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SMASMANewsletterNewsletter

Volume48,Number8,August2021

ContactsPresident:HarmonWard–email:hjy@pacbell.netTel:714-414-2749VicePresident:Jean-PhilippeDalGobbe–email:jeanpinou@gmail.comSecretary:PaulPayne:(310)544-1461Treasurer:LarryVanEs:(714)936-0389–larry@uswheel.comEditor:DonDressel:(909)949-6931–roebuckdres4@gmail.com.WebManager:DougTolbert:(949)644-5416SMAmailaddress:21520YorbaLindaBlvd,SuiteG234,YorbaLinda,Ca.

92887www.shipmodelersassociation.org.

Meeting–Wed.,July21,7PM,RedCrossBuilding,1207N.Lemon,

Fullerton,CA.92832

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WORKINPROGRESS

Your Editor has received a number of replies from SMAmembers regardingtheir current projects andwill also write-up the upcoming Julymeetings notes andphotosasofold.HopetoseeyouallattheJuly21stmeeting.

BobPenikas

Bob indicated he would beunabletoattendourfirstSMAinpersonmeeting due to unavoidablecircumstances–hewouldhave liked toseethereactionoftheSMAmembershipto his latest project: David Bushnell’s1776 turtle submarine, the firstsubmersible vessel with a documentedrecordofuseincombat.Heorderedthekit from Ecard Models: printed Turtlesubpartspageson110and67lb.lettersize card stock. The photos are shownbelow. From Wikipedia “Bushnell iscredited with creating the firstSubmarine ever used in combat, whilestudying at Yale in 1775. He called itTurtle because of its look in the water.His idea of using water as ballast forsubmergingandraisinghissubmarineisstill in use, as is the screw propeller,

whichwasusedinTurtle.WhileinYale,Bushnellprovedthatgunpowdercouldbeexploded under water. He used this knowledge not only in construction of theunderwaterminebutlaterincreatingfloatingtorpedoesthatexplodedoncontact.Working with the wealthy New Haven inventor, clock-maker and brass foundry-manIsaacDoolittle,healsoco-developedthefirstmechanicallytriggeredtimebombaswellasthefirstpropeller.HecombinedtheseideasbybuildingTurtlewhichwasdesignedtoattackshipsbyattachingatimebombtotheirhulls,whileusingahand

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powered drill and ship auger bit to penetrate the hulls. On September 6, 1776,Turtle,mannedbySergeantEzraLeeoftheContinentalArmy,wasusedtoattacktheBritish 64-gun ship-of-the-line HMSEagle that wasmoored in New York Harbor.However,theattackfailed.Turtlewaslostwhilebeingtransportedaboardasloop;thesloopwasdiscoveredandsunkbyBritishfrigatesleavingBloomingdale.” Bob’s cardstockmodelwasordered fromEcardmodels andheprinted theTurtleSubpartson110and67Lblettersizecardstock.Enjoythephotosbelowofhis“WorksinProgress”.MaybehecanbringthemodeltoournextinpersonSMAmeetinginSeptember.

KenjiSato

Mr.Sato,picturedatleft,isoneofthe main model builders of the ROPEandaverygood friendof theSMAwhoparticipated in the WSMC&E in 2011.Heisanexceptionalcraftsman.Theshipmodel he built is theBeaver of 1835 in

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1/64scale,ascratchbuiltEnglishshiprequiring5yearsofeffort. Mr. Kenji Sato writes: “I brought a copy of Hudson’s Bay Company’s SSBeaver from Pier Books (now out of business) in New York for $50.00. It is amonograph (plans) of a steamship built in London in 1835 by Hudson’s BayCompany to explore the west coast of North America. The accompanying 21drawings(42sides)weresodetailedthatIthoughtitwasbeyondmyskillstomake.

However, a few years later, Ireally wanted to make a model withthese detailed drawings, so I tried tomake the deck fittings (scale 1/64).First,Imadethebinnacle.Ididn’thavealatheatthetime,soIsolderedseveraldifferentdiameterbrasspipes togetherandshapedthemwitharouterandafile(see second photo). Next, I made asteering wheel, a capstan, and awindlass and gradually became able tomakethemwell.

