[Mldxcc] July 24 Joint MLDXCC/NCCC Joint Meeting

[SHIRLEY ROSE]

The MLDXCC/NCCC joint meeting will be held at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Stockton (located at March Lane & I-5) in their large banquet room on Saturday 24 July between 12:00 (noon) and 3:30 pm. This is the same venue as 2009 joint meeting.  It proved to be a great central location with excellent food and service at a reasonable price.  
 
Our presentation:  Paul Ewing, N6PSE, will give a presentation on the YI9PSE Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) DXpedition of 2010.
 
Ham Radio Bio of our speaker N6PSE: 
 

Paul Ewing-N6PSE has been an amateur radio operator and DXer since 1982. This past year his 11 year old son and 22 year old daughter also became Amateur Operators. They are N6RYN and KJ6DOM.
 
Paul loves to travel and operate from remote locations in what he calls 
"Micro-DXpeditions". Paul has operated from all over Europe, including 
the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Dodacanese, Egypt as well as 
most of the Caribbean including Puerto Rico, USVI, St. Lucia, Barbados 
as well as Grand Cayman. Paul has also operated from Vietnam.
 
Leading the YI9PSE-Kurdistan 2010 DXpedition was Paul's first foray 
into leading DXpeditions-but won't be his last. Paul is already 
planning for even more rare/exotic locations for next year.
 
The menu selection for the meal will be limited to: 

1. Chicken Caesar Salad: Chicken breast strips atop crisp romaine lettuce tossed with classic Caesar dressing, shredded Romano cheese, garlic herb croutons and Roma tomatoes. ($14.00) 
 
2. Meatloaf Italian Style: Homemade meatloaf prepared with ground beef, Italian sausage, sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella cheese topped with Marinara sauce and grilled mushrooms accompanied by spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Cheese. ($14.00)
 
3. Chicken Marsala: Seasoned breast of chicken with a fresh mushroom and Marsala wine sauce, served alongside spaghetti with Browned Butter & Mizithra Cheese. ($15.00) 
 
4. Spinach and Cheese Ravioli: Tender pillows of pasta stuffed with spinach and two kinds of cheese, topped with savory Marinara Sauce. ($13.00)

Beverages Coffee, Tea, and Water and a small dessert are included with the
meal. Soda, Beer, Wine, etc may be individually ordered from the bar.
Vegetarians may order item 1 less the chicken. 
 
If you plan to attend please send an email with your call/name, number of persons, and menu selection to rosesl at prodigy.net.  We will collect funds and issue meal tickets at the event.