Nostalgic Reflections Presents . . .The 75th Anniversary Grand Awards Ball Below are pictures from the event, which took place on Friday, November 1st, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in the "Isabella Room" at the newly restored, Davenport Hotel. Click on the thumbnail picture to view the larger image. Please be patient. The files are large and take awhile to load. Thanks! |
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Some guests start filling the tables while others in the background are looking at all the trophies. |
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Race Originator, Jerry Turner and Miss Spokane, Fiana Dixon. |
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Even more guests signing the guest book! |
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Jerry Turner presenting an award to Miss Spokane, Fiana Dixon. |
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More tables are filling up with hungry guests. |
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Jerry Turner presenting an award to Jim Tipke. |
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Where's the food! |
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Jerry Turner & Jim Tipke. |
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Guests visiting & looking at the trophies. |
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Tami & Ron Meier. (Tami is the oldest daughter of Jerry Turner.) |
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Jerry shaking hands with Skeeter Carlson. |
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Jim Meyers receiving an award from Jerry Turner. |
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Full room! |
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Jerry Turner presenting an award to his oldest son, Gary Turner. |
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Jerry visiting with Jim & Milaine McGoldrick. Jim was at the original celebration when Charles Lindbergh was here in 1927. He was 10 years old at the time and his memory on the subject is exceptional! He wrote a book called, "The Spokane Aviation Story" |
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Jerry Turner presenting an award to Conan Lane, the video cameraman. |
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All the guests look wonderful in either evening attire or vintage clothing. |
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Jerry Turner and the Davenport Hotel Manager. |
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Dave Doty receiving a special trophy for his involvement in Jerry's "pet project", The static display of Nick Mamer's 3rd place winning airplane in the 1927 race. The 1927 Buhl Airster. |
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Skeeter & Doris Carlson signing the guest register. |
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Group receiving awards for their involvement in the static displayed 1927 Buhl Airster. |
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Jerry introducing Bryan & Norma Zarcone. |
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More of the same group receiving awards. |
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Rick & Tonya Bye (Jerry's youngest daughter) and Jerry |
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Jerry & Mike Blair. |
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Jerry & James Jordan |
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Ted Herlihy & Jerry. |
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Skeeter & Doris Carlson signing the guest book. |
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Jerry posing for a picture with Gene Stuckle. |
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Jerry handing an award to Mark Scott. |
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Jerry shaking hands with Larry Howard. |
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Jerry standing by one of the thirty-three marble trophies. |
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Tonya Bye (Jerry's daughter), Jerry and Skeeter Carlson. |
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A line of guests waiting to sign the 75th Awards Ball guest book. |
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Jerry, Jim McGoldrick and Don Morse. |
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More guests patiently waiting to sign the guest book. |
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Jerry, Jim McGoldrick presenting the "Jim McGoldrick Trophy" to winner, Don Morse. |
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Another set of guests waiting to sign. (There sure were a lot!) |
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Jerry & Gregory Kessinger. |
