Arta Paved the Way...Construction LaRue

Arta paved the way!

When Doral Pilling was dying in 1982 he passed the reigns of LaRue over to Arta telling her that it was her job now to carry the torch. Doral left Arta with the responsibility of taking care of what he called 'the most beautiful place on earth'; our land and his legacy in British Columbia. For two decades Arta managed and she encouraged us all to get involved with LaRue. Arta became the corporate memory. Management style changed in 2003 so LaRue has evolved and changed in a number of ways since then. It is a going concern.

In 1995 the most amazing thing happened; Arta built a house to lock up. For 5 years Arta and family slept in what she called 'a wooden tent'. There was no electricity and no water to her cabin but there was plenty of floor space. Arta did hook up to the electricity from the cabins but she paid the electricity bills for the panabode for five years until she had water and electricity of her own.

When I saw that Arta had built a house, I hired Roy, the backhoe owner who put in Arta's basement to work on my lot so that my family could pitch tents and live on my lot. Glen then built his home. Moiya followed a few years later. Arta paved the way for the rest of us to build. The dream became a reality. 

Here is today's work. The backhoe is building a rock wall to support a road to Lot #9.

Here is a view from Lot #10. Magnificent!!

Glen is busy tamping the fill behind the wall down while Greg keeps watch.
What a view from the 66' road!

Down! Down! Down! A little steep.

Arta had a hand at burning the piles of wood during the winter.

Did someone say "Grow up Glen!"

And a good wave to all! Where have all the children gone?

Moiya's ballet lessons finally paid off!!!

Shuswap began for our family in the 1950's with Richard William and Edna Galbraith Hyde Pilling acquiring a piece of land at Shuswap.

1st generation...Richard William and Edna Galbraith Hyde Pilling

2nd generation... Doral and Wyora Pilling

3rd generation...Arta, Wyona, Moiya and Glen Pilling

4th generation...6 grandchildren of Wyora and Doral owning their own lots and/or buildings.

LaRue has become a living reality for many of us. Marcia and Art have a lot of their own. Someone suggested to Marcia recently that maybe she could sell for a million dollars. Marcia looked at this person and said she has everything she wants which is a lot at Shuswap. Why would she want a million dollars. So Marcia has a little piece of the most beautiful place on earth'.

A forever big Thank you to you Arta for making this possible for us!!

My forever love!

Wyona

PS...Tonia told me today that you told her that it was my job to come down from the heavens and scare everyone. Why do I have to do the hard work?