7S5 Pilot Memorial Event Planning Meeting
The meeting was
called to order at 7:05 PM by Tom Richey.
Present were: Andy Andersen, Tom Richey, Pete Weber, Ed Hannevig, Doug
Davis, Kelly Wilson, Jerry Pryce, Linda Leach, Ron Hanna, Dave Martin, Robert
English, Larry Weber, and Lynn McDonald.
MINUTES: no corrections to previous minutes.
EVENT: Tom ran down a checklist which included the signs,
barricades, the flag pole, etc.
Preliminary items such as chairs and tables are taken care of, though we
won't know for sure about what will be available until the Gabels return. The flag is to be lowered to half-staff to
honor veterans, the pledge of allegiance will be recited, and the flag will be
raised again to full staff. Suzanne
Bladow has agreed to lead the National Anthem at that time. Speaker is to be Darlene Hooley but there
has been a change in personnel in her office so there have been some mixed
signals lately. Flags will be in honor
of male pilots in the neighborhood who have passed away since last Memorial
Day, and the etched vases will be in memory of the lady pilots who have passed
on since last year. The RV flyover will
follow the presentation. Danielle Rotago
will be blowing "Taps" this year, as she did once before when she
attended high school nearby. Other than
the Coast Guard craft, no "war birds" are expected at this year's
event (though individual hobbyists with privately-owned war birds have yet to
make up their minds). The PA system was
discussed, since last year's system was taken down and removed too soon, and
members said they would contact the City and the high school to find out what
might be available for little money.
Half-price lunch for people flying the light planes, with free lunches
to the Coast Guard and emergency crews, was discussed and generally approved by
those attending. The 99s will be
serving ice cream and bottled water.
Labels for the kiosks, under the pictures, were a problem since the ones
printed up last year tend to fall off.
Dave Reverend will be on tower this year. The Coast Guard rescue demonstration will come at this time. The balloon lift-off was suggested before
Fred Krieg fell and broke his back so this may not materialize: if there is a
balloon, it should be early in the morning to take advantage of air
density. The Marquis Spa parking lot is
available again as are the YMCA and Baptist busses for transport. The wind-tunnel display should be set up
statically in the EAA hangar that will be open. Traffic cones will be coming from the City as well as ODOT. Police departments are short-handed which
casts some doubt on police presence at Hoffman Rd. Harry Malette said the parking area and bathroom at his FBO could
be used. The restroom at the restaurant
will also be open, unlike last year, but porta-potties are still a good idea
considering the number of people who are going to be attending. The “no smoking” signs were rumored to be
supplied by Karen Brown, though she was not present at this meeting to
confirm. Andy said there was enough
information now to write a press release for the local newspapers. The flyer for last year’s Memorial Day was
prepared by Alecia Brown, and the reaction was positive for her doing the same
thing for this year's event.
The next meeting
was agreed to be Monday the 23rd of April; same time, same place.
The meeting was
adjourned at 8:03 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by Robert Engish, secretary.
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