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First deer hunt
AUSTIN, TX – Grady Wallace, inside salesman at Sunstate Equipment Co., says his 14-year-old son Noah went hunting on the family farm in Milam County on opening morning. He shot an 8 point buck with a with a single shot .223 rifle at 125 yards. The buck had a 14 and a half inch spread. –ab
Best hunting buddies
SAN ANTONIO – Kris Groda’s, Saltwater-fisheries Enhancement Association (SEA) vice president, favorite hunting buddy is his 105 lb. Yellow Lab, Drake, a “dove retrieving machine.” ...
10/04/2011 03:05:00 pm
It’s a miracle!
SAN ANTONIO – Sam Sitterle, Metroscapes, shows the 37-inch, 22-lb. Redfish caught in San Antonio Bay in Aug. This fish was a miracle catch because, first, the line got caught in the prop and plug handles, ran 250 yards to a post in the water, the line was up against the barnacle-encrusted post for a couple minutes but did not break. There was about 20 yards of line left on the reel. “I thought the fish would spool out the line but after 25 minutes, we were hauling it in the boat, then the leader broke. The fish plunged into the water and, grabbing his tail, I drug him in backwards with both hands. My buddy bet me $50 that I couldn’t land this Redfish.” The photo is worth a million, the fish . . . $50, the experience . . . priceless. And after that, Sam released back into the bay. –rd...
10/04/2011 03:01:00 pm
An amazing trip
SAN ANTONIO – David Vexler, Monterrey Iron and Metal, and Robert Latimer Jr., Adobe Equipment, took an incredible three-week adventure to New Zealand in July. The two spent a week of exotic hunting on the North and South Islands and topped it off with a two-week tour of the South Island.
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09/02/2011 02:11:00 pm
One proud papa
SAN ANTONIO – Brad Maze, Advanced Door Control, recently took his sons fishing at Rockport. The boys, L-R: Korbyn and Weston, show off the red fish they caught. –dn...
09/01/2011 09:16:00 pm
Look at Becca go
SAN ANTONIO – Becca Major, youngest daughter of George and Vanessa Major, Holes of San Antonio, got the hang of skiing Aug. 12 at Canyon Lake. Nothing can stop her now. –bd...
09/01/2011 09:13:00 pm
The Atlantis has landed
SAN ANTONIO – Even though the space shuttle Atlantis completed her final mission in July, her namesake lives on. Tino Longoria, Tino's Welding & Fabrication, and his employees built a new “shuttle” barbeque pit as a patriotic gesture to honor the accomplishments of the space shuttle program.
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09/01/2011 09:15:00 pm
Man versus the unknown
SAN ANTONIO – John Hutson, project superintendent, Pesado Construction Company, thought building the Colonia Sewer Wastewater Treatment Plant in Penitas, TX, was his biggest challenge. However, the often time fisherman and boat captain realized something else could try his endurance and patience more than a construction project.
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08/01/2011 04:36:00 pm
Grand entry
HOUSTON – Southwest Equipment Rentals Inc. and Atlas Equipment Rentals Inc. owner Billy McDonald shared this photo he took of an adobe structure
on his latest trip to Santa Fe, NM. –ab...
07/29/2011 07:10:00 pm
Cross this off the list
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Shawn George, Elite Lighting Designs, has crossed an item off his bucket list.
In early May, he and his wife Shannel, headed to South Africa for a 10-day hunt.
“During the hunt, I managed to kill seven trophy animals,” said George. “And I would go back in a heart beat. South African terrain is a lot like South Texas and the Garden Route along the Cape coast is beautiful, lush and green!” –sj...
07/29/2011 03:41:00 pm
Off the hook
ROCKPORT, TX – L-R: The fishing team “Team Hoy-Up!” recently attended a 12th annual fishing tournament called Spots-N-Dots in Rockport, TX. L-R: Robert Chapman, Chapman Bros. Construction; Brad Maze, Advanced Door Control; Curtis Tiller, CTB Construction – Austin; Greg Kanning, Dumas Hardware and Clint Tiller, City of San Antonio. Photo taken by Brian Mathis, Beck Concrete. –ab...
07/29/2011 03:39:00 pm
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10/02/2011 08:36:14 am
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Michael Tollette is the Chairman and CEO of the Virtual Builders Exchange, LLC. He has been involved in the services side of the industry for over 18 years. He brings a fresh look to the construction industry, by focusing with a lense that targets "sociology" of construction.
Michael Tollette is the Chairman and CEO of the Virtual Builders Exchange, LLC. He has been involved in the services side of the industry for over 18 years. He brings a fresh look to the construction industry, by focusing with a lense that targets "sociology" of construction.
