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Sporting Life

2018 Issue 1
Sporting Article

On the job, BAC members give their all to sustain BAC's proud traditions of craft, skill and productivity, or to coin our slogan, by excelling as "the best hands in the business." Off the job, members bring the same enthusiasm and gusto to their varied hobbies and sporting pursuits, as illustrated in this year's "Sporting Life" feature. 

If you or your family would like to be featured in the next "Sporting Life," please send your photos to: BAC Journal, 620 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004 or email them to: askbac@bacweb.org.

Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware

BAC Local 1 PA/DE member Thomas Formisano caught two 43-inch and 37-inch stripers in Salem, New Jersey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Tedrick, a PCC journeyperson of Local 1 PA/DE, loves working on scaffolds. In his spare time, his passion turns to rock climbing which he attacks with the same precision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 21 Illinois 

BAC Local 21 Illinois bricklayer Robert Gurskis, a.k.a. Bob G, has been a BAC member for 40 years and a skydiver for 32. Pictured, Brother Gurskis in his landing and a formation of 15 skydivers with him in the white jumpsuit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 21 Illinois retiree Greg Guilbeau caught a yellowfin tuna in Gulf of Mexico. Steve Jin of BAC Local 21 Illinois caught a north pike on Basswood Lake in Ely, Minnesota.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 3 Iowa

BAC Local 3 Iowa President Jeff Smith's son, Julian Lucas Charles Smith, was chosen by Union Sportsmen's Alliance to go on a hunt in Wyoming. He bagged an antelope on this trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 8 Southeast

Wesley Payne, member of Local 8 SE, wins Remington 783 rifle at Union Sportsmen's Alliance dinner in Billoxi, Mississippi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 7 Kentucky

Bennie Patton of BAC Local 7 Kentucky caught this 5 ¾-lb smallmouth bass on the Cumberland river, which took first place in a big bass tournament.
Bennie Patton of BAC Local 7 Kentucky caught this 5 ¾-lb smallmouth bass on the Cumberland river, which took first place in a big bass tournament.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local  9 Pennsylvania

At age 82, Local 9 Pennsylvania 60-year member Sergio Lazzaris said that he didn't expect to bag this buck in an extended bow season in Jefferson Hills, PA.
At age 82, Local 9 Pennsylvania 60-year member Sergio Lazzaris said that he didn't expect to bag this buck in an extended bow season in Jefferson Hills, PA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local 1 New York 

Danny Jadduroy of BAC Local 1 NY has been jogging for over 20 years. When he is not working, he enjoys running half marathons in Manhattan and jogging on the weekends with his jogging team in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. Brother Jadduroy is pictured completing a half marathon in New York City.
Danny Jadduroy of BAC Local 1 NY has been jogging for over 20 years. When he is not working, he enjoys running half marathons in Manhattan and jogging on the weekends with his jogging team in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. Brother Jadduroy is pictured completing a half marathon in New York City.