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Rickey Hilton, Ross Clark and Helmut Arndt cook up lunch for the Friends of the Arcadia Airport during their member cook-out held March 9.

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Freinds of the Arcadia Airport held a member cook-out March 9 to showcase what the group plans to do, including a specia effort to help introduce teenagers to aviation.l

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Al Smoke discusses the features of a light aircraft. One purpose of the event held March 9 was to let people know what the Friends of the Arcadia Airport have to offer. The group has grown to over 115 members in just a few months. They will hold regular fly-in events and support aviation-related projects including their youth group program for kids 13-18. They may be reached at FriendsOfArcadiaAirport@gmail.com.

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Just a few of the aircraft kept at the Arcadia Airport, a Savanna VG and a Cessna 172.