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Next, I tried tomake the paddlewheels. Theringswerecutoutofbrasswith a jigsaw and the spokes weresolderedon. Now that the main fittings weremade, I was confident that I couldcompletetheprojectandstartedtobuildthehull. Thehull isplank-on-bulkheadtype, with a plywood frame andplanking, deck and rails made ofJapanese cypress, lime wood and pearwood. The paddlewheel bearings aremadeofbrasspipesembeddedandfixedwithepoxy.” The last photo below shows thepaddlewheel bearings and paddlewheelsinstalledonthemodel. Kenji Sato continues: “Thebulwark stanchions were comparedwith a right angle ruler to make sureevery stanchion was vertical. Thedeadeye chain was aligned with theshrouds by pulling strings from atemporarymast. Thismonographhasanumber of isometric views of the hulland fittingsso that thestructurecanbeclearly seen. Therefore, it was veryuseful for making paddle wheel boxes.Themakingtechniqueusedwastheplug(male)method,whichiscommonlyused

in open boatmaking and the plugwasdividedintothreeparts.” See photos of the proceduresMr.Satoisdiscussingaboveonthenextpage. Kenji Sato continues: “Aroundthis time I got a desktop lathe, whichmade it possible to cut thediameter ofthechimneyandventilatoraccordingto

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thedrawing. Sparsweremadeof Japanesecypress,pearwood,Castillo-boxwood,etc.andjackstaysweremadeof0.3mmdiameterbrasswireandsteelwire.

The three ship’s boats were built using themethod devised by the seniormembers of the ROPE, “planking on bulkhead, then removing the bulkhead andattachingafakeframe.”Imadeeverythingbymyselfexceptforthedead-eye,block,chain and twistedmost of the ropes, so it took about five years from the start tocompletion.

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The text explains that the crew quarters and cargo hold of the earlysteamshipswere severely limited because the steam engine occupied 40% of thehull.ItalsodescribesthefuelconsumptionoftheBeaverandrecordsthatin1836,six lumbermenmade ‘40 cords of firewood in two days. With this fuel, the shipcould run for 5 to 6 dayswith the engine running 12 to 14 hours a day going adistanceof230miles. I added40cordsof firewoodanda few figuresofmyownmaking to visualize howmuch firewood this was. I referred to the 19th centuryMississippisteamboatsphotostoseehowtostackthefirewood.”Seethelastphoto. KenjiSatocontinues:“ImadethefiguresmyselfbecauseIcouldnotfindanyready-made 1/64 scale figures. At first, I tried to put putty directly on thewireskeleton,butitdidn’twork,soImadeakindofhumanbodymodelfordrawingandputtywasputonit. Forabeginner,thismethodiseasytogetthedesiredposture(seephotosbelow). Compared to thequalityof the ship, the figure Imade for thefirsttimewasnotsogood. However,mywifeappreciateditandsaid‘thisismorefunthanjustdisplayingthehull’.

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JohnBakker

Johnsentmeanemailandaphotoofhislatest“worksinProgress”. Atthesame time, John indicated that hewould be unable tomake the very first Augustmeetingduetothefactthathehashiskneesurgeryscheduledforthenextday!Weall hope that the knee surgery works out well and John fully recovers from thisexperience.BelowisthePhotoofhiscompletedmodel.ThescaleoftheEuromodelis1:60andshecarried54guns. TheMordauntwaslaunchedatDepford,nearLondonin1681.AsyndicateofshipownersheadedbyLordMordauntcommissionedit.However,helaterbecamethesoleownerofthevessel,whentheothermembersleftthatassociation.Theaiminhavingsuchagreatlyarmedshipwastoeliminatethewarshipstock.Thisideaaroused some suspicion; therefore the Ambassador of Spain presented hiscomplaintstotheCourtofSt.James,assertingthattheElectorofBrandenburg,whowas completing a fleet tomove against Spain, could have easily taken a warshipownedbyprivatepeople. The Euro wooden kit model is available from Ages of Sail among othervendors. According to their rating, thekit is foradvancedbuilders. Themodel is

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nicelydisplayed ina case. Maybe Johncanbring it toa futureSMAclubmeeting,nowthatweareagainmeetinginperson.

BobPenikesII

BobsentmeanothersetofphotosofhisSanSalvadorthathebuilt.Thebuildwas featured in the July issue of the SMA Newsletter last month. Bob has nowfinishedhisriggingandthemodeliscomplete,soenjoythefollowingphotosofhiscompletedcardstockmodelbasedontheinformationobtainedfromtheSanDiegoMaritimeMuseum.Again,thecardstockmodelisavailablefromtheSDMM.

