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1994
Dates
Cost
Organizers
- Dave Colbert
- Russel McCulley
Teachers
- Ron Gibian – Applique
- Don Mock – Catherine’s Wheel
- Sam Hoston – No-sew Tetra Hedrin
1995
Dates
Cost
Organizers
- Dave Colbert
- Russel McCulley
Teachers
1996
Dates
Cost
Organizers
- Dave Colbert
Teachers
1997
Dates
Jan 17, 18 & 19
Cost
Retreat Fee $100
Committee
- Peter Loop – Chairman
- Sam Wright – Co-Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Ken Tumminia – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Haeger – Publicity
Teachers
- Charlie Sotich – Miniature Chinese Papercuts Kites
- Bobby Stanfield – Bobby’s Eddy Kite
- Rose Block – Beginning Sewing Skills on Nylon
- Steve Block – Indoor/Outdoor Stunt Kites
- Ronda Brewer – Mini Tyvek Kite
- Debra Cooley – Applique Kite Arch
- Elaine Genser – Waste Not, Want Not, Scrap Banner
- Don Mock – Small Cellular Kite
- Mark Neuhaus – Screw Tube Line Art
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- George Peters – Singing Kite
- Bob Serack – Washington Weather Bureau Kite (Box Kite)
- Scott Skinner – Personal Creative Expression Through Patchwork
- Stormy Weathers – 1 Meter Swift Victory
- Captain Dick Wightman – Making Parachutes and Packs That Work
- Barb Wright – Fabric Dye a Hapi Coat
1998
Dates
Jan 23, 24 & 25
Cost
Retreat Fee $??
Committee
- Sam Wright – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Ken Tumminia – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Judy Brown – Hospitality
Teachers
- Sue Clark – Color Wheel/Patchwork Kite
- Charmayne Cornell – Spiky Ball
- Beth Drake – Pan Flute
- Elain Genser – Dip & Dye Rice Paper Kite Skins
- Scott Hampton – Spray Painting Techniques on Nylon
- Scott Hapmton – Small Sled Kite From Painted Nylon
- Brian Johnsen – Mylar Fighter Kite
- Mark Neuhaus – Line Toy
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- Jose Sainz – Applique At It’s Best
- Bobby Stanfield – Cellular Construction (Box Kite)
- Stormy Weathers – Swift Victory
- Mary Yoshimi – Japanese Sode Kite Part 1 & Part 2
1999
Dates
Jan 22, 23 & 24
Cost
Retreat Fee $125
Committee
- Sam Wright – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Ken Tumminia – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Judy Brown – Hospitality
Teachers
- Sue Clark – Color Wheel with Line Art
- Deb Cooley – Flying High With a D.C.
- Bary Crites – Thunderbolt Classic Stunt Kite
- Scott Hampton – Feather Banner
- Valerie James – Bag It Kite Bag
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- Jose Sainz – The Art of Applique
- Tom Sisson – Kites 4 Kids
- Guy Skeer – Knot Sew Twin Roks
- Stretch Tucker – Small Parafoil
- Sam Wright – How to Survive a Rokkaku Battle
- Mary Yoshimi – Japanese Bird Train
2000
Dates
Jan 21, 22, 23 & 24
Cost
Retreat Fee $145
Committee
- Sam Wright – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Ken Tumminia – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
Teachers
- Rick Brown – Four ft. Cody War Kite
- Sue Clark – Color Wheel with Line Art
- Dave Colbert – Basic 7ft. Delta
- Bary Crites – You Say You Want a Revolution (rotating Box Kite)
- Gerogean Curran – Marbling
- Scott Hampton – A Flock of Decoys (Yardbirds) Ground Art
- Valerie James – Bag It! Kite Bag
- Brian Johnsen – Buka Dako Fighter Kite
- Brooks Leffler – Building Brooks’ Basic Radio Rig
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- Barry Poulter – Fan Kite With Celtic Knot Applique
