Colonial Saw brings you the latest development from the Swiss engineers at STRIEBIG.  An automatic travel version of our extremely popular STRIEBIG Compact and Compact Plus vertical panel saws.

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Get ready for the industry event of the year! The Regional Meeting this year in Devens, MA, just outside Boston, is currently in the planning stages and is quickly shaping into the “can’t miss event” of 2008!

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For some time now we at ISSFA have felt the increasing need to expand upon the Business Journal and publish a full-fledged magazine more applicable and useful to our solid surface and quartz fabricator member base. The desire for a publication that would more directly meet their needs was communicated to us... and we listened!

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Here are the thoughts of another great industry founder, ISSFA Hall of Fame inductee and industry champion; written immediately after the funeral.

Today, was Don Slocum's funeral at Arlington Cemetery.
I think I was the only person there representing our industry.
To tell you the truth, it made me feel sad. A trifle disgusted.

Mrs. Slocum was lovely, was very happy to meet me and I think really
appreciated that I came - all by myself. She knew all about me, that I was no longer with the magazine and she appreciated the piece on the Surface Fabrication Magazine website about her husband.

Today, was a beautiful day at Arlington Cemetery. The flowering trees were in full bloom. The fog finally lifted and the sun was shinning.
The grass was fresh cut, bright green and nicely manicured,
The rows and rows of headstones, each one perfectly placed, went on forever, and it is truly an awesome sight.

First, we gathered in the Administration Building, and then we lined up in our cars and traveled to somewhere deep into the cemetery where there was a caisson waiting, and a 20+ piece army brass band.

After we all got there, the casket was carried onto the caisson, and we followed the procession into another part of the cemetery. There, the band played some nice songs - one of his favorites – making it a wonderfully solemn and honorable moment in time.

Then came taps, the 21 gun salute and a little blessing by a priest. He was a very important American to deserve such tribute and respect, I thought.

Next, was the folding of the flag that draped the casket and its delivery on behalf of a grateful nation to his wife, Barbara. Then, it was over.

The solemnity of the ceremony was stunning and beautiful. Everyone had tears in their eyes.

Afterwards, we were all invited to lunch at the Officer's Club at Ft. Myers, adjacent to the cemetery. I was lucky enough to sit at the table that had Don's baseball buddies (he won “Olympic Gold” in the Senior Olympics, not too long ago). They spoke very highly of him - he was definitely a great guy.

He will be missed.

Joanna Duggan
ISSFA Founder, Lifetime Member and Hall of Fame Member
Surface Fabrication Magazine Founder & Publisher – Retired.
702-525-6486 or joanna.duggan25@gmail.com

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Dr. Donald H. Slocum Biochemist, invented counter surface Dr. Donald Hillman Slocum of Convent Station died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. A memorial service will be held at the Madison Hotel on Monday, March 3, 2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church, Southern Blvd., Chatham Township.

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In the true spirit of giving back to the industry, ISSFA Member Kerry Keyes of Wooden-It-Be-Nice in 29 Palms, California, has announced the establishment of an annual scholarship. Kerry came up with the idea of a scholarship while attending ISSFA training last November.

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The association has just received notification from LG Solid Source – the North American sales and marketing arm for LG Surfaces – that Gregory Vas Nunes has been selected as President by the LGSS board of directors.

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The International Solid Surface Fabricators Association, the only trade association representing the interests of those who fabricate, supply, and support solid surface and quartz materials, announced the association members who have been nominated by their peers for the following industry awards...

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ISSFA is most pleased to announce that Emergency Material Services is now offering their exclusive Advantage Program for all ISSFA Members. As of January 1, 2008, ISSFA members can now receive a Free Membership to Emergency Material Services exclusive network! That’s a savings of $29.95 per month!

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Planit Solutions and ETemplate Systems today announce a seamless integration between their respective products. This integration allows users of both systems to perform detailed as-built jobsite measurements using ETemplate Photo, and bring this data directly into Cabnetware and Cabinet Vision as an accurate layout for the design process.

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