Kentucky

This years Children and Grandchildren Rally will be held at Beach Bend Amusement & Swim Park in Bowling Green Kentucky. This is a very nice and relatively inexpensive park with lots of things to see and do. The rally is scheduled for 17 July to 20 July. Of course, with a little pre planning the child in most of the men may enjoy a visit to the Corvette museum in Bowling Green. We have several members in the West Kentucky area and hope all can attend.

Don’t forget the Kentucky Derby Reunion will be May 01 -04. There are a lot of activities planned including the governors derby breakfast. The breakfast has been quite an event the last couple of years with many displays surrounding the Capital building. It is always nice to stroll downtown Frankfort and visit the many shops and snack at the coffee shop. Tommy Phipps will be conducting a computer class for those who would like to brush up on their computer skills.

While we did not have any post to our Blog during January, February and March there was a lot going on. Many of our members were spending the winter in a warmer climate while several were on the road. Please take a moment to go to the newsletter tab and check out the Bluegrass Beret.

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The Kentucky Unit Christmas Luncheon at Claudia Sanders Dinner House was well attended. We had 50 members and guest. New members attending were: Herb & Beverly Goodman, Charles & Gail Johnson, and Wesley & Carma Odle Jr. Welcome to all the new members we look forward to sharing time with you at the 2008 rallies. Please take a moment to click on the Rally tab to see our 2008 schedule.

Also in attendance were incoming Region 5 President, Bob Moyers, Incoming 1st Vice President Louise Humble and incoming 2nd vice president Bob Gregory. Congratulations to all of our elected officials, we look forward to your leadership throughout the year.

Thanks to Jane May for the beautiful handmade Santa decorations for each of the women. And of course thanks to outgoing President Charley for organizing the Luncheon. The food and fellowship was great.

Dear Santa,
I would like some walbernize to keep our airstream shining.
The fresh aroma of Dick Lewis’ coffee each morning at our rallys.
An endless supply of propane and dry firewood.
An entire year with no leaks.
Full hookups at a reasonable price.
Safe travel to destination.
Lots of wonderful friends to share our experiences with.

How many items can you add to the list? Click the word comments just below the title of this article and send you thoughts. I will add them to the list.

I hope everyone will be able to attend the Christmas Dinner at Claudia Sanders Dinner House on 08 December in Shelbyville. I still have vivid memories as a young teenager stoping by the original Dinner house on our way back from camping in a farmers field at Guist Creek Lake in the 1960s. When the small dam was build the valley was flooded and the old road, where it went into the lake, provided a great boat ramp and camping spot. Our family had a 16 foot camping trailer which my dad towed with a 1960 ford galexy and we would stop at the Colonels Lady for the buffet because it was such a great deal. I was surprised they would even let us in since our camping trailer did not have a bath/shower and I am sure after a couple of days of fishing we did not have the most desirable scent. When my grandmother passed away in February of 1998 I found it very ironic that this is where my cousins, brother and other family members met to have lunch on our way back from the cementary in Bagdad Kentucky. I have not been to the new facility but I look forward to the scent of fried chicken and the hospitality that I remember as a kid.

Larry

Our Installation rally 27 - 30 September was quite a success. We had three Class A motor homes, six shining silver classic Airstream travel trailers and a familiar B van. Everyone arrive at Fort Knox and set up and wasted no time finding fellowship around the dinner table at the Doe Run Inn. After dinner everyone gathered around the fire to listen to the soothing hiss of Bob Moyers propane campfire.

Friday Morning Bob Moyers, with lots of help, prepared Kentucky round steak and egg sandwiches for all. Some of our members visited the Patton Museum, some went to Glendale, and others went to ‘E-Town to the Car museum and the Coca-Cola museum.

Following the installation of new officers everyone joined together for a pot luck dinner. Thanks to all of our new officers for agreeing to serve as leaders of our organization. And of course thanks to all of those who planned and organized the activities this year as well as those who maintained our finances and welcomed new members.

Saturday morning everyone traveled to Hodgensville for the Lincoln Jamboree. Charlie May demonstrated how to navigate using his GPS with a couple of trips around the city square. The camping fee was well within everyone’s budget, free with a ticket to the evening show. The dinner and show at the Jamboree was great! Everyone should do this at least once.

Sunday morning after a church service led by David Leeper some of our members left for home and some went back to the Jamboree for breakfast.

It is so enjoyable to look back on our summer camping season and reflect on the wonderful times by the campfire, the great fellowship with our members, the wonderful people we met in the campgrounds and of course the delicious meals together.

I know all of us are looking forward to our Christmas Dinner in Shelbyville and the exciting rally schedule for 2008.

Thanks to Dick Lewis and Tommy Phipps the Bluegrass Beret has been added to the Newsletter Tab of our website. To view, click Newsletter, then click the link below the Kentucky Unit logo. We now have back issues of the Bluegrass Beret posted from January 2007. Reading over the back issues you can see that the Kentucky Unit is a very strong and vibrant group. Thanks to all for making this such a great group and the wonderful times together.

Thanks to Dave & Peggy Bishop for once again hosting the 127 yardsale rally. With temperatures in the high 90s you might expect a few of the members to snap. But no one was expecting Frank or Jane to model their yard sale treasures.

Hopefully things will cool down for the Region 5 rally in Illinois. See ya down the road!

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Photo taken at Children/Grandchildren Rally, Yellow Banks, IN 21 July 2007. We also visited Lincoln’s Boyhood National Park, ate buffalo burgers, enjoyed a day at Holiday World and of course sat by a wonderful camp fire each evening. The young people had a great time also!