| Show Utah Utah Tech Apprentice Becomes l i. i I International Carpenter di 0 I A West Jordan bodybuilding bodybuilding bodybuilding body body- building enthusiast has won second place in an international international t ion al contest for apprentice carpenters in Baltimore Maryland Twenty-four Twenty year old Lonnie Lonnie Lonnie Lon- Lon nie Olsen who last Spring achieved Best Carpenter of the Vearin the state apprenticeship contest spent most of a week in rigorous competition It included a hour 4 written examination hour half-hour transit test and hour 8 manipulative test Competing against about 40 other top carpenter apprentices each one a atop atop t. t top contestant representing another state-Lonnie state worked at peak perform performance ance on an intricate practical practical cal project It embodied building a wooden platform on which he then had to construct a section of an exterior wall complete with rafter cuts There was also a door casing the hanging of the door and building of forms for steps to be fin fin- Lonnie wound up the marathon project with 30 minutes to spare Don Nielsen State Director tor toros os Utah Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Training Training Train Train- ing attributes Lonnies Lonnie's speed and know-how know as major factors to getting the second place international ranking Lonnie has a great desire to says achieve Mr knows his business business business bus bus- iness and is becoming a rate first-rate craftsman Lonnie received 1000 cash award and a recording his Because of previous practical practical practical experience Lonnie was able to challenge a part of the year 4 apprenticeship training required prior to being granted journeyman status All classroom and shop training was accomplished accomplished accomplished at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake since 1979 One of about 40 carpenter carpen carpen- ter apprentices who achieve journeyman rating in 1982 Lonnie Olsen is currently employed by Culp Gulp Con Co on condominium condominium condominium projects in Deer Valley A Bingham high school alumnus this young man wants to gain more on- on the-job the experience before making the move of going into business for himself in construction An avid motorcyclist Lonnie Olsen also has consuming consuming consuming con con- suming interest in body body- building He hopes to do as aswell aswell aswell well in physique competition tion as he has in international international international ca carpentry pentry contest |
