Mike Wiskus and Social Hour

Club News & Notes:   Kyle Green was greeter for the June 10th meeting, which was a late afternoon reception type gathering “in the tent” at Bayview….. Good showing at the cocktail reception on the 10th of June. Good weather and good friendships. And Lou Graber seems to have been the big winner. He bought drinks with his winnings and left a generous “tip” for the bartender!  But we all won with a great evening together.

 

Upcoming Programs:  June 24^th – President Molly Swenson’s Final Meeting and Farewell Address                                                                                                                          

 

Our Program was on June 10^th, and featured Michael Wiskus as our speaker. He spoke at the May 1, 2012 meeting. Michael is the pilot who performs the aerobatic show at the 4^th of July program at the Commons.

he told us of his childhood in Iowa in his earlier talk, and how he was bitten early by the flying bug, and of the many interested pilots who helped him get his pilot’s license, and he still is a flying fanatic. He does a great deal to interest young people in flying. He operates his flight programs out of th e Buffalo MN airport, and welcomes young people to “touch the airplane” and get familiar and comfortable with flight.

This year, he spoke of his recent brush with skin cancer, and told us how he grounded himself until the treatment was completed and the cancer was gone. He’s back flying and showed us a video taken during one of his flights.  We were all amazed and touched at his transformation in faith in God, love of country and the blessing of mentorship!

This year, he will again perform at the 4^th of July program, and it sounded like he has some added components to the show.