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Newsletter Mar 12, 2007 |
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The Mid-America Regional Weekend was a good time! I didn't get there for the Friday night meet & greet, but Dot said that was a nice chance to see some of her old Texas buddies who had moved to the region. I met another Dorothy and her husband, who are new members of Washenaw Wanderers and are experienced volksmarchers formerly of the state of Washington. Ginny Drumm informed me that the Kalamazoo Valley Walkers will become an official AVA club in the coming week or two. WELCOME! Its great to have another club join us in providing AVA events here in Michigan! The walk on Saturday was in two loops, one a 5K into the Calvary Cemetery and one an 8K out to the Wright Interpretive Museum.
Dot and I walked the 5K together. There was a substantial hill in the cemetery, but we made it okay.
They were in the middle of redeveloping the business district around the Wright Interpretive Center and the Wright Bicycle Shop. These commemorative stones were placed in the sidewalk, memorializing many of Dayton's contributive citizens.
I walked the 8K loop with Catherine and Jo, of the Kountry Walkers Club from Illinois.
We took these pictures outside the Wright Interpretive Center. There was a good informative movie inside about the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their development of the 1st practical airplane, presented by the National Park Service.
On Sunday, Dot and I walked together until she needed to turn back, then I joined up with some folks from the Ohio Wander Freunde, which is a club based in Dayton. I got to hear a lot of interesting info about the Woodland Cemetery from a local point of view.
I met up the the Dayton folks at the highest point in Dayton. From there we had a nice view of the Dayton skyline.
The burial site of the Wright brothers and some of their family. (Sorry about the walk directions sneaking into that shot.) Erma Bombeck was buried in the same cemetery, under a massive rock.
I met up with Nancy after the Sunday regional event and she wanted to go walk the YRE in Eaton, OH to get her first covered bridge for her new program book. So, I met up with Nancy and Darrell at the Burger King in Eaton and Nancy and I did our second 10K of the day. Eunice was traveling during the regional event. She reports that she walked in Myrtle Beach, SC and Wilmington, NC. We are going to test walk her route in Brighton THIS FRIDAY, March 16. Meet at the Yum Yum Tree, 140 W. Main St, at 9:30 am to join us in test walking and measuring this year-round route. She tells me the route has lots of sculptures along it. Jeff has recently remarried! Jeff and Terry had their wedding in January, then spent some time down in Arizona. Jeff said they did a couple of nice walks in Yuma. Our next group walk will be in Jackson on Saturday, March 24. If you just want to do 5K, this is a great walk to do that, since we will be near the start point at about the 5K point in the route. Invite your friends who are newbie walkers to come have fun with you, get to know us, and get started in achieving a new fitness level. New Walker Packets will be available. Nancy sent in the minutes from the last club meeting, they are below. If you haven't sent in your dues for 2007, please do that soon. We'll be sending in new membership numbers at the end of April. There's a discussion forum that I set up on Google Groups called "Michigan Volkssporting". If you haven't yet joined, please do! It makes it so much easier for me to notify you of club news through the forum. There are folks there from all the Michigan clubs. Use the link below, then click on "Join this group" Chelane ____ Meeting Minutes (draft) ___
On February 10, 2007, a semi-annual meeting of the Great Lakes Amblers
was called to order by Chelane Priller, President, at Mr. B's in Howell,
MI, following a group walk of the Howell Year Round Event.
Members in attendance were: Chelane Priller, Dot and Rudy Meyers,
Joan Ritter, Eunice Bottorff, and Nancy and Darrell Bratt.
Guest attendee was Karen Kreutzer.
State of the Club:
GLA is sponsoring 15 Year Round/Seasonal Events in 2007. Open now
are: Ann Arbor, Birmingham, East Lansing, Grand Ledge, Haslett,
Howell, Jackson, Mason, Plymouth, Quincy, and Stockbridge. Seasonal
Events in Northville, Brighton, and Holly State Recreational Area will
open on May 26, 2007. Chelane Priller announced that the club has
assumed responsibility for the Greenfield Village Seasonal in Dearborn,
MI per Jim Muma's request. Nancy Bratt was appointed new trail master.
