District VIII

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 scheduled on October 14, 2017. We will honor Doug Powell for his 20 years of service to District VIII. Let’s make this a giant affair.

Did you know that you have a District VIII website packed with reports, photos, and information? If you haven’t visited recently, check it out at www.ama-dist-8.org.

Our District VIII webmaster, Sonny Coleman, at a contest in Texas.

Model airplanes and a group at a field in New Mexico — At the field with the Alamogordo RCers in New Mexico: Todd Pemka, club president; Ernie Morris, vice president; John Harris, treasurer; and Maurice Morgan, safety officer. Photo by new associate vice president, Tom Homsley.

I can’t tell you enough how proud I was of the District VIII Nats competitors. Everywhere I looked, you were there. I only got a few photos, but there are many more.

People and control-line model airplanes — Nats Control Line (L-R) John and Stella Hill; Joan Cox from Canada; Linda and Dale Gleason from Dallas; Kathleen and Doug Patterson, Georgia; and Marilee and Frank McMillan from San Antonio.

(L-R) James McKinney from the Ringmasters Flying Club in New Orleans and the Willcox family, Miles, Marina, Mike, and Mason, from Jetero R/C Club in Houston.

Andy Woehl and his daughter at a flying field — Andy Woehl and his daughter, Molly Hill, from the Hi-Sky RC Flying Club in Midland TX.

At the field with the Alamogordo RCers in New Mexico: Todd Pemka, club president; Ernie Morris, vice president; John Harris, treasurer; and Maurice Morgan, safety officer. Photo by new associate vice president, Tom Homsley.

Sonny Coleman standing behind a model airplane — Our District VIII webmaster, Sonny Coleman, at a contest in Texas.

Nats Control Line (L-R) John and Stella Hill; Joan Cox from Canada; Linda and Dale Gleason from Dallas; Kathleen and Doug Patterson, Georgia; and Marilee and Frank McMillan from San Antonio.

Three people at the Nats Combat event — Nats Combat (L-R) Richard Stubblefield from the Prop Twisters Club, Houston; Rylan Ritch from the Spring Area Radio Kontrol Society RC Club in Spring TX; and George Cleveland from the Ringmasters Flying Club in New Orleans.

Nats Combat (L-R) Richard Stubblefield from the Prop Twisters Club, Houston; Rylan Ritch from the Spring Area Radio Kontrol Society RC Club in Spring TX; and George Cleveland from the Ringmasters Flying Club in New Orleans.

People at a model-airplane event — (L-R) James McKinney from the Ringmasters Flying Club in New Orleans and the Willcox family, Miles, Marina, Mike, and Mason, from Jetero R/C Club in Houston.

Andy Woehl and his daughter, Molly Hill, from the Hi-Sky RC Flying Club in Midland TX.

Sparkplug of the month: Doug Mercier with the Northeast Texas R/C Club in Mt. Pleasant has been flying since 1993 and enjoys large aircraft. He has been the club secretary and treasurer, and is one of the hardest-working people in the club. Thanks for keeping District VIII strong.

Doug Mercier.

Associate Vice Presidents: Benny Behrens, Pearland TX; (832) 499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net; Bill Holland, Prague OK; (405) 626-1386; billtholland@gmail.com; Tom Homsley, El Paso TX; (915) 588-8735; dhomsley@elp.rr.com; Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntransch@aol.com; Woody Lake, Fort Worth TX; (817) 675-7613; at6pilot@att.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@vvm.com; Gary Strickland, Hooks TX; (903) 278-5703; Garystric@gmail.com; Cliff Town, Dumas TX; (806) 290-3043; town_cliff@hotmail.com; Ed Valls, Seguin TX; (830) 303-9921; edward10pilot@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 cpeirce@modelaircraft.org.