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April 11th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 12 members present. Secretary's report was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read, Current paid membership is at 55. Membership dues are now past due !If you still have not paid please do so before flying! we received $300.00 from the AMA for the fox 11 segment we submitted from the show and auction, of this we donated $50.00 to the little chute public library summer reading program. Hyler will again be servicing the porta potty's this year. Sod farm report : Porta potty has been droped off and needs to be anchored down, pin box was going to be moved to the field on tues. A fire extinguisher is going to be purchased for the field. Members are anxious for the opening day of flying set for April 15th pending conditions. Quarry field report : Field is only damp and ready to fly. Some grass can be seen rising from the hay! Indoor flying : is Is now done for the year. Old business : None to speak of New business : A solar refrigerator is again being price shopped and we will have some numbers for the next meeting. A general field repair day will be held at quarry field on April 30th starting at 9:00am please make plans to be there, we all enjoy the field let's all be there to make sure it is in great shape for the summer! if you have a rake or wheelbarrow please bring it along we will need to move some gravel around. we will also be fixing and building some new starting stands so bring cordless tools if you have them. The demo we did for the boy scouts was a successful event it was hosted by Jay and attended by Tim, Jason, Kerry, and TR. thanks to all of you for the help and for bringing your models. The scouts will be visiting the field on May 22nd if you were unable to help with the demo and are able to attend please do. The AMA has added additional insurance coverage to cover the CD of events. The annual ground school (weather permitting) will be held MAY 14th at quarry field starting at 10:00am and presents yet another way in which you can volunteer to help out. Our clubs clothing provider will be at the may meeting to receive orders orders for this years fashion. Meeting was adjourned at 7:58pm After the meeting T.R. shared his newest S.P.A.D. airplane and encouraged other members to build one or to find a plane to enter into the ever popular VAM combat league starting on monday june 6th at 5:30 pm. thanks T.R.! Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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May 9th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 12 members and 3 visitors present. Secretary's report was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read, Current paid membership is at 62. Membership dues are now past due! again if you still have not paid please do so before flying! Sod farm report : Porta potty has been anchored down, pin box was moved to the field. A fire extinguisher was purchased. Members have been flying. sod was starting to be harvested. Quarry field report : Grass is starting to grow. Field is in great shape, thanks to all who made a effort to come out for the clean up day we got a lot done in a short time. Thanks to jim for the donation of another starting bench! Old business : A reminder of another chance to support the club as the fun fly on june 12, we will need volunteers in all areas. Please contact any club officer to volunteer. The northern aces sent us a price to preform at the show and it was voted down as the price was un affordable at this time. The club generator has been fixed and is in working order thanks to Craig. the adopt a highway has been removed from a order of business as all present at the meeting felt we would have a lack of participation from members on the 3 days a year needed for the program (closed). New business : A solar refrigerator came in at $1900.00 ready to go plus shipping. We will continue to research and price shop for the best deal. It will be a club goal to raise funding this summer to build a concession building to house the refrigerator and grills and also to be used as a shelter for rain and snow days. The first annual vam air academy will need volunteers to work with youth and give them introduction to the flying hobby, this year we will host boy scouts and the date is set for may 22nd, see jay to help out. $300.00 was approved for prizes for the fun fly. We were again invited to fly at the brennand donut days held on Saturday mornings in the summer months see www.eaaul41.org for dates and times. Meeting was adjourned at 8:01pm After the meeting Chris shared his new zdz 90cc gas engine thanks chris. Also a short meeting for the combat club was held, see rcg (combat anyone) for the dates times and rules. Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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June 13th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 9 members present. Secretary's report was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read, Current paid membership is at 69, down from 80 last year. Insurance for the field is paid for the year. The remaining funds from the jerry all funds will now be turned into the club checking, after the new grill was purchased and also a solar light for the flag pole. Sod farm report : Members have been flying and reported very good conditions. Quarry field report : Field is in great shape. Old business : the first annual vam air academy day was a big success, and all that participated had a good time. with this event we have a very good chance of gaining a few new members. the fun fly was great with very good weather and some participants attending from as far away as Menominee. thanks to house of balsa for the kit donation as well as Galaxy hobbies and our own Jim van Linn also for a kit donation.all and all we had 17 registered pilots. New business : Lee Murry will be bringing a vintage vam sign to the field to see if we can use it somewhere. Jim has volunteered to supply ice for the soda but would appreciate it if someone would let him know when it is needed. THANKS JIM! Waverly beach will honor our discounted rate for the next two years if we hold the show and auction at their facility. A motion was made to send them the $100.00 deposit and book the date and was approved by all. Every one is invited out to the new vam combat nights to participate or just sit back and watch. The first night was great fun and we all look forward to the next night on the 20th of june. See RCG (combat anyone) for more details. More work will be needed to finish up the bolt replacement on the pavilion, watch for posts from Tim for details. We spoke of adding another wind sock to the south end of the field and one will be purchased from eaa. It was mentioned to install a rain gutter on the shed and collect rain water for washing things at the field. Meeting was adjourned at 8:05pm DON'T FORGET THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT QUARRY FIELD! Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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July 11th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 12 members present. Secretary's report was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read, Current paid membership is at 71, still down from 80 last year. Sod farm report : very good conditions. Quarry field report : Field is in great shape. Old business : none to speak of new business : chris will be holding a heli only event on aug 6th at quarry field from 11am to 4pm. july 23rd is the brennan old time days from 8am till 2pm please feel free to bring out some planes to show and fly, there is limited space so they suggest only flying 46 size and smaller planes. the runway is long but bordered by houses and hangers but some larger planes to be displayed would be nice. Meeting was adjourned at 7:31pm for open flying and a cook out. DON'T FORGET THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE SOD FARM ! Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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august 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:01pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 12 members present. Secretary's report was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read and approved, Current paid membership is at 73 Sod farm report : very good conditions. we are here tonight Quarry field report : Field is in great shape. Old business : brennand was a great success with a lot of club handouts going home with people. Helli only event was a good time with about 16 pilots on hand. also there is a hope of holding another one sometime in September. new business : none to speak of Meeting was adjourned at 7:16pm for open flying Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary sorry its so late,i have been working too many hours. |
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September 12th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 8 members present. Secretary's report : was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read and approved, Current paid membership is at 74 Sod farm report : Formal report was not given, but i believe there is still good conditions. Quarry field report : Formal report was not given, but i can report the Field is in great shape. Old business : None to speak of New business : It is believed the chuck fest was a success even with the scattered showers, it is believed that they had 20 or so pilots at the event. The little chute library is reserved for next years meetings. The club will be having the city of Appleton do a study to find the options available to us and the associated cost for power to be ran to the shed or shelter, we should see some numbers soon. The show and auction is scheduled for March 4th, a motion was made and unanimously approved to hold it at monarch gardens in Appleton. The monarch gardens will have plenty of tables, huge parking lots, more room than ever before, and they will have breakfast as well as lunch available. We will be needing some volunteers at the next meeting to help out Tim with this years event, it is way to much for one person to handle as well as doing the books and taxes. Also at the next meeting we will be in need of nominations for club officers, if we have no one volunteer for these positions a few have stated they would stay on, but then we will need to change the VAM bylaws since the people have already served the 2 year maximum term. Only a few more nights of combat are left the 19th and 26th, bring a plane out to join in or come out to watch. Since the October meeting will have so much to cover and be such a important one to attend we will be sending out for pizza, so make plans to attend! Meeting was adjourned at 7:36 Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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October 10th 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:08pm by club president Chris Zangl, with 12 members present. Secretary's report : Was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read and approved, Current paid membership is still at 74 down from 80 last year. Sod farm report : There is still good conditions left to fly until the November 15th closing date. porta potty was damaged but usable. Quarry field report : Field is in great shape. Old business : None to speak of New business : March 4th will be the show and auction, volunteers are needed please contact Tim to volunteer or be at the next meeting to receive assignments. a motion was made and approved to remove the 2 year maximum officer term for president. A motion was made and approved to lower the junior membership dues to $10.00. The results from our first year of vam combat are in,... congratulations to Bob for taking first place with 3796 points, T.R. in second with 3747, Tim with 3545, Jim with 3133, and Craig with 360. The prize money was paid out to first and second place, but both Bob and T.R. donated their winnings back to the club. Meeting was adjourned at 7:46 for a pizza party. Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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November 2011 meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by club secretary Tim miller, with 10 members present and 1 guest. Secretary's report : was read and approved Treasurers report : Financial report was read and approved, this years membership is at 74, we are now accepting next years dues. Sod farm report : Ground is very wet, field will be closed as of the 15th. Quarry field report : Field is in good shape. bob was to install markers to guide plowing of the driveway. Old business : City of Appleton is still working with Thomas Kowarski from CSC Engineers on our electrical study, with all the new solar setups available we may want to inquire about solar/battery combination as well. new business : Chris and Tim will stay on for another term but we have not heard from Jay as of yet. A motion was made and approved to purchase model aviation for the library in 2012. Hyler septic was called to winterize the quarry field porta potty and pick up the one at the sod farm. T.R. and Craig will co-chair the show and auction but some volunteers will still be needed. Galaxy has absorbed the printing costs for fliers (thanks Wade). We will need to approve the show budget at the December meeting. We spoke of still holding the model display but without voting and awards to keep costs down as well as the number of people needed to process the ballots. VAM membership renewal forms for 2012 are ready to go with the junior membership fee reduced to $10.00, all members need to renew before March 15th 2012 as this is when current membership expires. Scott has been asked to update our membership form and show and auction flier on the website, also we will need to update article IV change on term limits in January once we have a final list of 2012 club officers and appointees. we need to have the officers in place when renewing the VAM charter with the AMA. A motion was made and approved to add money to the one CD and renew the other. A big thanks to David Gagnow for his generous donation to the club of a complete airframe and other model items... thanks again David. Meeting was adjourned at 7:34pm Thanks to Lee Murry for bringing a small foam glider to show and tell. Please remember we will be bringing a snack to pass at the December meeting.... see you there! Minutes submitted by Tim "T.R." Miller Valley Aero Modelers Secretary |
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