The meeting was
called to order by Tom Ritchey at 7:10 PM.
Present were: Andy Andersen, Robert English, Tom Ritchey, Doug Davis,
and Jerry Pryce.
Andy moved that
the minutes of March 9 be approved, and Doug Davis seconded. All approved.
This meeting was
to confirm and finalize the decisions that have been already made. One F-15 and two helicopters from the Coast
Guard are scheduled to appear, and the lunch in the Nutsch hangar is also
confirmed. Danielle Ritacco cannot make
it this year to be the bugler, though she stated she would be able to do this
in future years. She designated another
bugler named senior airman William Hatch.
An email has been sent but no reply has been received yet. There is an alternate if Will Hatch does not
want to do this, so one way or the other we will have a bugler.
Tom stated that
he would like to have a WWII veteran come to speak since there are very few
veterans of that generation still around.
A local resident, Dick Paridee, and the guy who used to run the Dallas
tannery were mentioned as possible contacts.
The CAP can help with parking and flag-raising but no actual marshalling
with the airplanes (there's a liability issue). Al Cleveland, who did a good job last year, was mentioned as a
likely person to do that necessary work.
Dan Clem said that Mitch Swecker has agreed to represent the ODA at the
welcoming ceremony. The 99s will be
providing the wreath this year. Harry
Malette is still very ill and it is not known whether he has made the
arrangements.
Recently
deceased neighbor Sy Vaughan, who only just moved into the Pabo house before he
passed away, may or may not be a pilot and therefore memorialized. Until it is known for sure, he cannot be
added to the list. He can be added next
year if need be.
Doug Davis
probably should be added as Safety Officer though he is currently listed in the
program as being responsible for the signs.
Harry Bladow said that Susan is in good voice this year and will gladly
sing the National Anthem. Steve
Springer has said he would take care of the PA system. There was a question about how many meals to
prepare to serve and, based on previous years, the estimates fell somewhere
between 375 and 500. The art work is
being done by Lois, and the YMCA & First Baptist busses will be driven by
people from those respective organizations.
Those attending decided that email would be fine to alert people to any
corrections that might need to be made before the event. Tom thanked everyone for attending and
helping to plan.
The meeting was
adjourned at 7:52 PM. Respectfully
submitted by Robert English, ISAS secretary.
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