diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/AnnotationExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/AnnotationExt.cs
index 375cb7ac..6b567049 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/AnnotationExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/AnnotationExt.cs
@@ -190,13 +190,11 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				Console.WriteLine("AnnotationExt: Stacktrace = {0}", ex.StackTrace);
 				System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException exSQL = SqlException(ex);
 				if (exSQL != null && exSQL.Message.Contains("###Cannot Delete Item###"))
-					//return false;
 					throw exSQL;
-				else
-					throw new DbCslaException("Error on Annotation.Delete", ex);
+				Console.WriteLine("AnnotationExt: Stacktrace = {0}", ex.StackTrace);
+				throw new DbCslaException("Error on Annotation.Delete", ex);
 			}
 		}
 		private static System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException SqlException(Exception ex)
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
index 16ac84ba..d2e568b6 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
@@ -1261,13 +1261,11 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				Console.WriteLine("ItemInsertExt: Stacktrace = {0}", ex.StackTrace);
 				System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException exSQL = SqlException(ex);
 				if (exSQL != null && exSQL.Message.Contains("###Cannot Delete Item###"))
-					//return false;
 					throw exSQL;
-				else
-					throw new DbCslaException("Error on Item.DeleteItemAndChildren", ex);
+				Console.WriteLine("ItemInsertExt: Stacktrace = {0}", ex.StackTrace);
+				throw new DbCslaException("Error on Item.DeleteItemAndChildren", ex);
 			}
 			//_MyTimer.ShowElapsedTimes("DeleteItemAndChildren");
 		}
@@ -1319,7 +1317,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				if (_MyLog.IsErrorEnabled) _MyLog.Error("Item.DataPortal_Delete", ex);
+				if (_MyLog.IsErrorEnabled && !ex.Message.Contains("###Cannot Delete Item###")) 
+					_MyLog.Error("Item.DataPortal_Delete", ex);
 				_ErrorMessage = ex.Message;
 				throw new DbCslaException("Item.DataPortal_Delete", ex);
 			}
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
index eb1a4aca..871cf09f 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 {
 	#region DelegatesAndEventArgs
 	public delegate void vlnTreeViewEvent(object sender, vlnTreeEventArgs args);
-  public delegate ItemInfo vlnTreeViewClipboardStatusEvent(object sender, vlnTreeEventArgs args);
+	public delegate void vlnTreeViewTimeEvent(object sender, vlnTreeTimeEventArgs args);
+	public delegate void vlnTreeViewStatusEvent(object sender, vlnTreeStatusEventArgs args);
+	public delegate ItemInfo vlnTreeViewClipboardStatusEvent(object sender, vlnTreeEventArgs args);
   public delegate void vlnTreeViewItemInfoEvent(object sender, vlnTreeItemInfoEventArgs args);
 	public delegate bool vlnTreeViewBoolEvent(object sender, vlnTreeEventArgs args);
 	public delegate bool vlnTreeViewItemInfoDeleteEvent(object sender, vlnTreeItemInfoEventArgs args);
@@ -84,6 +86,47 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			_MyWatermark = watermark;
 		}
 	}
+	public partial class vlnTreeTimeEventArgs
+	{
+		private TimeSpan _myTimeSpan;
+		public TimeSpan MyTimeSpan
+		{
+			get { return _myTimeSpan; }
+			set { _myTimeSpan = value; }
+		}
+		private string _MyMessage;
+		public string MyMessage
+		{
+			get { return _MyMessage; }
+			set { _MyMessage = value; }
+		}
+		public vlnTreeTimeEventArgs(DateTime dtStart, string message)
+		{
+			MyTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromTicks(DateTime.Now.Ticks - dtStart.Ticks);
+			MyMessage = message;
+		}
+	}
+	public partial class vlnTreeStatusEventArgs
+	{
+		private bool _MyStatus;
+		public bool MyStatus
+		{
+			get { return _MyStatus; }
+			set { _MyStatus = value; }
+		}
+		private string _MyMessage;
+		public string MyMessage
+		{
+			get { return _MyMessage; }
+			set { _MyMessage = value; }
+		}
+
+		public vlnTreeStatusEventArgs(bool status, string message)
+		{
+			MyStatus = status;
+			MyMessage = message;
+		}
+	}
 	public partial class vlnTreeEventArgs
 	{
 		#region Business Methods
@@ -2263,22 +2306,40 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		private bool DeleteItemInfoAndChildren(ItemInfo ii)
 		{
+			DateTime dtStart = DateTime.Now;
 			try
 			{
 				// send an event to frmVeproms that sends an event to the stepeditor to 
 				// do delete using RTBItem - this manages windowing from the step editor. 
 				// If the procedure is open & you're deleting procedure, you want to close open
 				// window - this is done in DisplayTabControl-DeleteStepTabItem.
+				OnProcessing(true,"Deleting");
 				if (!OnDeleteItemInfo(this, new vlnTreeItemInfoEventArgs(ii)))
 					Item.DeleteItemAndChildren(ii);
+				OnProcessing(false,"Deleted");
+				OnProcessingComplete(dtStart,"Deleted");
 				return true;
 			}
 			catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
 			{
+				OnProcessing(false,"Delete Failed");
+				OnProcessingComplete(dtStart,"Delete Failed");
 				HandleSqlExceptionOnDelete(ex, ii);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
+		public event vlnTreeViewTimeEvent ProcessingComplete;
+		private void OnProcessingComplete(DateTime dtStart, string message)
+		{
+			if (ProcessingComplete != null)
+				ProcessingComplete(this, new vlnTreeTimeEventArgs(dtStart,message));
+		}
+		public event vlnTreeViewStatusEvent Processing;
+		private void OnProcessing(bool status, string message)
+		{
+			if (Processing != null)
+				Processing(this, new vlnTreeStatusEventArgs(status,message));
+		}
 		private void HandleSqlExceptionOnDelete(System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex, ItemInfo ii)
 		{
 			if (ex.Message.Contains("has External Transitions and has no next step"))