RC FLYERS ON PARADE: On June 5,
2010, Shelton, Washington, hosted the
annual Paul Bunyan Parade during the
Mason County Forest Festival. Each year,
the Sanderson Field RC Flyers (SFRCF) and
the Lake Nahwatzel RC Float Club
(LNRCFC) team together to create a float
for the parade.
Club members assembled on May 29 to
begin work on the float. The float is built on
a trailer belonging to SFRCF member Jody
Diaz. Members brought the aircraft that
would be displayed on the float.
After the plywood foundation for the
float was attached to the trailer, members
temporarily mounted the display aircraft.
Photos of the float were taken to document
the aircraft positioning and the aircraft were
removed until parade day.
At the end of this planning day, members
participated in a great barbecue.
Before the day of the parade, SFRCF
member Sharon Diaz planned and acquired
the background and other decorations to be
used on the float, as well as giving the
plywood a new coat of paint.
Bob Beatty drills the float to mount an
aircraft while Eric Oberg (L) and Chuck
Kentfield assist.
Above: Dave
Fisher (L), Burt
Daggett, and
Chuck Kentfield
(R) position an
airplane.
Right: Sharon
Diaz and Bob
Beatty work on
the float’s
background.
Parade day began with a breakfast at
Blondies Restaurant, a Shelton favorite.
After breakfast, club members began to
assemble the float near the parade’s starting
point. The float was assembled, decorated,
and an American flag was attached as a final
touch—the float was ready to go.
The float was hitched to a van belonging
to and driven by Richard Robb. Richard also
supervised the attachment of large banners
advertising the RC clubs to the sides of the
van. The parade began at 11 a.m. along
Shelton’s main street, Railroad Avenue.
All of the club members who participated
in preparing the float had lots of fun during
the project. Besides preparing the float,
members enjoyed the excitement of the
parade among the spectators who lined the
several blocks of the parade route. The float
was awarded third place in its category.
Members who participated in the float’s
assembly included Robert Beatty, Burton
Daggett, Jody Diaz, Sharon Diaz, Eric
Oberg, Richard Robb, Royce Tivel, and
Charles Kentfield. Anyone else who helped
with the float whose name does not appear
in the list, thank you for your help.
It is beginning to look like a float.
Along the parade route.
Dick Rob proudly displays the float award.
From left to right are Darryl Casad, Eric
Oberg, Bob Beatty, Jody Diaz, Sharon Diaz,
Dave Fisher, Troy Lanning, Burt Daggett,
Dick Robb, and Chuck Kentfield.
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; nelsondxi@hotmail.com
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Phone: (509) 467 8348
nelsondxi@hotmail.com
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
joanrick@comcast.net
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls MT;
d.l.anderson@bresnan.net
Bryan Batch, Spokane WA
bbhobbies@quest.net
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
al.culver@hotmail.com
Bruce Harlow, Myrtle Creek OR;
bruceharlowjr@yahoo.com
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
jholcomb@pacifier.com
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
rcplanker@nwi.net
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
reeves@mtaonline.net
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; mosbrsr@comcast.net
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
ctan366@msn.com
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102;
phil.tallman@starband.net
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
wmtrnr2@comcast.net
Web site: www.amadistrict11.org
District XI Volunteers
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