Website: http://co-opa.com	 November 2013, Vol. 11, Issue 13
President's Message:

Just like every other third Tuesday of the month (except December)
head on out to the KBDN Flight Services Building at 6pm.  Bring
something for the potluck at 6:30pm and stay for the group meeting at
7pm.

There is a new Connect Oregon IV proposal to discuss as well and the
other usual things.  The weather for our fly-out looks good, so that
needs a plan.  We also need to plan Norma's Christmas Charity and our
own holiday party.  And please remember the meetings not done until
everything is cleaner than we found it .

Calendar:

21 November – Monthly Meeting
23 November – Monthly Fly-out

19 December – Holiday Party
21 December – Monthly Fly-out

16 January – Monthly Meeting
18 January – Monthly Fly-out

20 February – Monthly Meeting
22 February – Mnothly Fly-out

My INBOX:

DEAR CO-OPA MEMBERS:

UP TO NOW OUR SON STEVEN WETHERALD HAS BEEN A TEACHER AT PILOT BUTTE
MIDDLE CHOOL AND HAS HEADED UP THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE
BENEFITS OF OUR CHARITY FUND.  WELL STEVEN IS NOW AT BEND SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND THE ONES HE WORKED WITH AT THE JR. HIGH WANT HIM TO TAKE THE
PROGRAM WITH HIM.

HE HAS SUGGESTED AND IS CHECKING INTO THE IDEA THAT HE AND A
COMMITTEE (SOMEONE IN OUR GROUP COULD BE INCLUDED IF THEY WISH) SELECT
A NEEDY AND DESERVING SENIOR THAT WANTS TO GO ON TO COLLEGE TO UPON
STARTING TO COLLEGE BE AWARDED $500.00 TO HELP HIM OR HER GET GOING IN
SCHOOL.  IF THE SELECTED PERSON DID NOT START COLLEGE THEN A BACKUP
PERSON WOULD RECEIVE THE AWARD.

WE NOW HAVE $347.89 (MOSTLY DONATED TO HONOR NORMA'S MEMORY) TO HELP
START THE PROGRAM.

I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE FROM AS MANY OF YOU AS POSSIBLE REGARDING
YOUR OPINION OF THIS IDEA.  I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE
NOV. DINNER/MEETING SO PLEASE EITHER E-MAIL ME wilfong.d at gmail.com OR
GET YOUR RESPONSE TO GARY MILLER.

THANK YOU
DON WILFONG  541 389-1456

Web doings:

If anyone has any cool links to add to the CO-OPA web page let me know.

Check out current and past CO-OPA newsletters, view our membership   
list and view hot aviation links on our website at: co-opa.com          

To access the members only areas the username is “BDN” and the
password is “123.0” 

October Fly-Out:

Wow, the October Fly-out had a good destination, good food,
better weather, and the best pilots.  Of course there were the usual
suspects: Mike and Ann Bond in their Cardinal, Don Wilfong in his
Skywagon, and Maxwell and Gary Miller in their Centurion.  They were met
on Wasco Airport (35S) by Mary Rosenblum, the new OPA President and Kim
Muinch, the new OPA Treasurer.

Wasco is an old wheat farming town upgrading to a wind energy center
and being surrounded by new orchards.  Wasco was once in Wasco County
but is now in Sherman County.  It is on US Hwy 97 and is about 20 miles
south east of The Dalles.

The old Wasco Runway is now a taxiway and ramp that sits on the
very edge of the small town.  Only three short blocks to downtown, the
Lean-To Cafe and The Goose Pit Saloon.

Our group overloaded the kitchen staff, nothing unusual there,
providing us with a lot of time time chat.

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