2008 Winter Convention

Our 2008 Winter Convention was held at the Holiday Inn Select in Columbia, Missouri. We chose a western theme for the event and Mona Bledsoe, Auxiliary President, did her normal outstanding job in pulling together all the decorations, including some Old West photos, two cowboy poets, as well as some great Old West games. It was truly a great Convention!

: (L to R) Our Executive Committee members Milburn Davis, Larry LaFollette, Eddie Gilmore, and Jim Bledsoe review their Exhibit Hall prizes as they get ready for the General Membership Meeting.

: Our slate of 2007-2008 Officers (standing L to R) Ozzie Wallace, Jim Bledsoe, Larry LaFollette and (seated) Auxiliary Officers (L to R) Pat Houston, Sondra Brinton, Mona Bledsoe, and Lisa Davis

: Milburn Davis (left) receives his President’s Plaque from Eddie Gilmore.

: Milburn Davie (left) presents Charlie Boyer with his Membership Milestone Awardd

: Larr LaFollette (right) pins a Sheriff’s badge on Ozzie Wallace (left) while Jim Bledsoe (center), looks on.

: (L to R, standing) Melvin Beckemeyer, Unidentified, Pat Houston, (kneeling) Milburn Davis, Bruce Barnhard get ready to load their rubber-band weapons for the next target.

: Helen Kleinsorge gets ready to lasso her horse while Jake Gingerich walks towards her and (L to R) Gerald Bauer, Eddie Gilmore, Unidentified, Hollis Boyer (plaid shirt) and Dennis Brinton enjoy the action.

: Mel Kleinsorge rides his horse in the race while Coretha Rozendaal watches from the door.

: Jim Bledsoe watches to see how welll he performed in the Chip Toss.

: (L to R) Lisa Davis and an unidentified woman load their rubber-band weapons for the target shoot.

: Mona Bledsoe (right) congratulates our two cowboy poets on an outstanding performance.

: Our Associates even got in on the Old West photos!

: Ozzie and Patty Wallace

: Pat and John Houston

: Jim Bledsoe is hard to recognize with his “chicklet gum” front tooth!

: Stephanie and Larry LaFollette

: Bruce and Shelley Barnhart

: Ginger and Gayle Matthews

: Norm and Coretha Rozendaal

: Lisa and Milburn Davis

: Hollis Boyer (left) gets his gun ready for a challenge to an unidentified member.

: Gerald and Sally Bauer

: Dennis and Sondra Brinton

: Larry LaFollette

: David Sleep

: Virginia and Melvin Beckemeyer

: Mona and Jim Bledsoe