Olie Olson Memorial Old
Timer “Pie” Fun Fly
Sunday, August 28th,
2011, 9am to 2pm at Hawk Field
(Info provided by Larry
Quigley and others)
Background.
Olie Olson passed away three years ago in July at age 85.
He had been an Omahawks member for at least 38 years. He
died suddenly at home after having attended Tuesday morning
coffee at Hy-Vee, two days previous.
Besides running a hobby center in the Omaha Benson area for
42 years, Olie also served as the Omahawks president in 1971
and 1983. He started the Omahawks winter festival in
February 1971, a multiple wing event in 1973 and the Egg
Burn in 1974. From 1984 to 2006(22 years) he was the editor
of the Omahawks newsletter.
It is safe to say that old timer (climb and glide) designed
planes were Ollie's favorites. Besides taking part in all
the Omahawks old timer events, he would attend these events
at the Western Flyers, Cobras, and Bluffs Twin City Eagles
clubs. He was an early member of the Society of Antique
Modelers (SAM), retaining that membership until his death.
It was through his promotional efforts, via the newsletter,
that attracted many of the current area old timer flyers. He
also promoted having “pie” alamode at Omahawks old timer
events.
August 28th
event Fees.
There will be no fee for Omahawks participants who bring an
old timer plane. For other Omahawks and other
nonparticipants (spouses, etc) the fee to eat lunch is $3.
The fee is $5 for AMA participating pilots that do not have
a Hawk Field permit.
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