Bricklayers Local 1 volunteers to build
barbecue at Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery
TILLAMOOK, Oregon — Bricklayers and Allied Craft-
workers Local 1 answered the call for volunteer bricklayers to
help build a barbecue at Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery.
The nonprofit Tillamook Anglers have been running the
hatchery on Netarts Bay since the late 1980s. They completely
restored it from its once dilapidated state and have been using it
Bricklayers Local 1 Business Agent Mike Titus (left) and
Apprenticeship Coordinator Shawn Lenczowski place
blocks on new barbecue.
MARCH 1, 2013
not only to contribute to Tillamook area fisheries, but as a quasi-
community center for classes, birthday parties, even weddings.
The hatchery draws more than 120,000 visitors a year.
The Anglers host two big events each year — a fin clipping
day in April and a fishing day for kids with disabilities in Sep-
tember. Both events attract 400 to 500 people and involve a bar-
becue lunch. The only problem: The hatchery doesn’t have a bar-
becue.
“We would haul one in from the Creamery anytime we
needed one,” said Jerry Dove, president of the Tillamook An-
glers. “A while back, one of our volunteers suggested that we
have a permanent, built-in barbecue with a roof.”
Dove said funds were quickly raised for materials. “All we
needed was a bricklayer,” he said.
Dove put the word out on the fishing blog ifish.net.
Matt Eleazer, business manager of Local 1, saw the posting
and responded. “I fish, most of our members fish, and we know
how to build brick barbecues,” Eleazer said. “It’s our way of giv-
ing back to the community.”
On Feb. 7, Eleazer, Business Agent Mike Titus, and Appren-
ticeship Coordinator Shawn Lenczowski shared their expertise
building the barbecue with half a dozen Tillamook Anglers who
volunteered to help.
Dove said stainless steel grates and controls have been in-
stalled and the barbecue is ready to be fired up on fin clipping
day, April 13.
For more information about the Tillamook Anglers, go to
www.ifish.net/Tillanglers.html.
NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
Matt Eleazer (right), business manager of Bricklayers and
Allied Craftworkers Local 1, helps Dave Bauer, a volunteer
with the Tillamook Anglers, lay the last cap on a built-in
barbecue at the Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery. The hatchery
is located on Netarts Bay, two miles north of Cape Lookout
State Park.
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