Issue 102 September 29, 2016

September 2016

Mr. Lucky - Yes Bobby O’Neal won again. You may remember he won the sweetheart giveaway in February as well.

Smiling from ear to ear My good friend Karin Hinshaw was the first winner of the drawing done every half hour.

Mr. Popular - Ed Hooper gets some

props for bringing the most participants.

There were 13 in his party at

Splash Kingdom

Take 335 Tyler Pipe Team Members and their families, all the free food and drinks your heart could desire and add in a 47 acre waterpark and you have yourself a memorable family picnic. For the second time in as many years, Tyler Pipe rented Splash Kingdom waterpark on Saturday, September 10th and invited all of our hard working Team Members and their families to attend. The day was spent with the kids shooting down a water slide with Mom and Dad sitting under the shade of a canopy playing bingo or sitting back and relaxing on the lazy river. It was definitely a picnic not soon forgotten.

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On Saturday, September 17th, the African American Cultural

Events Committee sponsored the 7th annual Sickle Cell 5K walk/run

at Woldert Park. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness

about sickle cell disease, which is prominent among African

Americans. Event organizer Greg Buckner said that proceeds from

the event are expected to provide two $300 scholarships to local

students and help fund sickle cell disease research and awareness

efforts. Greg is a 33 year Team Member of Tyler Pipe. This year

Tyler Pipe had over twenty Team Members arrive to participate in

the day’s activities. Tyler Pipe always makes a charitable donation

to support the event as well as pays the registration fee for each

Tyler Pipe Team Member and their family members who attend.

Also on-site was actress and philanthropist Kiki Shepard, a Tyler

native who was best known as the longtime co-host of “It's Showtime

at the Apollo.” Kiki was the honorary guest who did a wonderful job of

getting the participants warmed up for the run/walk. As Faye reminisces, “Back in 2007 when we first started to attend the event we had seven Team

Members participate, each year our numbers continue to grow.”

Way to make a difference Tyler Pipe!

Team Tyler Pipe,

with Ms. Kiki Shepard

(center), former co-host of “Showtime at the Apollo”

Stanley Tuck, Gail Simmons & Richard Bell

You can do it Sister!

The “Godfather” of the Sickle Cell Run Greg Buckner

Ross “Gazelle”

Caldwell was the

first person across

the finish line!

Diane Newman &

Faye Pettigrew make it

look easy. Gloria Tuck & Sandra

Smith running on empty!

When you live in East Texas and you work in a foundry you tend to try some off the wall

ideas to try and cool down. As you know East Texas had been experiencing a heat wave with

temperatures topping out at around 102. We have tried to beat the heat by transitioning to

our summer hours so we close the plant during the hottest hours of the day and we are

bringing in Gatorade by the pallet, but we found a sweet way to beat the heat! Sno-Kones!

We did this last year and it was a real hit so we geared up and did it again this year. Team

Members lined up and selected their favorite flavor and then could come back and do it all

over again. All you can eat! Your choice, your flavor! A special shout out to our volunteers

- Gwen Jackson, Gloria Tuck, Kim Hale, Penny Carman, Crystal Blalock, Diane Newman,

Heath Huffstetter and of course, Faye Pettigrew.

Gwen Jackson & Gloria

Tuck are pumped up to

serve sno-kones

Committee Members ready to serve: L to R:

Penny Carman, Crystal Blalock &

Heath Huffstetter

L to R: Eddie Cordova, Roberto

Delgado, Arturo Cardenas &

Efren Medina

L to R: Johnnie Sutton, Nick Wilcox & Juan Duran

Runner take off !!

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HR Manager Faye Pettigrew is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to step-up our game out here at Tyler Pipe and she hit a home run with this idea. On Friday, August 19th Tyler Pipe hosted their first ever Zumba Class. Faye asked her local instructor, Abby Worten, from TMF Fitness Center, to come out and teach a class and it was well received indeed. The class ended with 14 participants and qualified each of Team Members to add points for their Slam Dunk Exercise participation. As an added bonus, all attendees also received free passes to attend one of her classes at the local fitness center where she teaches regularly.

This was such a great hit at Tyler Pipe that it

has been requested to do this monthly. As

Abby stated on her Facebook post, “Zumba at

Tyler Pipe! This was one of the most fun

classes I have had! So glad they invited me.”

And a big THANKS to you Abby for visiting

Tyler Pipe!

However you say “Thank You,” the General Manager of Tyler Pipe, Mr. Greg Simmons, has

devised a pretty good way to say Thank You to his folks. On Thursday, September 8th Greg

ordered the World Famous Stanley’s Bar-B-Q for all of his hourly and salaried staff as a way to

say “Thank You” for all of the hard work and dedication that his Team Members put into their

jobs for the month of August. The event was unplanned & unscheduled so it was a nice

surprise to everyone. As Greg stated during his Team Meeting this quarter, “Foundries are hot and dirty and the work is hard, but you will never find a better class of people than foundry

folk. They are just good people.” It is our belief that this hard work and dedication to one’s job

is what makes Tyler Pipe the industry leader of Cast Iron Soil Pipe in these United States.

