Two caring Quincy, Illinois men went over and beyond their normal daily
       living routine to help the Tri-State Veterans get to go to the WWII War
       Memorial at Washington, DC. Karl Peters employed in the Maintenance Dept
       of The Adams County Courthouse and Randy Austin employed by the City of
       Quincy Central Services were discussing the up-coming Soap Box Derby
       that was to be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Peters had built five of
       the Soap Box Derby cars. Both men have been long time members of the
       Machinists Lodge #822 and have helped in Community Services in the past.
       They had heard that some people were going to race each other in the
       adult Soap Box Derby cars for charity. They challenged each other to
       collect funds to help the Honor Flight mission and raced in the Derby.
       They declined to talk about who won the race. In one week they were very
       proud to have raised $1248.00 . Peters did this in honor of his son
      Vince who was in the Marines and in memory of his Father-in-Law Russell
      Schutte, WWII veteran and a retiree from the Carpenters union Local
      #189. Austin did this in honor of his Father-in-Law Darrell Williams who
      was in the Air Force and his Grand-Father G. F. Wesley Craylor who was
      in the Army and was a prisoner of war.

      This money was presented to Matt Courtney who is one of fourteen members
      on a committee for the Honor Flight mission and was very pleased to
      receive this thoughtful gift of $1248.00. This donation would help to
      send four Tri-State Veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the WWII War
      memorial. Courtney is a Marine Veteran and works at the Airport Homeland
     Security. He stated there are sixty-five Tri-State Veterans, that
     includes one lady Veteran. Courtney says that they are planning two more
     flights this year for the Tri-State Veterans.

     Congratulating Peters, Austin and Courtney are Machinists Lodge #822
     President, Steve Schutte; Vice President-Steve Booher;
     Secretary-Treasurer-Otis Watts and IAMAW, Dist. 9, Lodge #822’s Business
      Representative, Ross Miller.
 

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Billy K. Smith retired 5/14/2010 from his employment at
Gardner Denver.  Brother Smith has been a member of the Machinists Lodge 822 since 11/19/1973.

Lyndell Chaplin retired April 30, 2010 from Knapheide Mfg.  Brother Chaplin joined the Machinists union April 03, 1997.  Business Rep. Ross Miller is shaking his hand.