Carolyn Van Winkle Passes Away

CAROLYN VAN WINKLE, 80 LAKELAND - Carolyn Van Winkle, 80, of Lakeland, FL passed away on December 8, 2017. She was born in Laurel, MS on May 22, 1937. She worked as a school teacher for special needs students in Alabama. She moved to Lakeland in 2005 and was an active member of the First Baptist Church at the Mall. Carolyn was preceded in death by parents Clarence and Mada Walters, sister Alma Walters Hinton and grandson Brad Bass. Carolyn is survived by husband Robert Van Winkle, sister Elizabeth Walters Nichols, her daughters Lori Bass, Stephanie McLelland, Jennifer Lang and Cindy Hargrove; sons Randall McLelland and Scott Van Winkle; grandchildren Derek, Jessica, Kerry, Colin, Brittney, Jordyn, Amanda, Austin, Madeline and Kathryn and great grandchildren Kane, Virginia and Arabella.

Christmas Party December 4th, 2017

The LARC Christmas Party was a great success. Unfortunately, some of our comrades were not able to attend because they were either hospitalized or recovering from an illness or procedure. These include Bert KG2G, Jim KG4PWF, Al W4ZSC, Bob K2EUH, and someone very special to all of us, Carolyn Van Winkle. Please keep these folks in your thoughts and prayers, along with their loved ones who cannot help but be affected as well.

 They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but some pictures defy explanation.

Feel free to write your own caption for this one.

Most of the usual suspects attended the Christmas Party, but the even better news is that there were several new faces among us. LARC welcomes the new members.

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Christmas Dinner 2017

It is that time of year again. Christmas dinner will be held at the Golden Corral, 98 North on December 4th, starting at 6:00 PM.

Prices are the same as last time:
8 years old and younger, $6.41
Adults $15.28
Seniors 60+ $14.75
All prices include a drink
As in the past, the club will handle the tip for the waitresses.

November 2017 General Meeting

Election Results
Officers:
   President Matthew Stevens, NJ4Y
   Vice President Bob Doherty, KM4BAO
   Secretary Bill Johnson, KI4ZMV
   Treasurer Patrick O'Neal, KI4CDY

Board of Directors: 
James Stewart W4XDS, Mike Oliver KT2T, David Zdanowicz KI4WRX, Richard Kennedy N4ESS, Stephanie Hildreth KK4RAH, Geoff Schuck WA4MMO, Al Sheppard W4ZSC, and Kevin Rought N4KWR

Presentation - The Outernet
Our presenter for the evening was Bob Doherty who spoke about the Outernet. The Outernet as apposed  to the Internet is satellite based rather than land based, and serves the millions of people in the world who do not have access to the Internet because they live in remote areas, or third world countries. You can view Bob's presentation on our Yahoo Website. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LakelandARC/files/General%20Meeting%20Presentations Alternately, you can click on the LARC Web Site tab above, and then select General Meeting Presentations. Bob's presentation will be on top, with earlier presentations following in chronological order.

Attendance

CALL	FIRST	LAST	CLASS	ARRL	ARES	SKYWARN
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AB1DX	Oliver	Richards	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AC7CL	Christopher	LeBlanc	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K2EUH	Robert	Foxworth	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-405A
K4JZ	William	Aten	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	POL-933
K8TPH	Richard	Wilt	General	YES	YES
KB0QMN	George	Rezac	General	NO	NO
KG4PWF	James	Scott	General	NO	NO	POL-173A
KI4CDY	Patrick	O'Neil	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	POL-219A
KI4NBE	George	Gafford	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	POL-316A
KI4WRX	David	Zdanowicz	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-840
KJ4AFB	Patricia	Morris	General	YES	YES
KJ4DSQ	Roger	Land	Technician	YES	YES	POL-208A
KJ4UW	George	Mann	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-410
KM4BAO	Robert	Doherty	General	YES	NO	POL-829
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4UYX	Kenneth	Kozla	General	NO	NO
KN4CHP	James	Edmonson	General	YES	NO
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	Technician	YES	NO
N4FRK	Victor	Saxe	General	NO	NO
N4HCZ	Robert	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
N4KWR	Kevin	Rought	General	YES	YES	POL-868
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
W4XDS	James	Stewart	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
NJ4Y	Matthew	Stevens	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	POL-680A
W4ZSC	Albert	Sheppard	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-843
W7STR	Springer	Rush	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
WX4AMS	Andrew	Stevens	General	YES	YES	POL-838
Guests
K2U	Gary	Perkins
W4SAJ	Steve	Justus
	Carl	Begley

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2017

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2017

Friday December 1 from 7 to 10 PM

Saturday December 2 from 9 AM to 5 PM

The Tampa Bay National Weather Service office in Ruskin will be participating in SKYWARN Recognition Day this year. We will be operating Friday evening, December 1^nd and again during Saturday, December 2^rd

SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League to celebrate the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the NWS mission, the protection of life and property. During the event SKYWARN operators visit NWS office and contact other stations across the nation and world.

All amateur radio operators are invited to drop in and help us made contact with as many other stations as possible. If you have any question please contact; Daniel Noah at Daniel.noah@noaa.gov or (813) 645-2323 x223 or Rudy/KE4EXL at richard.rude@noaa.gov or (813) 645-2323 X329.

Links with additional information:

http://hamradio.noaa.gov.

http://www.weather.gov/tbw/wx4tor

http://www.arrl.org/skywarn-recognition-day

Our address:

National Weather Service
Tampa Bay Area, FL
2525 14th Ave. SE
Ruskin, FL 33570
(813) 645-2323