President’s Message…

The end of the 2004 flying season is fast approaching! Take advantage of the fine autumn weather and fly while you can!

19 pilots, 17 from TCWS and 2 guests attended our Open Fun Fly.  9 of these brave souls decided to participate in the flying games.  They participated in Timed Fly, Duration Fly and 3 Loops, 1 Roll and Land.  After the dust cleared Erik Rudjord won the event, I finished second and Jim Ellis was third.  We had prizes generously donated by Iron Horse Hobby House and Hobbytown USA in Reading and Props and Wheels in Tamaqua.  Everyone who participated got a prize of some sort.  Several who got glue needed it!  A fun day was had by all!

The November and December meetings will be held at the Moose in Hamburg on the regular Thursday nights.  The Christmas Party will follow the December meeting as in past years.  The November meeting is the Officer Election meeting.  If you are not too worn out from the Bush-Kerry clash come out and vote in the TCWS Election!  The Office of Vice-President is being contested between Jim Ellis and Terry Miller.  Come out and vote!

Thanks to Kip Daubert for volunteering for the position of Safety Officer and Field Marshall.  Kip will join Jack Hilbert as Field Marshall and Larry Dunkle as Safety Officer and will be a valuable asset to the club.

The Building and Grounds Committee has elected Dennis Christman as the Chairman and they are looking into several improvements to the grounds and will report on them at future meetings.

Finally, come out and participate in the "Black Friday" fly on November 26^th, and the New Year's Day Polar Bear fly!

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!   

                                                            Until Next Month…..   John     

Unofficial Meeting Minutes… 17 October 2004

 President, John Messersmith called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. at the TCWS field pavilion.  (16) Members and (1) associate member were present. Jim Ellis won the 50/50 drawing and donated the winnings back to the Club.

Jack Hilbert read the Secretary’s report for September.  A motion to accept by Nanci Messersmith, seconded by Bud Wunder, and all approved.  Dale Loop read the Treasurer’s report as of 17 October 2004.  Two corrections relative to the TWIST ARF raffle were noted.  A motion to accept as corrected was made by George Case, seconded by Terry Miller and all approved. 

Old Business

1.      Fall IMAC Event

a.      Event was a financial success for the club even though it ended unfortunately for all concerned.

b.      Membership consensus was to NOT host any future IMAC events.

2.      9 October Fun Fly Event

a.      Event completed with huge success and enjoyment by all

b.      19 pilots registered

c.      TWIST ARF raffle was won by Dale Kugler – CONGRATULATIONS

                                                   i.      We raised approximately $125 for the Club on the raffle

d.      General consensus was to have the event again next year.

3.      2005 Swap Meet Update

a.      The Insurance Certificate from AMA has been received.

b.      Dave Renninger is finalizing the publicity and the direct mailers for table rentals.

4.      2005 Giant Scale Fly In

a.      AMA sanction is confirmed.

b.      IMAA sanctioning is still open.

5.      New Contest Directors

a.      John Messersmith is finalizing all necessary paperwork. 

b.      We now have (4) registered CD’s

6.      Recommended By-Law Change

a.      It was suggested to change officer elections to October in lieu of November.

b.      This would allow the nomination and voting process to take place during the period of outdoor meetings when attendance and membership participation is higher than the indoor winter meetings.

c.      A motion was made by Dale Loop, seconded by Terry Miller and approved by unanimous vote.

d.      Change will become effective in 2005.

7.      Field Grass Condition

a.      Green Giant completed the final treatment on 13 October 2004

b.      Dennis Christman has been named as Chairman of the B&G Committee.

c.      The B&G Committee will discuss the alternative options for field aeration and make a recommendation at the next meeting.

8.      2004 Club X-Mas Party

a.      After continued discussion, it was decided to keep this year’s X-Mas party at the Hamburg Moose Lodge.

9.      Club Jackets

a.      There is interest in obtaining Club Jackets

b.      John Messersmith will bring information on options and costing to the November meeting.

10.  2005 Officer Nominations

a.      Existing slate of officers are willing to run again for 2005.

b.      Additional nominations included Terry Miller for Vice President.

c.      Elections will be held at the November meeting.

d.      ANY ADDITIONAL WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY ANY OFFICER PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING

e.      Kip Daubert has accepted the positions of Safety Officer and Field Marshall.

