[OKDXA] Dittos on Bert and Carmen

[N5PA]

Ross:

Dittos on Bert and Carmen from the Clark family.  They were true lifesavers
here after Katrina and my family will be eternally indebted to them.  They
are very special folks.  I was talking to a salesman this week about the
effects of Katrina and how bad it was here.  No electricity for six weeks,
no water for eight weeks, and the phones kind of worked after nine weeks.
Cable TV/Internet came up the night before Thanksgiving.  We worked three
hours every day after work and every weekend for three months cleaning
debris up from our little 1.5 acres.  Without the water, food, supplies, and
most of all gasoline, we would not have been able to make it.  We could
start buying gas two weeks after the storm but they limited us to 8 gallons
and you either made a decision to drive or use it in your generator.  The
weather here was in the upper 90's for weeks after the storm and without the
fuel to run the generator, it would have been even more miserable to sleep
at night without a fan running.  Bert and Carmen will always be number one
in our book and we can never thank them enough for what they did.  We just
got the last repair done on the house the first of November, getting
replacement glass to replace the windows that had been broken during the
storm.  Now the house is on the market to sell.  During this Christmas
season a huge thanks goes out to them again for all they did so selflessly!
You guys are really blessed to have someone like this that are members of
your club.  Merry Christmas to one and all in OKDXA and give Bert and Carmen
a big hug for us next time you see them!

73,

Alan Clark, N5PA
4025 Craft Lane
Laurel, MS  39440-1268
E-Mail: n5pa at n5pa.com
URL: http://www.n5pa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: RHunt at tulsacc.edu [mailto:RHunt at tulsacc.edu] 
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:45 PM
To: OKDXA at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [OKDXA] Long overdue comments

Long overdue topics:



NO OKDXA meeting at HH according to OKDXA Prez Bruce K5PX. Officer
elections will be held at Green Country fest. (no surprise after the
last shoutfest / flyfest) Bruce had another long standing commitment
for the date and couldn't be present. tnx agn Jerry. (Stroud OK at the
Ranch House (Best Western) facilities Saturday October 21 and shame
on ya if ya didn't make it. W5TM brought his gorgeous granddaughters.
Had a lot of gifts for the drawing. tnx to N5OK, W5LE (His beloved Kure
Koffee Kup, & others.) The OKDXA "Ham Of The Year" went to a very
deserving Gene W5LE for our webpages. Found hardcopy of our first
newsletter. (1993) Webpage fodder Gene? Thank Coy for persuading
W5NBI & I into commiting to the effort. Coy was most instrumental in
establishing the VHF/UHF PacketCluster network in Oklahoma. The
internet has killed the need for such now. Hope we don't need it again.
Great seein' all of ya at the OKDXA DXCC Banquet. Details on our OKDXA
website shortly if. Did anyone take pictures? My blunder since the Sony
was at home. I promise to snap a few at the next banquet. tnx much to
K5YAA & W5EL for the webpages. Inform your pals that don't do email.
Remember we sponsor the Oklahoma QSO party, the WAO (Worked All Oklahoma
counties.(Coy & I checked the first qualifier at HamCom), Ham Of The
Year, etc. awards, plaques, The W5 QSL Bureau, AND sponsor DXpeds to the
most wanted entities. i.e. Andaman, Peter Island, etc. Lots of ops need
VU7. We agreed to send the January group a donation. Send Jerry your
reup dues if you didn't pay 'em at the banquet....$20, $10 for you ol'
timers. At $10 a head, the Banquet's a bargain, midway between Tulsa &
OKC. Any of you central OK guys still alive ?? Lawton/Fort Sill folks?
it's 4 lane all the way. Ditto most of ya'll. We'll most likely use the
same facility for our next banquet. No surprise that Gil W5NUT was
"Last man standing" at the countdown at a mere 380. Thanks to Jerry
K5YAA and Carol K5YAB for taking care of business. Missed seeing Mark.
We'll elect officers at Green Country. Get your resume in order.

The effort Bert & Carmen did for Alan is most exemplorary of ham spirit.

More coming. 73 & Merry Christmas, Ross K5RH
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