- Charlie Sotich – Make a Giant Size Mini-Kite (or Two)
2001
Dates
Jan 18,19,20 & 21
Cost
Retreat Fee $150
Committee
- Ken Tumminia – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Sylvia Cates – Hospitality
Teachers
- Dave Colbert – Cellular Star Kite
- Deb Cooley – Maiyasis Dragon
- Scott Hampton – Paint the Sky
- Scott Hampton – ConeHead Yard Art
- Dan Kurahashi – How To Spilt And Tune Bamboo
- Dan Kurahashi – Traditional Japanese Sode Dako Kite
- Gail Lindsay – Applique An Afghani Round Fighter Kite
- Don Mock – Fabric Fighter Kite
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- Rob Pratt – Quilting A Della Porta Kite
- Scott Spencer – Weaving Ripstop Nylon
- Cindy Thrall – “Anchored Diamonds” Banner
- Barbara Wright – Hapi Coat
- Barbara Wright – Fabric Dye Techniques
2002
Dates
Jan 17, 18, 19 & 20
Cost
Retreat Fee $175
Committee
- Ken Tumminia – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Sylvia Cates – Hospitality
Teachers
- Ronda Brewer – Demystifying Knots
- Franchesca Caton – Leave It To Beaver (inflatable)
- Jerimy Colbert – Extended Wing Cody Kite
- Ron Gibian – Astrostar
- Dan Kurahashi – Mini Edo Kite
- Dan Kurahashi – Mini 3 Dimensional Kite
- Dick Page – Sedwickube
- Gerry Pennell – Beginning Sewing
- Randy Shannon – Dye Painted Leaf Kite
- Scott Skinner – Patchwork Paper Kites
- Andy Tauber – 6 Foot Bol
- Cindy Thrall – Banners 101
- Maureen Watson – Chain Windsock
2003
Dates
Jan
Cost
Retreat Fee $
Committee
- Ken Tumminia – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Sylvia Cates – Hospitality
- Ellen Pardee – Hospitality
Teachers
- Sam Huston – No Sew Della Porta
- Gerry Pennell – Basic Kitebuilding
- Charlie Sotich – Miniature Kites
- Kathy Goodwin – Large Rainbow Aerial Star
- Phil Scarfe – De-Mystify The Parafoil
- Don Mock – How To Make It Fly
- Scott Spencer – Star Facet Kite
- Sue Clark – Quilts From Kite T-Shirts
- Bary Crites – You Say You Want a Revolution
- Barry Poulter – Tyvek Snowflake/star
- Rod Thrall – 6 Foot Color Crayon Windsock
- Charlie Sotich – Stars and Stripes
- Scott Spencer – AOK Mini Banners
2004
Dates
Jan
Cost
Retreat Fee $
Committee
- Ken Tumminia – Chairman
- Barb Wright – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Diane Weber – Publicity
- Ellen Pardee – Hospitality
Teachers
- Gary Engvall – Circoflex
- Arnold Stellema – Collapsible Line Climber & Bear Drop Rig
- Ronda Brewer – No-Sew Tyvek Fluted Sled
- Ronda Brewer – Demystifying Knots
- Roy Broadly – Totem Pole Kite
- ???? – Delerium Delta Kite
- Gary Goodenough – Korean Fighter Kite
- Mary Bos – Butterfy Arch
- Greg Clark – Wise Fin-Keel Kite
- ???? – 1.5m Double Parasled
- Deb Cooley – Bag It (Cordura Kie Bag)
- Bary Crites – Geo-Hex Flat Kite
- Gerry Pennell – Basic Kite Building
- Kay Woodring – Tadpole Line Art
2005
Dates
Jan 13, 14, 15 & 16
Cost
Retreat Fee $190
Committee
- Ken Tumminia – Chairman
- Diane Weber – Registration
- Deb Cooley – Instructors/Classes
- Jerimy Colbert – Raffle
- Susan Rennie – Publicity
- Cathy Chen – Hospitality
Teachers
- Robert Brasington – “Io” Cellular Kite and Line Art
- Cindy Thrall – Banner
- Scott Spencer – Della Porta
- Barry Poulter – Cody Mobile
- John Freeman – Quilted Eddy
- Rob Pratt – Flaming Baden Powell
- Diane Butler – Silk Painting
- Gary Goodenough – Fighter Kites
- Sue Clark – Delta
- Greg Clark – Russian Weather Kite
- Deb Cooley – Line Markers