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1-4 Headline News
5-9 News and Events
10-11 Safety
11 News from Around the
World
12-14 Announcements
Headline News – Super Cranes
By D.Ann Shiffler “American Cranes & Transport Magazine”
September 2012
When it comes to launching a discussion about super heavy lift cranes,
the old Superman intro comes to mind: Faster than a speeding bullet.
More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single
bound.
While today’s super heavy lift cranes do not boast the attributes of
Superman, they come pretty close. In the realm of heavy lift cranes
there are some traditional, older players and some new players.
Bigge Crane & Rigging has entered the super crane market in a big way
with its 7,500-ton capacity AFRD. “Bigge has developed and deployed
many record-breaking heavy lift machines since the 1950’s”, says Pete
Ashton, vice president of major projects. “Developing engineered
heavy lifting solutions for the marketplace is a core business of Bigge.”
The company claims the new crane is the world’s largest capacity
crane. The AFRD (A-Frame Ring Derrick) has a 7,500-ton capacity with
300 feet of main boom and a 4,000-ton capacity on 200 feet of length.
Features that distinguish the crane are “high speed performance
machinery for slewing, hoisting and booming, exceptional capacity at
radius, automatic self leveling, modular components for ease of
assembly and economical transportation”, says Ashton. “The Market
continues to demand higher capacity machines to accommodate
accelerated construction methods”.
Lampson’s Transi-Lift
Lampson International got in the heavy lift crane market in the 1970’s when Neil Lampson saw a
need for mega lift cranes according to Kate Lampson. “He saw a need for heavy lift cranes for
nuclear power plant construction in the Pacific Northwest”, she says. “He had an intuition for what
the customer needed and with a lot of hard work from his engineering team was able to design the
Lampson Transi-Lift and pioneer the ‘over the top’ lifting method”.
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Lampson says after several successful local jobs for Lampson, word spread and soon the company
was manufacturing various models of the Transi-Lift and doing business globally. The Lampson
Transi-Lift System is a patented configuration that combines the heavy lifting capacities of stiff leg
derricks and ring-mounted lift equipment with the mobility of a crawler crane. The largest
Lampson heavy lift crane, the LTL-3000, has a capacity to lift 3,000 tons.
“All Transi-lift models boast precise maneuverability, adjustable stinger length, and multiple
boom/jib combinations allowing us to work in smaller footprints and challenging spaces,” Lampson
says. “In addition, our new LTL-3000 model has new joystick controls in our operator’s cab,
hydraulic hoisting capabilities, a newly designed enclosed engine compartment, a 3,000 ton front
crawler giving us 33 percent larger crawler capacity, a larger boom section at 16 by 20 feet and an
increase from 1.5 inch diameter wire rope to 2-inch wire rope.”
Lampson says her company is building these giants for nuclear power plants in Japan and China, and
they are used in power plant, manufacturing plant and stadium construction. They are also used to
service offshore rigs and dams. The demand for heavy lift cranes is surprisingly good, which may be
why there are new players in the market. “We are seeing a steady demand for heavy lift cranes
both in the United States and abroad,” says Lampson.
Super giant crane
In 2012, Sarens International introduced the SGC-120. The crane has a lifting capacity of 3,000
metric tons at 30 meters and 1,000 tons at 80 meters. It features a ring design with a limited
footprint, low ground-bearing pressures and was designed for flexible and worldwide transportation
in standard shipping containers, according to Marcel Roovers, global sales director.
“This crane is best suited for lifting modules, PAS, PAU and PSPO’s,” he says. “It will work in
chemical and power plants and nuclear plants.”
Roovers days that as components in nuclear plants, refineries and petrochemical plants get bigger,
contractors still want to reduce transportation and erection time costs. Lead time to build these
super big cranes is between three to four years, Roovers says, “So you are always taking a risk
because this is longer than the contract lead time. Unfortunately, planned projects do not always
come to realization - the Japanese nuclear disaster put a stop to many contracts which contractors
were gearing up for.”
Additionally, he says the major change seen over the last 30 years, apart from the fact that cranes
and lifts have increased in capacity, is that it takes more time to plan and prepare for the lift than
actually carrying out the lift.
