October 5th's general meeting began at 9:05 AM at the field and was attended by 20 members. Carlos Rangel reported a September closing balance of $2297.44. We would like to welcome two new members to the club: Newell Whetstone and Jim Core. Many happy landings to you both... watch out for the puckerbrush!
In the news... a work party is scheduled for Saturday, November 15th to remove the old tires that currently line the parking lot. We'll get the power poles to replace them within the month from T.E.P. thanks to Marv Kea. We'll probably take the tires to Jack Furriers this time around. In other field maintainance news, the club bought a new lock box for the gate - the old one apparently stopped working properly. The field has been sprayed with pre-emergence herbicide, so we should have the upper hand in the War on Weeds for some time to come. However, TRCC has reclaimed their roller... so we're looking to make or buy one in the not-too-distant future. Howard may have a line on this and will report back by next month's meeting. Of course, if any of you know of a place to get a good used roller, speak up ! A motion was made and passed to put $500.00 toward new roller parts.
The SAM club picnic is scheduled for Sunday, November 2! Lunch will be a potluck affair (starting around 11 AM) - bring something to grill, and we'll have sodas. Side dishes are welcome! Note also that this is the day of the monthly 9 AM meeting. Hope to see y'all there! Finally, Tim McKay is leaving us for a new assignment - as a squadron commander in Georgia. It's been great to have you at SAM, Tim - many happy landings and hope to see you here again!