2013 was a very prosperous year for Weldon.
With the welcoming of many new employees, big tran-
sitions with store relocations, and entering the world of
social media, Weldon has waved goodbye to 2013 and
leaped into the new year with many new projects set in
stone. There are many things we will be looking for-
ward to this year. With a newly relocated brake shop
and new stores popping up, we center in on our Presi-
dent and Vice President of the company, to see how
things came to a conclusion for 2013, and what’s to
come this year. Here's what they had to say:
“2013 was a year of exciting and challenging
activities in the Oklahoma reline center. We moved into
our new building, added equipment and reviewed and
redefined our processes. We added new staff and con-
tinued to build our team. We became the transfer hub to
sort and process transfers. We began to be a destination
for vendor orders spitting to multiple locations. We
repaired one truck and replaced another ( with one
more on the way). We processed a million greasy cores
(at least). We hosted meetings and events. We endured
tornadoes, floods, and ice storms. We caught mice and
snakes. We enjoyed good food on Fridays. Most of all
we pulled together as a team to get the job done.”—
Daryle Settles, Vice President
A Look Back in 2013
“The beginning of 2014 finds Weldon in the
middle of several ongoing projects. 2013 was a great year
in terms of moving the company forward. Our focus in
2014 is to bring these projects to fruition. The Oklahoma
city brake shop, purchasing, and IT departments have
moved into their new building. The brake shop has added
new equipment and more workers. IT has added Brian
Moore. We also have 2 new transfer trucks. Clinton has
moved to its new building. We are putting together a
chrome and accessory show room. Lanne has begun taking
on jobs involving accessorizing trucks and installing tarp
systems on trailers. The final stage of the Elk City project
is underway. When completed, they will have a state of the
art display area. Of course, 2013 saw the opening of our
Perryton, TX store. They got off to a quick start, and are
well on their way to becoming what we projected them to
be. Grand Island moved to a brand new building in Octo-
ber. The first benefit was a very attractive display area in
the store. They also added a person to make sure our ser-
vice is as impressive as our store. Let me take this oppor-
tunity to thank everyone for their efforts this past year. You
are the reason for our success.”—Dave Settles, President
Weldon Parts Inc. has been a well established truck parts company for a long time. The marketing side
of the company has really expanded their ideas and will have a huge breakthrough this year. Twitter,
YouTube, and Facebook will be a huge part of the business from here on out. It is a huge step being that
we are new to social media. It will bring in a great deal of business and it is an excellent advertising
technique. The managers have gotten together to come up with a social media committee– employees
whom are able to become account admins for the sites. Being on these websites gives us a powerful
context to connect directly with present and future customers in real time. It also gives us a chance to
share news, market new products, and branding. Weldon has officially gone viral! Hello 2014 :)
Managers meeting 1
Brake Clinics 2
Christmas Party Pictures 3
Birthdays 4
New Employees 5
Recipes 6
Miscellaneous 7
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The Grand Island location has been at their old store for several years. They recently moved to a bigger location so they could have more space. Here are some pictures of their new store!
The annual managers meeting was held in OKC
at the new building on Penn, on October 25th-
26th, 2013. Topics covered at the yearly meeting
were yearly calendars, 2013 accomplishments,
budgets, how to read reports, sales objectives,
marketing for 2014, brake shop production
and many other issues. Everyone seemed to
get a lot out of the meeting, especially the
new managers.
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Grand Island’s New Store
Annual Managers Meeting 2013
ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2013 CLIFF MCADOO AND HIS WIFE MARTHA ATTENDED A CAR SHOW IN SOUTH ARKANSAS. THE NATIONAL STREET RODDER ASSOCIATION REP. FROM ARKANSAS WAS THERE TO AWARD THE OWNER AND THEIR STREET ROD. THERE ARE ONLY TWO AWARDS THAT GO TO EACH STATE EVERY YEAR. THE AWARD IS CALLED "MERIT AWARD". THESE ARE THE WORDS ON THE PLAQUE: FOR EXCELLENCE IN CON-STRUCTION, DESIGN AND SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLE, FOR EXHIBITING THE QUALITIES OF A DEDICATED STREET RODDER BY PARTICIPATING IN STREETROD ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THEIR VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER; ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT RECIEVED THE AWARD (CLIFF & MARTHA MCADOO). IT WAS A VERY BIG HONOR FOR CLIFF & MARTHA! ALSO, THE NATIONAL STREET RODDER REP. HAS ASKED CLIFF & MARTHA TO HAVE THEIR 1932 FORD ROADSTER TO REPRESENT THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AT THE STREET ROD NATIONALS IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY NEXT YEAR (2014). EACH STATE IN THE UNION HAS ONLY
ONE CAR TO REPRESENT FOR THAT STATE AT THE NATIONALS. —CLIFF MCADOO, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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Whose Hot Rod?
