Buzzard Droppings January 2003

Dave Weber, Dave Bell and Rick Hanners have been complemented for the sacrifices and the great job they’ve done over the past number of years. They have set a pretty high bar for those of us who will assume their positions on the Barnyard Buzzards Executive Committee.

The club is in great shape. We do have some things to discuss and the normal club business to conduct. A motion was made and seconded to have a new membership, a Junior membership,
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My sincerest thanks to all the Barnyard Buzzards members for the wonderful gifts and especially to Rick Hanners for the kind words (I know it's hard to lie in front of a crowd, but he did it well).  I still have a few loose ends to tie up, but I know that with the excellent start by the new officers, the transition will go smoothly.  Finally, I must say that I'm looking forward to civilian life again.

 

Keep your nose up and clean!

 

David A. Weber

Meeting Minutes December 2002 — Rick Hanners

The meeting was called to order shortly after 7:45pm once everyone had their fill of pizza and drink.  Nominations were officially closed and new officers were voted for.  The winners were:

 

 President - Ron Swift

 

 Vice President - Hap Shutz

 

 Secretary - Bob Martin

 

 Treasurer - Doug Hoff

 

 Safety Officer - Karl Schaefer

 In addition, a vote on a possible new name for the newsletter was conducted.  After the votes were all tallied, the membership present voted to maintain the present Newsletter name. 

Ron Swift brought up a motion that the club should establish a special membership fee of $15 for any student.  As this was a fairly complex issue, the motion was tabled and will be brought up at the January meeting.  The membership approved the

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January 2003

Volume 10 Issue 1

Our next Club Meeting is Tuesday, January 7, 2003, 7:00 PM at the Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way , Monroe, WA (see the map on page 7).

News Bits:

·    We will be meeting on the FIRST Tuesday starting January, 2003

·    We’re thinking of having a special “program” during each meeting about some aspect of modeling. Bring your thoughts and suggestions to our club meeting.

Thanks —  Dave Weber