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VAN BUREN EAGLES #3996

R.E.A.C. October Outing

10/22/2019

Our R.E.A.C. group picked the perfect outing for a cool, sunny, fall day. They met at Apple Charlie's Orchards in New Boston where they could shop for cider, pumpkins, apples, and all kinds of delicious autumn food.

After leaving the orchard, they headed over to Iron Mike's Eatery & Tavern for lunch. The food was delicious and 21 “retired" people enjoyed each other's company. We call that a successful outing.

Check out the pictures and see what you missed!

Kids Camp Sleepover

10/22/2019

Our recent kid's campout was a big hit. Approximately 15 kids turned out to play games, watch a movie, eat goodies, and enjoy each other's company. Everyone had a lot of fun, including the big kids!

We’d like to thank Sue Delongchamp and Barb Tomlinson for their hard work planning, preparing and chaperoning the event. We also want to thank Keith Bruder for entertaining us with his magic show. The kids were mesmerized watching him! Thank you also to the Eagle Riders for providing a movie for them to watch that night, and to Bob Jones for setting up the jumbo screen for us.

Food is also an important part of camping, and we'd like to thank Linda Hunt for providing us with delicious food and desserts. Several other people also helped out, including Jennifer Arnold, John Mullins, Lenny and Diane Wojtyna, Jim and Nancy Shrove, and Alex Santos. Thank you, everyone! We really appreciate your help.

Finally, a big thank you to Lenny Wojtyna for providing these pictures of the fun. We hope you enjoy them.

Autumn Fest

10/10/2019

Our Autumn Fest was the perfect kickoff to the fall season. Mother Nature even sent some chilly weather our way that day! We owe it all to our Aerie Chaplain, Jim Wagner, who chaired the event. He and his team organized, shopped, cooked, and did the numerous things it takes to make things run smoothly for our enjoyment. Thank you, Jim. You did a great job!

We also want to thank Jim's team for their hard work: Keith & Ginger Bruder, Gary & Linda Hunt, Bob & Diane Moore, Gary & Kathy Smith, Virginia Truran, Barbara Tomlinson, Tela Fountain, Tim & Roz Ogger, Mike & Dianne Cullen, Tom & Cynthia Price, Claudia Gutierrez, Paula Pence-Poston, and Joanna Paton. Thank you, Walt & Joyce Rochowiak, for providing the mums to use as table decorations. We’re fortunate to have members always willing to step up and help out.

We also want to thank the Guten Tag Band. They played songs that had people on their feet doing the polka, some songs had people dancing cheek-to-cheek, and some even had us singing along! In addition to their wonderful music, Bill & Gloria Wilson, leaders of the band, also made a $100 donation to our Fisher House Charity Fundraiser we're hosting later this month. Thank you, Bill & Gloria, your incredibly generous donation is very much appreciated.

In addition to the music, we had German beer & wine tastings and a tasty German styled dinner. The wonderful array of cupcakes we all enjoyed for dessert were made by Linda Hunt. She’s our baker extraordinaire! Thanks, Linda.

We hope everyone who attended enjoyed themselves as much as we did, and we also thank you for buying a ticket and supporting our club.

Finally, thank you to Lenny Wojtyna and Diane Moore for sharing these pictures from the evening. Enjoy looking at them.

R.E.A.C.'s September Outing

9/23/2019

Another month, another awesome REAC outing. The group headed to Pinckney this month for lunch at Zukey Lake Tavern. The sports bar has a great menu and is located on a lake, the perfect setting on a late summer afternoon.

Following lunch, the group caravanned over to the Howell Nature Center to check out some of Michigan's native birds, mammals and reptiles. It was a nice, relaxing way to end the afternoon.

Enjoy these pictures from their outing. Our favorite is the one of the large, majestic Eagle!

An Evening in Camelot

9/13/2019

"Dilly Dilly!" What a fun evening we had at our Camelot event. There was plenty of laughter, good food, and raising of our glasses! King Arthur approved, and so did we!

A big thank you to Kay Pickup for her hard work chairing the event and organizing a great team of volunteers. Special thanks also go out to Ginger Bruder for her research and writing of the narrative. We all learned that the medieval characters of Camelot were a bawdy, interesting group, especially King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table!

We'd like to thank our cast for volunteering their time (and money for costumes) to play the following characters:

King Arthur - Steve Zemper
Merlin – Lenny Wojtyna
Friar – Pat Pickup
Sir Dagonet – Mike Cullen
Sir Lancelot – Bob Moore
Sir Percival – Gary Smith
Sir Galahad – Kevin Murray
Sir Bors the Younger – John Quackenbush
Sir Kay – Tim Ogger
Sir Geraint – Walt Rochowiak
Sir Mordred – Ryan Wojtyna
Queen Guinevere – Michelle Gueli
Morgan le Fay – Rosanne Ogger
Lady of the Lake – Jeannette Quackenbush
Elaine of Corbenic – Marie Keehl
Isolt- Joyce Rochowiak
Elaine of Astolat – Janice Eaton
Morgause - Sue Banners
Lynette – Dianne Cullen
And thanks also to our humble narrator, Dave Parrott.

