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Tapping Out
Published by HARRISON STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY, ATTICA, INDIANA
Volume 81
March—April 2014
Number 2
Demonstrating What’s Best about Small Town Living
/ŶƐŵĂůůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞŽŶĞƐŝŶǁ ŚŝĐŚŵŽƐƚ, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐůŝǀ Ğ͕ ĂĮ ƌĞĂī ĞĐƚƐĞǀ ĞƌLJŽŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ
ǀ ŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĮ ƌĞƐŽŌĞŶĂƌĞŶ͛ ƚũƵƐƚĐĂƐƵĂůĂĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ͖ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽƵƌƌĞůĂƟǀ ĞƐ͕ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͕ ĐŽ-workers, and
ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ t ĞŚĂǀ ĞŽŌĞŶŬŶŽǁ ŶƚŚĞŵŽƵƌǁ ŚŽůĞůŝǀ ĞƐ͘ &ŝŐŚƟŶŐĂĮ ƌĞŝŶĂƉůĂĐĞůŝŬĞƫ ĐĂ͕ D ĞůůŽƩ ͕ ŽƌWĞƌƌLJƐǀ ŝůůĞ
ŝƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƐŵĂůůƚŽǁ ŶĮ ƌĞĮ ŐŚƚĞƌŝƐůŝŬĞůLJĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǀ ŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĂĮ ƌĞŝŶƐŽŵĞǁ ĂLJ͘dŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ
Į ƌĞĮ ŐŚƚĞƌƐŝŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐvolunteer their services demonstrates what is best about small town living.
ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘ &ŝƌĞĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĚŽŶ͛ ƚĐŽŶĮ ŶĞƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀ ĞƐƚŽĂŌĞƌǁ ŽƌŬŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƐŽǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌĮ ƌĞĮ ŐŚƚĞƌƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ
must stop their own work to fight fires. Not all businesses would allow an employee’s work day to be interrupted because a fire siren has sounded or a pager has gone off. Harrison Steel, however, has always shown its
commitment to the community by allowing those who are volunteer firefighters to leave Harrison Steel at
ƟŵĞƐƚŽĮ ŐŚƚĂƌĞĂĮ ƌĞƐ͘ ĚK ͛ &ĂƌƌĞůů͕ĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ, ^ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞǁ ŚŽŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞŚŝĞĨŽĨƚŚĞƫ ĐĂ&ŝƌĞ
Department says that HS has always been in
the forefront of helping with community
ŶĞĞĚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĮ ƌĞĮ ŐŚƟŶŐ͘ ĐŽƉLJŽĨ
ĂŶĂƌƟĐůĞƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚďLJĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
March 15, 1918 ƫ ĐĂ>ĞĚŐĞƌ, tells the
ƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĂĮ ƌĞƚŚĂƚĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚƚŚĞƫ Ͳ
ca Electric Light and Water Plant.
, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůǁ ĂƐƐƟůůƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂů
Car Coupler Company in 1918. Employees Walter Alberts, Will Kirkman, and a group of “expert mechanics” provided company resources and manpower that alůŽǁ ĞĚĐŝƚLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽ
have water while plans for a more
ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƐŽůƵƟŽŶǁ ĞƌĞŵĂĚĞ͘ Please see Firefighters, next page
&ƌŽŶƚZŽǁ >ĞŌƚŽZŝŐŚƚ͗ ' ƌĞŐ, ŽůůŝƐ͕ :ƵƐƟŶ, ƵƌĚ͕ ŚƌŝƐĞĞĚůĞ
Second Row: Erich Haley, Eric Dismore
Third Row: Troy Routzhan, Rock Weatherly
The title for the fire truck was issued on July 22,
1940.
Firefighters ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ
Harrison Steel currently has seven employees who
are volunteer firefighters and who are there for
their community members when tragedy strikes.
Each has his own reason for volunteering on his
community fire department – one HS firefighter
has followed in his dad’s footsteps, another grew
up watching the television show Emergency which
ŝŶƐƟůůĞĚŝŶŚŝŵĂĮ ƌĞĮ ŐŚƟŶŐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚĂƚŚŝƌĚ
believes that volunteering gives him an opportuniƚLJƚŽďĞĂďĞƩ ĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĂŶŚĞǁ ŽƵůĚďĞŽƚŚĞƌͲ
wise. But a common theme when each was asked
his reason for volunteering is that they want to
ŚĞůƉƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŚŽƐĞůŝǀ ĞƐ͕ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ
pets are in danger, and they want to give back to
ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ /ŶĚŽŝŶŐƐŽ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞĮ ƌĞĮ ŐŚƚĞƌƐ
ĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŽƌĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽŶƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ďƵƚ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůƐŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ, ĂƌƌŝͲ
ƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂƐǁ Ğůů͘
The truck is a 1940 Ford tanker; the pump,
mounted right behind the cab, is a 6 cylinder
Chrysler.
The truck and pump are both military models.
The military may have given the truck to Harrison Steel for
fire protection due to HS support during WWII. Harrison
Steel produced tractors, tanks, and gun mount pedestals as
part of the war effort.
The fire truck may have been used first to haul castings to
Caterpillar. When it was no longer needed for that purpose,
Wade Harrison I made the decision to keep (and possibly
repurpose – which may explain the fact that the tanker is a
Ford and the pump is a Chrysler) the truck. It was subsequently used at HS by the Harrison Steel Fire Brigade.
The fire truck may also have been acquired to insure that
the company could get fire insurance since the property was
outside of city limits and possibly outside the protection of
city firefighters.
The pump on the truck is no longer operational.
The odometer reads 3409 miles.
