WBCCI Minnesota Unit

Silver Times August 2008

Sept 18-21  Hosted by Sharon and Harry Ramler. Join us at the Gilfillan Farm Estate near Redwood Falls, MN.  2008 Fall Rally.

WBCCI – MN UNIT
Apple Festival Buddy Rally
Bayfield, Wisconsin
October 2 - 5, 2008 Join us for the Apple Festival in Bayfield, Wisconsin.  We will be staying at the Apostle Islands Area Campground at Bayfield.  Reservations have to be for 3 nights for Water & Electric for $75.96.  Full hookups with Sewer & Cable are $88.62.  (Checks or Cash only.)  We have reservations for October 2 thru 4, 2008 (Thursday thru Saturday night departing on Sunday).  (I don’t know if they are still taking reservations at this time.)  The campground phone # is (715)779-5524.  Their address is H.C. 64 Box 8, Bayfield, WI 54814.  If you can camp with us the people at the campground said they will try to keep us together if you put “The Burnham Group” on the application form.  If you have questions you can contact Sharon Ramler @ (320)253-1263 or shramler@uslink.net or Gary Burnham @ GMBurnham@comcast.net.  Check out the Apple Festival website @ www.bayfield.org/visitor/applefestival.asp  for activities & things to do. 

There were 22 registered attendees for the combined MN & SD unit rally at the Tulip Festival in Orange City, IA May 15-17. We rendezvoused at Olson’s Campgroud in Worthington, MN on Wednesday, May 14th and were served a wonderful chicken dinner by the Yankes and Edwins. 

On Thursday morning we caravanned to Orange City, which was only about a hour away. We camped on the parking lot of the city’s swimming pool, with electricity and use of the activity center for breakfasts and other gatherings. We even met there for a hat decorating contest which was very funny! The weather was beautiful! Temperatures in the upper 70’s.

The tulips around town (Millions) were absolutely beautiful! The city has many windmills & beautiful Dutch architecture. The townspeople from babies to great-grand parents were dressed in Dutch costumes including wooden shoes. They even danced in them. We had reserved seating for the ’Straatfest’ (a parade of authentic province costumes & dancing), street scrubbing, & volksparade with floats and Dutch bands marching in wooden shoes. Wish you all could have seen the look on one of the parade participantswhen he started speaking Dutch and Robert Quene answered him in Dutch! We heard the Siouxland Boys Choir and the Dutch Dozen Sing & Dance. We attended the musical “Sound of Music” which in one word was AWESOME.

We toured the Blue Bunny ice cream factory in LeMars (see picture), enjoyed an antique car and antique tractor show, and went to a quilt show with many award winning quilts. It was a totally great weekend. Pictures…

Jim and Lorie Costello have put together a caravan to Thunder Bay for the Region 7 Rally.  We will be travelling right up the North Shore of Lake Superior.  Its a beautiful drive. The caravan will be limited to 15 units.  Sign up early. Details and costs on the attached flyer.  Click here..

The MN Unit closed the election process for 2008 International Offices of the WBCCI on Saturday, May 17.  The election percentages will be used by our delegates at the International Rally in Bozeman, MT.  Here are the results.

International President:                                                   Jerry Larson - - - - - - 100%

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International 1st Vice President:                                    Tom Collier - - - - - - - 100%

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International 2nd Vice President:                                    Norm Beu - - - - - - - - 100%

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International 3rd Vice President:                             Barry Heckenswiler - - -67%
                                                                                 Robert (Bob) Thompson 33%

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International Recording Secretary:                                 Carolyn L. Florence - - 100%

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International Treasurer:                                                   Ralph Forrester - - - - -100%

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Nominating Committee:                                                Sandra J. Poast - - - - - - 38%
                                                                                       Phil Risher - - - - - - - - - 8%
                                                                                        Leo Garvey - - - - - - - - 33%
                                                                                         Pat McFadden - - - - - - 21%

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Amendment No. 1 Proposed by: International Board of Trustees

Add a Sec. 7 to the WBCCI Constitution, Article XII, Delegates Meeting

Approve       92%                 Reject   8%

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Official MN Unit ballot for the 2008 WBCCI elections is available.  The ballot contains areas to make your choices for each office. There are also spots for write-in entries.  This year we are also voting on an amendment.  The details are with the ballot.

Please print the ballot and make your choices.  Following the instructions for returning the ballot either by mail or at the business meeting at the rally in Iowa.  You can find information on the candidates on our site in a previous post.  Choose well.

The April Silver Times is available.  Catch up on the news and stuff. 

The resumes of the announced candidates for international office postions have been posted on the WBCCI website.  Please take the time to review their qualifications and be prepared to vote for your selections. These individuals will impact the direction of the club for the next 4 years. (Resumes)

The following announced “from the floor” candidates for WBCCI international office have distributed links to their resumes. Please review their qualifications for the desired offices.

Leo Garvey -  International Nominating Committee.

Robert Thompson - International Third Vice President.

At this time the WBCCI has not put forth any web ready information regarding the International Nominating Committee’s slate of endorsed candidates for 2008.  When the information is available to me I will post it on this site.