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
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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.
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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!
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Vice President George Orphan.
There were 15 members present.
No guests were present.
The Minutes of the January meeting were approved without change.
Motion to approve by: Danny Osborn
Seconded by: Lee Lubbers
Vote: carries
Financial Report: Presented by Dan McLaren. Ed Buck asked if we ever add to the CD. The answer is no, not in recent years. Lee Lubbers pointed out that with interest rates so low there is no "penalty" to take the money out. Dan pointed out that by having money in a separate account, it is easier not to spend it on normal operational activity. It is there for emergency purposes.
Motion to accept by: Ed Buck
Seconded by: Danny Osborn
Vote: Carries
With Mark being out of commission from surgery for a little while, our build nights will be relocating to Hobby Worlds' basement. The basement is open every Tuesday night for anyone from the club to work on their projects. We will be sharing the space with whatever West Michigan club members are there, but there should be enough table space for us. I'm going to continue planning this every other week, until I get enough requests to do it every week. If you're one of those people, let me know.
Well, we had our first build night & it was a great success!
Had about 8 folks show up & a good time was had by all.
Jim Korringa brought his glider wing with internal rib damage. He & Lee Lubbers did a great job repairing it all the way to covering it. Dave Pierce brought his Bucker Jungmeister in-progress fusalage with a small issue that can be resolved with a little bit of work. George Orphan brought his Uproar 40 & we set all the throws & such. Nik brought his F-15 to make some modifications from the plans. Allen Simpson & Ed Buck provided comic relief through the evening.
It was great to have everybody here, hope to do it again.
Pics & video of Nikolei flying my Blade MSr.
Mark
Come one come all to our first build night! Here's the who what when where why...
WHO: Well, you...of course!
WHAT: KRAM Build Night
WHEN: Wednesday, January 12th @ 6pm
WHERE: Mark Schmaltzs' garage
1205 JANE ELLEN DR
Lowell, MI 49311
WHY: Why, to build of course! And learn, and teach, and socialize, and...?
| Checking | $5,267.51 | ||
| Money Market | $2,011.56 | ||
| CD | $2,825.46 | ||
| Total Cash on Hand | $10,104.53 | ||
| Less | |||
| Encumbered Funds | $1,907.50 | ||
| CD | $2,825.37 | ||
| Net Cash Available | $5,371.57 | ||
| Membership @ Nov.30 | 122 | Renewals 12/6 | 69 |
| Regular | 104 | 61 | |
| Associate | 5 | 0 | |
| Lifetime | 5 | 5 | |
| Junior | 8 | 3 |
*Note: This page is only viewable by KRAM members and therefore should not be discussed publicly on the forum or elsewhere.
