{"id":3268,"date":"2014-02-03T16:19:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2014-02-03T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:39:31","slug":"3268","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/?p=3268","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Events for February"},"content":{"rendered":"

February is a busy month for Wing activities. \u00a0Upcoming Events:<\/h1>\n

Tuesday, February 4 –\u00a0Staff Meeting<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0<\/strong>6:00 pm<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 20 –\u00a0Wing Meeting<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>social time 5:30, pot luck dinner 6:30, meeting 7:00 pm
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Guest Speaker:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Midlander Dave Swensen. \u00a0During WWII he flew AT-11s at Big Spring, then flew the B-26 and the A-26.<\/p>\n

Friday-Sunday, February 21-23 –\u00a0Recovery Mission Road Trip to Hobbs, NM<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The High Sky Wing Maintenance Team has volunteered to help HQ bring the C-45, assigned to the New Mexico Wing, back to Midland. \u00a0Unfortunately, the New Mexico Wing is\/has folded. \u00a0THE MISSION\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>is\u00a0to put the aircraft in flying condition to be ferried back to Midland at a later TBD date. \u00a0ALSO<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0we will pack up, load and transport additional\u00a0miscellaneous\u00a0parts, etc. to HQ. \u00a0YOUR OPPORTUNITY<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to help. \u00a0Several individuals have agreed to take trailers and campers to Hobbs on Fri., Feb. 21 and spend the weekend to work on this project. \u00a0MEMBERS ARE WELCOME<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to come on Fri. OR consider driving over on Sat. morning to help with maintenance and loading trailers. \u00a0If you’d like to participate, contact Mark Haskin at pilotmah@yahoo.com 432-661-3380 or James Martin at james@deweysride.org 432-528-2729. \u00a0Please make contact\u00a0ASAP<\/span><\/strong>for planning purposes.<\/p>\n

Thursday-Sunday, February 27-March 2 –\u00a0Wing Staff Conference<\/span>\u00a0at CAF HQ
\n<\/strong>For more information and to download a registration form, go to\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.commemorativeairforce.org\/<\/p>\n

Friday, February 28 –\u00a0**FUNDRAISER * FUNDRAISER * FUNDRAISER**<\/span><\/strong>
\nHigh Sky Wing will be providing lunch for the Wing Staff Conference attendees at $10 per plate. \u00a0Plate lunch will consist of sliced brisket, sausage, beans, potato salad and all the fixin’s. \u00a0Your help is needed to make this fundraiser a success! \u00a0Needed are volunteers for food prep, set-up, cashiers, servers, clean-up and assistance in general. \u00a0Please let Gena Linebarger know that you are available to help at gena@52.15.223.162 or 432-528-0997. \u00a0Lunch will be served from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Feb. 28. \u00a0This is a short time frame that should yield big results.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 4 –\u00a0Staff Meeting<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0– 6:00 pm<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 27 –\u00a0Wing Meeting<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0social time 5:30, pot luck dinner 6:30, meeting 7:00 pm<\/p>\n

PAST EVENTS<\/strong><\/span>
\nThank you to everyone that attended the annual Awards Banquet in January. \u00a0We had 70 people in attendance. \u00a0Congratulations to Colonel Mark Haskin “Colonel of the Year” and to Colonel Steve Clinton “Spirit of the Eagle” award recipients.
\nA tradition of the Banquet that was started in 2005 successfully continues. \u00a0Thank you to the many members who came forward and pledged to “Pay the Rent” for 2014. \u00a0Your generous donations are greatly appreciated! \u00a0If you too want to be a part of the “Pay the Rent” Club, please don’t hesitate to contact your Staff.
\nThe Super Bowl Party on Sunday was fun for all. \u00a045 people showed their spirit, in spite of the cold weather, and came out to the Ready Room to watch the game, eat good food and critique the commercials.<\/p>\n

NEW<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Wing now has a Facebook page. \u00a0Friend us at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/HighSkyWing<\/a> and keep up with activities.<\/p>\n

REMINDER<\/strong><\/span>
\nHSW dues of $75 are now due for 2014. \u00a0Mail your dues to: \u00a0P.O. Box 61064, Midland. TX \u00a079711<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February is a busy month for Wing activities. \u00a0Upcoming Events: Tuesday, February 4 –\u00a0Staff Meeting\u00a0–\u00a06:00 pm Thursday, February 20 –\u00a0Wing Meeting\u00a0–\u00a0social time 5:30, pot luck dinner 6:30, meeting 7:00 pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Guest Speaker:\u00a0\u00a0Midlander Dave Swensen. \u00a0During WWII he … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3268"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3268"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3276,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3268\/revisions\/3276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.highskywing.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}