INDEX: September 2014
Our stories of special interest this month include the team players at Real Value, Inc. . This two-location stone fabrication business provides top-notch commercial and residential fabrication, cabinetry and installation to the Columbia, S.C. and Charlotte, N.C. markets. We also celebrate the exemplary masonry work of Michael Jamieson of Jamieson Stoneworks, based in New York, with 3 decades of building stone fireplaces, walls, floors and more, often using locally-sourced stone. New products are arriving in the marketplace, namely the innovative Radiant Fires creations of Jeff Hanning and company, and the labor and headache-saving inventions of Kevin Pridemore: Sinkits, LC Brackets, and more. Our Pillars of the Industry returns this month featuring a special interview with Brenda Edwards of TexaStone Quarries. Our monthly columnists present thought-provoking perspective on the stone industry issues with their insight and opinions. In closing, I apologize for inaccuracies in our report last month of WerkMaster training being offered to select inmates at Hopkins County Jail, located near Madisonville, Kentucky. Refer to our August online archive for a revised version of this inspirational story.
Please address your letters and comments to publisher@slipperyrockgazette.net. If your stone shop is doing something interesting – we want to tell your story!
Larry Hood - Editor
September 2014 Issue Articles
Real Value, Inc., by Peter J. Marcucci
From the Publisher’s Pen, by Rich Hassert
Arizona Tile Adds Italian-Made Quartz to its Varied Slab Offering
MIA Moves Headquarters to Oberlin, Ohio
Coldspring Receives 2014 Tucker Design Awards
Customer Care Versus Customer Service, by Jodi Wallace
Attendee Registration Opens for The International Surface Event East
Viles Arboretum Unveils Plans for Upcoming Sculpture Symposium
Sports Quote of the Month
Are You Playing to Win, or Trying Not to Lose? by Richard Pierce Thomas
Kevin Pridemore, President of Sinkits LLC, is Dedicated to Doing It Better, by Joel Davis
Pillars of the Industry: An Interview with Brenda Edwards, by Peter J. Marcucci
Chris McKenzie Joins the Sales Team at Braxton-Bragg
The Bottom Fell Out
Hey, That Looks Familiar
Square Feet (and Other Misleading Measurements), by Aaron J. Crowley
Restoration & Maintenance Corner: Preparation and Restoration, by Bob Murrell
Jury Duty Can Be “Ruff”
The Price of Impatience
Ten Important Dating Tips Anglers Can Understand
Stuffing Lobster Tails
Staying Calm Under Pressure
Deliciously Delayed
Battle in the Barnyard, by Sam Venable
The Call of the Wild
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Precinct…
Have You Been Gagging Lately? by Sharon Koehler
Radiant Fires Offers Fire Table Components to Granite Fabricators, by Joel Davis
Best Tile, Neuse Tile and USG Donate Materials to Tile Eight Homes in North Carolina
The Stone Detective, by Frederick M. Hueston, PhD
A Slingshot Sharpshooter
Somehow She Managed It
The Slippery Rock Classifieds
Braxton-Bragg Announces Fresh, New Website Re-Design
The Varmint County Chronicles, by Boomer Winfrey
Jamieson Stoneworks, LLC, by Peter J. Marcucci
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