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Independence Rock Sesquicentennial Meeting

July 6-8, 2012

Preliminary Program

Friday July 6th

2 PM Registration and Camping Area Opens

6 PM Campfire Activities – Fraternal Visitation

Saturday July 7th

8 AM Registration Open

10 AM Re-enactment Groups

Wagons

Pony Express-Mail Commemorative Letters

12 Noon Luncheon- Burgers and Dogs with usual other fare

12:30 Speaker

2 PM Meeting on the Rock- This will be an open meeting. All in attendance are welcome to participate.

Speaker

6 PM Dinner- Steak and Potatoes +

7 PM Finishing Dinner/Starting Campfire Activities

Sing Along

Cowboy Poetry

Campfire Treats

Sunday July 8th

6:30 AM Sunrise Church Service on the Rock

7 AM Breakfast-Pancakes+Meat

12 Noon Camp cleaned out

Three meals will be offered for advanced purchase. Two meals on Saturday and one on Sunday morning.

The Honorable Gov Mead has been invited to attend this function but has not indicated his acceptance yet. If in attendance he will be offered the opportunity to speak either at the luncheon or the meeting on top of the rock.

Past Grand Master Bob Richmond, from Oregon, will be providing a presentation on the Oregon Trail Diaries. Those of you in attendance in 2010 know that this is an excellent and very interesting historical presentation.