1968

District Commodore ~ Herbert Packard

Inland Area Rear Commodore ~

Division Captain ~ T. K. Brown

DirAux ~ Cdr. A.G. Morrison, USCG

EVENTS

January

8

• Division Training Office issued a Medical Self-Help Kit

April

20

• Division IX in conjunction with Division VIII created a HAM network

July

20 - 21

• Mid-year Conference at Page, Arizona. Brain-storming sessions, seminars, and training workshops with 43 in attendance

December

6 - 8

• District Conference hosted by Division IX at the glamorous Sands Castaway Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fifteen workshops and two general assemblies. Special meetings for Division Captains, Vice Captains, Flotilla Commanders, Secretaries, and Treasurers. Special activities included a tour of Hoover Dam, a Lake Mead Cruise and a look behind the scenes at the Mint Casino

NOTES

The chartering of virtually the entire inland area of District Eleven the previous year now required vigorous follow-up with conferences and training in every aspect of Auxiliary membership. All of these seminal efforts were sufficient to "lock in" the foundations that had been set for the "Desert Coast Guard".

SCRAPBOOK

Boat fire on 07SEP68

Certificates of Merit were awarded to Flotilla 92 Auxiliarists Ronald E. Brill and Jury Utkin for their deeds in this fire

Members of Flotilla 92 at the District Conference in Las Vegas December 6-8, 1968

(Left to right) Hank Menke, Linde Utkin, Ron Brill, Edna Menke, and Rose Brill

Hank Menke, Linde Utkin, Edna Menke, Jury Utkin, and Rose Brill