February 2005 167
THERE ARE three items I want to bring
to the District VII column this month. First
of all, as you may know by now, Dave
Brown has been reelected as AMA
president for three more years.
Congratulations to Dave.
Approximately 15% of the total eligible
voters saw fit to cast their ballots. Three
years ago it was only 12%. The point I
want to make is that it takes all of the
membership working together to keep our
hobby sport growing, not just a small
percentage.
District VII has a new Web site—
www.amadistrictvii.org—that is growing in
small increments. It was established for the
use of the members of District VII. There
are forums for clubs only, for sale items,
and how to and discussion forums that
could and should be active.
Come on people! This was set up for
your use. Not every club has its own site,
but at least one club member has access to
a computer. Why not post your club
calendar on the District VII site? Do you
have questions about what’s going on? The
forum is the place to ask.
Associate Vice Presidents
Guy Barber, 9879 SE Torch Lake Dr., Alden, MI
49612 Tel.: (231) 331-4807
Larry Brannan, 2181 Cascade Lakes Cir., Grand
Rapids MI 49546; (616) 956-6012; E-mail:
[email protected]
Ed Bucki, PO Box 324, S. Rockwood MI 48179;
(734) 379-4054; E-mail: [email protected].
Bud Gorman, Box 33, Knife River MN 55609;
E-mail: [email protected]
Thomas D. Lazar, 435 Hubbell St., Marshall WI
53559-9409; E-mail: [email protected]
Jon McVay, 5 Hillcrest Heights Ln., Mount Vernon
IA 52314-9611; (319) 895-6527; E-mail:
[email protected]
Tom Pierce, 6862 Frith Rd., St. Clair MI 48079
(810) 367-6450; E-mail:
[email protected]
Mark E. Robotti, 26540 Olympic Trail, North
Lindstrom MN 55045
Tom Ryan, Box 1111, Milwaukee WI 53201; (414)
881-0070; E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinators
(West): Al Schwartz, 2787 Fernwood, Roseville
MN 55113; (651) 633-2286
(East): Pete Waters, 7420 Seven Mile Rd.
Northville MI 48167; (248) 486-4800
District VII Report
Iowa / Michigan /
Minnesota / Wisconsin
Bill Oberdieck
Vice President
Box 1076
Southgate MI 48195
Tel.: (734) 283-4813
Fax: (734) 283-0650
E-mail: [email protected]
District VII Web page: www.amadistrictvii.org
Pete Waters, one of District VII’s frequency
coordinators, has loaned out one of our
frequency scanner/analyzers and would like
to get it back. If your club has it, please
return it to me as soon as possible so other
clubs can use it when the occasion arises.
These units do need attention from time
to time. Again, if your club has the scanner,
please return it.
Hopefully those winter projects we all
started are progressing nicely and are nearing
completion. As every year for the past 50,
the Toledo Weak Signals will sponsor its
annual model expo. This year it will be April
1-3, 2005.
If you have never attended, you don’t
have any conception of what you are
missing. The write-ups and pictures in
various magazines do not do the event
justice.
As usual, I’ll be there if you would like to
say hello. Just stop by the AMA booth and
ask for me. I’d be happy to meet you.
Till the next time, introduce a youngster to
our hobby and see how much fun it can be.
Fly smart and fly safely. C.A.V.U.
I receive quite a few pictures for reports. Well, there is only so much space per issue, so
I am trying to show some of the pictures that didn’t make the column the first time. Here
is a small collage for you.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/02
Page Numbers: 167