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Remembering John Van Meter |
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June - July
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Written by Ann Sasaki
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Monday, 04 September 2006 |
John Van Meter launches on a good day at the Dump - photo by Andy Stocker |
Remembering John Van Meter
Ann Sasaki
I wanted to write a little about John Van Meter who taught many pilots to fly when he lived in the Bay Area and who extended friendship and welcome to those who visited once he moved to Tahoe. John was always smiling and laughing and making sure that everyone was having fun and flying safely. John loved to fly and he loved sharing that joy with others. Beyond his life as a pilot, he was also a caring friend and an inspiration to many. At John’s memorial service, held in the huge grassy meadow close to Slide, more than 100 people gathered to celebrate John’s life. Friends recounted so many wonderful stories about John. The minister who married John and Lori recalled that when he and John were kids in Carmichael, John persuaded him to get on a skateboard for the first time and ride down a steep hill. Despite crashing at the bottom, the minister remembered that ride fondly as it embodied John’s love of adventure and excitement. I think there were three people who said that John inspired them to quit their day jobs and become snowboard instructors. The folks from Alpine Meadows spoke fondly of working and playing with John. Many people said that John showed them what was truly important in life.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 September 2006 )
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June - July
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Written by Ann Sasaki
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Monday, 19 June 2006 |
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President’s Report for June and July 2006
Ann Sasaki Gary at the Dump - photo by Ann Sasaki |
I hope that everyone has had a good summer. I hope you’re getting in some enjoyable flying as well as time for relaxing with folks you like. I’m sorry that we haven’t produced the Ridge Dancer on the normal monthly schedule – we will try to get back on the regular schedule soon.
If you haven’t already registered with BAPA, please do so as soon as possible. Julie Spiegler sent out an email about two months ago asking that we all register online. Julie has moved the BAPA website to new software which allows greater functionality.
Each member is now in charge of updating their own contact information and keeping it up-to-date. This means that if you get a new email address or phone number, you simply log in on the www.sfbapa.org
website and edit your own profile. This will be much easier and more efficient for you and for the BAPA officers. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 September 2006 )
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June - July
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Written by Rich Hammer
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Monday, 19 June 2006 |
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It has been a beautiful summer and seems promising for a wonderful fall as well! Sorry for the haitus of this publication... Note that a vote was taken recently at the BAPA meeting and we will be moving to a bi-monthly publication of the RidgeDancer. Since this is the June-July Issue we will publish the August September issue at the end of this month.Get high...stay safe! Rich
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Last Updated ( Monday, 04 September 2006 )
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New BAPA Website Launched |
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June - July
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Written by Julie Spiegler
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Monday, 04 September 2006 |
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As many of you have noticed, we finally launched our new sfbapa.org website. We needed to move our website to a new hosting situation (now on Dreamhost, for those who care), and in the process we decided it was time to move it to a new content management system (converting it from Zope to Joomla, if that means anything to you :-).
The new system offers a lot of great features, including online calendar, classified ads, polls, forms, news items, rotating images and a member management system. Over time we'll be incorporating even more features (such as discussion boards, for Loren ;-) In the meantime, PLEASE be sure to go to the new site and register. It's quick and easy.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 September 2006 )
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June - July
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Written by Alex Koorkoff
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Monday, 04 September 2006 |
Officers in attendance Ann, Rolf, Tom, Atta and Alex
The meeting was called to order by Ann Sasaki at 7:30.
Total 13 members attended, of which 4 were BAPA officers. No new members attending this meeting.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 04 September 2006 )
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June - July
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Written by Tim Sirianni
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Monday, 19 June 2006 |
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SFBAPA Meeting Minutes, 7/12/2006
New Faces / Old Friends
There were 3 new faces at the meeting: o Juan Ramos, visiting from San Diego. He's a P3 pilot in town for a month and a new member. o Sam Jonaini. GA pilot and skydiver from San Jose. Interested in getting started in PG. o Ricardo Salinas, P2 trained by Wally.
And one old friend: o Jerry Destremps, P3. Flys a yellow FreeX Arcane. |
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