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NorioUriu

Noriohassentmea fewphotosofhiscurrentprogressonhisscratchbuiltmodelofLaHermione,aprojectheisdoingwithalotofotherROPEmemberswhoareattendingaclassonscratchbuildingshipmodelssponsoredbytheROPE.TheROPEmembers are fortunate to have the bookHermione – Frigate of 12 – 1779-1793byJ.C.Lemineuralongwiththemonographin1/48scaleoftheship.ThebookandmonographareavailableinEnglishfromA.N.C.R.E. Norio indicatedhisproject is a little slower thanheoriginally thought, butprogress is being made on the head, orlop beam clamp, mast base, rider, holdfloor/bulkheadsandbeaminstallation. I hope you enjoy the photos of the fine work that Norio is accomplishingbelow.

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Firstin-personSMAgatheringsincethePandemicWorksinProgress

July21,2021Reporter:DaveYotter

TheSMAhaditsveryfirstin-persongatheringsincetheCOVID-19pandemicstarted,withahearty10to12SMAmemberattendingtheevent.Alloftheregularrectangulartablesthatwewereusedtointhepastwerenotlongerthere,buttherewereseveralroundtables,whichworkedtodisplaythemodels.Afunmeeting–itwasgoodtoseeallthesmilingfacesandbeabletoviewthemodelsisperson.

PirateJunk–BrianStein Brian brought in his build inprogress of a 1:100 Pirate Junk beingbuilt fromanAmatikit. Thekit isbuiltin aplank-on-bulkhead framing system.The topside planking is done down tothe wales with the gun ports and rowports included. The keel is on and thegarboard strake is in. The bottomplanking done down to the turn of thebulge. ThisisthefirstlayerofplankingandBrianplans to finishoff the second

layerofplankinginpear. BrianismakingsomeprogressonhismodelofAmerigoVespuccitoo.Hehasfinishedoneofthe lifeboatsandtherearethreemore left todopriortomountingthemonthemodel.TheAmerigoVespucciisbeingbuiltfromaMantuaPanartkitin1:84scale.

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TemplarKogge–SteveLund

The Hanseatic League was aninfluential medieval commercial anddefensiveconfederationofmerchantguildsandmarket towns in central and northernEurope.GrowingfromafewnorthGermantowns in the late 12th century, the Leagueultimately encompassed nearly 200settlements across seven modern-daycountries;atitsheight,itstretchedfromtheNetherlands in the west to Estonia in theeast and reached as far north as Swedish

GotlandandasfarsouthasKraków,Poland. Acogisatypeofshipthatfirstappearedinthe10thcenturyandwaswidelyused from around the 12th century on. Cogswere clinker-built, generally of oak.Thesevesselswere fittedwithasinglemastandasquare-riggedsinglesail. Theywere mostly associated with seagoing trade in north-west medieval Europe,especiallytheHanseaticLeague.Typicalseagoingcogsrangedfromabout49to82feet in length,with abeamof16 to26 feet andwere30-200 tonsburthen. Cogswererarelyaslargeas300tonsalthoughafewwereconsiderablylarger,over1,000tons. The classic cog,with a rear-mounted rudder, is firstmentioned in 948AD.These early cogs were influenced by the Norse knarr, whichwas themain tradevesselinnorthernEuropeatthetime,whichusedasteeringoar.Cogscouldcarrymorecargothanknars;theruddermadesteeringeasierthandidthesteeringoaroftheknarr,especially for largervesselsandcogswerecheaper tobuild. The latterwasduetothecog’suseofsawn,ratherthensplit, timber. Foreandsterncastleswouldbeaddedfordefenseagainstpiratesortoenabletheuseofthesevesselsaswarships. The stern castle also affordedmore cargo space below by keeping thecrewandtillerup,outoftheway.(FromWikipedia) Steve’s model was built from a Dusek (Czech) kit of a Hansa COG (HanseKogge), a 14th century model ship kit in 1:72 scale. This model at 1200 tonsrepresentsoneofthelargestcogsfromthefirsthalfofthe14thcentury.Stevefoundthe kit to be excellentmade fromdye cutwood. The directionswere good. Theriggingwasgoodandmadesense.Thesailwasbroughtseparately.