A treasurer's report was given by Joan Ritter, placed on file, and is
available on request.
Participation totals for the 2006 Year Round/Seasonal and One Day Events
were reported by Joan Ritter as follows: Ann Arbor, 50;
Birmingham, 27; East Lansing, 42; Grand Ledge, 42; Holly SRA, 15;
Jackson, 44; Mason, 31; Plymouth, 25; Port Huron, 34; Quincy, 38;
Whitefish Point, 73.
' 07 Group Walk/Events Schedule:
Chelane Priller announced that the Maybury State Park Event is set for
May 26 in partnership with Hiking Michigan. Plans are underway
to secure a park pavilion for the start/finish point.
A fall event at Owosso, MI is in the planning stages for October 20.
This event would qualify for the RiverWalk America, RailRoad Heritage,
and American Authors and Literary Landmarks Special Programs.
Walk schedule for the next 6 months was set as follows:
03/10 & Mid-America Weekend, Dayton Event
03/11
03/24 Jackson YRE
04/14 Birmingham YRE
04/28 Stockbridge YRE
05/06 Ann Arbor, Gallup Park, WW Event
05/12 East Lansing YRE
05/26 Maybury State Park Event
06/02 Holly SRA Seasonal
06/09 Ann Arbor YRE
07/14 Elvisfest Walk, Ypsilanti, WW Event
07/21 Grand Ledge YRE
08/02 Haslett YRE
08/03-08/05 Niagara Trip, GLA Event
08/25 Mason YRE & semi-annual meeting
It was unanimous to shelve discusson of ' 08 YRE ideas for now. A
tentative May ' 08 Cross Winds Marsh Event will be researched by Chelane
Priller.
Chelane Priller was elected as club delegate to attend the National AVA
Convention in Sacramento, CA in June. It was decided that the club
will provide her with $200 for expenses.
Chelane Priller and Nancy Bratt, unopposed, were elected to serve
February ' 07 -February ' 09 in the President and Secretary
offices, respectively.
The next semi-annual meeting will be held at Mason, MI on August 25,
2007.
The meeting was adjourned by Chelane Priller.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Bratt, Secretary
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Upcoming Area Events & 03/24, SAT - GLA group walk, 10a, Jackson 04/14, SAT - GLA group walk, 10a, Birmingham 04/28, SAT - GLA group walk, 10 a, Stockbridge 05/05, SAT - MM event, Start 9a - noon, Middleville 05/06, SUN - WW event, Start 10a - 1p, Ann Arbor 05/12, SAT - GLA group walk, 10a, East Lansing 05/19, SAT - VV event, Start 9a - 1p Cleveland, OH 05/26, SAT - GLA event, Start 9a - 1p Maybury State Park
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Great Lakes Weekend Bus Trip to Niagara Aug 3 - 5 , 2007 No changes this year for land travel between the US and Canada, so you don't have to have a passport for our Niagara trip! The trip page is up. Registration has already begun! There are pics from the trip to the UP. |
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2006 Membership List Chelane & John Priller, Dot & Rudy Meyers, Joan Ritter, Nancy & Darrell Bratt, Eunice Bottorff, Anne Wohlfiel, Billy Tweedy, Mary & Jim Hinton, Barbara Newtown, Jean Woltjer, John Pierce, Jerry & Juva Lea Thomlison, Mary & Ronald & Alex Winfield, Valerie Meyer, Jeff Taylor, Earl & Lois Sauers, Wilma Fuelling, Coletta Crews, Pat Korloch, Cheryl Sharrow, Roxie & Rob Weaver. 2007 Membership List Chelane & John Priller, Nancy & Darrell Bratt, Jean Woltjer, Tony & Marita Coop, Jeff & Terry Taylor, John Pierce, Eunice Bottorff, Roxie & Rob Weaver, Joan Ritter, Mary & Jim Hinton, Dot & Rudy Meyers (dues are $10 for 2007)
Donations Joan Ritter
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