BAC Apprenticeship Local Contest


Our local contest will be held on April 14th in Fresno, at our training center located at 2698 North Brawley. Contestants will receive their project drawings a few weeks prior to the contest to allow them some time to practice. They will be allowed five hours to complete the project which consists of 190 bricks.

All are invited to join us for this event. The contest begins at 8:45 AM and ends at 2:00 PM. Lunch will be served immediately following the contest. Winners will be announced later in the afternoon, with the top apprentices qualifying to advance to the Western States Contest.

We would like to thank Gerry Smith Masonry for donating the bricks for this year's contest.

Western States Contest

The 2007 Western States Apprenticeship Contest will be held at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas on June 9th.

The contest is being hosted by Local 13, Nevada. Contestants here will be competing for a chance to advance to the National Contest in September.

National Contest

The National Contest which is hosted by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers and the International Masonry Institute was last held in 2002. Plans are underway for a contest to be held at the BAC/IMI National Training Center now under construction in Bowie, Maryland.

We will keep you informed in this newsletter as plans develop for both the Western States and the National Contests.


SERVICE AWARDS (Jan/2007)

25-year member: Phillip Fugate, Salvatore Marchese, Vincent Schneider.

50-year members: Joseph Sayers.

Congratulations to you on your many years of service.

IN MEMORIAM

I am sorry to announce the passing of our Brother:

Lynwood Wallace - 10/31/06 - 52 year member

Randy Gualtieri - 11/18/06 - 33 year member

Our sincere condolences to his family and friends