We are pleased to present the LSA Key Club Awards from last membership year: 2006-2007. This form of recognition was established two years ago by Al Moebus and William Lynk to honor those who value attendance and participation, making our association a viable and suc-cessful organization for all of our members and associates. Congratulations to everyone!

-Rob Rovinsky, CPL—President, LSA

Editor's Note: Because this list is too cool, we can-not print this extraordinary page in this small space. Thus, we will afford this honor to a separate page. Every member is quite special and these specific indi-viduals should be granted a space commensurate with their volunteerism. Thank you, all—

LOCKSMITH SECURITYASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

LSA REPORTER VOLUME 21, NO. 1

EDITORS: William M. Lynk, CRL * Alvin Moebus

SEPTEMBER, 2007

LSA Website: http://www.LsaMichigan.org

Publication Deadline: Submit items Two (2) Weeks (14 calendar days) prior to the LSA meeting date.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE—ROB ROVINSKY, CPL

President—Rob Rovinsky, CPL (248) 644-7939 Education Chairman—Marc Dearing, CRL (810) 244-4038 Vice President—Kevin Thompson (586) 716-1177 Membership Secretary—Alvin Moebus (313) 885-9365 Secretary—Michael Buda (313) 730-1075 Public Relations—John Hubel, CML (586) 615-3969 Treasurer-John Shamass (586) 296-2438 Librarian—Larry Williams, RL, CPP (248) 894-8294 Sargent-At-Arms—Ken Morgan, Sr. (248) 380-5083 Board of Directors: Newsletter—William M. Lynk, CRL (313) 884-9800 Maurice Horne, CML ; Larry Walker, CRL ; John Hubel, CML ; Newsletter—Alvin Moebus (313) 885-9365 Robert Noble, CML, CPS ;Larry Williams, RL, CPP Webmaster—William M. Lynk, CRL (313) 884-9800

ELECTED & APPOINTED LSA OFFICERS

From the desk of the Education Chairman: Welcome back LSA Members. Hope everyone had a great summer and are looking forward to another year of LSA education. As you may or may not know Bob Noble has stepped down as the education direc-tor, I would like to thank Bob for his commitment and for what he has done for our industry and for bring back education to LSA. My name is Marc Dearing, CRL. I will be the new Education Director. My goal this year is to offer classes each month and for Locksmiths who are ALOA members and are trying to achieve the next level of recognition. We will be offering classes where the PRP test will follow each class. I would appreciate any input you may have for future class ideas. If you are interested in hosting a class, as the class chairman, LSA will pay your class fee. Please contact me with any comments or suggestions.

John Paull, CPL has scheduled ALOA Instructor Ray D’Adamo, CML to teach Intermediate Auto Lock Service on September 15th. This is going to be a hands-on class, please see the class flyer for the tools needed for the class. Also you will be receiving the 2006 Autosmart Advisor Domestic and Import reference books. Thank you to John for his efforts in putting this class together. Look forward to seeing you there.

Coming Soon …..

Basic Electricity -currently I have a call in to David Lowell at the ALOA office to see if we can schedule this class for Oct 13th.

Marc A. Dearing, CRL— Education Director

Did you know that by tightening one of the one-way security screws tighter than the other it will release the other a little. Once one of the released screws is removed it can be replaced with a like screw that is not one-way. Tighten this screw significantly tighter than the

other and you will be surprised how easily the other will come out. After all is done, go and buy the proper tool to do the job.

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NEXT LSA

MEETING THURSDAY,

OCT. 11TH AT 7:30 P.M.

PRP GLOSSARY—KEEPING YOU “IN THE KNOW”

Hobbs shackle-n. a hinged shackle with a notch for the bolt in its movable end

service code-n. in an electronic lock, a factory set or user set code or combination that will open the lock one time

EDUCATION & PRP NEWS—MARC DEARING, CRL

We’re On the World Wide Web! www.LsaMichigan.org

Locksmith Security Association meets at 7:30 p.m., the second Thursday

of the month (Sept. to June) in the Metro Detroit Area in

southeast Michigan: UAW Hall (in Troy)

1640 Stephenson Hwy., just north of Maple (15 Mile Rd.),

on the east side of street.

