RE FRIDAY EVENING --

Chuck and I are getting things organized for the DOOR PRIZES, and there is something(s) for everyone! We have some very nice things donated by Forest River/RPod and some very nice items donated by Olathe Ford RV in Gardner, KS, and a slew of other items camping-related. You will NOT want to miss and you MUST be present to participate. Our plan is to do this after dinner on Friday, but realizing that some of you might possibly be opting to eat in Weston instead of do the podluck, we decided to set the start time between 7 & 7:30pm.

We will do the HOMETOWN GIFT EXCHANGE immediately following the final Door Prizes. As I'd said, those not participating are welcome to observe -- I have NO IDEA how many people will be doing this! 

Here it is -- the Rally Schedule all in one place.

ALL GROUP EVENTS AT RALLY CENTRAL, SITE #18 (Unless otherwise noted). For meals, please bring your chairs, beverages, plates and cutlery, and serving spoons/forks as needed for your food items.   ALL EVENTS OPTIONAL!!  

Schedule subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
As soon as you can after arriving, please come by Site #18 to pick up your Welcome Bag!

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

9am — Coffee
Bring your coffee and chairs if you're ready to have some meet and greet time with fellow Podders. As with everything camping, come casual and comfortable - jammies OK. Not a coffee drinker or too late for coffee? You are still welcome to come on over. (Not a Podluck)

5pm — Happy Hour
Bring your own drink of choice and chairs if you’re ready for some meet and greet time with fellow podders. (Not a Podluck)

After dinner — Campfire
Bring your chairs to the campfire, and if you want to, bring your campfire cooking and food goodies. (Hot dogs, marshmallows, and campfire sticks or pie makers and fixins…. Etc).

ANY TIME — Come by Rally Central any time if you’re just wanting to hang out and visit!

THURSDAY

6pm — Podluck Dinner
Grilled dogs/brats provided.
Bring a side dish or dessert to share.

FRIDAY

10am — Jerky Smoking Demo #1,  site #12
brought to you by Podder Elmer. Take your chairs if you want.  Enjoy free samples!!
One demo will be extruded made with ground beef, the other is full muscle, round or rump. Two totally different styles of Jerky. He also will make different flavors, do it step by step and answer all questions. Elmer has been smoking meats for over 50 years and has made Jerky half of that. He was a butcher in Wisconsin and then in Kansas.

6pm — Podluck Dinner
Bring your favorite Crockpot, Instant Pot, or Dutch Oven item to share.  (If you bring something prepared some other way, it will NOT be turned away!)

8pm — Rally Door Prizes and Hometown Gift Exchange*

SATURDAY

9am — Podluck Breakfast

11am — Pod Crawl Pod Tours

11am — Jerky Smoking Demo #2, Site #12. (See Friday 10am)

6pm — Totally Podluck Dinner
Bring whatever.  Leftovers OK, including breakfast items.  Clean out your fridge if you want.  Whatever!

SUNDAY

6pm — Cinco de Mayo
Taco Salad Bar!

*HOMETOWN GIFT EXCHANGE:
For those who wish to participate, bring an item (one per person OR one per Pod) that is from or represents something about your hometown. $10-$15 price range.  Wrap your item(s), and enclose a note with your name and hometown and if not readily obvious, explain how this relates to your hometown.  When you  arrive at the campground and are set up, bring your wrapped item to Rally Central (site #18) where we    will store them.  Friday evening should be fun, and there WILL be stealing opportunities!  Those who don't participate are welcome to observe.

Green Dirt Sheep Farm and Creamery --

We already posted a link to the Green Dirt Farm (posted again below), their store and our comments about how absolutely yummy is their cheese, but... for any interested in touring the actual sheep dairy farm itself, reservations need to be made in advance and there is a minimum of four people for a tour. The tour is about an hour long and then there is cheese tasting. Cost is $15; if you want wine with your tasting, the cost is $25.  

One of our Pod couples, Linda and Lloyd, would like to go and will be happy to make arrangements if any of you are interested in a tour.  If you are, let me know and I will put you in contact with Linda.

https://greendirtfarm.com/

Just pulled some info from the Weston website:

Wings Over Weston | May 4th
A festival about birds, migration, and habitat.
A FREE Festival For Everyone!
Weston Bend State Park | Bee Creek Shelter
16600 Highway 45 North | Weston, MO
Games, Arts & Crafts, & Guided Bird Hikes
A festival for children with more than 30 activities about birds, bird migration, and the importance of conservation of habitat. Featuring Bird Banding & Live Birds, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery Native Plant Sale

VOLKSWeston | May 4th
Vintage VW Cars, Trucks and Vans will be in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main St. and the City Hall Parking Lot on Saturday, May 4th, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to come and see these awesome vehicles.

Holladay Distillery Tour Info --
The distillery is very close to the campground. Tours are $10 per person. They last about an hour and include tasting and 10% discount at their store following the tour. For any of you interested, here's what you need to know:

First, they have an online reservation system and tours are for a max of 12 people. Each day has several time options. If YOU are interested, let me suggest that you make your reservation and post it here, and perhaps others will decide to join you on your tour and make their reservations. Also, if I know when folks have scheduled tours, I can work Rally events around that. And although I did notice that one of the Friday tour times already has 4 spots booked, I don't know that there is a huge rush to make a reservation right away unless you want to be sure to get your choice of time and try to maybe fill a tour with Podders. They do suggest advance reservations, and a full refund is available with at least 24 hours notice. :-)