THERE ISN’T MUCH going on up here in
Washington State. The weather across the
Northwest has been so bad that not much
happening. We are still getting snow in areas
that normally don’t get any and winds are
very high.
This year’s weather is breaking all kind
of records. The last two events I attended
were called off because of weather.
Gordon Osberg sent in the following about
a scholarship awarded to a prospective pilot!
“The Sanderson Field RC Flyers of
Shelton, Washington, recently awarded a
$500 scholarship to Shay Johnson, a 2009
graduate of Shelton High School. Shay is the
son of Shawn and Shelly Johnson of
Skokomish Valley.
“Shay has been actively involved in high
school activities, maintaining a 3.6 GPA,
and is a commanding officer in the high
school’s Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps unit.
“His plans after graduation are to attend
Westminster College, a branch of the
University of Utah, studying aviation in the
hopes of becoming a commercial airline
pilot. He presently holds a private pilot’s
license.
“In addition, the organization also
awarded a continuing $500 scholarship to its
2008 Shelton High School scholarship
winner.
“Tori Peckham is continuing her aviation
studies at Big Bend Community College.
She has successfully completed her first year
and is working toward her private pilot’s
license, also planning on a career as a
commercial pilot.”
ScaleHeliPalooza 2009 will be held July
17-19 at the Fern Prairie Modelers field in
Washougal, Washington.
The fifth annual NW scale contest is
being hosted by the NW Scale fliers in the
hope of drawing interested people to the
hobby and also to have a good time and
build new friendships. Scale helicopters
bring out the best building and flying skills
in the model helicopter community.
ScaleHeliPalooza intends to have the
best event in the Western United States and
we would love to have you as a guest!
The field is located in Washougal, 14
miles east of Vancouver (north side of the
Columbia River from Portland, Oregon).
For more information and driving
directions, visit the Fern Prairie Modelers’
Web site at www.fpmc.org.
Until next time.
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; [email protected]
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 863-7096
[email protected]
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
[email protected]
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls MT;
[email protected]
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
[email protected]
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
[email protected]
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
[email protected]
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
[email protected]
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; [email protected]
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102;
[email protected]
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
[email protected]
Web site: www.yosemiteflash.com/
xiama.htm
District XI Volunteers
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