‘11-’12 AWS Officers:

Chairman:

Ken Morris

916-230-9979

1st Vice Chair:

Will Childress

334-782-1074

2nd Vice Chair

Bill Wenzel

916-660-8082

Secretary:

Troy Hall

916-534-4031

Treasurer:

Melvin Johnson

916-927-8231

Newsletter Editor:

Jason Rafter

916-428-7420

Publicity Chair

Pat Linggi

916-201-3118

Program Committee

Chairman:

Jerry Wentland

530-613-6729

Technical Rep:

Melvin Johnson

916-927-8231

SENSE & Student Affairs

Committee Chair:

Bill Wenzel

916-660-8082

Certification Committee

Chairman:

Mark Reese

916-484-8235

Executive Committee:

Rob Purvis

916-985-2561

Ext. 4539

Kerry Shatell

916-203-5717

Check out the new website:

awssection.org/Sacramento

AWS is a Non-Profit Organization.

January Newsletter

CLARK WELDING

SHOP TOUR

Meeting Location: Clark Welding 1781 South River Road West Sacramento, CA 95691 Date and time: January 18, 2012 6:00 pm –7:00 pm Dinner and Social hour. Pizza will be served for $5. 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Presentation & Shop Tour

Clark Welding fabricates all embedded items to be installed in all precast concrete members at Clark-Pacific Precast yard. There are various types of embeds that are used on differ-ent construction projects being built which Clark Welding fabri-cates and installs such as C-cap, GFRC, and conventional pre-cast panels, also beam, column, and flooring members. Clarks Welding does all layout, fabrication and welding of frames for GFRC and C-cap precast panels. Clark Welding also runs weld procedures for Clark Pacific precast panel installer.

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To become a newsletter sponsor, contact Melvin Johnson @ 916-927-8231

or Email: johnsom@arc.losrios.edu

Our Sincere Thanks to Thermal Arc and Dan Finnigan!

Thermal Arc with the help of Dan Finnigan have contributed a ThermalArc 95S Stick/TIG Welding package as this years raffle

prize. This machine is perfect for the garage. Raffle tickets for this new ThermalArc 95S Stick/TIG Welding package will be sold at

each meeting until May 2012 and there is no limit on how many tickets you can buy. The drawing will be held at the May meeting.

Be sure to attend the monthly meetings so that you can enter to win this machine. You do not have to be present at the time of the

drawing to win. Someone is going to with this new machine and it may be you!

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The Sacramento Valley AWS Section thanks the following companies for their financial support during the 2011-12 season. Please show your appreciation by

considering them when making your next purchase.

American Welding Society

Accredited Testing Facility

Since 2001

American River College

Welding Classes

Day, Evening & Weekend

Classes Available!!!

Now Offering Welding Equipment Maintenance

(916) 484-8354

www.arc.losrios.edu/~welding/

Our Sincere Thanks to Miller Electric and Silvio Modena also Smith Torch and Alan Lindgren!

Raffle tickets for this new Digital Elite Auto Tint Welding Hood and MB 55 A Smith Torch kit will be sold at each meeting

until May 2012 and there is no limit on how many tickets you can buy. The drawing will be held at the May meeting. Be sure

to attend the monthly meetings so that you can enter for a chance to win these items. You do not have to be present at the time

of the drawing to win.

LOOKING AHEAD OUR FUTURE LOCATIONS AND DATES:

February 15, 2012 Gayle Manufacturing March 21, 2012 Yuba College April 18, 2012 Sierra College

LIBRARY OF AWS CODE BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SECTION MEMBERS!

Over 25 different AWS code and specification manuals available to answer your welding questions. Books are located in American River College Li-brary at 4700 College Oak Drive Sac. Ca. 95841. The librarians name is Linda Shoemake the email is http://www.arc.losrios.edu/arclibrary.htm

The Sacramento Valley AWS Section thanks all contributing companies for their financial support during the 2011-12 season. Please show your ap-

preciation by considering them when making your next purchase.

AWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND-RAISER

SAVE THE DATE

SATURDAY MAY 12, 2012

AWS SPORTING CLAY EVENT

RAAHAUGES SPORTING CLAYS DUNNIGAN CA.

RAFFLE GAMES, SILENT AUCTION

$85 A TICKET

8:00 A.M. — 4:00 P.M.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT JERRY WENTLAND

(530) 613-6729

ANY VOLUNTEERS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

UC Davis Medical Hospital Parking Structure: embeds fabricated by Clark Welding and

Erected by Clark-Pacific features Precast Hybrid Moment Frame - the latest seismic technol-

ogy. Integrated architectural features add a beautiful finishing touch for this new parking struc-

ture.