Up, Up, and Away
Paula Rumbaugh and Hal flew commercially to South Africa for the holidays, to
visit Hal’s daughter, Romy, and her husband, Michal, who live in Johannesburg.
Three wonderful weeks of warm sunshine (punctuated with incredible
thunderstorms) and relaxation (punctuated with sightseeing, hiking, and a
safari) were just what the doctor ordered for Paula’s healing Achilles tendon.
On Sunday, Jan. 4, Ray and Constance Copeland flew commercially to Tampa to
visit Janie and Woody McIntire. They were great hosts, and we really got to
visit a lot of that area of Florida. Janie and Woody say to come on down!
Marjorie Anderson flew commercially with 49-1/2er Jack to Ft. Lauderdale to
visit their daughter in Grassy Key. They celebrated her birthday on Thanksgiving
Day, then swam on Friday with dolphins Tanner and Santini at the Dolphin
Research Center. On Saturday, they flew over the Keys in an open-cockpit WACO.
Marjorie writes that “Each day was an awesome adventure!”
Jann Bowne flew to Clermont County in Dec. for the Plane & Pilot GPS Treasure
Chest contest. There were headsets as the first 5 prizes, and she was no. 6! She
did win the comm 1 VFR communication DVD. {Editor's note: Winners 2 & 3
in the same contest were Glenn Sproat and Joanne Austin, both of whom won
Lightspeed Headsets. Congratulations to all!}
Paula is finally airborne again, after a 4-month hiatus due to her Achilles
tendon surgery. ‘Bout time! Her leg and foot muscles are performing on the
brakes and rudder as required.
Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Marjorie Anderson, Chairman.
Attendance: Jo-Ann Prater, Charma Huddy, Gretchen van Winkle (guest), Paula
Rumbaugh, Mary Biller, Marilynn Miller, Myra Jamison, Constance Copeland, Jann
Bowne, Marjorie Anderson, Paula Hook
The December business meeting was tabled.
Treasurer’s Report: No report. Paula reported that Kay Hoelting received three more checks for Jo-Ann Prater’s trip to the Honduras.
Report of Airmarking Committee: No report.
Report of Standing Committees:
A. Report of Fall 2006 Section Meeting Committee (Paula Hook, Chair):
• Event date
will be October 6-8, 2006
• Still need
to find a hotel
• Marilynn
Miller suggested the theme “Beyond the Sky” to coincide with the Mars
exploration. She has invited Pascal Lee from the Mars Institute to come and
speak to our group.
• Marilynn
will get Schmidt’s 2005 event schedule so we can decide when we would like to
work with them to raise money for our section meeting.
B. Right Seat Companion/Safety Seminar/Project Aware (Paula Rumbaugh,
Chair):
• Marilynn
will contact Jim Stokes to set up Safety Seminar on Thursday, April 7, 2005.
This will be in conjunction with Project Aware.
• Right Seat
Companion will take place May 14-16, 2005 at Bolton Field
• Dana has
made first draft of RSC brochure.
• Need to
find instructors to commit.
C. Membership Committee: No report.
D. Scrapbook Committee: No report.
E. Marilynn Miller will be helping with the March Anniversary dinner reservations while Jo-Ann Prater is in Honduras in February. Also, we will have a silent auction that night to raise money to benefit the International Health Service.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Biller, Secretary