TECH TIPS—INCREASING YOUR “TOOLBOX”

♦ LSA of Michigan supports all educational initiatives regardless of a specific supplier, brand, and/or manufacturer.♦

I did not know our U.S. Government had a Cost Savings Award System until I interviewed Ken Griffin, this month’s member. He won the award in 1997, by recommending that his locksmith be transferred to a private contractor. It was accepted and Ken was now collecting unem-ployment and severance pay. He then moved to Mikado, Mi. which is in the Thumb area. Let me move the calendar back to 1966, then tell the road he took to become a locksmith.

When Ken was 17 years young, he dropped out of East Detroit H.S. (now East Pointe) to join the U.S. Navy. After two tours in Viet Nam, he was on medical leave spending two years in and out of Veterans Hos-

pitals. While in the Navy, he attained an E-4 rating, earned his G.E.D, and gained several college credits. After being discharged from service, Ken took some business courses at Macomb County Community College. At one point he took a Foley-Belsaw course and transferred to Walsh College where he soon earned a B.A. Like many students, his interest turned to another area - Law Enforce-ment. Back at M.C.C.C. he received an Associates Degree but because of his eyesight he could not get employment (He was enabled to do all this thanks to the U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation Act).

During his time attending M.C.C.C., a fellow student lost his job as a locksmith at Selfridge A.F.B. in Mt. Clemens. Through this friend, Ken was able to be hired in the carpentry section as a locksmith. Being a veteran, he was classified as a conditional career person and very ready to use his skill. After a brief time, he was transferred to the Warren Tank Command working in the Research and Develop-ment Department. A coworker, who was the plant locksmith, retired and Ken was …………….

(continued on page 6)

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LSA Key Club Awards—Click the gold key on the Home Page

Education—See the latest classes to take. Sign up NOW!

Newsletters– See past newsletters back to October 2005 in the News letter Archives and the current one, as well.

For Sale—More new items to sell. Get them fast while they last!

Calendar—Mark yours through June of 2007.

We’re On the World Wide Web! www.LsaMichigan.org

UPDATE ON THE NEWEST LSA WEBSITE ADDITIONS!

LSA MEMBERS OF THE MONTH—KEN GRIFFIN, CML

September 13, 2007 – LSA meeting 7:30 pm; William M. Lynk, CRL presents “Olympus IC Cabinet Locks” - Demo Boards & Data Sheets September, 15, 2007 – Intermediate Automotive: Ray D’Adamo, CML, Instructor; John Paull, CRL, Class Chairperson— (586) 634-2311; PRP Elective L-03 after class

October, 1, 2007 – LSA meeting 7:30 pm

October 13, 2007 – Basic Electricity (tentative—save it on your calendar)

November 8, 2007 – LSA meeting 7:30 pm

December 13, 2007 – LSA meeting 7:30 pm

January 10, 2008 – LSA meeting 7:30 pm

OLYMPUS LOCK—LFIC Cabinet Locks—Olympus Lock out of Washington State is now offering a variety of cabinet locks that house large format interchangeable cores by: ASSA, Yale, Medeco, Schlage, Abloy & Corbin Russwin, as well as SFICs. For more information, t h e i r w e b s i t e i s : www.olympus-lock.com.

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“Qwik-Qwiz Which two manufactur-ers are the only two of-fering high security ICs? A) Medeco & Sargent

B) ASSA & Schlage C) Schlage & Corbin

Russwin D) Medeco & ASSA E) ASSA & Schlage

[answers on page 8]

WEB LINKS

IC CORNER—WILLIAM M. LYNK, CRL

CALENDAR OF LSA EVENTS—SEE WEBSITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE LIST

ALOA www.aloa.org IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. www.idnhardware.com ClearStar Security Network www.clearstar.com LAB www.labpins.com LSA www.LsaMichigan.org

“Education, Knowledge & Cooperation—LSA”

Caesar and Marcus

—LSA Mascots

PUBLIC RELATIONS—JOHN HUBEL, CML

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

When selling your services, be honest. How often have we sensed insincerity from the sales person who was representing a product? What did you do then? You probably kept shopping. That is what your customer is doing to you, now.

