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Here is an update of the students who started with P1 lessons last November… They are now well into their P2 supervised flights at Panorama Mountain Resort !
If there is not too much snow in the valley, I might start another course in the 2nd week of February and do the P2 flights in Feb/March/April at Panorama Mountain Resort

Happy, healthy and adventurous 2025 from the Powers to you!

Thank you very much again from our family to Cicely Younk for organising the paddle
and for Rick & Angela Camors-Kubian
To create and donate the iron on patches and stickers!!
You guys Rock and we love you all!
I will have some at the Canoe Docks for people who like to have one.

Lucas Grief made a reel out of Erik’s 2024 paragliding clips.
Fun times!

48th Annual Lakeside Event in the bag!
Thanks again to all the volunteers and everyone who participated and made it such a great event!
This reel was created by Tanya DuBoise.

Thanks to Amanda and Larry for implementing Penny’s picture into this year’s Lakeside t-shirt.
Even the slogan “Every Flight Counts” is awesome.
For Penny “Every flight, Day, hour… counts” and you have to do the best out of it!
Thanks again to everyone, We love you all!

I am back from Brazil… 9 days, great experience, lots of flying, great food and people.

I was not ready for this at all and would have never done this if the kids would not have insisted on accepting the invitation from Frank.

Frank Kernick, who is a long time family friend, is the one who connected Penny and me and the kids call him “Uncle Frank”

Frank was already in Brazil and sent me a business class ticket to join him on his paragliding trip to join him.

I started the trip down south by Floripa flying along the coast and interior mountains, then traveling to the mountains NorthEast of Sao Paulo and then driving and flying in Rio de Janeiro.

Frank was very aware of what the weather was doing and that is why we traveled to different places… he is an amazing tour guide and did all the drinking for me as well. Thanks again Frank!

For me it was very hard to go to the airport without Penny… It felt so strange and very emotional. The hardest and most emotional day was Penny’s birthday by waking up with a beautiful sunrise. I was able to fly at 2 different coastal sites for hours that day… felt like she was with me all along.

As to the kids, both are doing well considering the circumstances.

Katia is back working at Panorama and has a lot of support and fun with her colleagues and friends. Thanks again to Stacy and her family for having their house open anytime for Katia and treating her as one of their own.

Erik is busy in North Vancouver with school and Hockey. Thanks to a very helpful and supporting team, coaches and a huge thank you to Erik’s billet family Terri, Steve, Logan and billet brother Jaxon, simply outstanding.

I, and maybe Katia, will be going to Penticton March 13-17 to watch Erik’s play-offs. Erik will come home with me/us after the playoffs for a week or so. We plan to do some skiing or other activities together as a family… Life goes on and we do feel and know that Penny is always with us, like a guardian angel and smiling when she can watch us living life with the spirit she showed us.

For those who want to see more of the pictures, I do have a album at

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rEFJMwUapEgizmyn6

What an amazing day and celebration this has been!!
Thank you very much to everyone coming and making this such a great event. My apologies to anyone I was not able to speak to.
It is estimated to have more than 450 people come and 95 online viewers.

I like to thank again:
Welcoming, services and closing speech – Brent Woodard

Family tribute to Penny:
Max, Erik, Katia, Craig & Bridget Powers (siblings) Astrid Krueger (Penny’s niece)

Group tributes to Penny:
Columbia Valley Businesses – Pete Bourke
Columbia river Paddle – Fiona Pickett
Toby Creek Nordic Club – Lyle Wilson
Babes on Blades – Andrea Dunlop
Edgewater Fire Department – Jon Tames
Endeavor Fitness – Lainey Wilson
Paragliding Group – Tanya , Dwayne, Amanda, Sara

The slideshow about Penny is at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yrLbk335bDduoSZ18

Live stream of Penny’s Celebration of life is at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kJqd8Iqd4-auGeDq9NHD65wI2TkgRdrK/view?usp=sharing

We invite you to come and celebrate the life of Penny Powers in the picturesque setting of Kinsmen Beach. Surrounded by Windermere Lake, the WhiteWay and the beach, we’ll share stories, laughter, and love as we remember our beloved Penny.
Location: Kinsmen Beach
Date: Friday Feb 9th
Time: 3:00 pm
Food: Penny’s Chili

If you can’t come, we will have a camera setup with a life-stream video at
https://meet.google.com/iso-zadi-hvx

Note: for locals, bring a chair.