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November 2002
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INFORMATION
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
4th WEDNESDAYS except NOV. which will be on 4th Tuesday If you’d
like to sponsor a newsletter call Bob at 614-846-2876. It’s only
$65 and will allow you to dedicate the issue to family or
friend.
MEETING NOTICE-Membership meetings will be held on fourth
Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the hangar. Open Board meetings
are on second Tuesday of month at 7:00 PM. Due to Thanksgiving the
November meeting will be on the 4th Tuesday include board election
for open seat. Nominations accepted at October meeting.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
PARTY
Note from Kathy Ridgeway
The annual Christmas party will be held December 14th at 7:00 p.m
It will be at the Best Western Motel in Lancaster. Cash bar with
choice of roast beef, fried chicken, baked ham for entries. There
will be four different vegetables and four different salad
choices. Cheesecake for desert with tea and coffee as drinks
are included at $16. 95 per person. Reservations required. Send
check made out to the Historical Aircraft Squadron to Historical
Aircraft Squadron, Christmas dinner, P.O. Box 156, Carroll, Ohio
43112. Also call Kathy Ridgeway at 614-899-9690 or call the hangar
and leave message 614-899-9690
Thanks for your
suggestions for financial and budget committee. They will be
considered and acted on.
YOUR VOTE COUNTS
Nominations are in for the new board position and will be
voted on with final tabulation after the November membership
meeting. Fill out your ballot and mail or hand deliver at the
November membership meeting. Nominations are: Steve Clapper, Mike
Lorenzi, Jim Ridgway. Ballots are being mailed to Executive voting
members. Associate members are not eligible for voting
rights.
Hangar rentals
are available for limited dates at $500 with tables and to members
for only $450 with tables.
MEMORIAL TO BOB
BECKMAN
As the board searches
for appropriate ways to memorialize Bob Beckman, one idea has the
most potential. That idea is to place a flag pole at the hangar
site with a stone marker base which will be the memorial to Bob.
In order to do this it is necessary to raise funds for the pole
and marker. The Board has asked that all members interested in
participating to contact Steve Clapper and express their interest
and pledge of money to this project.
A good quality flag pole and stone marker will cost in the
neighborhood of about $3,ooo dollars. They feel this would be an
appropriate memorial site for Bob and could possibly be expanded
in the future with more names that would be of this level of
recognition. Call Steve today (614) 877- 9872. Or you can call the
Hangar at 614- 899-9690. This will be a verbal intent and Steve
will advise you as to when the money will be required.
There are several other ideas for a memorial to Bob being
considered at this time. Your participation will determine the
full extent of this effort.
THE FOLLAND GNAT
PROJECT
Gnat budget considerations are being made to have the Folland
Gnat painted in the near future. Working with members of the Bob
McDorman Chevrolet Service and Body departments, Wayne Swisher has
secured a donation of paints and paint prep materials. Such a
generous donation makes it possible to complete the restoration
for a minimum amount of money. This puts us on the way to
completing the Gnat as a permanent static display for the
Historical Aircraft Squadron.
Update from Mike
Lorenzi On October 14, Mike Lorenzi went to visit with a fellow
co=worker of Wayne Swisher (H.A.S.’s Vice President) to discuss
working on the Gnat with him. Mike met with and invited Ty
Lonstress at the hangar. Ty had been to our 2002 airshow and had
some idea of what it would take to finish the Gnat but was eager
to take a more calculating look. Ty is a paint and body man at Bob
McDorman Chevy. Mike also contacted Bob DeLay, our newsletter
editor and sole reporter, about the meeting. Bob is the project
coordinator on the Gnat. At 1730 the three men met at the hangar.
They discussed what the process would be in order to finish the
Gnat.
Afterwards, at the Board meeting that night, Mike Lorenzi and Bob
DeLay informed the board that the Gnat would have to be sand
blasted, have a sealant sprayed on, body filler applied then
painted. There would also need to be a portable spray booth set
up. Mike and Bob also stated that most of the paint may be donated
to H.A.S.
