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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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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Volume 9, Issue 9

Jan. Feb. Mar. 2014

Editor in Chief: Mckayla Johnson

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