2015 Officers Saturday, October 17th Hermon Lowery Field Weenie

AMA Chapter #755
October 2015
Newsletter of the Pekin RC Club
http://pekinrc.com/
2015 Officers
PRESIDENT
Dennis
Shoemaker
VICE
PRESIDENT
Paul Meyer
SECRETARY/
TREASURER
Jim Roach
EDITOR
Paul Meyer
WEBMASTER
Curtis Colburn
EVENTS
Donna Smith
SAFETY
Denny Baker
Mo Neibecker
Chad Rowe
MAINTENACE/
GROUNDS
Chris Leibel
Next Meeting Date
Saturday, October 17th
Hermon Lowery Field
Weenie Roast @ XX:XX PM
Meeting @ 6:30 PM
PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Curtis Colburn
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Our Big Bird this year had perfect weather and a good turnout. We
had 21 pilots with a nice variety of planes and all pilots got several
flights in. Thank you to everyone who helped with setup and
running the event, with a special thanks to Wayne, Donna, Curtis,
Chris, Bill and everyone who donated items to be raffled.
President
Dennis Shoemaker
If there is any single thing we need to improve on, it’s our reaching
out to the general public to get more visitors that are not flyers. If
we can do that, our raffle ticket sales and snacks / drinks sales will
increase. We may also get a few more new members. We need to
think about how we promote the event and what might attract the
general public more.
We also learned a little about raffle items. I made a point to check
the amount of tickets in the jars at the end. As expected the RC
items were the most popular, followed by general merchandise and
the homemade items doing the poorest. I suspect if we had more
general public attendance, it may shift a little towards general
merchandise and homemade items. I did happen to notice one
Mom carrying one of the swings off with a big smile.
This next meeting on October 17 is also our annual Weiner Roast.
The Club is furnishing the hot dogs, buns, condiments and drinks.
Bring a pot-luck picnic item if you can. I’m going out early afternoon
to get some flying in and I’ll have enough tape and streamers for
anyone who wants to try it. Hot dogs start around 5 and our
meeting is at 6:30. Please think about nominations for our officers
for next year.
Donna just confirmed a few days ago that we can use the Lake
Whitehurst Clubhouse again this winter. Skipping the December
meeting, the dates are November 21, January 16, February 20,
March 19 and April 16. As usual, we are seeking chefs for each
meeting. The Club reimburses you for the cost.
Dennis
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Greetings
The Big Bird event was a great success! Thanks to everyone that
put forth effort to plan, set up, host and clean up.
I was out for an hour or so to watch some very impressive flights
and long enough to drool over the models that people brought out.
Vice President
Paul Meyer
I have not heard back how the ordering food and the landing fee
went over, but it did not seem to reduce the crowds any, which is
good news.
See you at the weenie roast.
Paul
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Minutes from the September 19th 2015 Meeting
Welcome by President Dennis Shoemaker followed by The Pledge of
Allegiance.
Secretary/Treasurer
Jim Roach
Motion to accept the August 2015 minutes as published in the
September 2015 Newsletter was made by Curtis Colburn, 2nd by Bill
Swearinger. Motion carried.
Motion to accept the August 2015 Treasurer Report as published in the September 2015
Newsletter was made by Kevin Cline, 2nd by Cliff Jacobson. Motion carried.
There were 12 club members present at the meeting.
Discussions: Merle Jackson donated an electric 40 size plane as a raffle item for the Big
Bird event. The cleanup and setup for the Big Bird event went well with about 25 members
present. Reminder that the October meeting will be at the field and will be a wiener roast /
meeting. August Fly-for-Fun club picnic was a huge success. Because of the money
received from the raffle and donations, the event did not cost the club any money. Thanks to
Chris Leibel for cooking the wieners. The winter meeting place (November, January,
February, March and April) has not been finalized. Donna Smith will contact the person who
arranged for the Whitehurst club house to see if it is available this winter.
Old Business: None.
New Business: None.
Events: Nothing new about Big Bird.
Safety: Reminder, when flying helicopters set the Throttle Lock on your transmitter for
safety.
Guests / New Members: None.
50/50 Raffle: None.
Motion to adjourn was made by Bill Swearinger and 2nd by Bob Schaich. Motion carried.
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Club Members
Last week I was mowing the field with the Woods Mower and noticed that it was really
showing its age. Other mowing members have noticed the same thing. We purchased
the mower in 1993, used with 500 hours on the meter. Chris Leibel has spent much time
and money to keep the mower going. Now, so many things are starting to break or wear
out that Chris is having a hard time keeping up. It may be soon that an expensive part
will need to be replaced. The right hyd. pump is running with reduced pressure causing
steering problems and slow mowing speed. I talked to Fligingers and they thought it is
likely the pump wearing out. The 2 main large tires need replacing as they have hardened with age and need air before we mow each week. The engine is using oil. We
need to spend money to bring it up to usable condition for mowing the field and that money could be wasted as more things go bad.
I talked to Fligingers (John Deere) and a mower that could work would be the JD
Z665. This is a residential grade mower and our cost is $6,000. Chris has found a Ferris
700z from Midwest Equipment. This is a commercial grade mower with a heavier deck
and larger engine. Midwest came down to $6100. Both have 60” deck. The mower fund
has about $5600. This is about $500 short. Remember, we have not put much money
into the fund over the last 3 years ($137).
The Woods does not have much, if any, trade-in value. We would recommend not
spending any money on the mower and sell “as is”. Chris and I will bring up the subject
of replacement at the next membership meeting. Hope to see you there.
Chris Leibel, Jim Roach
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THE SERVO is the monthly newsletter of the Pekin RC Club, AMA Chapter#755, 29511 Allentown Rd.
Mackinaw, IL 61755
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