eration). The winners will

compete in a national contest

in Florida at the Fall ATA

meeting. The 2 persons in the

winners pic were from left,

Clarence Preston with Cum-

mins Southern Plains and Wy-

att Underwood with Gordon

Cooper Technology Cen-

ter. The photo where the bags

were presented Will Duvall on

the left with Oklahoma Gas &

Electric in Oklahoma City and

Johnny Hughes with Mid-

America Technology Center

on the right.”—Dean Clinton,

The Oklahoma Trucking

Association held their Su-

per Tech testing in Oklaho-

ma City on Friday May 9,

2014. The event was held at

the Francis Tuttle Technolo-

gy Center. “I attended the

event representing both

Weldon Parts, Inc. and

HDA/TP as sponsoring

companies. I presented

the winners with a HDA/TP

bag and their winning

plaques. All of the techni-

cians received a HDA/TP

bag thanks to Mark Willis

of HDA/TP because of his

involvement with the Amer-

ican Trucking Association

on a national level. I was

told that this was the big-

gest and best competition

ever held in Oklaho-

ma. Bonne Karim was the

primary contact responsi-

ble for organizing the event

and she did a remarkable

job. They had 20 test sta-

tions for the Techs to

demonstrate their

knowledge. Each of the

test stations had a given

time for each tech to com-

plete the challenges pre-

sented to them. The group

was made up of 12 working

technicians employed with

various companies and 12

students representing vari-

ous tech schools all within

the state of Oklahoma. To

my knowledge every em-

ployed technician had a

management person there

to show support for them

and the event. It was obvi-

ous they had hopes to see

firsthand the up and com-

ing technicians for future

employment (the next gen-

HDATruck Pride's annual members meeting took place April 23-26 in Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting offers updates on developments at HDATP, seminars, trade shows, and opportunities to reconnect with members from around the country. Weldon was represented by Keith Archer, Dean Clinton,

Weldon at HDA/Truck Pride Dallas Settles, and Dave Settles. The results of the meeting included Keith negotiating new programs with vendors, Dean working HDATP personnel on programs such as TSE, and Dallas winning a lot of money. HDA Truck Pride is a key component of Weldon’s marketing, purchasing,

and profit structure.

—Dave Settles, President

OK Trucking Association

The Weldon Gazette Volume 11, Issue 11

July, August, September 2014

W E L D O N P A R T S I N C .

Front page Spotlight

Open houses

Store news

New employees

Special points of interest:

Dave Settles, HDATP chairman

of the board, addresses its

membership.

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HD/TP Pictures

“On Friday 04/25/14 Dallas Settles

won a chance to enter the $5000.00

cash booth and stepped out with

$336.00.”— Keith Archer

2

Dave taking a break, Bryan and Bob talking shop

Ron Rice and Dave

Joey and Cliff

Customers at Chuck’s brake shoe table

Cliff and Roy talking

Customers talking with vendors

Perryton Weldon Open House 2014

Houston Weldon Open House

Bob Wilson and Bob Shelton talking brakes

Chuck talking brake shoes with Don Clark at the Houston open house

Bryan and Budd getting food ready

No? Mine is better, two vendors comparing notes. Bob Shelton -Marathon and Scott Wilson-HALDEX.

Customers at a Weldon booth

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“JOPLIN’S OPEN HOUSE WENT VERY WELL. WE HAD 114

CUSTOMERS IN ATTENDANCE AND ONE CARRY OUT

PLATE. A BIG THANKS TO BRYAN MATZEK FOR COOKING

THE BRISKET, SAUSAGE, AND BEANS. ALSO, THANKS TO

BUDD AND DARYLE FOR HELPING WITH THE SERVING.”—

STEVE ALDERMAN, JOPLIN MGR.

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“We had 64 customers at the North Bend open house on

June 16, 2014. The number was down from what I thought

we would have. The big reason I feel is that Pilger Nebraska

which is 40 miles northwest of us had a massive double

tornado go through and 3/4 of their town was demolished.

We did not have anyone here that was farther than 10

miles north attend. We have many customers in that area

and I am sure that on this stormy night they stayed home.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the tornado victims as

their lives in one short moment changed and had no home

to go back to. It was a terrible thing to have happened.

Only 2 lives were taken, luckily!”—Steve Settles, NBN mgr.

North Bend Open House

“We had 83 attend the open house in Grand Island, Ne. The food was great as always. The vendors were there and we had good feedback from everybody. The weather was good, not too warm, and no storms present.”—Jim Penwell, GRI mgr.

