Edition: Model Aviation - 2021/03
Page Numbers: 106
Portrait of Lawrence Harville

District VIII

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Portrait of Lawrence Harville

Lawrence Harville

Vice President
lawharv@yahoo.com
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
(817) 781-9615
www.amadistrict8.org

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Benny Behrens, Pearland TX; (832) 499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net
Amanda Darling, Dumas TX; (806) 282-4227; amandarachele@yahoo.com
D. Tom Holmsley, Baytown TX; (915) 588-8735; delltholmsley@gmail.com
Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntsranch@aol.com
Stan Kopreski, Sherwood AR, (501) 539-3656; skopreski@msn.com
Bruce Landsman, San Benito TX; (956) 244-1034; adjclc2@hotmail.com
Johnny Manuel Longoria, Victoria TX; (361) 676-6118; johnnyvrcf@yahoo.com
Stew Moore, Jefferson TX; (903) 665-7501; mooremas1@netscape.com
Brian Regan, Albuquerque NM; (505) 508-6693; brain23@centurylink.net
Clay Ricks, Duncan OK; (870) 853-7499; clayricks172@hotmail.com
Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX; (281) 701-3121; randyritch.dist8@yahoo.com
Paul D. Rucker Jr., El Paso TX; (915) 329-3292; doda2024@yahoo.com
Gary Strickland, Hooks TX; (903) 278-5703; garystric@gmail.com
Jerry Walters, Maurice LA; (337) 298-7755; jeromelw@bellsouth.net

AVP-SAFETY

Tony Breyen, Wichita Falls TX; (940) 733-2803; awb1056@scglobal.net

RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR

Amanda Darling, Dumas TX; (806) 282-4227; amandarachele@yahoo.com

FF/CL EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR

Lawrence Harville, Hurst TX; (817) 781-9615; lawharv@yahoo.com

DISTRICT VIII WEBMASTER

Sonny Coleman, zephyr@camnet.net

Go fly in District VIII! Spring is here. Let’s go fly. Visit the District VIII website at amadistrict8.org. AMA

Ron Norman standing behind a red model airplane
Above is Ron Norman of the Temple Aero Modelers in Texas.
Four people standing together outdoors with a model airplane
Josh Gardemal and his son, Josh, are with Austin West, safety officer, and Larry Hawk Jr. of the Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society in Louisiana.
Three people looking upward while operating a model aircraft
Guess what these people are doing. It’s all about family having fun! Garrett and Geoff Lowe, and dad Rob, of the Fort Worth TX Thunderbirds.
Four people standing beside a green model airplane
Fallon and Clinton Trowe, with Casey Davis and Larry Daniels, produce the RC Scrap Pile Podcast in Duncan OK. Check it out.
Members of the Richardson RC Club gathered outside a building

A model for all of us to follow is the Richardson RC Club in Texas. Threatened with the loss of its flying site, the members went to the Collin County Commissioners and presented their case. Many members testified and presented a PowerPoint display. I fielded some questions on AMA policy. The court was packed with club members who spoke about the club’s community and school involvement, programs, and interactions with the community. The commission voted 4-1 to approve the lease. The lesson here is “Never Give Up!”