Dear Family,
Now it looks like we have the ball rolling for the big reunion. I am catching a plane to Houston in a couple hours and will be tied up for the next week there. That should give all of the families time to gathering information on our head count. See below. When I see how many in each age group we can begin to look for volunteers and know how many we will be feeding and entertaining. I know everyone is as excited as I am to get together.
Love,
Kirk
From: Nathan Hale [mailto:nhale@sawgrassink.com]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:52 AM
To: nshalestrm@aol.com; kirk@cropbuilder.com; schufmom@aol.com
Subject: RE: Clegg Reunion - July 8, 9, 10, 2010
Mom, Aunt Eloise & Kirk,
Thank you for sending out this information. I have a couple of comments/details I would like to interject. I hope this will help those planning.
Event Days:
I mentioned to mother that it would work better for us to have people come in on the morning of Friday the 9th of July with the main day for the event being Saturday the 10th. If anyone wants to stay over Saturday night and attend the Williams Ward Sunday before leaving they are welcome but we'd need everyone to wrap up by Sunday night. I would recommend that we ask those who are only coming one day to focus on Saturday and plan the important events that day. Friday can be mingling, habitat projects, slip and slide at Kents, fishing, etc.
Sleeping: (We can easily handle those who want to stay over if we know in advance.)
1. Trailer hookups – we will have available four additional trailer hook ups on the property. I believe Kent can accommodate at least two as well.
2. Tents – I have three wall tents with floors that will be set up…power inside and water on the outside. These tents will sleep four with lots of room and six very comfortably. They are as comfortable as a trailer.
3. Barn – the top of the barn is wide open and has a few cots for sleeping already up there but plenty room for more. This over the past few years has been where the boys sleep. Twenty to thirty people could sleep comfortably up in the barn.
4. Plenty of grass to through up your own tent.
5. Black Canyon Motel in Grace. Not the Hampton Inn but still very nice for a small town.
Accommodations:
1. Bathrooms – We have a Woman's and Men's bathroom with two showers each. They are capable of handling pretty good volume.
2. Laundry – we have a laundry room with two washers/dryers.
3. Kitchen – is a full service kitchen geared to handle large groups. Plenty of refrigeration storage, cooking capability, ice production and clean up.
4. Great Room – can accommodate large crowds and opens up onto the patio so those sitting outside connect with the inside.
5. Electronics – we have an indoor outdoor speaker system with music and microphone. We hope to hear the patriarchs/matriarchs speak! :)
Activities:
Events we've seen everyone have fun with are:
1. Habitat projects – cleaning up junk piles, planting trees/shrubs, etc. It's fun to come back over the years and see your efforts improve the habitat.
2. Kent's ponds/slip and slide. This is a huge favorite with young kids and teenagers.
3. Fishing – Kent's ponds have the most fish and my streams have fairly good fishing.
4. Niter Ice Caves are always fun if you haven't seen them.
5. Lava Hot springs is only 25 minutes away for either hot pots, swimming, diving or big slides.
6. Floating the river. (logistically tough due to finding tubes and moving people around)
7. Horses – I have a couple horses that are good with kids and a riding arena but someone will need to be assigned to supervise.
Food:
I would suggest that we only provide lunch and dinner on Friday and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday. We can do breakfast for those staying over Sunday as well as left over's for lunch.
I would like to do the meats on Friday night and Saturday lunch time. I have a large cook trailer with a smoker and the meat off it is incredible. There should be enough left over's for those staying Saturday night. Families assigned to meals could help set up, prepare side dishes and clean up.
I would be happy to take over and organize the food if you could assign families to help me with each meal.
Please let Stacy and I know if there is any other information we can provide.
Love you all. NSH
-----Original Message-----
From: schufmom@aol.com
To: zclegg@ida.net; midnightmoose@msn.com; pclegg@relia.net; pmclegg@gmail.com; Nshalestrm@aol.com; kirk@cropbuilder.com
Sent: Mon, Jan 18, 2010 9:37 pm
Subject: Clegg Reunion - July 8, 9, 10, 2010
Dear Family,
We need to get started to be prepared for the Clegg Family Reunion this summer. Nathan Stuart Hale has graciously offered to have the reunion at the Whiskey Creek Ranch. Kirk Van Leuven's Family has offered to spearhead the event, of course with all of our help.
We would like to get an email list for all of our descendants from the Don and Lucile Clegg Family to make the communication process easier. Please reply to all when responding to this email so all of us can have updated emails for your families.
What to do:
1) Get the word out that the Clegg Reunion is going to be on Thursday, Friday, Saturday of July 8, 9, & 10th. Please let everyone know that they are welcome to come all days or whenever they can. We know that some are working and have other commitments.
2) Reply to all with email addresses of the members of your family.
3) Please give an age count for members of your family - anyone over 67 doesn't count...... This will help with planning activities. See breakdown below:
Under 5_____________
5 - 10_______________
11 - 18______________
Over 18 _______________
4) Possible meal suggestions
Thursday Night - bring own dinner
Friday Breakfast - Assigned
Friday Lunch - on your own
Friday Night Dinner - Assigned
Saturday Breakfast - Assigned
Saturday Lunch - on your own - might be potluck/snacks???
Saturday Dinner - Late Afternoon - Assigned
5) Lodging availabilities - Nathan Stuart has hookups for campers and space in the top of the barn for sleeping. Individuals will have to make
their own arrangements.
6) Any suggestions will be appreciated by Kirk and the rest of us. It is important that we keep our wonderful family connected.
It will be fun. I know my family is really looking forward to it.
Love you all,
Eloise
=
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.18/2009 - Release Date: 3/18/2009 7:17 AM
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.18/2009 - Release Date: 3/18/2009 7:17 AM
No comments:
Post a Comment