Masonry Magazine December 1983 Page. 21

Words: Manford Bakke, Bruce Humphrey, Howard Noziska, Kurt Trump, Rudy Perpich, Richard Paetow
Masonry Magazine December 1983 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine December 1983 Page. 21
Minnesota Proclaims "Masonry Week"

Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich signs the proclamation signifying August 22-28, 1983 as "Minnesota Concrete and Masonry Week." Witnessing the signing were (from left) Bruce Humphrey, president, Aggregate Ready Mix Association; Manford Bakke, vice president, Minnesota Concrete & Mason Contractors Association; Kurt Trump, promotion committee chairman, MC & MCA; Richard Paetow, assistant director, Minnesota Masonry Institute, and Howard Noziska, executive director of the Institute.

As a companion measure commemorating "Masonry Week," the Institute and the MC & MCA cosponsored two seminars dealing with the advantages of masonry construction. One seminar was for design professionals and the other for building and fire officials.

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