Eyeball 2012, hosted by Glen Felt, WT0A, was held at the Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in Ashland, NE from Thursday July 26 to Sunday July 29, 2012.
Eyeball 2012 QSL Card - Front
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park is located in Cass County between Omaha & Lincoln, NE on Interstate I-80, exit 426, nestled on 690 acres along the picturesque Platte River. The park offers year-round accommodations and recreational use. This ultra modern park offers a spectacular array of lodging, group meeting facilities and activities, including a Family Aquatic Center with a wave pool and two 200-plus foot curling water slides. Other activities include miniature golf, driving range, tennis and basketball courts, softball fields, horseback trail rides, crafts, fishing, picnicking, hiking, 70-foot observation tower, nature conservatory, the Denman and Mary Mallory Kountze Theater, hiking and biking trail and beautiful waterway, and at Owen Marina visitors may rent a paddleboat and check out recreational equipment. The dominant feature of the park, the Peter Kiewit Lodge, offers guest rooms, a restaurant where guests can dine with the scenic Platte River as a backdrop, a gift shop and meeting rooms. Wild turkeys and the occasional raccoon roam the lawn on the river side of the lodge.
Nearby attractions include Platte River State Park, which also offers rustic lodging, the Strategic Air and Space Museum, the Quarry Oaks Golf Club and Iron Horse Golf Club.
Weather for the Eyeball was good - cool at night with daytime highs in the high 80s to mid 90s.
The center of Eyeball 2012 activity was at the SAPP Riverside Lodge located next to the observation tower. It was comfortable, well air conditioned, a great place to put up antennas, and the back deck was a pleasant place to sit in the cool evenings.
A number of very well deserved President's Awards were announced by our President, Russ Sawyer, W2UJ. These were:
Outstanding NCS
Certificates of Appreciation - Net Coordinators
Certificates of Appreciation
Professional Drivers of the Year
Casual Drivers of the Year
Ambassador's Award
K7MGFG NCS of the Year
KD3FM Annual Service Award
Special Certificate of Appreciation - Eyeball 2012 Host
Special thanks to Pete Thornton, NJ9T, for sponsoring the two plaques for the Ambassador's Award and the K7MFG NCS of the Year Award
Lon Martin, K0WJ, hosted the Annual Mobile Shootout, and a full schedule of other events including local QRP nets, regular nets, bingo, the Air and Space Museum, and all the activities the park had to offer kept everyone busy.
The Eyeball raffle had many nice prizes, including:
An auction was held for a Quilt, 102" x 102" (oversize king) in a Canyon Sunset Star design (design by Debbie Maddy), and was made and donated by Judy Higgins (XYL of KB3PU). Dean (N7XG) and Jan Davis were the high bidders at $700 after rapid and spirited bidding lead by a professional auctioneer.
Also included in the auction were:
Click quilt image above to see a much larger and far more detailed view.
Label on back of quilt - actual size about 4.5" x 7.5".
| Call Sign | Name | Home | Staying At | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT0A | Glen Felt | NE, Friend | Lakeside CG | Vice President Eyeball 2012 Host |
| Bonnie Felt | NE, Friend | Lakeside CG | XYL of WT0A | |
| KB3PU | Jim Higgins | SC, Sumter | Park | Webmaster Club Recorder Information Officer Alternate 4th Area Director Awards Committee Chairman |
| K3BOB | Robert Hibbert | PA, State College | Park | OM of KT3INA |
| KT3INA | Maria Hibbert | PA, State College | Park | XYL of K3BOB |
| W900 | Carl Durnavich | IL, Harvey | Park | Club Secretary |
| W5WJN | Bill Nason | LA, Denham Springs | Super 8 | "Da Gator" |
| Patsy Nason | LA, Denham Springs | Super 8 | XYL of Da Gator | |
| KL7QW | David Meye | MO, Lake Ozark | OM of KC7MCQ | |
| KC7MCQ | Janet Meye | MO, Lake Ozark | XYL of KL7QW | |
| KC0CL | Calvin Lewandowski | KS, Olathe | Other | OM of KD0EZF |
| KD0EZF | Anne Lewandowski | KS, Olathe | Other | XYL of KC0CL |
| AE5XL | Charles Stout | TX, Copperas Cove | Park | OM of KF5KLP |
| KF5KLP | Chris Stout | TX, Copperas Cove | Park | XYL of AE5XL |
| NN5G | Paul Kelly | OK, Oklahoma City | Park | |
| KC9NCS | Larry Beske | IL, Homer Glen | Other | 9th Area Director |
