The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by
Tom Ritchey. Present were: Debra
Plymate, Wayne Nutsch, Lynn McDonald, Pete Weber, Elaine Devore, John Wilson,
Andy Andersen, Dave Martin, Al Cleveland, Robert English, Tom Ritchey, and
Jerry Pryce.
PREVIOUS MINUTES:
There were two spelling corrections: Robin Reid and Mitch Swecker. There was
also a misunderstanding about the readiness of Wayne’s bus (see under “old
business”). Everything else looked
fine.
OLD BUSINESS: Andy had a
more complete list of deceased pilots, which currently number 18. There is still no information about Ed
Newton, who may or may not have served in the military. Andy's been successful finding families for
six of those people, and requested help from anyone else in attendance to track
down the remaining family members. Dave
said that the OPA meeting would be an ideal place to ask for this kind of help,
and their meeting will be held on the 15th.
Most of the details are nailed down and we just
ran down the list to make sure. Tom
talked to Stanton Rickey who is writing a book about his experience as a B-17
pilot, and he seemed very pleased to be given the opportunity to speak again at
the event. Regarding the National flag:
Andy said he already had one, so the AMVETs won't have to buy it. The State flag still needs to be procured,
though, and Andy said he would get one after Dave said there would be enough
money for it. Suzanne Bladow is
available to sing the National Anthem, with Steve Springer being available if
Suzanne can’t do it. Steve will provide
the PA as he did last year. The
paperwork has all been signed to bring in the B-17 and the Coast Guard
helicopter, according to Mitch.
Senator Schrader may not be able to show up, as
he is attempting to be in 14 places at once that day. Hopefully a staff member can serve in his stead should the
Senator be unavailable. Dave will
organize the supplies for the picnic, and Lynn McDonald will be the one to
brief the pilots pre-flight. There is a
T-28 at Salem airfield and Al is trying to get it over here for the event. He said it leaks quite a lot but it does
fly. Pete Weber said he knew of another
one, and Al said he would get in touch with the owner to see if that one can
make it out here.
Wayne said the bus is not ready to go; it needs
to be licensed first. Once it is
licensed properly it can be used. The
hangar will be available for the community picnic, and the tug is available for
the Coast Guard helicopter if they bring their towbar. The bus from the First Baptist will be
available also, and the parking lot for Marquis Spa is also available for
people to park their cars. Debra said that
she was in doubt about whether the Scout Masters are even interested in being
there on Memorial Day, and suggested that the parking duties and other jobs
that the Scouts were doing can be handed over to the CAP cadets. This seemed workable.
Ron Hanna will also be available to handle the
radios this year, and Wayne said his hangar has an antenna that is better than
the smaller one he had last year. Jerry
Pryce will serve as Safety Officer with Doug Davis being a second. Andy said the signs we need are in a locked
room in the FBO so they won't be a problem.
He'd also get the cones for traffic.
Debra said that there were nine WASPs still alive in Oregon, aged 89 to
93, and the 99s were ready to volunteer drive-time to bring as many of them as
possible here for the ceremony. All in
attendance said that was a great idea.
Debra will write something short for the ceremony.
AMVETS requested that a table be set up for them
like last year, so they can sell the white clovers and T-shirts as well as
membership applications for AMVETS.
There was no problem with that.
It was suggested that the table be next to the doorway where people go
in to eat, out of the direct sun. Dave
suggested an announcement about lunch, as not everyone goes in to eat.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
The new director of ODA is Doug Hedlund; he'll be there for a year when the new
governor appoints a successor.
The next meeting will be held on May 17th, to
touch base one last time before the event.
It will be at 7 PM here at the library.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 PM. Respectfully submitted by Robert English, ISAS
secretary.
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