The first area Walk A Mile in Her Shoes, sponsored by Tri-Rivers Career Center, will be this Saturday, November 2, starting at 11am in the former Marion Catholic Parking Lot, 1001 Mt. Vernon, Ave, Marion.Walk A Mile copy

The event is part of the international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. This local event is organized by the students in the Public Safety Services program at Tri-Rivers. Participation in the one-mile walk is free. For $10, a T-shirt and meal ticket may be purchased. There will also be raffle tickets available. All proceeds will support the cause.

The men participating are asked to bring high heel shoes to wear, according to Terry Donaugh, Public Safety Services instructor. “This is an excellent opportunity to rally support in our community to raise awareness about the causes, effects and remedies for sexual assault and violence. Men, women and children are welcome to join the walk. It is a good way to get people to talk about a difficult subject.”

Sexual violence does not just affect women, according to the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Organization. It affects the men who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Learn more at www.walkamileinhershoes.org.

For more information about this Saturday’s walk, contact Donaugh at 740-389-8558.

The 2nd Annual RAMTEC Middle School Vex Robotics Challenge was held October 10 in the Tri-Rivers Auditorium,   8 am to 3 pm.

More than 120 students competed from Highland, Elgin, Ridgedale, Cardington, Indian Lake, Kenton and Grant.

This event is one of the qualifiers for the State Competition, which will be held at Marion Harding Feb. 22. From the State Qualifier three middle school teams will qualify to go on to the  World Championships in Anaheim, CA in April. The new competition utilizes beach balls instead of sacks like last year. It is call toss up competition and will be used for all the VEX robotics contests this year. It feature two zones where teams are allowed to score. Then there are two bars where robots hang. Students’ goal is to place balls in the containers in the zones then have their robots hang from the bar in order to earn points. The contests allow students to design, program and “drive” their robots. They also must complete a detailed notebook. They share their notebook and their robots with a judge who interviews the team.

North Union and Ben Logan MS teams won the event. NUMS teams 4810a won the OSUM Engineering $1,000 for each team member for having the best engineering Notebook.

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RAMTEC the first training facility of its kind in the State of Ohio had its grand opening Thursday, September 19. The Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative is located on the Tri-Rivers Career Center Campus.

Historically, career centers, technical colleges, and four-year colleges have provided parts of the answer. Now, however, through the collaboration of Tri-Rivers Career Center, Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University at Marion, the Marion Area has the opportunity to offer the whole solution by partnering directly with business and industry to provide industrial robotics and advanced manufacturing skills/industrial certifications throughout Central Ohio and beyond.

The three schools, in partnership with companies like Honda of America, FANUC Robotics, FANUC CNC, Lincoln Electric and Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, have combined forces to make RAMTEC a reality.

“We truly believe manufacturing is alive and well in Ohio and we are involving all types of advanced automation,” said Charles Speelman, Superintendent for Tri-Rivers. “The need for RAMTEC is now.”

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Speakers for the Grand Opening Business Summit
• Charles Speelman, Tri-Rivers Superintendent
• Jan Gansheimer, Senior Manager, Honda of America
• Dennis Budkowski, Vice President, Instructional Services, Marion Technical College
• Dr. Bishun Pandey, Associate Dean, The Ohio State University, Marion
• Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer
• Representative Mark Romanchuk, District 2
• Representative Dorothy Pelanda, District 86
• Representative Jeff McClain, District 87
• Ohio Senator Dave Burke, District 26
• U.S. Senator Rob Portman, represented by Stephen White
• Sandra Brasington, Western Ohio Regional Liaison, Office of Gov. John Kasich
• Thomas Gunlock, Vice President, State School Board
• Steve Gratz, Director of Career Technical Education – ODE
• Dr. Richard Ross, State of Ohio School Superintendent

Pillars of the Past
The visionaries whose perseverance brought Robotics to Marion:
Carol Bebout
Don Bender
Ed Cackler
Tad Douce
Rick Fryman
Ed Goodwin
Dave Gorenflo
Wendell HallRoger Johnson
John Kuzio
Ritch Ramey
Rob Smith
Brad Pottkotter
Mark Robinson
Keith Wanner
Larry Wood

Contributing Businesses
Honda of America
Glen-Gery Brick
Nucor Marion Steel
FANUC Robotics
FANUC CNC
Yaskawa Motoman Robotics
Lincoln Electric
Buckeye Education Systems
Houser Racing
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Thanks to Area Historical Societies & Historians for sharing their
expertise and photos on the Manufacturing Legacy Wall
Randy & Sandy Winland, Marion
Mike & Linda Perry, Marion
Bill Flickinger, HPM
Mike Palm, Marion Power Shovel
Chuck Barry, Richwood
Marion County Historical Society
Gale Martin
Morrow County Historical Society
Phyllis Miller
Huber Machinery Museum
Linda Denise

Special Thanks to Project Contributors:
Tri-Rivers Board of Education Members; SHP Leading Design, Andrew Maletz, Lead Architect; Dave Wagner, Dean of Engineering, MTC; Brad Harvey; Randy Masters; John Burkhart; Ellen Messenger; Steve Badertscher, the students and staff of Tri-Rivers and the
many local contractors who worked on our project.

Appreciation to:
Debbie Curtis
Steve Earnest
Culinary Arts
Welding Program
Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Program
Ambassador Club Member
Kerry Beckel
Public Safety Services
Digital Media & Entertainment
Maintenance Department