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)

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order at 7:05PM by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report

• Tom handed out copies of the last meeting minutes (November 2013). The minutes were briefly reviewed and approved by those in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report

• Dave was not present for the meeting, we skipped due to his absence..

Safety Report/Field Maintenance

• Nothing for safety.

New Members

• None

Visitors

• None

Announcements

• None

Old Business

• Question was raised about lease renewal, more to follow from Treasurer during our April monthly club meeting
• Members discussed what can we do get more media attention, we reviewed past media attention, i.e. Holland Sentinel article.

New Business

• Discussed ideas on sending out an invite to local fellow clubs and invite them to our field for some flying time. Nothing final was determined if this will happen or not
• Discussed if there in interest in scheduling a fun fly event for this summer, to attract new members. This was discussed, but a date and planned was not developed.
• Discussed option to find a indoor flying cite/event. One option suggested was the Boy’s and Girl’s club.

Comments and Questions

• Do we want to continue Monthly hotdog nights, took a vote and agreed to continue. The events will take place the first Wednesday May through August with a Potluck in September. Dave Jamrog will host the first event May 7th.

Next Meeting

• April 7, 2014 Cobblestone Hobby

Adjourn

• The meeting adjourned at 7:45PM

Members Present

• Board Members: Dave Jamrog, Tom Schmidt
• Members: Rich Moore, Ray Weller, Mike Thorp, Jim Hartmann, Mike Rose, Tom Ziemba, Ryan Storteboom