Pumpkin Chunkin Rally
Estancia NM

Estancia is a small rural town of 750 smack dab in the geographic center of New Mexico about an hour from Albuquerque or Santa Fe. Pumkin Chunkin is a annual event which has gained national recognition. Once a year in the fall pumkin chunkin madness infects the town and devices of all descriptions from medievel trebuchets to semi truck size compressed air cannons subject pumpkins to taking flight for distances approaching a mile. Estancia's past includes such not exactly historically significant claims to fame as the site of the last public hanging in New Mexico and many films such as Convoy, Wild Hogs and Astronaut Farmer.

The Rally schedule is still evolving but will include: optional mini-caravan as part of the Pumkin Chunkin parade through town on Saturday, pumpkin chunkin viewing, vendors and live music.

There are 2 excellent restaurants in Estancia. Nearby are the historic towns of Willard, Mountainair, Punta de Agua, Manzano Torreon and Tajique.

If you are coming from the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque or want to spend more time in the area there are some excellent campgrounds n the nearby Manzano Mountains and BLM land.

This will be dry camping. This is a joint rally of the WBCCI New Mexico and 4 Corners Units.

Pumkin Chunkin has it's own facebook page listed as "Estancia Pumkinfest"
A Pumkin Chunkin schedule is listed.

The rally site will be at the west entrance of the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. Directions: from the intersection on SR 55 and SR 41 proceed west 0.4 mile to the intersection of S 10th St and SR 55. Proceed north past the ball field on the east. The entrance is located between the East Torrance Water Conservation District building and Head Start. The entrance is not marked and set back. I will be set up late Friday morning.

Rally activities include:
Friday- set up, hang out, campfire, pot luck, horseshoes
Saturday- optional caravan/parade (bring candy to throw)
Pumkin Chunkin 1 mi west of town
Dinner at La Bella Notte Restaurant
Sunday- Potluck breakfast
Day trip to Gran Quivira Pueblo Ruins National Monument (or group choice)

Rally fee $25

As of 10/9 William Merriman, Dan and Toby Friedman, Jack & Joanne Palmer, Sue and Artie McDonald, and Tom and Barbara Stallings, Gen Dissarray, Sandi Pasquale, Howie Effner, Alk4Glu, and Francis Arnould and yours truly are planning on attending. Barbara Johnston is a definite maybe.

Non WBCCI members are welcome


Email me at marshall.hall50@gmail.com. or call me at (505) 384-2745 x 115 (505 384-8082 (505) 353-0608

Lumatic
aka Marshall Hall

This is a self-service, very loosely defined rally for the weekend of October 16-17-18, 2009. Depending on how many attend there's a possibility of getting together for a meal on Friday (evening), Saturday (morning or noon) or Sunday (morning). The only planned event at this time is attending the Antsy McClain and Trailer Park Troubadours show held on Saturday night, October 17, at the John Hardin High School Performing Arts Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Tickets prices are $20 each (for the show only) or $30 each (including a special Guatemalan dinner before the show). This show is a fund-raising program for Living Waters for Guatemala sponsored by the Elizabethtown Rotary Foundation. Ticket information is available from Bob Swope, Rotary member, at bob.swope@kvnet.org

We are staying at Elizabethtown Crossroads Campground (formerly a KOA I think). Their web site is http://www.elizabethtowncrossroadscampgroundky.com/ The campground has bluegrass pickin' party on Friday Night so bring your instruments if you are so inclined.

Information about the John Hardin High School Performing Arts Center can be found at http://www.thepac.net/ However, tickets for the show are not available through this web site. See the email address shown above for ticket information.

Other things to do in the area:

Elizabethtown Infromation www.touretown.com

There's a great, privately owned, Coca-Cola museum in Elizabethtown http://www.schmidtmuseum.com/main.asp

Glendale Crossing Festival www.historicglendale.com

We're planning to visit The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky www.corvettemuseum.com when driving to Elizabethtown from the south

Fort Knox is not open to visitors but there is a museum on the gounds. I think the museum centers on General Patton http://www.knox.army.mil/PattonMuseum/

Lucius

Buddy rally - see rally thread for more details.

Miami Valley of Ohio Unit, WBCCI Presents:

Fall Installation Rally
October 15-19
Logan County Fairgrounds
Bellefontaine, Ohio

Directions:
Fairgrounds is located on Route 68 in Bellefontaine, Ohio

Thursday, October 15:
Parking starting at 12:00pm
5:00pm Dinner on your own
7:00pm Opening ceremonies

Friday, October 16:
7:30am-8:30am Continental breakfast
8:30am Registration
9:30am Line up for tour
Lunch on your own
3:00pm Happy hour - drink of choice and snack
5:00pm Dinner - Homecoming Restaurant
7:00pm Ice Cream
7:30pm Games

Saturday, October 17:
7:30am-8:30am Officers breakfast
8:30am Registration
9:30am Business meeting
Lunch on your own
2:00pm Games
3:00pm Happy hour
5:30pm Catered Dinnner - everything furnished
7:00pm Installation for new officers
8:00pm Reception for new officers
9:00pm Closing ceremonies

Sunday, October 18:
Have a safe trip going home

Contact Dave Mueller for more information:

937-748-3411
dmueller1846@sbcglobal.net

Join us for the North/South Carolina State Rally - good food, games, prizes, live and silent auction, tours, crafts, flea market and more.