Welcome to Thunder Mountain Raceway's Archive Page For 2004
Revised 2007
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Welcome to Thunder Mountain Raceway's Archive Page For 2004 |
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Revised 2007 |
| Dec 17 04 |
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The Above Photos are
the property of Byron Stack and Gasser Madness |
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| Dec 04 04 Special edition update for Dec 04 just hot off the presses we have the newest edition of TMR Inquirer
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Dec 04 04 |
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Recently unearthed news flash from the archives, stay tuned for more info on this mystery G-boy thing |
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| We well posting several updates over the next few days so check back often, I guess the largest piece of news is the AGM meeting 2004. | |||||||
| A very big thank you to all the
members of our organization who took the time out to attend the
OASC AGM. If my memory serves me correctly we had 47 members
present at the meeting, which means that the decisions made at
that meeting are reflective of the wishes of the membership as a
whole. The following is your newly elected executive for the 2005
year. OASC President Kerry Beebe OASC Secretary Denise Roynon OASC Treasurer Laura Millsip OASC Membership Secretary Denise Roynon OASC Newsletter Editor Denise Roynon OASC Drag Division Director Todd Evans OASC Hill Climb Director Not Filled OASC Ice Racing Director Not Filled Drag Division Secretary Denise Roynon Drag Division Treasurer Nancy Siddon A second very big thank you to the outgoing executive members, Sherry Machek, Terri Wallace, Ken Stone and Laura Millsip for keeping the OASC on the straight and narrow for the past year. Kerry Beebe 2004/2005 OASC President |
| I posted the few pic's I have of the Awards Banquet for 2004,
if anyone has any the want have added to the site please forward
them to me at mrjym |
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| Oct 12 04 How about some TMR nostalgia pic's to get the blood pumping, Lets start off with the Mighty "Dirty Edna" every person that raced including spectators on the hill will always the antics of Mike Schewe and his mighty Dirty Edna |
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WINNERS FOR RACE #5 |
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| 2004 HIGH POINT CHAMPIONS | |||||||||
| TOP COMP - Steve Kendall | SUPER PRO - Gerry Pieters | ||||||||
| PRO - Charles Siddon | SPORTSMAN - Bob Jabs | ||||||||
| SNOW MACHINE/BIKE - Chris Ross |
JR. DRAGSTER. - Kayle Shaw |
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| Sept 27 04 |
| Well racers and fans!! with TMRs season finale' in the
history books I will get all the latest updates posted as soon as
I get them in my possession. BUT !! untill then we got video of
TMRs own BIG Neil Lachelt laying down TMRs fastest pass ever on
video. You can download the clip HERE 
(right click and save to your HD, play)The bridesmaid "you all know who we are talking about", in his Summit International Trade Inc. blown alcohol dragster finally after all these years finally took top honors in the Top Comp Class, Way to go Steve. Also in Super Pro a first timer in the years points race! After three seasons of electronics failures engine after engine and tranny after tranny etc. etc. etc.. Hats off to Gerry Pieters who in his first full season on the mountain in his Thunder-Alley Racing alcohol injected Falcon takes the trophy home. On another note of milestones in the winners circle, this season top honors go out to Kayle Shaw of Penticton..." I should have listed Kayle at the top of the page" for winning all 5 races in the 2004 season on the mountain launching Kayle into the seasons top position and track champ in the Jr. Dragster division. congrats Kayle, you the man err I mean boy in Jr. Dragsters. Also Chris Ross of Precision Porting in Summerland BC racing in the Bike Class sponsored by, yes Precision Porting of Summerland locked up the Bike championship for the year at TMR this past weekend. Congrats Chris Wow 4 of the 6 division trophy winners in the South Okanagan The Pro class season championship was won by Charles Siddon in very hot and heavily contested points race right from the first race of the year, Congrats Charles glad to see being the new dad has kept those reaction times right on the cutting edge. Last but not least, this years Sportsman top honors go to Bob Jabs. Congrats to you to Bob on a great season. On a sad note TMR had no Novice class this season due to the lack of sponsorship interest. I sincerely hope that someone picks up this class for the 2005 season. |
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Thunder Mountain Raceways Final
King of the Hill Race 2004
Rules and Reg's |
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| 1: Entry Fee.....$30.00 2: First Round Looser option to buy back in ...$25.00 3: Deep Staging Allowed, Must Write DEEP on Windshield 4: 1st and 2nd Rounds Random Pairing 5: 3rd Round Laddered 6: Lane Choice By Coin Flip 7: No Vehicle Substitutions.. (you break, your out) 8: 5 Tenths Full Tree 9: Dialing Up or Down Allowed 10: Odd Car Bye Run (Random Picked) 11: 1 Bye Per Car Maximum 12: Prize Money is Based on A 50 Car Field |
