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Written by EAA1218
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 08:52 |
August 8, 2009
The August meeting began with a tour of aircraft building projects at the homes of David & Lisa Johnson and Brent & Erica Humphreys, followed by a cookout-potluck lunch. The meeting was called to order by President Tom White with 38 members and guests present.
The secretary’s report was approved as published; motion by Bob Brantley, second by Brent Humphreys.
Treasurer Jim Vokac gave the financial report; motion to approve by Al Grant, second by John DeRoos and approved by members present.
The cooks were thanked for the good food.
A motion made by Phyllis White, second by Clint Allen was approved by members present to participate in Oz Fall Fest, October 3, with a booth downtown; fee $50. Hours are 9 – 4 PM with set-up by 8:30 AM. The booth will consist of the simulator, raffle mailbox, Young Eagle materials and the Pietenpol project.
The fly-in scheduled for October 10th, was discussed. It is the Jerry L. Smith Memorial Fly-In. The bridge with the memorial plaques for Jerry and Jim Evertsen will be dedicated that same day. Sandy Smith expressed her appreciation for the plaque; she said it was very comforting to know people care. Jerry’s mother was in route to see it. The fly-in planning committee is asking for ideas. See Bill Ghan, Sandy Smith, Phyllis or Tom White with suggestions.
MPA Chapter 20 will be hosting the annual poker run on September 19th. Final destination will be Mountain View for the meal. Rules and details will be announced at a later date. Bob Brantley noted the Mountain View Airport will be closing August 18th for possibly 60 days. Jim Vokac said Willow Springs Airport is scheduled for resurfacing in August or September; we can only hope it will be open for the fly-in. Jim will notify the city of our scheduled fly-in date. Sandy Smith mentioned West Plains was also closing for work on Monday.
October is our annual meeting with election of officers. Volunteers for the nominating committee are Brent Humphreys, Doc Openshaw and John Smith. Anyone wishing to volunteer for office should see those three. Officer positions for election are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Member at Large. Nomination announcements will be during the September meeting and voting in October.
A motion made by Phyllis White to have 9 AM breakfast potluck for the September meeting was seconded by Bill Ghan and approved by members present. The meeting will follow breakfast.
Rory suggested using the simulator program he has provided for a simulator in the meeting room (space available) for members to access.
Jerry Pfister and Brent Humphreys were asked to give comments on Air Venture 2009. Jerry said he didn’t have anything to say; he did have some fun. Erica was able to join Brent this year so he saw it through her eyes. They were there to see the arrivals on Sunday, including White Knight Two. They arranged for a camper rental; the camper was set up, keys hidden in it and ready to use. Sandy Smith said there was a nice memorial for Jerry and 79 other inductees including Steve Fossett and Jett Travolta.
Bob Brantley has two albums filled with over twelve years of building the Falco pictures available for any builders to see.
The chapter Pietenpol project is coming along.
The project tour continued to the Allen’s hangar for dessert and to view the Jenny project. Anyone wanting to stop at Ron’s hangar to see the Stearman project may also do so. Everyone was reminded to return to the chapter hangar after the tour for clean-up. The Allen’s, Humphreys’ and Johnson’s were thanked for their efforts and allowing the members to view their projects. The turnout was great and everyone seemed to enjoy the outing.
A motion to adjourn was made by John Smith, second by Bob Brantley and approved by members present.
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Meeting Minutes 
