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<p>As the new year is upon us we wanted to say thank you for all
YOU! have done to help the WPRC, Inc. to become what it is now.
Congratulations on our joint success. Your participation and
votes have counted!!!!!<br>
</p>
<p>Happy New Year everyone from The WPRC, Inc. Board of Directors,
Committee Chairpersons, and Assistant to the Secretary. 73 and
best wishes for 2017 .....................................<br>
</p>
<p>As a reminder we offer the report from the final meeting of 2016
so you know where we left off..... Please pass it on to others
you think will be interested. We are always looking for new
members. <br>
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resend of October Meeting Report =========<br>
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style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Kevin
Custer W3KKC requested a round of applause for Tom Brew K3WS
Secretary who has announced he will not be running in today’s
election.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Kevin
mentioned that Tom K3WS is a motivator who can take an idea
and a few people, while getting things done, and make it their
idea.</span><span
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style="letter-spacing:.1pt">n</span>c<span
style="letter-spacing:.1pt">e</span>.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As always, there were
very good discussions on a variety of topics form Income Tax
filing status, committee reports, and an announcement that a
Yaesu factory representative is coming to the WACOM Hamfest
giving an hour presentation on fusion and other subjects. More
information at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wacomarc.org/hamfest.html">http://www.wacomarc.org/hamfest.html
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</a></span></p>
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However the hamfest is over it has been reported as a great
success!!!! <span class="moz-smiley-s11"><span>8-)</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">We are
happy to announce the elections resulted in Bud Plants N3TIR
retaining his current Vice Chairman Position for 2017 -2018
and Paul Bidzila AB3PJ being elected as Secretary 2017 – 2018.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Congratulations to both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">2017
meeting locations were voted on and decided, as you will see
in the report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Thank
you to Tony K3PXY for the pastries and refreshments.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We all got our sugar
rush, some of us more than others.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Not to name names <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:city></st1:place>…..<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Hi Hi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Each
person in attendance received a new soft copy of the ARRL
Repeater Directory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Please
read last page for a final from Tom K3WS</span></p>
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</span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Best
73 Everyone,</span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial">Exiting
Secretary Tom Brew K3WS</span></p>
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exactly"><span
style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Tom@K3WS.com">Tom@K3WS.com</a><br>
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