Local 1 Texas/Louisiana/New Mexico Members Honored

BAC members in Wichita Falls, TX, recently honored Kenny Holcomb for 20 years of service to Local 1 TX/LA/NM. From left, Eddie Palacios, Holcomb, Bill Sanderson, and Ronnie Lewis.	Wichita Chapter Chair Raymond Palacios, right, presents Local 1 member Eldon Black with a 40-year pin.

Retiree Shows Hot Rod Fiat

Local 3 CA retiree Bob Barton recently showed his 1937 Fiat to a packed audience at the Oakland Rod, Custom, and Motorcycle show. The 1937 Fiat placed 2nd in the show’s Radical Custom Rod Coupe competition, turning the heads of the public and judges alike.

Baltimore Bricklayers Hold Annual Old Timers’ Bull Roast

The Old Timers’ Association of Local 1 MD/VA/DC’s Baltimore Chapter held its annual Bull and Oyster Roast on March 1. The event brings together nearly 250 members every year for a day filled with fun and food. Local 1 President Jack Greenstreet and Field Representative Chuck Driscoll welcomed attendees and presented service awards. From left, BAC Secretary-Treasurer James Boland, 50-year Local 1 members Joe Sorrentino and Chester Whitten, and Local 1 Field Representative Chuck Driscoll.

Local 5 PA Retiree Leaves Legacy in Terrazzo

A year after Ettore Lorenzi immigrated to the United States in 1930, he joined former Local 18 PA in Scranton as a stonemason. Soon Lorenzi was working with mosaics and terrazzo for what is now Anthracite Tile & Terrazzo. Terrazzo’s durability has allowed many of Lorenzi’s works to remain just as beautiful today as the day they were crafted. Among these works is the floor of the 12th and Pennsylvania Post Office in Washington, DC, which depicts a map of the world in multi-colored terrazzo Lorenzi installed in 1933. Today, at 89, Lorenzi enjoys gardening, canning tomatoes, and cooking for his daughter several nights a week.

Ohio Officers Receive Service Awards

BAC Executive Vice President Gerald O’Malley presented service awards to Local Union officers in Cleveland in April. From left, Local 5 OH Financial Secretary Thomas Cowan, Local 5 President Robert Nemetz, O’Malley, Northern Ohio Administrative District Council Director and 40-year Local 5 member Robert Fozio, and Local 5 Business Agent and 50-year Gold Card member Larry Pinto.

Local 5 New Jersey Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, Readies Apprentices

Members and officers of Local 5 NJ boarded a trolley adorned with the Union’s banner and paraded down the Atlantic City Boardwalk in March, carrying on a long tradition of Union participation in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

Local 5 NJ held its annual Apprentice Orientation in February at IMI’s Bordentown, NJ Training Center. Initiated by Local 5 Apprentice Coordinator and 2nd Vice President Donald Englehardt and led by Business Manager Chuck Perrone, apprentices were given a seminar on safety, work rules, labor history, political action, and responsibility to the Union. Fifty-five apprentices attended the meeting.

Local 7 Colorado Presents Service Awards

The officers of Local 7 CO recently honored new 25, 40, and 50-year members. From left, 50-year members Gilbert Pfannenstiel, Wayne Jones, and Jack Arnold, Local 7 Secretary-Treasurer Jim Silverthorn, 25-year member Keith Veltrie, Jr., 50-year member William Goddard, Vice Chair Robert Merrell, and President Steve Cleveland.

Local 2 South Dakota Gold Card Member

Members of Local 2 SD gathered in March to honor 50-year member Raymond S. Whatling. One of ten original charter members of the Local, Whatling worked on many projects around Yankton and on several of the region’s Missouri River powerhouses. Whatling, pictured at left, receives his Gold Card from Local 2 Recording and Financial Secretary Brent Schrempp.

Local 9 Pennsylvania Family Honored

BAC members in Wichita Falls, TX, recently honored Kenny Holcomb for 20 years of service to Local 1 TX/LA/NM. From left, Eddie Palacios, Holcomb, Bill Sanderson, and Ronnie Lewis.	Wichita Chapter Chair Raymond Palacios, right, presents Local 1 member Eldon Black with a 40-year pin.

New Mexico Contractor Receives Gold Card

Members of Local 2 SD gathered in March to honor 50-year member Raymond S. Whatling. One of ten original charter members of the Local, Whatling worked on many projects around Yankton and on several of the region’s Missouri River powerhouses. Whatling, pictured at left, receives his Gold Card from Local 2 Recording and Financial Secretary Brent Schrempp.