The Wine Country Flyers will be flying in The Wings over Wine Country Air Show again this year. The Air Show is August 20-21. If you are interested in participating, please contact Jon Stychno or Jeff Penner. The flying program is coming together nicely. The deadline to sign-up for flying is July 10th. We need volunteers to man our display booth, as assistance is needed with the flight simulator, raffle, and interacting with the public. The first practice day will be held on Sunday, July 31st. The mandatory dress rehearsal will be held on Sunday, August 7th. Keep an eye on your email inbox for further news regarding the flight performance schedule and other details.

It is with great sadness that we must acknowledge that Steve Jensen passed on May 25, 2011. We have all known Steve as a fellow modeler, friend and source of endless modeling know how and experience. Steve was a modeler from the “old school” meaning that Steve was a builder who had acquired many extensive modeling skills that he was always willing to share with whoever might ask for help to understand, “Hey, how do you do this, Steve?”

Many of you have known Steve from the years that he stood behind the counter at Hangar One Hobbies in Rohnert Park. There just wasn’t much about the hobby that Steve didn’t know, and he knew all of the modelers, current and past as well as past hobby events and happenings. Just ask Steve and he could tell you.

About ten years ago Steve had a quadruple bypass and that would prove to be a precursor to what finally took him from us. Steve passed peacefully in his sleep when his heart just gave it up. I remember Steve telling me some years ago about our hobby, “Yep, it is a good, wholesome hobby, one that you can share with your family and kids”. And he sure did that.

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We’ll all miss a great guy that we all liked and admired.

Just a reminder Race 5 is still set for June 12th.