Please RSVP to Joel if you are bringing items and need some space or if you are bringing a food dish. kd6w@arrl.net

This time of year is always marked by the success of our crop harvest and PAARAFest is no different. We have made a huge dent in the sale of flea market items but there are always more bargains coming out of the basement and or from Gerry’s farm. Come by and share your cache with ours and for 5 dollars we’ll have the usual food on the grill fare and of course and a cool beverage of your choice. We’ll monitor 145.230 N6NFI for those that need further refinement in their directions.

Please pardon our remodeling dust. We’ve just installed the latest version of WordPress on a new Web server, and are in the process of moving content from the old site to the new one.

Some things may look a little ugly for a few days, but we’ll soon have everything back to normal and will now be able to begin expanding the features of the site.

Saturday, September 27th – 11 AM

Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual PAARAFEST. And why not celebrate the beginning of Fall while getting that last swap meet bargain. After all, who else in the world will appreciate that precious boat anchor (other than yourself of course). You are welcome to bring your favorite pot luck dish or dip.

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Talk in on 147.45 simplex.

Date:  Saturday, September 27, 2007

Time:  11:00 pm - 5:00 pm *  set up:  10:00 - 11:00 buy, sell, swap, and dine:  11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Place:     The Wilhite Residence (Joel’s house – KD6W)

                701 Menlo Oaks Drive

                Menlo Park, Ca  94025

Who:  PAARA club members and famlies

What:  A combination of a bbq / club fundraiser, get together and mingle, and time to swap your ham gear! 

Lunch - $5:  All you can eat grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, dips.

Bottomless Beer - $5:  All you can drink (and still be able to drive).

Buck a Drink: All other chilled drink choices except the beer.

RSVP: No later than 9/24/2008 to reserve a selling spot OR if you’re bringing a food or dip. If you have other dietary requirements, we’re happy to throw just about anything on the grill that you bring. Please send email to Joel at kd6w@arrl.net to let him know you are coming to PAARAFEST 2008!

Dennis Willson, KA6LSW, has relinquished his position as Webmaster, due to health concerns, so our long-planned custom database-driven site redesign has been placed on hold. Instead, we are now using the WordPress “semantic personal publishing platform”. WordPress can be upgraded with plug-ins that increase its functionality without requiring us to design and code custom solutions.

The key, however, to keeping this new site up-to-date, will be the participation of volunteers to edit its content. Our first new Web editor is Joel Wilhite, KD6W, who will keep us all posted on what the upcoming PAARA meeting lectures will be.

New Location!
PAARA member Sister Tony, KG6RVS passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2005 at the Mission San Jose, Dominican Nuns.

Services to be held on Monday, January 24, 2005 at 17:00 (5pm), with a viewing at 16:00 (4pm) at The Holy Family Sisters Chapel, 159 Washington, 510-657-2468. Driving directions.

According to K6WX, 880 may be congested at that time of day so one might want to take Mowry or Stevenson to Mission Blvd and then head south to Bryant. A Mapquest map is also available.

Les Vickery, W6AKR, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25/04. He was a long time PAARA member who lived a rather exciting life as a radio operator with Pan Am Airways. The family is planning a graveside service for Friday, January 7/05 at 1300 hrs at the Sky Lawn Memorial Park, located at the top of the hill on highway 92.
A memorial service will be held sometime later and his daughter Lee Ann at 408-529-6081 will advise us of the details.
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David K. Rogers passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, November 8^th. He had come down with viral menengitis on October 18^th, but had appeared to be on the mend.

Please follow the link below to find the information on making contributions to his son Danny’s trust fund, if you wish.
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