Mar
01
Our March meeting is in two days! This Wednesday at 7PM with dinner starting at 6. We’ll be having barbecued pulled-pork sandwiches with cole slaw & potato salad, so bring your appetites!
Feb
20
Whoa, the third Saturday snuck up on me! Today is our February breakfast. It looks like a beautiful day, so jump in your car/plane/boat and head on over. Breakfast starts at 9AM at the chapter clubhouse.
Feb
01
It’s almost time for our February meeting! This month, we’ll be having spaghetti, so bring your appetites. Additionally, it’s time to cough up 2010 membership dues, so see Randy if you haven’t yet.
We’ve got two days before we get together, so let’s outsource some research items:
- Patio lighting. We’d like to put something up to illuminate the outside area that doesn’t require a permit (either something that uses a low power DC line or maybe plugs in to an extension cord? Let’s get creative! And cheap!)
- LCD projector. I (Ben) will check out what Best Buy has, but anyone out there with some Google-Fu or personal experience who knows anything or wants to do some research, bring any data you have. The main challenge, I think, will be something that’s bright enough to be usable during the day.
- After-action report on the visit to Specialty-Aero’s hangar.
Dinner is at 6:00 PM as usual, with the meeting at 7:00. See you there!
Jan
14
The meeting started with our plentiful hamburger/hotdog/chips and drinks Bar-B-Q at 6:00. It is still only $3!!!
Meeting called to order at 7:09 PM by President Ben Hallert with V.P. Bill Dewey and Sec./Tres. Randy Stout also present. The 24 members and guests in attendance then introduced themselves. Guests and returning members in attendance included; Sid Voorhees, Tom Preuss, Bruce Lamont, Tony Horvath (and his wife Megan) and Larry Wickheiser and his wife. Welcome to all!
The next breakfast will be held on Saturday, 16th of January. Continued raking crew activity (bring a rake!!) to help spread a load of loam that Daniel Cathy has provided. This should take seed and make a better taxiway this next spring when the grass grows up. After this breakfast we will meet at Tony Horvaths hangar at the north end of Creswell for a shop tour.
Randy Stout mentioned that local weather (at least local in the Jasper area) is provided online at: Http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KORSPRIN8
This is a great site- check it out!
The Christmas dinner was then discussed, but without past President and dinner coordinator Dave Petersen being in attendance, we will wait until next meeting for a report and list of ways to make it even more fun this year.
The new video projector purchase was discussed, with no further action to report at this meeting. Ben has been working on his www.starwarsuncut.com video clips. This should be a hoot when done. Check it out! (ed: #1 and #2)
Dave Heisley, our water master and clubhouse manager has announced the annual cut off of water will occur just after the meeting, to be turned on before the next meeting. He also asked and was granted a rent reduction for the South Lane Modelers group, from $250 to $125 due to his efforts that offset some of this rental money. Thanks Dave!
Bill Dewey had suggested that we install a low voltage lighting system on the new covered deck area, in order to see better without needing another building permit. No further research has been accomplished to date on this project.
Speaking of Bill Dewey, we had our nomination for Volunteer of the Year award and his name was the unanimous choice. Congratulations Bill!!
The Challenger II belonging to George Oswald was the next topic of conversation. It was sold last week and so the clubhouse is now available for the next project. Several ideas were bounced around, but no one idea has risen to the top yet. Everyone keep looking around!
Daniel Cathy rose to mention that the Columbia River Chapter of the Short Wing Piper club will be at Creswell on the 20th of March, which coincides with our EAA breakfast. He also spoke about the upcoming OACAC Oregon Air Tour starting on July 18th to the 23rd, and a as yet to be dated trip to Lake Chelan. He noted that the next OACAC meeting will be held at the Roseburg Airport in Dave Olsons hangar on the 23rd of January.
Last falls shop tour of Dale Young was wonderful, and he has now run the engine on the airframe. You can post news like this to the web site by emailing Ben at ben@hallert.net and requesting a password to post.
