Re: Mini-Dome Unavailable for USIC per John Kagan Fwd: All good things...

From: J P Kish <newton-56_at_charter.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:01:04 -0500

Thanks Fred.
jp

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Fred or Judy Rash
  To: Construction Indoor ; Mailing List Free Flight ; John Diebolt ; Stoddart Chris ; Walt Collins
  Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 10:24 PM
  Subject: Mini-Dome Unavailable for USIC per John Kagan Fwd: [Indoor_Construction] All good things...


    
  Recycling John Kagan's message regarding the unavailability of the Johnson City, TN East Tennessee State University "Mini-Dome" for 2013 and future USIC/AMA Indoor NATS.

  As of Tuesday, 6 Nov 21012, the new banners had not yet been hung in the Mini-Dome but additional conduit was being installed near the roof for something. The parking lot on the west side that we used for the USIC is now a construction site for a new parking garage. I'll try to get and post on Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com photos of the parking lot and of the inside of the dome when a significant change occurs.

  I have no information that disputes John Kagan's message below (except that banners have not YET appeared).

  Fred Rash
  Kingsport, TN



  -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Indoor_Construction] All good things...
        Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:02:43 -0000
        From: john_kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
        Reply-To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
        To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com


    
  The folks at ETSU have informed us that 40+ new banners are being installed before the upcoming basketball season. In addition, there will be a new permanent light grid over the basketball floor. They love us there, and while we have found solutions to the other challenges the site presented, these new ones are insurmountable. Our site contact is not able to offer us a contract going forward.

  We've held off making this public until we were sure there were no other solutions, but I got final confirmation today.

  "All good things must come to an end" - Q

  but.

  "When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell

  So, let's give the minidome a respectful period of mourning - it was a fantastic site, and a lot of us have spent many a Memorial Day weekend under the formerly buzzing lights. I fought hard to keep us there, despite pressure from various angles to abandon it. But, we now have a compelling reason to find a new location, and nothing to regret about leaving the old one. We'll make this work.

  Your NFFS Indoor Committee is investigating the Georgia Dome as a potential site. Big, good air, similar driving radius as Johnson City. We'll post updates as things progress.

  We are also looking at Champaign IL. If you aren't already planning to, come out on Oct 13th and help us evaluate it as a potential Nats site.

  Many other sites are feasible as permanent or temporary locations, too. It will be sad to leave Johnson City, but I look forward to finding something new.











  
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