"When the family returned from their trip to North Dakota, Novy researched where she could learn to fly. She discovered the Wausau Flight Service at the Wausau Downtown Airport.

“My dad took me there, and I was able to get on their schedule and start flying from time to time to begin with,” Novy said. “The same day I went there to start, there was an EAA Chapter 640 meeting going on at the Learn Build Fly hangar. I was introduced to the leadership positions there and was blown away by how friendly everyone that day had been. I knew it was the place for me.

“Since then, both of my parents have helped me in my leadership roles and helped with the different events that I have been a part of.”

As far as Novy is aware, she will be the first pilot in the family.

“Having a daughter that started flying at such a young age was a learning experience for our whole family,” said Quinn Novy. “The world of aviation is very welcoming, and we are thankful for the many opportunities that have allowed Marli to progress in her journey of aviation. We are very proud of her.”

"...among World War II warbirds, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other exotic aircraft that are on display in Oshkosh from Monday through Aug. 3, the Baby Ace will be the star, because she is a replica of the aircraft that really started it all. Basic as she is, she represents the heart and soul of the EAA, and the man who founded and built the organization, Paul Poberezny.
Poberezny was in the midst of building Baby Ace when he died last August at age 91. The fact that Baby Ace is flying at all is due to the work of a dozen or so Wausau-area pilots, mechanics and aviation enthusiasts, and one man in particular who became close friends with Poberezny — Kurt Mehre, 51, of Schofield.

"You had to know the man," Mehre said. "He was a people person. ... He liked to say that aviation made him a millionaire, because he had a million friends."
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After Poberezny's death, the Baby Ace project ended up in the hands of Mehre and the Wausau chapter of the EAA. The Baby Ace was completed last week, just in time for the EAA AirVenture and its memorials to Poberezny. Mehre and his friends, Dave Conrad and brothers Lyman and Clifford Hatz, were the primary builders."

"Jacob Buemi is not yet old enough to drive. But over the course of the last year, this teen has started his own Wausau laser engraving business. And his parents are proud...
Though the experience of doing something most adults do not do is sometimes different, Jacob says it does not faze him and is thankful he has a good group of supportive friends now.

“I don’t necessarily want to be like everyone else,” he says. “I try to surround myself with people who try to go for higher goals. So far they’ve given positive feedback and think this is cool.”

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"Jacob Buemi is not yet old enough to drive. But over the course of the last year, this teen has started his own Wausau laser engraving business. And his parents are proud...
 

Though the experience of doing something most adults do not do is sometimes different, Jacob says it does not faze him and is thankful he has a good group of supportive friends now.

“I don’t necessarily want to be like everyone else,” he says. “I try to surround myself with people who try to go for higher goals. So far they’ve given positive feedback and think this is cool.”

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