Bennie Spencer, Okc transfer driver
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Chuck put on another great brake clinic on 11/7/13 at the new Grand Island store. There were 50 people that attended the class. Fried chicken, and all the goodies were served. Went over better than pizza this time!—Jim Penwell, Grand Island manager
Norfolk AC/ Miller Brake Clinic
Grand Island Brake Clinic
Adam Jensen, Mark Hunke, & Justin Legate with gift cards from Marathon
Brakes. Adam sold the most to new customers! Adam says: I would like to say
thank you for the pointers on the brakes. It helped out a lot on selling them.
Norfolk Brake Clinic
Woodward Brake Clinic
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On November 19th 2013, Chuck presented a brake clinic in our new and soon to be full chrome shop in Clinton, Oklahoma. There were 26 in attendance. Pictures courtesy of Rick Walker, Clinton manager.
Clinton’s New Chrome Shop
Some United Pacific chrome products finally take up space in the new shop
Miller Trucking 609 A/C Class held on November 20th, 2013
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2013 Christmas Parties
H USTON
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OKLAHOMA C TY
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Our Christmas party was held at the New World Inn in Columbus, Nebraska.
The party was in a banquet style setting. Everybody seemed to really enjoy the
privacy and spaciousness of the room. We had all but 3 employees attend due
to illness, and I believe our count was 42 attending. We would like to thank
Weldon Parts for the evening and meal. We would also like to give Amy a big
thank you for the traditional homemade breads that she makes each year!
—Weldon Parts Nebraska employees
Birthdays
JANUARY
Mike Mulcahy 1/8 NFK
Brian Moore 1/13 OKC-HQ
Myron Quapaw 1/25 TUL
Lanne Baldwin 1/26 CLT
Danny McMullen 1/26 JOP
Bob Wilson 1/28 HOU
Chad Nielsen 1/31 WWD
FEBRUARY
Cassie Baldwin 2/4 CLT
Leon Reese 2/9 TUL
Carolyn Clinton 2/10 OKC-HQ
Danny Moore 2/10 ORL
Jason Drake 2/11 WWD
Tammy Goddard 2/13 OKC-HQ
Matt Myers 2/13 MUS
Ronnie Sales 2/15 JOP
Dallas Settles 2/19 OMH
Budd Hembree 2/21 OKC-HQ
Daryle Settles 2/28 OKC-HQ
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Birthdays Cont’d MARCH
Steve Myers 3/3 ELK
Rick Walker 3/6 CLT
Jason Wooten 3/6 DAL
Vic Benedict 3/13 TUL
Billy Cole 3/13 JAX-BRAKE
Trent Farmer 3/18 OKC-HQ
Sam Settles 3/21 OMH
Mike Koesters 3/31 OMH
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New employees Steven Boehnen 10/2/13 Elk
Angela Moore 10/3/13 Elk
Tony Sargent 10/8/13 Jop
16 ounces milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening,
stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by
the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the mixture.
Insert toothpicks into the tops of strawberries.
Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the
toothpick into Styrofoam for the chocolate to
cool.
German Pancakes with Apples
Recipe courtesy of: Janet Bird, VP, CFO, and treasurer of NorthWestern Energy
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
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1 lg. pkg. marshmallows
1 stick oleo
1 dish pan of popcorn
Place in large microwave dish. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir, then microwave another 2 minutes. Add to the popcorn and mix.
Easy Popcorn Balls
Chili Con Queso
Sue Harman, Harman Family Cookbook
1-2 lb. box Velveeta Cheese
1-8 oz. pkg. mozzarella cheese
1 average onion
1-12 oz. can evaporated milk
1-16 oz. can stewed tomatoes. Drained
1-4 oz. can chopped jalapenos
1-4 oz. can chopped green chilies
Chop and sauté onion. Mix ingredients and
cook over medium-high heat. Makes 2 and a
half quarts. Serve with tortilla chips.
