Printed in the February PNW Traveler - Regional Newsletter from the PNW Region of KFOCI
WESTERN DIVISION MEET Yreka, CA May 20-23
The City of Yreka will be the destination for those who attend the Western Division Meet from May 20th to 23rd. What you may not know is that Yreka is known as the "Golden City", in honor of its mining past, and it also has the distinction of being the proposed Capitol of the once hoped for "State of Jefferson". More information about the significance of these names will be included in the March issue.
The Holiday Inn Express will be the host hotel for the meet, and activities will be interesting and varied. An important part of the meet will be a discussion, led by Division Director, Larry Barker, about the 2011 KFOCI National Meet which will be held in San Diego.
The Holiday Inn is located at 707 Montague Road, Yreka, CA 96097, and the phone number is 530-842-1600. The room rate is $99.00, plus tax, for any room configuration, and this includes a full breakfast. Thirty rooms have been set aside for us, and members should mention the Kaiser Frazer Club when they call to register. For those who want to stay at an RV Park, the Yreka RV Park is situated adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express and its phone number is 530-841-0100. We recommend that reservations be made early at both the Hotel and the RV Park.
As mentioned above, the Holiday Inn room rate includes a full breakfast. The Hotel Manager has asked for, and has received, permission to have our members who are not staying there join us for breakfast at a cost of $10.00. Also, the Hotel requires those not staying there to sign a Waiver of Liability form.
The schedule for the meet is as follows:
THURSDAY: This will be a travel day, and after arrival we invite everyone to get together at the hotel to visit and enjoy the hotel surroundings until time to go to dinner which will be at the nearby Casa Ramos Restaurant. Following dinner ice cream will be served at the hotel.
FRIDAY: Members will be given a list of local sites they might want to visit until about 11:15 when we'll meet at the Hotel to leave at 11:30 to caravan about seven miles to the Shasta Valley town of Montague. We'll have lunch there and enjoy the country atmosphere and nostalgia which exists in this old railroad town. By mid-afternoon we'll return to the Hotel where we'll have technical discussions on a variety of subjects. A discussion interesting to the ladies is also being planned.
SATURDAY: This will be the day for our Car Show in beautiful Miner Park, located at the edge of the historic downtown section of town. We'll have a potluck lunch at the park, and judging will take place for the trophies which will be awarded at the Saturday dinner. Details on the Peoples' Choice Awards will be included in a future article. Dinner will be catered at the private room we'll be given by the Holiday Inn Express, and there will be plenty of room there for the many Silent Auction items members will bring. Let's make this Silent Auction a big and fun activity. Larry Barker will lead the discussion after dinner about the 2011 National Convention.
SUNDAY: The meet will conclude after our last breakfast and final goodbyes.
The April article will include additional information and details about the Meet.
Bob Gilzean #6712
Secretary
El Dorado Region
