[SEL] ATIS Portland Dinner 2004

[Glenn A Karch]

Dave,

Count me in for one at the dinner.

Glenn

Glenn Karch
Haubstadt, IN, USA
Hercules Historian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
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Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 1:09 AM
Subject: [SEL] ATIS Portland Dinner 2004


> Hi All,
> I'm once again taking care of coordinating the Annual ATIS Dinner during
> the Portland Show this year. The dinner will be on Thursday August 26th,
> 2004 at 6:00 PM at the Back 40 Junction in Decatur. Decatur is about 25
> miles North of Portland, and the Back 40 is on Rt. 27 (on the left as you
> are driving North) at the North end of town.
> I just talked to Ellen at the Back Forty and made our reservations! (In
> the course of our conversation she indicated that the waitresses asked
> [begged] to know if Arnie Ferro would be back this year. I told he that he
> would be back--there was then cheering in the background! She also asked
> (again) if that "older gentleman" from Australia would be at the dinner
> this year. I asked her if she meant Reg and she said that she didn't know
> his name but "It is the guy who gave all the waitresses what he called
'the
> traditional Australian greeting'." When I asked her what on earth that was
> she replied "A little pat on the rear end. He said it's a show of respect
> in Australia." I told her that it MUST have been Reg and that I would
> contact her as soon as I knew if he will be with us this year. Ellen also
> said that the father of one of the waiterss' said that he would be real
> glad to meet up with George Willer "if he ever shows his face in the area
> again." Do any of you FATG's know anything about this?
> As usual, the Summer ATIS Charity Auction will be conducted right after we
> finish eating.We will rely once again on the "Karch method" that we used
> the last years. Start thinking about what you will be donating for the
> auction this year! If memory serves, we took in a little over $3,000.00
for
> charity at the dinner last year!
> If you know that you will be able to join us for the dinner, please
contact
> me off List (rotigel at alltel.net) and let me know how many will be in your
> party. I hope to be able to give Ellen a fairly accurate count again this
> year. (We were at just around 105 people last year!) No money is necessary
> in order to make your "reservation," and if you find you can't make it
> after you have let me know that you will be there, please let me know of
> your change in plans. Thanks!
> Dave
> PS, Ellen promised me AIR CONDITIONING this year!
>
>
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