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FLYING FARMER September/October 2017 Volume 71, Number 5

2017-18 IFF Officers L to R: Past President ZeldaLewis, Vice President Clément Dion, Secretary/Trea-surer Harry Bartel, absent President Alex Knox

2017-18 IFF QueenCarollyne Collier

IFF Liability DisclaimerThe International Flying Farmers (IFF) and its representatives hereby make notification they have no authority and take no responsibility or controlfor: 1-the safety of members or guests, 2-the qualifications of individuals to operate aircraft or other forms of transportation, 3-the situations whenindividuals should or should not fly, and 4-the type of transportation or manner of transportation in which members or guests choose to use. Membersand guests are solely responsible for their own safety and the safety of their families. No liability is assumed or implied by the IFF, its Officers,Directors, or Chapter Officers.482-

2017-18 Calendar of Events

If you have an item to be placed on the Calendar of Events, please send the DATE, NAMEOF EVENT, PLACE WHERE THE EVENT WILL BE HELD, and CONTACT PERSON WITHPHONE NUMBER to the magazine email ([email protected]) or mail tothe IFF Office at P.O. Box 309, Mansfield, IL 61854

September 20178-10 – Ontario Convention - Festival Inn, 1144 Ontario St., Stratford, ON N5A 6Z3- Phone: 519-273-1150 Ext. 3 or 800-453-2111 by August 1st.

13-16 – Region 3 Convention - Marriott Courtyard Lansing, 2710 Lake Lansing Rd.,Lansing, MI 48912 - Phone: 517-482-0500

October 201720-22 – Saskatchewan Convention - Mineral Hot Springs, Watrous, SK

January 201816-19 – IFF Workshop - Holiday Inn Titusville-Kennedy Space Center, 4715 HelenHauser Blvd, Titusville, FL 32780 - Phone: 321-383-0200

March 201823-25 – Kansas Convention - Garden City, KS

April 201820-22 – Manitoba Convention - Neepawa, MB

September/October 2017

International Flying Farmer(ISSN 0020-675X)

Vol. 71 – September/October 2017 – No.5

The official publication of and published by:International Flying Farmers, Inc.

P.O. Box 309Mansfield, Illinois 61854

(217)489-9300 — Fax (217)489-9280email: [email protected]

website: http:// www.internationalflyingfarmers.orgmagazine email: [email protected]

Patricia L. Amdor..........................Office Manager Patricia L. Amdor.......................................Editor

IFF OFFICERS 2016-2017

President Alex Knox1282 W Bartlett WayChandler, AZ 85248(480) 628-4033email: [email protected]

Vice President Clement Dion (Sylvia)P.O. Box 243Zenon Park, SK S0E 1W0 Canada(306) 767-2270email: [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer Harry Bartel (Marilyn)P.O. Box 61Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 428-5440email: [email protected]

Past President Zelda Thorp Lewis818 Milan Ave.Joliet, IL 60435(815) 740-6417(815)-740-6417 faxemail: [email protected]

IFF Queen Carollyne CollierBox 770Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Canada(403)-816-2117email: [email protected]

SPECIAL FEATURES

8 2017 IFF Convention19 IFF By-Laws26 2017 IFF Convention Awards28 Ontario July Fly-In32 2018 IFF Workshop Registration Form34 Remembering My Dad36 2018 IFF Workshop45 2018 IFF Workshop Registration Form

REPORTS

4 President 5 Queen

DEPARTMENTS

2 Calendar of Events 43 Memorial40 ‘Round the Regions

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4 The International Flying Farmer September/October 2017

Official Reports

President’s Report

By Alex KnoxArizona Flying Farmer

The 72nd International FlyingFarmers Convention inBloomington, MN is over and inthe history books. By allaccounts those in attendancehad a good time. If you havenot heard by now, theconvention I had planned wentoff without me thanks to thetremendous and gracious effortsof Past President Zelda Lewis,Office Manager Pat Amdor andthe rest of your executive officersand other volunteers. Thank youone and all.

I was taking a little time off andhaving a leisurely drive toBloomington with a carload ofIFF gear and was about 80%there when on July 27th mybrother, Lyle Knox, called me toinform me that our father,Norman Knox, had a stroke andwas in the hospital. At this point,we knew he wasn’t on his deathbed, but didn’t know the extentof damage to him. Lyle and Italked and agreed I needed tocome home to help with thefamily and business and helpcare for our mother, BarbaraKnox, who is suffering aneurological disorder. I turnedaround and drove about 24hours in a 33 hour stretch. I am

glad some of your states have80 MPH posted speed limits.While I fly an airplane at over500 MPH, the fence posts onsome sections of the highwaysure looked like a 500 MPH blur.No admission of guilt here.While Dad is stable and holdinghis own these days at home, he’sunable to drive. Mom continuesto have her own set of issuesand we have someone comingin daily to help – which now hasexpanded to help Dad as well.Lyle and I appreciate the callsand cards to us and our folks.We still have a lot to do andchallenges ahead in their day today care as some of you mayattest in your own lives.

Focusing back to IFF - thank youfor your trust in electing me inabsentia as your new president.I started my IFF officer careerthat way and looks like it willend the same way. I honestlytold Wayne Wilderman if IFFwanted the best president, notjust the next one, to re-electZelda. He did not take myadvice. Working with Zelda andthe rest of your IFF executive andthe board of directors has beenan honor. Zelda in particular hasa unique perspective that no oneelse can hold. Growing up in IFFand participating as a Teenofficer and then becoming IFF

Royalty and finishing her IFFofficer commitment this comingyear has been a learningexperience for me. She has givenso much to this organization inso many ways I just wanted topersonally thank her, andcollectively from all of us.

Another personal thank youneeds to go to our wonderfulOffice Manager Pat Amdor. IFFwould stop. Period. This lady isthe heart of this organizationthat keeps all the parts flowing.Sometimes those parts need astint, or in my case, a swift kickin the keister, to keep us movingin the right direction. Betweenkeeping our finances in order,meetings organized andtraditions upheld, she is the one.

IFF has combined the positionsof Secretary and Treasurer, sothank you to Harry Bartel fortaking on this dual role thisyear. This puts the executiveboard down a position and willkeep us a little more busy thanexpected but your officers willdo what we can to meet yourexpectations to your chaptersand its members.

Thank you to Vice PresidentClement Dion. He is still with uson the board after dealing with

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Official Reports

Queen’s Report

By Carollyne CollierAlberta Flying Farmer

When I was crowned AFF Queenin April, I was told I would bebusy. Never, did I think I wouldbe at the IFF Convention inBloomington in August, nor didI think I would receive the honorof serving as IFF Queen for2017-2018. I will do my bestand ask the higher power for alot of guidance throughout theyear.

My Red Cap Bob and I drove toBloomington so we would seemore of America and its beautythan what you can see from theair. But on reflection of the week;I feel like we flew into a cloudand we still haven’t reached theother side! Everything seemssurreal. What a wonderfulexperience it has been and oneI will truly cherish for a lifetime!I arrived at the conventionknowing only a few of IFFmembers but I was quicklyintroduced to many new facesthat made both Bob and I feelmost welcome. There wasalways a warm smile and afriendly hello.

Monday was a day to relax andenjoy, then on to the Queen andRed Cap Mixer in the afternoonand to the Welcome Banquet.

Tuesday the tours began, theywere very informative giving alot of history of the area. Thetour guides were exceptional!The first stop was the Stone ArchBridge then on to the Mill CityMuseum, St. Croix Vineyardsand Wipaire, Inc.

Wednesday afternoon,brought us very informativeseminars. Donald Wyse, fromthe University of Minnesota gavevery interesting points on plantgenetics, as well as the ForeverGreen Initiative.

Dr. Robert Koch, also from theU of M, is currently evaluatingthe use of drone based scoutingin pest management.

Thursday was the only day thesun didn’t shine, but theQueen’s Breakfast & PosterPresentation did. What alovely breakfast! And a delightfulgroup to give a presentation to!

The River Cruise there werelight showers throughout theday but it didn’t hamper thecruise. We cruised through thelocks and had a delightful timevisiting while staying warm andenjoying the scenery from thedining room.