11.  Winter Meeting Schedule

a.      Winter meetings will commence at the Hamburg Moose Lodge starting in November.

b.      Nov and Dec will be Thursday evenings as in the past, but starting in January, meetings will be on Sunday afternoon.

c.      Alternative locations to the Moose Lodge were considered but none found acceptable.

There was no other old business at the time.

 New Business…

1.      George Case advised that some repairs are needed to the electrical service line.

a.      Lee Buskirk will assist George in making the necessary repairs.

2.      George Case also recommended the temporary road markers which were put in place for the IMAC and Fun Fly events be made permanent.

a.      The B&G committee will address this request and make a recommendation accordingly.

3.      Terry Miller suggested we consider closing off the North side of the pavilion for the winter months.

a.      The B&G Committee will review this request as well.

There was no other new business at the time.

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Announcements

1.      The death of former member Joe Lachowski was announced by John Messersmith.

2.      Jack Hilbert announced the Bar-B-Que Chicken Dinner would be served at 4:30 PM. (11) meals were served.

3.      George Case won the EXTRA 300 XS which was raffled by the IMAC group

Local R/C Events…

1. RC Flea Market & Auction – 7^th November
1. Hosted by MURRYSVILLE AREA RC SOCIETY
2. Doors Open 8:00 AM - $3.00 Admission
3. American Legion Hall – Export, PA.
4. Info & Tables – Gene Binduga – 724.733.8106

2. Auction –  12 November
1. Hosted by DELAWARE VALLEY FEDERATION OF MODEL AIRPLANE CLUBS
2. Doors Open 6:00 PM –
3. Maple Point Middle School – Langhorne, PA
4. Info – Tom Haake – 215.322.1449

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          Web Sites…

1.      www.modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/-1-4news.asp – The AMA National Newsletter can be found on this website.

	Editor Note:  If you have a favorite web-site or found one which may be of interest to the Club members – forward me a note at jack.hilbert@flsmidth.com and I’ll post it in the newsletter

 

From the TCWS Kitchen…

Please remember the kitchen will remain open through-out the remainder of the year as we deplete the food supply.  After October, we will have “limited” services as long as the weather permits flying at the field. 

The kitchen staff thanks Nanci Messersmith for the donation of an electric can opener.

Club Officers…

John Messersmith - President         610. 562. 4767                     Blu-Ftas@comcast.net

James Ellis - Vice President             610. 965. 5766                     racer8297@email.net

Jack Hilbert - Secretary & Editor       610.657.5286                       jack.hilbert@flsmidth.com

 Dale Loop - Treasurer                       610. 562. 0643                     mrbehavan2@aol.com

Board of Directors…

Jeff Shriver            (exp. 2007)            610.366.1820                       jeff773@fast.net

Vince Indelicato   (exp. 2006)            610-845-3222                      vince@southeast-pa.com

Nelson Gould       (exp. 2007)            610.395.9159                       at6snj@rcn.com

Building & Grounds Committee…

Dennis Christman – Chairman        610-562-3680                      christmanlake@aol.com  

                                                George Case                                       610-264-9782

        Dave Renninger                                  610.374.2306                       xxspeed@netzero.com

        Terry Miller                                            610.944.0300                       trmflies@ptdprolog.net

        Lee Bushkirk                                        610.751.1464                      

Flight Instructors…

Dave Renninger                                  610-374-2306                      xxspeed@comcast.net

Erik Rudjord                                         610-285-2176                      ejorudjord@cs.com

Bill O’Neill                                             610.435.9640                       oneillwj@aol.com

Field Marshals…

Kip Daubert                                                                                          spinrb8@webtv.net

Jack Hilbert                                           610-767-6938                      jack.hilbert@flsmidth.com

Safety Officers…

Kip Daubert                                                                                          spinrb8@webtv.net

Larry Dunkle                                         610-929-2159                      larry4113@netzero.net

Fall / Winter Meeting Schedule

·        Thursday, November 18th, 2004, Hamburg Moose Lodge – 7:30 PM

·        Thursday, December 16th, 2004, Hamburg Moose Lodge – 7:30 PM (Christmas Party Follows Immediately)

·        Sunday, January 23rd, 2005, Hamburg Moose Lodge – 1:30 PM