Upcoming events and announcements
Brother Frank Yako passed away Thursday, July 16 . There will be a viewing at Ripepi & Sons Funeral Home on Bagley Rd. in Middleburg Hts., Ohio on Monday July 20th, from 3 pm to 8 pm. There will be a Burial Mass at St. Colette Parish in Brunswick, Ohio on Tuesday the 21st and on Wednesday, July 22nd, Yako will be lay to rest on Kelley’s Island.
May he rest in peace.
The IUEC Local 17 Retiree’s Dinner is when the local not only honors its retirees but also those who have reached milestone anniversaries in the trade. Below are those so honored at this year’s event.
20 Year Service Pin
Mike Hogan with Business Manager Tim Moennich
25 Year Service Pin
(Left to right) Hugh Taylor, John Driscoll, Jr., Tim Moennich and Bruce Koprowski
30 Year Service Pin
Tim Moennich and Mark Carollo
35 Year Service Pin
(Left to right) Mike Moennich, Ken Hasek, Joe Broz, Sr. and Tim Moennich
Here is a link in case you missed Rick Myers on America’s Work Force Radio talking with Ed “Flash” Ferenc about NEIEP.
IUEC Local 17 member Rick Myers will be appearing on America’s Work Force Radio on March 30th at 4pm. AWF Radio plays on 1490 AM and is hosted by legendary Cleveland radio personality Ed “Flash” Ference. The show is also live cast and archived on the website awfradio.com.
America’s Work Force is the only daily labor-radio program in America and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports.
To those brothers and sisters enrolled in the scaffolding class, the start date has been moved to March 2.
The IUEC Local 17 Volunteer Organizing Committee will hold a meeting at 5 pm at our school located at Superior and East 26th Street. If you have any questions, contact Business Manager Tim Moennich at 216-431-8088 or VOC Chairman Don Knapik at 216-220-7147.
On June 28th, friends of Roy Skinner Jr. will hold a benefit pig roast to help pay for upgrading Roy’s home with wheelchair access. Roy, 35, is a former member of IUEC Local 17 who left the trade after an August 2011 motorcycle crash left him paralyzed from the waist down.
There will be games, door prizes, a 50-50 raffle along with a Chinese auction of gift baskets. Those attending are encouraged to bring side dishes in disposable containers. A portion of the cash donations will be given to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Foundation at Metro General Hospital.
The fundraiser will start at noon at 8983 Westlawn Blvd., Olmsted Falls, Ohio. For more information on the event and how you can help out, contact Kathy Caruso at kittykat2nv@gmail.com or RSVP at royskinnertwo@gmail.com by June 15th.
Brothers,
It is with deep sadness to report the passing of Local 45 Brother James J Goggin. Brother Goggin is the son of Brother James F Goggin, the brother of Brother Tom Goggin and Nephew of Brother John Goggin. The family will receive friends at Green Family Funeral Home, State Rt. 44 and Pioneer Trail on Friday 4-8pm. Funeral service will be Saturday 9:30am at the Funeral Home.
Fraternally,
Tim Moennich
Business Rep.
The annual IUEC Local 17 Golf Outing will be held June 7th at Mallard Creek Golf Club, 34500 Royalton Road, Columbia Station. The cost this year will be $100 for 18 holes of golf, cart, door prizes and refreshments and food at the turn and after the event. To reserve your spot in the event, contact Entertainment Chairman Mike Hogan NO LATER THAN May 23rd.
The date for the 2014 IUEC Local 17 Retiree’s Dinner has been changed from April 18th to May 16th. The change is the result of Good Friday falling on the scheduled day of the dinner. The event will still beheld at Frank Sterle’s Slovenian Restaurant at 1401 East 55th Street, Cleveland and will run from 5:30 until closing. If you have not sent in your response, please contact Business Manager Tim Moennich at the hall at 216-431-8088, email him at TMoennich@iueclocal17.org or Entertainment Chairman Mike Hogan at m.hogan67@yahoo.com.
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