District IX Report
Colorado / Kansas / Nebraska / North Dakota / South Dakota / Wyoming
Vice President
Russ Miller 980 N. 3rd St. Carrington, ND 58421 Tel: (701) 652-2321 Fax: (701) 652-2994 E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
- Max Hansen — 1909 Wisconsin SW, Huron, SD 57350
- H. Michael Harrington — 6112 Ashton Ct., Ft. Collins, CO 80525
- Fred Hildebrand — 4015 Somerset Circle, Casper, WY 82609-3161
- Nathan Lancaster — 3597 S. Kendall Street, Denver, CO 80235
- Troy Lapp — 1619 Wichita Dr., Bismarck, ND 58504
- Travis McGinnis — 8027 W. 81st Circle, Arvada, CO 80005
- Don Moden — 410 Hart St., Salina, KS 67401
- Jim Ricketts — 4921 Fernwood Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57103-5573
- Jack L. Sibert — 3611 Kimberly Circle, Lincoln, NE 68506-4524
- Mark T. Smith — 14632 W. 50th Street, Shawnee, KS 66216
Frequency Coordinator
Steve Mangles c/o Radio Service Center 918 S. Sheridan Denver, CO 80226
News from Kansas
Mark Smith of the Shawnee Mission Radio Control Club submitted the following letter:
"It's very important to recognize club members.
"On a trip to Florida, I had the occasion to attend the Osceola Flyers RC monthly club meeting where the members elected officers. One of the club's members, Jerry Wiltse, was recognized for outstanding service to the membership.
"It's my understanding that Jerry has contributed countless hours of volunteer service on behalf of the club and was stepping down as president of the Osceola Flyers.
"Not to let this milestone pass unnoticed, the club presented Jerry with a very elegant award which reads:
Jerry With all our gratitude, we thank you for your service The Osceola Flyers
"My point here is that all too often, so many of our club members contribute in many, many ways and we miss the opportunity to stop and say 'thanks!' I think the Osceola Flyers have set a great example for all of us.
"On another note, I also had time to attend the Florida Jets show. This was another great event and I even spent some time chatting with Mr. Jet Show himself, Frank Tiano."
News from South Dakota
This is from Propbuster, the newsletter of the Rapid City Propbusters Radio Control Club. It is written by Jim Tiller.
Auction in the Black—by a Little
"We've always said we'll do this until we don't break even, so I guess that means we'll be doing this one more year." These were the words from president Doc McGuigan after the accounting was done at the end of the Propbuster Auction.
This year's auction, held on Saturday, April 17, was a success, but not as much as in recent years. The proceeds from the event included the raffle and our percentage of sales. Doc will give the official results at the meeting and they will be included in next month's minutes.
In planning for this event, some members voiced concerns about its success. With all the eBay and RCUniverse buying and selling, would there be anything left for our local auction? At 8:30 a.m., when we opened the doors, the tables began filling with all kinds of airplanes, engines, parts, and tools. By 11 a.m., most tables were filled to overflowing and Doc had registered more than 40 buyers from around the area.
Auctioneer Kevin Huether began the sale promptly at 1 p.m.
This year we had a bunch of prizes to give away on the raffle, so Doc suspended the selling about every 15 minutes and drew a ticket for one of the prizes. We gave away several tools donated by Who's Hobby and half a dozen subscriptions from R/C Report. The cash prize was won by Kevin Huether, our auctioneer.
There was plenty of Propbuster help available. Among those on hand for the event were:
- Ken Corrin
- Darrell Cassidy
- Jim Tiller
- Doc McGuigan
- Bob Olson
- Gene Steeley
- Zac Roller
- Ben Roller
- Wayne Zimmerman
- Denny Bernal
- John Kellogg
Lowell Hamilton came by and donated some vintage issues of old RC magazines, but could not stay for the event.
Our special thanks to Darrell Cassidy for arranging for the school gymnasium and to Kevin Huether for his services as auctioneer.
As with most auctions, the bidding was fast and furious on some items, but little or no interest in others. As people carted away their items at the end of the day, it looked like most everyone had a bargain or two to take home.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
