Hundreds turn out to witness clock tower roof raising

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

Local contractor Mike Schwartz can’t remember what he saw when he looked out from the top of a crane at the newly-constructed clock tower on Friday morning.
Schwartz, owner of Limberlost Construction Company, which is in charge of the building the tower, was hoisted to put the filial on the tower.
“At that point, I can’t even remember what I saw as I looked out,” said Schwartz. “I remember being surprised at all of the people that were watching. It was the first that I noticed how many people were there.
“In a sense, I felt like I could relax a little bit,” continued Schwartz. “Putting that roof on there was a big part of the icing on the cake. I had never been 160 feet in the air like that before.”
Schwartz said on Saturday that the top of the tower was put to the test on Friday evening when a powerful storm with high winds blew through the area....