WRMCA SCOOP 2Nd Quarter • June 2016 • • 800.242.6298 WRMCA Legislative Update November Nomination Papers Submitted
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Scholarship Association 2017 Winner News Convention (see p. 4) (see p. 2-3) (see p. 6) WRMCA SCOOP 2nd Quarter • June 2016 • http://www.wrmca.com • 800.242.6298 WRMCA Legislative Update November Nomination Papers Submitted In preparation for the fall election, nomination papers were due June 1st at the state Government Accountability Board. Candidates in six of the state's eight congressional districts will find themselves in primary battles for the right to advance to November's general election. The messiest race looks like northeastern Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Reid Ribble's decision not to seek re-election has led no fewer than six major party candidates to declare. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson is the lone Democrat in the race. On the Republican side of the ticket it will likely be a showdown between current state Sen. Frank Lasee of De Pere, and Mike Gallagher of Green Bay, a former Marine who served as national security adviser for Walker's short-lived presidential campaign last summer. Lasee is well known in the district while Gallagher has the support of many Ribble supporters. In the state legislature, current GOP state Rep. Dave Craig, R-Big Bend, is in line to win a Senate seat without drawing any opponents. He was the only one to file nomination papers for the heavily Republican seat being vacated by Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin. Incumbent state lawmakers facing primary challenges include: Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee; Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse; Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Josh Zepnick, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Leon Young, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison; and Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mount Horeb. Some lawmakers were fortunate to draw no opponent. Those incumbent senators who did not draw any opponents include: Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills; Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona; Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukville; Sen. Bob Wirch, D-Kenosha; and Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. Of the 99 Reps in the Assembly, 34 do not have opponents. Those in the Assembly with no opponent are: Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Fred Kessler, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield; Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin; Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, D-Milwaukee; Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls; Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon; Rep. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown; Rep. Jeffrey Mursau, R-Crivitz; Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville; Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit; Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie; Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison; Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh; Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger; Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum; Rep. Tom Weatherston, R-Racine; Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha; Rep. Tod Ohnstad, D-Kenosha; Rep. Bob Kulp, R-Stratford; Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point; Rep. Nick Milroy, D-South Range; Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield; Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison; Rep. Ken Skowronski, R-Franklin; Rep. Mike Kuglitsch, R-New Berlin; Rep. Eric Genrich, D-Green Bay; Rep. Warren Petryk, R-Eleva; Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse; Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha; and Rep. Cindi Duchow, R-Pewaukee. 1 ASSOCIATION NEWS WRMCA Welcomes Members Who Joined in the 2nd Quarter GESTRA Engineering, Inc., www.gestrainc.com, consulting firm Skyway Cement Company, http://skywaycement.com, ASTM 989 Grade 100 Slag Cement 2016 ACI Certification Volunteer Thank You Thanks to the Certification Committee Chairman Greg Schmidt for his continued dedication and instruction of the ACI classes. ACI Certification Courses Certified 94 Students in 2016 Special thanks to the Chief Examiners - Gene Francisco, Greg Schmidt, Ed Troxell, and Buck Barker. 2016 ACI Grade 1 Certification Courses completed, 87 students Thursday, January 21st in Milwaukee, 11 students Thank you to the examiners Ed Troxell, Mike Meyer, Paul Piekarski, Greg Schmidt, Andy Wendt and Jackson Concrete. Thursday, February 18th in Rice Lake, 9 students Thank you to the examiners Buck Barker, Troy Tabor, Greg Schmidt, Jerry Thompson, Benny Walker and Ryan Jones. Thursday, March 17th in Eagle River, 17 students Thank you to the examiners Shane Savin, Doug Acker, Matt Madderom, Andy Pearson, Chris Hensler, and Northern Lakes Concrete. Thursday, April 14th in Green Bay, 17 students Thank you to the examiners Tim Tomlanovich, Greg Schmidt, Jesse Strebelinski, Erik Skowronek, and Carew Concrete & Supply Co. Thursday, May 12h in Milwaukee, 10 Students Thank you to the examiners Ed Troxell, Mike Meyer, Andy Wendt and Jackson Concrete. Thursday, June 2nd in Madison, 23 students Thank you to the examiners Jeff Anderson, Emil Batista, Andrea Breen, Ed Troxell, and Wingra Redi-Mix. ACI Strength Testing Class March 24th at GeoTest 7 students A special thanks to Ed Troxell, Greg Schmidt and GeoTest, Inc. for their help with this class. One lucky ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1 Supplemental Examiner won an LCD TV as a thank you for helping out in 2016. Congratulations to Ed Troxell for being selected as the winner of the 32” TV. The TV drawing took place at our annual golf outing. 