The furthest known destination of the truck is Veedersburg.
It has made appearances in the Potowatomi Festival Parade
and other community events on numerous occasions.
Now Up for
Auction!
Honoring All Who Served
Please allow us the privilege of dedicating the next
issue of Tapping Out to all of the HS employees who
have served in the armed forces either on home
ground or around the world. We would like to publish
a photo you may have from your time of service taken
when you were wearing fatigues or a dress uniform.
All photos can be submitted to Lori McAdams or Lynne
Lanham in the HR Department or to Kenna Reynolds
in Engineering. Photos will be returned promptly after
scanning. Thank you!
Silent bids are now being taken for a Case 580D
backhoe. The backhoe has a bad engine and will be
sold AS IS and WHERE IS. The minimum bid must exceed $1,768.00. Turn sealed bid with name and bid
amount in to Danny Bender at the Truck Garage by
ƉƌŝůϮϯ ͕ ϮϬϭϰ͘ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨďĂĐŬŚŽĞŝƐƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ǁ ĞŝŐŚƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘
Profit
Sharing
Hold the Dates!
Mike Wrighthouse
Stephen Bailey
t ĞĂƌĞƐƟůůǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĐůŽƐŝŶŐŽƵƚϮϬϭϯ ͘ t ĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐ
to get this done as quickly as possible.
LJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵŐĞƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞŽĨdĂƉƉŝŶŐK Ƶƚ͕ LJŽƵƉƌŽďĂͲ
ďůLJǁ ŝůůŚĂǀ ĞƐĞĞŶĂĐůŽĐŬŶŽƟĐĞĂďŽƵƚƐŽŵĞƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ
changes to the Profit Sharing Plan. Though these changes are being made mainly because we are switching to a
Third Party Administrator to handle most of the operaƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀ ĞƌĞĂůůLJ
been needed for quite a while. I
think you will find that the changĞƐǁ ŝůůďĞǀ ĞƌLJƉŽƐŝƟǀ ĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶ
ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͕ ƚŚĞWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘
I look forward to helping with the
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞǁ dW͘ /ĨLJŽƵ
ŚĂǀ ĞĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ĚŽŶŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĂƚĞƚŽĐĂůůŽƌĐŽŵĞĂŶĚ
see me.
ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
:ŝŵŵLJWŝĐŬĞƩ and
ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶZŝǀ ĞƌĂ-Rosado
ĂĐŚǁ ŽŶΨϱϬϬŽŶƚŚĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĚƌĂǁ ŝŶŐ͊
Energy Star
Dave Hollander
Remember almost three years ago when
two auditors from SRI Quality System
Registrar were at Harrison Steel for the
ďĞƩ ĞƌƉĂƌƚŽĨĂǁ ĞĞŬĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐƚŚĞ
ƌĞĐĞƌƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶĂƵĚŝƚĨŽƌŽƵƌ/^K ϵϬϬϭ͗ ϮϬϬϴĐĞƌƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶ͍ , ĂŶŐŽŶƚŽ
your hat because they are coming back in
April to do it all over again – /^K ϵϬϬϭƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ
quality system to be re-audited every three years.
Pramod Jain and Steve Ritchie will be at Harrison Steel from
April 22 through April 24 to verify that we are saying what we
do, doing what we say, and that it is all in accordance with ISO
9001:2008 requirements.
/ŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ĞŚĂǀ ĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŽƵƌĞŶƟƌĞY ƵĂůŝƚLJD ĂŶͲ
agement System has been audited within the last year. The
ĂƵĚŝƚŽƌƐŚĂǀ ĞďĞĞŶĚŽŝŶŐĂŐŽŽĚũŽďƐŽĨĂƌŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ
ϮϬϭϰĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚƐŽŶƟŵĞ͘
ŵŽŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞĐĞƌƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶĂƵĚŝƚǁ ŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƚŚĞ
five HS core processes: Sales, Purchasing, HR, APQP, and Manufacturing. Expect all of the documented QMS processes in
Sales, Purchasing, and HR to be audited. APQP will be thorŽƵŐŚůLJĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚ͘ ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ ĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ
ǁ ŝůůďĞĐŽǀ ĞƌĞĚŝŶĚĞƚĂŝů͘/ƚŝƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞī ĞĐƟǀ ĞŶĞƐƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞWƌĞĚŝĐƟǀ ĞĂŶĚWƌĞǀ ĞŶƟǀ ĞD ĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵǁ ŝůůďĞ
assessed.
In short, just about every process that has anything to do with
furnishing the customers with acceptable products is fair game
for the audit. Hold the dates of April 22-24!
Tips to Reduce Home Heating Cost
Blaine Gretencord
LJƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƉƌŝŶƚ͕ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůďĞ;ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJͿĮ ŶŝƐŚĞĚǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůůLJĐŽůĚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂͲ
ƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐŽƵƌǁ ĂLJƚŽǁ ĂƌĚƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘ Ƶƚ͕ ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐƟƉƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƟŶŐĐŽƐƚƐĐĂŶďĞ
used next year and may save on your cooling costs as well. They range from large, expensive projects to quick and easy fixes.
/ŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ͗ Ceiling, exterior walls, and even the crawl space/
basement can all transfer heat unless properly insulated. The
following website ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͘ŐŽǀ ͬ ĞŶĞƌŐLJƐĂǀ Ğƌͬ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐͬ ƚLJƉĞƐŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞƐĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ
ŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚZ-values for each applicaƟŽŶ͘
Windows: A good window can provide natural light and scenery, as
ǁ ĞůůĂƐŚĂǀ ĞŝŶƐƵůĂƟŶŐǀ ĂůƵĞ͘ t ŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚǁ ŝŶĚŽǁ Ɛ͕ ůŽŽŬĂƚ
ƚŚĞŝŶƐƵůĂƟŶŐǀ ĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŐůĂƐƐ͘ ŽLJŽƵƌ
research on types and manufacturers and maybe even consult contractors.