“Today clients bring in external consultants to check the procedures and calculations, so it takes a
long time before you get the green light,” he says. “Overall this is not such a bad thing, because
having an independent check further improves safety.”
After finishing its inaugural job in Phoenix, AZ, Saren’s SGC-120 was being shipped to China. In
Arizona, the crane worked on the construction of a production hall for the steel industry. As part of
its job, the SGC-120 positioned 165 meter beams weighing 325 tons at a radius of 156 meters.
The SGC-120 will work in cooperation with the Cheviot Octabuoy project at the Cosco Shipyard in
Nantong, China to build a top-side drilling platform. The SGC-120 will lift modules and other
equipment weighing up to 1,300 tons, Roover said.
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Mammoet’s massive lift
Mammoet, based in The Netherlands, is world-renowned in the super heavy lifting sector with its PTC cranes.
Mammoet USA South Senior Sales Engineer Jack Tol says the new 3,500-ton capacity PTC-140 DS is at work in
Ingleside, TX, near Houston. The crane is set up in an offshore yard and is used for the assembly of an
offshore oil rig.
Tol Says the crane is fully containerized, has a 4,000 PSF and a slew speed of 360 degrees/15 minutes. At a
300-foot radius, the crane has the capacity of 1,200 tons.
“This crane has been designed to work on any kind of heavy lift project due to its versatility,” he says.
“Petrochemical projects, power projects, installation of modules onto FPSO’s, etc. The small footprint, the
many different boom configurations, extremely high capacity and extreme reach and high operational speed
make it suitable for all kinds of lifting projects.”
Worldwide, Tol says that the heavy lift market it healthy. “We mainly receive requests for large cranes for
petrochemical, power and mining related jobs worldwide,” he says. “For the U.S., the same is true.” Tol
says Mammoet expects and increase in heavy lift work after the U.S. presidential election.
“We are aware of a lot of potential work but everybody seems to be holding off until the elections are over,”
he says.
Due to demand, Tol says Mammoet has additional heavy lift cranes in production and new designs on the
drawing board.
Other companies in the super heavy lift market include United Kingdom-based ALE, China-based XCMG, Sany
and Zoomlion and U.S. crane companies Terex and Manitowoc.
British ALE
In July 2012, UK-based ALE announced it would build the 5,000-metric ton capacity AL.SK350. The company
says it will be the world’s highest capacity land-based crane with a load moment 77 percent higher than its
near rival. The crane will be built by adding extra structural sections to the company’s existing 4,300-metric
ton AL.SK190.
The main hoist is by strand jacks and it will have a 2,000-metric ton winch for lighter loads. Its main boom
will be 141.2 meters and a 120-meter jib is available. The carne is slated to go to work in mid 2013 on a longterm contract at the OSX Shipbuilding Unit in Açu, Brazil. It will install modules onto the hulls of FPSO’s.
ALE’s two AL.SK190 models, launched in 2008, have seen steady work, the company said. On the Thai growth
project in Thailand, the AL.SK190 completed lifts in a third of the time required by any other crane, ALE said.
At the Valero plant in Port Arthur, TC, the AL. SK190 made the first lift of a complete six coke drum derrick
assembly weighing approximately 1,600 metric tons.
Chinese manufacturer XCMG has begun building the 3,600-plus ton capacity XGC88000, which is targeted for
work at petrochemical, coal chemical and nuclear power construction. It was jointly developed with Chinese
oil company Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) following an agreement signed in 2010 Bauma
China exhibition in Shanghai.
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In the field of giant Chinese crawler cranes, the XCMG XGC8800 joins the 86,000-ton meter Sany SCC86000TM
and the Zoomlion ZCC3200NP, with an 82,000 ton-meter maximum load moment.
Terex down under
Australian lifting and transport specialist Tutt Bryant took delivery in August 2012 of the 1,600-metric ton
capacity Terex CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane, the first of its kind in Australia.
The CC800-1 is ready for its first commissioning at the BP Cracker in Western Australia.
Rob West, Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift and Shift general manager, told sister magazine International Cranes and
Specialized Transport, “We are very pleased to be in possession of Australia’s first 1,600-ton crawler crane.
