Although the calendar says it’s the end of June, Benton Johns and Jaycobe Kronk from Transition Construction of Sedalia work high above Ohio Avenue as they re-hang and check the Christmas lights at the Hotel Bothwell Thursday morning. Each year on Thanksgiving the landmark seven-story hotel is lit with lights and a firework display, marking the arrival of the holiday season in Sedalia.
A crane supplied by W&M Welding of Sedalia is positioned in the 300 block of Ohio Avenue to allow employees of Transition Construction of Sedalia a way to re-string and check for broken bulbs on the Hotel Bothwell. According to Zachary Kronk of Transition Construction, the company does not take the lights down each year but checks that the lights are secure in place and in proper working order.
Benton Johns and Jaycobe Kronk from Transition Construction work on the north side of the historic Hotel Bothwell on Thursday morning. The two men were working on the holiday lights strung along the facade of the building, checking the lights were secure and in proper working order. Workers had been on the site for more than an hour and a half in a light rain. They were hoping to complete the job before Thursday afternoon’s heavy downpour.
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Although the calendar says it’s the end of June, Benton Johns and Jaycobe Kronk from Transition Construction of Sedalia work high above Ohio Avenue as they re-hang and check the Christmas lights at the Hotel Bothwell Thursday morning. Each year on Thanksgiving the landmark seven-story hotel is lit with lights and a firework display, marking the arrival of the holiday season in Sedalia.
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A crane supplied by W&M Welding of Sedalia is positioned in the 300 block of Ohio Avenue to allow employees of Transition Construction of Sedalia a way to re-string and check for broken bulbs on the Hotel Bothwell. According to Zachary Kronk of Transition Construction, the company does not take the lights down each year but checks that the lights are secure in place and in proper working order.
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Benton Johns and Jaycobe Kronk from Transition Construction work on the north side of the historic Hotel Bothwell on Thursday morning. The two men were working on the holiday lights strung along the facade of the building, checking the lights were secure and in proper working order. Workers had been on the site for more than an hour and a half in a light rain. They were hoping to complete the job before Thursday afternoon’s heavy downpour.