Exterior Doors: Cold air can move through the gaps around
ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌĚŽŽƌƐ͘ t ĞĂƚŚĞƌƐƚƌŝƉƉŝŶŐĐĂŶĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJĐƵƚ
down on that. In a pinch, covering doors with blankets
ŽƌƚŽǁ ĞůƐĐĂŶĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƐůŽǁ ĚŽǁ ŶĂŝƌŵŽǀ ĞŵĞŶƚ͘
Light Switches/Outlets: If you feel air movement
from behind your light switches and outlets,
weather stripping made to fit behind the co-
vers can be installed quickly and easily.
Zone Heaters: dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJŝŶĨƌĂƌĞĚ͕ ĂƌĞŶŽƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĞĂƚLJŽƵƌĞŶƟƌĞ
house. But they can heat the rooms that you are in and allow
you to keep the thermostat lower.
Turning Down the Thermostat While You Are Away from Home or
Asleep: A programmable thermostat can take care of this but
have your house warm when you wake up or return home.
WůĂƐƟĐK ǀ Ğƌt ŝŶĚŽǁ Ɛ͗ Old windows can allow air to pass through.
/ŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐƉůĂƐƟĐŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞǁ ŝŶĚŽǁ ƐĐĂŶƐƚŽƉƚŚĂƚĂŝƌŵŽǀ ĞŵĞŶƚ͘
Lower the Temperature in Unused Rooms: E ŽƉŽŝŶƚŝŶĨƵůůLJŚĞĂƟŶŐ
a room that you are seldom in unless the room is a perimeter
room with water lines.
Tax Breaks: Many home improvements that increase
energy efficiency, including but not limited to windows
ĂŶĚŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ŚĂǀ ĞƚĂdž
ƌĞďĂƚĞƐ͕ ƐŽďĞƐƵƌĞƚŽŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌ
receipts. Consult your tax preparer for more inforŵĂƟŽŶ͘
From
Department of Energy
Washington, DC
^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϵ͕ , ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĂƐƟŶŐƐŽŵƉĂŶLJŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞh ͘ ^͘ Ŷǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŐĞŶĐLJ͛ƐŶĞƌŐLJ^ƚĂƌŚĂůůenge, and
ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŶĞƌŐLJ͛ƐĞƩ ĞƌƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘ ͞ , ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĂƐƟŶŐƐŽŵƉĂŶLJŝƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǁ ĂLJŽŶindustrial energy
Ğĸ ĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁ ŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĞƩ ĞƌWůĂŶƚƐWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ , ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞů͛ƐĞī ŽƌƚƐĂƌĞŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽĐƵƚĞŶĞƌŐLJǁ ĂƐƚĞ͕ ŐƌŽǁ ũŽďƐ͕ redƵĐĞĂŝƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀ ĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀ ĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ͟ ƐĂŝĚD ĂƌŬ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ Ěǀ ĂŶĐĞĚD ĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐK ĸ ĐĞ, U.S. DepartŵĞŶƚŽĨŶĞƌŐLJ͘dŚĞ, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůŶĞƌŐLJdĞĂŵΖƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐƚŽƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞŶĞƌŐLJĂƵĚŝƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͕ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞĞŶergy waste, generĂƚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝĚĞĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉƌĂŝƐĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞĂǁ ĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŝŶƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŽƵƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĞŶĞƌŐLJƵƐĂŐĞ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚe Energy Team
Ğī ŽƌƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞD ĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐǁ ĂƐƚĞďLJƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐǁ ĞĞŬĞŶĚǁ ĂůŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚs. The energy and cost savings achieved to date could not have been achieved without the help of every single Harrison Steel employee.
ĂĐŬůĞŌƚŽƌŝŐŚƚ͗ ƌĂĚƌŽŽŬƐ͕ :ŝŵ D ƵƌƉŚLJ͕ŶŽŽƉĂůĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶ͕ dŽŵ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ >ĂŶĚŽŶD ĂƌŽƐŬĂ͕ :ĂĐŬ&ŽƐƚĞƌ͕ ĞƌĞŬ, ƵŐŚĞƐ
&ƌŽŶƚůĞŌƚŽƌŝŐŚƚ͗ <^ŵŝƚŚ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ' ƌĞƚĞŶĐŽƌĚ͕ >Ğǀ ŝ<ŶŽǁ ůƚŽŶ͕ <LJůĞ>ŽŶŐ͘ E ŽƚĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƉŚŽƚŽ͗ Ăǀ Ğt ŝƩ ĞŶŵLJĞƌ
Maintenance weekend walk-through leaders include Adam Smith, Terry Epperson, John Holler, and Jody Alenduff.
ϮϬϭϯ ' ƌĞĂƚĞƌ>ĂĨĂLJĞƩ ĞƌĞĂ^ĂĨĞƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůƐ^ĂĨĞƚLJǁ ĂƌĚ
We are very proud to announce that Harrison Steel
ĂƐƟŶŐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂǁ ĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞϮϬϭϯ' ƌĞĂƚĞƌ>ĂĨĂLJĞƩ Ğ
Area Safety Councils’ “Best In Class” Safety Award.
