birds wrote:
Mastiff69, Sir, I am also a resident of Battle Creek and am interested in all positive progun issues. I would very much like to meeet with anyone else in this area concerning these issues. Were this possable please reach me or reply to, farrell
beach@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing from you.
birds,
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I'm thinking that a great W. Michigan, MOC event would be for us to plan something in Grand Haven during next years Coast Guard Festival. I believe there was a member who was from Grand Haven who was talking about it earlier this year, but can't remember who that was. It's difficult for someone who isn't from the area to make plans. Now might be a bit too soon to start talking about it. Hopefully someone from that area will step up.
I might be willing to plan something in Grand Rapids, but since the weather is getting colder, and it's hunting season, I'd say it's going to have to wait until next year for me to get involved. I haven't seen the organizer of our last picnic (in GR) on these boards for quite some time, but he picked a great spot in John Ball Park, on a beautiful, sunny, summer afternoon, on July 12th.
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=12553&forum_id=30&highlight=furner
Just last week I ran into a member who attended the July 12th picnic, and he asked about the next one here. It might not be a bad idea to make it a annual event.
One problem with JBP is that the pavilions cost money to reserve, and for us to use them requires that reservation. I don't know about other parks as far as pavilion goes, but if we have a large turnout, it would be difficult to pack everyone into three or four tables.
I'm a little hesitant to plan something like this because I don't want to appear to be pushing a practice of which I don't partake of. Another problem is that I am always on call, and therefore not as reliable as I'd like to be for such an endeavor. However, IF no one else steps up, I'll see what I can do.
I think our goals for W. Michigan should be Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, a Grand Rapids annual, and the Coast Guard Festival. Something to understand is,
these things will not happen if there is no one from those areas to step up to plan the event. At the Grand Rapids picnic, we only had three members from the Grand Rapids area. After that, the closest attendee's were from Battle Creek. Other members drove much further. I'm sure more people from the other side of the state would be willing to attend a GR M&G, and I'm sure many would LOVE to attend an event in Grand Haven during the Coast Guard Festival.
Tell you what. I'll start a thread seeking volunteers for the proposed events to see what kind of responses it gets.
If the three I proposed don't suit you, then plan one in your area, or start a feeler thread to see if there is enough interest.
The Rugers Mr. and Mrs. planned an event with SQTables, and they were the only ones to show. That didn't stop them from having a good time.
