Repair Updates

WEB, Inc. patron saints, Melba and Bob Matson have donated over $10,000 toward repairs, including nearly $7000 to have the house painted!  Thank you! 

WEB Board of Trustees 2016-2018

The following are the new Board of Trustees for the next two years.

Pres. Ted Matson, AZ
VP.  Allen Barra, NJ
Sec.  Sue Bloyd, OH
Treas.  Jane Lee, IA
Curator, George Pease, IL

SJ Reidhead, NM
Peggy Yurczak, OH
Melba Matson, IL
Mark Nosek, OH
Billy J. Johnson, AZ
Robert Matson, IL
Jolene Pease, IL
Jim Bratkovic, IL

A Few Quick Status Updates

The electrical panel, with twisted wires, outlets without wires, were repaired for $2500. All costs were donated by Matsons, former owners, over $6000 in 2015, plus unpaid rent due was over $1200.

Thank you to those who took photos for the WEB, Inc board!

The house is in the process of being painted.

More information about the final outcome of the court case will follow, later.

Carol Mitchell, R. I. P.

Long time WEB, Inc. board member, Carol Mitchel died, quite peacefully, on January 1, 2016.  A talented writer, she spent years researching the life of Josephine Marcus Earp.  She will be missed.

Damage Report - To Date

It could be worse. 

1.  Sewer repair (bid): $7,300
2.  Damages (so far) submitted to court: $11,849
3.  Painting exterior & interior of house & garage:  $3,000
4.  Fence repair: $200
5.  Garage roof, supports, house roof flashing: $5,000

Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc. is WEB, Inc. Is an Illinois corporation, 406 S. 3rd St., Monmouth, IL.  Mail, currently is being received in Iowa. 

Go Fund Me Is Live!

It has taken awhile but the Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc (trademark pending) Go Fund Me site has been launched. The Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc. is a 501-C-3 non-profit, so your donations are tax deductible.  Every cent will go to repairs.

Thank you!

More Damage Photos

George Pease took the following photos detailing the damage done to the duplex side of the Wyatt Earp Birthplace, Inc. The "damage"photos are all copyright 2016 by George Pease.  Some of the damage is not rational.  There is no other way to describe it.  There are holes in the walls.  It looks as though dry wall has been removed in certain locations.  Why?  That is the question we keep asking - why. The "before" photos were taken by a local realtor before the current, former occupant.

PHOTO 1

Before

A Sample of Kelly Semande's Potty-Mouth Attacks

Kelly Semande left this message for me, on Facebook.  I had to do 2 screen shots to capture the entire attack.  The language is so bad, I will not post it on the front page.  Sorry, but I don't approve of the language he used, directed at me.  If this is a sample of the private attacks he levels, well, I think it says quite a bit.

The Parlor, Before & After

We are in the process of attempting to ascertain the extent of the damage done by now evicted tenant, Kelly Semande. Along with everything else, he is now telling how the Matsons are going to demolish the historic house. After he was quoted in the media, he is now telling how the story is in the local paper and on a local television channel, about demolishing the building. He is begging for a non-profit to step in and repair the damage before the Matsons can demolish the house.  It is a very frustrating situation.

The Parlor  -  Before

UPDATED: WQAD-TV's Highly Creative Version

UPDATE:  WQAD-TV has removed both comments. 

ORIGINAL POST:  On Thursday, November 6, WQAD-TV managed to highlight just how badly a local television station can cause a tremendous amount of harm.  It makes you wonder about people.  Not only did we repeatedly attempt to contact the station, with actual, documented fact, but they ignored the public record, being taken in by Samande's prevaricating.  It makes a person wonder just what must be done to correct the record.  Something like this is just plain wrong.

Comment by Allen Barra