Mark your calendars! This year’s Christmas party will be Tuesday, December 4. The format will be similar to last year’s event. It’s a potluck at Plymouth Church, 42nd and Ingersoll, in the Waveland Hall rooms 1 and 2. The adjacent kitchen is available for those needing an oven and/or refrigerator.

Please bring a hot dish and a cold dish plus your own tableware. The club will provide a smoked ham; coffee, tea, and hot cider will also be furnished. Serving will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Following the dinner, the Winthrop Mager Award will be announced. The purpose of the Winthrop Mager Award is to perpetuate the memory of the Rev. Winthrop M. Mager W0MJH, and to stimulate the activity in all fields of amateur radio in the central Iowa area. It is awarded by the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association. Any radio operator with any class license who is a member of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association is eligible. Nominees are those amateur operators that have shown outstanding support for amateur radio, promotion of the amateur radio service and have done so with the utmost respect for the community and fellow operators.

For those not familiar with Plymouth, there is a parking garage on the east side of the church in case of bad weather. Signage in the church will direct you to Waveland Hall, which is on the 2nd floor. Come and enjoy the food and fellowship!