Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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TENNESSEE Rogers Group leveraged a popular activity from its "BBQ in the Pit" events to draw visitors to its booth at the Pulaski Lions Club/Giles County Fair. According to the company, it had visitors guess the weight of a boulder sitting outside the main arena. Participants fi lled out a form with their name and guesstimated weight for a chance to win a $100 gift card. A total of 250 entries were submitted with Eric Forshey guess- ing the rock's exact weight. NEW HAMPSHIRE Since August, minimum security inmates at the state men's prison have been visiting an old quarry to draw water for various uses. According to the Con- cord Monitor, the effort is in response to a request from the city of Concord to limit tap water use. Three to four times each week, the outside maintenance crew draws approximately 200 gallons of water for uses such as washing state vehicles and watering lawns and gardens. NORTH CAROLINA At Aggregates Manager's press time, Grove Stone & Sand was about to spon- sor its Rock the Quarry 5K for the ninth consecutive year. Black Mountain News reports that the operation, owned by Hedrick Industries, will donate proceeds to the Black Mountain Home for Children (BMH) and the Asheville Museum of Science. "In addition to sharing a property line, we share a passion for helping children," Sarah Thomas, vice president of fi nance and development for BMH, told the newspaper, noting that it couldn't ask for better neighbors. "Their ongoing support has made an impact year after year, and it's reassuring to know that they've made such a strong commitment to supporting our youth." Over the last three years, the operator has raised more than $61,000 for the children's home. In addition, the parent company has partnered with it to supply materials and facilities to help the home develop vocational programs for older youth. Growth of the event has allowed the company to add a second benefi ciary. OHIO Residents in Canton Township asked township trustees to limit operating hours at National Lime & Stone's railyard to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. In particular, they cited concerns about the "shaking" of delivery cars and the corresponding noise. According to the Canton Repository, trustees told residents that they had a verbal agreement with the operator regarding the 25.48-acre site and could discuss their concerns, but were limited to their "power of persuasion." One resident, Debie Sterling, told the newspaper that she may fi le a class-action lawsuit against the operator. PENNSYLVANIA A Penn State professor who was pushed off an 80-foot highwall into a quarry may have been alive and immobile for up to two days before he died. Fox News reports that those details were revealed during a preliminary hearing for one of the two people charged with Ronald Bettig's murder. Police say that George Ishler Jr. and Danielle Geier lured Bettig to the quarry with a story about harvesting marijuana. They thought they'd inherit money after his death. Police say they believe Ishler pushed him while Geier waited in the car with her toddler. Both sus- pects are standing trial on murder and related charges. SOUTH DAKOTA Despite receiving permit approval from the Law- rence County Commission for an aggregate oper- ation in Centennial Valley, that operation will not be opening in the foreseeable future. According to the Rapid City Journal, a citizens group called Save Centennial Valley Association gathered 820 qualifi ed signatures and put the matter on the Au- gust ballot. Votes were cast in a nearly 2-1 margin against the operation. In late July, Mountain View Ranches LLC fi led suit to block the election, but Fourth Circuit Court Judge Randall L. Macy denied the request for a writ of prohibition after fi nding that the county auditor had verifi ed the petitions and had the authority to set the special election. AGGREGATES MANAGER / October 2016 7 Watch your performance rise with the world leader in drilling at your side. 800-732-6762 www.atlascopco.us THE NEXT LEVEL THE NEW DM30 II