The Annual Larry Hooper Memorial DOG was held Sunday,
October 14th at Camp Wingmann
in Avon Park , Florda. We thank Vicki and Dave for inviting us to
join them at the camp on a bright sunny day.
The covered gym provided a perfect place to fire up the coals and cook up some Good Food with Good
Friends. A gentle breeze off the lake
and open walls made it comfortable with temperatures in the 80’s, a typical October
day in the Cracker Trail Region.
We missed a couple of members who were unable to join us for
our annual business meeting. There were
eight members present and a total of 11 guests joined us for the feast at about
4 P.M.
Our condolences to Debbie Barber, whose husband Tom passed
away during the summer. He will be
missed by our members.
Thank you to Dave Colman and
Norm Church, who served as
Director and Assistant Director for the past year. And, for years of service as Secretary and
Newsletter Editor, a round of applause and thank you goes out to Stew
Gaylord. All three did an excellent job. We look forward to the upcoming year with new
officers, Norm Church, Director; David Higingbottom, Assistant Director and
Celia Siemsen, Secretary/Newsletter Editor.
We wish everyone a year of Good Fun and Good Food with Good
Friends in the Cracker Trail Chapter.
Mark your calendar with proposed
dates for DOGs for the upcoming year..
November 18, 2012 Holiday
DOG @ Mary Holland Park, Barotw , FL
January 27, 2013
Cold Weather DOG @ Hardee
Lakes County
Park , Fort Green , FL
February 24, 2013 Presidential
DOG @ Paines Creek State Park, Bowling
Green , FL
.March 24, 2013 Spring DOG Walk-in –the-Water Preserve,
Frostproof , FL
April 21, 2013 Down South Dog, Highlands Hammock
State Park , Sebring , FL
July 27, 2013 Mile
High Dog, Balsam Mountain , NC