Date:         Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:00:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      BNNTA - fw. from Bill Bowman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bowman" <bill@bnnta.com>
To: "List - Type 2" <type2@type2.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:25 PM
Subject: [T2] A little help please!


> I'm not currently on the "Vanagon List".  Could someone, anyone here who
> is
> also on the Vanagon List please send the following message over to that
> participants on that List, some of whom will be attending this event.
> Thanks
> for any assistance you can provide!
>
> Bill Bowman
> www.bnnta.com
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> We are just under a week away from the Volkswagen camping festivities at
> the
> 27th BNNTA event! We have most of our personal and event gear ready to go,
> the
> trophies and dash plaques have arrived and the t-shirts are on the way,
> and
> I'm packing up our three Transporters for the adventure.  I'm getting lots
> of
> eagar messages from attendees, and a few questions.  So here are some
> updates
> for next weekends "27th Buses Nowhere Near The Arch" VW camping weekend.
>
> As always, we do not offer pre--registration for the event.  Don't worry!
> I
> lease the entire "group" campground for the entire long holiday weekend
> and
> there is plenty of room for everyone at BNNTA!  All you have to do is pack
> up
> your VW with family, friends, camping and recreational goodies, good
> "vittles"
> and the beverages of your choice!  Then have a safe and fun drive over to
> Mark
> Twain Lake.  Follow the directions and map link at our website
> www.bnnta.com
> and upon your arrival in the Indian Creek Recreation Area "group"
> campground
> we will take all of a minute or two to get your registered!  Real easy!
> All
> types and models of Volkswagens are welcomed to register and attend inside
> the
> campground!
>
> Although the event begins on Friday, Aug 31st at noon, we usually get a
> few
> eagar folks who arrive in the area early and usually need to camp at the
> nearby "main" campground until the gates to the "group" campground are
> opened
> on Friday at noon.  The Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have
> once again graciously offered to open the gates to our venue a day early
> at
> some point on Thursday for anyone arriving early.  This helps those
> participants from having to set up camp at the "main" campground and then
> break down and move to the "group" campground on Friday.  For those of you
> taking advantage of this offer, all you'll have to do is visit the
> entrance
> gate over at the at the "main" campground, tell 'em you're camping at the
> VW
> event in the "group" campground, then pay the daily fee for "Thursday
> night
> only", receive your camping receipt and then head over to the "group"
> campground and set-up your campsite for the festivities.  Please do this,
> so
> that I don't get "in Dutch" with the Rangers!  They will check and do a
> count
> of cars.  Also, remember that campsites 11, 12, and 13 are reserved for
> our
> event registration area.  Otherwise there is no pre-registration
> available,
> you'll register with us for the weekend when we arrive and set ourselves
> up
> on
> Friday.
>
> One slight inconvienence for the weekend, courtesy of Mother Nature and
> this
> past summers hot weather and drought, there is a ban on any open fires
> during
> our stay, so to cook, bring your camping stoves as most do anyway.  See
> the
> Rangers note below, and thank you for your co-operation and understanding!
>
> It's not too late to plan to join us during the long Labor Day weekend!
> Please have a safe and enjoyable ride to the BNNTA camping weekend!  We'll
> see
> you soon!
>
> Bill Bowman
>
> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
>
> Mr. Bowman,
>
> Unfortunately due to the heat and lack of rainfall since early spring, the
> Corps of Engineers has implemented a fire ban which states no firewood or
> charcoal fires are permitted.  You can have gas grills and stove top
> cookers
> as long as they are attended to at all times.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Coe
> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> Natural Resource Specialist
> Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake
> 20642 Highway J
> Monroe City, MO 63456
> phone 573-735-4097
>
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