Greater Seattle Chapter to Host Work Party at Bandera State
Airport
On Saturday, June 16, the Greater
Seattle Chapter is hosting our annual work party at Bandera
State Airport (4W0). The fun begins at 9:00am.
A few years ago, the Greater Seattle
Chapter adopted Bandera State under WSDOT Aviation’s Adopt
an Airport Program. This program uses volunteer groups to
help maintain the 16 state-owned airports in Washington.
The work party this year will include
another round of cutting trees, feeding the chipper,
painting the runway markers and whacking weeds around the
runway markers. For these projects, we will need three to
four chainsaws and a couple of gas powered weed whackers.
Jim Scott from WSDOT Aviation will tow the chipper to the
field and be on site by 8:00am in case anyone wants to get
an early start. If you want to haul some firewood home,
bring a truck or trailer.
Per Jim Scott, a list of safety and
personal items you should bring include the following:
- Hearing protection
- Safety glasses
- Gloves
- Insect repellant
- Boots
- Toilet paper
Wear long pants, but bring some shorts
along in case it gets hot.
Our hard-working volunteers will be
greeted in the morning with fresh hot Starbucks coffee and
rolls and rewarded with a hearty lunch that includes steak,
Brauts, beans, corn, rolls, cookies and a variety of
beverages.
Come join the party to preserve and
refresh Bandera State Airport! In case you’re not yet
convinced that this event is as much fun as it is work, take
a look at the photo below, which was taken at a past Bandera
State work party. Contact John Amico at 206-261-7266 or
johnamico@comcast.net for further information and to let
him know that you’ll be there.