ASHLAND, MA PEBMIT NO.7 - Quarter Century Wireless Association

President, Doug Besemer, K0VPL, (B) presenting Josh Premack, W0KZD, (L) with
his 75-Year Award.
President, Doug Besemer, K0VPL, presenting Herb Ash, K7ABR, with his 75-Year
Award.
reporis of severe weother or domoge due to weother. He
invited troined SKYWARN volunteers throughout Arizono to
check in to the SYKWARN nets ond porticipote in the communicotion
of criticol informotion. Following this inieresting
ond informotive preseniotion o business meeting wos held
during which o number of Anniversory Awords were presented
io owordees ottending the meeting. Those
owordees not ottending were moiled their qwords. Those
receiving owords were: KZARR, Herb Q. Ash, 75 yr;
KCIYPL, Douglos Besemer, 50 yr; WZLGB, Lyle R. Brown,
75 yeor; W9FQK, Jockson Busk, 60 yr; W2QL, Anthony
H. Cipollo, 70 yr; W7EPA,, Joel Clork, 55 yr; WZLHI,
Williom L. English, 60yr; W5VJH, JohnJ. Gross,60yr;
WZLNA, Chorles A. Heber, 60 yr; WZES, Gerold E.
Higgins, 60 yr; W4C|H, Jeon iolkovsky, 60 yr; WAKZD
Joshuo Premock, 75 yeor; KZAMR, Anthony M. Ribeiro,
Quater Century W reless Assoc ation
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Left to tight - Harvey Zilm, AB7UT,50 yr award; Gerry Higgins, W7ES,60-Year
Award; and Doug Besemer, K0VPL,50 year award.
55 yr; WBEPO, Wolter Schwiebert, 60 yr; W2HTX, Leroy
A. Woodruff ,75 yr; ond ABZUI Horvey B. Zilm, Jr. 50
yr. The meeting wos odlourned shortly ofter 2:00 PM.
Boh McCuskey, WTBV Secretory /lreosurer
Chqpfer 19, Missouri (MO)
At our December ,l3, 2008 meeting, Bill Housmon,
WORUO, gove o very interesting presentotion on his
recent visit to ARRL Heodquorters ond WIAW.
Jonuory 24, 2009, Chopter 19 hod o toble ot the
Winterfest Homfest. Monning the ioble were Ken Scott,
WSVHL; Vern Hoyes, WOCYF, qnd John Germonos,
WBSPNU. Severol of our members congregoted ot the
toble. We olso signed up o new member. Horry Hoeusser,
WAOCNS, ioined ACWA ond Locol Chopter 19.
Welcome oboord Horry.
Our next Annuol Chopter Picnic will be Soturdoy
August 8,2009. Once ogoin we will be ot the Scout
Shelter ot Kirkwood Pork. Mony thonks to Chorles Nogel,
KOCW for moking the orrongements.
ln is with deep regret thst I must report the possing of
our beloved aCWA member ond friend, Andy Becker.
We continue to meei the second Soturdoy of eoch
month ot Duffy's Pub ond Grill. Duffy's is locoted in
Kirkwood Missouri. We invite oll QCWA members possing
through St. Louis to ioin us.
Our weekly Net Control stotion Bill Bell, W9BEL,
would like io invite aCWA members troveling thru St.
Louis to pleose check in. This net meets every Wednesdoy
evening ot Z:00 pm on two meters ol 147.360 MHz.
John Germanos, WB9PNU, Secrelary /freasurer
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