Texas W Club Rally 2008

October 17-19
Staway Ranch -  Murchison, TX

Members and guests gathered at Staway Ranch  as early as Monday for a week of games, food and seeing our WIT friends again. Pre-rally tours were to the Arboretum & Botanical Gardens in Athens on Wednesday. Thursday we toured the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, after lunch at the Marina Restaurant several of us toured the Henderson County Historical Museum.

Thursday evening begin with another great "pot luck" dinner, followed up with ten rounds of card bingo put on by the Heart of Texas Chapter.
Rally activities and contests included the annual craft contest, a pumpkin carving or decorating contest. The fishing tournament was canceled due to weeds and weather, however Jackie Sadler proved that he could catch a bass in any conditions. Friday and Saturday were busy with two days of games, food and fun by all.


Parade Of Costumes
Bonnie & Clyde (Clarence & Martha)
The Callaway GangClarence & Martha
The Friday night's parade of costumes was probably the most fun you can have with your clothes on and not go to jail. Participation was great in both the single and couples class. Above are Bonnie & Clyde better known as the "Callaway Gang" who were our first place winners in the couples entry, great job Clarence & Martha.
First Place for Single

Obama (Sonny K.) was our winner in the single entry. Judges were asked to select a winner based on part on originality.  Sonny carried a plumbers friend with "Joe" on it, nice job!. 
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Our WIT Rep's
We were happy to see our WIT representatives partipate in the fun.

Far left are Pat & Doug Formanek, WIT General Manager. Left are Mikki & Dick Dodge, Eastern area Rep's.

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Our friends from Oklahoma
Janet & Patrick

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Pat & Benny B.

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Gayle, Paul & Macey

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Marty & Bobby P.


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Nancy K. 
Our own Yellow Rose of Texas


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Jerry & Martha H.

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Sandi S.

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Marvin & Ethel M.

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Jackie S.

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Judy P. & Wil C.

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Bobby T.

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 Senior Citizen BandSenior Citizen Band
Saturday evening we were entertained by the Senior Citizen Band, a mixture of country & oldies. They did a great job as you can see below, many of us grabbed our sweetheart and hit the dance floor

Sue & AngelJanet & PatrickMartha & Clarence




Winning TeamA Winning Team
Red River Raiders
Almost everyone got involved in the Bean Bag Baseball tournament. It was two days of heavy hitting but in the end the Red River Raiders were triumphant over the Bone Rattlers. From the left standing: Benny, Bill, Doug, Marge, Chuck, Chris & Gayle. Kneed from the left are: Reetha, Sharon, Martha, & Jolene.




Other Game Winners
Dominoes 42
First place: B. J. Stanley & Wil Cox
Second Place: Gayle Tittle & Mike Reed
Joker
First place: Peggy Riedel & Carl Russell
Second place: Pam Beers & Sharyn Miller
Womens Washer Toss
First place: Pat Bankston
Second Place: Karen Ellsworth
Mens Washer Toss
First place: Red Beers
Second Place: Jim Leggett
Skip Bo
First place: Nanct King &  Martha Hall
Second Place: Sue Hernandez & Alice Rochford