District XI Report - 2004/05

I AM GLAD to report that after a leave of
absence Rick Allison is able to resume his
duties as an Associate Vice President
(AVP) for District XI. Welcome back,
Rick.
Richard Snaer has resigned his post as
AVP citing health reasons. Thank you for
your service to our district, Richard.
At the Northwest Model Exposition in
Puyallup, Washington, we had a District XI
meeting and are going to try having a
workshop at future Northwest Expos to
share ideas on youth programs.
Within our district there are numerous
clubs that sponsor youth activities and I
have found that many of them have quite
different approaches to this end. It is our
hope that through sharing these ideas we
can encourage other clubs to get involved
and help give them some ideas on what can
be done.
Keith Varnau has offered to coordinate
this effort. I spoke with Bob Brownell, the
Northwest Expo chairperson and he offered
a club booth and a meeting room for this
project. We are hoping as many clubs as
possible will be represented in this sharing
and I will remind you of this in the fall.
Speaking of the Northwest Expo, Bob
Brownell and all of the club members did
an excellent job of putting on this event.
The number of man-hours that go into a
show of this size is staggering and it takes a
special group of people to take so much of
their time to make this all happen.
All too often we see the people in the
foreground and don’t realize all of the
support staff and how much they put into
these events. My hat’s off to all of these
people who have for years brought us this
great expo.
I noticed this year more of our Canadian
friends in attendance. With the exchange
rate being a bit closer than it has been for
several years, it is again possible for them
to attend.
In the Charter Club renewal package you
receive from AMA, there has been a
change. The form will have a place for the
name of a club safety officer. I think most
clubs have one but if you don’t, it is a good
idea.
The most important thing to look for in
a safety officer is a person who can be
diplomatic. The reason is obvious. His
contact should be to offer help and
suggestions that may help prevent
accidents. He must be firm and fair and any
criticism should be constructive.
I think in the future we will see an
incident-reporting system from AMA. This
will help identify possible causes of
accidents and from that data we can
possibly reduce some of those through
training.
Onward and upward ... Bruce.
Associate Vice Presidents
Rick Allison, 26405 SE 160th St., Issaquah WA
98027; E-mail [email protected]
Darrell Anderson, 132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great
Falls MT 59404
E-mail: [email protected]
Al Culver, Box 86, Wilder ID 83676
E-mail: [email protected]
Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver
WA 98684
Reeves Lippincott, 4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla
AK 99654 E-mail: [email protected]
Gene LaFond, 840 Stevens St., Wenatchee WA.
98801 E-mail: [email protected]
Dave Legard, 3139 Kurt Drive NW, Salem OR
97304 E-mail: [email protected]
Mike Mosbrooker, 533E Birch St., Oak Harbor WA
98277 E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA (509) 299-5102
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Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
[email protected]
Tel./Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 953-4418
District XI Web page:
www.yosemiteflash.com/xiama.htm