Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines Newsletter
December 2008
December 2008
Christmas luncheon: Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 11:30 am
Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery
6116 Second St.
Kimmswick, MO 63053
Get ready for some good eating and some good fellowship and join us at our Christmas luncheon at the Blue Owl in Kimmswick. The shops in town will be open so it’s also a good opportunity to pick up some handcrafts for yourself or for gift-giving. Catch up with friends we haven’t seen in awhile. Jan Pocock reports that Amy Laws will be in town and will be at the luncheon. Bring your spouse, family, companion – everyone is welcome – and I know Bob Kraemer would love it if some other guys were there.
We have asked for the big round table, but we will only get it if we have 16-18 people to fill it. Therefore, please call or e-mail your reservation to Libby Yunger (314-725-0428 or girlpilot@sbcglobal.net) on or before Wednesday evening, December 17 so that I can let them know how many are planning to be there.
To get to Kimmswick take I-55 south (or north if you’re coming from Ironton or Carbondale) to Exit 186 (Imperial Main). If you’re coming from Illinois take I-255 across the JB Bridge to I-55 S. Turn east (left if you’re coming from the north) on Main St. After going through Imperial and passing US Rt 67, Main St. turns right and becomes River St. Turn left (east) at Becket/Kimmswick Rd (this may either be called Hwy K or Hwy O – it is actually Hwy O going toward Kimmswick). At the end of Hwy O turn right on 4th St and turn left at the next street (Main St.) and turn right at 2nd St. You will see the restaurant on the left and the parking lot across the street.
We hope to see many of you next Saturday!
Ninety-Nines Awards:
The 99s give three awards at our annual conference. The Award of Achievement is presented to a 99 (or a group within the 99s, such as a chapter, section, Trust, etc.) in recognition of contributions made to The 99s or to aviation in general (such as aviation history, education, science, exploration, etc.). The other two awards are presented to "non-99s." The first one, the George Palmer Putnam Award, is given in recognition of support of The 99s. The other award, the Award of Merit, is given to recognize a contribution(s) made to aviation in general. Each of these awards may be presented to an individual or an organization. Individual winners may be male or female. Recipients may be living or deceased and from any country. The contribution may have occurred at any time in the past or present, as a single action or a series of events.
The nominating requirements are very simple:
A. Nominations may be submitted by any individual or group within The Ninety-Nines.
B. The nomination should be in the form of a one-page letter and up to three additional pages of substantiating material. The name, address and phone number of the nominee or the nominee's next of kin, if the nominee is deceased, should be included.
C. The nomination should give complete, but concise, details justifying the award to the nominee with such background information as considered pertinent, and any other relevant information, that would assist the Awards Committee.
D. Nominations from previous years may be resubmitted.
E. Nominations should be sent to The Ninety-Nines Headquarters to the attention of the Awards Committee.
F. Nominations may be submitted by electronic transmission (fax or email) or by post. The nomination must be received on or before January 15, 2009.
If you have questions, contact Corbi Bulluck, International Awards Chairman, at 919-387-6664 or at MCBulluck@aol.com
Member News:
Our world traveler, Kim Atkins, was in Egypt. Not much news but she sent pictures, which I will bring to the Christmas luncheon.
FAA Satety Team
Members may find these FAASTeam links useful.
For brief infromation on the topics listed below click on or cut and paste the following link into your web browser: https://faasafety.gov/files/notices/2008/Nov/AVNewsUpdateNov2008.pdf
GA Fatalities Drop Dramatically in 2007
FAA Launches Lessons Learned Library
121.5 ELT Coverage to End
More WAAS Approaches than ILSFor complete FAA Aviation News magazine articles click on or cut and paste the link below into your web browser. http://www.faa.gov/news/aviation_news/
