Once we have those expenses taken care of and the board feels we have an excess of money, we push the rest of the money into an endowment fund. This is our fifth year, and right now we're at $100,000 that we've raised so far, and that's pretty amazing for a little community like this to pull together and do something like that.

It was excellent. It was a great time and I know we did well (raising money) for the number of people that were there.

Basically it is used to supply scholarships for kids from the Gresham area. From the first year (we've held this), we've been able to give a scholarship to every kid that applies. We don't set our qualifications too high.

The money we are seeking is the amount we paid in excess of a just and reasonable rate, according to formulas established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Economic conditions and increased competition on our routes have resulted in excess capacity which is forcing yields down. But investors can look beyond the short-term with confidence. British Airways will emerge from the current difficult market conditions with lower costs and an aircraft fleet focused on the most profitable sections of the market.

The domestic manufacturers have capacity in excess of demand, so they have determined to lower price through incentives to keep them occupied.