2 ASSOCIATION NEWS WRMCA 16th Annual Ready Mix Golf Outing Blitz 117 golfers gathered in this year’s 16th Annual Scholarship & Education Golf Outing. Trappers Turn in Wisconsin Dells provided a challenge to the golfers, as well a beautiful locale to re•connect with customers, coworkers and friends. This year’s team with the lowest score is the team of Darren Fortin, Scott Jiroch, Mike Fiorita and Justin Kratochvil shooting 18 under. The second lowest score included John Meyer, Dan Hubecek, Jonathan Ottmann, and Steve Last shooting 17 under. Longest drive in fairway winner, Jack Johnson. Closest to the pin in one winner, Bob Peters. Longest putt winner, Keith Nault. A special thank you to the volunteers – Earl Sarabia and Bobbie Zignego. Thank you to Wally Jankowski and Wisconsin Brewery who sponsored two beverage holes. Thanks to the tee sponsors Advanced Concrete, Baker Tilly, Buzzi Unicem USA, Carew Concrete & Supply, Continental Cement, County Materials, Dodge Concrete, eblake & associates, Euclid Chemical Company, GCP Applied Technologies, GeoTest, Inc., Gillett Cement Products, Growmark, GRT-Mapei, Haydite Lightweight Aggregates, LafargeHolcim, Lycon, Oshkosh Truck Corp., Otto Jacobs, Ozinga Ready Mix, Premiere Concrete Admixtures, Schmitz Ready Mix, Sika Corp., Schmitz Ready Mix, Sonag Ready Mix, Terex Advance Mixer, The Kammer Group, and WI/IL Cement Company. Save the Date - 2017 Workshop Dates OES Workshop The 2017 Annual OES Workshop will be held on Wednesday, January 11th and Thursday, January 12th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Please contact Kim at [email protected] or 608-250-6304 if you would like to participate on the OES Committee. Technical Workshop The 2017 Annual Technical Workshop will be held on Thursday, January 12th and Friday, January 13th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The Concrete Design Awards presentation will be held after dinner on Thursday, January 12th. Start planning now to invite contractors to the workshop. Contact Cherish at [email protected] or 608-250-6304 if you would like to join the Technical Committee. Please note that the workshops will be held consecutively which will allow members to attend both events if they would like to. 3 2016 SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY WINNER By McKenna Large Daughter of Associate Member Dan Large, FRC, LLC The Wisconsin Institute of Discovery, or WID, is a research facility located on the UW Madison campus. Visiting the building during a recent campus tour, I took interest in the interior, as I hope to pursue a career in interior design and architecture. WID recently remodeled to match the innovation and creation that takes place within. Among the indoor gardens, waterfall, interactive tactile displays, and fossil embedded tiling, the use of decorative concrete was an inspiring and beautiful addition to the modern decor. Reaching from the floor to the ceiling, the pillared supports are stationed throughout the building, each approximately two feet in diameter. These beams display beauty in their simplicity. The slate colored pillars show multiple shades of gray. Their surfaces are smooth and slightly glossy. Small nicks are scattered across them, giving each of the pillars a unique finish. These beautiful structures are created with one unexpected medium: concrete. The production of the beams was a simple concept. The concrete was poured into large fiberglass forms in sections. As each section hardened, the next was poured. This created the variety of gray hues seen in the pillars. As it was poured, air pockets developed in the minute gap between the form and the concrete. These pockets created the nicks on the exterior of the pillars. Once a beam was entirely filled and hardened, the form was blasted off of the concrete and the surfaces were polished. The use of fiberglass played a significant role in the production of the concrete’s surface, giving it a marblelike finish. The practical use of concrete also provided an array of benefits in comparison to marble pillars. The concrete was a significant cost saving alternative in a budgeted remodel. It supplied a stronger and more stable beam. Concrete is also more durable than deteriorative marble. The comparison proved concrete to be an obvious choice in the production options. Considering the pillars described above in WID represent only one small aspect, in one building, on one college campus, the innovation of decorative concrete presents a wide range of opportunity. The possible uses of functional and decorative concrete are numerous: from furniture to flooring, both in exterior and interior design. The ingenuity of this design is an inspiring representation of the connection between the form, function, and beauty of concrete. McKenna Large is the daughter of associate board member Dan Large, FRC, LLC. She will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall.