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About the Nebraska Balloon Club
Upcoming Club Flights
July 31, Aug 1 & 7
NBC Competition Flights - Location at National Balloon Classic, Indianola, IA
Balloonmeister: Matt Fenster
August 21, 5:30 PM
NBC Fun Flight at Lake Zorinsky
Balloonmeister: Ron Dobesh
Upcoming Events
- July 31 - August 7 - National Balloon Classic, Indianola, 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
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.