Friday - the coronationBanquet was the highlight ofthe Convention and the finalbanquet. At the RoyaltyCoronation I was crowned IFFQueen. What an honor! Thankyou to everyone who played apart in this amazing journey forme. Thank you for your lovelygifts and friendship.

Congratulations to IFF Womanand Man of the Year, EllenValburg & Glenn Kinneberg, andcongratulations to our entirenew Executive. Thanks also goto Past Queen Gloria & PastDuchess Sharon for theirfriendship and guidancethroughout the week.

As I left Bloomington, I tookwith me many happy memories.

Thank you to the OrganizingCommittee for all their hardwork in providing us with sucha wonderful and memorableconvention. Executive, Delegatesand office staff - thank you forall your work throughout theyear!

As we traveled home we visitedMt. Rushmore and theBadlands. What a truly breath

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several obstacles this past year.Clement is planning a superconvention for Saskatoon nextsummer so look for more detailsas they become available.

Past President Zelda Lewis is ontop of the workshop for thiscoming January. Check out theIFF website to see a video shehas produced about the next IFFadventure. We hope you willattend Titusville, FL.

As I close this article, I thinkabout our IFF sponsors and thevolunteers who helped out forthis convention. You maintainour traditions, help ease theburden of our finances andprovide true fellowship to thosearound you. It has been myexperience with IFF, and farmingand ranching families, that intimes of need, you step up andhelp out. Please accept mypersonal thank you to each ofyou during this time in need forIFF and my family.

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taking site. Another memory Iwill long remember.

I plan to attend the TitusvilleConvention in January, 2018 andI hope I will see many of youthere. And “Yes we can make adifference by doing one kinddeed at a time!”

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Mom and Dad cherish all their friendships in IFF! I know theywould enjoy hearing from their lifelong friends. Their address isCarl and Lillie Ray, 6620 Ray Farm Lane, Floresville, Tx 78114 Phone 830-393-2933

Jean Evelyn Hughes (daughter) phone 830 477-8863P.S. Dad’s actual birthday is October 22. :)

Standing L to R: Clement Dion, HarryBartel, Zelda Lewis. Seated L to R: EllenValburg, Carollyne Collier, Glenn Kinneberg

L to R: George Conard, Harry Bartel

L to R: Mary Hawthorne & Phil Petersongive committee reports at convention


2017 IFF 72nd Annual Convention

By Marilyn ArnesonMinnkota Flying Farmer

Special Feature

The convention was held at theRadisson Blu Mall of America,Bloomington, MN. Hats off toAlex, Zelda, Gloria Reed, WayneWilderman, Marilyn Bartel andmany more who planned andorganized this great convention.

The convention began withregistration Monday July 31,2017. There were a fewgatherings and some committee

meetings that day. Eveningbrought a welcome banquet, adelicious meal andentertainment by the awardwinning female barbershop

quartet, “Spice”. We enjoyedtheir music greatly.

Tuesday morning we boardedcomfortable tour buses for a veryfull day of touring. The toursstarted with a tour of the StoneArch Bridge, downtown

Minneapolis. This architecturalmarvel was built to join the twosides of the Mississippi so that

farmers could get their wheat tothe east side of the river to thetwo flour mills, Gold Medal andPillsbury. It was completed in1883 with 27 arches at a cost of$650,000. This lovely walk was

The registration crew made a trip tothe same store at Mall of America!

“Spice”

Waiting for the bus

Stone Arch Bridge

Waiting for the Mill City Museum to open

Delegates in Sunday afternoon meetingL to R: Jack Vandervalk, Clément Dion,Davene Brown, Keith Vogt, Harry Bartel,Ken Pierce

Buffet line for the Welcome Banquet


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followed by a tour of the MillCity Museum, a once operatingflour mill. It was veryinteresting and nine stories high.We were able to ride an elevatorto the top and view theMinneapolis downtown from thisvantage point. We enjoyed a boxlunch on the bus enroute to the

St. Croix Vineyards. There wewere treated to a sampling ofsix different types of wines. It

was a lovely enterprise that alsowas a part of the Aamont Apple

factory. This tour was followedby a trip to Wipaire, Inc. This

industry manufactures floats forairplanes of all types. They havean inventory of many differenttypes but also custom makefloats. It was a very efficient andimpressive factory.

Wednesday morning began withour business meeting. The CivilAir Patrol presented the colors.

We were welcomed by a CityCouncil member who had anagricultural background. He wasvery interested in our group andinteresting to us. The DirectSales and Marketing Manager ofthe Radisson Blu also welcomedand greeted us. IFF President,Zelda Thorp Lewis, presidedover the meeting.

On tour inside Mill City Museum

Inside Wipaire with the guide

L to R: Sally Apple & Zelda Lewisvisit at St. Croix Vineyards

L to R: Sharon Harrison & Gloria Reedat St. Crois Vineyards

Wine tasting L to R: Harry & MarilynBartel, Terry Wilderman

IFF President Zelda Lewis welcomes ev-eryone to the 72nd Annual Conventiuon

Tracy, one of the tour guides on the bus

The Civil Air Patrol bringing in the colors


Special Feature

Afternoon brought seminars.Our first one was conducted byDonald Wyse, professor ofAgronomy and Plant Genetics,at the University of Minnesota.I found this one particularlyinteresting. He is very involved

in exploring weed controlwithout the use of chemicals. Heis researching and developingperennial cropping systems,replacing lost nutrients in the soiland preserving the water supplyboth by these crops and

Zelda introduces seminarspeaker Donald Wyse

Donald Wyse

Kevin Morris

Robert Koch

The first session of the business meeting

reduction of the use of chemicalsto control weeds.

Also held that day was a seminarby Kevin Morris of the FAA. Hisseminar discussed the newapproach to medicals for generalaviation pilots. I understand itwas very good and helpful.

For Wednesday evening’s din-ner, we were seated by chapterswith some tables having severalchapters. Following the meal, wewere entertained by ChancellorsQuartet.

Thursday morning Robert Koch,assistant professor andextension entomologist of theUniversity of Minnesota,presented his approach to the

use of drones and otherapproaches to control pests insoybeans. That presentation wasalso innovative, interesting andhelpful.

The luncheon Thursdayhonored our Man of the Year,Phil Peterson and Woman of theYear, Barbara Leis. The hotelserved a delicious luncheon, allthings, even salad dressings,prepared by their own chef.Following the lunch, the new IFFMan and Woman of the Yearwere announced and presentedwith their awards. Both are fromthe Minnkota Chapter – ratherfitting since the convention wasin Minnesota. Ellen Valburg isthe new IFF Woman of the Yearand Glenn Kinneberg is the newIFF Man of the Year.

Chancellors Quartet

L to R: 2016-17 IFF WOY Barbara Leis, 2017-18 IFF WOY EllenValburg, Award Sponsor Pat Amdor


Special Feature

The Minneapolis Queen

Staying warm inside the boat

Looks like Jim Riggin is tellinganother tall tale

The afternoon brought twodelightful and interesting tours.We again boarded the buses,traveling first to the mightyMississippi and were treated to

a river cruise on the MinneapolisQueen. We traveled through thelower St. Anthony lock and dam.The weather was a little cool anddamp, but we had our choice ofsitting inside or outside. Some

L to R: Award Sponsor Art Sager,2017-18 IFF MOY Glenn Kinneberg,

2016-17 IFF MOY Phil Peterson

were brave enough to be a littlewindblown on the top leveloutside and others stayed warmon the inside and visited.

The cruise was followed by atour of the US Bank Stadium.This is a brand new stadium forthe Mighty Minnesota Vikings(and also used for many otherevents). The facility was quiteimpressive, including things like32 miles of pipe for beer and ofcourse expensive suites for VIPsor people with lots of money.We were up high, down low (onthe field) and even toured thelocker room. The stadium seats66,000 people and will swell to72,000 for the Olympics, whichwill be held there soon.

We ended the evening with anice cream social sponsored byMarilyn and Harry Bartel.

Friday started with continuing thebusiness meeting, followed bythe installation of officers. Newofficers are Past President ZeldaLewis, President Alex Knox, VicePresident Clément Dion andSecretary/Treasurer HarryBartel.

