SECTION NEWS District 13 John Willard, director (815) 954-4838 kustom_bilt@msn.com BLACKHAWK February 2, 7 Activity: The Section donated welder gloves and safety glasses for Boy Scouts in Troop 23 to earn their welding merit badges. Rob Zezniewski and George Bane became merit badge counselors to conduct a welder safety class on Feb. 2. The practical welding tests, held on the 7th at Rock Valley College welding lab, were assisted by Larry Clevenger and Ms. Zezniewski. CHICAGO January 21 Activity: The board members met to plan future activities. Eric Krauss received his Past Chairman’s certificate from Chair Erik Purkey. The meeting was held at Krapils Restaurant in Worth, Ill. District 14 Robert L. Richwine, director (765) 606-7970 rlrichwine2@aol.com INDIANA January 31 Activity: The Section members served as judges for the SkillsUSA Indianapolis Regional Fabrication and Welding Contest held at J. Everett Light Career Center. The students who qualified for the State Secondary Welding Contest included Dylan Kennedy, Gabriella Bettegnies, and Mark Kendell from Walker Career Center, Ross Wyatt from Whitewater C. C., and Willie Klein from New Castle ACP. Samuel Chance from Ivy Tech qualified for the postsecondary school contest. District 15 David Lynnes, director (701) 893-2295 dave@learntoweld.com District 16 Karl Fogleman, director (402) 677-2490 fogleman3@cox.net KANSAS January 17 Activity: Bob Simon chaired the Section’s sixth annual bowling tournament for 53 teams at West Acres Bowling Alley in Wichita, Kan. The event, open to the public, raised more than $2000 for the Section’s scholarship fund. NEBRASKA January 17 Activity: The Section hosted a bowling tournament for 56 contenders and an auction to benefit its scholarship program, including a new named scholarship to honor Monty Rogers. Manning the welcome desk were Mike Sullivan, Josh Bakenhus, and Eric Nordhues. District 17 Jerry Knapp, director (918) 224-6455 jerry.knapp@gasandsupply.com CENTRAL TEXAS Week of February 8 Activity: Ron Theiss conducted an AWS Certified Welding Inspector class at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Waco, Tex. The seminar included a tour and welding demonstrations in the TSTC Automation and Robotics Laboratory. EAST TEXAS January 22 Speaker: Bill Meeks Topic: Welding cast irons Activity: The meeting was held at Papacita’s Mexican Restaurant in Longview, Tex. INDIANA — Shown at the Indiana State Fabrication contest from left (seated) are Mark Kendell, Willie Klein, Ross Wyatt, Gabriella Bettegnies, Dylan Kennedy, and Samuel Chance; (standing) are Kyle Hutcheson, Gary Dugger, Chair Dave Jackson, Gary Tucker, Charles Cessna, Bennie Flynn, and Tony Brosio. 96 WELDING JOURNAL / APRIL 2015
Welding Journal | April 2015
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