Kentucky

The 2009 Rally Schedule has been posted to the Rally Schedule Tab. Please take a look and plan to join us next year for Fun, Fellowship and Adventure.

This years Christmas Luncheon will be held at the Beaumount Inn centrally located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky on Saturday 06 December.

Since 1919, guests have enjoyed the inn’s ambiance and style of grand Southern tradition. For nearly a century, memorabilia, antiques, and memories have been gathered here. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Beaumont Inn is honored with numerous national hospitality and food awards during the last 90 years.

The spacious, park-like grounds of the Beaumont Inn include four buildings in which the 33 guestrooms are located. Each building is an integral part of the history of the Inn, and each expresses a distinct period of the heritage of the family. Traditional Kentucky cuisine includes their famous yellow-legged fried chicken, two-year-old Kentucky cured country ham, corn pudding and cornmeal batter cake in their main dining room. Fine wines, spirits, draft beer and casual dining are found in their Old Owl Tavern.

Come join the Kentucky Unit for their fall rally at Dale Hollow State Park. The rally will be from October 09 -12 at the beautiful Dale Hollow State Park Campground.

Park Contact:
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park
6371 State Park Road
Burkesville, KY 42717-9728
Telephone: (270) 433-7431
Toll Free: (800) 325-2282
Park Manager: Mike Lynn

There are many things to do in the local area: Enjoy the fall foliage, explore the hiking trails at the state park, try to catch that trophy bass, sample some of the local B-B-Q, visit a local winery or just enjoy the fellowship of other WBCCI members.

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.

(Image by CJsTees)

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

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!