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Chopter 85, Ark-lq-Tex (LA)
We look forword io our next meeting ot the Bossier History Center
on Beckett Street in Bossier City on the lost Soturdoy of October.
Election of officers for 2008 is one of the moin oddendo iiems.
We ore very hoppy io welcome three new members to
Chopter 85: Robert Aorsted, N6NKZ; Andy Lord, WSMFS; ond
Johnny O'Dell, KA5BOM. These members resulted from o moss
moiling to oll QCWA members in the oreo. We hope to engoge in
further recruiting efforts over the coming yeor.
Mike McCrory, WB5Ua reports thot W5SHV the oreo's firsi
D-Stor repeoter, is now fully operotionol. Mike demonstroted the
copobilities of D-Stor ot severol recent club meetings, including
ACWA Chopter 85. Locol interest in D-Stor is growing ropidly.
We would like os mony people os possible to porticipote in
our weekly 2 meier net. Our nei is conducted on the 146.67
repeoier eoch Mondoy evening. The net begins oi B PM during
DST ond Z:30 PM during CST.
We invite everyone to join our informol meeting,/luncheon ot
'l I AM eoch Thursdoy ot Luby's Cofeterio on Texos Skeet in
Bossier City.
tohn Stewort, AASKV
(L to R): Roger Ley , WA9PZL; Jerry Tanner, WASNSU; Richarul Norman, WSZUA;
Charles Dockery WSLAX; and lom Brown, KSU|C.
Chqpter 89, Pqlmetfo (SCl
Chopter 89 September 2002 meeting wos unusuol in thot with the
instollotion of the officers for the yeor 2008 Jenny Myers,
WA4NGV is to be presiding Officer for the New Yeor. Jenny's
instollotion hos the distinciion of being the first femole President
our Chopter hos ever hod. ln foct, Jenny wos the first femole member
of Chopter 89. She served os Secretory/Treosurer for 7 yeors;
we welcome her ond look forword to the New Yeor wiih her. I
know she will do o fine iob os she did serving os
Secrelory,/Treosurer. Also instolled, os lst Vice President wos
Bryce Jenny's better holf, moking it the firsi husbond ond wife teom
to serve os Officers for the Chopter; ond Don Zupon, W3M|F, wos
instolled os 2nd Vice President.
Receiving Awords were Kenneth Ferguson, K4KXO 50 yeors;
Kenneth Ferguson, K4KX0 (L); receiving S0-Year Certificate lrom President Bill
Pennekamp, WA4WGP
Forrest Romsey, W4MPR, 60 yeors; Peier Redding, 55 yeors, ond
Don Zupon, W3M|F, 50 yeors.
Dr. Jim, N2ZZ, South Corolino Section Monoger, who is o
member of our Chopter, updoted us on the hoppenings in the oreo
with comments on ARRL octivities ond hom groups in South
Corolino in generol.
After lunch there wos o generol eyeboll QSO with members
visiting in person the folks we iolk to on the oir so often.
Rolph Mott, N4RM
Chopler 91, Vic Clqrk (VAl
Since the stories ond photo olbums covering oll of our Chopter's
recent events ore found on our website:
http://homepoge. moc.com,/rrucker/chopter9 1 /,
only o copsule summory of eoch recent event follows.
July is our owords month. "Yeors since Firsllicensed" Awords
went to:
75 yeors: Howord Bullock, W4LBM. Howord now lives in
Arizono ond so received his by moil.
Z0 yeors: Floyd Mortin, W4RW; ond Bill Leoviit, W3AZ; Bill
should hove received his Aword losi yeor. Floyd now lives in
Konsos, but wos in iown ond received his Aword in person. ln the
photos, thot's Floyd seoied ond Bill loughing.
60 yeors: Ken Anderson, W4JAI ond Dove Wiesen, K2VX.
55 yeors: Gene Alword, W4WKB.
50 yeors Coniinuously Licensed: Bud Coron, WA3TNQ; Bill
Scholtz, W3HXF; Ken Pinion, N4KP.
50 yeors: Jim Wilcox, W3WV 50 yeors.
QCWAs Meritorious Aword went to Nelson Seese, W4BHD,
for proposing ond designing the Chopter's Virginio
Quodricentenniol Aword. You, too, con quolify for one of these
hondsome certificotes; for detoils, go here:
http://homepoge. moc.com / rrvcker / chopter9 I /scheduled-events/
Chopier 9l's Ethel Smith, K43LMB, Memoriol Aword weni to
Lew Brodley, W4SWP, for his yeors os on Officer ond odvisor to
the Chopter. This hondsome Aword wos firsi presented io Ethel by
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