The arrival of the CC-8800-1 marks a new milestone for the Tutt Bryant Group and we look forward to
providing more efficient and flexible solutions for our client’s heavy lift and shift projects.”
Still testing
The first unit of the new 2,535-ton capacity Manitowoc Model 31,000 crawler crane is expected to be
delivered in 2012, as soon as testing is completed. In addition to the crane’s Variable Position Counterweight,
the boom and jib combinations are the longest ever designed for Manitwoc crawler cranes, the company said.
Mike Wood, senior product manager, said with a crane the size of the Model 31000, maximizing flexibility and
versatility were major design priorities. “We have designed the 31000 to be as adaptable as possible,” Wood
said. “The crane is available with multiple boom and jib configurations, as well as five counterweight
configurations.”
The 31000 comes standard with a 180-foot heavy lift main boom, but using optional 16-foot and 33-foot
inserts, the main boom can be extended to at total length of 361 feet.
Optional boom configurations can also increase the crane’s reach and lift height. The first attachment is a
fixed jib with a basic rating of 1,543 tons and a basic configuration of 79 feet. Using optional inserts, users
can extend the fixed jib to 138 feet.
A lulffing jib is also available for the 31000. The standard luffing jib is 118 feet, but by using optional inserts,
the luffing jib can be extended to 472 feet. Maximum capacity of the luffing jib is 1,212 tons.
The 31000 also has a combination boom, which combines parts of the maim boom and the luffing jib. With
carious inserts, the combination boom has a total maximum length of 453 feet.
Liebherr’s first
Mammoet has ordered the first 3,000-metric-ton capacity Liebherr LR 13000 lattice boom crawler crane,
which is now being erected at its first job, a refinery extension project in Whiting, IN, near Chicago. The
crane will be rigged with 78 meters of main boom and a 72-meter luffer and derrick attachment.
Typical applications will be power station construction and in the petrochemical sector. Advantages of the LR
13000 include it’s ability to travel under full load and the wide range of boom systems, from light to superheavy with the new P-boom, Liebherr said.
The heavy lift crane market appears to be crowded, although the market for these cranes is extremely
specialized.
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News and Events
By Kate Lampson
Hydroplane Race Weekend 2012
In July, Lampson International hosted the 29th Annual Lampson
Company Golf tournament and participated in the 47th annual
Hydroplane Races. Each year our company hosts 250 to 300 vendors,
customers and guests for a three day event to thank them for their
business and loyalty to Lampson. This year brought about another
successful golf tournament and a great day at the races. A special
thank you goes out to all of the Lampson employees, spouses and
significant others who helped make “Boat Race Weekend 2012” the
best it could be. THANK YOU!!!!
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Downtown Kennewick Grape Stompede 2012
The Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership held the 2012 Grape
Stompede in down town Kennewick on September eighth. The Stompede
featured arts & crafts, a kids’ corner, entertainment, food, a grape
stomping competition and a fun run. Lampson International donated one of
our flatbeds again this year for the competition as well participated in the
stomp. A special thank you goes out to Bill Lampson, Peter Lampson and
Lance Malek for their participation. Way to go guys!
MinExpo 2012
In September of 2012, Kate Lampson, Peter Lampson and Bruce Stemp all
traveled to Las Vegas, NV for the MinExpo International trade show. This
year’s show focused on industry technology, safety and communications
equipment, extraction and environmental remediation. It took up 12 halls,
attracted more than 38,000 attendees, over 1,500 exhibitors and provided
more than 850,000 sq ft of exhibit space.
In addition to a great show, we had the privilege of spending time with our
good friends Allan and Raewyn Reid who were visiting from Lampson
Australia as well as Gordon Stephens who came all the way from England.
Gordon is a big crane enthusiast and a huge fan and supporter of Lampson.
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Are you Lampson’s Biggest Fan?
By Bruce Stemp
Who is Lampson’s Biggest Fan - an ex-employee, a current
employee, or maybe one of our many satisfied customers? Well the
answer to that question is no, no and no! Our biggest fan is
indisputably Gordon Stephens from South Hampton in the United
Kingdom. Gordon has been visiting us at equipment shows for well
over 10 years and has become a good friend of all of us who attend.
