It was a chili day to fly! On a cold morning, with fresh snow on the ground, chapter members gathered at the hangar for our first meeting of the year (albeit informal in nature) and our chili and cornbread competition. We had quite a few choices to sample from and at the end, when the votes were tallied, the two winners were announced: Brian Wheeler won the award for the best chili, and Bud Swenson won the award for best corn bread.

It was also a good time to recognize Mike Parry, our outgoing president, for all his years of service to the chapter. Dan Gutierrez, our incoming president, offered him a plaque and a memorable gift as a thank you for his efforts and dedication.

Thank you for joining us for this first chapter event of the year. There are many more to come! Check the website and e-mails and we hope you’ll join us for the next round of events as well.