The officers and board members agreed to the project and came up
with a $500 budget. The budget would only cover materials other
than the paint. It was agreed to that one color, medium Silver
Gray, would be applied.
On October 19th, Wayne Swisher surprised Mike Lorenzi by bringing
into the hangar 2 gal. of paint reducer, 2 gal. of epoxy primer, 2
gal. of epoxy primer catalyst, 3 pints of acrylic urethane enamel
and 2 gal. of acrylic urethane enamel paint (medium gray). Over
$1500 dollars worth.
Ty had been able to contact Dave Reed at Moores PBG to get the
painting and primer supplies donated for the Gnat.
Now for the fun part. We need volunteers. If you would like to
join in on the fun, contact Bob DeLay at 614-846-2876. you may
also contact Wayne Swisher at 740-653-8593 or Mike Lorenzi at
740-808-1642.
It is extremely
important that we get moving on the Gnat and other projects. Our
performance greatly reflects our ability to get future funding.
OTHER PROJECTS
The Board is activating other projects. Call Steve Now to sign up
on one of the teams: Stewart Tank, Helicopter or Gnat. Photo of
Bob Beckman and Bruce Cook by Bob DeLay.
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THE BOARD
CANDIDATES OFFER STATEMENTS
Voting for the open board position will take place in November.
The following are statements provided by candidates for the open
board position:
MIKE LORENZI
Dear fellow members. My name is Michael Lorenzi. Some of you know
me as “Big Mike”. I’m running for the open Board of
Directors position. My opponents are Steve Clapper and Jim
Ridgeway. Both these gentlemen have been with H.A.S. for a long
time.
Steve is one of the original four members and is currently
President and one of the Board of Directors (which is the position
that is open for this election). Steve has been very instrumental
in getting the group everything from projects to a new hangar.
Steve has always taken the groups best interest to heart and
applied his decisions accordingly. I'm proud to know him as a
fellow member and friend.
Jim joined on June 27, 1995. Jim was once our Treasure and is now
a key addition to the work being performed on the A-26. Jim, along
with his wife Kathy, spend most of their weekends taking the PX to
airshows, gunshows and model train shows. The PX, for some of you
that may not know, iw our main source of income at the moment. I
would like to personally thank Jim for his help in keeping the
lights on.
It may sound as if
I’m campaigning for Steve and Jim. I’m not. I just wanted to
give you some idea of what I’m against. I personally joined
H.A.S. on September 9, 1998. Elections in November of that year
left an opening for club Secretary. I was nominated and won
(mostly because there was no one running against me.) I did
not take the position lightly. I worked very hard in keeping
accurate records. I stayed Secretary until July 30, 1999. A change
in careers made it impossible to give the position the proper
attention it needed. I resigned and handed the position over to
Rick Bowden.
I could go on and
explain what I’ve done for the group since I joined but the
stories of time and sacrifice, to help the club out, wouldn’t be
any different than many other club members.
I would like to
talk about the future of H.A.S. and the issues I would support as
Board Member.
I will support and
work towards getting more members involved. I know we could do
this by having weekend outings. Like cookouts, trips to museums,
trips to ball games (i.e.Col. Blue Jackets, Cleve. Browns...) I
would like to have a super bowl party at the hangar. I want to
make H.A.S. a fun place to be.
I will support and
work towards better communication between the Board and H.A.S.
members.
I will support and
work towards the general welfare of H.A.S. and always keep the
members best interest at heart. I would like your vote this
November and to represent you to the best of my ability. Thank you
for your time.
STEVE CLAPPER
Hello everyone. It’s that time again to vote for a member to be
on the Board of Directors and after that, the elections of
officers. First I want to thank all of you for your support over
the years as being President and serving on the board of
Directors.
Over the years the
accomplishments have been many and it has been a great pleasure to
be a part of it. So on that note, I would like to continue to
serve as President and Director.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1. founded H.A.S. in 1995 with 5 other members.
2. Worked with the officers from 1995 to 1996 to achive H.A.S. as
a non-profit group.
