The minutes from the Oct 10, 2008 meeting of The KC Northern Knights Model Airplane Club.

Gary Himes called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  The minutes were excepted from last months meeting.

Treasurer's Report:

            Expenses:       

September News Letter                      $ 23.12

Combat Batteries                                 500.00

Port-O-Potty for Elkhorn                         70.00

            Income:          

1 New Member                                   $ 20.00

$1 drawings                                           34.00

Combat Battery Sales                          350.00

Combat Motor Sales                            305.00

            Balance:                                                                                                                 $ 1,727.96

Old Business:

-           Thanks to Henry Alexander for once again setting up a great event at Elkhorn.

-           Electric Combat items you might be interested in for sale by the club:

            Motor/ESC combo $20

            Tanic Packs 780mah 2 cell packs $25

            Ed Morrow has planes for sale (check with Ed for pricing)

            Dale Beck has plans for sale $5/plan

-           We finally found the Plow Award.  Uncle Charlie had it hidden in his           garage.

New Business:

-           The club has set dues for 2009 at $35 (same as last year)

-           2009 Club Officer nominations:

            Pres:    Gary Himes                    Jerry Davis

            VPres:  Rick McQuerrey             WR Crane

            Sec:     Mark Nuetzmann           Orin Hatch

            Trea:     Greg Lee                       Mike Coyne

            Saftey:  Larry Johnson                 Pete Whitteck

            Editor:   Ron Swindle                 

-           Mark Smith is running for AMA VP.  He is currently the Assoc VP of Dist   9.  Mark has been very helpful to the club in the past and would appreciate your support.

-           It was suggested that club officers dues would be paid in the year that they serve (include the Editor)

-           We need cooks and a collector of money at the up coming swap-n-shop. There will be a lunch offered.

Safety Issues:

-           Flying over the control line area is prohibited!

-           If someone asks you to please stop some unsafe behavior please comply.

New Members:

-           James Kennedy, Ivan Rokyta      Welcome fellas!

Plow Award:   

-     Our new member Ivan Rokyta crashed his Raptor and totaled it.

Kit of the Month:

-     GP Rapture 40 flying on a Thunder Tiger Pro .46

      Sorry, I missed who's model this was.

ARF of the Month:

-           none

1$ Drawings:

Duayne Thomas Tanic Foam safe glue

Marvin Chase                 Clock (From Ed Morrow)

Greg Boggs                   foam wheels

Dave Stadler                  foam plane

Orin Hatch                     metal rule

Bob Green                     rubber bands

Gary Himes                   screws

Ron Swindle                  Pro Lock

Jerry Davis                    A3 glow plug

Pete Whitteck               Shrink Tube

Greg Lee                       A3 glow plug

Jeff Laven                      velcro

Jerry Davis                    CA hinges

The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm

Mark

Notices:

· The club has a can crusher Please crush all cans and place in can barrel. We again have a person to recycle the cans for us. There lately has been a lot of cans place in the regular trash, please recycle.

Charles Ferrara has put up a video and bulletin board and a calendar of events website for the Northern Knights http://northernknights.cferrara.com or it can be accessed through http://www.northernknights.com/

Plowing Award:

Bestowed upon the individual with the most impressive (or most frequent) crash.

This Month Winner:

Ivan Rokyta

Letter From the President

The  October 11 tail gate swap N shop was a great success for the club.  The total income from the event was $964.13 and was derived as follows:

661.13 from Ed Morrow and the Walt Hulen family for selling all his modeling possessions.

140.00 from Gary Himes and WR Crane acquired donation from a unexpected non member donor.

108.00 from food sales.

 55.00 from vendor fees.

I do not have my October Meeting  notes here at work with me, so you will just have to check out the meeting minutes elsewhere in this newsletter.

Remember November Meeting is elections.  Jeff Laven, treasurer, is being replaced as his job is becoming more demanding with less time for hobby.  I also know that Mark Nuetzmann, secretary, would like out but no one is willing to take his job, therefore Mark has agreed to remain yet another year.  Although nominations was last month it's not too late to run for secretary.  If interested, please come to the meeting or call me.  All nominees will have a moment to speak (including last minute write in candidates) before the election.

Also at next meeting we need to discuss when to wrap the shelter in plastic for the winter months.  Maybe the Saturday after meeting, but we will talk about that at the meeting.  Side note, there is enough plastic left from last year to do the job again this year.

Several of us have been doing electric combat any time there are two or more planes at the field.  We have been having a great time.  I have had lots of positive comments about our setup we are using.

Ed Morrow is selling airframes for a mere $20,  Dale Beck is selling plans for $5.  I (the club) has the motor/speed control combo for $20 and Tanic batteries for sale at the discounted price of $25 per pack.

We have lots of time, but we need to be thinking about the "Official Combat Night".  What day of the week is it going to be?  What records are we keeping, score, participants, number of rounds flown and etc?  If we keep records, who is that individual?

The club still has clothing for sale . Zipper hoodie is $25, Pull over hoodie is $20, Button Dress shirt is $25,  Tee shirts are $10.  All 2x sizes are $2.00 higher.  See me to get yours now!

See ya at the meet'in!

Gary Himes

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