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After Saturdays Race Event
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Note: all racers just entering the Saturday King of the hill event and not staying for Sundays points race will only pay $5.00 toward the Thunder Mountain Raceways Volunteer Fund Plus the general Saturdays gate admission of $10.00. Racers who wish to stay over for Sundays race also can pay $15.00 admission for the whole weekend, camping included, but will be charged the whole $10.00 Volunteer fund, along with the Sundays general racing costs and be eligible to win prize money and trophies as per class entered. For added entertainment Thunder Mountain will be hosting their third and final Friday Night Street Drags of the year on Friday Sept 24th. Todd Evans the Friday Night Street Drag Organizer figures this final race of the season will the biggest yet of 2004, expecting approximately 70 cars in the field. On another note to the Friday Night Street Racers, yes! you are welcome to sign up for the King of the Hill Spectacular too, we have seen many street cars over the years take the King of Hill cash. I would like to also add that this is the second year in a row that the Thunder Mountain Raceways track ET and Speed record has yet to be challenged and the $1000.00 bounty remains in trust untill the 2005 season, I find it hard to believe with all the super fast cars in BC and Washington State that the bounty still stands at I believe 4.56 sec and 158 mph set by Neil Lachelt two seasons ago. So in closing I am sending out an open invitation to all past Thunder Mountain Racers to come on up for our last race of the season. Be therrrrrrrrrrrrrre |
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| Sept 10 04 Every one welcome to join in on Thunder Mountains Last race of the year, This special King of the hill race on Sat is sure to be a crowd favorite for racers and fans alike. All cars welcome |
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Saturday entry fee 30.00 - first round buy back
for 25.00 based on 50 cars |
| Sept 04 04 Bare with me on the updates peoples I have mega Putter problems here, but! we are werkin' on them |
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| July 29 04 Gerry Pieters wants to remind everyone that the fuel order is going in on Tuesday morning, call now to order, this will be the last chance this race season to bulk buy |
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Winner Circle for race number
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WINNERS FOR RACE #2 |
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| July 08 04 I just received the 2004 Instant Green Poster from Todd, you can take a look by following this link
We hope to everyone on the hill this weekend for both the Instant Green
street car race on Fri night and for our Thunder Mountain Raceway race
number 2 |
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| July 02 04 Ok all you diehard workhorses that want to get back to the mountain. This weekend we're going to tackle the root problem in a major way. We will need 3 pickups, 3 hefty gas generators and 6 big heavy drills with 1/2" bits. I may have to rent the drills from Winn, but hopefully between all of us, we can come up with the generators. We will be going after the return road also, before it heaves in half. If the weather cooperates, the grandstands will get painted and all the guard rail advertising needs to be touched up, as everybody renewed their sponsorships. Soon our property will be so dry that running a chain saw will be too dangerous, so we will start to make a dent in the cut trees either getting them into manageable piles so the underbrush can be exposed, and dragging lots of the trees over to the motocross track in a further attempt to make it unavailable to those who just don't seem to understand the concept of THE TRACK IS CLOSED. We could use a couple of empty car trailers to haul the brush out and over to the other side. And I'm sure that once I get home I'll remember all the other stuff on the list, but this is a start for now. If you can lend a hand for 1 or 2 days, please email me and let me know your available and what equipment you might have. Thanks in advance...this work party is all about preventative maintenance...the most important kind of work we can do. |
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Memoriam :: Darrell Russell :: 1968-2004 |
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WINNERS FOR RACE #1 |
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Winner Circle for race
number one Click photo for full view |
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| May 12 04 |
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Knox Mountain Kelowna BC |