ŶĞdž
ƚĞŶƐŝǀ ĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚǀ ĞƌLJƐƉĞͲ
cific Environmental, Health, Safety, Employee Inǀ Žůǀ ĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚD ĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ t Ğ
ǁ ĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚŽƵƌŵĂŶLJŝŶũƵƌLJƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ
achievements / safety improveŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŚĂnjĂƌĚƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ
throughout the process. A
web blast has been developed and shared with our
key customers to impress
upon them our commitment to safety. Should you
ŚĂǀ ĞĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ please call me at 9110.
Thanks again for all your
ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽŽƵƌƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂŬͲ
ing “The Right Way . . . . The SAFE Way” at
Harrison Steel!
Jim Murphy, Safety Manager
ĂĐŬůĞŌƚŽƌŝŐŚƚ͗ dƌĞŶƚdƌƵĞ͕ ^ƚĞǀ ĞĞůĂŶĞLJ͕' ĂƌLJ^ĐŚŵŝĚ͕ :ŽŚŶůůĞŶ
&ƌŽŶƚůĞŌƚŽƌŝŐŚƚ͗ <LJůĞ>ŽŶŐ͕ :ĞƌĞŵLJD ĂƌƟŶ͕ :ŝŵD ƵƌƉŚLJ͕dŽŶLJs ĂŶƩ Ă͕ZŽŶĞŶĚŝdžŽŶ
Unavailable for photos: Helen Lambka, Kevin Burris, Jim Lanham, Derek Dismore
News from the Breakroom….
Machining...by Lori Scheurich—Caleb Askren
(Maintenance Machining) and Davaina Himes would like to
proudly introduce you to Reagan
Jeané Askren. Reagan was born
on Feb. 20, 2014. She weighed 7
pounds, 12 ounces and was 20"
long. Reagan's Great G'ma is Pat
Morlan, who worked at the main
gate. Reagan's Great G'pa is Ed
K Ζ&ĂƌƌĞůů͕ǁ ŚŽƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
Safety department. Welcome to
ƚŚĞǁ ŽƌůĚ͕ ůŝƩ ůĞŽŶĞ͊ ͊
Foundry...by Drema Wood—Hey
We would also like to offer our condolences to the family of
George Hall on the passing of his daughter, Heather Brown. I
know that there are never enough words to ease the pain, but we
ĂƌĞƐƟůůƉƌĂLJŝŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
Engineering...by Kenna Reynolds—We want to
Cleaning Room...by Spencer Grimm—The CleanŝŶŐZŽŽŵǁ ŝůůďĞƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƚŽǁ ĞůĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŚĞǁ Ăƌŵǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŌĞƌ
ƚŚŝƐĨƌŝŐŝĚǁ ŝŶƚĞƌŚĂƐůĞŌŵŽƐƚŽĨƵƐŶƵŵď͘ D ĂŶLJũŽďƐǁ ŝůůƐĞĞŵ
much easier once everyone has thawed out! Despite the harsh
weather the Cleaning Room has kept chugging along, tackling
ŶĞǁ ĐĂƐƟŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞ ĂŶŝĞůƐĂŶĚ ϭϭ͘ During the February shutdown the
Cleaning Room
supervisors took on
the challenge of
cleaning up the
ƉĂŝŶƚƌŽŽŵ͘ ŌĞƌĂ
solid week of hard
work, the paint
room has taken
new form and looks
brand new. A job
very well done to all who were involved in helping to overhaul
the area.
ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĞŶD LJĞƌƐŽŶŚŝƐŵŽǀ ĞƚŽ
the Foundry. He will be greatly missed in the
ůĞĂŶŝŶŐZŽŽŵĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
&ŽƵŶĚƌLJ͘ĞŶĂŶĚŚŝƐǁ ŝĨĞĂƌĞĞdžƉĞĐƟŶŐ
their first child in September so be sure
to congratulate the soon-to-be-father!
Fun Facts—Spencer Grimm
If you somehow found a way to extract all of the gold from the bubbling core of
our planet, you would be able to cover all of the land in a layer of gold up to
your knees.
It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes to completely drain the average
human of blood.
to all. I’m sure everyone has the same
ƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚŽŶŚŽƉŝŶŐƐƉƌŝŶŐĐŽŵĞƐ
soon. All the snow can go north like the
ŐĞĞƐĞĚŽ͘ >Žǀ ĞƚŽƐĞĞĂůůƚŚĞƉƌĞƩ LJŇŽǁ ĞƌƐ
ďůŽŽŵŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐŶĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƚĐŚŝŶŐďƵŐƐ͘ K Ś͕ what joys! If anyone has anything to add to the next ediƟŽŶŽĨdĂƉƉŝŶŐK ƵƚũƵƐƚĚƌŽƉŵĞĂůŝŶĞŽƌĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŽƵƚŝŶ
the plant and I will be happy to include.
^ŽƵŶƟůŶĞdžƚƟŵĞ͕ ďĞƐĂĨĞĂŶĚŬĞĞƉƐŵŝůŝŶŐ͘
ĞdžƚĞŶĚŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƞĞůƚƐLJŵƉĂƚŚŝĞƐƚŽdĞƌƌLJƉƉĞƌƐŽŶ
(Maintenance) on the passing of his mother, Ruth A Epperson Neal, to Johnny Carver (Environmental) on the passing
ŽĨŚŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ :ŽŶŶĂƌǀ Ğƌ͕ ĂŶĚƚŽ Ăǀ Ğt ŝƩ ĞŶŵLJĞƌŽŶ
ƚŚĞƉĂƐƐŝŶŐŽĨŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ Ăǀ ŝĚt ŝƩ ĞŶŵLJĞƌ͘
Lori McAdams, Lynne Lanham, and I want to thank Ed
K ͛ &ĂƌƌĞůů;ƌĞƟƌĞĚ^ĂĨĞƚLJͿ͕ ĂŶŶLJĞŶĚĞƌ;dƌƵĐŬ' ĂƌĂŐĞͿ͕ and Carl Neff (Security) for helping us in providing historiĐĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĨĂĐƚƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞǀ ŽůͲ
unteer firefighters and the fire truck for this issue of Tapping Out.
