Happy Holidays Posts

Will Thanksgiving Turkey Really Make You Sleepy?

November 26th, 2014

We’ve all heard it before: you feel so sleepy after a Thanksgiving meal because of the main event: the turkey. For years, people have credited extraordinary levels of tryptophan in turkey as the reason we all feel the need to nap after the annual feast. But contrary to this popular mythology, tryptophan is probably not he largest responsible party for your post-meal exhaustion.

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Christmas Light Parade 2014

November 19th, 2014

Purl’s Sheet Metal will be entering the parade again with their fleet of antique fire apparatus decorated and loaded with Purl’s Sheet Metal employees and families. The Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning fleet includes, 1979 Crown Fire Coach Pumper, 1951 American LaFrance Pumper and a 1948 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder Truck.

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Coats for Kids 2014 Kicks Off! November 3rd – December 7th

November 6th, 2014

Coats for Kids 2014 kicks off their local campaign November 3rd – December 7th. Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning is proud to join Kiss Country and the Salvation Army again as a collection location for the 2014 Coats for Kids drive. Each year the community and local businesses work with the Salvation Army to […]

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Coats for Kids 2014

September 16th, 2014

Winter months are on the horizon and will be here soon. Don’t throw away any coats that are too small for your kids! Donate your coats to help keep another child warm in the winter! All donations stay in our own community and help children in our area.

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The Very First Labor Day Celebration

August 29th, 2014

Labor Day as a federal holiday, held on the first Monday of September, has been with us now for 120 years. President Grover Cleveland signed the law that made Labor Day a national holiday in 1894. Ever since then, the three-day weekend has provided people in the U.S. with the opportunity for vacations, time with their families, shopping trips…

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Leading the Way with Independence Days!

July 3rd, 2014

The term “Fourth of July” is the popular name for the U.S. federal holiday officially known as Independence Day. It isn’t surprising that we would come up with a different name from the official one, since “Independence Day” is one of the most common holiday names across the globe.

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The Original Valentine’s Day Greeting Cards

February 14th, 2014

It’s hard to imagine Valentine’s Day without the traditional greeting cards, whether accompanying a gift of flowers and candy, or sent between children in a school room. For commercial greeting card companies, February 14th is as important to them as the December holidays, Easter, and Mother’s Day.

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Christmas Eve Luncheon at Purl’s Sheet Metal

December 31st, 2013

Last week the Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning team celebrated Christmas Eve together with an in-house luncheon. We had a great time being with each other before heading home to our respective families for the holidays. Most notably, we got to celebrate two very significant employee birthdays. Both Bob Martin and Chris Schoettler celebrated 10 years of service with the Purl’s Sheet Metal crew! We appreciate their time with us and all of the hard work they have put in over the years. Our company truly would not be what it is today without the likes of these men. We are proud to have Bob and Chris in the Purl’s Sheet Metal family! Thank you both for all you have done!

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New Year’s Eve: The Tournament of Roses Parade

December 31st, 2013

The East Coast has their own traditions for New Year’s Eve, notably the dropping of the ball in Times Square to signal the beginning of the New Year. We have our own traditions here on the West Coast

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