One of the four tour groups inside the U S Bank Stadium

L to R: Sally Apple & Marilyn Bartelscooping ice cream


We all gussied up for ourpictures in later afternoon. Inthe evening, we enjoyed a lovelymeal at the hotel. Following thatwas entertainment by aninteresting group, “HotCommodity”, a barbershop

quartet. Maris Thomas was theemcee for the coronation of ourlovely new queen. Maris did afantastic job, using the theme“Things they are a changing”.Included in the pre coronationactivity was a time of story tellingby our own Jim Riggan, so

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IFF Installing Officer, Don Leis

Don Leis installing the new IFF Officers

interesting and entertaining. Wewere also treated to a musicalnumber, a duet by Darrell

Hot Commodity

Coronation emcee Maris Thomas

Story teller extraordinaire Jim Riggan

Music by Ellen Valburg

Ken Reed bows to Queen Gloriafor the last time

IFF Queen Carollyne andRed Cap Bob Collier

Lemons and Colette Pierce,“Memories”.

The coronation of our lovelynew Queen, Carollyne Collier ofAlberta followed. She is agracious and beautiful lady whowill represent our organizationwell.

It was a great convention withseventy-two attendees. Theconvention for 2018 will be atSaskatoon, July 31 throughAugust 5th, 2018.


Newsletter Editors L to R: Sally Apple for Mary Gruber, OH/FL; Harry Bartel, KS; Colene Sager, WA; Pat Clapper, IL; MaryHawthorne, ON; Pat Amdor, Magazine Editor; Marcia Thompson, WI; Colette Pierce, MB; Marilyn Arneson, MK; Zelda Lewis, IFFPresident.

PQUADs L to R: Ellen Valburg, Merry Vandervalk, Zelda Lewis, Terry Wilderman, Barbara Leis, Pat Clapper, Colette Pierce,Marilyn Arneson, Marilyn Bartel, Pat Amdor, Cathy Scherler


Past Presidents & Spouses Back Row L to R: Don Zimbleman, Darrell Lemons, Jack Jenkinson, Terry & Wayne Wilderman, BurlScherler, Jamie Sossaman, George Conard, Don Leis. Front Row L to R: Phyllis Lemons, Joan & Carl Gillis, Cathy Scherler, SueSossaman, Judy Conard, Barbara Leis, Ellen Valburg

Delegates

Past President Zelda Lewis presents jew-elry boxes sponsored by Clappers &Sherlers to immediate past IFF Queen &Duchess Gloria Reed & Sharon Harrison

Wayne Wilderman receives a bound copyof the magazines from his year as IFFPresident from Zelda Lewis

Carol vanRossum congratulatesGlenn Kinneberg

15 September/October 2017 The International Flying FarmerHarry & Marilyn Bartel, KS

Jerome & Marilyn Arneson, MK

Sally & Don Apple, OH

Pat Amdor, IL

Karen Bradd, IL

Bob & Carollyne Collier, AB

Davene & Jerry Brown, VT

George & Judy Conard, NJ

Larry & Diane Dahl, MK

Norman & Pat Clapper, IL

Chris & Bob Clinesmith, WA

Clément Dion, SK


Carl & Joan Gillis, SK

Robert & Sharon Harrison, IA/MO

Mary & Dave Hawthorne, ON

Don & Judy Jacobs, HL

Jack Jenkinson & Kay Berghaus, KS

Glenn Kinneberg, MK

Mildred Klamar, MK

Arthur Lalonde, SK

Barbara & Don Leis, OH

Darrell & Phyllis Lemons, HL

Doug Knox, SK

Zelda Lewis, IL


Carol & Phil Peterson, WI

Ken & Colette Pierce, MB

Kenneth & Gloria Reed, MK

Colene & Art Sager, WA

Burl & Cathy Scherler, HL

Jamie & Sue Sossaman, AZ

Jeff & Marcia Thompson, WI

Bill & Ellen Valburg, MK

Jack & Merry Vandervalk, AB

Judy Naumann, WA

Jim & Kay Riggan, KSGary Stuckey & Maris Thomas, AZ


Carol vanRossum, IL

Arlene & Robert Voecks, MK

Keith Vogt, PA

Wayne & Terry Wilderman, AB

Don Zimbleman, MK

Signing cards during coffee break

Clément Dion, Ken Pierce & Art Lalonde

Jeff Thompson & Burl Scherler

Kay Riggan & Gloria Reed

Gary & Emily Wilcox, MIExecutive & Spouse Luncheon L to R: Harry Bartel, Pat Amdor, Marilyn Bartel, ZeldaLewis, Clément Dion


INTERNATIONAL FLYING FARMERS, INC.BY-LAWS

As revised at the 2017 convention in Bloomington, MN

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE & HISTORY

An organization of families with a mutual interest in the promotion and use of airplanes in agriculture. The organizationconsists of state and provincial chapters throughout North America. Founded in 1944, the IFF has had as many as11,000 members. While originally founded by farmers and ranchers who owned aircraft, the membership nowconsists of individuals from all walks of life, from storeowners and factory workers to bankers and lawyers. Directinvolvement in agriculture or aviation is not, in and of itself, a requirement for membership.

The purpose of the organization is:To create and maintain a compact representative and centralized organization with a spirit of cooperation and mutual

helpfulness among its members to explore and emphasize the importance of flying and the use of the airplane in agriculturalproduction, including the breeding, raising and feeding of livestock and to engage in research and extension service, includingpublishing magazines or other periodicals to disseminate among its members information pertaining to the purposes of theorganization.

Specific objectives are:To promote the practical use of the airplane in the Agriculture Industry.To sponsor education and research in agriculture and aviation.To encourage the conservation of our soil and water.To promote safe flying through continued education and upgrading.To develop public acceptance of light aircraft.To afford youth the opportunity to participate in worthwhile projects and to stimulate positive

social activities under adult guidance.To encourage close-in landing strips for towns and cities.To express the ideas and opinions of farm families at a national level.To insist that aviation gasoline taxes, where collected, be used for the development of aviation.To help reduce unnecessary regulations for general aviation.To cooperate with other aviation organizations for the furtherance of general aviation through

responsible aviation legislation.

ARTICLE I

NAMEThis Corporation shall be known as International Flying Farmers.

ARTICLE II

RESIDENCEThe principal place of business of this Corporation shall be at P.O. Box 309 (301 S. McKinley), Mansfield, Illinois 61854.

ARTICLE III-A

BoardMEMBERSHIP1. The Board shall be comprised of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, immediate Past President,Regional Directors, and ex officio Queen and Duchess.PROPERTY & BUSINESS2. The Board shall have control of the property and business of the Corporation.


QUORUM3. A majority of the members of the Board must be present to constitute a quorum; the votes of a majority of thosepresent shall constitute a binding act of the Corporation.MEETINGS4. Two (2) meetings of the Board may be held annually, one at the annual convention and one at the annualworkshop.

REMOVAL OF POWER5. The Board shall have the power to remove any member of the Board by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the memberspresent at any duly convened meeting.

EXPENSES6. The Board and Committee, as such, shall not receive any salary for their services, but, by resolution of theBoard, said members may be allowed a fixed sum plus expenses on a scale prescribed by the Board for theirattendance at each regular or special meeting.OFFICE MANAGER7. The Board may create the position of Office Manager, who will be hired by and work under the supervision ofthe Executive Committee.ADDITIONAL POWERS8. In addition to the powers expressly conferred upon them by these By-laws, the Board may exercise all powersand do all such lawful acts and things as are permitted by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation.

ARTICLE III-BEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MEMBERSHIP1. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, andimmediate Past President.POWERS2. The executive and administrative power shall be vested in the Executive Committee, to be exercised only at dulycalled meetings of which accurate reports and records shall be kept. A decision on all matters not within theprovince of a particular officer of said committees, and not merely routine in nature, shall require a majority vote ofall members of the Executive Committee.ADDITIONAL POWERS3. In addition to the powers expressly conferred upon them by these By-laws, the Executive Committee mayexercise all such powers and do all such lawful acts and things as are permitted by statute or by the Articles ofIncorporation. However, the Executive Committee shall not exercise any legislative authority, which authority isvested solely in the Board and cannot be delegated.

