[Karl Bebout]

HoDePhone,

I appreciate the good thoughts several have expressed, but there are a whole lot of folks in the group, not heard from yet. I do think that more events will get planned if someone specific is "in charge", rather than just leaving it up to whoever gets the urge but, as a few of us discussed at the Christmas party, I think it would be beneficial to get some younger people involved. The difficulty of that is that many of our younger guys are still working and/or have families that require their spare time.

All that being said, I think that, for at least the rest of this year, we can go along as we have been. Danr55 does a good job setting up the Rt66 Fun Run and the Coronado Trail weekend. Joe Bria blasts eMail notifications and maintains the mailing list. I've got the picnic and several day runs and Old Phart (Bill) has gotten a good start on December's Christmas Party. I'll also jump in on some of that preparation. DWRat and Robert have come up with ideas and I certainly encourage anyone else to also put together some thoughts and ideas and we'll see if we can get some participation.

I anticipate that there will be a real good turnout for the next Christmas Party, considering the venue, and then would be a good opportunity to get quite a few opinions and reach a consensus.