New Mexico Members Going Strong

Ellis Taylor, left, and Frank Hine Jr. are Gold Card members of Local 1 TX/LA/NM. Taylor, the onetime Secretary and Business Agent of former Local 3 NM continues to work when his schedule permits. Hine, a third-generation BAC member, also served as a Local 3 officer. He is now retired in Clovis, NM.

Local 21 Illinois Training Facility Gets Gift from Local 67 Illinois Apprentices

Apprentice tile setters, along with Local 67 IL Business Manager Frank O’Lone, recently donated their skills to the Local 21 IL Training Facility in Chicago. From left, O’Lone, Local 21 IL Business Manager Pete Marinopoulos, and Local 67 apprentices Eric Ulrich, Chris Crague, Jeff Schwier, Chris Lynch, and Brian Mavraganes show off new tile signage for the center’s interior.

Local 1 Nebraska Graduates Pre-Apprentice Class

Members of Local 1 NE’s Pre-Apprentice Class observe their Graduation Day on May 18 in Omaha. In front, from left, are John Contos, Instructor Art Smith, Jeramy Beck, and Jarad Shaff. In the back row, from left, are Brian Kreps, Anatoli Koval, and Josh Kroupa.

Local 3 Iowa Retiree Gives Trinity Heights Special Treatment

Retired 3 IA member, and Business Agent of former Local 5, Tom Colson, spends several hours every day as a volunteer groundskeeper at the Trinity Heights Queen of Peace Outdoor Cathedral in Sioux City, a multi-denominational shrine. Behind Brother Colson is a 30-foot statue of the Virgin Mary.

Local 32 Michigan Holds Retiree Luncheon

The first get-together of Local 32 MI retirees was a hit for the 72 members who attended the open house/luncheon on April 18 at the Local’s hall in Warren. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to do this every year,” says Local 32 Business Manager Robert Wilson. “This is our way of saying thank you to our retirees.”

Local 1 Florida Member Celebrates 75 Years with BAC

Seventy-five-year Local 1 FL member Leonard Miller,who recently passed away, received a plaque at a luncheon held in his honor by the officers and retirees of his Local Union. From left, recently deceased Local 1 President Jimmy Canavan, Ralph Nittolo, Connie O’Leary, Jack Clerici, Leonard Miller, Steve Iria, Chet Jezowski, Robert Anderson, Richard Cate, and Local 1 President Robert Blanco.