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NTHGA meeting minutes 9/14/2000
Meeting comes to order at 7:30 pm
14 present
Treasurer report $ 1110.00 after payments made.
Minutes read and accepted.
Old Business
Pilot point lease is paid. New pilots that want to fly there give Dwayne, Brad , Cliff a call.
2. South tow site is good to go
New Business:
USHGA award nominations due now. Discussion about people and clubs. Nominations for special people would be Grandma Corine Albright at Magazine Mt. In Arkansas. Newsletter - NTHGA,
Phil Bachman has resigned as Executive Director of USHGA.
Andy Austin (old NTHGA member ) moved to Michigan and got Warren Dunes opened up to paragliders. Dave will nominate him for the efforts on opening flying sites for a commendation.
Discussion on registering domain for NTHGA. We agreed to do it but need more details. Computer folks will get details. We will go big time before time.
Flying at Alamogordo: Pete, Greg, John , Charles , Sculley went. Greg got XC champ for 4th consecutive year - 64 miles. High pressure dominated and slightly less soaring conditions. Speed gliding became in vogue- Pete won with 7 minutes over a 6 mile course.
Dave Broyles went to two meets: Aspen paragliders, Jackson Hole - hang gliders; both had high pressure and no rounds completed due to lack of soaring conditions.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.
For a free screen saver that has more than 40 hang gliding pictures by John Hiney and others- go to www.webshots.com . Just down load their initial program and then go to the search feature and look up hang gliding.
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