MINUTES of the November 14th, 2006 MEETING of the YELLOW ROSE SQUADRON
By Dave Howard, Squadron Adjutant
Theregular squadron meeting was held at San Marcos in the Centex Hangar Ready
Room. Squadron Leader, Ron Dietes, called the meeting to order at 1800. Other officers present were Ops, Finance, Adjutant, Safety, PX, and Publicity. Twenty-one members attended. (Also observing quietly in the back of the room were Julie Clayton and Millie Reeves.) The previous meeting’s Minutes were approved as printed in the Briefings.
Announcements
Ron reminded that we have the Fredericksburg party coming up on December 9th, with the squadron fly-day and luncheon on the 10th.
Ron reported that Check Six Aviation at Stinson Field in San Antonio has donated
1200 gallons of fuel to the squadron. The Rose did tanker duty, making two trips to ferry it back. She thanked them with rides for the employees.
Ron announced that the annual B25 ground school will be held here in February.
Chuck Clayton explained that the desserts we enjoyed exclusively at the Yellow Rose tables during the hangar dance were prepared and donated by Mrs. Roma Cook, and Mrs. Annie Mendiola. A thank you note has been sent from the squadron to each of them.
Reports
Operations: Grant encouraged everyone to work at selling rides on the Rose, as we did at the dance. The minimum donation is $1200 for up to 4 people. A 5th (person) can go along for $300. One of the trips to Stinson was paid for by a pair who had expected two friends to come along, but wound up sharing their ride instead with the Check Six guys. It’s great to have such support!
The Yankee Air Museum wants us to come to their air show next July. The trip is a long one for us, so there was discussion about putting so much time on the engines for one show. A vote was taken, with strong agreement to do the show.
The Kerrville Camo Santa appearance is December 14th. Two double rooms will be provided.
Grant announced a Young Eagles fly-day at the hangar this next Saturday, the 11th. Most of the pilots are squadron members.
Finance: Judy presented the monthly financial report. A motion was made to accept the report as read. The motion was seconded and the motion carried.
Maintenance: Jim reported no new maintenance issues. Friday he plans to wash the engines, and Saturday we will wash the airframe. He passed around the brake part that had caused the leak on the left main brake assembly.< Apparently the part was damaged by rough handling as the brake hub was stabbed back onto the axle. That’s hard to avoid, but avoid it we must!
Safety/Newsletter: Jerry said there are no new safety issues. He requested that we get the newsletter material to him early this month to allow for the Thanksgiving holiday.
PX: Greg reported that our PX inventory has made a soft landing, with very little residual. He will wait to re-order until next year’s air show schedule begins to take shape.
Publicity: Bob Gardner announced that the book signing held to kick off the Raiders’ Reunion publicity campaign got magazine coverage in San Antonio Scene.
Sick Call: Mike Colaluca has been in the hospital for surgery to treat a surprise attack of diverticulitis. He’s doing much better now.
The regular meeting adjourned at 1830.
Elections: The election committee chairman, Ed Liscomb, conducted the annual election in strict accordance with CAF regulations. Chuck Clayton’s nominating committee submitted the names of Jim Liles and Dave Howard for the positions of Maintenance Officer and Operations Officer, respectively. No other nominations were received from the floor, and they were each elected by acclamation. Nominations of Pat Moore and Julian Serda were provided by the committee for Adjutant, with no additional nominations from the floor. Pat Moore was elected. The committee nominated Ron Dietes and Mike Renck for Squadron Leader. No other nominations were received from the floor.< After a short statement from each of them, Ron Dietes was elected.
