An In-plant In Limbo

“I couldn’t be in a position where I didn’t know where my next paycheck was coming from,” explains MacDonald. He got wind of an opening at the archdiocese due to a retiring employee and applied.

MacDonald knew early on he would become a tradesman. His father had never gone to college, and financial matters at home meant that college “just wasn’t on the table.” Newton North High offered a program introducing students to trades like carpentry and printing. MacDonald had taken graphic arts classes in junior high so it was the printing portion of the program he gravitated towards. This led to an apprenticeship at Barker Press.