Furnace͘ ͘ ͘ ďLJ^ŚĂǁ ŶD ĂƌƟŶΘ
Andy Moody—As new managers in the
Furnace Department, we felt it would
be appropriate to introduce ourselves.
^ŚĂǁ ŶD ĂƌƟŶ
Changing jobs and coming to HS
in July 2013 was quite an adjustment for my family of 4
(soon to be 5). My lovely
wife Bethany, our 2 sons,
Shawn II age 6 and Bryson
now 9 months old, and our
bun-in-the-oven due in early
August are all happy we made
the change. I can’t wait for the
opportunity for everyone to
meet my family. I couldn’t have asked
for a smoother ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ͕ and for this we say thank you!
Please see Furnace, next page
dŽǀ ŝĞǁ ƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶŝŶĐŽůŽƌĂŶĚŽŶůŝŶĞŐŽƚŽ͗
ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ǁ ǁ ǁ ͘ ŚƐĐĂƐƚ͘ ĐŽŵ͕ƐĞůĞĐƚdĂƉƉŝŶŐK ƵƚďƵƩ ŽŶ
News from the Breakroom….continued
(Furnace continued)
Coming to Harrison Steel from a 200 employee centrifugal
ĨŽƵŶĚƌLJŝŶt ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶĂŌĞƌϴLJĞĂƌƐĂƐĂŚŝĞĨD ĞƚĂůůƵƌŐŝƐƚǁ ĂƐĂ
step up for me. From there I bring experience in automated
ĐĂƐƟŶŐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJ͕ŝŶĚƵĐƟŽŶŵĞůƟŶŐ͕ ƐƵƉĞƌǀ ŝƐŽƌLJ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂů
ĨŽƵŶĚƌLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂŶĚƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůŬŶŽǁ ůĞĚŐĞ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽ
ƐƚĞĞů͕ŵLJƉƌŝŽƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŚĂƐŐŝǀ ĞŶŵĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽůĞĂƌŶ
ĂďŽƵƚŵĂŶLJĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƚĂůůŽLJƐĨƌŽŵƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŚĂƌĚĞŶĞĚƐƚĂŝŶͲ
less steels used in aerospace to super duplex stainless steels
used in the oil and gas industries. I look forward to learning
ĨƌŽŵĞǀ ĞƌLJŽŶĞĂƚ, ^ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐǁ ŚĞƌĞ/ĐĂŶ͘
Andy Moody
I have been employed with Harrison Steel since November 2007.
ĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĂƚƟŵĞ/ŚĂĚǁ ŽƌŬĞĚŝŶ
Refrigerated Trailer and AutomoƟǀ ĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͘ /ŶďŽƚŚĨĂĐŝůŝͲ
ƟĞƐ/ǁ ĂƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚŝŶ>ĞĂŶD ĂŶƵͲ
facturing and was in supervisory
ƌŽůĞƐ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞŐĞƫ ŶŐŝŶƚŽŵĂŶƵͲ
ĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ /ǁ ŽƌŬĞĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ mainly roofing. As a college student I would work throughout the
summer and fall. I had the opporƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ&ŝƌĞƐƚŽŶĞĐĞƌƟͲ
fied as an EPDM (rubber) and hot
tar applicator. I was also able to install and repair a few roofs
for Harrison Steel. I can remember the awful noise coming
from a place called the furnace department, and thought how
miserable it must be to work in there!! Funny how life works
ŽƵƚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ͘ /ĂŵĂϯ rd ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ͘ Both of my grandpas worked here. Gene Moody worked in the
cleaning room, and Bennie Saunders worked in the Machine
shop. My father Mike Moody worked for a short period in
maintenance. I have three boys - Greyson age 13, Collin age
11, and Elijah age 6.
This management team of ours has really come together with
great ideas for improvements moving forward. We are very
ƉƌŽƵĚŽĨĞǀ ĞƌLJŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽĐŽŶƟŶͲ
ue to grow and learn new skills within the department. It’s
great to have melters who can run the heat cranes and viceǀ ĞƌƐĂ͘ t ĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽŐƌŽǁ and expand their knowledge of the department to do so.
