Up, Up, and Away:
Amy Yersavich did a bit of touch and go practice in September (though she says it didn’t seem to help her landings much – ugh!). On Columbus Day she flew to see her dad and took him to lunch.

Charma and John Huddy flew to England in August. They spent a delightful ten days touring England and Wales with 30 other British car enthusiasts from Ohio.

Connie and Ray Copeland flew to Minnesota in September to harvest the “potato” crop. Great flights – poor crop. They also roamed the northern part of the state to look for fall colors with their neighbors and their friend from Romania October 11; they even slipped over the Canadian line on Lake Erie.

Dawn Valasco flew her first solo cross-country from DLZ to Neil Armstrong on Monday, October 12.

Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Mary Biller, who called the meeting to order and ran the meeting in Jann Bowne’s absence/

Attendance: Paula Hook, Myra Jamison, Constance Copeland, Paula Rumbaugh, Amy Yersavich, Charma Huddy, Mary Biller, Dawn Valasco, Joan Mace, Fleda Anderson, Lori Robishaw. Guest: Rachel Mohr

Minutes of Previous Meeting: The minutes of the September meeting were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report:   The treasurer’s report was presented by Paula Hook.

Old Business:

Report of Standing Committees: 

• Airmarking:
  •  No updates.
• Scholarship:
  •  Paula Rumbaugh will revise the scholarship form in order to publicize the next round of applications. She estimated that we should have at least $4,000 in the CD scholarship account.
  •  Scholarship Recipients: Dawn updated the chapter with the news that she had just completed her solo short cross-country flight. Fleda is hoping to get some flight time soon; she had been spending a good deal of time dealing with her husband’s injured ankle. Mary now has her commercial rating, and Meredith recently got her instrument rating.
• Right Seat Companion:
  •  As reported earlier, the seminar had to be cancelled due to low attendance; only three people had signed up. The hope is to hold it in the spring.

New Business: No new business.

Announcements:

• The film Amelia opens nationwide on Friday, October 23. Paula R. said she would e-mail the chapter to see if members wanted to gather in aviation garb for one of the showings over opening weekend.
  •  International President Susan Larson was scheduled to meet the film’s director Mira Nair and star Hilary Swank at an airport in New Jersey on October 16 and receive a donation of memorabilia from the film for The 99s Museum of Women Pilots.
• Jann, Paula H., and Lori were scheduled to go to Grand Rapids for the North Central Section meeting the weekend of October 23-25.
• The 99s will have a booth at the AOPA convention in Tampa November 5-7. If anyone is going, please contact Jann.
• Those interested in serving at the international level need to submit their Intent to Apply by October 31.
• Charma reminded everyone that we’ll need more cookie tins for the holiday party. Please bring any you may have to the November meeting, along with any old sectionals.
• Christine Mortine just earned her commercial and multi-engine wings! WAY TO GO Christine!!
• Mary Biller just earned her commercial license in October. KUDOS Mary!!

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Lori Robishaw, Secretary

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