District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
I reported in this column a couple of months ago on the Beresford Area Radio Flyers (BARF), in Beresford, South Dakota, and the club’s efforts to invest in the local community. I noted its monetary gift to the library with the club’s excess funds at the end of the year. The donation and its history were published in the local paper as well.
A mass launch of foam plate gliders at the Beresford library.
However, the proverbial buck hasn’t stopped there. The club has now formed a youth group that meets at the local library for some aviation-oriented activities. Dave Larsen, the BARF secretary, organized the first after-school meeting with roughly 15 students attending.
The 45-minute program covered both full-scale and model aviation. A glow engine, a transmitter/servo simulator, and electric motor/ESC components were passed around for the students to inspect. Dave had his Quickie electric model and a couple of quad drones on display.
Dave then had the group construct a foam plate glider and practice some indoor flying.
The club wants to make sure that we thank the librarians for their help in making this a successful first event. A big pat on the back to the BARF members for yet another year of holding the status of Gold Leader Club.
You might remember that one of our District IX AMA members recently redesigned our district logo. We embroidered the logo on the sleeve of AMA polos for the District IX associate vice presidents (AVPs). Craig Bastion, Wyoming AVP, handsomely models the new official District IX shirt.
We now have the logo in a bunch of formats, including an embroidery file. If you’d like to make shirts like these or add the District IX logo to your club’s attire, just ask your AVP.
