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Special Features in this Issue...
SLIPPERY ROCK GAZETTE® The Voice of the Stone Fabricator
Slippery rock Gazette
The Publisher’s Pen
The Ellis Page Company: A Novel Model for a Commercial Fabrication Shop and Workforce,
by Sharon Koehler...................................................................................................................................Begins on 1 FINE STONETM Alma Art Uncovers the Hidden Stories within Natural Stone ........................ Begins on 1
Training, Safety and Education
Industry Calendar of Events and Training: January 2023 – March 2023........................................................... 5
Countertop Shop Marketing Tips from What We’ve Learned in 2022, by Stephen Alberts .................... 6 Too Smart for Their Own Good, by Rick Phelps .................................................................................................. 9 Decisions, Decisions, by Ed Young .......................................................................................................................... 11
Industry Topics, Tips and Featured Columns
The Stone Detective – Solves the Case of the Missing Sink, by Frederick M. Hueston ...........................13 Protect Yourself, by Sharon Koehler .................................................................................................................... 14
Stone Restoration and Maintenance Corner, by Bob Murrell ..................................................... Begins on 17 What in Tarnation Has Happened to Young People Today? by Sam Venable ........................................... 19
Industry News
The Publisher’s Pen, by Rick Stimac ...................................................................................................................... 4 New BB Industries Product Catalog ...................................................................................................................... 5 3D Cloud by Marxent Granted Kitchen Design Automation Patent ......................................................... 10 NSI Completes 46th Home with Gary Sinise Foundation ......................................................... Begins on 10 NSI Announces New Board Members ............................................................................................................... 12 New Products from Arizona Tile ........................................................................................................................ 12 NTCA Names Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year Recipients ................................................................ 16 New Vacuum Cup From GRABO ....................................................................................................................... 20 U.S. Department of Labor Announces OHSA Training Institute Education Centers .......................... 22 TISE Launches Startup Station for Innovators in 2023 ................................................................................. 22 Marketplace ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 Classified Ads ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
BBIndustries is expanding operations and product offerings for 2023. We’re hard at work completing our 2023 Catalog, available in January
2023 - just call and ask for one.
Our New Salt Lake City Fulfillment Center expansion officially opened in mid-Novem- ber. We have essentially doubled our Utah (and points west) distri- bution capabilities. We’ve tooled up to supply the high demand for essential fabrication products. As always, BBI is committed to our money-back guarantee and providing first-class service for all of our products, including our fabricator-favorite Envy sinks.
We’ve been working with a top manufacturer to add more of the popular sizes of stainless steel and porcelain sinks to our Envy sink line. We’ve invested sig- nificant resources to make sure we can offer a complete stain- less line – for you and your cus- tomers. Our goal is to provide unparalleled service levels as our multiple, well-stocked facilities
So, Sue Me
AMichigan city agreed to pay $1,000 to a driver to settle a lawsuit about marking tires to catch parking violators.
The deal in Bay City followed a declaration in August that a similar practice in Saginaw was illegal. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington said chalking tires without a warrant violated constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.
“The whole point of this is to set clear lines,” attorney Phil Ellison said. “Police just can’t kick down your door. The same parallel here is when the government starts messing with our cars.”
Jody Tyvela received tickets at least six times in 2016-17. Without having time meters, parking enforc- ers marked tires to determine who
Rick Stimac
CEO, BB Industries LLC
Rick Stimac, CEO of BB Industries
can ship Envy sinks and many other products quickly across the entire country. If you want sinks, we have them in stock, with a same-day shipping commitment to the entire US.
BBI is sincerely dedicated to being Right There With You in all aspects of stone fabrication.
Partner with us for a better bot- tom line in 2023.
Contributors & Staff
Rick Stimac
Larry M. Hood
G. William Brown Stephen Alberts Mark Anderson
Ed Hill
Frederick M. Hueston Sharon Koehler Rufus B. Leakin
Bob Murrell
Rick Phelps
Ed Young
Sam Venable
Publisher Editor and Design Director Graphic Designer Countertop Marketing Co. Department of Humor Synchronous Solutions Stone Forensics Investigations Stone Industry Consultant Guru of Urban Folklore Restoration Consultant ActionCoach, Synchronous Solutions Fabricator’s Business Coach Department of Irony
was parked too long in downtown Bay City.
Tyvela will receive $1,000 and her attorneys will get $59,000 under the settlement with Bay City and the city’s Downtown Development Authority. The Development Authority was responsible for most of it.
Messages seeking comment were left with city officials.
Thousands of parking tickets based on tire markings likely were written in Bay City. But the class-action status of the lawsuit fizzled because the city lacked complete records, Ellison said.
And, like the Saginaw case, vehicle owners only would have received $1 for each marking, he said.
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