Grand Island Open House

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“Norfolk had their open house on June 18, 2014. It got a

little warm that day, otherwise the weather was good. The

turn out was not. We had 27 people attend.

A few days ago the town of Pilger which is

about 20 miles from here got their town

75% wiped out. The day of the open house

they had over 2000 volunteers for cleanup.

We have also been without a salesman for a

month or so. I think between the 2 things

going on it was a low turnout and I was dis-

appointed. The vendors and customers all

enjoyed themselves. Thanks for all that

came up and helped out. Thanks to Bryan

for the great meal. That night we also had a

TT/AC class. We only had 6 and I had 8

cancel because of the tornado. Richard had

a lot of questions. Everyone enjoyed the

class. We will do it again next year and hope for better re-

sults!”

—Mark Hunke, Nfk mgr.

The sales team in Norman, OK at the

OAPT meeting Chuck , with standing room only class

in Norman,OK. Bob Shelton (Marathon)

and Chuck tagged team a clinic's for

bus mechanics.

Weldon Meets OAPT in Norman, Ok

Sales team doing what

they do best

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“We had two brake classes recently. I want to give a huge

thanks to Chuck Harwell for doing them. The classes were

held at Crowder College in Neosho, MO. The first class had

a total of 21 high school students and the second class

consisted of 23 college students. The instructor for

Crowder College made this a mandatory class, and gave all

the students a final exam on the class.” —Steve Alderman, Jop mgr.

Brake Classes & A/C Clinics

Class in Bartlesville, OK that

Myron Quapaw of our Tulsa location put

together

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Chuck at CSA training class at CLEVELAND

A/C clinic ARKANSAS

Brake Classes & A/C Clinics

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In Other News...

JULY

Steve Settles NBN 07/04

Thomas Cole TUL 07/07

Bobby Creech OKC 07/10

Jeremiah John CLT 07/16

Michael Smith PENN 07/16

Pete Geyer WWD 07/25

Sonny Necessary ELK 07/26

Curt Wieland ORL 07/26

Tim Dawes WWD 07/27

Keith Archer OKC-CORP 07/31

Ron Sykes ELK 07/31

AUGUST

Chase Walker CLT 08/02

Nathan Settles OKC 08/03

Albert Martinez PENN 08/05

Rick Simpson DAL 08/11

Michael Easley TUL 08/12

Harald Wallace LRK 08/14

Mark Parker PENN 08/14

Ron Mache HOU 08/16

Chuck Harwell OKC-CORP 08/19

Jim Penwell GRI 08/21

John Cotton MAC 08/22

Shaun Wilson PENN 08/22

Chris Claassen GRI 08/27

Devin Helton WWD 08/27

Daniel Gaston MUS 08/29

SEPTEMBER

Bryan Matzek OKC-CORP 09/01

Troy Vance WWD 09/01

JR Cooke JAX 09/10

Angela Moore ELK 09/11

Ron Rice OKC-CORP 09/11

David Settles OKC-HQ 09/13

McKayla Johnson OKC-HQ 09/14

Tim Fox OKC 09/15

Bob Perlinger LRK 09/17

David Rider PENN 09/19

Jesus Becerril PYT 09/21

Aaron Wyssman ELK 09/23

Mike Green PENN 09/27

Bruce Gay WWD 09/29

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Jordan Stone WWD 05/05/14

Juan Tiscareno PYT 05/17/14

Michael Easley TUL 06/04/14

Cheikh Walker-Williams JAX 06/09/14

Steve Rodriguez ELK 06/14/14

Paul Deskin OKC 06/24/14

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Leah Rider OKC-HQ 06/16/14

Stars and Stripes Forever

Sausage Stir-Fry 1 pkg. polish or smoked sausage

3 T. oil

4 C. fresh vegetables, mixed and chopped;

broccoli, onion, carrots; snow peas, green

pepper, mushrooms, etc.

3/4 C. grated parmesan cheese

Seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic, oregano, or

soy sauce

1/12 C. raw rice

Cook rice as per directions; keep warm. Sauté the vegetables until crisp and tender. Cut

sausage into bite size pieces. Add to vegetables; season to taste. Mix. Heat thoroughly.

Mix in parmesan cheese. Serve immediately over warm rice.

—The Harman Family Cookbook, Charles Wade, Okc.

