From National Weather Service: A storm cell is forming 20 miles northwest of Oshkosh. There is the potential for 25-30 mph wind gusts & rain. If this cell tracks towards Oshkosh, it could arrive around 4:30 to 4:40 p.m.
Bob is an insurance agent for Quality Insurance Service in St Paul and has been licensed for 35 years.
He grew up in Racine WI and moved to MN on a job transfer when he worked as an executive for the Boy Scouts of America.
He started his interests in aviation at the age of 12 after visiting his brother who was stationed at Fairchild Air Force base in Spokane. He joined Aviation Explorers shortly after that and has been involved with them in one way or another ever since. He was even their national chairman. He stated attending AirVenture when he was 14 and has attended over 21 times. He soloed at 14 at an Explorer program at Edward's Air Force base and obtained his private license and is a graduate from the University of North Dakota's aviation program.
Bob has been a registered member of the Boy Scouts for 49 years and is 3 beaded Wood Badger and Silver Beaver recipient. He obtained his food manager license to help run the Kiwanis Malt Shop at the state fair and keeps that license today to help our chapter food operations and at his church.
Other past times include camping, hunting, fishing and safety team for auto racing.
Secretary - Kim Kuck
Kim is a chemist who retired in 2018. He has been married to his wife Hope since 1989. Kim has always loved being in and around airplanes. He grew up in Kohler, WI where his father was Chief Pilot for Kohler Co. His father was also an EAA member and had restored a 1946 Taylorcraft and later a 1937 Stinson Reliant that was kept at his hangar at the Sheboygan, WI airport. Kim and his dad regularly attended the EAA Airshow in Oshkosh, WI since 1970.
Kim earned his private pilot certificate in 1985 and his instrument rating in 1988. He has previously owned a 1969 Piper Cherokee, a 1953 Beechcraft Bonanza, a 1950 Cessna 140a, and a 1965 Mooney Mark 21. He still flies as a member of the Northstar Flyers Flying Club.
Treasurer - Mark Heule
Mark is a Veterinarian who has been retired since late 2021.He and his wife owned the Veterinary Center on Main in Osseo for 27years.
Mark joined EAA and the Chapter in 1989 after a spontaneous flight in an Ercoupe given by Chapter member Dick McKenney. He earned his PP certificate in 2011 and LSRM A certificate in 2022. Mark became Treasurer in 2012 with the checkbook, credit card and a few bank statements handed to him. He keeps the Chapters fillings with the IRS and MN SOS current and keeps a ledger of Chapter transactions, makes bank deposits, and makes sure the bills are paid. He also checks for mail twice a week.
Vision for EAA237's future: To have a Build-a-Plane program and a hangar to build airplanes and teach young people about aviation.
Board Member - Michael Grzincich
Michael is a Cybersecurity and Networking faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and co-runs an IT support / MSP company with his wife. He’s from the Iron Range, moved to the Twin Cities after high school, pursued a number of careers before going back to school and earning his degrees.
He’s been a member of EAA237 for since about 2012 and is active in the Young Eagles program flying his Cessna 172. Michael joined our Board shortly after becoming our Young Eagles Coordinator.
Vision for EAA237’s future: Expand community and youth outreach to engage our neighbors in the power and freedom of aviation.
Board Member - Charles Jasicki
Chuck is currently an Accountant and Financial Planner. His interest in aviation started at 14 with a ride in a Cherokee by his uncle. He started flying at 15, soloed at 16 and was licensed shortly after his 17th Birthday. (The weather didn’t cooperate in January). He attended the University of Minnesota and earned a degree in Chemistry from the Institute of Technology. Through his educational career, he continued to earn ratings and build flight time. Many weekends were spent in Baldwin, WI flying skydivers. After College he went on to fly professionally for 17 years. Starting in a Beech 1900, then moving to the Embraer Brasilia with Great Lakes Airlines, then finally to the Boeing 727 with Champion Airlines. In 2008 when Champion Airlines went out of business, he moved into the family accounting business for a better quality of life. He attended his first AirVenture in 1984 and started volunteering in 2018. He started building a Van’s RV-7 in 2017 and is nearing completion.
Vision for EAA237’s future: To continue to support all aspects of aviation especially to the youth. If an organization doesn’t encourage young people to get involved it will die!
To provide a better user experience, EAA uses cookies. To review EAA's data privacy policy or adjust your privacy settings please visit: Data and Privacy Policy.
