District VIII—Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Lawrence Harville
Vice President
lawharv@yahoo.com
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
Tel.: (817) 781-9615;
www.amadistrict-viii.org
District VIII Rally: We are having a district-wide gathering. This year it will be in cooperation with the Wichita Falls RC Club Fly-In on October 14, as we honor Doug “Chief” Powell for his 20 years of service in District VIII. Let’s make this a giant affair.
(L-R) Vance Staton, president of the Model Aviators of South Arkansas, Jay Burroff, and Shana and Brad Naff buy tickets at the club’s yearly auction.
The month of August there are many clubs sponsoring National Model Aviation Day events. Find one near you and help them out. Check the District VIII website for all activities. Here are some must-see events coming up:
- August 11-12: Shreveport, Louisiana; Warbirds for Warriors sponsored by the Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society
- August 12: Victoria, Texas; VRCF National Model Aviation Day sponsored by the Victoria Radio Control Flyers
- August 25: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Buzz Averill Memorial sponsored by the Albuquerque Soaring Association
- August 25-27: Abernathy, Texas; West Texas Warbirds sponsored by the Wings Miniature Aircraft Society
- August 26: Maumelle, Arkansas; MARCS Annual Float Fly sponsored Mid Arkansas R/C Society
These photos were provided by Associate Vice President (AVP) Stew Moore from the Texarkana RC Flying Club’s annual fly-in.
Sixteen-year-old Kamyrn Barnhill from Shreveport LA.
(L-R) District VIII Vice President Lawrence Harville; AVP Stew Moore; Roman Paryz, Texarkana club president and contest director; AVP Gary Strickland; and Frank Semelka Jr.
Relaxing at the Texarkana fly-in (L-R) Brodie and Waylon Smith, Ron Roberson, Bud Welch, and John Westbrook.
(L-R) Event cooks Fred Mixon, Karen Day, Sean Hill, Jimmy Kendrick, and AVP Gary Strickland.
Here is a photo of Mitchell Cherry from the Black Sheep Flyers Club in Homer LA.
The sparkplug of the month is Bobby Moran from the Fraternal Association of Radio Control Modelers (FARM) club in Wrightsville, Arkansas. Bobby has been the club’s president for the last seven years and serves as the club contest director. I met him at the Farm Club’s International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) event and this guy was going everywhere, doing everything. Flying 3-D and IMAC, he gets around. Congratulations to an all-around guy.
Associate Vice Presidents: Benny Behrens, Pearland TX; (832) 499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net; Bill Holland, Prague OK; (405) 626-1386; billholland@gmail.com; Tom Holmsley, El Paso TX; (915) 588-8735; dholmsley@elpr.rr.com; Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntsranch@aol.com; Woody Lake, Forth Worth TX; (817) 675-7613; at6pilot@aol.net; Jim D. Marshall, Alton TX; (956) 984-9474; jmarshq52@aol.com; Stew Moore, Jefferson TX; (903) 665-7501; mooremas1@netscape.com; Brian Regan, Albuquerque NM; (505) 508-6693; brain23@centurylink.net; Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX; (281) 701-3121; randyritch.dist8@yahoo.com Olen Rutherford, Dardanelle AR; (479) 229-0403; email: olenrutherford@yahoo.com; Doug Staines, Belton TX; (254) 780-3512; dstaines@vm.com; Gary Strickland, Hooks TX; (903) 278-5703; garystric@gmail.com; Cliff Town, Dumas TX; (806) 935-3063; town_cliff@hotmail.com; Ed Valls, Seguin TX; (830) 303-9921; edwarda10pilot@aol.com; Jerry Walters, Maurice LA; (337) 298-7755; jerome1w@bellsouth.net. AVP-Safety: Tony Breyen; Wichita Falls TX; (940) 733-2803; awb1056@sbcglobal.net. RC Event Sanction Coordinator: Amanda Coke, Dalhart TX; (806) 282-4227; amanda_coke@yahoo.com. CL/FF Event Sanction Coordinator: Contact AMA Headquarters at cpierce@modelaircraft.org.