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PEANUT BUTTER PIE 4 OZ. CREAM CHEESE [½OF BRICK], AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ¼ CUP CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER 3 TABLESPOONS POWERED SUGAR 8OZ. COOL WHIP HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE SYRUP GRAM READY-MADE CRUST PIE SHELL COMBINE CREAM CHEESE, PEANUT BUTTER [WARM], POWDERED SUGAR AND COOL WHIP. MIX UNTIL THOROUGHLY MIXED. POUR MIXTURE INTO READY-MADE PIE SHELL. COOL IN REFRIGERATOR. MAY DRIZZLE HERSHEY'S SYRUP ON TOP WHEN SERVING. [MAKES 1 PIE] VERY GOOD & EASY TO MAKE! —CLIFF MCADOO, LRK

Lime-A-Rita Pops Fill cups with Lime-A-Rita Freeze for 2 hours Add stick and lime slice Freeze fully and roll tops in salt.

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Bobby Creech of OKC and A.J. the lion

Ruby Tuesday loves to show his smile :D

Oliver found by the brake shop at the Penn location Jacob taking a break

Ruby Tuesday cheesin’ again :D

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AT ONE TIME THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

IN THIS WHOLE WORLD

My wife and I were invited to a hog and goat cook out; my sister had invited us on a Saturday night in October 2010.

They had a whole hog and goat on the smoker and a lot of good food to go along with it.We all were setting around an old

camp fire. Everyone was talking about this and that. All the time I was thinking about how we all got there in cars and

trucks. Then I looked at the people talking on their cell phone.

Some of the people were looking at their watch to check the time. Then I looked at something and it came to my mind at

one time this was the most important thing in the world.

it’s only one word

THE FIRE written

by

Clifton McAdoo

November 11th, 2010

CLOUDS CAME OVER WELDON PARTS IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS ON THE 5TH OF JUNE.

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BY ONE OF OUR WORKERS (TIM WHITE) FROM WELDON’S

FRONT DOOR.(ONLY IN LITTLE ROCK).

—Cliff McAdoo, Lrk

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Then and Now

Dean Clinton as a child next to his tricycle

Carolyn Clinton as a child on her tricycle

Dean and Carolyn Clinton now on their new toy

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If the entire human population stood in a line around the earth at the equator and held hands, a significant portion of them would drown.

If you took every vein and artery in your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” Frank Zappa

I like to sleep because it’s like being dead, without the commitment.

The average human body contains enough bones to make an entire human skeleton. —Scott Hillen, NBN Brake Facility

George Hewitson's, an elderly man, from Norwich UK, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left

the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to

go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along

when one is available."

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well you

don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up.

Within five minutes, Six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambu-

lance showed up at the Hewitson`s' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

(True Story) I LOVE IT!

Don't mess with old people

—Cliff McAdoo, LRK

HOW TO CALL THE POLICEWHEN YOU'RE OLD AND

DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE

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Across

3. School summer ______were invented by educator Horace

Mann in 1840.

7. The first day of Summer has been celebrated for ______ by

people around the world.

8. The frequency of a cricket’s chirps fluctuates with the ______ .

If you count a crickets chirps for 15 seconds and add 37, you will

have the approximate outdoor ______ ( in Fahrenheit)

9. Marc Antony named ______ after Julius Caesar.

10. 211 million dollars are spent on ______ every year.

11. Benjamin Franklin wanted the ______ to be the national sym-

bol, but most people voted for the bald eagle, chosen by Thom-

as Jefferson and John Adams.

13. The first Summer______ Games wee held in 1896 in Athens.

Women were first allowed to compete in 1900.

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Down

1. Solstice comes from two Latin words sol and sister. Sol

means ______ ; stitium is the verb which means to stand

still.

2. These are Summer’s pest and have been around for more

than 30 million years.

4. ______ was named after Caesar’s nephew, known as Augus-

tus.

5. The first day of Summer is known as the ______ and in the

U.S. it falls on June 20 or June 21 each year, depending on

when the sun is furthest north of the equator.

6. People in the southern hemisphere have their longest day of

Summer in ______ .

9. The names of the key Summer months have Roman origins.

______ is named after Juno, who was the wife of Jupiter.

12. The ______ days of Summer refers to the weeks between

July 3rd and August 11th. They are named after the Dog Star (

Sirius) in the constellation of Canis Major.

Summer Facts S. McGuillicutty Jones Smith

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The Weldon Gazette

July, August, September 2014

Volume 11, Issue 11

Edited by: McKayla Johnson