Midwest Mini Meet
Hi Everyone! Here is the plan...
On July 12th, about 30 miles due West of Chicago we are going to have a Mini Meet. My little town has a festival called Railroad Days (because we were the first railway junction in Illinois) On Saturday the 12th there will be a pretty good fireworks display (not Disney of course, but better than many town's 4th of July fireworks!). There is also the usual festival type stuff like a carnival, entertainment (mostly bands, some dance groups and local stuff), a small art show, a beer garden and food. The headliner concert after the fireworks is Micky Dolenz from the Monkeys.
Last year, Cheryl & John and their family came for the fireworks and we all had a great time. We thought it would be fun to invite any who would like to come this year! DH (Dan) and I are going to host a small cookout at our house before we head over to the park for the festival and fireworks. The cookout will start at 4:00 - but it will be very casual so that those who are driving in don't feel like they need to be there right on time. Come when you can and we'll throw something on the grill when you arrive! Sometime around 7pm or 8pm, we'll head over to the park (about 1 mile from my house) and stake out a spot for the fireworks. Then anyone who wants to check out the festival can do that and those who just want to sit and chat can save our spot. The fireworks are usually around 9:30pm, but I haven't seen an official time yet. The area at the park where you can see the fireworks is really large, so it never feels all that crowded.
If you are interested, send a PM to either me (pdarrah) or to Cheryl (micmse2003) and we will send all the details on exactly where/when/how this is planned!
Pamela