The Squawk. By: Peggy Pierce

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1 DALLAS 99S DECEMBER 2017 The Squawk By: Peggy Pierce New Member Welcome Texie Edwards from Nevada, TX Merry Christmas! Peggy Pierce Our Annual Chapter Christmas Party was held on Dec. 16, 2017 at the home of Laurie Adams-Peake. Send her your news and info for the newsletter. Members Present were Holly Barr, Laurie Adams-Peake, Peggy Pierce, Marla Eisenberg, Jaunita Attaway, Kay Alley, Lynnette Bascom, and (not pictured, Andrea Pearson-Haas). We enjoyed a potluck and an aviation themed gift exchange. A big thank you to Laurie for hosting in her beautiful home! JANUARY 8, 2018 JANUARY 20, 2018 FEBRUARY 10, 2018 Chapter Meeting at Million Air in Addison, TX Movie Night at Lynnette Bascom s home Presentation at EAA Meeting in Gainesville, TX 1 Juanita Attaway Send her your ideas on aviation activities for the group.

2 DALLAS 99S DECEMBER 2017 Congrats Beth Polcari! Our Dallas 99s sister has received her Southwest Wings! Beth worked at Southwest Airlines in the Rapid Rewards Department as a writer during It was then that she decided to quit her job and go to flight school. Her lifelong dream was to fly, but her path took her a different way. She engaged in the arduous task of building time and experience. Naively, she thought she d be back at Southwest in five years. It took 15! She flew all sorts of jobs: flight instructed, flew Part 135 and Part 91 in small jets, Hawkers and Citations, among other jobs. During hard times, on and off over the years, she supplemented her income working as a substitute teacher. Later, she spent a year in Afghanistan flying turbo props. Then, back to the states to fly ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) missions for a defense contractor. That job allowed her to fly/work with her brother, which was an absolute blast! When that job went away, the aviation branch of that company dissolved, and she went back to work in turbo props (King Air 350) flying Part 135 for Gama Aviation/Wheels UP. Finally, Beth is back at Southwest as a First Officer after earning her wings. Congratulations Beth! We are are so very proud of you as you are an inspiration to all of us! From Rapid Rewards to the Right Seat Be sure and like our Facebook Page to keep up with our Chapter! Search: Dallas 99s BONHAM FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT Our Chapter held a fundraiser at the Bonham Airshow on October 21, We sold balsa-wood gliders, flashlights, coloring books, and lollipops. Members working the sales table were Janny Strickland, Holly Barr, and Kay Alley. 2

3 60th Anniversary Celebration!!! The Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters celebrated their 60th Anniversary on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, TX. Speakers were Patrica Jayne Keefer, an Around the World Gold Medalist and Longest Pilot-Skilled Air Race in History; and Captain Kathi Durst, First female Fleet Manager of B-737, First female Chief Pilot at DFW, Check Airman of A-300 and B737 at American Airlines. Both Chapters enjoyed entertainment by Foxwell Band and Gina Glidewell. BIG THANKS to Laurie Adams-Peake from the Dallas Chapter and Monica Graham from the Forth Worth Chapter for their planning of the event! 3

4 27th Annual Big Hangar Dance Vintage Flying Museum Dinner and Dance at Meacham Field was held on Oct. 21, There was a B-17 on display along with a brass band. Everyone showed up in their best 1940 s attire to enjoy dinner and dancing. All guests were able to take tours of the B-17 and participate in a silent auction. Members who attended were Peggy Pierce and Juanita Attaway. Upcoming Events January 8, 2018 Dallas Chapter Meeting 7:00pm Million Air FBO at Addison Airport January 20, 2018 Movie Night 7:00pm Lynnette Bascom s Home February 10, s Presentation at EAA Meeting at Gainesville Airport Breakfast 8:30am and Presentation 9:00am *More details to follow through 4

5 Janny Strickland inherits Santa Collection Recently, Janny Strickland inherited over 3,800 Santa figurines from her late mother. Janny decided to put them all on display for this Christmas and invited the Chapter to come enjoy the collection. Her santas come from all over and are sorted into various groups. Each one catalogued and numbered. Very few duplicates exist. Janny was even featured in the morning Dallas News showing off her collection! After the holiday season, Janny is hoping to re-home the collection so that they may continue to be displayed and enjoyed by many. Pictured is Janny showing off one of her airplane santas from the transportation group. Please opt in for Electronic Voting!!! The deadline is December 31, Voting electronically is much less expensive for the organization than mailing paper ballots which costs approximately $3.00 each with printing, postage and mailing. With over 4,700 members getting paper ballots, International will be spending over $14,000 for the 2018 election unless we all sign up for online voting. You can opt in at: 5

6 Chapter Board Chairman - Laurie Adams Peake Vice-Chairman - Brooke Franklin Treasurer - Holly Barr Co-Secretaries - Andrea Pearson-Haas Peggy Pierce laurie@lacreativeonline.com brookefranklinrealtor@gmail.com holly_ann_barr@sbcglobal.net dreana4u@gmail.com peggy.pierce02@gmail.com Committee Chairs Airmarking Janny Strickland travelerjs@gmail.com Aviation Activities Juanita Attaway juanitaattaway@gmail.com By-Laws Kay Alley kayalley@cs.com Holly Barr holly_ann_barr@sbcglobal.net Education & Safety Andrea Pearson-Haas dreana4u@gmail.com Fundraising Brooke Franklin brookefranklinrealtor@gmail.com Membership Lynnette Bascom lbascom@optonline.com Newsletter Peggy Pierce peggy.pierce02@gmail.com Reporter Holly Barr holly_ann_barr@sbcglobal.net Scholarships Chris Hettenbach chrish31@prodigy.net Social Media Peggy Pierce peggy.pierce02@gmail.com Sunshine Jerry Glennie jerryglennie@earthlink.net Website Janny Strickland travelerjs@gmail.com 6