Here’s a little background on Gordon. He is 67 years old – in fact he
celebrated his last birthday with us at the MinExpo show with an
Italian dinner at Batista’s Hole in the Wall in Las Vegas. Peter and
Kate Lampson, Bruce Stemp and Allan Reid and his wife Raewyn
Gordon and Rosina in Ireland
(from our Australian office) were all in attendance. He has been
married for 40 years to his wife Rosina and has a lovely daughter
Tania. Gordon worked for 42 years at Pirelli General Cable Company. There he drove Lorries
(that’s trucks to us), forklifts, cut cable and loaded low loaders with the cable drums. During this
time he developed an interest – better yet an infatuation – with heavy transport and lift equipment.
Gordon is a veritable fount of information concerning trucks, trailers and European transport
companies. In fact we joked with the Goldhofer representative that Gordon may know more about
their equipment than he does, and we are probably not too far off. Gordon carries around hundreds
of photos of the most recent equipment he has witnessed in action and shows them off like a proud
grandfather. He attends all the big shows ConExpo, Bauma, you name it he has been there. He also
enjoys staying after the show closes to watch the disassembly and haul out of the equipment. In fact,
that may well be his favorite time. Gordon already has his schedule set and his plans confirmed for
the Bauma show in Munich, Germany in April of next year.
What is a normal itinerary for a guy like Gordon? Well he left Las Vegas and the MinExpo show, flew
to the UK and immediately boarded a plane for Holland to attend the MAC Truck show. No he didn’t
even stop in to see Rosina and Tania! The day after the show, he caught a plane and flew home. His
next excursion involves driving 500 miles round trip to visit the heavy haulage and model show in
Manchester. As Tania says, that 500 mile trip will surely involve several stops to visit heavy haul
yards along the way or just talk with heavy haul truck drivers he may encounter along his route.
Gordon even made a special trip here to Kennewick to see our facilities about two years ago. He
spent the day looking at our shops and equipment including the highlight of his visit, the huge
Hendrickson prime movers – Beauty and the Beast.
We have given Gordon a few Lampson shirts and a jacket which he proudly wears to all the events
showing off his allegiance. He even wears them to events in Europe where he knows Mammeot will be
well represented, just to keep those Dutch boys from getting too over confident. Yes, there is little
doubt that Gordon Stephens from clear across the pond in the UK is and will remain our biggest fan.
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Safety – Reporting and Documenting Work Place Incidents and
Injuries
By Bruce Stemp
Although we all strive to eliminate work place incidents and injuries they,
despite our best efforts, do occasionally occur. When they do we all should
know what to do – secure the area, make sure it’s safe for rescuers, notify
emergency services if needed, give first aid to the injured worker, and
transport the worker to a care facility for continued treatment. Done deal and now it’s back to work. Well sort of, but not so fast. Remember the old
saying “a job is not done until the Paperwork is complete”? Nowhere is it
truer than after an incident occurs.
Our program and probably 99.9% of all others require that the injury be investigated - at the level
required based on its severity - and then documented for further review and lessons learned. In most
cases we do this by utilizing the following minimum steps:
1 – Notify Safety as soon as possible and they will assist and coordinate all required efforts. They will
also notify OSHA, WISHA or MSHA if the incident meets certain immediate reporting requirements
2 – If the incident or injury is serious, secure the area without disturbing anything so an investigation
can take place and photo’s, if required, can be taken. Investigate and document the investigation
including personnel interviews.
3 – Ensure that the hazard has been mitigated and it is safe to return to work.
4 – Get Post Incident Drug Screens for all workers directly involved if there is serious injury or
substantial property damage. Debris in eyes, small cuts, bumps and bruises and the like usually do not
fall into this category. Use common sense or get advice from safety.
5 – Get the following forms filled out as completely as possible: Supervisors Report, Employee’s
Report, Witness Reports and submit to safety by the end if the following business day.
6 – As soon as practical – usually the next safety meeting or a specially scheduled one – inform coworkers of the incident, how it happened, and the ways we will prevent it from happening again.
Answer any concerns they have.
7 – Shut down the rumor mill with facts about the incident and the true condition of the worker. If
you don’t know the facts then just say that - don’t guess or elaborate. In this age of cell phones,
video phones and Facebook, information right, wrong or even made up – spreads very quickly.
