Butch Spaulding sent out an email to all members for whom we have an email about the Shelby Old Stone Arch Nature Trail Soup-Off, to be held February 7th at Cardinal Lofts, 304 Western Avenue, to be held February 7th, from 5 to 7 p.m. sharp. The cost is $10.00 for all the soup you care to eat. Raffle tickets are available to purchase. Butch says:
One of the ways they raise money for the trail is by having a peoples choice award – this is determined by the number of votes the soup receives – 1 cent equals one vote so you can bring change or folding money if you want to vote for your favorite soup. As with most voting in the USA one is not required to vote.
They also auction off home made pies during the event. Last year a few pies were sold for over $100.00 each.
For the last few years we have car pooled from Mall of the Bluffs – off Madison Ave (exit 5) – Council Bluffs. For those wanting to car pool we will be leaving between 4:15 PM and 4:30 PM.
To get to the meeting area – take exit 5 off I-80 and head north away from Village Inn. Take the drive between Buckey’s and Hy Vee. Drive through the intersection – there is no stop sign for your direction – the other three directions have stop signs. Take the first right – just before the mall building starts. Park in this area.
If you are interested in either driving or riding please let me know so that I can start a list. (Use the Contact Us Form if you need to get in touch with Butch.)
In other news, The American Wanderer (the official publication of the AVA) published a nice article by our very own Jim Goeltz in the February – March 2015 edition. The article is attached here as a legal-sized PDF. AVA members receive a complimentary subscription to the The American Wanderer, and editions contain dozens of articles and inserts about walks and walking programs around the US and sometimes abroad. Membership is only $25/year for an individual and $30/year for a family. You don’t have to be an AVA member to walk an AVA walk, but memberships do help the national organization to stay viable.
TAW Feb March 2015 article
