J 2011 MEETINGS SCHEDULE

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY 12th FLYING COMPANION SEMINAR: Idaho Division of Aeronautics, 3483 Rickenbacker St., Boise

Please plan to attend all or part of the FCS. It is a fun and educational meeting. You do not have to be a participant/presenter to attend. Hope to see you there.

Seminar begins at 8:00am and ends at 4:30pm.

Caldwell air show booth – June 25th

A fantastic member turnout on the planning meeting for the Flying Companion Seminar. Special thanks to Aubree and Tawni for hosting the meeting.

We discussed The International Meeting in Oklahoma City. BJ would like to encourage all of you to attend. Our Museum is located in Oklahoma City. It is inspirational to see the displays and to know we house many primary source materials for women in aviation. Also, International is fun and a great place to network with women pilots. They are all fascinating and their adventures are incredible.

We sent a memorial for Mary Christofferson's son, James "Jim" Curtis. We also sent a remembrance in his name to the Boise Rescue Mission. If you would like to make a donation to the Boise Rescue Mission, the address is 675 13^th Street, Boise 83703.

COMPLETE 2011 SCHEDULE

~~JANUARY 8th~~ ~~Planning Meeting Blue Sky Café at the Nampa Airport~~
~~FEBRUARY 8th~~ ~~Flying Companion Seminar Planning meeting at Jan Peterson’s House~~
~~FEBRUARY 12^th~~ ~~EAA Jim Morrow 9 AM Breakfast 10AM-meeting starts-Nampa cafe~~
~~MARCH 12^TH~~ ~~BOISE TOWER TOUR –lunch at Willow Creek after contact: Aubree Miller~~
~~APRIL 9th~~ ~~FLYING COMPANION PLANNING MEETING~~
MAY 14^TH FLYING COMPANION SEMINAR-It’s a go! CONTACT: SHERRY KANDLE
JUNE 11^TH SMITH PRAIRIE CONTACT: BETH SHANNON
JULY 9th GARDEN VALLEY
JULY 13^th -17^TH INTERNATIONAL OKLAHOMA
AUGUST 20^TH MCMINVILLE, OREGON
SEPT 10^TH MCCALL
SEPT 15-18^th NWS VANCOUVER
OCTOBER 8^TH SUNRISE SKYPARK TOUR
NOV 10^th MEMBERSHIP
DEC 3^rd CHRISTMAS PARTY Surprise location by C. Elf Pat Jenkins

***The meetings are also on our website events calendar. http://www.idaho99s.org ***

Chapter Business/Meeting Notes/International Information

J Smith Prairie June 11

Meet at Smith’s Prairie at 9:00 am. If you are driving, it takes about 2 hours. Work from 9am to 1pm. Plan on lunch at the Prairie Store. Beth will call and let them know we are coming. Work activities are the same as last year: clean outhouse, rodent patrol, change windsock, and fence repair. Personal items to consider bringing: sun hat, sunscreen, gloves, water, and comfortable boots or walking shoes (that you don’t mind getting dirty). Other items you may consider if you own them: barb wire fence stretcher, fencing pliers, and pointed shovel. If there are questions, please contact Beth @ 880-5084.

For consideration and discussion: Beth received a call from the Homedale airport manager. We painted the numbers and displaced threshold some years back. He’s wondering if we would be able to do a “paint-over” sometime in early summer. He’s doing some repair work in early May. Factoring in Memorial Day weekend, it’s looking like an early to mid June project. Beth will verify that it is in fact just a paint over. If it is, she’s proposing a week night project (1 night) during the week of June 13 or June 20. Beth proposes June 14^th, 16^th, or 21^st.

J NWS Meeting news

The following awards will be given at the joint West Canada/Northwest Section Meeting in Vancouver, B.C. this September. Please cast your net far and wide and submit nominees to the individuals listed.

Emily Biss

Northwest Section Awards Chairman

Governor’s Award: This award is given to honor a NW Section member who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in aviation. This very open award allows the Section to honor and acknowledge accomplishments in many different realms of activity inside or outside our organization. Examples are: aerospace, aero medical or academic aviation related areas. Nominations may be made by her Chapter or by another Ninety-Nine and will be submitted directly to Governor Marjy Leggett MarjyL@charter.net by August 1, 2011. Award presented by Governor.

Aerospace Education Award: This award is given to the NW Section Chapter that has contributed the most in the area of Aerospace Education over the prior year. Nominations may be made by the Chapter Chairman directly to Aerospace Chairman, Erma Kauffman, ekauffman@vcn.com by August 1, 2011. Award presented by Aerospace Chairman.