The documentation is very important for several reasons. First, safety uses these to determine the
types of injuries we are having, what hazards are presenting most frequently and what changes can
be made to eliminate or minimize the hazard. Second, they, in conjunction with the first report of
injury from the care provider, assist us in determining the OSHA reporting category of the injury.
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When an employee is sent for off-site care, it is very important that, in most cases, he is
accompanied by a supervisor, safety personnel, or another employee. It is also imperative that he
receives “return to work conditions” from the treating physician so that we can ensure his work
assignments coincide with any work restrictions the worker may have.
Preparing and submitting the paperwork promptly is very important and we all need to treat it as
such. We have been getting better, but there are still occurrences that go unreported and that can
make it difficult for the company and the injured worker.
If you need further information on this or additional copies of the required forms in either hard copy
or electronic PDF files, please contact the safety department.
News from Around the World –
By Bill Quintal
The Beam Transport that we completed recently went from Port Kembla which is located
approximately 85 km's south of Sydney, to Wallerawang Power Station which is near Lithgow, West of
the Blue Mountains.
The transformer was manufactured in ABB's China Factory, shipped to Australia and off loaded onto a
15 axle Goldhofer trailer. From there it was transported to a lay down area and off loaded by our
Lift and Lock system. We then assembled the 265 ton girder set around the unit and made it ready
for the road journey. The total distance travelled was 1,067 kilometers. Due to some bridges not
being suitable for the weight, we had to take a roundabout way to get there and the journey took 7
days to complete
The weight of the unit was 239 ton, with the trailers and beams weighing 177 ton. We had five prime
movers, but due to hilly terrain an extra prime mover was added for the last 80 kilometers. Some
grades were as high as 16%.
Our client was ABB Transformer Division. They are located at Moorebank, Sydney which is near our
yard.
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Announcements
Birthday’s: Happy Birthday to the following
Lampson employees!!!
May: Jim Badger, Don Brown, Gunner Dixon,
Mike Evanson, Ryan Harris, Randy Knight,
Dave Kuhn, Nolan Larson, Patrick Meehan,
Jeff O’Hair, Dan Phelps, Ian Rolfe,
James Tilstra, Hilary Barlow, Scott Barlow,
Todd Burnette, Budd Davidson, Terry Shipman,
Steve Skrapits, Arthur Draper, Anil Jamdade,
David Stacey, Mark Schmidt, Karl Newman,
Lee Bransdon, Jean-Marc Biram, Tim Schultz,
Anton Krkan
June: Scott Barlow, Shannon Clingan,
David Firestone, Bill Gwinn, Steve Harvill,
Randy Jackson, Chase Larson, Marvin Meise,
HR Moore, Bill Reser, Jerry Schulder,
Gary Talcott, Perry Allen,
Bo Elliott, Mike Leisenring, Kyle Tripp,
Vera Wilkinson, Tom Hatfield, Malcolm Dodt,
Barbara Payne, Norm Bridge, Alan Pattison,
Bill Quintal, Michael Cromarty, Jim Crawford,
George Moreira, Dustin Blakemore, Nicholas
Bishop, Paul Bates, Daniel Crawford
July: Gary Bateman, Kevin Cravens,
Larry DeWitt, Jacob Johnson, Pat Knight,
Jorge Limon, Jon Mirus, Cecil Phillips,
Mark Sanders, Josh Stallbaum, Tate Stark,
Catlin Stemp, Jordan Stemp, Kit Tripp,
Byron Lampson, Peter Lampson, Randy Stemp,
Greg Whitlow, Ron Winklesky, Craig Wood,
Patrick Lust, David Patterson,
Gary Sadden, Geoff Woolley, Craig Curtis,
Andrew Hancock, Phillip Parish, Joe Hinds
August: Zack Albertin, David Baker,
Dan Brewer, Jose Chavez, Brad Coxen,
Jason David, Clint Dunagan, Tim Goforth,
