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Colleen Bumgarner (Sec/Treas)

Vance Penton

Mel Colvin

Sam Hord (Mel’s neighbor and guest)

Bertle Spence

Les Grammer

Dennis Heitmann

Chuck Schoeffler

Bob Boettcher

Ryan and Julie Stolz

Pat Gates

Byron Stevenson

Don Hart

Minutes from the previous meeting were read, amended and approved.

We signed a get well card for Jeff Nelson was in the hospital in Spokane.

There is a balance of $2843.70

Bruce and Colleen purchased a new 13 inch TV/VCR combination from Sears for $95.

Wally Bigelow was unable to check on prices, so Bruce and Colleen purchased one at Radio Shack. Don Hart has custody of the meter and will test it in various situations.

Bertle Spence reported that the Palouse Mall agreed to supply 22 tables.

It was moved and seconded to sell ten raffle tickets for $5. Members will get 12 tickets to sell or buy. Passed.

It was moved and seconded to have Wally Bigelow order the Park Zone Piper Cub (including radio) for $99. Passed.

We will also put together an assortment of tools specifically selected for building R/C model planes for the raffle.

No decision yet on the Super Bowl Snow Fly. According to Bertle, Jeff Nelson is home and is doing well. Jeff couldn’t make the meeting due to a cold.

Bruce and Colleen received an email from Dave Walker. Most of the message was a response to the neighbor who is concerned about model flying at the park. Dave says he is flying lots and enjoying the warmth of Arizona.

Thirteen members have paid dues for 2005.

There was discussion about how to handle dues for young students in Joe Bolden’s model building classes. They have been building models for several years, starting with simple planes and now starting R/C trainers. The topic was tabled for more discussion at the February meeting.

Byron Stevenson brought new business cards, posters and club information packages for the mall show. Byron volunteered to do membership cards with current AMA numbers if needed. Posters will be placed in hobby shops and on various bulletin boards in the area. Mall show raffle posters will be put up in February.

This was last club meeting for Pat Gates. He’s moving to Missouri. We wish him good luck and hope he finds a good club at his new home.

Bruce Bumgarner fired up the new TV/VCR to show "Spring Tuneup", a short glider video taken at a contest in Mission, B.C. Les Grammer and several Spokane glider flyers were prominent in the video. Good pictures of glider launching. The photographer also mounted a wireless video camera on a glide to get pictures of the flying field.

We also watched part of the "NEAT Fair 2003" video of electric powered planes.

Many thanks to Colleen Bumgarner for her notes of the meeting.

February 5-6 Puyallup Model Expo, Puyallup, WA

March 5 Spokane R/C Swap Meet Spokane Community College, Spokane WA

March 11-13 PRRCF Mall Show Palouse Mall, Moscow, ID