Veterans Day Parade

Here are some pictures of the Veterans Day parade today. You couldn’t have asked for weather nicer than today. Everyone met at the Cross’ to unload and have coffee and donuts, brought by the Decker’s. We had 14 members present and 8 vehicles plus the bomb grill. Afterwards we displayed our vehicles in the middle of Douglas in front of Century II where they had singing and messages from the Mayor and others. Diane Warren noticed they didn’t have the flags at half staff, so she told an official and they told the mayor. By golly, the flags were changed. Good show!

Pictures from the Arkansas Rally

These photos are from the Petit Jean Rally in Arkansas. Please click here for more.

Oxford Parade

The Oxford parade was great. Nine members, four vehicles and no rain! A friend of Joe Rankin graciously provided his garage for our short meeting and also cookies his wife made. The parade started on time with no hitches. Thanks Joe, for being our host.

Eureka Trails

What a wonderful day of convoying through the Flint Hills. It looked like it was going to rain and then later the sun came out and the hills were beautiful. We arrived in Eureka around 10 AM and unloaded our vehicles. There were 6 vehicles and 11 members present. President, Dave Billings, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance of the Flag and Gary led us in prayer.

We ate lunch at Cindy’s Copper Kettle where, Cindy, came out and even washed our windows and gave us home made cookies to take with us. Then we left for the hills, through mud, rocks and even cows and wild horses. We stopped at an old school house that the district uses as a fire station, an old Norwegian church and also a stop at Preston Evenson’s farm for a potty break. Then on to Teterville, an old oil town and the highest point of interest, a tall rock overlooking the whole county. What beauty! On the
way back around the Eureka Lake with a stop at the maintenance shop to visit with Willie and Rita Day. Rita went with us on the convoy and Willie helped David with the trail plans.

We arrived back at around 5 p.m. and loaded our vehicles for home where we will power wash our vehicles. Thanks to our son, David, and his friends for such a lovely day.

~ Judy

Pictures from the 2009 Convention in Indiana

Ice Cream Social and Cookout

What a wonderful afternoon. Nice friends and family and a lot of food and ice cream. There were 20 of us from 16 months, 6 and 9 year old, teenagers, and us older ones. Jason was at the bomb grill, grilling up hamburgers and we ate them as fast as they came off the grill.

Thanks to Marilyn and Ron we received our t-shirts and the rest of them are at our house. So please get them picked up as soon as possible. We have around 20 left over, so if anyone wants more, let me know.

Thank you all for bringing food, fun and laughter to our home, and thank you to the Lopers and Deckers for bringing ice cream.

Judy and Gary

Strother Field Fly-In and Car Show

Photos taken on Saturday, July 11, by Marilyn Decker.

4th of July in Eureka

What a great Fourth of July. Beside celebrating our Independence, we celebrated our oldest son, David’s, birthday, in Eureka, KS. Our family, 14 of us, had a cookout and home made ice cream, then we had box seats to watch the last year of “Eureka Downs” races, and then on to the parade downtown with free hamburgers at the park and fireworks afterwards.

We had a great day. ~ Judy and Gary Cross