Know your product well. Be certain how you intend to present it to your customer. Let your customer know what to expect. Deliver the goods in good faith.

By keeping these basic standards, you can expect the majority of your customers to return when needed.

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“Education, Knowledge & Cooperation—LSA”

ROGUE’S ROW— ALOA CONVENTION/CHARLOTTE—LFIC CLASS

Can You Find Marc Dearing?????

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Just a reminder: For those wishing to pay their dues, I will be accepting them at the September meeting. Thanks-

- Al Moebus

Editor’s Note—DUES

given the job. During 1991, Ken was transferred back to Selfridge where he finished his government career.

When L.S.A. was a fledgling association, it advertised in a trade magazine that Ken saw and decided to join. There he met Jimmy Mowry who encouraged Ken to join A.L.O.A. He has been a continuous member of both associations up to the present. Since moving to northeastern Mi., Ken is semi-active in his mobile locksmith service.

Ken is a member of the Naval War College Foundation and Navy Institute which do many funding projects.. He is an officer in the Navy League and that takes a lot his time as he must travel to many seminars and meetings throughout the Midwest. Now you know the rest of the story.

I cannot end the article without telling about Ken’s favorite “case”: I take you to a jail at Selfridge A.F.B. where a guard and a prisoner are both locked in the same cell. Ken is called and upon arrival finds the cell latch broken Surveying the scene for a better way to extricate the men that torching the bars, he spots an exterior window. Without a sound, Ken proceeds to exit the building followed by a squad of guards. Approaching the window of the cell, he found a padlock on it and tells the guards to find the key. The locksmith title must have made Ken the top commander for soon the key appeared along with a much needed lad-der and both emerged with no harm done to facilities or persons.

Ken’s admonition to all of us: “Look around and all around for a simpler solution.”

-by Al Moebus

Continued from page 3 — Member of the Month

NEW WEBSITE FOR LOCKSMITHS TO CREATE THEIR OWN WEBSITE!

Have you ever thought about getting your own .com web address? Thought about promoting your locksmith services on your own website? Now it’s easier than ever. Simply go to: www.LynkWeb.com and see!

Have your own website for as low as $12.00 per month, pre-designed sites to choose from, customer service 24/7 and hundreds of products available. It’s easy, fast, affordable and you can be up & running in minutes. Key in to your future and lock-in to low rates. Visit:

www.LynkWeb.com -An Affordable Lynk to the World

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Are you adroit enough to identify the manufacturers of these six (6) obsolete, unique, weird & strange interchangeable cores? Not many people are. If so, you are in the minority, to be sure. Answers will appear in NEXT MONTH’S issue for those brave enough to partake—

[NOTE: If you have taken my LFIC class, you should already know them all!]

IC Challenge !!!!!!

For Sale – A.L.O.A. magazines from January 1990 to December 2006. Best offer: Call Nick Palise for details at 313-561-7615.

PLACE YOUR AD HERE FOR FREE $$$

Free: LSA always has free items for members who attend the

533 Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

Phone: (313) 885-9365 Email: amoebus@LsaMichigan.org

LOCKSMITH SECURITYASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

LSA

CLASSIFIED ADS—SEE LSAWEBSITE FOR UPDATES

Associate Members of LSA

JLM Wholesale, Inc.

3095 Mullins Ct. Oxford, MI 48371

www.jlmwholesale.com

(800) 522-2940 FAX: (800) 782-1160

Bockert & Associates 18 Fort Monroe Industrial Parkway

Monroeville, OH 44847

(800) 321-7550 FAX: (419) 465-4216

Manufacturer Reps for:

ABUS, ASSA, DON JO, H.E.S., HPC, LOCKCRAFT, CANSEC, SECURITRON,

MERIT, TAKEX

Gene Simon Hardware Specialist

Phone: (708) 799-8783 FAX: (708) 799-4322

P.O. Box 51 Flossmoor, IL 60422

Representing: Jet Hardware Mfg. Corp. LAB Security Products

Major Manufacturing, Inc.

