September 2010 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
September, 2010

August meeting: Tour of St. Louis University and Parks College Campus in Midtown
Saturday, 11 September 2010
10:30 am – Tour of SLU campus
11:30 am – Tour of Parks College facilities
Lunch to follow at the Fountain on Locust

We will meet at McDonnell-Douglas Hall, 3450 Lindell Blvd. at 10:30 am. Our tour guide will be Susan Bloomfield, a 1975 Parks College graduate and current SLU employee. Golf cart transportation will be provided for those who are unable to do the walking portion of the tour. The following link gives information about the history of Parks College: http://parks.slu.edu/about-parks/our-history/
Parking: Park in garage at Compton-Olive. If gate isn't open to allow free parking, free parking coupons will be provided during tour. Parking garage is directly east of McDonnell-Douglas Hall. Depart garage west, follow sidewalk a short way to McDonnell-Douglas Hall on right. An airplane sits next to and just past McDonnell-Douglas Hall. The restaurant is three blocks from the parking garage.
Please let Susan Van Matre know if you plan to attend: slvanmatre@gmail.com or 618-604-0001.

Other September Events:
We have been invited by the Women with Wings Chapter of WAI to attend the showing of Flyabout at the Boeing Auditorium on Friday, 24 September at 6:00 pm. You may bring guests to this event. Enter through the Prologue Room entrance. The Prologue Room opens at 5 pm. Admission is free but the WWW are accepting donations to help pay for Monika Petrillo’s airfare from California to St. Louis. Flyabout documents Monika’s flight with her father in a Cessna 172 around the periphery of Australia. Monika will answer questions following the movie. Additional information about this event is attached in a separate file.

September 11-12 – Air Power over the Midwest air show and open house at Scott Air Force Base featuring the Blue Angels. Gates are open from 9 am to 5 pm both days. If you have a chance to attend, stop by the Soaring Society booth and say hello to Anne Mongiovi.

September 17-18 – Great Forest Park Balloon Race in Central Field near the Jewel Box in Forest Park. Balloon glow is Friday evening, September 17, from 7:00-8:30 pm, and the race is scheduled for Saturday, September 18. Events begin at noon and the race begins at 4:30 pm. Rain date for the race is Sunday, September 19. All events and parking are free.

September 18 – CAF Hangar Dance at their hangar at St. Charles County (Smartt) Airport (KSET) from 6:00-10:00 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

September 25-26 – St. Charles County Airport (Smartt Field) Open House, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.

There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .

Chapter News:
Michelle Johnson, Program Manager of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, would like us to present a program to the Girl Scouts sometime between February-May, 2011. They are currently working on their schedule and we need to get back to them with plans for the event as soon as possible. Perhaps we could do an introduction to flight next March at Wings of Hope.

Member News
Vivian Waters will have three photographs from her recent Arizona trip on exhibit at the Art Saint Louis Gallery Show, Room with a View. The exhibit runs from September 13 through October 21. The opening reception will be on Saturday, September 25, from 6-8 pm. Vivian will be present at a Meet the Artist event on Saturday, September 18 from 1-4 pm. These events are free and everyone is welcome. The gallery is located at 555 Washington Ave., Suite 150, in downtown St. Louis. Additional information can be found at: www.artstlouis.org/upcoming.html