ENTERPRISE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY PO BOX 310034 ENTERPRISE, AL 36331-0034 Pres - N4WIG ironmike@snowhill.com VPres - KF4JTF kf4jtf@wd4roj.ampr.org Sec/Treas - N4JAG rickpal@snowhill.com PIO - KD4IDG hargett@snowhill.com News Editor - N4RYC geleam@snowhill.com DECEMBER 1998 NEWSLETTER ELECTRONIC EDITION There will be no December meeting. See the article about the Christmas Dinner, below. The next regular club meeting will be Thursday, 21 January 1999. DUES REMINDER The following members annual dues of $20 ($5 Associate) are due. October - WB4ZPS, WA4YQT, KB4EFX (Assoc). November - KF4EHL, KU4BF, KF4DZR/KF4QFK. December - KK4HC, KU4B, WD4NXP, WD4NXN (Assoc). Please remember that after you are three months overdue, you will be dropped from the club roster. If you can't attend a meeting, please mail your check, payable to EARS, to the club address. Thank you for your support. EVENT CALENDAR Hamfest - Dothan - 5 December EARS Christmas Dinner - 11 December Have a Happy Holiday Season EARS Meeting - 21 January 1999 Hamfest - Greenville - 30 January Hamfest - Orlando, FL - 12-14 February EARS Meeting - 18 February Boll Weevil Net on 147.24+ each Tuesday at 7 PM. Saturday morning breakfasts at Dottie's in Enterprise at 7 AM and at Ann's in Ozark at 8 AM. Wednesday lunches at the Deli in Daleville around 11:00. Amateur Exams following EARS meetings. Contact Tom, WA4YQT, at 464-0532 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule a test. (No testing this month due to the dinner.) CHRISTMAS DINNER This year the EARS Christmas Dinner will be held next Friday, 11 December. It will be at the Gazebo Restaurant in the Ramada Inn on Glover Avenue (extension of Rucker Blvd inside the circle) in Enterprise. Arrival time will be 6:30 PM for socializing, entertainment at 7 PM, and dinner shortly thereafter. Cost will be $14.54 per person and includes all taxes and gratuities. The menu is as follows served as a buffet: Turkey with dressing and gravy and Ham with scalloped potatoes. Vegetables of peas, carrots and corn and desert of strawberry shortcake. Included is salad with dressing, rolls, coffee and tea. We request that you please RSVP with one of the EARS officers as soon as possible. You may make your payment in advance or the night of the dinner. Cash will be accepted or make checks payable to EARS. N4JAG will accept anything from $14 to $15 each. (The club will either absorb the 54 cents or accept it as a donation.) Remember, this dinner is open to all Hams in the area, not just EARS members. Talk it up with friends and join us for a nice evening. ------------------------------------------- Electronic Edition Be sure to check out the EARS home page on the web at: http://www.snowhill.com/~rickpal/ears.htm. Hope to see some of you at the Christmas dinner. Have a very Happy and Safe Holiday Season. Rick N4JAG