Behind the Clouds Award: This award is given to any member of the NW Section who donates a lot of time to a chapter, is always there and willing to help. The person may or may not be an officer. The intent of this award is to honor someone who usually works very hard and has not had prior recognition for those efforts. Chapter Chairmen may send nominations directly to Awards Chairman, Emily Biss, emily@echobravo.org by August 1, 2011. Award presented by Awards Chairman.

Spinning Prop Award: This award is given to the member of the Northwest Section with the most non-commercial hours flown over the prior year. Instrument training, other instructional hours, and flying for fun will count. The flying year will be from July 2, 2010 to July 1, 2011. Any NW Section member may apply by sending the number of hours flown directly to the Awards Chairman, Emily Biss, emily@echobravo.org by August 1, 2011. Award presented by Awards Chairman.

Webpage (formally Scrapbook) Award: This award was changed to webpage award at the BOD meeting in August, 2009. The intent is to award the chapter that creates a webpage or pdf file showcasing the year’s activities. It can be a month-by-month pdf file or a file showing activities for the year. The pages should be sent to Mary Cooke skyhawk@charter.net for display on the NW Section website where all members can view the submissions. The selection of the winner may be members casting their vote for their favorite and/or by the Awards Chairman and her committee. This award is a fun way to encourage chapters to keep a record of their activities and share them with others. The award will be based on creativity and currency. Submissions should be posted on the NW 99s website by July 1, 2011, with the final selection being made by August 1, 2011. The Awards Chairman will present the award at the following Section meeting.

Hot Pavement Award: This award is given to encourage Airmarking and is given by the Airmarking Chairman to the Chapter who does the most airmarkings in a year. Secure forms from Bev LaBrie at balabrie@MSN.com and submit directly to the Airmarking Chairman, Beverly LaBrie, at 2459 E. Black Canyon Hwy., Emmett, ID 83617 by August 1, 2011.

J On the Centerline –March 2011-International

The deadline for updates to information to be included in the 2011-2012 Directory is July 1, 2011. Please send to Headquarters prior to that date.

Forms for updates to Chapters and Sections are available in the Library section of the Members Area of the website and are included with this Dispatch. Personal information may be updated using the Update section of the Members Area of the website. Also, you may call Headquarters at any time.

The information on the proposed Bylaw/Standing Rules amendments that will be voted on at the Conference in Oklahoma City, is available on The 99s website. Log on to the Members Area. Then go to the Library section. Scroll down to the fifth item under Forms, Lists and Guides. Please be sure someone either in your Chapter or Section has your delegate slips to take to Oklahoma City.

Own a piece of The 99s Compass Rose at International Headquarters in Oklahoma City. Tiles are available in all four price categories; however the gold tiles at $299 each are selling out quickly. Blue and grey tiles are available at $199, white at $99 and slivers at $49.50. Buy one for yourself and make a gift of a tile to “the person who has everything.” To view the schematics and place your order go to http://www.ninety-nines.org and under Featured Links on the lower right, click on Own a piece of the Compass Rose. Then come to Oklahoma City this year for the annual Conference and see this beautiful tribute to all Ninety-Nines.

Member Chat/Miscellaneous Information

Gene Nora Jessen and BJ Carter are the proud new owners of a Musketeer Super III N98339. They are making plans to participate in the Air Race Classic with their new bird. The crew will include Patty Mitchell and they call themselves the 3 Musketeers.

Stacey Budell recently achieved her tailwheel endorsement. But that is just some of her good news. She learned recently that she was accepted to be a recipient of the AE Scholarship this year. In June, she’ll begin her 4-6 week training at Ag-Flight, Inc. in Bainbridge, Ga. Congratulations Stacey!

The Woman Wise Airmanship Fly-in at Smiley Creek, Idaho U87 (a.k.a. Eat, Play, Learn, Fly!) This one is set in the backcountry of Idaho July 7 - 10. You can sleep in the lodge, camp under your wing, stay in a cabin or better yet, a teepee! This is a fly-in with lots of fun events and interesting people where you can fly, hike, kayak and more. Check out the link Christina Chapmans Smiley Creek Fly-in and be sure and register!

Art Lazzarini, husband of former 99 Bonnie, was killed April 21^st in an airplane accident in Southwest Oklahoma. Bonnie's address for those who knew her is: P.O. Box 1691, Hailey, ID 83333. A card of condolences was sent on behalf of the chapter.

J Idaho 99s Birthdays-from BJ Carter

99s BIRTHDAY GIRLS -- (the # after their names is the year they joined, not their age !!!): MAY

MARY ANN RICHARDS 09,

AUBREE MILLER 01,

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