99 News – November/December – 2006 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2006 18-22 Women Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA) seminar at Hollister, CA. Contact
[email protected]. DECEMBER 99 News JULY 30 Deadline for proposed amendments to the Bylaws/Standing Rules. Contact Sally 23-29 EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI. Visit The To list your 99s events Biggin, PO Box 1127, Hoopa, CA 95546, Ninety-Nines Tent. Contact Rita Adams, on this calendar page, 530-625-4736,
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[email protected] or www.eaa.org. send information to: 20-26 Amelia Earhart Peak Climb 2007. In 1969, The 99 News 2007 Yosemite National Park in California named 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd. a peak after Amelia Earhart. To commemo- Oklahoma City, OK JANUARY rate this honor and the 50th anniversary of 73159-1140 Amelia’s last flight, 99s climbed to the top 20 San Gabriel Valley Annual Poker Run, Be- of the Amelia Earhart Peak in 1987, and a Email: gin Cable Airport. Hosted by San Gabriel time capsule was placed at the top con-
[email protected] Valley Chapter. Contact Virginia Harmer, taining the history of The Ninety-Nines. Online Form: 909-987-0087,
[email protected]. Now Amelia Earhart Peak is hiked by The 99s every 10 years. Base camp is at 8,000- www.ninety-nines.org/ 27 Southwest Section Board Meeting, feet, and then four days are spent hiking 99newsreports.html Ontario, CA. Hosted by San Gabriel Val- up and down the peak (11,982 feet), with ley Chapter/Southwest Section. Contact Please indicate the the summit day on July 24.