Office...by Lori McAdams—While in his office area
at Harrison Steel, Eric Carroll works to improve processes at HS,
performs Kronos wizardry, and,
Ğǀ ĞƌLJƐŽŽŌĞŶ͕ ďŽƵŶĐĞƐŽŶĂďŝŐ
blue ball. Eric has a perfectly good
office chair, but that doesn’t mean
he uses it. He prefers to sit on an
ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞďĂůů͘^ŝƫ ŶŐŽŶƚŚĞďĂůů
ůĞƚƐŚŝŵǁ ŽƌŬĂůŝƩ ůĞǁ ŽƌŬŽƵƚŝŶƚŽ
his workday. The inflatable ball
has made its way to offices from
health clubs and physical therapy
clinics. Eric chose to trade out his
office chair for an exercise ball in
order to improve his posture and
strengthen his core muscles which
he believes will improve the way
his back feels. While Eric was the
first in the HS office to use what
looks like a
large beach ball as a
chair, the idea seems to be
catching on in other Harrison
Steel offices, too. Dane Joslyn
in IT now prefers an exercise
ball to a chair, too, and most
ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕dƌĞǀ ŽƌƵƌƟƐŚĂƐĂĚĚͲ
ed an inflatable ball to his office
/Ŷ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ͕ŽƵƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚĞĂŵĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨŶĚLJ͕ŵLJƐĞůĨ͕ furniture. Eric came to work
Jackie, Rod, and Kenny ŚĂǀ ĞĐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀ ĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ
one morning and found that his
the name of safety to eliminate wet material in the back charginflatable ball was missing. This
es (aka explosions), across the board PPE guidelines beyond
ǁ ĂƐŶ͛ ƚƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƟŵĞ– Eric’s
standard requirements, and addressing wet sand in hot slag
coworkers have “borrowed”
bowls. These past few shutdowns our supervisory staff has
the ball on a number of occaĚŽŶĞĂŶĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚũŽďŐĞƫ ŶŐƚŚĞƐĐƌĂƉďŝŶƐďĂĐŬŝŶƚŽƐŚĂƉĞ͘ sions. Imagine Eric’s surprise,
The dirt has been shoveled out and wood dividers replaced or,
however, when he walked into Trevor’s office and found Trevor
in other cases, added where they should have been. They also ĂƚŽƉƚŚĞďĂůů͘/ƚǁ ĂƐĂŌĞƌƚŚŝƐƚĞƐƚĚƌŝǀ ĞƚŚĂƚdƌĞǀ ŽƌĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ
spent many hours cleaning up the department around the furthat an inflatable ball instead of a desk chair was for him. Prenaces with our Super-Vac. We filled up a roll-off dumpster
sumably gone are the days when those who happen by Trevor’s
with dirt from our “RED” bin this last shutdown week! This will office find him combing through spreadsheets with his feet
allow us to keep more returns under a roof providing us with a propped up on his desk – or maybe not – which could get interůĂƌŐĞƌƋƵĂŶƟƚLJŽĨĚƌLJƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ͘ D ĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŽƵƌƐĐƌĂƉďŝŶƐĂŶĚ
ĞƐƟŶŐ͘
planning ahead for weather are both key to this zero-tolerance
goal.
Please see Office, next page
(Office ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚͿ
When the Beatles famously sang “I get by
ǁ ŝƚŚĂůŝƩ ůĞŚĞůƉĨƌŽŵŵLJ
friends,” they might have
been singing about the
, ^ĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĞƉĂƌƚͲ
ment, Ed Bowen, and
HR’s Leslie Fletcher. Dan
Acree recently moved
into one of the newly
constructed offices. He has been so busy that he hasn’t had
ƟŵĞƚŽĚĞĐŽƌĂƚĞŚŝƐŶĞǁ ǁ ŽƌŬƐƉĂĐĞ͘ ƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƐĞĞ͕ ĐͲ
ĐŽƵŶƟŶŐƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐǁ ŝƚŚĐŽĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌĚŽǁ ĞŶ͕ ǁ ŽƌŬĞĚŚĂƌĚĂŌĞƌ
hours recently to help Dan personalize
his new office.
ĂŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĞŌƐƉĞĞĐŚůĞƐƐďLJ
ƚŚĞŽĸ ĐĞĚĠĐŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽĨ
his HS friends except to say that
he hopes that he doesn’t have
to do too much damage control
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŚŝƐƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶďĂƐĞĚ
on the décor his co-workers
chose. Leslie Fletcher also deǀ ŽƚĞĚƐŽŵĞŽĨŚĞƌĂŌĞƌ-hoursƟŵĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŚĂƚŚĞůƉĞĚŚĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶĂŝůĞLJ
ŬĞĞƉďĞƩ ĞƌƚƌĂĐŬŽĨŚŝƐŽĸ ĐĞƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ >ĞƐůŝĞ͛ ƐƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶͲ
ǀ Žůǀ ĞĚƚĂƉŝŶŐĚŽǁ ŶƉƌĞƩ LJŵƵĐŚĞǀ ĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŵŽǀ ĞƐŽŶ
and around Stephen’s desk. No good deed goes unpunished,
however, since for her efforts Leslie came to work one morning to find her new office filled with
approximately 300 balloons!
scribes Jack as “a role
model that you desired to
emulate” who made each
day she worked with him
enjoyable. While we here
at Harrison Steel are sure
that Jack’s family, whom
he loved so much, miss
him terribly, we are also
sure that the memories
they have of Jack will allow
him to live on in their
hearts as he will in the hearts of those who were lucky
enough to be his HS coworkers and friends.
Spring
has arrived and with it comes
the smell of fresh cut grass, sweet melodies of the songbirds and the mouth watering aromas from the outdoor grills. In
one of our summer issues of Tapping Out we would like to share
some of your favorite recipes that you use from the produce
from your garden or some of the items produced from the Harrison Steel garden (see list on back
page). Please submit any recipes to
Lori McAdams or Lynne Lanham in
HR Dept., or Kenna Reynolds in the
Engineering department.