Will Hendricks, Dustin Hornbeck, Jerry Hurt ,
Doyle Jordan, Steve Lampson, Matthew Meise,
David Oglesbee, Tom Raeder, Terry Rice,
Pavel Shelest, Eduard Stupak, Anthony
Trovillo, Clay Whipple, Dennis Young,
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Travis Cameron, Boyd Dale, Justin Gier,
Steve Helton, Mike Heryford, Aaron Mapston,
Stacy Quick, Russell Wallace, Mike Zerba,
Shirley Chevrier, Thomas Duffy, Bruce Stewart,
Celeste Park, Colm Hughes, Warren Lucke,
Raymond Steele, Geoff Fisher,
Eric Butterworth, Warren Mitchell,
Stephen Kirk, Michael Kirkness, Craig Hodgson,
Adrian Van Beek
September: Tom Cave, William Hall,
Josh Hoover, Troy Johnson, Travis Jordan,
Jim LaRowe, Fred Lewis, Esteban Lopez,
Lance Malek, Terence Myers, Chase Stemp,
Tom Strycula, Lukas Talcott, Tony Cornwell,
Herb Coulter, Shawn Dixon, Shauna Hoburg,
Bob Stork, Frankie Connell, Paul Edwards,
John O’Donnell, Ranka Knezevic,
George Griffiths, David Parks, Barry Gee,
Glenn Wilmott, Paul Philp, Patrick Codd,
Vicki Wilson, Tim Watkins
October: Alan Hayden, David Heiman,
Tanner Hickman, Tony Orzoco, Joel Raplee,
Travis Sharp, Taylor Vorheis, Ernest Yanoff,
Ryan Cooper, Wes Goenen, Pat Mansfield,
Tom Sanders, Randy Speer, Bruce Stemp,
Cory Stemp, Brian Holm, Dave Sutcliffe,
Richard Cole, Bert Jansen, Norm Nightingale,
Wayne Cooper, Scott Budden, Ty Connolly,
Tony Jurd
November: Hector Cardenas, Robert Carson,
Don Christian, Ryan Foeppel, Butch Forbis,
Brian Foster, Jerry Fuller, Roger Hoover,
Charles Reitz, Gene Russell, Viktor Ryadinskiy,
Nate Sather, Jeff Abersfeller, Deanna Brooks,
Bob Burke, Kathleen Hurt, Kate Lampson,
John Rieker, Lana Laughlin, Gary Appel,
Lou Kenworthy, Michael Hulls, Dan Beiers,
Jason Chapman, Henry Stewart,
Lindsay Watkins, Josh McNay
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December: Michael Alloway, David Barnes,
Eric Carlson, Clyde Goeke, William Huntley,
Eric Kuh, Michael Rabbett,
Nick Schaffer, Josh Stading, Glen Talcott,
Rene Hernandez, Bill Lampson, Steven Robbins,
Lance Wagner, Kaylene Walter, Lisa Welter,
Lee Fischer, Peter Murphy, Pat Rolt,
Brett Sulman, John Lee, Dennis Thornburn,
Kerry O’Brien, Ray Parker, Mark Woods,
Dean Tollley
Congratulations:
Every couple of years in Australia, the country inducts approximately 100
people into the transport hall of fame. This year, after 40 years in the
transport industry, mainly heavy haulage, Dennis Thorburn was inducted.
This award is sponsored by the Shell Oil Company and all Australian truck
manufacturers. A big congratulation goes out to Dennis on this major
accomplishment and momentous occasion!!
On September 15, 2012 Cody and Shauna Hoburg were married at the
Light House on Clover Island in Kennewick, WA. We would like to extend a
big congratulations to the two of them and wish them well with their
recent union!
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Congratulations to Rene and Valerie Hernadez who began their lives
together on July 26, 2012. We would like to congratulate the two of them
on their recent union and wish them both a wonderful and happy life
together!
Congratulations to Gary and Karen Schweiger who were married on
November 10, 2012 in Las Vegas. Karen was Gary’s one true love
from high school and will be his true love now and always.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Congratulations to Blake Stemp and Amber Riley who were engaged
in May of 2012. The couple are college sweethearts and will be
married on her family farm in June of 2013. Congratulations you
two!!!
Quote of the Month:
“A government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on
the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims."
… Ayn Rand, Excerpt from Atlas Shrugged
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