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Just a quick note for the newsletter to bring you all up to date on things. Lot’s of new stuff this year to make things more interesting, for sure. We have sold out the vendor area. The car show is full. Entries to date are at 70 with still a week and a half to go. We will be at our maximum of 90, I am sure. Subaru Canada and Anthony’s will be putting on a great show with their cars and their 55 foot trailer which apparently is all decked out with virtual reality games and displays. The Big Rig trucks will be here. I was told 5 of them. Hopefully 1 or 2 will do a smoke show or demo run. These things are supposed to be pretty awesome. We are also having a sound-off competition that is on the schedule for these guys. Sorry I cannot tell you more about this because I honestly don’t know too much about it. Beer Gardens are in. Hopefully we have beer! Big tents set up with hospitality for the VIP’s etc.,etc.,etc.. We always need lot’s of help and it looks like that is well attended as well, though we can never have too many. We will be having a set up day on Friday, May 21st. So if you happened to be around we should start really flying about noon. With a little luck we should be all done around 5 so we can have a beer, but only one, of course!! The big news is with the help of Subaru, Coca Cola, Kal Tire, IDI, and loads of others we will be going into this weekend with all the bills paid up front, basically. If you have ever organized an event like this you know it is good that you can breathe easier knowing all the spectators are gravy. With weather being our biggest factor, this has been a big worry over the last few years. I have to tell you I feel very good about this year and I am glad Duncan talked me out of retirement for this event. I feel this is going to be BIG. This doesn’t mean that I am not looking for a replacement, I am. But I will be around to see this thing through to the big 50th anniversary even if it is a competitor. So, check it out, people. I
think this is going to be one good event. I have a
good feeling
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| April 27 04 A short list of car shows that Thunder mountain Raceway Members will be participating in this summer, These car shows are always a lot of fun and lets the spectators get a glimpse of Thunder Mountain Raceways regulars Race Cars. For further information contact Mike Belanger |
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| 1- KNOX MOUNTAIN HILL CLIMB May long week end | |
| 2- WYATT AUTO PARTS May 29 main store its also a new location{ grand opening} | |
| 3- CNIB July 24 awesome summer nights down town Kelowna rain or shine!! | |
| 4- Hot August Nights July 30 down town Kelowna (fun for all) | |
| April 27 04 |
| Greetings racers I invite all our
readers to check out Thunder Mountains new Tech Forum Page. We hope
to answer all questions concerning auto and race tech. On another note I would like to remind all readers racers and spectators alike that WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS for the upcoming race season, if you or anyone you know might be interested in being a track volunteer get in touch with any one of our administrative body on the contact us page We would also like to thank PRAXAIR CANADA INC. for coming on board as a major sponsor for the 2004 season, not only is Praxair a contributing sponsor they are also sponsoring a complete race weekend, more info to come. We also thank WYATT AUTO PARTS of Kelowna for coming on board for the 2004 season as well. Remember without sponsors our track cannot survive so please drop into any of our sponsors place of business and say you seen them advertised on our site |
| April 21 04 |
| It has been brought to my attention the
at least one of Thunder Mountain Raceways members has found my
previous editorial on the new rule change biased and negative. I
take this opportunity to apologize to any members that found my
statement biased, when writing it I did not see the emphasis on
"following the rules to the T" statement. I will keep my personal
comments strictly for the forum in the future. Jim Graham |
| April 15 04 We just received a few pic's from Laura showing the snow pack or the lack of up at the track. It wont be long now till we start preparing the track for the up and coming season. We will be posting our scheduled work parties as soon as the dates are finalized. |
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| April 14 04 I should try to inform all members that as of April 14 04 a unanimous vote in favor of adopting the NHRA rule book as our main and only guideline for all rules and regulations right down to licensing at Thunder Mountain Raceway. It was also amended into the vote that the full change of policies and tech rules will be brought in over the 2004 season. As most racers present and past recall Thunder Mountain used to abide by the NHRA book for the most part with the exception of extending the due date on a few of the rules ie: seatbelts , window nets, dampeners, trans shields as long as the were in perfect shape. This is no more the norm. The rules will now be followed to the T. It was said non of the regulars would be turned away but their tech card will list infractions and by next race day the required updates must be repaired or replaced in order to race. Why you ask? We are not an NHRA sanctioned track. SAFETY there is no substitute for safety and Thunder Mountain Raceway wants to be known as a track that adheres to all the laws and guidelines set out by 50 years of experience in the NHRA. More to come on this subject as info comes in. |
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| March 07 04 Just heard from Gerry that the fuel order is going in on Monday so if hurry you can still put in an order |
| Feb 13 04 Just a note from the T-Shirt Dept, A small mail order is on its way.....all the way to Missouri. Congrats guys for putting the T-Shirt program together |
