EAA Chapter 569

There will be a fly-in, drive-in, walk-in, dragged-in airport breakfast at Chan Gurney (YKN), Yankton, SD, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. PIC FREE, adults $10.00; kids 5-10 $5.00; under 5 free on Sunday, September 15. Fund-raiser for aviation scholarships. Sponsored by Yankton Regional Aviation Association and City of Yankton. More info: contact Mike Roinstad at mroinstad@gmail.com or Lori Roinstad at lroinstad@gmail.com

Our annual Chapter Picnic will be Sunday, September 15 at 4:30 p.m. at Shoemaker Airfield.

Feel free to fly-in. The 2,500’ x 30’ asphalt runway is in good shape. Please use 122.8.

What to bring: Table setting, main dish, side dish or dessert. Drinks will be provided. There will be chairs but if you want your comfy, campsite chair, feel free to bring it. Also, if you’re up for lawn dart or corn hole competition, throw that in as well. To cap off the festivities, Dennis Crispin will present a wonderful AirVenture ’24 recap.

If driving, the address is 11215 W Yankee Hill Rd, Denton NE 68669. There are two drives going south from West Yankee Hill Rd. Use the west drive. The drive is over 1/2 mile long. Click here for map.

Hangar cleanup: Will take place on Saturday, September 14th at 9 a.m. If you can help with the cleanup, please text Holly (402.432.1612) or Tiffany (402.219.2289) and let them know you’re available.

The picnic will take the place of the September Meeting.

There will be an Airport Breakfast on Sunday, August 18 at Hartington (0B4), NE, from 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. “BEST sausages in a 100 miles.” PIC & co-pilot eat FREE, 5th grade to adult $8.00, 5 years old to 4th Grade $6.00, 4 years old and under free. Served by Holy Trinity Grade School. Sponsored by Becker Flying Service. LifeNet Helicopter, Moonwalk Bounce House, Antique Tractor, Hartington Volunteer Fire Department Firetrucks, Hartington Ambulance, Contact Alissa Bartling at 402-254-3912.