Anyone who works in manufacturing knows that there are words that you hate

to hear like bottleneck, backlog & outsourcing. Tyler Pipe recently located,

bought and installed a used CNC machine that is exactly like our current model

in the Fitting’s Millroom. The Millroom churns out 6” and 8” no hub test tees

and depending on the amount of orders received and the production schedule

that means that there are bottlenecks which leads to backlogs and outsourcing.

The situation is exacerbated if, during one of these peak runs, the current CNC

decides to break down. Now Tyler Pipe is going to be able to be more

responsive to customer needs and increase our efficiencies. Since the machines

are exactly alike the parts are interchangeable, our mechanics who are working

on one CNC can use the other as a reference shortening down times and one

operator can run both machines. One machine can run 6” and the other 8” or

both can be set up alike so they can process more of one fitting. In the bottom

picture you will see that the machines are not facing each other. When our

current production schedule is complete the machine will be rotated to resolve

that issue.

Gonzalo Fernandez & Brandon Yowell

construct the cradle for the new CNC

The “Twins” ready for production

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“Did You Know” ~ Having trouble sleeping?

Your cell phone or tablet could be to blame

That blue glow coming from your cell phone, tablet, or laptop could be

denying you a good night’s sleep. Cell phones, tablets, computer monitors, and

TV screens all emit blue light, which energizes our eyes and brains.

“Astronomers know our eyes are more sensitive to blue light,” says Dr. James

Stocks, a UT Health Northeast sleep medicine specialist. They protect them-

selves by putting red filters over light sources or wearing red sunglasses.

“The brain clock is set by bright light. Exposure to light in the early morning

sets the stage for the time 12 or 14 hours later when we’re ready to go to sleep.

That’s the best way to set your clock for the next night’s sleep,” he adds. If

you’re exposed to bright light in the late afternoon or evening, that resets the

clock. Watching TV, playing on your cell, doing computer work – these can

interfere with your sleep.

When you wake up tired, it’s hard to enjoy life, and depression and anxiety

can be a problem. You aren’t as alert, which makes it hard to remember facts for

a test or a business associate’s name and interests. Sleepy people aren’t good

drivers, and they have more accidents.

If you wake up at night, you may get up and eat something. This can lead to

weight gain, higher blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, Dr. Stocks says.

Older children and teens often take their devices to bed. Teens already struggle

with moodiness as they move from childhood to adulthood. Rotten sleep due to

electronics worsens the transition.

Dimming the devices can help, but it’s better to go outside during the day

and minimize bright light in the evening, he adds. Do something relaxing before

you go to bed: read a book, meditate, or take a hot bath. Go to sleep at the same

time every night and get up at the same time every day, regardless of how much

sleep you had the night before.

For all Tyler Pipe Team Members & Dependent Family Members

WHERE: Tyler Pipe Admin Building

WHEN: Thursday November 10, 2016

TIME: 7 am to 4 pm

All Tyler Pipe Team Members as well as your dependent family members are invited to receive services performed

by UT Health Science Center, all at no cost to you. Normally these services would cost you at least at $20 to $30

co-pay, but by attending our Health Fair you will be able to have them performed in a relaxed setting, at no charge

to you. These services will include blood pressure checks, cholesterol

screenings, blood sugar testing, sleep screening, and FLU shots.

UT Health Science Center will be providing Flu shots at no cost to any

Team Member as well as any dependent over age 13 attending the

Health Fair. This will be the ONLY opportunity to get a flu shot at no

cost this year, so please make time to attend!

Please contact Jennie Shephard at ext. 2060 with any questions.

Marion Howell ~ 2

Donald Bright ~ 2

Jerry Spencer ~ 3

Gerardo Avalos ~ 3

Lenord Lott ~ 3

James Butler ~ 4

Rodrick Johnson ~ 5

Stephanie Moss ~ 5

Marcos Sanchez ~ 7

Charles Ross ~ 7

Roy Lacy ~ 8

Leon Perryman ~ 9

Lance McHenry ~ 10

Bart Howlett ~ 10

Richard Bowman ~ 11

Lilia Ramirez ~ 11

“Boots” Hughes ~ 12

Maurilio Cardenas ~ 13

Jeremy Blackhurst ~ 13

Michael Maddox ~ 14

Thad Hicks ~ 14

Bennie Jackson ~ 15

David Puckett ~ 15

Cherie Smith ~ 16

Efren Medina ~ 16

Donald Kennedy ~ 19

Greg Garza ~ 20

Juan Fernandez ~ 22

Marco Sanchez ~ 23

Gary Rozell ~ 30