Thanks Mark! I'm having a lot of fun learning the history! This is just as exciting to me, as NASCAR. NO more exciting then NASCAR! I haven't ever been exposed to hydroplanes even though my family was involved for so many years. And now i have the pleasure of digging up things and finding out the stuff myself. Luckily i only live in Bonney Lake! Cause ill be visiting the Museum probably pretty often with the kids. I want to share this with the family. I want to see if the Museum has some of my grandpa's personal items he donated, out for people to look at. I heard he even donated his Thriftway Too gold ring, and some of his jackets. That would be cool to see. Anyway, Thanks for the awesome Welcome!

Hi Mark, got your note.  Yeah I attended RB class of '73  Been a member of HARM for years.  Presently on the board.  Co-Chair Tastin' n Racin' out at Lake Sammamish every June and also an organizer for the Mahogany & Merlot Vintage raceboat Event in Chelan where we moved 3 years ago after I bailed out of Boeing.  Presently in the baja in a town called Los Barriles on the east side 65 miles south of La Paz.  Hang out here for 3 or 4 months out of the year.  It's pretty cheap to live down here -gas went up to $2.90 a gal

-Jon