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2004 Events December 12th, 2004 EOC 99's Christmas Brunch. Some 16 persons attended this popular Christmas buffet and gift exchange at the Bay Street Bistro. Pictures to follow. Mo Egan visited China and Hong Kong in late November and early December. She thoroughly enjoyed her adventures - pictures to follow. November 27th local 99s gathered at Dorothy Berthelet's home for the 2004 Annual General Meeting, followed by a sumptuous potluck feast! Plans were laid for an exciting 2005 schedule of activities - hosting the joint North Central Section-East Canada Section meeting; flying 99s girls in May; the 2005 Gold Cup Air Rally..... Nov. 2nd - Kathy Fox was inducted into the Quebec Aviation Space Hall of Fame. Some 700 persons attended this prestiguous event. Kathy is the youngest person inducted so far! October 27th About 20 people attended the tour of Ottawa's air accident investigation lab. This event was arranged by Carol Thomas. See pictures in our photo album above. In October, Susan flew to Toronto to join in the Yearbook planning session. In October, members flew to Montreal to visit Julie-Ann and other 99s from FCC and MLC chapters. In September, Chapter members flew to Kingston to join Felicity in a game of golf and to participate in the Fly-in breakfast. Weather enroute was unusual but manageable. Westport airport was clearly visible as we flew by. While golfing in Kingston, we were able to enjoy seeing airplanes land, since the airport and golf course are side-by-side. Sand hazards became a combination sand / water hazards due to the heavy rains 2 days earlier [see the photo album]. The sunshine, light breezes made it a great day outside. Everyone had fun! Spence celebrated his birthday the same day. In September, Kitty Houghton started her new assignment in Vienna, having completed 4 years in China. Kitty told Dorothy & Bob Berthelet for a wonderful flight over the Sierra Nevada mountains and Yosemite National Park in August. Dorothy & Bob were attending the International Toastmasters convention in Reno, Nevada, while Kitty was there on "at home leave". June 27-30th, 2004 Gold Cup Air Rally (GCAR), GCAR departed Toronto with destination Meadow Lake Saskatchewan. Susan Begg and Sharron Lutman flew from Toronto to Meadow Lake Saskatchewan as part of the rally. May 22nd - we completed the compass rose (added the "N"). It's beautiful! Saturday, May 15th - East Canada Section Spring Section meeting was hosted by Maple Leaf Chapter in London, Ontario. Dorothy Berthelet finished her 2-year term as Governor, East Canada Section. Various get-togethers took place during the January to May period. This included an Annual General Meeting held at the Rockcliffe airport. The above Executive was elected and took office effective April 2004. Our Photo Album Pictures from our fly-and-golf day (Kingston). 2004 Events
Kathy Fox was inducted into Quebec's Aviation Hall of Fame. Julielynn Wong was recognized by MacLean's magazine as one of Canada's best and brightest... Kitty Houghton - She now has her Chinese pilot licence!! She has now moved to Austria, and is searching out women pilots in Europe... Susan Begg has finished her IFR Rating, using her AE Scholarship to fund it. Fly 99 Girls in '99 Project (A joint project between the Chapter and the National Aviation Museum) Everyone involved in this project was thrilled with its success. Want to view pictures/story? Back to E. Ontario (Home Page) |
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