| AC0TP | Mick Toothaker | KS, Wichita | Little Creek CG | |
| Dawn Toothaker | KS, Wichita | Little Creek CG | XYL of AC0TP | |
| Mia Toothaker | KS, Wichita | Little Creek CG | Daughter (age 4) of AC0TP | |
| KJ1I | Kevin Johnson | NH, Milford | Holiday Inn | |
| WK7K | John Patrick | WY, Torrington | Park | 160m SSB Early Net Coordinator |
| W6XLR | Richard Sauneuf | CA, Hayward | Super 8 | |
| NJ9T | Pete Thornton | IL, Peoria Heights | Super 8 | Master #55 Past President |
| N0PUI | Jay Wieland | MN, Le Sueur | Super 8 | Master #25 |
| K0WJ | Lon Martin | KS, Shawnee Mission | Super 8 | Eyeball Shootout Coordinator |
| KD4POJ | Dwayne E. Lipscomb Sr | ND, Minot | Other | "Griz" Master #59 |
| Dwayne E. Lipscomb Jr | ND, Minot | Other | Son of KD4POJ | |
| NX7F | David Reed | NV, Las Vegas | Super 8 | |
| KE9OI | David Czerniak | IN, Wheatfield | Lakeside CG | 9th Area Awards Manager |
| Georgia Czerniak | IN, Wheatfield | Lakeside CG | XYL of KE9OI | |
| KV4GO | Dan Bailey | TN, Unicoi | Park | |
| NA0L | Richard Lorenzen | CO, Boulder | Park | |
| KC0MS | Karl Peterson | IA, Des Moines | Super 8 | Master #50 |
| Mary Peterson | IA, Des Moines | Super 8 | XYL of KC0MS | |
| AB0VK | Keith Mehl | IA, Des Moines | Super 8 | Guest of KC0MS |
| AC7RA | Ricky Asper | UT, Salt Lake City | Park | Centurion Editor Awards Committee Member |
| KM5MS | Dale Casterline Sr | MS, Columbus | Super 8 | |
| KL7IYD | Jim Cummins | AK, Juneau | Super 8 | |
| Natalie Cummins | AK, Juneau | Super 8 | XYL of KL7IYD | |
| N4UPX | Robert D Statzer | MS, Gulfport | ||
| K9ZK | Phil Mc Millan | IL, Geneseo | Super 8 | |
| K9PXC | Gene Carlson | IL, Andover | Super 8 | Veteran WWII |
| N1NU | James Foster | NE, Merna | Park | Master #26 |
| WB0PYF | Ray Myers | MO, St. Louis | Park | 10th Area Director |
| Debbie Dawkins | MO, St. Louis | Park | Guest of WB0PYF | |
| N5OHL | Jim Richardson | OK, Oklahoma City | Park | Master #17 OM of N5OJP 5th Area Awards Manager |
| N5OJP | Linda Richardson | OK, Oklahoma City | Park | XYL of N5OHL |
| W0WSP | Doug Aldrich | TN, Portland | Super 8 | |
| K7EMJ | Marvin C. Berg | SC, Sumter | Park | Traveling with KB3PU |
| N7XG | Dean Davis | OR, Salem | Park | 40m QSL Bureau Manager |
| Jan Davis | OR, Salem | Park | XYL of N7XG | |
| W0PTL | Eric Johnson | MN, Oak Grove | Holiday Inn | |
| AA0ZP | Frank J. Taylor | NE, Belleview | Super 8 | |
| Marjo A. Taylor | NE, Belleview | Super 8 | XYL of AA0ZP | |
| KB0BK | Bill Boutwell | MN, Cohasset | Super 8 | |
| WM0F | Kevin Burkhart | CO, Loveland | Holiday Inn | Master #18 |
| WJ7Z | Jim Perkins | ID, Boise | Park | OM of KD7GRR |
| KD7GRR | Boni Perkins | ID, Boise | Park | XYL of WJ7Z |
| N4ACS | Jim Wood | MO, Edgar Springs | Lakeside CG | OM of KD0HER |
| KD0HER | Kathy Wood | MO, Edgar Springs | Lakeside CG | XYL of N4ACS |
| W2UJ | Russ Sawyer | NY, Selkirk | Other | Club President Master #61 NCS Training Officer 75m Early Net Coordinator |
| K7BSU | Roger Sharp | ID, Boise | Other | |
| Karen Sharp | ID, Boise | Other | XYL of K7BSU | |
| W0YV | Tim O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | |
| Rosemary O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | XYL of W0YV | |
| N0GSA | Brenna O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | Daughter of W0YV |
| W0USS | Daniel O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | Son of W0YV |
| Erin O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | Daughter of W0YV | |
| Cavan O'Hara | IA, Robins | Little Creek CG | Son of W0YV | |
| KS9WI | Keith Summers | WI, De Pere | Super 8 | OM of N9QZF |
| N9QZF | Elaine Summers | WI, De Pere | Super 8 | XYL of KS9WI |
| KJ4SGI | Dwight Greenberg | FL, Cocoa | Park | |
| Beth Greenberg | FL, Cocoa | Park | XYL of KJ4SGI | |
| AA9ZB | John Meyer | IN, Middletown | Other | |
| K3QX | Ed Herbrechtsmeier | MD, Rockville | Holiday Inn | 40m SSB Early Net Coordinator Alternate 3rd Area Director |
| VE3CMB | Craig McLoughlin | ON, Ottawa | Park | Master #57 DX Area Director DX Area Awards Manager |
| WE0D | Greg Crossman | FL, Summerfield | Little Creek CG | |
| WC0PD | Dean Monroe | KS, Emporia | Super 8 | Alternate 10th Area Director 10th Area Awards Manager |
| KD0IIX | Dave Stewart | MO, Olean | Other |
