District VIII Report - 2004/02
Coverage
Arkansas / Louisiana / New Mexico / Oklahoma / Texas
District Vice President
Dr. Sandy Frank Vice President 105 N. Brazos St. Weatherford, TX 76086-3207 Tel/Fax: (817) 599-7131 Email: sfrank69@airmail.net Website: www.AMA-Dist-8.org
Please note: It is impossible for me to attend all happenings and events within AMA District VIII, so I am soliciting your input. Please mail hard copies, pictures, and floppy disks or CDs directly to me at the address above. Send your submission by snail mail only — not via email.
Associate Vice Presidents
- Buzz Averill, 11608 Singing Arrow Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. Home: (505) 323-8571; Work: (505) 298-6870
- Lester L. Barry, 4808 N. Rockwell Ave., Bethany, OK 73008-5373. Tel: (405) 789-5373
- Max Blose, 1001 N. Betsy, Waco, TX 76706. Tel: (254) 662-5587
- Ervin “Chick” Frierson, Box 188, Haskell, TX 79521. Tel: (817) 864-3086
- Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt County Road 4815, Chandler, TX 75758. Tel: (903) 852-5599
- Jim D. Marshall, Box 9092, Mission, TX 78572. Tel: (956) 585-6446
- Randy Randolph, 4873 Fallon Pl., Dallas, TX 75227. Tel: (214) 381-7624
- Jim Rice, 118 E. Wright Blvd., Universal City, TX 78148. Tel: (210) 945-8221
- Ron Stanfield, 26 Oak Ridge Dr., Maumelle, AR 72113-6846. Tel: (501) 851-1697
- Charles Stevens, 226 Delta St., Pasadena, TX 77506. Tel: (713) 473-4995
- Ward Watts, 13415 Joor Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70818. Tel: (225) 261-5974
Frequency Coordinator
- North: Joe DuMond, 6731 Bridge Street, PMB-224, Fort Worth, TX 76112. Tel: (817) 457-6685
- South: Gene Kent, 2811 Cork Cove, San Antonio, TX 78230. Tel: (210) 308-8043
AMA Display Coordinator
- Karen Hopkins, 5515 Bridgeton Avenue, Arlington, TX 76018. Tel: (817) 467-9211
Recent Events
- On October 10–12, 2003, the Soaring League of North Texas hosted its annual Sailplane TNT event at South Fork Ranch in Murphy, Texas. The following photos (not included here) are from this event.
- The International Miniature Aerobatics Club (IMAC) South Central Regional Championships were held October 10–12, 2003. Wally Pitts was the Contest Director. Phone: (817) 354-4635. Email: wjpitts@comcast.net. This was the first annual South Central Regional Championships.
- The Golden Triangle Helicopter Contest was held October 11–12, 2003. Bill Kunz was the Contest Director. Phone: (972) 946-3000. The event sponsor was the Golden Triangle RC Club.
AMA District VIII Dirty Dozen Society
Induction into the AMA District VIII Dirty Dozen Society recognizes those club members who perform the essential, often unglamorous work that keeps clubs running. These members may not be the best fliers or the most famous, but they mow the field, move the portable toilets, and do the hundreds of other necessary tasks.
The award certificate states: “In recognition of outstanding efforts promoting the sport and hobby of model aviation, contributions above and beyond the call of duty, and setting examples that inspire fellow members, this AMA member is hereby inscribed into the rolls of the AMA District VIII Dirty Dozen Society.”
The certificate concludes: “It has long come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen. They are the ones who go out and make things happen.”
These AMA members were inducted into the Dirty Dozen Society on October 18–19, 2003. Inductions took place at:
- New Waverly, Texas — at the All Electric Fun-Fly and Swap Meet, where Max Taylor (CD and club president) was inducted.
- The new NDRC field in Denton, Texas — where Contest Director Jack Zimmanck was inducted.
Flying, fun, and fellowship!
Dr. Sandy Frank Your representative to the AMA Executive Council (Board of Directors)
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
