Bob Stetson addressed the chapter. The airport will close at 1700 hours on Friday, Sept. 7 because Bob and Sandy are traveling to Ohio to attend a nephew’s wedding. Bruce Prentiss will be in charge Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers are needed to assist Bruce.

The airport also will close at 1700 hours on Sunday, August 26 for personal business. Bob Stetson will reopen it the following morning.

Secretary Minutes – One correction to July minutes: “Bob Stetson reported the sad news of the passing of both Steve Miller’s father-in-law and charter member Bob Savageau, and, of Steve's mother, Anna Miller.” Minutes approved with that correction.

Treasurer Report – None.

Upcoming speakers – September’s speaker is Bob Keith from Dartmouth, with a “potpourri” of interesting flying stories.

Membership report: No update.

Young Eagles Report – Twelve Young Eagles will fly on Wednesday, Aug. 15. None scheduled for this Saturday.

Newsletter Report – Next issue in September. There was a question of when board member contributions will print. Agreed to stick with current deadlines for submissions. Articles will not necessarily be printed in that issue if space is tight, but if delayed, will definitely appear in the following issue. Time-critical articles will be printed immediately.

Trailer Education Program – Next meeting will be on September 8 at 9:30AM. The topic will be winds and take-off & landing performance at 9B1.

Mail in – Beverly shared an email about the 2007 Simsbury, CT, Fly In: the date is September 23 and 8 to 10,000 spectators are expected.

From EAA Chapter 166 (Hartford, CT) – Invitation to attend an “Evening with Tuskegee Airman Connie Nappier Jr.”, to celebrate his congressional gold medal for his service during WWII as a Tuskegee Airman.

From EAA Website– Grassroots action in support of Bill 2881 and opposing the user fee sections of Bill 1300. Flyers were distributed among chapter members.

News from 9B1 – Maurizio Izzi passed his his private pilot checkride this past Thursday. Congratulations!

I learned about flying from that – Ken Sherman sold his C150 ten days after he put it up on eBay.

Jim Grenier purchased a used Garmin 296 and is willing to sell it to anybody who is interested for the same price he paid.

Old Business – The Plexiglas windows will be installed on the trailer in September.

The Flying Expedition to Parlin Field, NH, is confirmed for August 25. Participants are welcome to fly in and stay overnight. The 99’s club will also meet there and there will be a spot landing contest. More info is posted in the FBO.

New Business – Make an effort to contact your representatives in support of Bill 2881. Letters should be sent out instead of emails since they are much more effective.

Air Day was originally scheduled for this coming Saturday, Aug. 18th. Because many will not be able to attend, the chapter decided to postpone the event to the weekend of Oct 7. Sandy will confirm with Bob Stetson whether it should be held on Saturday or Sunday. The logistics will be discussed during next month’s chapter meeting. An email notification of the postponement will be sent out to all the chapter members by Ken Sherman as soon as the new date is confirmed. Ken will also attach the fly-out information (Deb Cahill will provide the attachment with the info).

No date yet has been set for the Air Rally.

Toys for Tots: Beverly submitted a request via the website to hold it on Dec. 2. No response yet.

The yard sale is postponed to next year (either Spring or Fall).

Check out the mazes in our area. There is one near Sterling, east of the Wachusett Reservoir, one in Sunderland, CT, and another one near Newport, RI.

EAA106 hosts EAA’s B-17 at LWM, Lawrence Municipal Airport LWM on Aug 17-19. Check out the EAA website for more info.

50/50 Raffle. Steve Mayer won and donated his win to the chapter.

Sunday breakfast fly-out destination – TBD.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:04PM.