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height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0028dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>National Weather Service Open House</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b6da9e0.jpg" border=0 width="730" height="414" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Left to Right:  Tim Quigg, Jacob Lee, NAR Secretary George Rachor, Eleanor Lee, </B></div> <div> <B>Robert McMillan, Myrtle McMillan, Dave Davis, Darrell Smith and Dean Smith.  </B></div> <bR> <div> On Saturday, May 19, 2007, the Blue Mountain Rocketeers were honored to participate in the National Weather Service (Pendleton) open house in celebration of the 200th birthday of the NOAA.  The event was heavily advertised in the weeks leading up to the open house, with our own Section Advisor being a guest on The Morning Show on radio station KUMA 1290 AM.  The coverage on radio, newspapers and the Internet seemed to work, as a large number of people attended the event throughout the day.  </div> <bR> <div> BMR relyed heavily upon its members from Pendleton to help pull off the club's display, and both Darrell Smith and Robert McMillan stepped up to the plate, providing pop-up tents, rockets, tables and other materials.  Model rocket demonstration flights were conducted throughout the day.  Unfortunately, due to winds that increased in the afternoon, Dave Davis was unable to make a demonstration flight of the Glenda Project weather rocket.  However, there was a great deal of interest in the program, and Dave was kept busy most of the day presenting an overview of the project, its capabilities, and demonstrating various aspects of the weather payloads and the ground support equipment.  </div> <bR> <div> Reporters were on hand from the Eastern Oregonian newspaper as well as the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, who took pictures of our display and interviewed several of our club members for future human interest feature articles.  </div> <bR> <div> NAR Board Secretary George Rachor was also on hand at the personal invitation of BMR, and proved to be a great addition to the club's overall public demonstration, helping to greet the public, answer questions, and assist with launch range operation.  He was even able to get a few rockets in the air as well!  </div> <bR> <div> This was the first time that BMR has ever conducted a model rocket launch demonstration literally in the shadow of a Doppler radar dome, as well as within site of an airport runway.  It was a unique experience having direct radio contact with Pendleton Tower, obtaining clearance from them for each rocket launch!   BMR launched a total of 25 rockets for the day, much to the delight of the large crowd of bystanders who milled through our display throughout the morning and afternoon.   </div> <bR> <div> The Blue Mountain Rocketeers would like to thank Dennis Hull and the crew of the Pendleton National Weather Service Office for inviting our club to participate in their open house.  It was a unique experience for all of us, and we hope that we will be able to do it again in the future!  </div> <bR> <div> Special thanks also to Dave Davis of the Glenda Project for attending the event, as well as NAR's George Rachor.  And we couldn't have done it without the dedication of our Pendleton membership.  Thanks to everyone who helped out!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b8fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1b9fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1bafabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1bbfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1bcfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1bdfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG 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