NEW SURPLUS STORE SOUTH OF CHEHALIS
While traveling I-5, I spotted a “Surplus Store” at Exit 76 south of Chehalis. Any surplus store is a must-see, especially one this handy.
I departed with AN-426 flush rivets, machine screws, Allen head screws, a jet engine handbook, three other books on WW-2 and a new leather wallet. Six bucks!
The store has some aircraft grade hardware, regular hardware, unusual military testing equipment, welding supplies, etc… The stock changes as often as the owners go to the military surplus sales. This is not equivalent to Boeing surplus, but they might have just the shop or hardware item you are looking for. (The owner is a pilot.)
Take exit 76 and go east towards Chehalis about 1 block. Turn right at the intersection where the AM-PM is on the corner. Go south about ¼ mile and turn left past the motel.
I-5 Surplus Inc
1545 SW Pacific Ave.
360-740-7838
Antique Car and Plane Drive In Fly In, Olympia Airport. Sunday, May 18th. Breakfast at 9:00 am. $5.00 per person
How ironic... we picked a date for our fly-in so as not to interfere with the Scapoose RV event...
"Just wanted to let you and your chapter members know about the 12th annual Home Wing RV Fly-In, June 14 2003, at Scappoose Airport (SPB). Details at www.vanshomewing.org. Please post in your newsletter/on your website/announce at meetings, etc. Feel free to print out the flyer (from the web site) and post at your airport too.
Thanks
Randall Henderson
Van's Air Force, Home Wing"
Attendance: 5 officers, 9 members, Merrill
Discussions:
Fly-in report:
Merrill wants to do an open house in conjunction with the fly-in.
Kelso Flight Service CFI's could be available to tell people what
it takes to learn to fly. We could rethink how everything is
configured logistically. A Newsletter for the day could list
rental planes and rates. EAA1111 could piggy-back on the FBO's
effort for advertising. It would be great to make an incentive
offer for Olympia's war planes to make fly by. We reviewed how we
did Young Eagles last year. Everyone agrees the Archers did a
wonderful job. Jerry will look at the pavement edge since we may
not be able to use the same taxi pattern as last year for Young
Eagles. Jim will check with National EAA HQ about insurance. Can
we get a scale picture of the airport? Next interim fly-in
meeting Tuesday April 22nd at 6:00 pm. Should we put out some
courtesy fliers?
Board Stuff: Jerry read the letter he will present to the airport board. He will seek chapter approval during regular meeting as to the wording. He will be presenting to the board on the 10th of April at 3:00 pm.
Treasurer's report: $ 268.13 in checking, $3515.47 in building fund, $9362.65 in cd
Discussions: In addition to everything discussed from the board meeting above...
The invitation cards worked! We had four guests raise their hands who were drawn to the meeting by the cards.
Karen and Jerry will meet on Tuesday to review the “Avoid Bird Refuge” flyer she is working on. She convinced the Wildlife service to pay for the printing.
Program: Our thanks to Mike Lewis for a fantastic video compilation of the Australia Fly-Out.
Thanks to Sam and Sandy and Beverly for bringing pop corn and beverages.
After I got Figgi, I had a hanger on the “other side” of the field. Whenever I went flying, I passed the hanger of a guy who would often be just sitting outside, watching the activity. A couple times he was doing things with grandkids, or riding his bike. I’d wave. However, it wasn’t until the first fly-in that I had the privilege of meeting Lee Dines. In spite of bad knees, he was enthusiastically taking kids up on rides. Over the years, I’ve gotten to know this gentleman, which he truly is, and consider him a friend and a fellow pilot. He very graciously sent me this bio, with no urging from me, and I have simply substituted pronouns instead of proper nouns in most cases. However, you will notice Lee’s wary humor shows through. ---Karen
| Lee was born and raised in the State of Michigan. He came from a family of seven, four brothers and two sisters. Three of his brothers have since passed. | |
| He has two sons and
one daughter. His oldest two got their pilot licenses as
teenagers. His youngest boy took up his trade as a
pipefitter. He has four grandchildren, two girls and two
boys. He enjoys his family very much. Lee attended a one-room school, with one teacher for all nine grades. The year he was to go into the seventh grade, he was the only student, so he just jumped to the eighth grade. He fished a lot while growing up, and there was a lake just across the road from the school. In the winter he would chop a hole in the ice and fish til almost dark. The ice froze over pretty quick so one time he poured kerosene in the hole to keep it from freezing over. That worked real well, except the fish had a bad taste. The year he was a junior, he took his older brother’s birthdate and got a job at AC Sparkplug. That worked for about three months, until one of the neighbors told the boss. Oh well, it was time to start back to school. He had saved enough money to buy a ‘39 Chevy. His senior year he got a job in a garage rebuilding transmissions. His drag racing buddies kept him real busy. The following week after he graduated, he went to work as a plumber’s apprentice. Eight months later, with the draft getting close, he enlisted in the Navy. The recruiter assured him he would get pipefitting school. He must have forgotten to tell somebody, as they sent him to radio school. He was down on the equator and the temperature was just too much. He was sitting in his office (4x8) with AIR CONDITIONING. He found it in his hear t to forgive that recruiter. When he came home from the Navy he went back to the plumbing trade. Lee has built a Volmer (amphibious), as well as building and flying gyrocopters for some years. Is it any surprise that his ideal plane would be a Grumman Widgeon? Lee has scared himself several times, but the worst was returning from California with his wife. He was flying VFR on top, and understood that the weather was clear both at Portland and Kelso. However, he had to go all the way to Spirit Lake to find a hole. By the time he got down, he was about 600 ft. AGL. |
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| If you haven’t had a chance to say hi to this great gentleman, do so at the next meeting. | |
Fly In and Young Eagles Report
April Program: The previously scheduled program 'Painting your Plane' has been put on hold. This meeting during the program time we will be discussing the Fly-in and how it is progressing. There are only a couple short months before the event is upon us. Get all the latest scoop on it here!!
Lee Dines has some cylinders for sale: ---posted February 2003
6 Continental )-200 or )-300 standard steel cylinders. All have 70 lbs or better compression. $150 each.
Please contact Lee at 425-6619
Joe Hennessy is looking for a rivet gun: ---posted February 2003
Joe Hennessey is looking for anyone who would like to loan, sell a 3x rivet gun with accessories.
| President & Tech Counselor | Jerry Sorrell | 263-1532 | jsorrell@wa-net.com |
| V. President | Mark Edwards | 225-8821 | cubace32@hotmail.com |
| Treasurer | Al Drewry | 274-6115 | |
| Secretary & Newsletter Editor | Eric Hoppe | 263-6691 | behoppe@tds.net |
| Tech. Counselor | Jay Tabor | 425-6278 | jtabor@scattercreek.com |
| Member at Large | Mike Lewis | 274-8860 | michael@kalama.com |
| Historian | Karen Fenton | 546-1550 | figi152@aracnet.com |
| Hospitality Chairperson | Bob Taylor | 576-3806 | bobtaylor15@attbi.com |
| Young Eagles Coordinator | Sam and Sandi Archer | 425-7777 | sas@toledotel.com |
| Fly Out Director |