GunboatArrow(1814)–JohnBakker FromtheAmatiCataloginformation:

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ThismodelrepresentsagunboatgalleyoftheAmericanfleet.Thesegalleysmade a very important contribution to the American victory. Small but heavilyarmed they were extremely agile vessels and made possible extremely rapidmaneuvers. Equipped with a cannon and a carronade this gunboat is extremelyinteresting for its profile and for its sails, which show a marked Mediterraneaninfluence. August 1814: Washington, the capital of the United States, has beendevastated, thearmydefeated, thegovernment forcedto flee thecity. TheBritishtroops,underJohnSherbrooklandonthecoastofMaineandwithincreasingspeedoccupymorethan35,000milesofforeignterritory.Thespiritoftherevolutionarywarseemsparticularlydeadandburied. Butasoftenoccurs in thehistoryof theUnitedStatesofAmerica,justwhenitseemsthingscangetnoworse,thetidebeginstoturn. ItbeginsSeptember11th inthetownofPlattsburgh,ontheshoreofLakeChamplain.TheaimoftheBritishistodividetheUnitedStatesintwo,combinethelanding inMainewith an attack from Canada across Lake Champlain, the naturalwaterwayconnectingMontrealandthestateofNewYork. TheBritishfleetunderthe command of Captain George Downie is composed of 16 warships and 100cannons; the slightly inferior American fleet boasts the incomparable ThomasMacdonough. Barely31yearsold,LieutenantMacdonoughhadgivenproofofhisability during the battles of Tripoli (1801-1805), commanding the vessel, whichdestroyed the frigate Philadelphia, captured and re-armed by corsairs. A decadelater, in theearlyhoursof themorningofSeptember11,1814, theBattleofLakeChamplainbegan.TheBritishfleetsailstowardsthesouth,butMacdonough’sshipsrush to cut him off. At the end of the battle four British vessels, there mastsdestroyed, are forced to surrender, while the others beat a hasty retreat. ThisAmerican victory demoralizes the British troopwho, nobody knows exactlywhy,call off the final land attack on the already severely besieged fortifications atPlattsburgh.TheBritishreturntocampandduringthenighttakeuptheroutethatwilltakethembacktoCanada.Neveragainwilltheycrosstheborder! JohnsaidhewondersiftheArrowreallyexistedin1814andpointedoutthattherewasanArrowClassofgunboatsbuttheydidn'texistuntil1854.LookinguptheBattleofPlattsburghinWikipediashowstheAmericanfleetdidhavesixgalleyrigged gunboats with one 24-pounder long gun forward and one 18-pounder

carronade in the stern but none werenamed Arrow. So, the above Amaticatalog information story of includinggunboats is indeed plausible but at anyrateitmakesanice-lookingmodel.Johndid his usual excellent work in recordtime, it took him about two weeks tobuild! The names of the Americangunboats at Plattsburgh? They are:Borer,Centipede,Nettle,Allen,ViperandBurrows.

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HMSRoebuckandUSSDuluth(LPD-6)–DonDressel

Don continues slow progress onthe HMSRoebuck with work still beingdone on the quarter galleries but alsootherworkonthequarterdeckandpoopdeck beams, which are now completesince the stern lights have alreadyreceived there glass. The quartergalleries are taking a long time, sincedifferent methods are being tried tomake them properly. A clay “mold” isfirstmade,thenawoodencopyismade– although sometimes the first wooden

copy does not meet the requirements. Thus, the first copy is relegated to thetrashcanandasecond(andsometimesthird)effortismade. Thequartergalleriesarealsomadeinsegments,asisevidentbythephotos. HavingworkedsolongontheRoebuck,alittlechangeinpacewasthoughttobeagoodidea.So,workwascommencedandcompletedontheUSSDuluth(LPD-6),completedandcased(seephoto).Thetwogunmountsoneithersideofthemodelwere the original guns on the shipwhen shewas involved inVietnamoperationswhich were 4 Mk-33 3”/50-caliber twinguns.Donwasaplank-owneronher from1965toDecember1967,thusthedesiretobuildamodelofher. Both ship models were shown anddiscussed. Workisstill inprogressontheHMSRoebuckthatisscratchbuiltbasedonHaroldHahnplansandusinghissystemofbuilding. TheUSSDuluth (LPD-6) is a Jagcollection resin kit model in 1/700 scale(theonlykitmodeloftheshipIcouldfind–noplanswereavailable).

