District IX Report - 2003/06
Welcome: H. Michael Harrington, District IX Associate Vice President
I want to welcome H. Michael Harrington as our new District IX Associate Vice President (AVP). Mike Harrington has been involved in aeromodeling for more than 40 years with interests in all aspects of modeling. He is active in a variety of modeling activities and has a keen interest in greater engagement of the general public, particularly young people, in modeling.
Mike is a member of Love Air RC Club, where he currently serves as vice president. Prior to moving to Colorado, Mike served as the AMA District X AVP for Hawaii and Guam from 1996 to 2001. He served as president of the Aloha State RC Club from 1991 to 2002. He worked with the state Strategic Planning Task Force and coordinated the aeromodeling interests on Oahu, Hawaii, to assure the continued support of model aviation. These efforts were instrumental in retaining a city park specifically designated as a model air park.
Mike is a founding member of an AMA Air Show Team, the Birds of Paradise, and served as the manager of the team until 2001. The Birds of Paradise maintained a rigorous schedule, performing as many as 20 shows each year.
He is a member of the AMA Air Show Team (AST) program Advisory Committee and has been the chairperson of this group since 2000. Under his leadership the AST program became a member of the International Council of Air Shows, which coordinates full-scale air shows.
In 2002, Mike was presented with the AMA Distinguished Service Award, the Academy's second-highest honor.
Professionally, Mike serves as the Executive Director of the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, one of five regional organizations. In this capacity he works to address pressing needs in the agriculture and food system and serves on a variety of advisory boards and commissions.
Mike, Pam, David (18), and Evan (9) live in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Jefco's 20th Annual Auction
Jefco's 20th Annual Auction was another success. The following report is from Judy Gerken of the Jefco Aeromod'lers in Jefferson County, Colorado.
They came from all over Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wyoming for the annual migration of Radio Control (RC) modelers. They started arriving at 9:30 a.m. (the doors weren't scheduled to open until 1 p.m.). By 10 a.m., enough people from our club were present to start checking in the sellers; however, the doors were not to open for a couple more hours.
Our club members, showing their ingenuity, sent a crew out to the waiting crowd. The registration crew opened the windows from their position to the parking lot and started handing out registration sheets to be filled out, and the 20th annual auction began.
The auction was delayed Saturday morning due to the Columbia tragedy. As many of us were walking in the door to start work, the updated news of the tragedy was being relayed with each person walking through the door. We listened to the radio reports for a while. Our thoughts go out to all who lost family and friends that day.
The totals for this year and a few others, for comparison, are as follows:
- 2003 — Total Sales: $70,800.00; Attendees: 311
- 2002 — Total Sales: $68,878.00; Attendees: 325
- 2001 — Total Sales: $64,111.00; Attendees: 305
- 2000 — Total Sales: $64,753.00; Attendees: 322
- 1999 — Total Sales: $77,122.00; Attendees: 344
- 1998 — Total Sales: $56,686.00; Attendees: 312
- 1997 — Total Sales: $63,827.00; Attendees: 378
- 1996 — Total Sales: $66,113.00; Attendees: 368
During the auction on Sunday we were treated to our good buddy Paul Samaras taking over the auctioning duties for a bit. It sure brought back a lot of good memories for some of us. Paul used to do the entire auctioning duties for the whole auction, which used to last eight hours or more!
We owe all the workers a big thank you because they really came through for the club. The kitchen was again run efficiently by Anita Boucher and her crew, and we thank them so much for all their efforts.
A big thank you goes to the following people who made this event another success:
- Burness Ansell
- Art Baker
- Chuck Beckey
- Larry Bickel
- Robert Boswell
- Rick Boucher
- Anita Boucher
- Peter Boucher
- Edward Brozowski
- Frank Buturla
- Kay Buturla
- Roger Carpenter
- Randy Claussen
- Cecil Corbit
- Rich Correa
- Fran Correa
- Lee DeMary
- Steve Dotson
- Mike Duffy
- George Foster
- Tom Frey
- Sid Gates
- Wayne Geer
- Jerry Gerken
- Judy Gerken
- Butch Gillette
- Phil Graybeal
- David Heiser
- Carl Hofer
- Tom Hooser
- Hal Hustad
- Gayle Jackson
- Dick Johnson
- John Karahalios
- Tim Kenney Sr.
- Hans Krick
- Nat Lancaster
- Dick Laubach
- Don Lutze
- Steve Mangels
- Nick Meneses
- David McDonald
- Heather McDonald
- Jim McManus
- Roger Mitchell
- Mo Molinsky
- Ted Munoz
- Phil Onofrio
- Mike Peterson
- Marty Phillips
- Donna Phillips
- Phil Pillitteri
- Jay Purcell
- Kevin Purcell
- Bruce Ranum
- Annie Ranum
- John Ranum
- Mike Roberts
- John Robeloff
- Bill Rossi
- Paul Samaras
- Tom Sarber
- Chris Sarian
- David Sharoogwat
- Mike Shoemaker
- Herb Simpson
- Dick Snyder
- Dale Stukel
- Dennis Sudar
- Robert Suding
- Lee Taylor
- Frank Vandenberg
- Mike Wakefield
- Don Wakeling
- John Wallrath
- Jack Warkins
- John Welschinger
- MJ Welschinger
- Darrell Wiedman
- Andy Woodward
- George Wowchack
- Penny Wruk
- Dennis Yates
- Gary Yeager
- Matt Yeagle
- Adam Yeagle
From The Barf Rag (Beresford Area Radio Flyers)
You are from the Midwest if...
- You’ve never met any celebrities.
- Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
- You know several people who have hit a deer in the last year.
- You’ve had to switch your home system from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
- You install security lights on your house and garage, then leave both unlocked.
- You use three spices—salt, pepper, and catsup.
- Driving is better in the winter because all the potholes are filled with ice and snow.
- You know all four seasons—Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.
- You know what "knee high by the Fourth" means.
- East to you means Illinois.
- You find -20 degrees a little chilly.
- You measure distance in minutes.
- Stores have sacks, not bags.
- You carry jumper cables in your car.
- You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are all about.
- The weekly paper devotes one page to national/international news and six pages to local sports.
- You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
