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G a z e t t eVol.1 Issue 7 “Semper Gumby” December, 2008 - January 2009
CAP gives presentation at school
the gumby
By Captain Barbara Bow
TheAsheville CompositeSquadron of the Civil
Air Patrol took part inHaw Creek ElementarySchool’s Career Fair Dayon November 14.
Students at the schoolwere given a list of speakers from which tochoose and attended.
There were four groupsof students (3rd, 4th,5th graders), totaling 52who attended the CAP
presentations. Each presentation lasted 30minutes.
CAP Maj. Jim Stylesgave the students andteacher an overview of
Civil Air Patrol, stressingthe cadet program.
CAP 2d Lt. NancyGreene discussed drugsincluding alcohol andtobacco and the negativeeffects of substances.Following a discussionon Pearl Harbor and thePennies for Pearl Harbor
project, CAP CaptainBarbara Bow presentedthe lm on the PearlHarbor Visitor Center/
Museum.Students were
provided with packetsthat contained variousaviation-related products,such as a paper glider,handouts on aviation-related careers, and smallArizona memorial banks.
In addition, sampleaerospace educationalmaterials were set up inthe teacher workroom,
Major Jim Styles with possible future cadets. No wonder it’s been recruiting ofcer two years in a role.
Major Jim Styles and 2d Lt. Nancy Greene in the classroom.
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with a sign indicatingthat CAP would provideany upon request. Major Styles explained theFly-a-Teacher programand our Aerospace
Education Program to Ms.Tucciarone, asking her to share the informationwith the faculty andadministration.
Captain BarbaraBow received severalenthusiastic phone callsfrom Ms. Tuccione,indicating the excitingresponse of the teacher and the students.
The squadron wishesto thank Maj. Jim Styles
and Ms. Laura-JeanneTucciarone, guidancecounselor at Haw Creek Elementary, for arrangingthis presentation.
The following CAPmembers participated:
Maj. Jim Styles, Lt. Nancy Greene, Lt. JohnGreene, Captain RichardBow and Captain BarbaraBow.
Right: Letters from the
Haw Creek students to
Recruitment team Gumby: Lt. John and Nancy Greene, Major Jim Styles and Captains Richard and Barbara Bow.
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Top training at Mountain Fury 4.5
By 2d Lt Clint Parker
Flight crews from North and South Caro-lina met in Asheville toattend the fth moun-tain ying clinic knownas “Mountain Fury4.5” November 7-9,2008 conducted by theAsheville CompositeSquadron of the CivilAir Patrol (CAP).
Western North Caro-lina’s mountainous ter-rain and unpredictableweather provided the
perfect setting for train-
ing search and rescueair crews for the unfor-giving conditions thatcan be found here.
In addition to the air training, ight crewsworked in associationwith ground teams par-ticipating in the DupontRescue ExperienceState Park that wasconducted with rescue
personnel from acrossthe state.
Members of AshevilleCAP ground personnelwere teamed up witha variety of instruc-tors and teams to shareinformation and tolearn to work with other rescue organizations.
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Recent senior
member promotions
In the Gumby Sq.
The following senior members have
been promoted to the ranks listed:
2d Lt Chuck Sprinkle
2d Lt Cindy Feeman
2d Lt Nancy Greene
2d Lt Mark Pickel
1st Lt Ralph Weber
1st Lt John Greene
Capt Dick Bow
Capt Barbara Bow
Capt David NewmanMaj. Butch Phillips
Maj Kim Gibson
Maj Brett McElheney
Maj Joe Weinash
Lt Col Rich Augur
Moral LeadershipLt. Col Richard Pannell MLO
We all know how impor-tant it is to have some kindof system that will help usto nd our way from one point to another without becoming lost or riskingendangerment to our life. Navigational devices arewonderful tools that makelife abundantly easier toenjoy traveling to any des-tination on earth and theycontinually improve thequality of our lives.