There being no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:18 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Randall Stout
Secretary/ Treasurer
Jan
03
The first EAA Chapter 31 meeting of 2010 is just around the corner. This Wednesday at 7PM (dinner at 6 as usual), and remember, it’s time for membership renewals again, so bring delicious, delicious money.
See you there!
Nov
06
The meeting started with our plentiful hamburger/hotdog/chips and drinks Bar-B-Q at 6:00. It is still only $3!!!
Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM by President Ben Hallert with V.P. Bill Dewey and Sec./Tres. Randy Stout also present. The 14 members and guests in attendance then were asked to talk about what new and exciting things were happening in their lives. This took more than a few minutes, but added greatly to everyone’s enjoyment. Who knew that adding a bit of Calcium Carbide and water to a gophers hole and lighting it could be such a fun!
The next breakfast will be held on Saturday, 21th of November. Continued roof work on the new patio cover will be the order of the day along with a raking crew (bring a rake!!) who will spread a load of loam that Daniel Cathy will be providing. This should take seed and make a better taxiway this next spring when the grass grows up. Also, a few YE flights may take place just after this breakfast.
Bill Dewey thanked Louis Lyons for his donation of clear panels for the roof. He also recommended everyone be careful whenever using silicone seal on Polycarbonate roofing or aircraft windows, as certain types will ruin the material. He suggested that we install a low voltage lighting system on the new covered deck area, in order to see better without needing another building permit.
Rusty Bartel has created a list of special tools that club members have available for loan or help. It should be a great resource. Anyone who also wants to add a few tools to the list, contact Rusty with this info. Thanks!
The Challenger II belonging to George Oswald was the next topic of conversation. The club has decided that they would like to help the Oswalds sell it. Randy will store it in his hangar until the final decision or sale is made by the Oswalds. Daniel and Randy will be moving it at the next available time, but before the Christmas Party.
The Christmas dinner was the next topic. Dave Petersen has accepted the chairmanship of the event this year. His goal is to bring us a superb meal that includes Prime Rib or Salmon, potato, vegetables and rolls for $10 ($13 if you don’t bring a side dish). A-M will bring a dessert, and N-Z will bring a salad or side dish. The date will be December 5th, starting at 5:30. See you there!
The clubhouse was the meeting place for the OACAC 24th of October get together. Dave and Melinda Petersen made lunch for the crowd starting at 11:30 and raised $60 for the club for these efforts. Daniel Cathy rose to express thanks from the OACAC to the group and especially the Petersens for a great time. He also asked the club to consider the purchase of a large (50-60 cup) coffeemaker for events such as these, and several members offered to check out the price before we purchased one.
The Scott Henderson memorial was the next topic of discussion. Thanks was given to the several volunteers that helped place the memorial stone and benches. However, many members felt that we had not done enough to recognized deceased EAA chapter 31 members, and that we should have a nice area and procedure for doing so. After much discussion, it was decided to check out sites on the airport that would allow the creation of a more formal, garden type memorial area. Hopefully by this spring we will have a beautiful design plan to present to the airport manager that will honor both our members and Scott.
There being no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Randall Stout
Secretary/ Treasurer
Nov
02
We’ll be having out November meeting this Wednesday at 7PM, with dinner to start at 6PM as usual.
Oct
22
Sunday, October 25th at 1:30-3:00
Invitation to all pilots/family/friends who would like to share memories of Scott Henderson.
The service will have time for everyone to share memories and stories about Scott. There will be a dedication of memorial benches and a memorial boulder in Scott’s honor. There will be a fly – by with scattering of some of Scott’s ashes, and a missing man formation flown by fellow Creswell pilots in honor of Scott.
Potluck to immediately follow the service. The EAA building has a refrigerator and stove so food can be prepared/warmed up on sight. Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverages, dishes and cups for each family. Main dishes and desserts to be shared family style at potluck.
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