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Last year we discussed putting some rockets in the library display case on a
couple of occasions and we finally put action in place of words at the first of
2003. We had reserved the cases at the Trails West Branch for January after
the November meeting and discussed getting together to set up the display.
After a bit of organizing on Bob's part, we finally settled on a Movie and Pizza
night on the first Thursday of the month. After some discussion, the movie we
picked is called "The Dish." It's about one of the Apollo 11 tracking
stations in Australia and a pretty good film. Many of us had not seen it
before. An excellent suggestion Brint (who, regrettably, was unable to
attend). Bob arranged the meeting room with the library, reserved the film,
and ordered and picked up the pizza as well as being the primary organizer
and mover of the event. Thanks, Bob!
When the we arrived at the library, a lady was removing last month's
display from the case. Talk about good timing. We set up the pizza buffet
style and started munching. Don had brought a table cloth, and ice. Tim
brought some paper plates, plastic tableware, and napkins. Everyone brought
their own soft drinks. We had a little bit of trouble with the AV equipment,
but Dave took care of those issues and the film was started. In the mean time
we spent a lot of time drooling over Dave's exotic motor collection, and a rare
world class contest winning glider. (That glider can be seen hanging in the
display case near the Interceptor G.)
After the movie, we started filling the case. Don and Bob had gone out to the web site and printed some of the photos in a large format. We used these to sort of paper the bottom of some of the shelves. Dave quickly proved that he is the best among us at arranging a display case and did a terrific job putting together the cases. We were beginning to feel a little bit of pressure that we would run out of time before the library closed, but we did OK. We left some cards with the library staff in case any one asks for information. We also put out a flier giving the address to the web site for anyone who would like more information about the club.
I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we had a terrific
time together, sharing our items for everyone to see, talking rockets (and other
things), and sharing time together. We've considered having more activities
like this in the coming year, stay tuned!
Submitted by Tim Burger
NAR 78486 L1
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Email: nar505@yahoo.com
Last updated: January 4, 2003
