District VIII—Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
lawharv@yahoo.com
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
Tel.: (817) 781-9615;
www.amadistrict8.org
Attention: We have a new District VIII website. The link is www.amadistrict8.org. With AMA support, we have made many changes to the website.
Warbirds Over Grapevine was hosted by the 114th RC Aero Squadron Club in Grapevine, Texas. The event raised money for the Snowball Express, which serves children of fallen military heroes.
Snowball Express Executive Director Buck Kern, Crash Taylor, Lloyd Wright, and Paul Lange with Aimmee Bonilla getting some FPV flight time.
Lawrence Harville
Vice President
The Ozark Flyers Model Aircraft Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas, held its annual Juvenile Diabetes Charity Benefit Fly-In.
(L-R) CD Dave Halker, club vice president Dewey Walker, treasurer Wendell Hubbard, newsletter editor Mark Haman, and Motion RC officials with an original World War II trainer. Make plans to attend next year.
Clubs and members from across District VIII donate time, money, and effort to help others, making us all proud to know them.
The Corsicana Miniature Aircraft Club in Texas shared a photo of its fly-in day with Maj. Dickenson’s Texas Wing Cadet Squadron. The Civil Air Patrol members brought rockets.
The honored family of Bryan, Sarah, and Brody Tucker with Jim Harris, club treasurer; Dennis Carter, club president; Clay Heffner; Olen Rutherford, associate vice president; and District VIII Vice President Lawrence Harville.
The sparkplug of the month is Buster Hinkle from the Temple Aeromodelers Inc. in Texas.
Buster has been the club treasurer for 14 years. He is a full-scale pilot, contest director, club instructor, and he mows the flying site. Buster is another good person from District VIII.
Associate Vice Presidents: Benny Behrens, Pearland TX; (832) 499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net; Bill Holland, Ada OK; (405) 626-1386; billtholland@gmail.com; Tom Holmsley, El Paso TX; (915) 588-8735; dholmsley@elp.rr.com; Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntsranch@aol.com; Woody Lake, Forth 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, Dardenelle 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) 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.