Recipe for:
From the kitchen of:
The rest of the office staff would like
to welcome Brad Gayler, our newest
ƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ Ğ͘ >ŽŶŐƟŵĞ, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ:ĂĐŬ>ŝŐŚƚůĞƉĂƐƐĞĚĂǁ ĂLJ
ŽŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϱƚŚ͘ ŌĞƌŚŝƐŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵ, ŝůůƐďŽƌŽ, ŝŐŚ
School in 1958 and serving his country in the Marine Corps for
3 years, he came to HS in 1961 and worked as a cost analyst
ƵŶƟůŚŝƐƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚŝŶϮϬϬϲ͘ One of Jack’s coworkers is anŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƟƌĞĚ, ^ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ͕ D ŝŬĞƵĐŬůĞLJ͘ Mike remembers
Jack as someone who was at first just his coworker but who
ďĞĐĂŵĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁ ŚŽǁ ĂƐůŝŬĞĂďŝŐďƌŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ
Mike’s best friend. D ŝŬĞĨŽŶĚůLJƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚƵŶƟŶŐĂŶĚĮ ƐŚͲ
ing with Jack as well as taking their wives dancing. Jack Foster
and Pam Harmon worked with Jack Lightle in the cost department. Jack Foster says that several hundred dollars worth of
sunflower and Niger seeds ago, Jack Lightle got him started
feeding birds. Jack loved his Hoosiers and his Mustangs and
ŚĂĚůŝƩ ůĞƟŵĞĨŽƌŽŝůĞƌƐĂŶĚZĂŵďůĞƌƐ– topics that Jack FosƚĞƌƵƐĞĚƚŽĂŐŝƚĂƚĞ:ĂĐŬ>ŝŐŚƚůĞĂƐŽŌĞŶĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ Pam de-
Please submit graduation photos
along with information to Lori
McAdams or Kenna Reynolds and
we’ll get them in the summer issue
of Tapping Out!
Bringing Archery to Attica
During the summer of 2013 my good friend Charles (Skip)
Trafford IV phoned me about an idea he had of bringing archery
ƚŽƫ ĐĂƉƵďůŝĐƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ ƐĂ>Ğǀ Ğůϱ;ůŝƚĞͿŽĂĐŚ͕ /ŐĞƚƋƵŝƚĞĂ
few calls of this sort; some pan out and some don’t. The difference between this call and the others was that Skip said that the
^ƵƉĞƌŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚŽĨƫ ĐĂ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ĞƌĞŬD ĂƌƐŚĂůů͕ǁ ĂƐĂǀ ĞƚĞƌĂŶ
E ĂƟŽŶĂůƌĐŚĞƌLJŝŶƚŚĞ^ĐŚŽŽůƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ;E ^WͿĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ
who wanted to bring archery ƚŽƫ ĐĂ͕ ŶŽƚũƵƐƚďƌŝŶŐE ^WƚŽƚŚĞ
schools.
Skip asked if I would be interested in helping to kick off this proŐƌĂŵďLJĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐĂ>Ğǀ Ğůϭ/ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŽƵƌƐĞŝŶƫ ĐĂĚƵƌŝŶŐ
mid-December 2013. I couldn’t say yes fast enough. As a Coach
ǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞh ^ƌĐŚĞƌLJ:ƵŶŝŽƌ ƌĞĂŵdĞĂŵĂŶĚ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
Team Staff Coach, I had worked with the Trafford children for
over 4 years. I was a personal coach to Skip’s second oldest daughter,
Heather, who had just won
a commission to the US
Naval Academy and was
studying in Annapolis, MD.
I knew that this was a project that Skip Trafford was
going to turn into a personal mission, and I didn’t want
to miss out.
I asked Superintendent
Derek Marshall about the
scope of the new archery
program and plans for the future. He told me that he planned to
reach out to the community and provide a true archery learning
ĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĞdž
ƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞLJŽƵƚŚĂŶĚĂĚƵůƚƐŽĨƫ ĐĂ
alike. From experience I knew that programs with that type of
ĂŵďŝƟŽŶǁ ŝůůŽŶůLJƐƵĐĐĞĞĚǁ ŝƚŚƉƵďůŝĐďĂĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ
from private and corporate sponsors. Archery is not an inexpenƐŝǀ ĞƐƉŽƌƚƚŽƚĞĂĐŚŽƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘
t ĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƚŚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌĐŽƵƌƐĞŝŶƚŚĞƫ ĐĂ, ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů
ŐLJŵŶĂƐŝƵŵĂŶĚĐĞƌƟĮ ĞĚŶŝŶĞ>Ğǀ ĞůϭĂƐŝĐƌĐŚĞƌLJ/ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌƐ͘ The course was outstanding. The instructor candidates were
ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐĨƌŽŵĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƫ ĐĂ^ĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶĚĂĐŽƵƉůĞǁ ĞƌĞĨƌŽŵĂ
neighboring school district. We had a great day of archery fun
and learning and these new instructors vowed to create a sucĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂƌĐŚĞƌLJƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶƫ ĐĂ͕ /E ͘ ŐĂŝŶ͕ /ŚĂĚĂůƐŽŚĞĂƌĚƚŚŝƐ
ŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐƐŽ/ƚĂůŬĞĚƚŽ^ŬŝƉdƌĂī ŽƌĚƚŚĂƚĞǀ ĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžͲ
pressed my concerns. He reassured me that Superintendent
D ĂƌƐŚĂůůǁ ĂƐĂŶĞŶĞƌŐĞƟĐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌǁ ŝƚŚĂŚĂŶĚƐ-on style
who would be able to recruit the labor and money necessary to
keep the program afloat.
