Date:         Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:36:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jim@WETWESTIES.ORG>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jim@WETWESTIES.ORG>
Subject:      Volkswagen camping festivities at the 27th BNNTA
Comments: To: Bill Bowman <bill@bnnta.com>
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Done.

Jim Arnott
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> From: "Bill Bowman" <bill@bnnta.com>
> Date: August 26, 2012 1:25:12 PM PDT
> To: "List - Type 2" <type2@type2.com>
> 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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