The Press-Dispatch
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A-12 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The Press-Dispatch APRIL 27 - 28, 2012 GRAND OPENING Cole Witte wins State Welding Championship Four Pike Central High School welding students did well in the Skills USA State Contest recently. Northeast Dubois senior Cole Witte won first place; Southridge senior Cody Rademacher placing second and Pike Central senior Zakk Cates placing third. Competing and placing sixth was Northeast Dubois senior Austin Royer. School welding program is once again on top of the state after success in the Skills USA State Welding Contest. Pike Central High School The Pike Central High Vocational Welding stu- dents through the Patoka Valley Vocational Coopera- tive swept the top three plac- es at the Skills USA Welding Contest held at Walker Ca- reer Center in Indianapolis on April 14. Northeast Dubois senior from throughout the state us- ing the GTAW, GMAW and SMAW welding processes and oxy-acetylene cutting to construct a project from blueprints. Also included in the competition was a 100 question welding-related written test. Witte received a $10,000 Cole Witte placed first in the contest with Southridge se- nior Cody Rademacher plac- ing second and Pike Central senior Zakk Cates placing third. Competing and plac- ing sixth was Northeast Du- bois senior Austin Royer. The students competed against 24 state qualifiers scholarship to Ohio Tech- nical College in Cleveland; a one year paid tuition to at- tend Ivy Tech State College; and one semester of paid tu- ition at Vincennes Univer- sity. He will also receive a $200 check from Lincoln Electric to be used to help cover his expenses for the national contest this year. Witte also received a Lin- coln welding jacket and a Miller auto-darkening weld- ing helmet. finishers Cody Rademach- er and Zakk Cates received $7,500 and $5,000 scholar- ships respectively to Ohio Technical College. Witte will advance to na- Second and third place tional competition in Kansas City, Mo., on June 23-28. He is the fifteenth state welding champion from Pike Central in the past twenty-six years and will attempt to become the third national champion from the Pike Central pro- gram. Cole is the son of Mark and Keri Witte of Jasper. Cody is the son of J. R. and Dianna Rademacher of Hol- land. Zakk is the son of Rob- ert and Stacy Mosby of Pe- tersburg. Austin is the son of Butch and Heather Royer of Dubois. Investment Basics Workshop slated for Monday German American Bank will be holding an Invest- ment Basics Workshop on Monday at the Pike County Public Library in the Barrett Meeting Room. The session begins at 6 p.m. and will last to about 7:30. Darwin Lindsey will be coordinating the session for German American and the library. "This is a great opportu- nity to ask the tough ques- tions, both of yourself and the financial professionals, without the pressure of a sales pitch. Building per- sonal wealth strengthens both our own families and our community as a whole." said Petersburg Mayor Jon Craig. The meeting will be in Pike County Public Library in the Barrett Meeting Room, 1104 E. Main Street, Petersburg. Light refresh- ments will be served. Spread the word to your family and friends. If you have questions, contact Darwin Lindsey at (812) 354-8471. Something newsworthy? Give us a call— 354-8500 PETERSBURG, IN 304 E Main St 812-354-1242 GRAND OPENING Nissan vehicles - New 2012's and remaining New 2011's SALE HUGE Savings on ALL New SALE RUNS THROUGH APRIL 30TH 12 Sentra with purchase of any New Nissan during the sale! VACATION PACKAGE FREE 11 Titan #11-1167, Silver, List $42,705 $7,776 SAVE #11-404, White, List $19,150 $2,335 SAVE $3,865 12 Altima #11-1248, Tan, List $24,280 SAVE 12 Versa HB #12-1095, Gray, List $16,565 $1,175 SAVE SALE PRICE $7,974 SAVE $16,815* 11 QUEST #9345, Gray, List $31,890 $7,717 SAVE SALE PRICE $20,415* 11 Titan #11-1119, Black, List $41,835 SALE PRICE $15,390* 11 Maxima #11-1276, Slate Gray, List $36,145 SAVE $4,910 SALE PRICE $34,929 SALE PRICE$23,916 SALE PRICE $34,118 SALE PRICE $31,235 *Sale price includes all applicalbe rebates. Certain restrictions apply. See dealer for details. 4x4, SL, Crew Cab Your Hometown Dealer 1949 Hart St., Vincennes • 882-5367 or 800-876-0185 • memeringmotorplex.com Knox County's Only LOCALLY OWNED New Car Dealership 4x4, SL, Crew Cab