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SPRING in the Northwest, in many cases,
does not mean the start of the flying season.
Many fields are still very wet; ours has 14
inches of hard frozen snow, so activities are
few and far between.
I receive quite a few inquiries about spring
and fall float flying in British Columbia.
The Shuswap Fun Fly is hosted by the
Grindrod Airforce. This year the club got
the flyer out a little earlier so I can give you
the scoop.
This is the 32nd year for the longestrunning
float fly in the west. The dates are
May 31 through June 8 and the location is
Salmon Arm, British Columbia. That’s
right! Nine days of float flying!
The site is
Sandy Pointe
Campground.
I was told last
year that the
resort would be taking reservations for the
first time this year but the telephone number
I was given is not working. Perhaps the
campground is closed for the season.
Sandy Pointe has RV hookups as well as
the usual conveniences and is just a few
miles from the town. There are several
motels and good restaurants nearby.There is
no landing fee for this event but the club
runs ongoing raffles to fund the fun fly.
For more information about the Shuswap
Fun Fly in Salmon Arm, please contact
Trevor Norsworthy, tel.: (250) 832-5250, Email:
[email protected]; or Jack Lake,
tel.: (250) 838-7843, E-mail: elake@
telus.net.
I have attended both the spring and fall
events for many years and it is one of the
first things I put on my calendar each year. I
hope to see you there!
As you know, we recently had an AMA
election. I believe the number of ballots
returned was one of the lowest we have
had. I had members tell me they did not
know enough about the candidates and
that’s why they didn’t respond.
In looking at our magazine, I see the
“color” pages and the section that contains
much information but is not in color.
Could it be that we do not look beyond
the color pages? I think that must be true
because all of the candidates had
statements in the magazine.
I receive quite a few inquiries about
things that are or
have been in the
magazine toward
the back—things
that are posted
each month—so this reinforces my theory
about what we read and don’t read.
I would like to hear your thoughts on
this election issue, how we might be able
to get more information to you, and how to
increase the number of ballots cast. This is
our organization and it can only be as
good as we make it.
Okay, I am stepping down off my soap
box for now.
I would like to thank all of you who took
time to send me articles and photos of your
events. I am sure they are enjoyed by our
readers as much as I enjoy seeing what’s
going on around our area. Thanks again!
Until next time. Bruce.
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; [email protected]
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 863-7096
[email protected]
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
[email protected]
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls
MT; [email protected]
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
[email protected]
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
[email protected]
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
[email protected]
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
[email protected]
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; [email protected]
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102;
[email protected]
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
[email protected]
Web site:
www.yosemiteflash.com/
xiama.htm
District XI Volunteers
Nine days of float flying!
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