Tomorrow's Stars 22 Oct - 30 Oct

Spending 8 days here while we attend functions and doctor's appointments.  Beautiful park.  Would recommend for anyone.  At least the weather is warmer this week.  Leave for Florida on the 30th.

Beaver Valley Chap 570 OES Installation on 20 Oct

 

We attended the OES Installation at Beaver Valley where Ellen was installed as Conductress.  Barbara Pelfrey, the Worthy Grand Matron, was the installing officer.  Nice installation with 78 people in attendance.

 

Alan and Kim Booker who were installed as Associate Matron and Associate Patron.

Beecher and Ellen Vaughn

On Sunday, we attended a Republican Party Pig Roast in Greenville.  Jim Buchy is running for state representative.  Jim and I received our 33 degree together.  Larry and Diane Beck were in attendance and we had a nice visit.

NCT Rally at Darke County Fairground 18-21 October

 

Nice local rally at Darke County Fairground with four couples.  Bob and Rita Bailey, Beecher and Ellen Vaughn, Kenny and Judy Kauffman, and Kauffman's daughter Kathy and her friend Larry.  Rainy and cold but Bob made a nice pot of soup and we had an excellent meal.  Many card games and pumpkin carvings.  Rita makes a nice witch.  Judy fell on Saturday morning and fractured her ankle.  Good luck Kenny.  All in all, we had a great time with Lionel and Charlotte  Balcom, and Ron and Phyllis Ullery coming in on Friday for the meeting.  Bill Brauer was deer hunting and we understand that Bill and Bill Jr got a deer.

 

 These are the pumpkins that were carved.

 

 This is how they looked in the dark

 

 Of course we had a witch.  Rita came in on her broom

 

 The winner of the pumpkin carving was Kenny Kauffman on the right.

Good Sam Rally, Marion

 

Parked at the Marion County Fairground for Good Sam Rally on 13-16 September

 

 Connie Koverman and Ellen Vaughn

Bill and Vickie Elliott

Homeless on 10 October 2012

We spent two weekends having a garage sale, which went very well.  Then on 9 Oct 2012, they picked up most of our furniture for an auction in Xenia.  On Wednesday 10 Oct 2012, they picked up  the rest of our furniture and took it to the auction.  We are now homelesss and are camping at Poor Farmers Campground for 9 days.  Then we go to a campout at Darke County Fairgrounds.  We will leave for Florida on 30 October for the Winter.

Hot Air Balloon Festival 2012, Van Wert

 The NCT Southwestern Buckeyes Chapter #1 met in Van Wert for the Hot Air Festival on Sept 6 thru Sept 9.  We were joined by West Central Chapter #92 for the weekend.  When we arrived, it was raining and  we had trouble getting into the parking space.  It did get better but they were never able to lift off.  I think there were 19 balloons there and some from as far away as Arizona.  The Balloon Glow was nice where they brought them onto the field and lit them up for everyone.  After that, we had great fireworks.  As usual, there was several get togethers for food and plenty of it.  Great weekend, even if the weather did not cooperate.

 

 Balloon Glow

 

 

 

Fireworks

 

 

 

 

NCT at Poor Farmers Aug 2012

 

 

Monthly campout for Southwestern Buckeyes #1 at Poor Farmers Campground in Fletcher Ohio.  Beautiful weekend with no rain. On Thursday we went to a Chinese Restaurant Buffet in Piqua. We went out to eat in Urbana at the Farmers Daughter on Friday.   Lionel tried to get the Farmer's Daughter but failed.  We had a carry in meal on Saturday with Barbara providing the hot chicken sandwiches and Sunday morning, the Balcoms cooked pancakes for everyone.  We enjoyed card games such as 31 and golf.  I think the new name for golf is Oh S***.  We ended the weekend with a great ice cream cake that Barbara Slusser provided.  The Slussers were great hosts for the weekend.

 



MOT Bill Brauer, Wagon Master Lionel Balcom during the meeting where we discussed the campout for 2013 which the Wagon Master has scheduled.  Great job, Lionel.

 

MOT Bill Brauer w/Carol Brauer and Ellen Vaughn in background

 

MOT and Wagon Master w/Larry Slusser, Charlotte Balcom and Barbara Slusser

Carol Brauer and Ellen Vaughn,  Carol had both hips replaced about two weeks ago

Carol Brauer out for a walk, isn't she doing great

 

Gail Vaughn, our daughter and Ellen Vaughn. Gail and Terry Sanner came to visit us on Saturday.

Larry Slusser and Barbara Slusser during a BS session.  We did not have any duct tape.

Lionel Balcom, Charlotte Balcom, Barbara Slusser, Larry Slusser with Ellen Vaughn in the background

Lionel Balcom cooking breakfast for the Chapter Members