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| Feb 06 04 Well at least a few of us thought the business card idea had some merit, (rant) Sooooo...... I am up for the next idea bring em on Just added some new links from the north country and a link for the high school racing program in BC on the links page that should be checked out, BCSSMA British Columbia Secondary School Motorsports Assn. NPBRA , Fairview Alberta, NLR , Fort St John, TDRA , Terrace Drag Racers Assn. |
| Feb 05 04 A Repost of this past update: Gerry has requested me to remind everyone about this years fuel order, he wants to get the order in soon. How do I say? "It's time to think about this seasons fuel" I was just in touch with Gerry Pieters of Thunder Alley Transmissions in Penticton and he has asked me to post a note to let everyone know he will taking care of the VP Fuel order again this season. Anyone wanting fuel for the up coming season should get in touch with Gerry by phone 1-250-492-6269 or hit him with an email at Thunder-Alley Transmissions . The word out is prices will be the same or close to last years, more to follow as soon as it comes in. Also there are a couple people only interested in buying a part barrel so don't be afraid to call for any amount. |
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| Jan 28 04 Major updates and revamping to the Volunteer Information Page, Please take a look at the posted info and requests for the VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AVAILABLE With the coming of the 2004 season, we find ourselves with a few positions open, that long time volunteers have retired from. These positions NEED TO BE FILLED, and some will need hands on training from the past personnel. These volunteer descriptions are very in depth, in order to give you a heads up, on what is involved. We encourage new people to get involved with the sport of drag racing and the Thunder Mountain Raceway community. It is fun, with lots of wonderful people to get to know |
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Jan 28 04 Completed a new page for the site and can be seen by clicking here, This page is dedicated to the Member/Racers that have a business in the area and do not have a sponsor listing in the sponsors section of the website. This page is rather a listing for TMR's member/racers to know what our fellow member/racers place of business's have to offer. To be listed on the page just get your business card to me and a short bio on your business "short bio". |
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A short note from Wayne Lippert of Courtesy Chev. Olds. in Vernon. |
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Thought I would drop a line to let you know we have UNION 76 leaded race fuel for sale at Courtesy Motors, We are located at 4313 31st Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5J8. 250-542-9111 / email courtesymotors@shaw.ca We run the fuel ourselves as well as supply some racers here in the North Okanagan. Hope to get some sun happening so we can get the cars out & ready. Thanks; Wayne Lippert |
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Jan 20 04 Okanagan Ice Racing – 2004 |
| Yes, it is cold enough for ice racing! By the time you read this we will have had our first race, that is, if the weather co-operates. We have lots of ice at Duck Lake (12”) so we have ploughed a really nice track with some options to change the course throughout the series. A big thanks to Bob Brown for that. The insurance is in place, which unfortunately, has gone up considerably but we all expected that. The good news is that we will be able to run at Duck Lake this year so that cuts the costs down, for sure. We will be having one race at Swan Lake this year with the ProWest Motorsports club from Vernon doing the honors. This race will tie in with the Vernon Winter Carnival. So if you want to see some fun racing or want to get involved check out our calendar. | |||||||||||||||
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| Recent email received from a TMR Member/Racer I won't go into the long story on how this thought came into my mind, (ya ya I know) but here goes. I was thinking that/. 1. if I needed some trans work, I would go to Gerry's, or Tim's without question. 2. If I needed to get gas, I would go to Mike's, if in the neighborhood, etc., etc., etc. The old networking way of doing things. Myself, I would always go to someone I knew, or was assoc. to in some way. Therefore, maybe we should put together a network of racers (members maybe) talents etc..You want polishing of metal, call Kevin, you need a new fridge...call whom ever. The point I'm trying to make is that none of us know all about our friends and acquaintances. A list of racers and their talents may go a long way to increasing their monthly income, and keeping things within the family. What do ya think? How should it be done? Through the web site, through the Road Runner? I don't know about the rest of the general membership, but if there was a list, I would always check it out first, before having the work done by a ....a....a.....a...a .normal person. Well I Think... Myself I think this is a great idea and thanx for the tip. it would be a great way for some our local racers who cannot afford the sponsorship costs to get some web airtime. I will get a page started right away, Perhaps any of our racers interested in this idea with businesses should get me a good quality scan of their business card or get a card to via me snail mail or the "ole networking idea" Perhaps even a bio on their particular business would be better. Thanx for the idea???? good ideas keep the racers checking back often, "this is all good" |