ARTICLE III-COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, QUEEN & DUCHESS

OFFICERS ELECTED1. The President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the delegates to the annualconvention.REGIONAL DIRECTORS2. The regional directors shall be elected by the delegates to the annual international convention from theirrespective regions for a term of two years.


QUEEN AND DUCHESS3. The Queen and Duchess shall be duly chosen at the annual convention, and shall be ex officio members of theBoard. There shall be at least two candidates willing to serve as International Royalty. If only one is willing toserve, she shall be designated as Queen. A past IFF Queen or Duchess who is a current Chapter Queen may beconsidered again for one of these offices five years after the end of her reign.

ARTICLE III-DINDEMNIFICATION

1. Each person, who at any time has served or serves as director or elected officer, employee or agent of theCorporation, shall be indemnified by the Corporation against liabilities incurred as a result of, and expenses(including attorney’s fees) reasonably sustained in the defense or in the compromise or settlement, of any civil,criminal or other action, suit or proceeding, in which he may become involved as a party or with which he may bethreatened, by reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation;provided, however, that such indemnification shall not apply to any claim, action, suit or other proceeding in whichthe director, officer, employee or agent is adjudged liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty,or in which he shall have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere unless the Corporation shall receive a writtenopinion of independent legal counsel that (a) the conduct of that person in connection with such matter was in goodfaith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation, and in any criminalaction, in addition that such person has no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, and (b) thatindemnification pursuant to the provisions of this section may be legally and validly made.

ARTICLE IVPRESIDENT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1. The President shall be the Chief Executive officer of the Corporation. He shall preside at all the meetings of theBoard and the Executive Committee and may preside at all meetings of the members. However, he may designateany members of the Board to preside at any meeting of the members. In his absence, should he have failed to makesuch designation, the presiding officer of any such meeting shall be the Vice President, Treasurer or Secretary in thatorder. The President shall be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Corporation,and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. He shall appoint the members of allcommittees at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting.MORTGAGES AND CONTRACTS2. The President shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal under the name of theCorporation.EX OFFICIO3. Except as herein set out, the President shall be an ex officio member of all committees, and shall have generalpowers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of President of a Corporation.

ARTICLE VVICE PRESIDENT

1. The Vice President shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powersof the President, and shall perform such other duties as the Board shall prescribe.

ARTICLE VITREASURER


RESPONSIBILITY1. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the corporate funds and securities; keep a full and accurate account ofreceipts and disbursements in the books belonging to the Corporation; and deposit all monies and other valuableeffects in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board.The Treasurer shall be authorized to delegate some of the duties, but shall not delegate the responsibility of theTreasurer.DISBURSEMENTS & RECORDS2. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board at regular meetings ofthe Board, and otherwise whenever required, and account for all transactions as Treasurer and of the financialcondition of the Corporation.BOND3. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond at the expense of the Corporation in a sum and with one ormore sureties satisfactory of the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of the office, and for the restorationof the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers,vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to theCorporation.

ARTICLE VIISECRETARY

DUTIES1. The Secretary shall be present at all meetings of the Board and the Executive Committee, taking and keepingminutes thereof, and shall have charge of all records of the Corporation, together with the seal and charter. TheSecretary, or someone designated by the Secretary shall cause notice to be given of all meetings herein provided,shall attest all bonds, mortgages, shall attest or authorize the attestation of contracts executed by the Corporation,and shall perform such other duties as may be determined by the Board.COMBINED1. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VIIIIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

1. The immediate Past President shall be a member of the Executive Committee and the Board with the samevoting privileges and compensation.2. The immediate Past President shall chair the Nominating Committee.

ARTICLE IXOFFICER TERM

1. No officer shall hold the same office for more than one (1) year; however, such officer shall hold said office untila successor is duly qualified and elected.

ARTICLE XREPORTS OF OFFICERS

1. All officers shall submit to the annual convention written and detailed reports of the business transacted by them.

ARTICLE XIVACANCIES AND NOMINATIONS


VACANCIES1. If the office of any officer, agent or regional director becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, retirement,disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, the Board, by a majority vote of the members present at anyduly-convened meeting, may elect a person to fill such vacancy; and such person shall hold said office until the duly-elected delegates elect a successor for the unexpired term thereof.2. If such vacancies shall be that of a Regional Director the person elected shall be nominated by that respectivechapter and/or region.NONINATING COMMITTEE2. The President shall appoint a nominating committee of seven members to be chaired by the immediate PastPresident. In the event this person is unable to fulfill that responsibility, the President shall appoint a chairman. Thenames of the chairman and the members of the committee shall be printed in the IFF magazine published prior toApril 1.3. Any member desiring to nominate another member for an international office should submit that name in writingto the nominating committee not later than 30 days prior to the annual meeting.NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR4. Members may nominate other members for international offices at the annual meeting provided twenty-four (24)hours advance notice of any such nominations is distributed to the nominating committee and to the internationalofficers.

ARTICLE XIILEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE & REPRESENTATIVE

This article was repealed on August 2, 2017 by vote of the membership at Bloomington, Minnesota

ARTICLE XIIIMEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP1. The membership of the Corporation shall consist of regular or family members in which teens and juniors areincluded. REGULAR MEMBERS2. The regular members of the Corporation shall consist of persons twenty years of age or more who have aninterest in agriculture and in aviation and who are members of a chapter association.QUALIFICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE3. To qualify to hold the office of International President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary one must:

a. be a regular memberb. hold or have held, or have a spouse who has or has held, a pilot’s license.

.ARTICLE XIV

VOTINGAT ANNUAL MEETING1. The voting privilege at the annual meeting of IFF members for each affiliated chapter association shall be one (1)vote for each twenty-five (25) IFF adult members or parts thereof. Voting proxies will not be recognized at theannual meeting.DELEGATE & ALTERNATE1. Each chapter association shall select a delegate or delegates and alternates to be its voting representative orrepresentatives at the international convention. Such a representative shall be known as the international delegate.Each delegate shall represent the chapter association at the annual meeting of the International Flying Farmers.


CREDENTIALS & NO SUBSTITUTION2. Each chapter organization will notify the chairman of the Credentials Committee who they have selected to betheir delegate(s) and alternate(s). Once selected, a delegate shall serve without substitution throughout thatparticular business session.

ARTICLE XVMEETINGS

AT ANNUAL MEETING1. The annual meeting of the Corporation shall be held between January 1-December 31 of each year in such placeas shall be designated by the Board of the Corporation. Notice of said meeting shall be published in theInternational Flying Farmer magazine at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the meeting.

ARTICLE XVIBY-LAWS

BY-LAWS – 24-HOUR NOTICE1. Any member or committee desiring to present a by-laws change to the By-laws Committee must do so to theCommittee meeting.BY-LAW CHANGES2. The By-laws Committee shall distribute copies of the proposed changes to officers and delegates as quickly asmay be practical.ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING3. The By-laws Committee shall assist members in drafting proposed changes; however the final decision as to thewording of any by-law change shall remain with the member proposing the change.RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS4. Subject to time being available, members may be recognized to be heard on the proposed by-law changes andto ask questions. However, only the delegates may vote.

ARTICLE XVIIAMENDMENT

TWO-THIRDS VOTE1. These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates at any annual meeting of theCorporation.PROCEDURE2. Any person proposing an amendment to the by-laws of this organization shall present the proposed amendmentto the delegates at any meeting where two-thirds (2/3) of the delegates are attending. Such proposed amendmentsshall be voted upon by the delegates.

ARTICLE XVIIIPARLIAMENTARIAN

1. The President may appoint a parliamentarian to assist himself in conducting the meetings.

ARTICLE XIXGRANT OF CHARTER

MEMBERSHIP MINIMUM


1. No organization or association shall be granted a charter in the International Flying Farmers unless it shall have aminimum of twenty-five (25) members. The minimum qualifications for membership in such organizations shall be aninterest in agriculture and aviation. It is hereby declared to be the intent of this section that, where one spouse in ahousehold possess such qualifications, then the other spouse shall be admitted to membership, regardless of whetherhe possesses such minimum qualifications. The ownership of an airplane shall not be necessary for membershipinsofar as the requirements of this Corporation are concerned.BOARD ACTION2. Charters shall be granted at the discretion of the Board to such groups that make proper application and complywith the terms and conditions set forth above or which may hereafter be adopted by the Board.FEES & DUES3. Charter fees and annual dues shall be fixed by the Board.CHARTER4. The word “Charter” as used in this section is defined to be the instrument which will be issued by theInternational Flying Farmers evidencing the affiliation of the various chapter associations, and does not mean acorporate charter.

