Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 6:25PM by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report

• Reviewed July meeting minutes, they were approved by members in attendance

Treasurer’s Report

• Current club account balance $3,838.65
• Paid $20 to renew the clubs nonprofit license

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• Orange safety fence repairs have been completed. Dave VerHoef disposed of old fencing and Ron Nienhuis volunteered to store the surplus fencing material in his barn
• Painting of the pavilion is still planned for the near future

New Members

• New members this month, Gene Major and Fred Calloway. Welcome new members!

Visitors

• Clayton Russell

Announcements

• Reminded members of the planned August 9th “Come-Fly-Event”. Extra hotdogs are left over from the 8/6 hotdog night event and will be available for members on 8/9

Old Business

• No Old Business discussed

New Business

• 2015 board members will need to be voted on during our September club meeting. Larry Weller informed the club that he will be stepping down as vice president. Dave Jamrog offered to stay on for another term has president, Dave VerHoef is willing to continue as treasurer, Tom Schmidt is open to continuing as secretary. Two positions need to be filled vice president and safety officer
• Thank you to Dave VerHoef for trimming the trees by the club signage
• The September potluck is scheduled to be held on 9/3 at 6PM, guest and family members are invited to attend as well. Please bring a dish to pass for 6-8 people

Comments and Questions

• Rich Moore shared with the members details about his recent plane accident. He believes the incident was tied to a bad servo that led to electrical issues with both receivers. Additionally, he reviewed the setup in his plane and how it may have been part of the issue. Since the crash and rebuild the entire right aileron and left elevator are connect to one receiver and the left aileron and right elevator is connected to the second receiver

Next Meeting

• August 6, 2014 at 9AM

Adjourn

• The meeting adjourned at 6:56PM

Members Present

• Dave Jamrog, Dave VerHoef, Dennis Tiggleman, Don Breazeale, George Keefe, Jerry Timmer, John Fortunato, Larry Weller, Lucas Russcher, Matthew Honkanen, Mike Rose, Mike, Ray Weller, Rich Moore, Ron Nienhuis, Scott Storteboom, Tom Schmidt, Tom Ziemba

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 6:15PM by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report

• Reviewed June meeting minutes, they were approved by members in attendance
• Revised May meeting minutes to reflect there was no Treasurer’s report

Treasurer’s Report

• Current club account balance $3,808
• Life members financial contributions will be kept confidential and recorded as donations on the cash flow summary
• The club will be receiving one more lawn mowing bill
• Treasurer’s report was approved by members in attendance

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• Orange fence repairs are to be coordinated by George Keefe with updates on progressed planned for the August club meeting. The plan is to use the surplus material that came from the Park Township flying site.
• Painting of the pavilion is still planned for the near future and being coordinated by Dave VerHoef

New Members

• No new members this month, but the club has had an increase of nine new members so far in 2014

Visitors

• Randy Schregardus, John Richards, Todd Russel, Rachel Russel

Announcements

• Dave VerHoef replaced a broken wheel on one of the mobile airplane stands….great job and thank you!
• Dave VerHoef reminded members of the planned July 12th and August 9th “Come-Fly-Event”, mentioned that many helpers will be needed. Cobblestone has allowed the club to post a banner at the entrance of their store promoting the events. Additionally, there are plans to reach out to the Holland Sentinel and WHTC radio station. Hotdogs and soda will be served at both events.
• Reviewed the use of a new sign in form, which allows attendees to place a check next to their names vs. the need to write them out.
• Discussed the possibility of adding a column to the member contact document allowing for the recording of dues paid values. This will aid in better understanding of total revenue for the club.
• Reviewed the option of cleaning up the member list by removing inactive past member names / data.

Old Business

• No Old Business discussed

New Business

• Board to still review “Fun Fly Event”

Comments and Questions

• Thank you Dave for cooking and serving the hotdogs and all the prep work

Next Meeting

• August 2, 2014 at 9AM

Adjourn

• The meeting adjourned at 6:45PM

Members Present

• Bill Porter, Bob Kovacs, Dave Jamrog, David VerHoef, Dennis Tiggleman, Don Breazeale,George Keefe, John Russcher, Mike Rose, Mike, Rich Moore, Ron Nienhuis, Tom Schmidt

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 9:02AM by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report

• The secretary’s report was not reviewed or voted on due to to the the secretary’s absence

Treasurer’s Report

• $3K in accounts
• Lease signed/approved for 3 years, 2014-2017
• The club will be receiving one more lawn mowing bill
• Treasury report accepted
• Request to modify May meeting minutes to reflect no Treasurer’s report

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• No Safety report

New Members

• Jeff Schepers

Visitors

• No visitors

Announcements

• No Announcements

Old Business

• No Old Business

New Business

• “Come Fly Event” July 12 and August 9, voted and approved, need plenty of helpers
• “Fun Fly Event”, Board to determine date – passed by vote

