Jan 20, 2021
Courtesy Photos Metal Sculptor Ann Gildner creates the sculpture, “Departure of the Great Blue Herons,” in her studio. She will give a virtual tour of her studio on Monday in an Association of Lifelong Learners program.
ALPENA – Metal sculptor Ann Gildner will give a virtual studio tour next week as one of the Association of Lifelong Learners programs. These programs are free and open to the public.
Currently all programs are via Zoom Livestream only. For connection information, send an email to ALL@Alpenacc.edu. Feel free to share this list with your friends, relatives and other organizations.
Monday
My grandfather, Ulysses S Grant Perkins, was born in 1873 in a log cabin in Whitley Co. Kentucky. My father, Paul M Perkins, wrote about him in his book Forgotten
A few weeks ago, U.S. Attorney for Eastern Michigan Matthew Schneider said after the sentencing of a United Auto Workers official, “We’re not done.” He wasn’t kidding. This Wednesday, FBI and IRS agents in four states raided the homes of UAW President Gary Jones (in photo) and former UAW President Dennis Williams, plus the union’s rural Michigan conference retreat/training center and a couple of other sites in search of evidence of corruption. The actions follow the convictions of several UAW and Chrysler officials for their roles in a bribery and embezzlement scheme, and charges announced this August 14 against now-retired union senior official Michael Grimes for receiving the bulk of nearly $2 million in vendor kickbacks. He pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering on Wednesday.
Photo(s) by Moran Iron Works
Moran Iron Works and Ann Arbor-based Watermaster NA have partnered in a venture to manufacture the unique Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine in North America. The Watermaster machine has been sold worldwide for thirty years but not in the U.S.A. due to an import policy called the Jones Act. Because the AMD 5000 is now made in the U.S., it is a fully Jones Act-compliant vessel and is now available for purchase throughout the country.
The two companies came together over a year ago and through a series of leadership meetings in Helsinki Finland and Onaway, MI they agreed to join forces in an OEM partnership. The first machine is currently being manufactured in Onaway MI. Watermaster NA anticipates considerable growth as the U.S. marine maintenance industry becomes aware of the unique capabilities of the AMD 5000.
Special to the Record-Eagle/Watermaster North America
The Watermaster AMD 5000 Amphibious Multipurpose Dredging machine can maneuver on land by using a pair of stern-mounted struts and its hydraulic work arm to lift, push, pull and drag itself.
Photos special to the Record-Eagle/Watermaster North America
ONAWAY â Moran Iron Works partnered with Ann Arbor-based Watermaster NA to manufacture an amphibious dredging machine.
A version of the vessel has been in use worldwide for three decades, but the machine previously hadnât been sold in the U.S.
Watermaster North America was founded by brothers Jonathan and Peter Dreyfuss in 2019 after they acquired a license to manufacture and sell the Watermaster AMD 5000 Amphibious Multipurpose Dredging machine â originally designed by the Finland-based Aquamec company â in both the U.S. and Canada.