Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 22

Words: Bill Dentinger, Eugene George, Charles Velardo, Mickey Soloff, Bill George, Dick Felice, Dee Brown, Mark Soderberg, Jerry DuFour, David Soloff, Jim Cope, Gerald Dufour, Dorothy Tubesing, Steve Dach, Sam Lowry, Billie Soloff, Jim Luterbach, Tony Luczynski, D.T. Allen, Louis Jr, Janet Maniago, Ted George, Nell Hazewinkel, Allan Griffin
Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 22

Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 22
MCAA Conducts Summer Executive Board Meeting In Woodstock, Vermont

Amid the secluded and beautiful rolling hills of historic New England, the MCAA conducted its 1981 Summer Executive Board Meeting at the picturesque Woodstock Inn in Woodstock, Vt., June 27-July 1.

On Tuesday afternoon, June 30, MCAA President Louis J. Helbert Jr. called the Executive Board Meeting to order and heard reports from MCAA officers, regional vice presidents, committee chairmen, and chairmen of the related trusts and committees. One item of significance was the name change of the former MCAA Design/Build Committee to the Masonry Building Systems Committee, which more adequately describes the committee's function.

A position paper, "Recommended Practices, Relationships and Responsibilities in Brick Construction," was presented by Gerald Dufour, chairman of the Liaison Committee, which has been meeting with the Brick Institute of America and the National Association of Brick Distribu-
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The happy 1981 MCAA Executive Board Golf Tournament champions (from left): Eugene George, men's low net; Billie Soloff, ladies' low gross and low net, and her husband, Mickey Soloff, men's low gross. At the far right is MCAA executive vice president George A. Miller, who presented the trophies and was toastmaster at the MCAA Executive Board Banquet.

Here are some candid shots from the 1981 MCAA Executive Board Banquet on June 30 at the Woodstock (Vt.) Country Club: (from left) Mr. & Mrs. Turner Smith, Houston, Tex.; Mr. & Mrs. Don Leonard, St. Ann, Mo., and Robert Hatch, El Monte, Calif. Mrs. Dorothy Tubesing and her husband Bob (standing), New Berlin, Wis., can be seen in the background.

(From left) Mrs. Janet (Dino) Maniago, Vancouver, B.C., Eugene George, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Ann (Charles) Velardo, Newton Highlands, Mass.: MCAA President Louis J. Helbert, Jr., Ft. Collins, Colo.; Charles Velardo: Ted and Bill George, Eugene's sons, and Dino Maniago.

(From left) Mrs. Sharon (Louis J.) Helbert, Ft. Collins, Colo.; David B. "Mickey" Soloff, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Bill Dentinger, Brookfield, Wis., and Mr. & Mrs. Dee Brown, Dallas, Tex.

(From extreme left) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Soderberg and Mark's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Soderberg. Ft. Collins, Colo.; Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cope, Yankton, S.D., and Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dach, Denver, Colo. Jim Cope is partially obscured behind Mrs. Dach (far right). Steve Dach is in the foreground, at left.

(From left) Mrs. Nell (Al) Hazewinkel, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Allan Griffin, Morganton, N.C.; Dick Felice, Des Moines, la.; D. T. Allen, Newport, Ark.; Tony Luczynski, Elmhurst, III., and Al Hazewinkel.

(From left) Mr. & Mrs. Sam Lowry, Charleston, W.Va.; Mr. & Mrs. Bill Dentinger, Brookfield, Wis.; Mr. & Mrs. Jim Luterbach (partially obscured), New Berlin, Wis., and Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Dufour, Germantown, Wis.


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