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November 13-17 ~ Columbus, OH phone: 800-498-1942 www.rainbirdservices.com Pipe by: McElroy University Small Diameter Op. Qualification November 6-8 ~ Tulsa, OK Large Diameter Op. Qualification November 6-8 ~ San Jose, CA November 13-16 ~ Tulsa, OK Medium Diameter Op. Qualification November 8-10 ~ Tulsa, OK phone: 918-836-8611 www.mcelroy.com Pumps by: Pentair Water Systems November 7-9 ~ Delavan, WI www.sta-rite.com/residentialpage_ classroom_training_aspx by: Franklin Electric Base Level November 14-15 ~ Wilburton, OK phone: 800-348-2420 http://franklinwater.com/more/ training/franklintech-schedule/ Blasting by: Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology & Dyno Nobel Quarry Academy November 14-16 ~ San Antonio, TX phone: 404-589-2823 www.quarryacademy.com Construction by: Concrete Sawing & Drilling Assoc. Certification: Slab Sawing & Drilling November 6-7 ~ Clearwater, FL phone: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Geothermal by: International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Certified GeoExchange Designer: CGD Plus Course November 7-9 ~ Stillwater, OK Certified Geothermal Inspector Workshop November 30 - December 1 ~ Education Connection Stillwater, OK phone: 405-744-5175 www.igshpa.org Groundwater / Water Well by: American Ground Water Trust Maximizing America’s Alluvial Aquifers November 2 ~ Louisville, KY phone: 603-228-5444 www.agwt.org by: Washington State Ground Water Association Driller & Pump Installer Seminar November 3 ~ Spokane, WA November 10 ~ Tacoma, WA November 11 ~ Kelso, WA phone: 360-757-1551 www.wsgwa.org by: Princeton Groundwater, Inc. Remediation Course November 6-10 ~ Miami, FL phone: 813-964-0800 www.princeton-groundwater.com Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Training Accomplished Drilling Superintendent Retires Submitted by Joe Jennings Eddie White, drill superintendent, has retired from Oceana Gold’s Haile Gold Mine, in Kershaw, South Carolina. Eddie and his wife Linda, also retiring as community relations coordinator at Haile, have relocated to the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area near their sons and their families. Eddie began his drilling career in 1968, as a core drill helper employed by the Longyear Co. (later Boart Longyear). He soon was promoted to drill operator, later to runner foreman, and for a short while, drilling super- visor, before he went back as a runner foreman. He continued to work with Boart Longyear, retiring as runner foreman in 2007. During his 39 years with Longyear Company, Eddie drilled projects for miner- al exploration, fossil fuels, and industrial minerals with projects in 19 states. Following his tenure with Longyear Co./Boart Longyear, he was employed by Romarco Minerals which was later purchased by Oceana Gold, in 2015. Eddie and Linda relocated from their home in the Cookeville, Tennessee, to Kershaw, South Carolina. While working as drill supervisor, and later drill superintendent, Romarco/Oceana Gold’s Haile Gold Mine assembled a fleet of four deep hole core drills, two high-capacity air rotary machines, support equipment, and tooling with Eddie’s expertise and leadership. Eddie’s integrity, expertise, perseverance, drilling experience, efficiency, and personality will be missed by his coworkers and in the drilling field. We wish Eddie and Linda the very best in their retirement and thank Joe for sharing this with our drilling industry. 45 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2017