ARTICLE XXMERGING OF CHAPTERS

NOTIFICATIONIf the Officers and Board members approve the merging of their respective Chapters, the proposal shall bepublished in their newsletters or through a special notice.VOTING AND REGION DESIGNATIONWithin 30 days after notification, all affected members will be sent a ballot; they must be returned to the Chapter’sSecretary within 30 days of receipt. If the Chapters approve the merger, it will take effect at the next IFFConvention. If the merging Chapters belong to different Regions, Region designation will be made by the IFFBoard of Directors at their next Board meeting.

ARTICLE XXIDISBANDING OF CHAPTERS

NOTIFICATIONIf a Chapter’s Officers and/or Board members feel they should disband, the question shall be printed in the nextnewsletter or by special notice along with a ballot to all members within 30 days of the Officers’ decision.VOTINGWithin 30 days after notification, the ballots shall be returned to the Chapter President. If the vote is to disband, itwill take effect at the next IFF Convention.

DISPOSABLE ASSETSAny money left in the treasury of the Chapter shall revert to the International Flying Farmers. All other assets shallbe disposed of as the Chapter designates.CHARTERIf a Chapter votes to disband, its Charter is automatically revoked.

ARTICLE XXIIGENDER

1. Any reference of the masculine term in these by-laws does not necessarily denote gender.


2017 IFF Convention Awards

APT Participation Award – Certificate and name on trophy sponsored by Oregon Flying FarmersIndiana Flying Farmers

APT Drawing – Sporty’s Flight Bag sponsored by IFFTruman Miller, IN

Lucky Pilot Drawing - $100 sponsored by Wisconsin Flying FarmersJeff Thompson, WI

Dr. Henry Bennett Memorial (oldest pilot who flew to convention) – clock sponsored by OklahomaState University Foundation

Don Apple, OH

Youngest Pilot Handbook – Bible sponsored by Jack Jenkinson, KSJeff Thompson, WI

Gift of Flight - $1,200 toward flight training sponsored by Ruble MemorialMichelle Peterson, WI

IFF Man of the Year – Plaque and certificate sponsored by Colene and Art Sager, WAGlenn Kinneberg, MK

IFF Woman of the Year – Crystal bowl and certificate sponsored by Pat Amdor, ILEllen Valburg, MK

Outstanding Service Award – Plaque co-sponsored by Homer Doell, AZ and Jamie & SueSossaman, AZ

Wayne & Terry Wilderman, AB

IFF Memorial Scholarship – Administered by IFF Past Presidents - $1,000 per semester forJunior and Senior college years

Bryce Long, IA/MO


APT Participation Award - IndianaPhil Peterson accepts Gift of Flight

Award for his granddaughter Michelle

Sharon Harrison accepts MemorialScholarship Award for her grandsonBryce Long

Dr. Henry Bennett Memorial forOldest Pilot - Don Apple

Youngest Pilot - Jeff Thompson

Outstanding service Award -Wayne & Terry Wilderman

Lucky Pilot Award - Jeff Thompson

IFF WOY - Ellen ValburgIFF MOY - Glenn KinnebergIFF MOY - Glenn KinnebergIFF MOY - Glenn KinnebergIFF MOY - Glenn KinnebergIFF MOY - Glenn Kinneberg

Tours Committee

Publications Committee

PQUAD meeting

By-laws Committee


2017 IFF Convention Committee Reports

BY-LAWS COMMITTEE REPORT

The result of the By-laws committe Committee recommemded changes to the By-Laws which wereadopted. The new By-Laws appear on pages 19 through 25 of this issue

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT

August 2, 2017

Credentials ReportIFF Convention 2017

Bloomington, MN

President Zelda,

Each chapter receives one (1) delegate per 50 members. Today we have 18 Chapters represented and 18voting delegates, which means we have a quorum. A quorum would be 15 or better. There are 5 Chaptersnot represented.

Respectfully submitted,Joan GillisCredentials Committee Chairperson

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

Present: Monday, July 31, 2017Mary Hawthorne, Chair 2:00 pmPat Amdor Nakomis A at the RadissonColene Sager Blu Mall of America HotelClément Dion (for Doris Wilcox)Marilyn ArnesonHarry BartelPat ClapperMarilyn BartelColette PierceMarcia Thompson


Chair, Mary Hawthorne opened the committee meeting by asking if there were any issues with theFlyer. Harry sends 319 flyers by email. After sending the last Flyer, 79 of them were bounced backto him due to wrong email addresses.

Mary’s next question to the committee was should we combine the magazine and the Flyer to savetime and money? There are 337 family units that have email addresses listed with the IFF office, 49households do not have email addresses.

Magazine information:Average cost of printing one issue of the magazine is $991Average cost for editing one issue of the magazine is $610Average cost for mailing one issue of the magazine is $282.13

(300 copies on permit in U.S. for $121.81 53 copies first class to Canada for $160.31)

Editing one issue takes 40 to 65 hours depending on how much needs to be retyped and howmany photos have to be sorted through

Information about the cost of printing the magazine – number of pages determines the cost (themore pages, the higher the cost although it usually isn’t a great amount)

Colene Sager asked if we could cut out anything that is in the magazine. After some discussion itwas determined that most things should stay to keep the older members who are unable to attendactivities informed.

If we were to reduce the number of issues, we would have to apply for a new periodical permit andhave more pages per issue. It might not be very cost effective to do this.

There are basically no advertisements in the magazine other than the Christmas Greeting ads fromthe officers, royalty and region directors. Therefore the magazine does not generate much revenue.

Harry Bartel made a motion to keep the number of issues at 6 per year. Marilyn Arneson secondedthe motion. Motion carried.

The question was raised about in house printing as opposed to using an outside printer. It wasdetermined that it would not be possible to do in house printing of the magazine with the qualitythat is produced by an outside printer. When Pat Amdor took over the magazine, there were 3people involved in checking with various printers and they chose the least expensive one. Thecurrent printer gives us a few “freebies” such as color photos on the cover.

Any monetary loss caused by printing and mailing the magazine is the value we place on our oldermembers who cannot attend. It is worth every penny to keep them informed and make them feellike they are still part of the group.


IFF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND REPORT

IFF Memorial Scholarship Fund Report – August 2017

June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017

Total donations received for the year $4,810.00

Miscellaneous expenses for the year -234.91

Paid to last year’s winner Michelle Peterson 7-18-16 -$1,000.00 Michelle Peterson 2-10-17 -$1,000.00

Checking account balance as of 5-31-17 $6,657.39

CD balances with interest as of 5-31-17 $22,914.83

TOTAL FUNDS $29,572.22

TOURS COMMITTEE REPORT

July 31, 2017Room: Nokomis B, Radisson Blu Mall of America Hotel

Bloomington, MN

Chairperson: Phil PetersonMembers: David Hawthorne and Karen Bradd

Meeting to called to order: 2:30 p.m.

Those present:Phil Peterson Dave Hawthorne Karen BraddBarbara Leis Carol Peterson Norman ClapperBurl Scherler Cathy Scherler Carl GillisJoan Gillis Jack Vandervalk Zelda LewisDon Leis Colette Pierce Clément DionJeff Thompson


Chairman Phil Peterson read the notes from last year’s committee meeting in Springfield, Illinois. These included Bob Carmean’s and Dave Tranberg’s suggested tour to Norway, Bill Pratt’s flying tourafter the upcoming Saskatoon Convention, Burl Scherler’s suggested tour of Southwest Four Corners,Alex Knox’s possible Hawaiian cruise and Jim Meyer’s possible Cuban trip.