RITTNER/FRENCH ASSOCIATES 150 S. Elizabeth

Rochester, MI 48307

(800) 732-4773 1-800-RFA-4-SPEC FAX: (248) 651-2650

IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. 35950 Industrial Road

P.O. Box 510624 Livonia, MI 48150

Livonia: (800) 521-0955 FAX: (800) 272-4409

http://www.idnhardware.com

Warren: (800) 468-7490 FAX: (586) 755-5145

Your Key to Security Hardware

LAB THE CHOICE OF

*Professional Locksmiths *Finest Lock Companies

www.labpins.com

700 Emmett St. Bristol, CT 06010

(800) 243-8242 FAX: (860) 583-7838

Answer: D Qwik-Qwiz:

Ultra Security / Xperinetix

Manufacturer of Premium Interchangeable Core Systems, Innovative

IC Service Tools and Ground-Breaking IC Products

17560 Matinal Drive San Diego, CA 92127-1240 Phone: (800) 698-7477

DIST: Interchangeable Core Lock Systems E-mail: ultrasec@san.rr.com

DISTRIBUTOR: ICLS * Phone: (313) 884-9800

Bookmark the NEW LSA Website.

www.LsaMichigan.org

9950 Freeland Avenue Detroit, MI 48227

Phone: (313) 931-7720 FAX: (313) 931-7758

Michael Wiener ————————————— Fine Quality Key Machines,

Key Blanks, Locks, Hardware

Safe Door Systems Inc. 631 Kingston Rd.

Toronto ON M4E 1R3

www.safedoorsystems.com

Toll Free: 1-866-627-7560 Telephone: 416-691-6400

Fax: 416-691-6050

Your

Company

Could

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LynkWeb.com -An Affordable

Lynk to the World ———————————- ♦ Websites Under $12.00 ♦ Customer Support 24/7 ♦ 500 E-mail Accounts

♦ Free Software

www.LynkWeb.com

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Download Membership Application Click above or from our site!

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William M. Lynk, CRL IC Specialist / IC Author

ALOA, ASIS, ILA, LSA, ClearStar Sponsor Certified ALOA A.C.E. Instructor

♦ IC Products ♦ IC Tools ♦ Key Retainer Devices

♦ Dist. For Ultra Security / Xperinetix ———————————————

Phone: (313) 884-9800 E-mail: icls@ICLSglobal.com

Website: www.ICLSglobal.com

LSA Key Club Attendance Awards Membership Year: 2006-2007

Stainless Steel Ken Griffin John Hubel Bob Noble

John Shamass

Nickel Silver Aaron Boag William Lynk Marc Dearing

Len Miller Al Moebus

Don Moonen John Paull

Oliver Redmond Aaron Rogers Bob Rovinsky Jacob Scott Tom Szynski

Kevin Thompson Nolan Whittaker

Jim Widden Larry Williams

Mike Wisniewski Ted Schultz

60% of our membership attended one or more

meetings this fiscal year.

Polished Brass Mike Buda John Glass

Darryl McConnell Ken Morgan Sr. Curtiss Parks Ron Rovinsky Kevin Smith

Mike Smolarek

An ALOA ACE Class sponsored by LSA

Ray D’Adamo, CML wants to share his knowledge with you!

Topics covered are intermediate lock, linkage & electromechanicalmanipulation, air bag & transponder service. This class will alsoincorporate a Strattec update on the latest locking systems beingused in vehicles today.

Materials needed: selection of hand tools such as screwdrivers, anawl, files, lock picks, possibly a small clamp-on vise, a small hammerand additional tool you feel will be helpful for bench work.

Prerequisites: Basic Automotive Lock Service or equivalentexperience. The information presented will be useful in preparingfor PRP section L-03

Call NOW to Register:

John Paull, CPL

(586) 634-2311Cost: $145.00 LSA Members$195.00 Non-LSA MembersIncludes LunchThis class has been approved for 1 point towardsthe ALOA PRP Recertification requirements

Cost includes a $50.00 lab fee for the two volume Autosmart 2006 For ALOA members, PRP L-03will be available after class for an additional fee of $15.00.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 20078:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Class will be held at: Holiday Inn Express 31900 Little Mack, Roseville, MI I-94 Exit 232 at Little Mack

YOU can make keys for my car! YEAH

Want to enter the Automotive Lock Servicing Field?

Here’s your chance to get those elusive answers.