AFS ASM SAE Oct 2 2014 UP Copper Mining

American Foundry Society Saginaw Valley Chapter www.saginawvalleyafs.org Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014 SCHEDULE: Location: Zehnders of Frankenmuth * Town Hall downstairs Meal: Family Style Fried Chicken w/Livers Tickets: $25.00 6:30 PM - Social Hour 7:00 PM - Dinner 8:00 PM - Business Meeting 8:15 PM - Program JOINT AFS/ASM/SAE DINNER Keweenaw Copper, A Michigan Story CHUCK EDWARDS SPEAKER: TECHNICAL CHAIRMAN: RON SEAMON Chuck Edwards, a GM retiree and lifelong Michigan resident will discuss the history of Copper Mining in the Keweenaw area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula He will cover the mining era from it's early history over 4,000 years ago to the early discoveries by French explorers in the 1600’s to the present He will share his knowledge and insights into a nearly lost industry and this beautiful area known as Michigan’s Copper Country Chuck grew up in the Michigan UP, where he graduated from Michigan Technological University before moving to Saginaw where he worked in the Engineering and Quality departments at General Motors Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant Chuck retired after 37 years and spends much of his time enjoying the UP Sue Manyen, GMPT Jill Adcock, GMPT FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: 248-978-9735 Cindy Hildinger, Bay Cast 989-245-6586 Bill Veresh, VIB/CON 989-892-0511 989-755-9175  "Sci-Fest" at DELTA is September 26-27, 2014 If interested in helping teach youth with our new Foundry in a Box activity, please contact Susan Manyen at susan.manyen@gm.com  The AFS 2014-2015 Program will be posted to the website Mark your calendars Thursday, November 6, 2014 Dinner Dance is Saturday, Feb 14, 2015 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Golf Outing is Saturday, June 6, 2015 Thursday, January 8, February and March 5, 2015 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS ! Dinner Event Sponsors for 2014-2015 Program Year: ASK Chemical L.P ATD Engineering & Machine Bay Cast Technologies Centennial Technologies Didion / Conveyor Dynamics Epic Machine Henschel Andromat Inc Hickman, Williams & Company Roberts Sinto / Sand Mold Systems ...THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS ! Dinner Event Sponsors for 20 14 -20 15 Program Year: ASK Chemical L.P ATD Engineering & Machine Bay Cast Technologies Centennial