[CC-ARES-RACES] Re: [K3SMD] CCARC Holiday Party 2006

[Rob Hoyt]

CCARC,
 Sounds like I missed a great party! Many thanks to
Lee for the nice write-up on the event, sounds like
the venue worked well and probably a good choice for
next year? I wanted to thank Gene for doing the
leg-work and getting the room set-up for us. Also many
thanks to Tom - W3TOM for the great door prizes from
the ARRL. Also to anybody else who brought items in,
not sure on the folks but I know Lee brought a couple
as well. 

The next date on the calender will be the Jan meeting,
our first in 07. I am going to make this a planning /
brain-storming session to plan/discuss our events for
the year and also how to improve the club. I think 06
has been a very good year for CCARC and we can only
get better from here. It's like I always say, "if
you're board with Amateur Radio, don't blame the
club!"  

As Lee mentioned in this email, the 07 convention is
being held in Southern MD and CCARC will most
certainly be involved as well as other clubs across
the section.   There will be a lot of opportunity to
volunteer and participate so stay tuned for your
chance to get involved. 

Everybody have a Merry Christmas and a healthy & safe
New Year. Hope Santa puts a new gadget or two under
the tree!

73,
Rob - N2OMC
CCARC President 

--- Darryl L Flick <flick2 at juno.com> wrote:

> Greetings CCARC Members and Friends,
>         
>         Friday evening, December 8, 2006, was a
> great opportunity for
> good food, great conversation, and hanging-out with
> a bunch of folks that
> share the common bond of amateur radio. The Charles
> County Amateur Radio
> Club held its annual Holiday party at the Old County
> Buffet in Waldorf,
> MD. Sharon (KB3GHI) and I (N3YWZ) arrived at 7:00pm,
> and found a busy
> crowd of patrons, and it was pleasing to see that
> CCARC had the arranged
> privilege of sliding into the comforts of our
> reserved and quiet room. It
> wasn't quiet for long, as our various members and
> guests arrived and
> "dug-in" to the buffet.  
> 
> Those attending were:
> Art Audley (AA3RT)
> Bob Davidson (KB3KOW)
>         Ana his Wife 
>         Kristi his Daughter, and
>         Andrew his Son.
> Tom Abernethy (W3TOM)
> Deb Abernethy (KA3VNF)
> Bob Curran (KE3GG) and
>         Hattie his Wife.
> Charles Hallock (Aaaaalpha Aaalpha Three, Whiskey
> Sierra) and 
>         Melanie his Daughter
> Joe Boswell (KB3HNP) and
>         his Mom
> Lee Flick (N3YWZ)
> Sharon Flick (KB3GHI) and
>         Michael our Son.
> 
>         Our two+ hours of fun were filled with the
> best of everything. 
> Old Country Buffet assigned an employee to our room
> to ensure we all were
> amply pampered.  Has anybody ever watched the 1970s
> series "Little House
> on the Prairie"?  Well I don't often admit this,
> however I have been
> hooked on that series for years, and have most of
> the series on DVD. I
> guess it is my quest for a calmer, less complicated
> lifestyle, however I
> might insist that my 1870's lifestyle include an
> acceleration of the
> invention of that thing called  'the RADIO'. 
> Regardless, there is one
> frequent character of British heritage by the name
> of Kezia (kee' zee 
> ah).  The lovely Old Country Buffet employee who
> assisted our event was
> the spittin' image and personality of Kezia from
> Walnut Grove. She kept
> things moving and tidy for us all. Many thanks to
> that establishment for
> their great customer service. 
> 
>         Charles (AA3WS) discussed the plans for the
> next year's Maryland
> Convention, which may be held in our immediate area.
>  Several folks have
> already signed up for various posts and positions. 
> It is a great
> opportunity for our vast region to experience the
> hospitality and talents
> that Southern Maryland offers.  Last week, Tom,
> President Rob (N2OMC) and
> Charles attended a coordinating meeting in Prince
> George's County, and
> they are gearing up for the event. More on that
> topic will follow in the
> near future. Stay tuned. Stay involved.
> 
>         Bob and Hattie provided a status report to
> my table regarding
> their plans to run amateur television (ATV) from his
> airplane.  That will
> be exciting and will undoubtedly open more doors of
> interest for the
> various beneficial uses of such technology. 
> 
>         A couple hours later had everyone eyeing the
> table that stored
> the various donated door prizes, and Deb (KB3VNF)
> grabbed the stage and
> began issuing raffle tickets for the very nice
> prizes.  Here is a run
> down of who won what.
> 
> Book on Emergency Power from ARRL won by Joe
> (KB3HNP)
> Book on Emergency Communications from ARRL won by
> Chuck (AA3WS)
> MFJ Practice Key and Oscillator won by Bob (KB3KOW)
> The ARRL Repeater Directory 2006/2007 won by Mike
> Flick (call pending I
> hope?)
> 40m Tuner Kit won by Kristi Davidson (call pending,
> let's hope?)
> The ARRL 2006 Handbook for Radio Communications won
> by yours truly.
> 
> Thanks to all for their contributions to the door
> prize fun.  It was very
> successful and lots of fun.
> 
>         We all departed at about 9:15pm, with full
> bellies that went into
> shock upon exiting the building.  It was genuinely a
> cold evening with
> brilliantly glittering stars. A great evening for
> those that have a
> perpetual 'crick' in their necks from peering
> skyward.  A special thanks
> to our Club's Activities Manager, Gene Risso,
> KB3MDH.  Gene coordinated
> the event, and unfortunately was unable to attend.
> And of course our
> Club's President, Rob Hoyt, N2OMC.  Rob was all
> geared up for attending
> the function this year, but his plans were suddenly
> changed at the last
> minute. Rob kept the interests, information, and
> plans on track. We all
> had great fun, and look forward to another busy year
> with amateur radio
> in 2007.
> 
> Happy Holidays to all,
> 73
> The Flick Family
> Lee, Sharon, Amy, Mike, Ben and Paige (our little
> dog)
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