USSEagle(1812)–DavidDortch

USSEaglewasaship,whichservedintheUnitedStatesNavyin1813-1815.Originally a merchant sloop, she was purchased at Vergennes, Vermont on LakeChamplainin1812andfittedoutaseitherasloopofwarorbrigfornavalservice.TheBritishcapturedherin1813onlytolosehertacktotheAmericansattheBattleofLakeChamplainin1814.Shewassoldin1815.

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USSEaglecruisedonthelakeunderthecommandofSailingMasterJ.LoomisasamemberofCommodoreThomasMacdonough’ssquadronblockadingtheBritishadvancefromCanada.MajorGeorgeTayloroftheBritishregimentcapturedEagleone June1813on theSorrellRivernear IleauxNoixon theCanadiansideof thelakeafterafightofthree½hours;BritishcasualtieswerethreemenwoundedandAmericancasualtieswereonemankilledandeightseverelywounded.(ThevesselwastakenintoRoyalNavyservicebuttheAmericansrecapturedherthenextyear.)When theBritish tookher into theRoyalNavy shewasnamedHMSShannonbutlaterrenamedasHMSChubb.

David has returned to activemodelbuildingandtheSMAafteralongabsence. He started his build of USSEagle in Julyof2020andhasmade lotsofprogresssince. It isbeingbuilt fromanArtesaniaLatinakitin1/82scale.Hereports paying attention to the scale oftherigging, lighterrigginglinealoftandheavierbelow,notobviousaskitrigginginformation was not great. Thedeadeyes have been a problem. Thestandingriggingisalmostcomplete. He

hastriedusingoil,pinetarandotheroriginallyusedmaterialsontheriggingwithsomesuccess.

USSSyren1803–Jean-PhilippeDalGobbe USSSyrenwasabrigoftheUnitedStatesNavybuiltatPhiladelphiain1803.BenjaminHutton,Jr.ofPhiladelphiadesignedSyrenandbuiltfortheNavyin1803atPhiladelphiabyshipwrightNathanielHuttonandlaunchedon6August1803. ShewascommissionedinSeptemberandLieutenantCharlesStewartwasappointedincommand. SheservedduringthefirstBarbaryWarandtheWarof1812untiltheRoyal Navy captured her in 1814. The British never commissioned her butapparently used her for a year or so as a lazaretto, or a prison vessel. She thendisappearsfromrecords. USSSyrendepartedPhiladelphiaon27August1803andreachedGibraltaron1October.AfortnightlatershesailedviaLivornotoAlgierscarryingpresentsandmoneytotheDeyofAlgiers. ShethensailedtoSyracuse,Sicily,whereshearrivedearlyinJanuary1804.ThefirstactionSyrenwasinvolvedinwasanattackaimedatdestroying USSPhiladelphia, a frigate that had run aground the previous autumnand that Tripolitan gunboats had then captured. To prevent Philadelphia fromopposing his planned operations against Tripoli, the commander of the AmericansquadronintheMediterranean,CommodoreEdwardPreble,decidedtodestroyher.Toachievethis,SyrenandketchIntrepidsailedfromSyracuseon3February1804

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andproceededtoTripoli,whichtheyreachedon7February. However,beforetheAmericanshipscouldlaunchtheirattack,theyweredrivenoffbyaviolentgaleanddid not get back off Tripoli until 16 February. Before the attack Syren tied upalongside Intrepid to transfer some of her crew for the assault on Philadelphia.Aboard the Intrepid, under the command of Stephen Decatur, sailors from bothIntrepid and Syren succeeded in burning Philadelphia. Also present during theassaultwasThomasMacdonoughofSyren.(FromWikipedia). Jean-PhilippeisbuildinghismodelofSyrenusingakitfromModelShipwaysin1:64scale. Manymodifications fromthekit includeusingcherryandboxwoodinstead of ki

tsuppliedwood.ThedeckisboxasarethewalesthatwerestainedwithIndiaink.Thekeel, stemandsternpostwerebuilt fromscratch. The rudderwillbe scratchbuiltalso.Thehullissingleplankedandwillbefinishednaturalwithtreenails,etc.

