We’ve all had a busy, travel filled summer. Come, planning on sharing your travel experiences with all. Bring those highly coveted, hard to carry, highly prized travel souvenirs; i.e. bobbing heads, cherished back scratcher, mugs, and of course the infamous rocks! Each item comes with a story of why it caught your eye, and why you chose to bring it home. We’ve all had the following conversation: “Hun, look at this rock! It’s so colorful, I just need another rock around the flower garden! Argh, it’s so heavy!” or “Hun, I’m turning down that road to see that great attraction.  Oh no, he’s lost again!”

We’re tying the Unit Rally with the Region Hillbilly Rally. So, bring some beans, carrots, corn, or other soup item for a tasty addition to Friday evening community Travel soup mix. Meat is provided. Bring some local (hometown) food item for Saturday night snacks.

Friday, Sept 11
5:30 p.pm. – Supper – Community Travel Soup mix, bring your bowl and drink
7:00 p.m. – Informal Summer Travel Discussion (Betty H, bring your stories. Jim, rebuttals are acceptable!)
Snacks – Summer sampling of fruit

Saturday, Sept 12
8:00 a.m.Breakfast – Pancakes, sausage links, cereal, OJ, coffee
9:00 a.m. Board Meeting
10:00 a.m. Business Meeting
12:00 Lunch on your own
2:00 p.m. Modified boci tournament – travel rules apply
5:00 p.m. Supper – Bison roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread, salad
700 PM Summer Travel Trivia
Snacks – Locally made items, ice cream

Sunday, Sept 13
8:00 a.m. Breakfast – fruit cocktail, muffins, danish, donuts
9:00  a.m.Church
1100 Potluck lunch

Call if you are attending the rally:
Nugterens: 618-531-6698
Howells: 618-534-1034
Doerrs: 618-684-6772

It was a chilly weekend when unit members gathered for the November free rally at Forbes State Park.There was a chill in the air and chili in us as we huddled inside the tarp walled shelter on Friday evening.  Then came the usual good conversation as we sat around the campfire, complete with ever-shifting smoke, drinking coffee or hot cider and wondering what had happened to our warm fall.

Saturday was more of the same except the menu changed into a wonderful blend of vegetable soups.  Come Sunday morning, the cold was too much so devotions were held in the Schaette motorhome.  Brunch was also devoured in the warm confines of the Schaette unit, along with continuing conversation and followed with packing for home.

     A special thanks to all who came; Walter and Linda Hangsleben, Karl and Erika Schaette, Marilyn and Dwight Burrus, Romaine Broughton with grandsons Seth and Jackson, Curt and Jane Wheat, and Doris and Art Meier.  Dennis and Edna White were Saturday drive-ins.  An extra “tip of the hat” to Walter and his leaf blower, Romaine and her soup pot, Dennis saving the fire with his chainsaw (is there anything he doesn’t have in the back of that truck?), Erika and her hot cider, and Linda for leading the devotions.  In the words of Curt Wheat and in the hearts of all the attendees, “This was a great rally!”  Take note, motor homes outnumbered trailers two to one!