First man began to use
land marks to guide themfrom one point to another with moderate success.Before the invention of thecompass the primary meansof navigation was to stay insight of land. Travel awayfrom land was possible for short distances, using thesun and stars. This earlysystem was problematicand often resulting in thenavigator becoming lost. Navigational charts andtextual descriptions were
used since the sixth centuryB.C. in one form or another
as sailing directions. Over the centuries many amaz-ing navigational tools have been invented.
Today, the most desiredtool is the Global Position-ing System (GPS) whichis used in many personalapplications. Several weeksago I read an interestingarticle that I would like to pass on to our members, asfollows;
“When we went on aweekend road trip with
some friends, we had our rst experience using a GPSwhich has a friendly femalevoice, so our friends Johnand Mary called the deviceGladys. We programed our destination into the GPSand she did her job and plot-ted our course. Then we sat back. Having put our faithin this little navigator, welet her direct us.”
“Turn right in two tenthsmiles,” Gladys said con-dently. She was right-
Gladys is always right. Infact when we made an unex-
pected detour to get gas, shegot a bit insistent: “Pleasemake a U-turn... Pleasemake a U-turn at your earli-est convenience!”
Gladys had calculated aroute for us but we had gonea different way. That wasour choice, naturally. But if we had continued going our own way, we would have become lost.” CHK
The moral lesson for usis this; We are all spiritu-ally obligated to our God
to travel life’s road follow-ing His personal guidancesystem, which is his writ-ten word. It is by this wordthat we receive our moralstandards. It is the truthwe can depend on to put uson the right path when wego astray. When we go thewrong direction, it is never too late to turn around. Godis always ready to restore.If you are headed down thewrong road, please make aU-turn.
Top training at Mountain Fury 4.5
Some out of towners that participated
in the DuPont Experience and their camp site.
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Holidays means party time for Ashevile Squadron
Ho!Ho!Ho! It’s Santa Joe with Elf Rhonda!
There was plenty of good food to be enjoyed by all.
By 2d Lt Clint Parker
Another great holiday party was given by theAsheville CAP Squad-ron for its members and
families.This year also haddoor prizes given out bySanta Joe Weinash andElf Rhonda Augur and prizes for the “Penniesfor Pearl” drive.
There was theannual presentation of “Gumbys” for jobs welldone.
More than 100 attendedthe event held for thesecond time at Mills
River United MethodistChurch.
The Asheville Squad-ron thanks the churchfor the use of such greatfacilities.
Let’s just hope after such ne fun and foodthat we can still t intoour uniforms.
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Holidays means party time for Ashevile Squadron
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Squadron helps honor those who have kept us free2d Lt Clint Parker
More than 100 people
attended the local“Wreaths Across Amer-ica” event at the Black
Mountain Veteran’s Cem-etery on Saturday, Decem-
ber 13, 2008.
The event took placeat 12 noon EST alongwith the annual laying of
the wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery andover 300 other Remem-
brance Ceremonies heldsimultaneously at veter-ans’ cemeteries aroundthe world.
Cadets from theAsheville CompositeSquadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) laid approx-imately 80 wreaths on thegraves of area veterans ona beautiful clear Decem-
ber morning.Along with wreath
laying, CAP cadets alsoserved as the Color Guard for the ceremonyand assisted with the sixwreaths laid to representall ve branches of ser -vice as well as POW’s/MIA’s.
CAP senior members joined cadets in honoringthe veterans and a total of 32 senior members andcadets attended the event.
A 21-gun salute wasgiven and the PatriotHonor Guard MotorcycleClub participated in theevent.
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Squadron helps honor those who have kept us free
In
Flanders
FieldsBy: Lt Col John
McCrae, MD(1872-1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders Fieldsthe poppies blow
Between the crossesrow on row,
That mark our place;
and in the skyThe larks, still
bravely singing, yScarce heard amid
the guns below.
We are the Dead.Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow,Loved and wereloved, and now
we lie
In Flanders elds.
Take up our quarrelwith the foe:
To you from failinghands we throw
The torch; be yoursto hold it high.
If ye break faith withus who die
We shall not sleep,though poppies grow
In Flanders elds.