PRESIDENT’S CORNER MAY 2011
A TIME FOR CHANGE
Hi all,
This month’s letter is actually going to have a theme, something new for me.
Some of you may already know that we have recently lost our social director For the time being, Dan McClaren, Dave Pierce and I will be splitting the social director duties. This position is open for a volunteer. If you are interested in this position, please review the duties in the bylaws so there no questions about the responsibilities of the position. As of Thursday, may 5, Ed Fowler has accepted the position of field maintenance officer recently vacated by Eddie Francisco. Eddie has done a great job for many years & we appreciate his efforts.
Ok, on to the theme.
This club has been around for many years, the exact date is a matter of question, but that has no bearing on the subject. When I joined this club 6 years ago I was a new wide-eyed guy trying to figure out how to keep that infernal thing in the air. The club at that time was, for the most part, being run by the founding members and they were doing a great job as far as I was concerned. I was made to feel welcome and was taught unselfishly by many of the long-time members. In the years that followed, I felt compelled to join in on the day-to-day matters of the club by becoming an officer and was welcomed by the members.
It has been, so far, very enjoyable followed by challenges and personal rewards.
As time goes by, life, business and the whole world must change and evolve, if you will, to keep up with the times. This brings me to the topic of change.
As I mentioned before, the club has been run very well for many years by some of the senior members. As great a job as they did, I feel it is time for some of us younger members to step up, take some officer positions and carry the torch that has been handed to us. This club has a great history of fun flying and great fellowship, it’s time to continue that tradition. What I am getting to is I am asking all members to take a good look at this club and ask yourself. “Where do I want to see this club in the future”? If you feel you have something to contribute, consider being an officer. We have enough positions that the work load is spread out and being an officer is not as difficult or time consuming as some might think. As an officer, you also have a great support network in your fellow officers. For me, it has been, in the long run very rewarding to serve the membership of this club.
So, I ask you, do you want to be a part of the evolution of this fine club? We would love to have you aboard, it’s a great ride.
Keep your wings level,
Mark
Meeting Minutes
Hi all,
Well here we are at the beginning of another great flying season. Now if the weather would just cooperate, we might just be able to get in some stick time!
We had another great winter banquet, thanks again to Roz & Dan Osborn. Our first event this season will be our annual TAG event, May 21. Please contact Ben Lopez if you can help out, he will also have a sign up sheet at the May meeting. Also, we will be doing another static display at the K-Zoo Air Zoo, once again spearheaded by Nikolei Zinsli. May 28, setup around 7 am. Contact Nik for further info.
This promises to be an interesting year for us as the landowners are going to be expanding their operation by constructing several barns & buildings around the field. At this time we do not foresee any interference with our field. They are also planning on paving the road, most likely in a year or two. After our meeting with the owners, I am very excited about the future of our flying field.
At the club banquet I made a request to the membership to contact their legislators about the FAA regulations currently being rewritten. The R/C aspect has been removed from any restrictions. The AMA has said we don’t need to be sending off letters to Washington as they were inundated by more than 80,000 letters!
As of the writing of this, the field has been rolled & marked off for the new dimensions. 2 more things left to do, field will be closed all day on Monday the 25th & sprayed. I also need to get started on my fence repair project. Will have that done as soon as the weather backs off a little.
That’s about all I have for now, hope to see as many of you as I can out at the field.
Keep your wings level,
Mark
Presidents Corner – April 2011
| Checking | $5,145.85 | ||
| Money Market | $2,011.81 | ||
| CD | $2,829.77 | ||
| Total Cash on Hand | $9,987.43 | ||
| Less | |||
| Encumbered Funds | $125.00 | ||
| CD | $2,829.77 | ||
| Net Cash Available | $7,032.66 | ||
| Membership @ Nov.30 | 122 | Renewals 3/31 | 94 |
| Regular | 104 | 83 | |
| Associate | 5 | 1 | |
| Lifetime | 5 | 5 | |
| Junior | 8 | 5 |
*Note: This page is only viewable by KRAM members and therefore should not be discussed publicly on the forum or elsewhere.
Club Financials – April 2011
Called to order at 7:00 pm by President Mark Schmaltz
Members present 25
Review of the Minutes of the April meeting – no corrections or changes requested.
Motion to approve by: Dave Kingma
Seconded by: Dick Cowan
Vote: Carried
Financial Report: Presented by Dan McLaren. No questions or comments made.
Membership was reported at a total of 94 which is 28 less than last year.
Motion to accept by: Lee Frederickson
Seconded by: Dick Cowan
Vote: Carried
Meeting Minutes – April 12th 2011
| Checking | $5,423.51 | ||
| Money Market | $2,011.73 | ||
| CD | $2,825.56 | ||
| Total Cash on Hand | $10,260.80 | ||
| Less | |||
| Encumbered Funds | $869.00 | ||
| CD | $2,825.56 | ||
| Net Cash Available | $6,566.24 | ||
| Membership @ Nov.30 | 122 | Renewals 2/26 | 93 |
| Regular | 104 | 81 | |
| Associate | 5 | 2 | |
| Lifetime | 5 | 5 | |
| Junior | 8 | 5 |
Donations of deposits to date: $789.00
Fourteen members from 2010 are known to be leaving the club in 2011.
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Club Financials – March 2011
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Mark Schmaltz
There were 15 members present.
Mark’s wife was a guest as Mark is not yet able to drive after knee surgery.
The Minutes of the February meeting were accepted as written.
Motion to approve by: Lee Frederickson
Seconded by: George Orphan
Vote: carried
Financial Report: Presented by Dan McLaren.
Motion to accept by: Nik Zinsli
Seconded by: Dave Pierce
Vote: carried
Meeting Minutes – March 1st 2011
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| Checking | $5,260.51 | ||
| Money Market | $2,011.56 | ||
| CD | $2,825.46 | ||
| Total Cash on Hand | $10,097.53 | ||
| Less | |||
| Encumbered Funds | $1,043.00 | ||
| CD | $2,825.46 | ||
| Net Cash Available | $6,229.07 | ||
| Membership @ Nov.30 | 122 | Renewals 1/28 | 88 |
| Regular | 104 | 79 | |
| Associate | 5 | 2 | |
| Lifetime | 5 | 5 | |
| Junior | 8 | 2 |
Donations of deposits to date: $789.00
Fourteen members from 2010 are known to be leaving the club in 2011.
*Note: This page is only viewable by KRAM members and therefore should not be discussed publicly on the forum or elsewhere.
Club Financials – February 2011
The club build night moved its' way to the basment of Hobby World this round and was welcomed by West Michigan RC. Several WM members were there through the evening working on miscellaneous projects, but only a few KRAM showed up this time. Nik did an engine swap on his GP 40 Ultimate, putting on a Saito 82. That should rip the wings off nicely! Jared and his grandfather brought in a nice pattern plane with a YS engine and pipe they got from an auction for $75. It looked in pretty good shape and just needed a little TLC! Butch wants everyone to know that anyone is welcome down there any Tuesday night to work on their projects or ask questions.
Our next build night would be on March 1st, but that is meeting night...so stay tuned for details when plans get nailed down! As always, if you have any comments or suggestions about future Build Nights, please let us know!
