FROM SCRAP TO SCULPTURE
American Iron, Minneapolis, has announced the winners of its fourth annual Metal Sculpture Competition held in conjunction with the Minneapolis Aquatennial Celebration in July.
The artwork is built from scrap from American Iron. The company sponsors the contest to encourage local artists and to promote recycling.
The sculptures were judged on originality, artistic merit and creative reuse of recyclable materials.
The winners in the large category are:
• First place – Dirk DuBois, "Beast of Burden" and Shell Koland, "Feng Shui/Friendship Symbol"
• Second place – Cheryl Fitgerald, "Two Faced" and Justin Peters "Untitled"
• Third Place – Andrew Murphy, "Last Bite"
The winners in the small category are:
• First place – Dillion Allen, "Nectarlicious"
• Second place – Christopher Rand, "Tumbler" and Gail Katz-James, "Entwined Vase"
• Third place – Kristen Hansen, "The Comb Over"
American Iron’s Web site www.scrappy.com includes a gallery of all the 2004 competition sculptures.
DRIVERS, REV YOUR ENGINES
Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (WM) has announced its newest NASCAR sponsorships for the 2005 racing season.
WM will sponsor the No. 17 Waste Management Ford Taurus driven by Matt Kenseth in the NASCAR Busch Series. The company will be an associate sponsor of Kenseth’s No. 17 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series car.
The No. 17 WM Ford Taurus debuted Nov. 6 at the Phoenix International Raceway in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Series race. In 2005, WM will be the primary sponsor in an additional 14 races of Matt Kenseth’s NASCAR Busch Series schedule for Roush Racing and an associate sponsor on Kenseth’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Series ride for the full season.
In support of NASCAR’s diversity initiative, WM will sponsor driver Bill Lester’s No. 22 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the balance of 2004 and throughout 2005. Additionally, WM will support an entry in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series as part of the Drive for Diversity initiative. WM will be the primary sponsor for Lester/Bill Davis Racing five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events spanning 2004 and 2005 an an associate sponsor throughout the balance of 2004 and the full 2005 season.
Additionally, Carlton Yearwood, WM’s vice president of Business Ethics and Diversity, will join NASCAR’s Diversity Council.
RECYCLING ROCKS ON
While his fashion statement may be questionable, his recycling message is not.
Peter DuBois, a waste reduction specialist with Washington’s Clark County Public Works Department, performs as Recycleman. Accompanied by the Dumpster Divers and clad in a kilt made from an old truck tire, he uses music to teach the merits of recycling.
Recycleman and the Dumpster Divers performed at two Seattle schools in early November and urged audiences to participate in a two-week computer recycling event hosted by Staples in honor of America Recycles Day.
The band played "The Used Computer Rag," a song about computer disposal issues.
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