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Jan 17 04 Thought we should put out the preliminary artwork for the new TMR T-Shirts, click the pic to get to the full blown view. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions let Terry and or Mike know asap. It has been pretty well decided that LORDCO will be getting one of the sleeve spots and we now are looking for someone to pick up sponsorship of the other lane at the track or an individual race etc, we are open to all offers at this time but dont delay, we want to get the ball rolling and have the shirts ready long before our first race. |
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Jan 16 04 How do I say? "It's time to think about this seasons fuel" I was just in touch with Gerry Pieters of Thunder Alley Transmissions in Penticton and he has asked me to post a note to let everyone know he will taking care of the VP Fuel order again this season. Anyone wanting fuel for the up coming season should get in touch with Gerry by phone 1-250-492-6269 or hit him with an email at Thunder-Alley Transmissions . The word out is prices will be the same or close to last years, more to follow as soon as it comes in. Also there are a couple people only interested in buying a part barrel so don't be afraid to call for any amount. |
| We would to send out a special thank you to both Lordco and to Summit International Trade Inc. for their continued sponsorship in the up coming year, Lordco has been a long time sponsor of one of our race lanes at TMR and Summit International Trades Services has been a consistent sponsor for our Super Pro Class |
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Jan 15 04 We just posted TMR's 2004 season Schedule click here for direct access. We will also be having a lot of news with in the next few weeks so keep in touch. ROADRUNNER News letter info request. It has been brought up at our last general meeting that some members are asking to have their copy of the Roadrunner delivered via Email rather than snail mail, please get in touch with Terri or myself if you are interested in this idea, Receiving your roadrunner via email would create a substantial saving in the OASC's coffers as much as $15.00 per sub per year. |
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Jan 09 04 Not much new in the new year thus far but we have a few updates: For starters we would like to welcome two new sponsors on board for the 2004 season Tim Horton's and the 97th Street Pub Kelowna, Tim Horton's will be sponsoring product and gift certificates for our race events and car shows etc. Thanks go out to Cynthia Pieters for pointing us in the right direction. The 97th Street Pub located in the Best western Hotel in Kelowna has joined our team for the 04 season and in addition have offered have offered a section of the pub for Fri. noon lunches, they are also offering access to all live ESPN 2 major drag racing events. Feel free to drop into the pub for lunch any Fri at noon and say hello to the Kelowna division drag racers. |
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| Jan 06 04 As in a previous posting we welcome Terry McHardy and Mike Belanger as our new Sponsorship and Special Events coordinators, if anyone has any ideas for new sponsorship and or TMR associated events get in touch with either via email located on the contact page. Another reminder for members that there are still many Husky rebate fuel cards available, These can be used by any member or members family, get in touch with Laura or Mike to get your card soon. Every little errrr I mean liter helps. Terry McHardy is putting together a new T-Shirt program for the track, It will consist of one or several cars to be on the front with the TMR logo on the rear and a featured sponsor on the cuff of the sleeve/sleeves, any help and suggestions would be helpful so please get in touch with Terry or even Mike to offer ideas. If you are a company and want your logo or name etc on the shirt sleeve now is the time to, the 04 season will be here in no time. Work has begun on TMR annual Poster, it will contain 30 Sponsor spots on an 18X24 high gloss poster stock, This poster always sells out so call now to be assured your spot. A special note of thanks to Rik Christianson and Gary Sylvester for taking in the NHRA Tech Seminar recently held in Seattle, It was suggested that we at TMR should set up a committee to draw up a set of Rules to apply to our unique situation. |
The Awarding of Points for the 04 season at TMR
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considered to change the venue of our monthly meeting place to the 97th
Street Pub, if and when, you all will be notified well in advance of any meeting. Speaking of meetings our next monthly meeting will be on Tue night Jan 13 04 same time , same place, same station. Another reminder that everyone has received a new OASC membership form in their copy of the Roadrunner, so lets not wait, fill it out and get on the list. |