1. Jeff Thompson offered to handle the Norwegian Cruise Tour and has researched it. It leavesSouth Hampton, England in August 2018 and is an eleven day trip of the fiords in Norway. JoanGillis shared a concern that Canadians would have trouble booking the trip as it could not be donethrough a travel agent. Burl Scherler reported that all could easily book the trip but that it must bedone directly with Celebrity Cruise Lines. All agreed that Celebrity Cruise Lines was an outstandingway to travel.

2. Clement Dion reported that Bill Pratt was still going forward with the post flying trip after theSaskatoon Convention with the first stopover at Yellowknife.

3. The Hawaiian Cruise has currently been dropped in favor of the Caribbean Cruise that JoelWharton is overseeing. Right now 40-45 Flying Farmers are signed up. There was a price increaseon July 10. All the rooms assigned to Flying Farmers have been taken. Others can still go and theHoliday Inn will let people keep their cars at the hotel for no charge. 4. There was a discussion about a trip to Cuba as suggested by Jim Meyer last year. Burl Scherlerreported that Canadians could sign up but U. S. Citizens were at risk according to Rick of CaribbeanTours due to relations between the countries and it would be better to wait a year or two before theFlying Farmers would attempt such a trip on their own. Anyone is welcome to go there on a cruiseship. No action was taken to pursue a trip at this time.

5. Burl Scherler told us about a southwest trip to Four Corners where landing is at MonumentValley, AZ with a nice family hotel and Jeep tours. The best time would be the first week of Octoberdue to weather and would include some color. A motion to have Burl to look further into trip plansfor the fall of 2018 or 2019 that might include the Balloon Festival in New Mexico was moved by JeffThompson and seconded by Carol Peterson was passed with all ayes.

6. Chairman Phil Peterson asked for interest in any new tours or suggested tours. Clement Dionrestated that he would be glad to lead a group on a farm tour of France and to be our interpreter andguide. He stated that the countryside is amazing and such a tour would be up to about ten days. BurlScherler moved to proceed with the tour and it was seconded by Jeff Thompson.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:54 p.m.

Afterwards Burl and Cathy Scherler gave a very interesting talk about the group with six airplanesthat flew on the Panama trip.


Ontario July Fly-In

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By Ron LewisOntario Flying Farmer

On Saturday July 8th OFFmembers Wayne & Lana Millson,along with sons James & Joshhosted our monthly gathering attheir home strip near Port Hope.Eleven aircraft from areas ofWelland, Kincardine, North Bayand points between made theirway to CMF4. This gem is tuckedaway in a little explored area ofOntario by our group. Severalothers traveled by car for whatwould be a very informative andinteresting afternoon.

Landing on this well maintainedgrass strip we tied down nearwhat is the operations centre foran RC (radio controlled) club.Not just any RC club for this oneflies only electric powered planesof many types, some of largescale, but that is a story foranother time. We were given aride up to the slightly raisedhouse area and dropped at theattached hanger. From road sidethis may look like your typicalthree bay garage, but on theairstrip side a full width hydraulicpowered door opens. TheMillson’s RV10 had given up itsplace for the day to sit in thefarm’s maintenance shop so wecould use the space. The earlierarrivals could sit with a coffee

and look down to watchincoming traffic.

After greeting everyone Wayneasked the blessing before weenjoyed our potluck lunch. Hethen gave us a brief overview ofthe farming done by his father,brother and himself onindividually owned and somerented lands. They cash cropseveral hundred acres of corn,soybeans and buckwheat. Withthe bad weather this year quitea bit could not be planted ontime and remains that way. Hetold of how they designed andbuilt the hangar door and amuch larger eleven foot high onefor the shop on the farm to holddown costs. Later the door andhydraulic system would beinspected by several.

We were then introduced toJames and the world of electric

RC planes. Many of us have seenRC planes from time to time butthe world of internationalprecision flying is nothing likemost of us had ever known. Firstof all who knew that there is arequired licence for this type ofinternational competitive flying?James is the youngest personever to have been given thislicence. He had his firstopportunity to represent Canadain Poland at the age of eight.Scattered around were anumber of outdoor planes butthe one we were amazed by wasone used for indoor competition.

We were startled to find out thatthis plane, made of carbon fibre,and having counter rotatingprops weighs less than 2ounces. Specialized batteriesgive it about six minutes of airtime. Now you know why theyfly indoors to avoid drafts.Competitive routines are laid outby the organization and judgedfor precision much like divingetc.

Mistakes cost points and routinemanoeuvres unfinished in timedo not count. As Wayne pointedout, we climb into our cockpitsand fly merrily along without alot of thought in makingdirectional adjustments. Now try

James Millson with his indoor plane


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to imagine this small planecoming toward you, upsidedown, and think about whatcontrol you need to execute anychange of direction in acontrolled, coordinated way thatwill impress the judges. Too late– you crashed it!!

Lana works in the school systemso you can see this is a very busyfamily that made time toorganize and share this day withus.

President Dave thanked theMillson family for hosting the dayand made some briefannouncements before themeeting officially came to aclose. With weather improvingand such a nice spot no one wasin a big hurry. There seemed alot of visiting left to do. Severalmade their way to the big shopto check out the RV10, take alook at some equipment anddiscover another project on thego. Wayne and a partner arerestoring a Breezy for some funlocal flying. Wayne commentedthat he missed his ultra lightdays. The RV is a going placesplane but the Breezy would be alocal fun time craft.

Wayne Millson displays andtalks about his RV10

Dinner in the 50’s(This is pretty accurate)

Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.Curry was a surname.Takeout was a dating situation... hopefully.Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.All chips were plain.Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of main course.A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.Brown bread was something only poor people ate.Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.Cubed sugar was regarded as pretty fancy.Chickens didn’t have fingers in those days.None of us had ever heard of yogurt.Healthy food consisted of anything edible.Cooking outside was called camping.Seaweed was not a recognized food.‘Kebab’ was not even a word, never mind a food.Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, andwas regarded as being white gold.Prunes were medicinal.Surprisingly muesili was readily available. It was called cattle feed.Pineapples came in chunks in a can; we had only ever seen apicture of a real one.Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling itand charging more than gasoline for it, they would have becomea laughing stock.The three things that we never ever had on/at our table in thefifties were

· elbows· hats· and cell phones!


Remembering My Dad - Guy A. Ham

Special Feature

by Diana HamVermont Flying Farmer

I can remember reading severalwonderful, powerful, so-called“prairie stories”. One started outwith a quote, “The way the twigis bent so shall the tree grow.”My aviator dad, Guy AndrewsHam Jr. wrote a marvelousmemoir (copy written) called“Learning the Hard Way”. Itstarts with his “twig bending”incident - and I quote:

”It all began on May 21, 1927,the day that Charles A. Lindbergelectrified the world by flyingalone, non-stop from New Yorkto Paris - an unheard ofaccomplishment.

A senior in MiltonMassachusetts High School atthe time, I was walking up anddown the aisles of the MiltonPublic Library, searching for asubject on which to write athesis. This was therequirement for passing English,for if I failed it I would not beincluded in the graduating class.Before I had found a suitablesubject, the quiet of the librarywas shattered by an arriving

mail carrier who shouted at thetop of his lungs, “Lindberg madeit! He just landed in Paris!” Fromthat moment on, there was nodoubt about the subject for mythesis: Aviation!”

”As soon as the shouting,whistling and clapping had dieddown, I went to the propersection and found what Iwanted. The rest of the day wasspent right there in the library,devouring everything dealingwith the subject. I left only whenthe library was closing, my armsloaded with aviation books andmagazines. From one of thelatter, I was able to get thenames and addresses of threenationally advertised flyingschools, all located in themiddle-west....” My first choicewas Sweeney School, probablybecause of its three-coloredbrochure. The cover depicted ahandsome aviator, clad inleather flying jacket, jodhpursand shiny boots and topped withleather helmet, goggles and theinevitable white silk scarf. Hewas pictured strolling along with

a buxom blond on one arm anda curvaceous brunette on theother. Dollar bills were flutteringun-noticed from his jacketpockets. Pretty heady stuff for a17-year-old! The caption on thecover read: “POPULARITY—BIGPAY—ADVENTURE—GET INTOAVIATION!”

