2007 Banquet Report


President Tom Davies giving his last banquet opening statement.	President Davies displaying the Certificate of Appreciation for KE4HIX's services.	Bob Arnold KI4UAJ, accepting his Certificate of Merit for his contributions to DBARA in 2007	KI4UAJ displaying his Certificate for being our unofficial PIO for 2007.	VP Bob Straughn WR4FSU drawing the first give-a-way ticket	President Tom Davies displaying the First Certificate of Merit

Rose Parrack, WA1VOP	MC Haas presenting Ed Mitchell with his win of a bottle of wine.	Andrea Fraser accepting Cliff's Special Service Award	Cliff KE4HIY checking his award to make sure they spelled his name right.	Now he doesn't believe it really happened!	Bob Ledford being presented the "Extra Service Award"

For being the Webmaster and supporting HBC	Frank Haas receiving the "Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding support of DBARA!	Frank is always there for anyone or anything!	Cliff won a ARRL calendar with "naked radios" in it!	Rose Parrack shows joy with her win!	Secretary Carolynn Truesdale getting ready to present John Locicero with his awards.

She is super serious in her thoughts, makes one wonder what John did now?	Her first award was a new rubber stamp to replace his old one named Insta-Gator!	John accepting the new Insta-Gator stamp from Carolynn.	He got a second surprise in that she was tired of him using her email address so she made him his own k4tug@usa.net	Our new President trying to dig himself out of the hole she dug for him.	Keep digging Jphn!

President Locicero preparing to present awards for outstanding support of HBC	Art Petteway for support of HBC and DBARA	Was he ever surprised!	Bob Ledford, WA4IDI, getting his HBC plaque	Joe Sanders, K2SAN getting his HBC plaque	Bill Schwartz, WS1C, getting his plaque

Hey all that work did pay off!	Frank Has getting his HBC plaque	Jayson Harrington, KI4ZAG, winning the ARRL Basic Radio 2008 edition book	Cliff wins again! The man can't lose this year.	JOse Fernandez, AJ4BN, being presented the "Humanitarian of the Year " award for 2007 by Tom Davies.	This award was for all the support he has rendered to date in helping Cliff Fraser in his fight to beat Cancer.

Congratulations go to John LoCicero for the "Amateur of the Year Award."	Art Petteway wins the ARRL 2008 edition Antenna Book!	Ed wins again!	Bob Ledford wins the 2008 ARRL Handbook	John LoCicero, K4TUG our 2008 President!	(l to r) John LoCicero, Carolynn Truesdale, kI4VWL Secretary 2008

Yea I did!	I don't believe you just did that?	Now who is going to win this prize?	Congratulations tgo o Art Petteway.	An for our next give-a-way!	The winner is?
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I can't believe I won it?	And the winner is?	Congratulations Ed!	Ed Mitchell winner of the HT	Turn it over Ed!	That's better!

President John Locicero getting ready to present the HamBone College (HBC) awards	John LoCicero presenting Paul Milward with his "HBC Support plaque."	Paul Milward, AB4PM, proudly displays his "President's Award."	Frank Haas trying to lift Bob's new Handbook	Now I can get rid of this thing! Tom Davies taking one long last look at the gavel he has held for the past three years.	Passing of the gavel now it is John LoCicero's turn at the helm. Being an old tugboat Captain he will do just fine as long as he keeps it in keep waters
		The photo's to the right were taken by Bob Ledford before his camera went south with dead batteries and his spares too. ------------------------->
The 2008 DBARA Staff (l to r) Tom Davies, VP, Paul Milward, Dir, Carolynn Truesdale, Sec, John Locicero, Pres, Frank Haas, Treas. and Bob Ledford, Dir (Not present Arthur Byrnes, Dir)	Secretary Carolynn Truesdale KI4VLP			Pre. Tom Davies and Treasurer Frank Haas taken as they setup and started the banquet award ceremony just before my camera batteries all went dead.	Treasurer Haas guarded and handled the entire awards program with the help of Bob Straughn WR4FSU, Outgoing VP. Bob saw to it that the drawings were legal and no one cheated by sorting out the tickets.