District VIII - 2010/10

October 2010 151
ATTENTION LEADER MEMBERS:
Please verify your contact information and
update if needed!
Jack Matlock and I made a circuit from San
Antonio, Texas, to Hot Springs, Arkansas,
for the Huckfest then to Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma, for a warbird event, and from
there to Hearne, Texas, for Giant Scale
Racing—almost 1,600 miles in four days to
three events in three states!
The Huckfest kicked off the 2010
Huckfest tour on the beautiful Hot Springs
RC Club site. It was a picturesque
background for a nice event! Jim Flannigan
of Edmond, Oklahoma, was the CD and did
a good job keeping things moving safely
with a lot of fun.
The local effort was put in by Josh Price
who was the key event organizer. Bowling
with rudders using full-sized bowling pins
was especially exciting. I visited a little with
Sleepy C and was glad to have him kick off
his Huckfest tour in District VIII.
(L-R) Jim and Josh receive Making a
Difference (MAD) certificates.
Unknown airplane/owner with the beautiful
hills and Flying Giants sign in the
background.
We moved on to Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma, Friday evening for the Warbird
event which was a fundraiser. The gathering
was well attended and ably run by Dale
Lathem as the CD.
MAD certificates were given to Dale Lathem
and club president Ken West.
All the proceeds went to the Blue Star
Mothers of Broken Arrow who care for
soldiers around the world with care
packages and letters. I think the American
Turf Flyers donated a significant sum to the
cause and the Blue Star Mothers staffed
their own booth selling stickers and shirts
and taking donations.
Local Blue Star Mother leader addresses
pilots at their meeting explaining their cause
and asking for support, which they got!
Back in Oklahoma a few weeks later, we
stayed in the same hotel and attended the
Tulsa Glue Dobbers’ Heatwave in the
Heartland. The name is quite appropriate by
the way—it was plenty hot, but it’s a great
facility and we had a warm welcome by the
club and pilots! I was back where Dad and I
flew RC and FF back in the early 50s.
CD Randal Blackwood flew a couple of
nice warbirds while Claude Christ, the club
president, kept us informed and comfortable.
Jack Rogers, the club’s immediate past
president, is still an active force in getting
things done.
Matt Gilbert, the event’s organizer, was
scheduled to be the CD, but his application
was not processed in time to run the event.
MAD certificates were awarded to all the
hard workers. (L-R) Jack, Matt, me, Claude,
and Randall.
I think the score at the end of the event
was Trees 3, Airplanes 0. Good time for all.
Go next year if you are close!
The races in Hearne were fast and
furious. Freddy French CDed the event and
while attendance was down some,
competition was keen and spectators from
the Bryan/College Station area attended in
large numbers and had a great time. Demos
of aerobatic scale racing were well received
and generated interest for future races.
Unfortunately, Don Modene, who was
supposed to codirect, was unable to attend
but I presented awards to both of these folks
for their efforts.
Plan now for AMA’s 75th Anniversary
events in 2011!
Have fun and fly safely. See you on the
flightline!
District VIII
Jim Rice, District VIII Vice President; [email protected]
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Jim Rice
Vice President
118 E. Wright Blvd.,
Universal City TX 78148
Tel.: (210) 213-0299
(evenings)
www.AMA-Dist-8.org
Associate Vice Presidents
Lester L. Barry, Bethany OK;
(405) 789-5373
Pete Boudreaux, Franklin LA;
(337) 836-5478
Jack Hogan, Chandler TX;
(903) 849-4193 (Evenings)
Mark S. Johnston, Albuquerque
NM; (505) 823-0158
Jim D. Marshall, Mission TX;
(956) 585-6446
Jack Matlock, Live Oak TX;
(210) 413-4846
Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX;
(281) 701-3121
Doug Staines, Belton TX;
(254) 780-3512
Ron Stanfield, Maumelle AR;
(501) 851-1697
Cliff Town, Dumas TX; (806)
935-3063; town_cliff@hot
mail.com
Pat Willcox, Kingwood TX;
(281) 358-1750
Frequency Coordinator
Gene Kent, Tomball TX;
(281) 255-4805
Safety Coordinator
David Oates, Texarkana TX;
(903) 826-7919; davidoates@
sherrodservices.com
AMA Display Coordinator
David Johns, Deer Park TX;
(281) 476-4820
RC Contest Coordinator
Douglas E. Powell, Wichita Falls
TX; (940) 691-8348;
[email protected]
CL/FF Contest Coordinator
Bill Lee, Chandler TX;
(903) 852-5599; [email protected]
District VIII Volunteers
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