District III
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
As most of you know, the Toledo Show: R/C Model Expo, hosted by the Toledo Weak Signals club, ended in 2020. This show was the largest RC expo in the world and is greatly missed by the faithful modelers who attended throughout its 65-year history.
A part of the Toledo Show, however, is living on, and that is the famous swap shop and auction. I was unable to attend, so I asked Associate Vice President Joe Vislay, a member of the Toledo Weak Signals, to report on this new event.
“With the ending of the Toledo Show in 2020, the Valley City R/C Club of Medina, Ohio, stepped up and sponsored the Toledo Swap Meet and Auction on April 9-10, 2021, held at the SeaGate Convention Centre, the same facility as the previous Toledo Shows. Contest Director (CD) Henry Rauhaus is better known as Hank by those in the hobby.
“The Valley City Club will host this event for the next 5 years. The swap shop is now held on the main convention floor. I was overwhelmed by the amount of space taken up by all of the people selling things. With COVID precautions still with us, tables and aisles were spaced well enough apart that you could feel free to move around with hundreds of people who were looking for “just the right thing.” You could find it there.
“This is a perfect place to meet old friends and make new ones. At one of the concession stands, I sat down with an old friend to share a little hangar talk and listen to the announcer call numbers for door prizes. I returned the next day looking for the things I needed. I talked with several vendors who were there showing products before the auction.
“The auction is one of the things you should not miss. Fun was had by all. Mark your calendars for April 1-2, 2022, and come and see this event grow.”
Thank you, Joe, for your report. I am looking forward to attending this event in the future.
I received the following email from District III member Mark Snowden of Batavia, Ohio.
“Over the past five years, I have enjoyed developing build logs in PowerPoint for my RC airplanes. This year, I printed out eight of them and put them in a three-ring binder. Each sheet was put in its own protective sleeve. I also keep an electronic file. I think long after my planes are gone, this notebook will outlive them all.”
Thank you, Mark, for sharing that great idea! For more District III news and information, visit www.amadistrict-iii.com.
Mark Radcliff
Vice President
mracliff@suddenlink.net
199 Heron Dr., St. Marys WV 26170
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Randy Adams, Fairfield OH; (513) 484-3318; r1rcpilot@aol.com
Mike Barbee, Delaware OH; (740) 362-5545; mbarbee@aol.com
Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717) 965-5634; jrblack1964@gmail.com
Jim Butler, Saint Albans WV; (304) 545-6652; butler_james@msn.com
Dave Chisholm, Valencia PA; (724) 494-2025; dave@satcosystems.com
Nelson Gould, Macungie PA; (484) 515-7888; at6snj@ptd.net
Tony Husak, Hartsgrove OH; (440) 283-7447; thusak1@windstream.net
Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA; (607) 481-4541; pafflyer23@gmail.com
Jim Martin, Franklin OH; (937) 260-0143; hootelovesremy@yahoo.com
Al Myers, Canfield OH; (330) 506-6194; ajm46@hotmail.com
Joseph Vislay, Monclova OH; (419) 450-6617; jvislay54@gmail.com
John Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 554-9455; jzoldak@neo.rr.com
Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredspider@neo.rr.com
CL/FF/RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
Nelson Gould (PA), 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie PA 18062; (484) 515-7888; at6snj@ptd.net
Sheila Nitsch (OH, WV), 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City OH 43123; (614) 877-3453; tnitsch@columbus.rr.com
WEBMASTER
Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredspider@neo.rr.com
