SALEM RALLY
Our next rally is the October Joint Rally with Southern Illinois Unit, which begins Thursday, October 10, 2013, at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem, Illinois. The campsites have water and electric, with a dump station on site, for $20 a night. We have a building reserved for our use.
The rally theme is “Show Your Team Spirit.” Please bring team spirit items to decorate tables, i.e. team pennants, memorabilia, yearbooks, sports/band letters. You may use school, business or favorite brands, as the team you support.
Two tours are planned for Friday, October 11, 2013, so you will need to arrive on Thursday, October 10. First tour is 10:00 a.m. at Schutt Sports Mfg (sports helmets) in Salem, IL. The second tour is in the afternoon, at an oil museum in Centralia, IL. Oil was first discovered in the State of Illinois in the Centralia area.
On Saturday morning, we will caravan to the Ingram Pioneer Log Cabin Village in Kinmundy, IL. There will be varied craft demonstrations in the cabins, along with a special flea market. Admission is $4. After dinner on Saturday, will be the joint installation of the 2014 officers, conducted by Monte Barksdale, Region 5 1st Vice President.
After lunch on Sunday, we will pack up and move to a campground at Carlyle Lake for the remainder of the rally, as another group has reservations at the fairgrounds. As of this writing, we have not yet decided which campground we will be using at Carlyle Lake—we will advise you later. After everyone is settled in at Carlyle Lake, we will work on fleece blankets, which will be taken to the Gillette, WY International next summer. Bring your own fleece, for whatever size blanket(s) you wish to make, and your scissors.
After breakfast on Monday, we will caravan to Centralia (leave trailers/motorhomes at the campground) for a tour of Country Bob’s BBQ Sauce facility. The rally ends at the conclusion of the tour.
Come share in the fun, fellowship and adventure with your fellow Airstreamers. See the attached flier for the rally itinerary. If any questions, please contact rally co-host Susan Swearingen, cell phone #309-824-5085 or email smsflyfisher@hotmail.com.