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Important Dates -

ANNUAL CHAPTER DINNER
JT’S STEAK AND FISH HOUSE
1203 14th AVENUE, LONGVIEW WA 98632
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7^TH
6:00 SOCIAL HOUR, 7:00 DINNER

$25 PER PERSON OR $45 PER COUPLE

THREE DINNER MENUS TO CHOOSE FROM
FISH
CHICKEN
STEAK

DOOR PRIZES AND DRAWINGS!
A GREAT SOCIAL TIME!

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO EAA CHAPTER 1111 AND BRING IT TO THE NEXT CHAPTER MEETING ON OCTOBER 1, OR MAIL TO:
EAA CHAPTER 1111
2215B PARROTT WAY
KELSO WA 98626

PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR MENU SELECTION TOO. WE MUST HAVE A TOTAL COUNT NO LATER THAN SATURDAY OCTOBER 31

Executive planning meeting will be held the first Thursday of November to plan for the annual dinner. There will be no regular chapter meeting this month because of the annual dinner.

Minutes From Last Month

EAA CHAPTER 1111
OCTOBER 1 2009 MEETING AT THE CLUBHOUSE
2215 B PARROTT WAY

6:30 Dinner: Hamburgers, potato salad, cole slaw , chips and ice cream for supper. A great meal prepared by Chefs Mark Pearson and Patty. Thanks to Mike Proshold for the red killer tomatoes.

Treasurer’s Report: $2,864.61 Checking and $2,317.59 Savings

Young Eagles Report: Mark Edwards will be a scout aviation counselor and hold the first meeting on Wednesday October 7th. Plan to fly the scouts under the young eagles program on Saturday Oct 10th.

Annual Dinner: JT’s Steak and Fish House Saturday November 7th. Social hour at 6 and Dinner at 7. Door prizes and raffle items needed. Head count needs to be confirmed.

December Meeting in Vancouver at Beaches: Prez Dwight has arranged for the December meeting to be at Beaches in Vancouver on Thursday Dec 3rd. Free food provided by Beaches and we are encouraged to buy beverages to help offset the free eats. How about a gag gift exchange? Bring the stuff!

Fly Out Report: Jim McClellan reported on the fly out to Auburn and Paine Field the week before. ME-262 jet on display, along with some nice WW-2 warbirds.

By-Laws Revision Report: The by laws have been revised to reflect how we have operated over the years. The class 2 and class 3 officers are dropped in favor of an executive board with chairmen and women appointed by the president and as approved by the board. Elections of the executive board members are held on the odd year, with a term of two years. The facilities manager is proposed to be a member of the board. The by-laws also include a 2nd vice president which could be a way to transition one of the two VP’s into the president’s position. This also provides more coverage in the absence of the president. The membership adopted the by laws change with a unanimous vote.

Election of Officers for 2010 and 2011.
The following were proposed at the last meeting:
President Dwight Irby
1st Vice President Gary Trenner
2nd Vice President William Heath
Secretary and Webmaster Eric Hoppe
Treasurer Al Drewry
Facilities Manager Jerry Sorrell

The membership elected the officers with a unanimous vote.

Hangar Storage Space Available: Jerry Sorrell reported there is room in hangar 44 with Mark Pearson to store projects or even cars and boats. Mark is looking for some partners to help split the costs.

Kitchen upgrade. Eric Hoppe has donated a sheet metal back plate for the kitchen area. This is a new company product with almost bulletproof finish that will resist the powerful ingredients Al Drewry puts on the hamburgers.

Draw from the Pot. Mary Ann McClellan had the drawing ticket but did not get the valuable red chip in the grab for the big winnings. The pot WILL BE WON at the annual dinner.

Stories and Such: Jim and Mary Ann McClellan will have an after meeting DVD of the backwoods trail motorcycle trip from CA to WA across OR.

Mary Ann reported on the FAA safety seminar at Pearson Field. She spotted many defects in “rigged” plane on display. Even some defects that the company displaying the plane had not noticed. Good work! She also spoke about keeping the gas tanks topped and doing a thorough preflight of the fuel drains so as not to pull water into the engine and have a failure on takeoff.

Current Events - the top three news items from Google today (3/8/08) based on experimental aviation

Experimental plane builder unaware of crash

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LAND IN PB; THE CARS COME, TOO

Balloon boys and backyard experimental aircraft construction

Officers and Committee Chairpersons