Upcoming Events

Colorado
Ninety-Nines
August
2016
Newsletter of the Colorado Ninety-Nines
International Organization of Women Pilots
Upcoming
Events
See page two
for details.
99s Meetings
Terri Bazacos
AUG 13
Annual Chapter
Picnic
AUG 25
Thursday night
meeting at E's
Just Good Eats
(BJC)
AUG 27-28
Rocky Mountain
Balloon Fest
SEP 6 & 11
Flight Without
Fear orientation
The Annual Chapter Picnic is August 13 and
will be hosted by Terri Bazacos at her home
in Thornton. This is a potluck and the main
dish is being provided, so bring a dish to
share with the others.
The address is 13801 Elizabeth Street,
Thornton, CO. 80602. Driving directions are
on page 6.
Members must RSVP to chairman@colorado99s.org for
this event to let us know what you are bringing. Everyone
would love to sample your favorite appetizer, side dish,
salad or dessert. There will be a $3 donation for supplies.
Terri will also have some yard games set up for our
entertainment!
Picnic AUG 13
Business meeting
Terri Bazacos’
(open to all members)
Annual
Picnic
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Terri Bazacos'
Upcoming Events,
Activities and Programs
AUG 13
Annual Chapter Picnic - 12 pm 'til whenever
At Terri Bazacos' home.
AUG 27-28
Rocky Mountain Balloon Fest
Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO
More information on page 3.
AUG 25
Come join us for an evening of hangar
flying and socializing at 5 PM at
E's Just Good Eats at Rocky Mountain
Metro Airport (BJC)
SEP 3-4
Steamboat Springs Wild West AirFest
More information on page 4.
SEP 6 & 11
Flight Without Fear orientation
SEP 10
Poker Run
Save the Date!
SEP 16-18
SEP 22
99s
Contact: Rebekah Grim
South Central Section Fall Meeting
Oklahoma City, OK
Come join us for an evening of hangar
flying and socializing at 5 PM at
Avalanche Grill near Centennial Airport (APA)
There is nothing like
The Ninety-Nines!
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99s
Come join us on Saturday, September 10, 2016 for the
2nd annual Poker Run sponsored by the Colorado 99s.
Enjoy a beautiful day of flying, meet new friends and win
great prizes!
Participating airports are:
APA – Centennial
CO15 – Kelly (Not participating)*
FLY – Meadow Lake
LIC –Limon
FTG – Front Range (terminus)
If you don’t meet the eligibility requirements but
would like to support The 99s (and actively participate in Colorado Chapter events), we invite
you to become an official Friend of The 99s.
This is a new way for you to support your favorite organization (and your favorite 99). Details
can be found on The 99s website below:
*Cards may be picked up at another airport.
99s
To purchase cards, volunteers will be at the airports at
8:30 am. You may fly in any order you wish as long as you
make it to the terminus by 2:00 pm at Front Range Airport.
Extra cards can be purchased at the terminus for those
that don’t fly to all the airports or do not fly at all.
Lunch will be available at the restaurant in the terminal
building. Participants will be on their own for lunch. .
All proceeds will go to chapter scholarships to help women
in aviation achieve their goals.
Chapter Contacts
Chairman
Gretchen Jahn
gjahn@knotridge.com
303-321-1349
Vice Chairman
Terri Bazacos
tbazacos@gmail.com
Secretary
Karlen Krall
karlenkrall@gmail.com
Treasurer
Terry Fiala
terry_fiala@yahoo.com
650-307-2304
Providing wonder and fun for the entire family, the
Rocky Mountain Balloon Fest takes to the skies at
Chatfield State Park with sunrise ascensions Saturday and Sunday mornings, August 27-28. A spectacular Balloon Glow Saturday evening where you can
come right up and meet the pilots and see the balloons as they stand inflated on the ground and “glow”
as the sun sets over the lake and against the foothills. Enjoy vendors, food, activities, exhibits and all
the outdoor experiences of Chatfield throughout the
day. The event is FREE but $8 admission to the park
or annual park pass is required. Learn more at
www.rockymountainballoonfest.com
Crosswind Chatter Editor
Margot Plummer
psytomic@aol.com
303-279-0246
Have you moved or changed your
e-mail address?
To update your info, please contact:
June Stewart
webmaster@colorado99s.org
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Colorado Chapter member Jan McKenzie was installed as the
International President at the International Conference in Ottawa,
Canada.
