project.
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Originally built as the Golden Skillet, this is the Runza Restaurant in Blair, Nebraska, one of the first Midland General projects.
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It's seen better days. It was built by either
Lueder or Korshoj but Dad was part of the construction. It's the Agrico fertilizer tank in Blair, Nebraska.
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