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About the Nebraska Balloon Club
Upcoming Club Flights
Sept. 4, 2010, 6:30 AM
NBC Competition Flight at Lake Zorinsky
Balloonmeister: Tom Peterson
No September Fun Flight (schedule conflicts with Creston, IA event)
Upcoming Events
- Sept 10-12, 2010
Fields of Flight: Council Bluffs Hot Air Balloon Festival, Ditmar's Orchard, Council Bluffs - Sept 10-12, 2010
Huff 'n Puff Balloon Rally, Topeka, KS - Sept 17-19, 2010
SW Iowa Hot Air Balloon Races, Creston, IA
History of the Nebraska Balloon Club
The Nebraska Balloon Club came into existence in January, 1977. The BFA (Balloon Federation of America) received notification of an association of balloonists in Nebraska, and Jerry Mahoney of Omaha was listed as the official contact. Charlie Cook initiated the the NBC Newsletter in January, 1977 and listed eleven pilots in the first roster. The first organizational meeting of the Nebraska Balloon Club was held March 19, 1977. Charlie Cook was elected president; Jerry Mahoney, vice-president; and Bill Wemhoff, Secretary/Treasurer.
Thirty years later, the NBC membership rolls have swelled to 105 members, including 29 pilots and five student pilots. Of the eleven pilots listed in that first newsletter, Jerry Mahoney, Charlie Cook, and Rich Jaworski are still on the club roster. In fact, Rich Jaworski continues flying under the same name and colors: "Euphoria."
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NBC Officers for 2010
- President: Rich Jaworski
president@nebraskaballoonclub.org - Vice President: Ron Dobesh
vicepresident@nebraskaballoonclub.org - Secretary: Kellie Dinkelman
secretary@nebraskaballoonclub.org - Treasurer: Elane Lacroix
treasurer@nebraskaballoonclub.org - Members-at-Large: Scott Konvalin & Ray Grote
m-at-l@nebraskaballoonclub.org
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- Rural Relations: rural.relations@nebraskaballoonclub.org
- Scott Konvalin (Chair)
- Tom Peterson
- Jeff Reid
- Kellie & Kent Dinkleman
Jr. Balloonist Camp Scholarship Awarded
NBC is pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 Balloon Federation of America Junior Balloonist Camp Scholarship is Aaron DeGraff from North High School.
The Balloonist's Prayer
The Sun has blessed you with its warm hands;
You have flown so high, and so well,
That God has joined you in your laughter,
And set you gently back,
Into the loving arms of Mother Earth.