Great job, everyone! Take a bow.

Following the marriage of King Arthur and Guinevere, we all celebrated with a wedding feast that might have been typical of that era – fowl, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and bread. We thank Nancy Fruit, Cindy Peterson, Sue Delongchamp, and Nancy McFall for helping to shop and prepare the feast. The King proclaimed that it was delicious!

Finally, we want to thank the Sherwin-Williams store in Canton for donating the paint sticks we used as swords, Diane Moore for making our tickets and flyers and handling our media outreach, and also everyone who bought a ticket and supported our club. We appreciate your participation.

“Dilly Dilly!”

R.E.A.C.'s Fall Potluck

9/6/2019

Our Retired Eagles Activity Club held their “annual" picnic in our pavilion recently. It was a relaxing way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall. A brief shower blew through, but it didn’t stop them from enjoying the food. Everyone brought a yummy dish to pass and REAC provided the hotdogs and buns, condiments, and paper products.

Once again, Dave and Gladys Walker did a great job setting up for the picnic, and Mike Searl grilled the hotdogs. He is now their Official Hotdog Chef! And everyone rolled up their sleeves to help with cleanup.

Thank you to everyone for making the picnic possible. We're a good team.

We hope you enjoy these pictures from the picnic. A big thank you to Nancy McFall for sending them our way.

Hoedown 2019

8/22/2019

We all enjoyed being “rednecks" at our recent Hoedown; all it took was some music by two awesome bands, a little hooch, some dancing, a nice crowd of people, and a lot of work by our volunteers.

It wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of Mike Cullen and his team, including many of our officers and members. Thank you, Mike. We’d also like to thank Pat & Kay Pickup, Jeff Gueli, John Watkins, Jim Wagner, Tim & Roz Ogger, Bob & Diane Moore, Nancy Fruit, Sue Delongchamp and her family, Gary & Kathy Smith, Steve Zimmer, Jim McGuire, Keith & Ginger Bruder, Tom & Cynthia Price, Barb Tomlinson, Virginia Truran, Tela Fountain, and anyone else we might have missed. They all worked hard to make the event run as smoothly as possible.

The highlight of the day was our entertainment, of course, and we were not disappointed. The Southern Heat and Taylor Tucky bands have played for us before, so we knew they would give us a good show. Both bands played a great selection of dance and slow songs, and they included some of our favorites. Southern Heat wowed us with their country version of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and Taylor Tucky played some tunes from their new CD, “Where There's Smoke.” Our favorite song is “Come Get Your Redneck,” which includes the line “jamming for the Eagles.” We love it! We love both bands, too. Thank you for sharing your talents and music with us.

We also want to thank everyone who bought a ticket and supported us. It was a very hot day, and we were outside, but no one let that stop them from having fun.

Finally, we want to thank Lenny Wojtyna and a couple other people who took pictures for us. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

R.E.A.C.'s August Outing

8/22/2019

Don’t let anyone ever tell you that our Retired Eagles Activity Group can’t keep up. On their recent pub crawl they hit not one, not two, not three, but four different bars!

They started by meeting at Egan’s Pub for lunch, and then ventured over to The Bayou, Lakeview, and Johnny's on the Lake for cocktails. We call that a successful crawl!

We hope you enjoy these pictures from their fun day. Their monthly outings are open to all Van Buren #3996 members, so feel free to join them next time.

Family Picnic 2019

8/12/2019

Our annual Family Picnic was a great, relaxing way to spend time with one another and have some fun too. Families enjoyed a bounce house and games for the kids, a smorgasbord of food, and adult beverages. The weather was perfect, too. What more does a picnic need, right?

We’d like to thank our Trustees for hosting the event. They provided the beef, turkey and sausage, as well as a keg of beer, and Walt Rochowiak and his crew did the grilling. Great job, fellas! A big thank you to everyone who brought a dish to pass, too. The variety of food was wonderful and no one went away hungry.

We also want to thank our Auxiliary members for providing games to keep our little ones entertained. We’re fortunate to have a club that works together to help one another and provide entertainment for our members.

Finally, we’d like to thank Lenny Wojtyna for providing us with pictures from the afternoon. We hope you enjoy them.

R.E.A.C.'s July Outing

7/26/2019

We're sharing a few pictures from R.E.A.C.s recent outing on the Detroit Princess Cruise Riverboat. They couldn't have asked for a nicer summer day! The weather was perfect, along with the scrumptious lunch buffet they enjoyed as they sailed the river.

Are you sorry you missed out on the fun? They plan on going again next year, so put it on your calendar now and you'll be sure not to miss it!

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