Margot Plummer, Donna Walter, Lydia Baldwin and Karlen Krall
Congratulations to Sarah Denton and Erin
Helgren who had their
first solos last month
Join us September 3rd & 4th in Steamboat Springs for the best Air Show entertainment in the mountains! The Wild
West Air Fest features nationally renowned performers providing edge of
your seat excitement as they perform
thrilling aerobatics and formation flying. Enjoy warbirds and static aircraft
displays, great food, exhibits, vendors
and activities for the kids.
99s
Sarah Denton
$10 for adults per day (or $15 for the weekend), $5 for
youth ages 12-6 for the weekend, and FREE for 5 and under.
By Vanita Gallo
The Silver Wings Fraternity invites you to attend the quarterly luncheon meeting Saturday, August 20, 2016
at Perfect Landing Restaurant at Centennial Airport. Social hour starts at 11:30 and the meeting at 12:00.
The speaker will be Chuck Stout, the director of the Colorado Aerospace History Project. Chuck has been
involved with Wings Over the Rockies since its inception in many capacities, most recently as Curator of Civil
Aviation and Space. The presentation for this event will be “The 20 Greatest Moments in Flight (That You
Never Heard Of)”. It is a lively presentation of some of the often overlooked stories from the history of aviation. The talk is full of surprises that will fascinate aviation buffs. (OMG! You mean Lindbergh wasn’t the first
to fly the Atlantic?)
Silver Wings welcomes people of all ages and aviation experience as associate members. Voting members
must have soloed 25 years ago. If you are not a member, I would welcome you as my guest. We meet 4
times a year for lunch and always have an outstanding aviation speaker. To register for the luncheon, contact me, Vanita Gallo, by phone 303-617-3957 or email gallovf@aol.com, or Babette Andŕe, 303-778-7145
or babetteandre@yahoo.com by Thursday, August 18, so we can have a head count for the restaurant.
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Evening Meeting
The next Thursday meeting will be August 25, 5 PM, at E's Just Good Eats at
Rocky Mountain Metro Airprort. Members
attending in July were Jan Lonsdale,
Margot Plummer, Debbie McEndree and
Anita Hessin. It was Margot's 70th birthday and Jan brought a surprise birthday cake. We celebrated!
The Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum in Granby, Colorado, hosted a July aviation education program which encouraged young girls to explore aviation. Below, Colorado 99, Penny Hamilton, is flanked
by Faith and Amelia Marsicek, who put together
their red-white-blue gliders. Faith is already wearing
her future pilot wings sticker and Amelia built a wooden bi-plane. Introducing girls early to aviation is key in
building their interest to build a new generation of
99s.
Photo courtesy of Jane Tollett, Grand County Commissioner.
It was perfect weather for a flight to Walden
(33V) The air was hazy from the wild fires, but,
still the sky was Colorado blue.
Members and friends who made the trip were
Karlen Krall, Margot Plummer, Gretchen Jahn,
Lydia Baldwin, Donna Walter, Laurie Stanton,
Lynn Merrill, Gail Schipper, Julia Kirchenbaugh,
Stephanie Wells, Terri Bazacos and Scott Griffith.
And of course we were met and carted around
by the wonderful Walden resident, Sarah Carlstrom.
Wray City Manager
James DePue is
shown at left in the
photo above with a
trio of legendary
veteran Wray Municipal Airport Board
members who are
retiring from their
posts.
Wray Municipal Airport Board members who are retiring
from their posts. Joining DePue from left to right are
Lucile M. Bledsoe, Wray Municipal Airport Board
Chair, Master Certified Flight Instructor Instruments, Commercial Pilot, Colorado Aeronautical
Board-Building Denver International Airport, Area
Representative Colorado Pilot's Association, active
member of Blue Mack Honor Roll, member "NinetyNines" and FAA Safety Counselor; Bob Klein, Wray
Municipal Airport Manager-AP-AI Inspector, member
Colorado Pilot's Association who was instrumental in
getting the Instrument Approach 2V5 in Wray and Howard Peaker, Secretary of the Wray Municipal Airport
Board and Liaison to the City of Wray.
Permission for use of photo and article was given by The Wray Gazette.
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Follow I-25 N to E 136th Ave in Thornton. Take exit 225 from I-25 N
Continue on E 136th Ave. Drive to Elizabeth St
Turn right onto Elizabeth St
Destination will be on the left
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Colorado Chapter Ninety-Nines
3379 Mill Vista Rd Unit 4303
Highlands Ranch CO 80129-2421
Place Stamp Here
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SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION MEETINGS
Fall 2016, September 16-18
Oklahoma City, OK
Hosted by the Oklahoma Chapter
Spring 2017, May 6
San Antonio, TX
Hosted by the 2017 Conference Committee
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