The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Ag Mechanics instructor at Taylorville High School at its Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

Chad Dammerman (right) was intoduced by Kiwanis president Bill Assalley (left).   Dammerman has been in the Ag Mechanics position for 2-and-a-half years and teaches multiple courses for students to use their hands to create and repair from both steel and wood.  He added that student numbers in his classes have continued to increased since he started, saying that while he and the students are learning, safety is the number one priority.  

Ag Mechanics at Taylorville High School have Level One and 2 classes says Dammerman, who also teaches a Natural Resource class that among other things teaches students how to make a fishing pole.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.