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IBEW #48 volunteers help light up The Grotto Christmas Festival of Lights A holiday tradition for some mem- bers of IBEW Local 48 is volunteer- ing to help set up the temporary power for The Grotto’s Festival of Lights — all 500,000 of them. Local 48 members and their em- ployers at the National Electrical Contractors Association did the work on Saturday, Nov. 8. “No rain made for a great day being outside and working to- gether,” said Terry Reigle, a busi- ness rep for Local 48 who helped coordinate the event. The union has helped The Grotto set up the power system since 1988. The Festival of Lights is one of the largest Christmas choral festi- vals in the country. More than 55,000 people enjoy the Festival each year. Five performances are held each evening in The Grotto’s 600-seat chapel, known for its cathedral quality acoustics. There is also outdoor caroling, puppet shows and a live animal petting zoo. The event runs nightly from 5 to 9:30 p.m. through Dec. 30 (closed Christmas Day). Cost is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 and over, $5 for kids ages 3 to 12, and free for children 2 and under. Free parking is available. IBEW Local 48 members volun- teering this year were: Ryan Albert, Daniel Arreola, Mike Benedict, Patrick Coffin, Kimberly Cole, Terri Cromwell, Jesus Cruz, Tim Em- ineth, Perry Fellman, Andrew Glenn, Nik Joslin, Marcos Kassik, Jonathan Kowalski, Brett Le- tourneau, Ray Lister, Kennitha Lo- max, Stephen Martell, Oscar Merida, Erik Moline, Samer Obeid, Bob Palandech, Dan Poczynek, Tracey Powers, Terry Reigle, Ed Renfro, Hector Reynoso, Dan Rhein, Tim Salber, Brandon Smith, Jennifer (Hoven) Smith, Lauren Smith, Kristi Straight, Ben Texley, Elvin Thompson, James Thomsen, Debra Wisniewski, Carla Young, and Scott Zadow. LERA hands out ‘Maggie’ awards Sarah Thompson, a representative of the Oregon Nurses Association, and David Wilson, a member of Service Employees International Union Local 49 and a custodian at Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Wash., were the labor recipients of “Maggie Awards,” presented by the Oregon chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA). Helen Moss, a senior instructor at the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon, re- ceived the Academic Award. LERA presented Management Practitioner Awards to Patrice Boose of Kaiser Permanente and Bill Mullen- burg of Portland General Electric. Management-side attorney Verne Newcomb received the Emeritus Award. The awards were presented follow- ing LERA’s annual conference held last month in Portland. The awards are in memory of Magdalena “Mag- gie” Jacobsen, who founded the Ore- gon chapter of LERA while assigned to Portland as a mediator for the Fed- eral Mediation and Conciliation Serv- ice. LERA is an organization that brings labor-management relations practitioners together to improve re- lations. The annual awards recognize people who have demonstrated com- mitment to the collective bargaining process with integrity and involve- ment in the labor relations commu- nity. (International Standard Serial Number 0894-444X) Established in 1900 at Portland, Oregon as a voice of the labor movement. 4275 NE Halsey St., P.O. Box 13150, Portland, Ore. 97213 Telephone: (503) 288-3311 Editor: Michael Gutwig Staff: Don McIntosh, Cheri Rice Published on a semi-monthly basis on the first and third Fridays of each month by the Oregon Labor Press Publishing Co. Inc., a non- profit corporation owned by 20 unions and councils including the Oregon AFL-CIO. Serving more than 120 union organizations in Ore- gon and SW Washington. Subscriptions $13.75 per year for union members. Group rates available to trade union organizations. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT PORTLAND, OREGON. CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE: Three weeks are required for a change of address. When ordering a change, please give your old and new addresses and the name and number of your local union. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS, P.O. BOX 13150, PORTLAND, OR 97213-0150 DECEMBER 19, 2014 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
