The 2008 Executive Board outlined three goals for this year at the October, 2007 Rally.

1. Maintain or increase Unit membership this year.
Our Unit has enjoyed a membership increase of 1 from October, 2007 (50 members) to October, 2008 (51 members).
2. Make all feel welcome and part of the group. Two examples:

1. Karl and Erika Schaette brought Tom and Bettie Bolander the May Rally. Even though Tom and Bettie live in Fayetteville, TN, they had such a good time they not only joined WBCCI; they joined our Unit.
2. Eighteen unit members worked on the rally committee of our six main rallies.

3. Have a Unit activity every month
The Unit had free rallies in November, 2007 and July, 2008, Christmas dinner in December, 2007, winter luncheons in January, February, and March, and organized rallies in April, May, June, August, September and October, 2008.

New Email address

• Art and Doris Meier doartmir@frontiernet.net
• Roger and Marian Hoffmann marog@htc.net

Hospice Care

• Elmer Koen began hospice care at home on October 22, 2008.

Thank you:

• Norma Koen extends her sincere thank you to all who have called, visited, and sent cards of well wishes for Elmer. She is especially appreciative of the card sent by Unit members after the October rally.

• 6 cups chopped apples (preferably Jonathans)
• 12 cup dried cranberries
• 12 cup golden raisins
• 12 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 14 cup orange juice
• 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 12 cup brown sugar, packed
• 14 cup butter, melted
• 12 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 x 8 baking dish. Combine first seven ingredients in bowl and let set 10 minutes while you make the topping. In another bowl, combine last four ingredients with a fork until moistened. Then, stir fruit mixture one more time and put into baking dish. Put topping mixture over the top of the fruit mixture. Bake 45  50 minutes. Makes 6  8 servings.

Nice extras: Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.