District XI Report
Area
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Vice President
Bruce Nelson 807 E. Vicksburg St. Spokane, WA 99208 Email: [email protected] Tel./Fax: (509) 467-1852 Cell: (509) 953-4418
District XI Web page
www.olywa.com/yosemiteflash/xiama.htm
Associate Vice Presidents
- Darrell Anderson, 132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great Falls, MT 59404
Email: [email protected]
- Al Culver, Box 86, Wilder, ID 83676
Email: [email protected]
- Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98684
- Reeves Lippincott, 4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla, AK 99654
Email: [email protected]
- Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr. NW, Salem, OR 97304
Email: [email protected]
- Gene LaFond, 840 Stevens St., Wenatchee, WA 98801
Email: [email protected]
- Richard Snaer, 781 Lillooet Ct., LaConner, WA 98257
- Chick Young, 7411 154th Ave. E. #14, Sumner, WA 98390
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake, WA — (509) 299-5102
Report
February 1 and 2 found many area fliers at Puyallup, Washington, for the Northwest Model Expo. This year’s event was well attended, and the Mt. Rainier Radio Control Society did its usual fine job of putting this together. The event requires a large number of people to make it a success, and this club always manages to make it the event of the winter. Hats off to all who make this possible. Here are a few of the aircraft that were on display.
The District XI meeting was also held at this event and several awards were presented.
Bill Smith was awarded AMA’s second-highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, for his work as the District Event Coordinator. Bill has held this position for many years and his efforts have all but eliminated conflicts and scheduling problems. Thanks again, Bill, for all of your work!
An Award of Excellence was given to the Boeing Employees Aerodynamic Modelers (BEAMs) for their continuing work with young people. The club’s Day in the Hangar events have to be seen to be believed. It is wonderful to see the enjoyment of the youngsters as they fly and tune their models. It is hard to tell who is having the most fun — the kids or the senior members.
Juan Fernandez of Olympia, Washington, was given the District Service Award. Two years ago I wanted to set up a District website. Juan volunteered to take on that project and had a site up and running very quickly. This has been a great asset to the district and has greatly improved communications. Juan is in the process of upgrading the site.
The Barons Model Club hosted a Bugs-or-Better event this past fall. The event included a Bug Pylon Race. I opted to be the flagman, figuring that was the safest place on the course. The bugs were so slow you could time them with a sundial. Quickies were flown against the bugs and were able to beat them even with a three-lap handicap. We also had drag races with airplanes without wings, which were good for a few laughs.
Don't forget to send stories and pictures of your events so I can share them with others. Keep your airspeed up!
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
