2005 JARC Events
January 15 - Mississippi Marathon
Event Starts: 7:00 a.m.
JARC Event Leader: John Jenkins, KD5QQF
Meetup: Natchez Trace, Clinton, Mississippi
March 19 - Girl Scout Camp
Event Starts:
JARC Event Leader:
Meetup: Shiloh Park, Brandon, Mississippi
April 16 - Natchez Trace Century Ride
Event Starts: 7:00 a.m.
JARC Event Leader: John Jenkins, KD5QQF
Meetup: Natchez Trace, Ridgeland, Mississippi
April 17 - Tour le Fleur Bike Race
Event Starts:
JARC Event Leader:
Meetup: Flora - Madison County, Mississippi
Sponsor: www.thebikerack.com
June 4 - Heat Wave Triathlon
Event Starts: 6:30 a.m.
JARC Event Leader: John Jenkins, KD5QQF
Meetup: Cock of the Walk, Ridgeland, Mississippi
October 1 & 2 - MS 150 Bike Tour
Sponsor: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Event Starts: 7:30 a.m.
JARC Event Leader: John Jenkins, KD5QQF
Meetup: Clinton, Mississippi
Sponsor: www.nationalmssociety.org
October - Simulated Emergency Test
Sponsor: Mississippi Section, ARRL - Malcolm Keown, W5XX
Cancelled due to extensive and lengthy interactive training between all emergency agencies caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
December - SkyWarn Appreciation Day
Sponsor: National Weather Service and ARRL
Friday evening Dec 2 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday Dec 3 6:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday Dec 4 6:00am - 9:00am Open House at NWS Office
2005 Skywarn Appreciation Day radio activity with Ron Brown, AB5WF and Dan McCaffey, KE5GDK in photo.
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December 15 - JARC Christmas Party
Travis Cliet, AB5ZE was presented JARC's Meritorius Service Adward for his years of service as instructor, elmer, and hamfest chairman. Greg King, W5GEK was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by Jim Butch, the Jackson National Weather Service Severe Weather Forcaster for his untiring efforts for the Skywarn program.
After the awards were presented, we ejoyed medleys of Contemporary and Traditional Christmas Music by the Church's Handbell Choir and First Love, a ladies quartet from the church. The evenings activities ended with the door prize drawings.
Travis Cliet, AB5ZE is presented with JARC's "Adward of Merit" by club President Lew King, w5LEW for his many years of service to JARC as an Instructor, Elmer, and Hamfest Chairman.
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December 16 - Salvation Army/ARRL Christmas Toy Drive
Several Mississippi hams were in attendance as Santa's ARRL Sleigh rolled into Jackson from Memphis and unloaded toys at the Salvation Army's Warehouse on Boling St. Salvation Army's Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana Disaster Services Director Bill Feist, WB8BZH said that over 5000 toys were collected by the ARRL and were distributed across the Gulf South. In addition to Delta Division Vice-Director Henry Leggett WD4Q several JARC members assisted in the unloading of Santa's sleigh.
Ron Brown AB5WF, Waverly Liles AD5PV, Malcolm Keown W5XX, and James McCarty KA5TJW
Photo by Bob Bullock
Malcolm Keown W5XX, Henry Leggett WD4Q, and Lew King W5LEW.Photo by Bob Bullock, K5RWB
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