Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:01:58 -0500
Reply-To: George Laubach <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
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From: George Laubach <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: BNNTA - fw. from Bill Bowman
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We're attending, anyone else on this list?
Skip
'84 Westy
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On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Bowman" <bill@bnnta.com>
> To: "List - Type 2" <type2@type2.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:25 PM
> Subject: [T2] A little help please!
>
>
>> I'm not currently on the "Vanagon List". Could someone, anyone here who
>> is
>> also on the Vanagon List please send the following message over to that
>> participants on that List, some of whom will be attending this event.
>> Thanks
>> for any assistance you can provide!
>>
>> Bill Bowman
>> www.bnnta.com
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We are just under a week away from the Volkswagen camping festivities at
>> the
>> 27th BNNTA event! We have most of our personal and event gear ready to go,
>> the
>> trophies and dash plaques have arrived and the t-shirts are on the way,
>> and
>> I'm packing up our three Transporters for the adventure. I'm getting lots
>> of
>> eagar messages from attendees, and a few questions. So here are some
>> updates
>> for next weekends "27th Buses Nowhere Near The Arch" VW camping weekend.
>>
>> As always, we do not offer pre--registration for the event. Don't worry!
>> I
>> lease the entire "group" campground for the entire long holiday weekend
>> and
>> there is plenty of room for everyone at BNNTA! All you have to do is pack
>> up
>> your VW with family, friends, camping and recreational goodies, good
>> "vittles"
>> and the beverages of your choice! Then have a safe and fun drive over to
>> Mark
>> Twain Lake. Follow the directions and map link at our website
>> www.bnnta.com
>> and upon your arrival in the Indian Creek Recreation Area "group"
>> campground
>> we will take all of a minute or two to get your registered! Real easy!
>> All
>> types and models of Volkswagens are welcomed to register and attend inside
>> the
>> campground!
>>
>> Although the event begins on Friday, Aug 31st at noon, we usually get a
>> few
>> eagar folks who arrive in the area early and usually need to camp at the
>> nearby "main" campground until the gates to the "group" campground are
>> opened
>> on Friday at noon. The Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have
>> once again graciously offered to open the gates to our venue a day early
>> at
>> some point on Thursday for anyone arriving early. This helps those
>> participants from having to set up camp at the "main" campground and then
>> break down and move to the "group" campground on Friday. For those of you
>> taking advantage of this offer, all you'll have to do is visit the
>> entrance
>> gate over at the at the "main" campground, tell 'em you're camping at the
>> VW
>> event in the "group" campground, then pay the daily fee for "Thursday
>> night
>> only", receive your camping receipt and then head over to the "group"
>> campground and set-up your campsite for the festivities. Please do this,
>> so
>> that I don't get "in Dutch" with the Rangers! They will check and do a
>> count
>> of cars. Also, remember that campsites 11, 12, and 13 are reserved for
>> our
>> event registration area. Otherwise there is no pre-registration
>> available,
>> you'll register with us for the weekend when we arrive and set ourselves
>> up
>> on
>> Friday.
>>
>> One slight inconvienence for the weekend, courtesy of Mother Nature and
>> this
>> past summers hot weather and drought, there is a ban on any open fires
>> during
>> our stay, so to cook, bring your camping stoves as most do anyway. See
>> the
>> Rangers note below, and thank you for your co-operation and understanding!
>>
>> It's not too late to plan to join us during the long Labor Day weekend!
>> Please have a safe and enjoyable ride to the BNNTA camping weekend! We'll
>> see
>> you soon!
>>
>> Bill Bowman
>>
>> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
>>
>> Mr. Bowman,
>>
>> Unfortunately due to the heat and lack of rainfall since early spring, the
>> Corps of Engineers has implemented a fire ban which states no firewood or
>> charcoal fires are permitted. You can have gas grills and stove top
>> cookers
>> as long as they are attended to at all times.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris Coe
>> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
>> Natural Resource Specialist
>> Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake
>> 20642 Highway J
>> Monroe City, MO 63456
>> phone 573-735-4097
>>
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