Among my dad’s many daringexploits as a pioneer pilot washis successful participation in theMiami to Cuba Air Race in1938. In 1943, as the outbreakof WWII had necessitated theend of coastal flying in ourcountry, our family and hiscompany Cape Aircraft Inc. wasrelocated by the governmentfrom Falmouth MA to Glens FallsNY’s Floyd Bennett Field; pilots,mechanics, flight instructors,planes and even a hangar. Therethey trained pilots for the Army-Air Corps in the War TrainingService Program. Dad was theFBO there and at the “new”Warren County airport for manyexciting years after that- with mymom Edith always keeping thebooks and their office a place of


Special Featureorder and congeniality for thepilots, weather servicepersonnel, and any other visitorswho might have wandered in fora chat.

After years of handsome blackBuicks, my Dad got a horriblelight blue Caddy - long andobnoxious (I thought- at thesensitive age of 14). When hetook it a little above the speedlimit, on occasion, we would yell“I’m buffeting, I’m buffeting!”

One clear late fall evening wewere headed to Cohasset MA,home of my maternalgrandmother Edith Grassie andAunt Isobel. Night had fallen. AsMom and Dad worked practically24/7 as Fixed Base Operators ofthe Glens Falls Warren CountyAirport, enjoying every day ofoperating the many aviationservices of Cape Aircraft Inc.there, we were only planning ashort visit. We were zoomingat a good clip (maybe evenbuffeting) along the Mass Pikeprobably listening to a Red Soxgame on the radio. SuddenlyDad slowly pulled over into alarge dark rest stop, andstopped the car. “Let’s get outand look up.”, he said.” Sputnikis about to pass overhead.” Nowthis was 1957- long before GPStechnology, mind you. So Momand I dutifully exited the car and

scanned the dark skies. Veryshortly, a very small but verybright star-like object passed usoverhead, from horizon tohorizon. It was Sputnik I circlingon its very low orbit above theearth. True story! WOW-Unforgettable moment from aDad who always provided lotsof surprises!

A Farmer’s “Grace”

A visiting Pastor was attending a men’s breakfast in Farm County. He asked one of the impressive older farmers in attendance to saygrace that morning. After all were seated, the old farmer began— “Lord, I hate buttermilk.” The Pastor opened one eye and wondered to himself where thiswas going. Then the farmer loudly proclaimed, “and Lord, I hatelard.”

Now the Pastor was worried. However, without missing a beat,the farmer prayed on, “And Lord, you know I don’t care much forraw white flour, either.” Just as the Pastor was ready to stand up and stop everything, thefarmer continued,“But Lord, when you mix ‘em all together and bake ‘em up, I dolove fresh biscuits.So Lord, when things come up that we don’t like, when life getshard, when we just don’t under-stand what you are sayin’ to us,we just need to relax and wait ‘til You are done mixin’, and it willprobably be somethin’ even better than biscuits......Amen.”


JOIN US AT WORKSHOP IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDAJANUARY 16-20, 2018

HOLIDAY INN TITUSVILLE – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Reserve your hotel room now - it’s the Holiday Inn in Titusville, FloridaPhone: 321-383-0200

Room rates are $109 that includes buffet breakfast, free WiFi and free parkingRoom block is reserved until December 15, 2017

Registration is $275 includes 4 evening meals, 2 lunches (one with an astronaut), admission toKennedy Space Center and to the Valiant War Bird Museum.

Arrive at Holiday Inn on Tuesday, July 16, 2018. Registration will be from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00p.m. and a Welcome Banquet will be held at 6:00 p.m.

Holiday Inn4715 Helen Hauser Blvd.

Titusville, Florida

FLY into ORLANDO/SANFORD Airport via Allegiant airlinesSanford airport is 15 miles northwest of Titusville

ORORLANDO (KMCO) Airport that is directly west of Titusville is served

by by many airlines. The Holiday Inn is 36 miles from the Orlando Air-port.


This is an optional shuttle service that you can contact for transportation from the airports to thehotel AND to Port Canaveral if that applies to you.

TITUSVILLE SHUTTLE SERVICECentralfloridatranstours.com

407-284-5990You can reserve online

RV informationThe Great Outdoors RV ResortState Road 50Bill Specht General Manager Email: [email protected]: 321-268-9767

ORManatee Hammock RV ParkUS 1South TitusvillePhone: 321-264-5983

Titusville is located off of Interstate 95 that goes north and south along the Atlantic side (eastcoastline) of Florida. Highway 50 ((East Colonial Drive) is the east/west highway that is the mostdirect to Titusville.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018

We will be boarding a bus that will shuttle you to the Cape starting at8:45 AM from the hotel. When the bus is full it will take the first loadto the Cape and return to pick up the next load.


Tours at the Cape are on yourown until NOON when we arescheduled to have lunch with anastronaut in the Heroes andLegends Building. The picturesgive you just a glimpse of whatyou might visit at the Cape.

Busses on the Cape property will take you out to the launch sites.

There are plenty of places to sit and visit and you can also rent a scooter. See as much or as littleas your energy allows.

Starting at 3:45PM that day a bus will be there to shuttle you back to the hotel.It will take a load and come back to the Space Center to pick up the next load to return to thehotel.

We will have a light dinner at 6PM with entertainment that evening.WHAT ARE WE DOING THE OTHER TWO DAYS OF WORKSHOP JANUARY 18 AND 19TH?????STAYED TUNED. . . . . (hint: look in the next (November/December) IFF magazine OR check outthe presentation on the IFF website)


By Tina WhartonDelmarva Flying Farmer

‘Round the Regions

On July 22nd, Delmarva FlyingFarmers met at Trap Pond StatePark in Laurel, DE for a picniclunch and a guided pontoonboat ride around the pond. Welearned that the pond was manmade, which is why Cypresstrees are growing in the pond. Also, there were many familymills around the pond at onetime, which are now gone. Itwas very interesting and Ilearned a lot about the historyof a pond just a few miles frommy house.

On August 7th, Joel and I wentto Utopia, Ontario to visit FlyingFarmer friends, Kim and SylviaMurphy. We planned to fly, butchose to drive because of badweather. We also visited Johnand Anne Donkers and touredtheir poultry operation. We hada great time.

Also on August 7th, we said“Good-bye” to another FlyingFarmer. Lawrence Ewing passedaway that afternoon. Keep the

family in your prayers. He willbe missed.

On August 19th, Delmarvahosted a Crab Cruise on apaddle boat leaving SuicideBridge Restaurant in Hurlock,MD. We enjoyed a three hourboat ride and all you can eatcrabs and fixins’. It was abeautiful day! Attending fromPennsylvania: Charlotte andEvan Lapp and Keith and KathyVogt. Delmarva attendees: Boband Ruth Carmean, Dave andJanice Tranberg, Steve and CindyApplegate and friend, Joan,Ying Buttrill, Muriel Ewing, andJoel and Tina Wharton.

L to R: Kathy Vogt, Muriel Ewing,Ying Buttrill, Ruth Carmean

L to R: Bob Carmean, Joan (friend ofApplegates), Cindy Applegate, KeithVogt

Joel Wharton & Muriel Ewing

Charlotte & Evan Lapp

L to R: Tina Wharton, Janice & Dave Tranberg,Charlotte & Evan Lapp, Steve Applegate



By Mary HawthorneOntario Flying Farmer

On Sunday, August 13, nineOntario Flying Farmer planesarrived at the well maintainedgrass strip at Port Elgin on abeautiful sunny day, somethingunusual this summer in Ontario.Here we were greeted by hostessGwen Wilson and her family,including Alan and Sandy Wilsonfrom Michigan, who were aboutto begin some holiday time inOntario.

Musical entertainment wasprovided before we enjoyeddelicious roast beef on a bun,accompanied by salads andwonderful desserts made byGwen’s daughter and her family.

