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For the sixth year, our Holiday Party was held at the Hawthorne Inn in Berlin, CT. Despite very chilly temperatures and threatening snow around 35 people attended. Jim Simmons gave his annual recap of the Chapter's year of events and welcomed our special guests--Isaiah Tiezzi and his mother Laura, Barbara McKenney, MMK Office Manager, and Pete Rasten, MMK Airport Manager. This is Jim's last year in office and he was given a Golden Nutplate award for his years of service. He handed the reins to the capable hands of Bob Spaulding.

Chris wasn't at the banquet so he received his award at the November meeting. Congratulations Chris.
Chris Kohler, President's Award

We filled the room
L-R: Fran Uliano, Young Eagles Chairman; Barbara Uliano; Laura Tiezzi; Isaiah Tiezzi
Young Eagles
Jim gave his farewell annual recap presentation.
President Jim Simmons
Jim presents Isaiah with a list of pilots who've offered him airplane rides in 2010.
Isaiah and Jim
Mark Scott (L) gets Joe Gauthier (C) to sign off on the airworthiness of Jim Simmon's (R) Golden Nutplate Award.
Golden nutplate award
Outgoing President Jim Simmons and incoming President Bob Spaulding
Two Presidents
The Yankee Swap is always popular. Patty gets a blanket.
Patty Zemsta
Leon is a tower controller at New Haven
Leon Woiciechowski
A lovely little basket of booze
Carol Gauthier
Too bad you can't keep them
Isaiah gets cookies
He's not quite sure how this works yet
Pete Rasten
A cute airplane ornament
John Boyce
Even Mr. Potato Head made an appearance
Mr. Potato Head
Betty's trying to figure out what the heck this means--with Jim's encouragment
Betty Simmons
Who can't use more tools?
Steve Socolosky
Barbara Uliano received the President's Award for her years of service to our Young Eagles program
Barbara Uliano, President's Award

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