11/14/08 -- We have the database populated and linked up to what we had.  Of course when one thing happens so does many more.  The computer that the information was stored lost it's hard drive.  We were able to get some information off, but not all of it so the database is very short with names.  We have not yet gotten the color scheme to match the website, but that is the last thing we are working on. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS before inputting your information.  The password is universal for everyone, it is the last name in lowercase, please change it into something you can remember once you log in.

Misty Baker

Kingsbury Inc. is looking for a few good machinist. posted 10/1/08

Here is the background:

Admiral Skip McGinley(Ret), serves on Kingsbury, Inc. Board of Directors. I am sure you all remember Skip. Kingsbury just opened a
Yuba City, CA plant. They need trained machinist that with a minimum of 3-5 years experience on Lathes, Bridgeports, and
Horizontal and Vertical Boring Mills. Babbitt bearing and Welding experience are both pluses. Experience with tight-tolerance,
high-precision parts a plus. He rightly thought that perhaps former Mare Island machinist could provide the skilled work force that
they need.

This is what Mr. Michael Brawley, the Kingsbury recruiter wrote to me:
To address your question about our staffing needs, our plant in Yuba City opened in April 2007, and is about 24,000 square feet. We
are still ramping up, currently staffed at 8 machinists as we build experience and order volume in the region. We have firm
plans to t least double the staffing by 2010. Our machining consists primarily of turning, milling and drilling of low
quantity, relatively tight-tolerance flat and round parts for babbitted thrust and journal bearings, so babbitting experience would
also be attractive.

Many of our bearing components are split, so joint finishing is important as well.

Manual machines dominate our shop due to the low volume in the aftermarket side our our business, although we are beginning to
utilize an increasing amount of NC equipment with live tooling, etc.

Mike's vitals are:

Mike Brawley
KINGSBURY, Inc.
Repair & Service Division
215-956-0565 office
215-837-9283 mobile
215-956-9027 fax
mjb@kingsbury.com
www.kingsbury.com

I received the following email, perhaps someone registered here at MINSY can help her out. The photo is located here Her email is Carolyn Brewster

Hello. I'm from the Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard. This Shipyard turns 100 next
May and I am on a committee doing a book about its history.

There are about 20 Coat-of-Arms of various trades that is in one of
the meeting rooms. We don't know the history of them other than they
may have originated from the Mare Island Shipyard.

I am writing to you wondering if you might be able to help us out on
the history of these. They are nice looking. I have attached a photo
of one of the Coat-of-Arms so that you know what I am talking about.

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Carolyn Brewster