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We’re less than 30-days away from RAMMFEST 2008!

Let me give you some particulars.

As you remember, the bunk house sleeps about 50. 25 on each side. Let me know if you are planning to sleep in a tent and do the camp out rather than the bunk house.

Also, will you please let me know when you plan to arrive so I can plan meals accordingly.

We will provide the following meals.

Thursday - Dinner

Friday - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Saturday – Breakfast and Lunch

I’ll bring the soft ice cream machine like last year. Bring treats to share.

I’ve sent individual emails out to you with a map of how to get there, our budget and what it will cost your family. Call me if you have questions.

Here are the guidelines from the Oliphant family who own the property.

Often we are asked for a list of DO's and DON'Ts by people using Hanna. Experience allows us to publish this list. Someone from our family will always be present to answer questions and assist you with the facility.

NO PETS ALLOWED
Tents are permitted on the grass areas.
No fireworks.
Bunkhouse mattresses are not to be taken from that building and used in your tents, on the grass or decks.
There is NO general access to the main house
You MUST haul out your own garbage and dispose of it
We provide a fire ring so outdoor fire may be used there.
No water, drinks or food allowed in the bunkhouse
Please alert us of any and all accidents or incidents, so they may be dealt with properly.
FIRST AID available in main house
You may use or flags or your own for any flag ceremony
SNO CONE ice may be used as you think needed and necessary

Each Person Should Bring:
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Warm Jacket / Sweater
Hand and Bath Towel
Swimming Suit (if you plan to go in the water)
Hat / Cap
Insect Repellent
Sun Screen

There are NO showers available for you. If a person feels the need to shower, there is the river.
There is HOT WATER in the wash basins and in the kitchen.

Please - no cars or vehicles on the grass.

This is the end of the owner’s guidelines.

Now, more information from us.

We’ll furnish

Bathroom Tissue

Paper Towels

Dish Soap

Dish Towels and Dish Cloths

Garbage Bags

Paper Plates, Cups and Napkins


Check this site often as there may be changes daily.

Ukelele Clinic - could be interesting.

At Rammfest 2008 we'll have a ukelele clinic so bring your ukes and have fun.





If you don't have a uke, look for one at your local D.I. I see them all the time and I'll be snapping them up as I see them between then and now.





I currently have three, a couple of good ones and a kinda pretend one. It will work okay for this.





Bring your guitars too, guaranteed to be really great!




I'll post some TABS and stuff that you can work on during the next month.

Genealogy

Hi,

We’d like to do some genealogy at the reunion and if everyone can bring a family group sheet of their immediate family.. complete and verified, it would be great! Please scan and put into PDF files, supporting documentation that you have such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc. If you can’t scan, you can call me and I’ll help you.

Example: Arnie and Gigi do a sheet with their names, wedding date, etc. It would include their parents as well as children Taylor, Mat, AJ and Kristo with their pertinent information.

Example: Taylor and Trinity would do a sheet with their names, wedding date, etc. It would include their parents as well as Lottie.

There is a lot of emphasis on researching our past, but I’m finding that much of our current information is not assembled together very well. I’d like to get this up to date and then keep it up each year at reunion time. There is a lot we need to discuss genealogy-wise. We have a real opportunity and great blessings come from this work.

Braveheart

Who's Coming?

We need to get a number as to how many are coming to the reunion. We’ve still got time to plan stuff, but who wants to put stuff together for 30 people and have only 10 show up? Not me! The plan will be way different with more people.

So, here’s the list as of today.

Poppy and Nana, Arnie and Gigi, Taylor, Trinity and Lottie, Mat and April, Thatcher, Luke, Ryan and Meggi, Joseph and Abbi. That’s all who have officially answered and said they’d be there.

Let me know either with an email or a phone call or leave a comment to this post.

Rammfest Revisited 2008

Well, it's less than 2 months away and the excitement is beginning to build. The reunion will be the 3rd, 4th and 5th of July in Hanna, Utah. Same as last year.

Thanks to AJ for the new blog title picture.

As time is passing quickly, I'll be posting more often on this blog and if you have questions or comments, please email me.

For directions to get there, you can refer to this blog. Go to the June entry and click there to find The Excitement of Rammfest07. Directions can be found there to get to Hanna.

I've set this blog up so that it will automatically email each of the family heads. That's Poppy and Nana, Kari and Alan, Gigi and Arnie, Marci and Charles, Steve and Debbie, Mat and Shelly and Julie and Craig. (I'm limited to not enough names to handle everyone). I'll try to email everyone each time we have a change, but it may be better to just subscribe here. At the bottom of this page, you'll see the option to subscribe to the feed.

Menu and activity ideas are welcome. You all know the place and what we can do. Now let's do it.

I'll be bringing the ice cream machine again. Other than that... who knows. It will be fun... and remember

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