Dear colleagues,
I hope this finds you well and the wild weather ride we have had this summer didn’t affect you in any negative way. This summer and so far this fall there have been no Gulf Coast hurricanes and that's a good thing.
I wanted to inform our members that I was interviewed for a new documentary The Thing Expanded which is a deep dive into the making and effects of the John Carpenter classic The Thing. There are three “The Thing” movies with the John Carpenter version being recognized by most as the best. It has become a rite of passage to view it at the start of winter by winterover crews at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. I had the honor of doing that for three Antarctic winters. I would enjoy hearing what earlier crews viewed prior to that.
Every year during the summer, the OAEA scholarship committee undertakes screening of candidates for scholarship awards. Applications are accepted from undergraduate students sponsored by members, and the committee headed by Linda Hamblin assisted by treasurer Bill Rouzer after careful deliberation makes awards for the upcoming school year based on several factors. The awardees for the 2025-2026 school year are: Norah Blankenship (sponsored by member John Blankenship), Ella Hildebrand (sponsored by member Edward Hames), Jack Jarvis (sponsored by member Jeff Inglis), Jackson Barstow (sponsored by member Jeff Barstow), and Daniel McDevitt (sponsored by Frank McDevitt). Congratulations to the recipients and well done and thanks to their sponsors! If you want to know more about the program or sponsor a student of your choice, check out our website link here. Also, you can read about this year’s awardees in our newsletter.
This quarter has seen 3 new members: Gary Hamm of Mesa AZ, Edward Barry of South Mill NC, and Clive Evans of Auckland NZ. Welcome aboard, and thanks for your interest!
We also received $322.00 in donations last quarter. Thanks go out to OAEA New England Chapter, David Northrup, Larry Hunter, and Ed&Linda Hamblin for their generosity. Donations can be made any time, either by mail in check/money order or online; more information here.
Speaking of donations, we are approaching year’s end, and many of you will be having to draw money (RMD) from your IRAs each year for tax purposes. If you want to donate to offset some of the tax “bite”, it is always an option to donate directly from your RMD to the OAEA as a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable deduction and receive the tax break for your donation.
And plans are underway for our next reunion, place and date TBA.
Wayne
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