Meeting Minutes
October 2004
NTHPA MEETING MINUTES
By Warren Puckett; President
10/7/2004
1. 8 people attending.
2. No treasury report
3. Our club received the TFFA disbursement
money. $1825.74 After discussion it will be placed in
the treasury and applied toward any future efforts at Buffalo Mountain
for land acquisition. Dave made the motion to devise an
action plan to acquire the needed lands at Buffalo. Dan
Shoemaker is still working on the title problems for the landing
field.
4. Greg informed the club that the West end of
Buffalo Mtn is now for sale. This includes the ranch
house, bottom landing area, old launch and top landing
area. $250K is asking price. Discussion of how to
raise money and divvy it out follow. Nothing decided at
this meeting. Investigations will continue.
5. Dave announced that Bill Bennett of the original
Delta Wing Kites company died in a trike accident in Arizona
today. Memory discussions were shared.
6. Andy Austin announced that he was being deployed
to Iraq for 18 months to train the new Iraq army. Best
wishes were given to him.
7. Dave Broyles had a BOD meeting
summary. Of concern is that the USHGA executive committee
has taken most of the operating funds from the organization and placed
it in the USHGA Foundation treasury. Operating abilities in
the national office may suffer due to this.
8. Dave has been in contact with Betty Pfiffer and
has a tentative schedule for the winter parachute packing clinic in
either Feb or March. Schedule depends upon the Allen School
system and Betty finding a mutual available date. Targeted
cost is $35 / person. Betty may be training some for
parachute packing riggers rating.
9. It was discussed and passed that Tuesday would be
investigated for the next meeting night to help attendance.
Some have classes and other things they need to do on
Thursdays. I will check with Pugsley's and notify the
membership of the change.
10. Send any and all stories / pictures to Pete Hammer for web site update.
