Local Lodge 112

Boilermakers from 15 lodges work together on major Syncrude job

THE SPRING 2012 Syncrude outage in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was significant for several reasons, according to L-146 (Edmonton) member Denis Lafleur. First, it was one of the largest outages in the Oil Sands region, involving work on Syncrude’s 37-1 plant that included two furnaces and a 256-ft. vacuum tower (one of the world’s largest). Second, the successful project brought together field construction Boilermakers from 15 locals on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Chris White chosen best collegiate player in Mississippi

THE BEST COLLEGE football player in the state of Mississippi last year has strong Boilermaker roots. Chris White is the son of the late James B. (Larry) White Jr., who belonged to Local Lodge 112 (Mobile, Ala.) until his death in 1999, and is also the grandson of retired L-112 member James B. White.

ADAM STAGNER (front) and Matt Pryor, both members of Local 112 (Mobile, Ala.), pose with their massive feral hog Oct. 28, 2009, in the Turnerville community near Chunchula, Ala. The boar weighed 780 pounds and measured 6 feet 11 inches long, with a neck girth of 51 inches and an estimated height of 44 inches. The cutters (bottom tusks) measured 3-and-one-half-inches in length. “It’s probably the biggest game animal I’ll ever kill,” Stagner said.

MEMBERS FROM 17 Boilermaker lodges traveled to Kansas City, Mo., to attend a project management training class sponsored by MOST, the Boilermakers’ Mobilization, Optimization, Stabilization, and Training Fund. Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel near the Kansas City International Airport Jan.