December 7th turned out cold, windy, and rainy... and while this didn't stop the die-hard members of the club from flying, it did delay the December general meeting by a week. The morning of December 14th however saw 17 members braving the cold and wind at the SAM field. Carlos Rangel reported a new balance of $2,276.76. Nominations were taken for 1998 club officers. As of December 14th, the nominees are:
President: Franc San Nicholas (declined) / Marv Kea
Vice President: Marv Kea / Rick Scanlon
Treasurer: Carlos Rangel
Secretary: Janet Wylie (declined)
nominations especially requested
Newsletter Editor: Craig Kulesa
Safety Officer: Bob Fitzgerald
A representative from Russell Paving came to the meeting to discuss a proposal for an asphalt runway. This has generated interest among many club members, and while there are other proposals and issues to consider, I think we can expect much more discussion of this topic at the January meeting. A membership poll of the runway paving issue will follow as soon as all options and issues have been clarified and presented in this newsletter (probably in the next issue). A frequency poll will also be made at that time (as I haven't seen one at the field yet).
These two issues (runway paving and officer nominations &
elections) require input from ALL our members. So...I hope to see you at
the January 4th meeting! [over ]
In other news, Marv Kea received word that the poles from T.E.P. (replacing the now-removed parking lot tires) are ready to be delivered. Jerry Ratzlaff said that he could meet the T.E.P. folks at the field on December 15th for delivery. A work party was tentatively set for the third week in January to install the new poles. Bob Fitzgerald has volunteered to repair parts of the runway fencing where the wear and tear is starting to show. Thanks Marv, Jerry and Bob for your help!
Members were reminded at the meeting that they need to renew their A.M.A. or S.F.A. memberships. At the time of the meeting, two more S.F.A. club members were needed to renew the charter. The three S.F.A. Intro-Pilots are Larry Lee, Jerry Ratzlaff, and Carlos Rangel.
As mentioned in the last newsletter, Jerry Ratzlaff is taking control of the club trainer... but a new covering job is needed. The covering itself can be provided by the club, but we are looking for someone who would like to perform the task. If you'd like to show off your covering skills (or, uhmmm... test them out) on the fabulous club Kadet Senior, give Jerry a call at 749-3830. Lastly, in training news, Franc bought an Airtronics buddy box from Mike Breen for the club.