ĞĨŽƌĞ/ůĞŌƫ ĐĂŽŶƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐŽĨ ĞĐϭϳ ͕ ^ŬŝƉĂŶĚ/ǁ ĞŶƚƚŽ
the Harrison Hills Country Club Grill for breakfast. He introduced
me to Rusty and Ann Harrison, and we had a nice chat about the
benefits of the arts and sports and how a bow and arrow could
take a child around the world, broadening their horizons and
ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJďĞƩ ĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌůŝĨĞ͘ t ĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚŚŽǁ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐ
simple as a bow and arrow and the sport of archery could propel
ĂĐŚŝůĚĨƌŽŵĂƐŵĂůůƚŽǁ ŶůŝŬĞƫ ĐĂ͕ /E ƚŽĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ-rich life
ƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŝƌĐůĞƐƚŚĞǁ ŽƌůĚ͕ ƵŶůŽĐŬŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ
never have otherwise. Mrs. Harrison told me of her love for the
arts and how she had worked with many others in the community and at the IU Jacobs School of Music to start a violin string
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂƚƚŚĞƫ ĐĂůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ^ĐŚŽŽů͘
ŌĞƌďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ/ǁ ĂƐƉƵůůŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨƚŽǁ ŶĂŶĚ^ŬŝƉĐĂůůĞĚƚŽƚĞůů
ŵĞƚŚĂƚD ƌ͘ ĚƵƌƟƐŚĂĚŵĂĚĞĂƐŝnjĂďůĞĚŽŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ͞ ƐĞĞĚŵŽŶͲ
ey” to the new archery program. I
knew then that it would be a success.
^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶ͕ ǁ ŝƚŚĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵ
Harrison Steel and an outpouring of
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͕ the program has flourished. There
ŝƐĂŶĞǁ ŵƵůƟ-use building where
ƚŚĞĂƌĐŚĞƌLJĐůƵďĐĂŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ /
conducted a Level 2 Instructor
Course in February of this year cerƟĨLJŝŶŐĞŝŐŚƚŶĞǁ >Ğǀ ĞůϮŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌƐ
and there are plans to conduct a
>Ğǀ Ğůϯ ŽĂĐŚĞƌƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶŽƵƌƐĞ
in March 2015. Without the supƉŽƌƚŽĨ, ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ^ƚĞĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƫ ĐĂ͕ /E ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ
would not have grown. As it is now, there are eighty members in
ƚŚĞĂƌĐŚĞƌLJĐůƵďĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĞƟͲ
ƟŽŶƐ͘ /ĂŵĞdžĐŝƚĞĚƚŽďĞĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĂŶĚĂŵƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ
ŝƚǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŇŽƵƌŝƐŚǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂĐŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨƫ ĐĂ
and companies like Harrison Steel.
Dee Falks
Coach Dee Falks is a Level 5 (Elite) Youth Olympic Coach for USA
Archery. ŽĂĐŚ&ĂůŬƐŝƐƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞƌĐŚĞƌLJ
^ŚŽŽƚĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
and a member of the
Board of Directors of
USA Archery. He lives
in Nashville, TN and
conducts coach training courses and archery camps around
the world.
People who
work at Harrison
Steel do many things well.
But one of the things that they do best is
be there when one of their own needs support. Jenn McMurtrie is the manager at
the Harrison Hills Country Club Grill.
Those pictured here were able to be
present for a picture honoring Jenn’s
fight with cancer but represent many
other members of HS ownership, manĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ Žĸ ĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ, , staff who support Jenn’s cause. Connie
and Tom Anderson (Foundry) began
the T-shirt movement, but others including former employee Tammy Furr
;ĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐͿĂŶĚ:ĞŶŶ͛ ƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ-inlaw Kathy McMurtrie (Human Resources) have promoted the cause at
HS. Numerous others outside of Harrison Steel have also shown support
for Jenn, her husband Joel (Cleaning
Room), and their children Corbin
and Michael because it is important,
as Jenn’s T-shirts say, that “No One
Fights Alone.”
For your convenience…..
WeCare
762-6789
May
4th
National Firefighters Day
ƫ ĐĂŝƚLJǁ ŝĚĞ
Cleanup
7a.m.—Noon
May 10th
(if you have Thursday
trash pickup)
May 17th
(if you have
Friday trash
pickup)
May
15th
Harrison
Steel
Blood
Drive
ŚƩ ƉƐ͗ ͬ ͬ ǁ ǁ ǁ ͘ ǁ ĞĐĂƌĞƚůĐ͘ ĐŽŵͬ ĐůŝŶŝĐ
Valley Insurance
762-3619 or 764-4882
[email protected]
Harrison Steel Weather Line
762-9199
Harrison Steel Website
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Harrison Steel Absentee
762-2481
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ŵƉůŽLJĞĞΘZĞƟƌĞĞ ŝƐĐŽƵŶƚD ĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉƐǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞ
Golf—Tennis—Swimming Pool
Employees may apply for company loan to help cover membership fees/dues
2014 Harrison Steel Employee Golf Rates
Weekdays with Cart
18 Holes—$28 / 9 Holes—$18
Weekends with Cart
18 Holes—$34 / 9 Holes—$20
Range Balls—$6 per bag
Contact Us
ϰϭϯ ĂƐƚE Ğǁ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ƫ ĐĂ͕ /E ͕ ϰϳ ϵϭϴ
Phone: 765-762-1135
Website: www.harrisonhills.com / Email: [email protected]
D ĂŝůŝŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐƚŽWĂŵ, ĂƌŵŽŶ͕W͘K ͘ Ždž
ϲϬ͕ ƫ ĐĂ͕ /E ϰϳ ϵϭϴ
Plans for the 2014 HS Garden are in the making!
For those of you who enjoy gardening and would like to participate
we encourage you to join in. Garden location is at the HS Sand Farm.
As time nears for working the garden, sign up sheets will be available.
Produce will be available to ALL EMPLOYEES and times of distribution will be posted as crops are harvested.
2014 Plants will include: Potatoes, carrots, beets, beans, tomatoes,
cucumber, bell peppers, jalapeños, egg plants, and spinach.