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53rd Annual North Carolina Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Contest

Words: Brandy Shaver
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Marcus Guy Hefner 53rd Annual North Carolina Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Contest champion.

In October, 28 apprentices from 12 companies competed in the 53rd Annual North Carolina Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Contest in Raleigh, N.C. The new champion is 18-year-old Marcus Guy Hefner, an apprentice with McGee Brothers Company of Monroe, N.C.

Pictured from left to right: contest head judge, Doug Burton; third-place winner Chris Sparks, Beam Construction Company; first-place winner, Marcus Guy Hefner, McGee Brothers Company; second-place winner, Joaquin Luauno, Capital City Masonry; contest chairman Calvin Brodie; and N.C. Commissioner of Labor Cherie K. Berry.

For more information, please visit www.ncmca.com.

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