This Year’s Hangar Potluck took us to a Galaxy Far, Far Away! Over 90 adventurers, including members of the Rebel Alliance and Empire, as well as droids, villains and other colorful characters from the far reaches of the galaxy, descended on the Mos Eisley Cantina at Space Port -TOA to attend this year’s Hangar Potluck. This year we were able to use TWO adjacent hangars for the event! One with the bar and potluck dinner and one for dancing and enjoying the band, The Killer West. A big thanks to Dave & Song Klein and Craig & Hanne Ekberg for letting us use their hangars! Although, the Vader-Ade Punch seemed to be a big hit, an unexpected shift in beverage choices of the attendees (from previous parties), required some to be a bit more flexible in their beverage, our apologies. For dinner, Mitch Taylor provided his famous brisket and the guests provided a great assortment of potluck items. The band had a good crowd on the dance floor after dinner, and a great time was had by all!
Many thanks to the Hangar Party Committee ably led by Linda Howard and the DAF board members who helped make this party happen. Thanks to TAA, WMoF, Wayne Grau, Larry Chapman and a few others for allowing us to borrow chairs, tables and equipment. And thanks to Mitch for the great photo-op backdrop and Star Wars photos. There were fewer volunteers this year for set-up, party staffing and tear-down; so a special call out to those that helped including: Wayne, Larry, John Bucher, Jim Gates, Al Gibbs, Cliff Tatum, Susan & Arvi Von Nordenflycht and Kelly Clark.
And of course, a big thanks to all that attended, it wouldn’t be a party without YOU!
A couple side notes…
This year we lost our storage location for our party supplies and furniture, so a big thanks to TAA for allowing us to store our party supplies with you. We donated our chairs to WMoF and our tables are at the E-T’s ‘recycle site’ if you need one. Thank you to Susan and Arvi Von Nordenflycht for storing the large photo backdrop.
Also, in the weeks leading up to the party, DAF, 99s and TAA members worked with the City to clarify their policy for informal gatherings at the airport, like our Potluck. A big thanks to Patti LaGrelius, Jim Gates, Cliff Tatum and Anne O’Brien; also to Councilman Tim Goodrich for his guidance. This party may not have happened without their efforts. And as a result, the city and DAF now have a clear policy to follow for such events.