Cheryl Greene, Harman Family Cookbook
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Names With
Putting
Faces
OKC PENN STAFF LEFT TO RIGHT:
Mike Green, John Crist, Daryle Settles, Tammy Goddard,
Brian Moore, David Rider
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OKC BRAKESHOP STAFF LEFT TO RIGHT:
Albert Martinez,Ron Inglish, Shawn Wilson, George Parker,
Mike Smith, Marquis Carter, Tony Jeffries
OKC TRANSFER STAFF LEFT TO RIGHT:
Zach Smith, Trent Farmer, Bennie Spencer, Charles Wade
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OKC STAFF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
John Sikes, Dane Olson, Nathan Settles, Joe Plaisted, Tim Fox
OKC SALES STAFF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Louis Thomas, Bobby Creech
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PERRYTON STAFF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Bob Dewald, Jesus Becerril, Jose Becerril, Brittany Thompson, Robert Lafebre
OKC HEADQUARTERS STAFF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Mckayla Johnson, Sara Douglas, Brendon Kirtz, LaDonna Hardimon,
Debra Lander, Dave Settles
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Reel News
The movie begins as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark
(Josh Hutcherson) return home after winning the 74th annual hunger games.
They embark on a victors tour of all the districts and President Snow (Donald
Sutherland) prepares for the 75th Hunger games, the quarter quell. The Capitol is
still very much in control in the movie and Katniss sense rebellion during the
film. The two hour film concludes so abruptly and tantalizingly, it leaves you
wanting more. You can see by this that there will be a third movie. It is another
year, another challenge. The stakes are definitely raised in this film. It’s more
epic, more complex, and darker than the first film. It thrills and entertains every
step of the way with great pacing and great direction. It’s always hard to make a
sequel that can match he quality of the original film. This is a must see film. I give
it 5 stars.
Madea get’s lured into helping a friend go visit her daughter in the
country for Christmas, but they get the biggest surprise when they
arrive. As the small rural town prepares for their annual Christmas
jubilee, new secrets are revealed and old relationships are tested
while Madea dishes her own brand of Christmas spirit to all. Madea
(Tyler Perry) and Bobby (Larry the Cable Guy) both have a great
sense of humor in this movie. They make the family come together,
and go well along with the movie. Overall the storyline and message
were pretty good. I give it 4 stars.
kA Madea Christmask
The Hunger Games:: Catching Fire
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Ogre’s Pearls of Wisdom “The Holiday Edition”
I’d like to start this time by sharing a helpful household hint: If you run out of dish soap, you can use shampoo. It works nearly as well. Plus, your dishes will be manageable, bouncy, and tangle-free.
Do you have guests left over from the holidays, or know someone who always seems to show up at suppertime? To quietly get them to leave without a scene, try this: After everyone has finished eating, take all the dirty dishes, pots and pans, and utensils and place them on the floor in the kitchen. Then, call the dogs or cats in, and invite them to lick the dirty items. When they’ve finished, take all the dishes and put them in the cupboard. You'll never see those folks again. (I’ve actually done this—it DOES work!)
And for those of you who are wondering: No, I have not lost my mind. It got scared and ran away.
Happy New Year!
Awesome Pets of Weldon
Bandit, Ace, Jacob Ace & Jacob’s Christmas
Duncan, Calypso, Jade...just chillaxing
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Scott Hillen, North Bend, NE
Noah arrived on November 1 1 , 2013 at 1:55 AM. & is 21 inches long, 7lbs, 6 oz. Congrats Daniel Gaston of Woodward, Ok on a healthy baby boy!
An Angel is Born
Chuck Harwell’s grandson with big buck, guided by his paw-paw. Great memories!
On January 2nd, 2014, Tammy Goddard from our Okc Penn location was invited to play piano at the Oklahoma City Downtown Metropolitan Library. She played multiple cover songs, and an array of original songs. She really enjoyed it.
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The Weldon Gazette
Volume 9, Issue 9
Jan. Feb. Mar. 2014
Editor in Chief: Mckayla Johnson
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