It’s a hundred-year-old manual drill press that has seen a ton of use. There are three things that [Gord] has going for him. First off, the Champion Blower and Forge Co. built them to last.

In September 2003, when Phil Wolgemuth and Paul Fulmer bought the former Champion Blower and Forge site on Harrisburg Avenue, ground hadn't yet been broken for Clipper Magazine Stadium. But ...