Valley Aero Club Holds Annual
"Father's Day Fly-In Breakfast"

Treat Dad to a Plane Ride

June 1, 2008
By: Julie McCallum, Entertainment Editor

Valley Aero Club is celebrating Father's Day with their annual Father's Day Fly-In breakfast at James Clements Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2008 from 7:30 a.m. to noon.

Krzysiak restaurant is providing the pancake breakfast. Prices are $6.00 Adults and $3.00 for Children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. (same price as last year)

New static displays this year are the Cool Cars Radiators classic car display and the CMA motorcycle group and their bikes.

Other static displays include MMR's incident trailer and ambulances plus helicopters from local hospitals.


Keep your eyes to the sky to see the skydivers demonstrate jumps from an airplane two times be between 9:00 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Be sure to treat Dad to a plane ride given by Valley Aero members. Prices remain the same this year, $20.00 for adults and $15 for children.

Plan to take time to visit the historic designed Administration Building to view many photos, plaques and aviation mementos.




James Clements Airport is located at 614 S. River Rd, Bay City.

* James Clements Memorial Airport was built 1928-1930. In 1926 the Bay City Chamber of Commerce recognized the economic benefits that could be derived from a local airport and decided to build one and dedicate it to Bay City men killed during World War I. The Aeronautics Committee immediately sought the financial support of industrialist William L. Clements, whose son Ensign James L. Clements had been an aviator during the war and died of influenza in France. Clements agreed to make a substantial donation, provided the facility was named in honor of his son. This site was chosen because it had served as an airfield for fifteen years. The Neo-Georgian Administration Building, designed by local architect Joseph C. Goddeyne, and the hanger were dedicated on July 29, 1930.