Carpenters Local 247 June 2006 meeting report Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters At the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters quarterly meeting in Missoula,Montana, Bob Hanson was honored for his service to the Regional Council in Missoula. Bob retired at the end of June. Delegates held a rally which focused on the importance of health care coverage. By Bruce Dennis President The June meeting was a special call meeting for the purpose of electing Regional Council delegates, Northwest Oregon Labor Council delegates, and one 247 trustee. The duties of the various offices were explained and discussed. The nominees were given an opportunity to speak to the members about their candidacy. Election results are as follows: Trustee: Gene Picariello Council delegates: Joe Baron, Shaun Cushman, Darell Duffy, Willie Gore, Gene Picariello, Jason Sheckler, Mark Wagoner, and Joe Whitney, Christie Kern, and Gene Lawhorn. Bruce Dennis and Pete Savage remain as automatic Delegates by virtue of their position on the Regional Executive Board. Northwest Oregon Labor Council delegates: Joe Baron, Bruce Dennis, Gene Lawhorn, and Jason Sheckler. Council delegate alternates: Ben Basom, John McGraw, and Kevin Stokes. Election Committee: Frank Kimmel, Mike Couch, and Greg Aleshire. We had job reports, apprenticeship and training reports, and delegate reports as well. The elections seemed to dominate the meeting. We broke twice to cast ballots and had to wait at the end of the meeting for final tallies on the alternate delegates. Members agreed to help send Tyrell, a member’s son from Parkrose High School, to the National Wrestling Championship in Fargo, North Dakota. We also passed the hat for an injured member and a member who lost his infant son recently. The local matched the collection from our contingency fund. Jamie Partridge, Letter Carriers Local 82, will attend July’s meeting to give a presentation about labor conditions in Venezuela. A motion passed to give a 247 jacket to Kenny Meester, who urged a contractor to sign a union agreement in order to go to work for him. For more complete information … attend your union meetings.

Meeting Notices

General membership
Meets the second Tuesday, July 11, at 6 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2215 N. Lombard, Portland.

Retirees
Retirees meet for lunch the second Monday, July 10, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s, 10520 NE Halsey,
Portland.

Executive Board
Executive Board meets the fourth Tuesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2215 N.
Lombard, Portland.

Volunteer opportunity

Hi, my name is Nicole Crain. I’m trying to achieve necessary sweat-equity hours to move on the next level. Please help me to achieve this goal by volunteering your time to the Habitat for Humanity. They can be reached at 503-287- 9529, Extension 12. Please tell them Nicole sent you. Thank you so much!
Nicole Crain 4th-term Apprentice Member of Local 247

Christmas in April

We would like to thank the following members for their help with Christmas in April. The following members gave up a Saturday and put their talents to work for needy people who were in need of minor home repairs. Thank you for volunteering your time! It was greatly appreciated by many! Volunteer Carpenters: Sarah Brophy, Bruce Dennis, Carlos Garcia, Curtis Gallia, John Hahn, Jack Johnson, Stan Joseph, Christie Kern, Larry Michaels, Todd Mason, Eldon Middleton, Gene Picariello, Jared Reiff, Pat Reiff, Christian Rohr, Jaap Vanvogelpoel, Joe Whitney and Kevin Wiley.

Happy Birthday

The following members are celebrating their birthday this month. We would like to wish them all “Happy Birthday!” We hope they enjoy their special day! Harold Adams, Raymond Adams, Caleb Anderson, Stephen Anderson, Jamie Antis Jr., Derek Atterbury, Jason Beck, Axel Bergman, Francis Boyle, H. Branderhorst, Sarah Brophy, Gregory Brousseau, Franklyn Brown, Jason Calaway, Michael Camara, Rich Carasco, Thane Champie, Gale Cherry, Robert Conner, Julio Contreras, William Cook, Greg Costley, Robert Cully, James Day, Christopher Eekhoff, Alvin Fanechigiy, Michael Fanger, Morgan Finseth, Russell Fisher, Donell Frank, Jeremy Freeman, Curtis Gallia, Stephen Gernand, Jesse Givens, Travis Goffic, Mike Gough, David Gray, Aaron Graybill, James Greiner, Peter Griffith, Mark Guttu, Aaron Hakala, Jason Hall, Lawrence Hall, Norman Hartling, Robin Hauck, Kelly Huffman, Matthew Isenhart, Michael Jackson, Rod Kosta, Anatoliy Kravets, R. H. Krombein, Robert Lamorticella, Chelsee Layton, Edwin Lockard, Jerry Logan, Craig Lukesh, Krys Lukesh, Greg Machacek, Robert Manjares, Kenneth Martin, George Maruhn, Terry McIntyre, Kenneth Meester, Richard Michael, Rick Mihacsi, Henry Miller, Jeffrey Miller, Dwayne Nash, Thomas Nash, Donat O’Loughlin, John O’Renick, Jennifer Ochsner, Jacques Osborne, Zozimo Palomo, George Pattee, Anthony Paull, Gregory Pierce, William Poundstone, Eli Pratt, Michael Purvis, Eric Robertson, Sean Scherlie, Eileen Schmidt, Robert Senff, Gregory Sharpe, Michael Shaver, David Shaw, Jason Sims, Troy Spence, Daniel Stewart, Kevin Stokes, John Strand, Jason Trickett, James Varndell, Jeanette Wagner, Randy Wagner II, James Warren, Dustin Wolf, Chris Youngman.

Scholarship available

Local 247 has a scholarship program available for members’ children and grandchildren. Guidelines are available at the office. Applications and Labor History Essays are due in the office by July 26, 2006. Please call or drop by the office for any questions or more information.

Start your engines!

Carpenters Local 247 picnic is right around the bend! Mark your calendars! The Carpenters Local 247 annual picnic will be Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006 at Camp Withycombe in Oregon City. There will be lots of fun, food and activities for the whole family! Be sure to mark the date on your calendar because it’s an event you won’t want to miss! More details will be provided in the upcoming issues.