Each March, the Scioto Valley Chapter of the Ninety Nines holds their anniversary party, but this year marked the twentieth anniversary of their founding in March 1981. Fittingly, Marilynn Miller is the Chapter Chairman this year, because it was Marilynn's push that got the Scioto Valley Chapter started in the beginning.
The banquet took place in the upstairs party room at the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant on the east side of the Port Columbus airport.
Barbara and Chuck Deeds.
Jo-Ann Prater, Marilynn Miller, Jean Whitney-Griffith, and Norma Bethel.
Sandra Dale Dearth and Connie Copeland.
Sandra Dearth, Ray and Connie Copeland.
Randy Holton and Debra Henrich
Jim Prater enjoying the party from back in the corner.
Bob and Abby Rice, Jean Whitney-Griffith and Jo-Ann Prater.
Norma Bethel, Abby Rice, and Jean Whitney-Griffith.
Jean, Sandra, and Larry "Griff" Griffith.
Jo-Ann's not really bored with Marilynn's story. It's just one of those eye-blink accidents that happen in photography.
Connie's taking her secretarial notes, getting information from Wendy Yost. Mmmm, doesn't Abby Rice's Margarita look good?
Jean, Jo-Ann, Wendy, Marilynn, Connie, Phillip ? , and Griff.
The anniversary cake displayed a remarkable rendition of the Compass Rose which the chapter has painted on many airport properties in central Ohio.
Sandra and Jean greet Hal Noltimier and Paula Rumbaugh.
Hal and Paula calling over to some more friends.
Norma Bethel, Jim Prater, Wendy Yost, Jo-Ann Prater, Abby and Bob Rice.
John and Charma Huddy.
Sandra, Hal, Charma in the background, Jean, Griff, and Phillip.
Paula Rumbaugh, Debra Henrich, and Randy Holton.
Marilynn Miller, with a last-minute run-through of her speech notes.
Marilynn Miller, Deborah Sutor, and Connie Copeland.
Norma Bethel and Wendy Yost, framing a glorious sunset.
Sandra, Jean, Connie and Griff, with Norma and Wendy back by the window.
Sandra, Debra, Randy, Marilynn, Connie, and Wendy.
Bob and Abby Rice, John, Charma, Norma, and Jim.
Paula, Hal, Deborah, Chuck, Barb, Jean, Griff, and Phillip.
Jo-Ann Prater showed off a copy if the Raton, NM newspaper, which featured some articles about the Raton airport. The chapter plans to paint a Compass Rose there in the fall of 2001.
Only three of the original founding members were present at this year's banquet; Norma Bethel, Marilynn Miller, and Connie Copeland.
It took several tries to get a good picture of these three.
At last! We finally caught them all happy at the same time.
Here's Jim Prater, beginning to slice up the cake.
Jean, Phillip, Paula, Hal, and Deborah.
Sandra and Jean.