Gwen’s nephew, Darren Howe,head of Western WasteManagement Facility of OntarioPower Generation, told us aboutstorage and processing of wastefrom generating plants inOntario. Much low levelcontamination material can beincinerated but other materialshave to be compacted forstorage. Strict regulations arefollowed and the licence has tobe renewed every ten years forthe temporary storage facility. Ittakes a long time to choose afinal repository as many criteria

Darren Howe, speaker

Clockwise from center front: Jane Farrell, Kim Murphy, Larry & Sandie Waldie,Hortense & Adrian Verburg, Jim Farrell

Foreground: Jamie McCague. Background: Ron Lewis, Glen Kernohan, Don Lounsbury& Mildred Kernohan

must be met. Once the locationof a final repository isdetermined materials will bemoved from the temporarylocation. Heavy security is inplace at the temporaryrepository where up to 150highly qualified workers areemployed to ensure radioactivewaste is managed safely andposes no significant risk toemployees, the public or theenvironment.

Thanks to Gwen for organizingthis informative meeting at sucha pleasant location.



By Glenn KinnebergMinnkota Flying Farmer

As the old saying goes “It is PastHistory “! So it is that the 72ndAnnual Convention of the IFFwhich was held in Bloomington,MN July 31 to Aug 4 is history! The attendance was 72 which isa little below normal for ourconventions lately. Even living all my life only a fewhours away, I had never seenthe Stone Arch Bridge. Let alonewalk across it! After doing thaton our first tour we also wentthru the Mill City Museumshowing when Minneapolis wasthe “hey day” of flour milling At the St. Croix Vineyards wegot to sample six varieties ofwine! Then, on to Wipaire, Incto view the manufacturing of theaircraft pontoons. On Thursday afternoon we tookthe river Cruise before touringthe new U. S. Bank footballstadium where the Super Bowlwill be held in February Congratulations to the Awardwinners: Jeff Thompson the

youngest pilot (What? YoungestPilot?) and Don Apple the oldestpilot! Times are changing!! Theother Award winners will be inthe magazine.

The Secretary-Treasurer slate isnow one so Harry Bartel movedup and Alex Knox is thepresident. Congratulations alsoto the new IFF Queen fromAlberta, Carollyne Collier. The news from the WisconsinChapter is that they held a picnicat the Monroe Airport on theafternoon of August 17th. Ihave no other details. And from Manitoba I understandthey are having a Fly-In at thePierces this month.

Miscellaneous Convention Photos

Relaxin’ at the winery

Registration

Davene Brown at Wipaire

On the bus for a day of tours

Carollyne Collier & Pat Clapper

Reception Line


MemorialLawrence Ewing

1923–2017

Lawrence Edward Ewing, Jr., ofEaston, MD passed awaypeacefully in the afternoon at hishome on August 7, 2017. Hewas 93 years old.

Lawrence was born on October18, 1923, son of the lateLawrence E. Ewing, Sr. and BirdieDraper Ewing from Centreville,Maryland. He spent his early lifefarming with his family, goingto school in Queen Anne Countyand dreaming of flying. He metand then married Muriel Altonof Easton on January 19, 1946.

Lawrence and Muriel had twochildren. Diana Lynne Ewing(Lynne Ewing Carels) whopreceded her father in death in2006 and a son, Lawrence AltonEwing who joined them in thefarming operation in 1974 afterreturning from college.

His lifelong ambition to becomea pilot was realized in April of1972 and he later bought anairplane, his joy.

Lawrence was a l member ofSaints Peter and Paul CatholicChurch in Easton, Easton ElksLodge # 1622, Easton Ruritan,and Farm Bureau. Lawrence wasa member of InternationalFlying Farmers. Their adventurescontinued with IFF spanningover 4 decades. a

He is survived by his wife of 71years, Muriel E. Ewing; his son,Lawrence A. Ewing; a sister,Virginia Lee Fleming; and asister-in-law, Eloise Ewing;sixgrandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Eugene Payne1940–2017

Eugene “Gene” Dennis Paynewas called from this life onAugust 8, at his home inAlexandria. He was born onAugust 30, 1940 in Benson,Minnesota the son of Mathilda“Tillie” (Schoen) and AlvinPayne.

Gene grew up on the family farmsouth of DeGraff. Aftercompleting his education, Genejoined and served in theMinnesota National Guard andReserve. He also helped as a ringman for his dad’s Auctioneeringbusiness. Gene went on to beginfarming.

Gene had an interest in flyingand pursued obtaining hisprivate pilot’s license in 1969. Hewas part owner in AE & T Inc.that owned several planesincluding a BeechcraftMusketeer, Cessna Skylane 182,and a rebuilt vintage AeronicaSedan. He and his family joinedthe Minnesota Flying Farmersorganization in the early 1970’sand were also members of theInternational Flying Farmers.

Gene married Katy Iverson onSeptember 16, 1961 in Benson.They raised four children on thefamily farm Brad, Julie, Greg,and Kim. This union was blessedwith over 46 years of marriage.

Gene is survived by his childrenBrad, Julie, and Kim. o He is alsosurvived by brothers Doug andTom Payne. He was precededin death by his parents, his wifeKaty in 2008, his son Greg in1989, and a step mother DorisPayne.

MISS ME – BUT LET ME GO

When I come to the end of theroadAnd the sun has set for meI want no rites in a gloom-filledroom.Why cry for a soul set free?Miss me a little–but not too longAnd not with your head bowedlow.Remember the love that we oncesharedMiss me–but let me go.For this is a journey that we allmust takeAnd each must go alone. It’s alla part of the Master’s planA step on the road to home.When you are lonely and sick ofheartGo to the friends we knowAnd bury your sorrows in doinggood deeds.Miss Me – But Let me Go!

~Author Unknown


MemorialRoyce Pierson

1931-2017

Royce Dean Pierson, 86, of LakeWales, FL, went to be with hisLord on August 25, 2017. Hewas born March 4, 1931 toGeorge and Lucile (Krizer)Pierson in St.Louis, MO.

He married Constance (Connie)Petersen on July 6, 1952. Theyhad three children: MarciaSchulz, Lisbeth Henslin andScott Pierson.

Royce served as a surveyor inthe Army at Fort Hood, TX from1954-1956. They returned toIowa where he worked for andeventually managed the familyseed business with his brotherShorty.

An accomplished instrumentflight instructor, he logged over9,000 hours of private flighttime and taught many to enjoyhis passion.

Royce was active in the FirstPresbyterian Church, served onthe Oskaloosa School Board,Mahaska County ExtensionCouncil, Oskaloosa Chamber ofCommerce and InternationalFlying Farmers.

Royce is survived by his wife,three children, 10 grandchildrenand 10 great grandchildren, Hewas preceded in death by hisparents, brother and one greatgrandchild.

Glen Kernohan1927-2017

Longtime Ontario Flying Farmer,Glen Kernohan, passed awaysuddenly, at Bluewater Health,Sarnia on Friday, August 25th,2017 in his 91st year. Lovinglyremembered by his wife of 70years, Mildred and his threedaughters Diane Kernohan-Dejean of Sarnia, Ontario, CarolKernohan-Langlois (Norman) ofPetawawa, Ontario and MarilynKernohan-Morrison (Brian) ofNaughton, Ontario.

Dear grandfather of JessicaSmith (Jonathan) of Mbabane,Swaziland, Kevin Dejean(Monica) of Delaware, Ontario,Kyle Morrison (Chantal) ofPorcupine, Ontario and JordanMorrison of Naughton, Ontario.Special grandfather of MikeDejean (Faye), Lauren and RyanDejean. Dear great grandfatherof Hudson and Archer Smith,Vanessa Dejean and KoltonMorrison.

Glen, a member of Forest UnitedChurch, will be missed by manyin the Flying Farmersorganization as he owned severalaircraft and participated in manyOFF events. Farming and flyingwere important facets of his life.He sold his last Cessena severalyears ago to another OntarioFlying Farmer member. Sincethen Glen and Mildred have beenfaithful attendees at Ontarioevents travelling many miles intheir vehicle. We were pleasedthey drove to the OFF fly-in heldin Port Elgin on August 13.

He Only Takes the Best

God saw that he was gettingtired,A cure was not to be.

So He put His arms around himand whispered, “Come with Me.”

With tearful eyes, we watchedhim suffer,And saw him fade away.

Although we loved him dearly,We could not make him stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,Hard working hands to rest.

God broke our hearts to proveto us

He only takes “the best”.

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