09 Jan 2010, Museum of
Flight, Seattle, WA
The meeting was called to order
by the CO at 10:05 AM; there were 42 members in attendance.
·
New members were
welcomed, vets were identified and thanked
·
Greg handed out the
annual EAA Service Awards
·
Fred reminded all it was
time to pay 2010 dues and mentioned we have only a few seats left in our
reserved boxes at Reno
·
Ed’s Safety Minute was a
reminder to Fly The Airplane, regardless of what’s going on in the cockpit.
·
Greg’s Know Your Warbird
segment was on the P-47, which he’s qual’d to fly, and how it compares to the
P-51, which he’s qual’d to fly. We all
enjoyed the presentation and the film shown after.
·
Pete gave a presentation
on the history of the squadron’s scholarship program and how the program is
being expanded to include more selectees and more educational
opportunities. He also had a short
essay from one of last year’s winners who attended AirVenture.
Annual
Meeting Phase
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Frank presented a briefing detailing how the
Nominating Committee worked through their responsibilities. He presented their slate, to wit:
Frank
Almstead Greg Anders Tony Caruso
John
Clark Dave Desmon Pete Jackson
Curt
Kinchen Ron Morrell Warren Nadeau
Doug
Owens Ed Rombauer Betty Sherman
Fred
C. Smyth Carter Teeters Crash Williams
Motion
and second to elect this slate; overwhelmingly approved.
Motion
and second to elect CO Anders, XO Desmon, Ops O Kinchen, FO/Adj
Smyth,
and At-Large Almstead; overwhelmingly approved.
Annual Meeting
Phase complete
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Open floor comments and
questions:
o
Are paper newsletters
necessary? Yes.
o
Can members opt out of
mail delivery? Maybe.
o
Are FBOs getting
copies? Ten were, very expensive, no
response from anyone, we’ll revisit the idea (especially Wings Aloft).
o
Squadron calendars are available,
thanks to the efforts of Lyle Jansma, John Clark, Al Sauer, and Jack Allen.
o
Paul mentioned his
conversation with Warbird #1 Walt Ohlrich IRT the importance of engaging
members.
·
Greg reviewed the
Squadron Purposes section of our bylaws.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at about 11:45 for lunch.
For the Squadron
Fred C. Smyth
Adjutant/Finance Officer