March
9, 2006This year, the Scioto Valley Chapter of the Ninety Nines held their Anniversary Banquet in the second-floor party room of the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant at Port Columbus. However, they decided to move the usual Wednesday meeting night to Thursday this time, because that's the night when the Aero Squadron sponsors the Big Band music, and we all spent a couple of hours downstairs enjoying the music and dancing after the banquet.
Even more than in past years at this restaurant, we had a wide variety of entree choices, including two sizes of Prime Rib, a New York Strip steak, Farmhouse Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, Chicken Marsala, or Chicken Dijonaise, Filet Mignon and Shrimp Scampi, Fresh Salmon, Crab and Stuffed Flounder, Lobster and Shrimp Linguine, Shrimp and Scallop Penne, Vegetable Stir-Fry, or Penne Pomodoro. As always, all the food was delicious, well-prepared, and nicely served, making a small allowance for a minor miscount of meals in the original order. No real problem, though, because Jim Prater resolved it and the kitchen staff handled the changes quickly.
March
9, 2006
George and Jann Bowne, Elizabeth White and Mary Biller, Michael and Teresa Freeman.
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Marjorie Anderson, Bonnie Miller, Marilynn Miller, Dana Rogers' empty chair (Sorry, Dana. The photographer messed up.), Myra Jamison, Connie Copeland, and Ray Copeland's empty chair.
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Glenn Sproat and Joanne Austin, Jerry and Candy Eichenberger, Paula Rumbaugh and Hal Noltimier.
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Janet Barnard and Tim Pinkerton, Jim Prater, Terri Vrbancic, Jo-Ann Prater, our 94th Aero Squadron waitress for the evening, <Abby Rice's guest>, and Abby Rice.
March
9, 2006
Jim and Jo-Ann Prater arranged for our Anniversary Celebration Cake again this year. We had our choice of white or chocolate. Both were moist and delicious!
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9, 2006
Here's Jo-Ann, carefully slicing the cake before serving.