Comments and Questions

• No comments or questions

Next Meeting

• Club flying field Jul 2, 2014 at 6PM

Adjourn

• The meeting was adjourned at 9:36AM by Larry Weller

Members Present

• Jerry Timmer, Mort Wright, Donald Breazeale, David VerHoef, Dan Thomann, Bill Porter, Tom Ziemba, George Keefe, Rich Moore, Kenny Ly, Lucas Russcher, John Russcher, Ron Nienhuis, Bob Kovacs, Larry Weller, Denny Tiggleman, David Jamrog, Ray Weller

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 9:00 AM by Dave Jamrog
• The weather was very cold and windy, the meeting was very short and sweet

Secretary’s Report

• The secretary’s report was not reviewed or voted on due to the cold weather

Treasurer’s Report

• The secretary’s report was not reviewed or voted on due to the cold weather

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• Bob Kovaks mentioned need to form a clean-up party
• Dave J discussed the need to make some repairs to the safety fence.
• Mort stated that there is no need to purchase new fencing since the Park Township club is being disbanded and the fencing can be used at our field

New Members

• George Keefe (welcome to the club, glad to have you as a member)

Visitors

• No visitors

Announcements

• No announcements

Old Business

• No announcements

New Business

• Dave reached out to Landlord; there is no concern over renewing the lease, Dave to schedule a meeting to get lease extension signed for an additional 2 years.
• Landlord rolled the flight field.
• Reminder of the hotdog night scheduled for June 4th at 6PM

Comments and Questions

• None

Next Meeting

• June 7th, 2014 Club Field

Adjourn

• 9:15AM by vote

Members Present

• Board Members: Dave Jamrog, Larry Weller, Dave VerHoef, Tom Schmidt
• Members: Jerry Timmer, Bill Porter, Donald Bretzeale,, George Keefe, Tom Ziemba, Mort Wright, Kenny Ly, Bob Kovaks, Maury Decoster

[Meeting Minutes]

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 7:00pm at Cobblestone Hobbies by Larry Weller

Secretary’s Report

• Minutes were approved for the March meeting with no discussion

Treasurer’s Report

• Treasurers Report presented by Dave V. gave a balance in the Treasury of $3,868 and some change
• The number of members signed and paid to date is around 26.
• This figure is down from last year, which was in the low 30’s at this time.
• There is a need to do some serious recruiting if we don’t want to see our dues go up (my commentary).

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• Dave Ver Hoef led a discussion on the condition of the field.
• The drive was sound for vehicle use provided they stay on the gravel drive.
• Off the drive is wet and soft.
• The field is fairly firm with some soft spots and dear hoof prints on the east end that could trip up landing gear.
• Stay out of the farm fields or prepare to have a grave marker set for your sunken body when the mud finally dries.
• Dave and Bill Porter talked about possibly planting stakes along the drive to discourage driving off the gravel. I don’t know how this is coming along or if they determined no need at this time.
• Remember to use caution. We want to respect the landlords property and his time to fix problems we might make.

New Members

• John Ruscher and his son Lucas

Visitors

• None

Announcements

• None

Old Business

• The members asked that the board meet this month to discuss summer events. One in particular they definitely would like to see is a repeat of our very successful “fly a RC plane” event last year. In addition to any other event the board brings forward at the May meeting this one they would like a date set.
• There was discussion about the lease and the members would like us to move quickly to try to secure the lease for another term. There is much concern about the time we have to find a new field should the present landlord not renew the lease. Mike volunteered to work with and introduce Dave Jamrog to Mr. Klingenberg our landlord. (IF asked by Dave)

New Business

• Dave Jamrog is taking the first hot dog night in May. I [Larry] will take the June meal and Dave Ver Her Hoef is planning for July unless Tom needs or wants to switch with Dave. Otherwise Tom is scheduled by default for August.

Comments and Questions

• Chit chat included visiting about the Weak Signals Toledo Trade Show from those of us who attended. Although many of us think the Friday attendance to be down some and possibly fewer or shrinking of booth space by some vendors it was, as always a very nice show and a great opportunity to see leading edge technology and new planes and equipment.
• Larry Weller brought his Chet Lanzo, RC-1 in bare bones condition (cover ready) and Bill Porter showed off his newly and very nicely finished scratch built scale model of a German motor glider for show and tell.

Next Meeting

• Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at 9:00AM at the TCAF Flying Field.

Adjourn

• Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.

Members Present

• Mike, Don Breazeale, Rich Moore, Bill Porter, Kennuy Ly, Denny Tiggleman, Scott Storteboom, Tom Ziemba, John Ruscher, Lucas Ruscher

Meeting minutes prepared by Larry Weller (formatted by Mike)