3. In 1996 acquired aircraft and other equipment for the
membership to work on.
4. In 1997 started a long process of getting a piece of land to
build a hangar at Lancaster for H.A.S.
5. Over the years helped sell toys at other airshows to raise
money for H.A.S.
6. Set up and organize H.A.S. to hold it’s own airshows every
year at Lancaster.
7. In 1999 and 2000 started the building of the hangar for H.A.S.
8. In 2000 finished the hangar and moved in.
9. 2001 Signed the lease on the hangar and added the office and
restroom to the hangar.
10. 2002 had a drawing of a museum building made to help start
raising money for the museum.
MY PLANS FOR THE
FUTURE
1. Raise the money to build the museum.
2. acquire money and grants to fund the day to day running of the
museum and hangar.
3. try to get a partnership with the Air Force Museum.
4. Finally to do my best to see that H.A.S. has a bright
future.
Again thank you for support over
the years,
Steve Clapper, President.
JIM RIDGWAY
Hi! I am Jim Ridgway and running for the board of directors
p0osition for the squadron. I have been a member since 1996 and
have been involved with the PX, A26 restoration, and all of the
air shows we have done plus was treasurer for several years. I am
retired from Lucent Technologies and the Air Force Reserves. have
been in several leadership rolls both with Lucent and the Air
Force. I know the importance of keeping cost under control and
believe I can enhance the leadership of our group. We are at a
time now we need to get more people involved with the museum and
other potential restoration projects. I encourage all eligible
members to exercise their right to vote. This is what the people
we honor in our museum fought for down through the years.
thank you,
James W. Ridgway
NEW BOARD
POSITION OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
Nominations have been accepted for an open board position. If you
are interested in this position please come forward and let it be
known. This is a good opportunity to help guide the squadron
through this growth time.
VOTE ON YOUR CHOICE.
It’s your organization. Let’s continue the success and
nominate a good candidate. Mark your calendar for election night
at the 4th Tuesday November member meeting.
NEXT YEARS WINGS OF VICTORY AIRSHOW AUGUST 16,17, 2003
NEXT YEAR’S HANGAR DANCE SEPTEMBER 20, 2003
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November
8, 1950- First jet-plane aerial combat in history, between a USAF F-80
SABRE and a MIG-15, took place in Korea. USAF Lt. Russell J. Brown
shot down the MIG.
November 14, 1932- Roscoe Turner, in a Wedell-Williams, set new
transcontinental east-west record by flight from Floyd Bennett Field,
N.Y., to Burbank, Calif., in 12 hrs. 33 min. with 2 stops. |
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Bob
DeLay, Editor; and Graphic Design / 614.846.2876
5764 Hartford St.
Worthington, Ohio 43085
Mail:
Invader
PO Box 156
Carroll, Ohio 43112
Hanger Phone
740.653.4778 Phone & Fax - please leave message
A-26 Project Leader
Branson Rutherford - 740.756.4136
Email
Info@HistoricalAircraftSquadron.com Meetings:
Open board meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7pm
Membership 4th Wednesday of each month @ 7pm - hangar. |
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Steve
Clapper
President
614.877.9872 |
Wayne Swisher
VP, Board Member
740.653.8593
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Sue Boden
Secretary
740.653.9169 |
Melinda
Rutherford
Treasurer
740.756.4136 |
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Diane
McDaniel
Membership
614.855.2120 |
Jerry McDaniel
Board Member
614.855.2120 |
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Kathy Ridgeway
614.899.9690 |
Robert George
614.491.8916 |
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SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER.
If everyone would sign up one new member we'd double out membership.
Full membership is $50
and Assoc. membership us $25.
If you’d
like to continue to receive newsletter and be a member of the
Squadron, please send your check money order made payable
to
Historical Aircraft Squadron, Inc.
PO Box 156, Carroll, OH 43112
GO RECRUIT A NEW MEMBER!!
Campaign for new members!!
Thanks for your continued support
NOTE: without paid dues the new newsletter will not continue
to you.
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