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March/April, 2010Phyllis Gall, Editor
We have lots of walking activities scheduled for the next few months so print out this Calendar of Events. The weather hasn’t been cooperating with our walking plans, but I hope to see you out on the trails this next month. Our Wednesday morning group is still meeting at Metro North parking lot. We are going to change the meeting time to noon for a month and see if the weather will be better for walking outside. Check out our schedule below. Also, Missy McBride has been leading some weekend walks and notifying members by e-mail. I have listed them below.
We are always open to suggestions to make our club better. Don’t hesitate to let some of us know if you have ideas.
We will have a speaker at our March 16th club meeting at the Gashland Presbyterian Church on N. Oak. Her name is Teresa Dodd from my church and she will give a Power Point presentation on healthy eating. The program will start promptly at 7 pm.
2010 Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 6 “Wearing of the Green” walk in Topeka starts at McB’s Sport’s Grill, 2920 SE Croco Rd., near Lake Shawnee. Start between 10 am and 1 pm, finish by 4. To carpool, meet at Metro North parking lot at 8:45. Saturday, March 13 Group walk at new Overland Park YRE-Meet at Prairie Life Center.
Starting at 9 am.Tuesday, March 16 Club meeting at Gashland Presbyterian Church on N. Oak at 7 pm. Saturday, April 10 Leavenworth Club Event at Eisenhower VA Medical Center,
4104 S. 4th St., Leavenworth at the Domiciliary Bldg.160.
Start between 9 and noon, finish by 3.Saturday, April 17 Pacesetter’s Event-More info to follow. April 23-25 Weekend bus trip by Terri Tyler canceled. Saturday, April 24 Meet at Crown Center Food Court for the prewalk walk at 9 am.
Saturday, May 1
Saturday, May 8 Group trip to Jefferson City – Capital Walk YRE (Contact Missy for details) Saturday, May 15 Group walk at Topeka, KS – Capital Walk YRE – Meet at 9 am Saturday, May 22 Group walk at Independence, MO – YRE – Meet at 9 am Tuesday, June 15 Annual Club Picnic June 18-20 Mid-Summer Volkssport Festival in Lindsborg & Central KS
Saturday, Sept. 25 Our Club Event at Berkley Park October 15-17 South Central Region Roundup Saturday, Dec. 4 Plaza Walk by our club Saturday, Dec. 5 Annual Club Christmas Party
Wednesday Morning Walks
All are welcome to join the Clay-Platte Trackers in walking Wednesday mornings. Below is a schedule of walks for March & April, 2010, which is subject to change due to weather, etc. Check for weekly e-mails for latest information. To carpool, come to Metro North Parking lot behind the Firestone Store. My cell phone number is 816-506-3134. If you can’t reach me, call Barb Buehrer, cell phone number 816-679-3480.
Date Walk Location
March 3 Fort Leavenworth YRE
March 10 Westport YRE
March 17 Watkins’ Mill State Park YRE
March 24 Overland Park (new walk reinstated in 2010)
March 31 Merriam, KS YRE
April 7 Parkville Levy YRE
April 14 Downtown KC YRE
April 21 Fort Leavenworth YRE
April 28 Independence YRE
Congratulations: New members, Kim Myers and daughter, Heather Hawkins, Rick Zbinden & Cammy Tucker
Our first 2010 Event will be May 1st starting at the Crown Center Shopping Food Court. Parking is free in the covered garage on weekends. You may start walking between 9 am and 11 am, must finish walking by 2 pm. You will walk around the beautifully restored Union Hill area and through Union Cemetery. This is all a historic area that you could easily spend the whole day sightseeing. I hope you will tell your friends about this great walking event. At the March meeting, Mary will be asking for volunteers to sign up to help out that day.
If you are thinking about getting all 50 states, Terri Tyler from Topeka is planning an “Alaska Adventure Volkssport Trip July 24 to August 8. Details are available upon request.
Thanks to Missy, there was a group of 16 Clay-Platte Trackers that attended the Des Moines Skywalk on February 13. It was unique as you could walk a 5K all inside and another 5K outside.