The Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. New Amsterdam, Indiana, Quarry recently held their annual Open House event at the quarry.  Area Ambulance, Fire Department and Trauma Helicopter teams were invited to tour the facility and eat lunch with the quarry employees.  This annual event was created to familiarize Emergency services in the area with the quarry and the employees.  Limestone quarries are expansive and unique locations and in the event of an emergency situation, it would be very beneficial for area Emergency services to be familiar with the operation.   The employees at the New Amsterdam Quarry served as tour guides and cooks, as well as informative hosts to the Emergency Services Personnel on site. 

A member of the Trauma Team demonstrates features on the EVAC Helicopter

   Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. sponsored the survivor dinners at both the Crawford and Perry County, Indiana Relay for Life events this past June.  Employees volunteered their time to cook a delicious menu of pork chops and creek fries to help kick start each annual event.

MCS employees Mark Parr and Jerry Ward at the Crawford Co. Relay for Life event

Come visit our booth at the 2010 Crawford Co. 4-H Fair from now until Thursday (July 15) evening. We’re giving away a gift certificate every night as well as goodies and interesting tidbits about our operating history in Crawford County. This year’s fair features all the great events you’ve come to expect from the Crawford County 4-H: Rides, Great Food and 4-H Projects and Livestock to be proud of!

Stop by our Booth!

  Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. Cape Sandy Quarry recently played host to over 225 elementary school students from Leavenworth Elementary School in Leavenworth, Indiana, less than 10 miles from the quarry.  The students came in two shifts, one in the morning, one in the afternoon.   Students were treated to an in-depth tour of the quarry, an up-close look at big machinery and a snack and drink before heading back to school. 

  Later that evening, the school’s PTO organized a fundraiser in which Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. donated and grilled pork chops for event.  Employees from Cape Sandy Quarry volunteered to grill the chops for the school.  This was the first year for the PTO fundraiser and all-school visit to Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.’s Cape Sandy Quarry.

   Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. sponsored Patoka Elementary School’s Annual Arts Fair earlier this month, for the fourth year in a row.  Employees grilled pork chops to be sold for dinner to help raise money for the school library and the art department.  Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. also coordinated a tour of  Temple Quarry, located approximately 15 miles from the school and provided sand art for attending children to participate in.  This annual event at Patoka Elementary School was created to raise funds for special arts and reading programs, showcase the traveling book fair and provide a fun environment for students and their families. 

MCS Employees grilled pork chops for the fundraiser.

Children attending the Arts Fair created Sand Art masterpieces provided by Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.

Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. supported the annual New Amsterdam, Indiana Remembrance Day festival in late April with a parade entry, booth with giveaways and kids’ activities as well as tours to our Quarry, located a few miles down the road from the town.  Special events at the festival included the parade, a Western Style gun fight re-enactment, sheep shearing and basket weaving demostrations, as well as lots of wonderful food to eat!  This is the fifth year that Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. has participated in the festival.

Mulzer employees get ready for the big parade.

Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. brings extra festival t-shirts each year to mark the annual festival, which loyal visitors purchase at cost.  We in turn donate the money we collect back to a local organization.  This year Heth Washington Elementary School located near the town received a $200.00 donation from Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc., the proceeds of our t-shirt sale. 

A.J. Renn, supervisor of the New Amsterdam Quarry, presented Heth Washington Elementary school with our donation check.

Students make Sand Art necklaces at the Quarry during their visit

Students and Staff from the South Crawford County Head start group visited Tower Quarry on Friday, March 12 for a tour, activity and lunch. The Head Start Staff encouraged their young students to invite a special ‘Guy’ in their lives to participate in the visit, resulting in a full house during the recent visit. When we asked the kids what their favorite part of the visit was, the kids replied excitedly, “climbing on the rock pile and looking inside the big loader!”. Special thanks to all the employees at Tower Quarry for hosting! Steve Speedy, Natalie Maasberg and Beverly Dillard acted as tour and activity guides during the visit.

Students get an 'Up-Close' look of the bucket on a loader

Over 100 fourth graders from East Heights Elementary School near Henderson, Kentucky participated in a Geology presentation given by MCS Quality Control Manager, Bob Lingerfelt, in February.  The students listened to Lingerfelt’s presentation on the three types of rocks and saw samples of various rocks, including some from our quarries.  Students also participated in the geology activity, ‘Is it a Rock or a Mineral?’.  Students received four types of candy and were asked which represented a rock and which a mineral.  Two of the four types of candy were a Hershey’s Kiss and a Hershey’s Kiss with Almonds.  Can you guess which one represented a rock and which a mineral?  Minerals are homogenous, made up of one material, and Rocks are made up of two or more minerals.  Now can you guess?   

4th graders at E. Heights learn about Rocks & Minerals

North Crawford County Head Start students and staff visited the Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. Temple Quarry back on November 20 to get a closer look at how our quarry works and to celebrate their semi-annual Guy’s Day.  The preschool students are encouraged to invite a special guy in their lives, dad, grandpa, uncle, etc. to spend quality time doing an activity that both enjoy.  Lucky for us, they wanted to visit our Temple Quarry!  While visiting the quarry, students, staff and ‘guys’ were treated to an in-depth tour of the facility, an up-close visit of a large loader, made Pet Rocks and had lunch!  Over 72 guests made up the visitors group.  Special Thanks to employees Troy McCorkle and Beverly Dillard for hosting the group at Temple Quarry!

Students from Rockport Elementary School and St. Bernard Catholic School in Rockport, IN, strolled down Main Street in their scariest and cutest costumes to celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30.  Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. set up a ‘trick or treating’ stop along the route, staffed by employees Jeff Gasaway, Kerry Dougan and Traves Travis.  See if you can tell who is who!