July 27, 2002 FlyOut to Pope Valley Airport and Eagle and Rose Estate Winery
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alumbaugh_jet_sm.jpg (12003 bytes) hangar_tour_sm.jpg (34517 bytes) Norm Alumbaugh, a former member of Chapter 393 and now the owner of Pope Valley airport and Eagle and Rose Estate Winery, was our host.  Norm allowed us the use of the airport and introduced us to his concept of an inexpensive and uncomplicated business jet.  He and his wife Evonne joined us for lunch in the winery's storage caves, then gave us the "winemaker's tour" of the winery operation.