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Read about the NBC in the March/April 2009 issue of Nebraska Life

Upcoming Club Flights

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-five years later, the NBC membership rolls have swelled to nearly members, including 30 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 2011

• President: Rich Jaworski
    president@nebraskaballoonclub.org
• Vice President: Michael Jones
    vicepresident@nebraskaballoonclub.org
• Secretary: Janet McDonald
    secretary@nebraskaballoonclub.org
• Treasurer: Elane Lacroix
    treasurer@nebraskaballoonclub.org
• Members-at-Large: Kellie Dinkelman, Alan Paul
    m-at-l@nebraskaballoonclub.org

Program Committee: Michael Jones (Chair) Jenni Gunhus Ron Dobesh	Race Committee: Rich Jaworski (Chair) Matt Fenster Steve Lacroix Jim Gunhus
Picnic: Michael Jones (Chair) Don Fenster Matt Fenster Ron Dobesh	Banquet Committee: Michael Jones (Chair) Luckie Lawrence Jenni Gunhus
Publications & Web Page Tom Peterson (Chair) Kellie Dinkleman Denise Falcon Ruthe Grote Janet McDonald	Equipment Management: Matthew Grote (Chair) Rich Jaworski
Welcoming Team: Elane Lacroix (Chair) Kellie Dinkleman Denise Falcon Ruthe Grote Janet McDonald	Public Information: Michael Jones (Chair)

• Rural Relations:
  rural.relations@nebraskaballoonclub.org
• Tom Peterson (Chair)
• Rich Jaworski
• Michael Jones

The Balloonist's Prayer

The Winds have welcomed you with softness;
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.