Attendees (23): Molly Meckfessel, Chuck Meckfessel, Emma Meckfessel, Sydney Rice, Rob Benton, John Hilker, Jason Garbus, Oliver Garbus, Chris Lagemann, Dennis Tuchalski, Doug Probst, Charles Barnett, Larry Hileman, John Sullivan, Tim Gannon, Joseph Avins, John Buckley, Joe Bryant, Charn Faulkingham, Evelyn Nutt, Michael Thomas, Chris Franklin, and Dan Cella.
Sunset Hills Bandana’s BBQ (11750 Gravois Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63127)
Called to order at 7:00 p.m.
New Attendees: Evelyn Nutt from California, who did rocketry before moving to the area. Currently has her L2.
Achievements and Contributions:
- Doug Probst finished his Intimidator for his L3 certification.
Meeting minutes for August 25th, 2026 meeting approved.
Treasury status
- Current Balance: $2606.09
- Deposits: $62.58 from PayPal
- Expenses: $100 for past IRS filing, paid with the income from the raffle.
SLRA Membership Total:
- 69 Members (66 Senior, 3 Junior)
- Reminder: associate SLRA with your NAR and Tripoli profiles!
Launch Reports:
- August 8th Buder Park Launch - 50 flights, Boy Scouts came out to fly with us.
- August 22nd Buder Park Launch - 39 flights. Scott Nokes launched a 3-motor cluster Phoenix. The grass was very tall, which made it difficult to recover rockets.
Upcoming Launches:
- September 26th Buder Park Launch.
- October 3rd Buder Park Launch.
- October 17th Spooktacular Launch.
- Airfest in Argonia, KS September 4-7.
- Midwest Power in Quad Cities, IL November 7-9.
- Elsberry Launches tentatively starting in October or November. Remember to have NAR and Tripoli cards ready to go for when launching starts.
- First weekend of October - John Buckley will be having a dart friendly launch.
Old Business:
- Review of Club Election results:
- President: Chris Franklin
- Vice President: Doug Probst
- Treasurer: Dan Cella
- Secretary: Molly Meckfessel
- Board Members: Charles Barnett, Chuck Meckfessel, John Buckley
- WashU - haven’t heard any news from them.
New Business:
- Buder Park issue for Spooktacular event has been resolved.
- Jason Garbus has revamped club ID badges.
Meeting Adjourned 7:33 p.m.
Raffle Items: John Sullivan won Estes Protostar. John Buckley won a mystery box. Charn Fulkingham won a launch controller. Charles Barnett got a pack of B6-4s