USSNevada(BB-36)andUSSOklahoma(BB-37)SeanFALLESEN

USSNevada(BB-36), thesecondUnitedStatesNavyship tobenamedafterthe36th state,was the leadshipof the twoNevada-classbattleships. Launched in1914,Nevadawasaleapforwardindreadnoughttechnology;fourofhernefeatureswouldbeincludedonalmosteverysubsequentUSbattleship:triplegunturrets,oil

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in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range and the “all ornothing” armor principle. These featuresmadeNevada;alongside her sister shipOklahoma,thefirstUSNavy“standardtype”battleships.(Wikipedia) The hulls for these two 1:700 scale sister battleships started out as amodified USS Arizona kit. The two new hulls were resin cast duplicates of thismodification from about ten years ago. The conning towers and funnels are 3Dprinted from Kraken Hobbies. The main turrets are from Model Monkey. Thespotting topsandsecondarygunsare from3dmodelparts. Theaft tripodswillbescratchbuilt.Eachofthemodelswillbemodeledonindividualbasesasatseaandunderway in late1941guise,notasattackedatPearlHarbor. Sean isworking tofinish the builds in time for the IPMS Nationals in August. The Nevada andOklahomamodelswillbepartofacollectionentrywiththeothersixPearlHarborbattleshipsalreadycompleted.

Asanaddednotetothisnewsletter,IhadtogobacktoMarchoftheyear2020,whichwas the last time the SMAhada regular clubmeetingprior to theCOVID-19pandemic.AllmeetingssincethehavebeenontheInternet.LetushopethatthisnewsituationwillcontinueandwecanagainhaveourregularSMAmeetings!Thus,sinceourlastin-personmeeting,1year5monthshaspassed!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SMAClubShipModelPlans OurTreasurer,LarryVanEs,hasofferedtotakeonthetaskofcatalogingourClub’sshipplanscollection.Thisjobhasbeenattemptedvarioustimesbyothersinthepastwithvaryingresults.Larrypromisedtodohisbest.Ifyouwouldliketohelphimwiththisendeavor,pleasecontacthimat:(714)936-0389ore-mailhimatlarry@uswheel.com.Dues AllmembersoftheSMA–Dueswillbecancelledfor2021duetotheCODIV-19pandemic. Sincemanymembershave alreadypaid their2020dues, these arestill due, as well as the $20.00 for “distance” members. Members who want tosupport the SMA can still pay dues for 2021 - $25.00 for local and $20.00 fordistance.SMAmeetingsonthecomputer AllmembersshouldbeawarethattheSMAisconductingon-linemeetingsoftheSMAatleastonceamonthwhiletheCOVOD-19pandemicisstillinprocessandourmeetinglocationisclosedaswellastryingtokeeptheSMAmonthlyNewsletterinprint(donationsbySMAmembersareencouraged).Themonthlyon-line“GoToMeeting”canbeaccessedat:https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/825853717.ContactBrianSteinfortimeanddateofnextmeeting.TheSMA’sAnti-PiracyShipModelKitPolicy TheSMAhasdecidedtobanthefakekitsmanufacturedbythoselistedontheattachedlisttotheleftfrombeingusedinthedifferentclubfunctionssuchastheWesternShipModelConferenceandExhibit,theSMANewsletteroronourwebsite. ItisrequestedthatmembersoftheSMAbeawareofthedamagedonetolegitimateshipmodelmanufacturersandinternationalrisksinvolvedinthesefakekits. SMAmembersmaypurchasethesekitsattheirownriskbutwithnoaffiliationwiththeSMA. TheSMAisaclubmemberoftheNRG(NauticalResearchGuild),thatisawareofthesepiratedkitsalongwithanumberofothershipmodelingclubsintheU.S.andaroundtheworldaswellasasisterclubtheROPE,whohasalsoestablishedananti-piracypolicywithintheirclubinJapan.

ZHLSnailModelXinFengJDModelLHQKShiChengWoodenKitYengFanUnicornModelYQ(YaunQing)CNCFShiHaiMoxingWNSCDUJIAOSHOURealTS

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DonDressel’sHMSRoebucksternviewwithupperdeckbeamsunderconstruction

DonaldC.Dressel908W.22ndStreet,Upland,CA.91784-1220

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 7:30 PM, HILLCREST PARK RED CROSS

BUILDING