<**><**>› PRESIDENTS MESSAGE› by ALEX PIGNATO›› This issue of the newsletter is› dedicated to the memory of those› innocent people who died in that› cowardly bombing in OKLAHOMA CITY. I› hope the criminals are caught and they› are brought to justice!›› Good news, our senior member BILL› SMINKEY wrote that he is slowly coming› along after another relapse of his› illness. We all wish him good health.›› Our member JOE HICSWA (also› President of JACG) advises that he› will be off and running on his 1978› HONDA motorcycle, traveling SOLO,› through AMERICA, much as he did last› year. See, we have our own intrepid› explorer.›› Once again, we will be having our› annual (picnic??) restaurant dinner on› July 14th, at the same place we all› enjoyed the last couple of dinners,› namely, LAMBROU's, 4073 Austin Blvd. ,› Island Park. Hope we have a good› turnout. I would remind you that this› part of the newsletter is being› written prior to that date, but if I› have the time and space, I may be able› to give you a report on the dinner in› this same newsletter.›› The next NEAR*US meeting, will be› at the OL' HACKERS meeting place, THE› PLAINVIEW Library on Saturday, JUNE› 17th, at 11:30 AM. We expect a goodly› crowd, as it will also be a Swap and› Shop meet, and we hope to have a guest› speaker from WIZTRONICS. At least five› ATARI clubs are expected to attend.›› PLEASE NOTE new address:› Fine Tooned Enginering› P.O. BOX 31270› Mesa, AZ 85275›› 6/23/95 The NEAR*US meeting and SWAP/› meet was a success. Much discussion› about where NEAR*US is headed at this› time. JON MORDOSKY, advised he could› not continue as chairman due to many› job and personal demands on his time.› No one volunteered, so we are sort of› rudderless right now. Next meeting is› at LIAUG's Smithtown Library on Oct.› 17th.› The Swap meet had many 8 and 16 BIT› bargains. I heard an 8 BIT'er say, he› had never seen so much 8 BIT stuff in› one place! Ya shoulda been there!›› Thats it for this newsletter,› enjoy the rest of the newsletter!› *==*››