Reminder/Update from the ol' Planning Committee

DUMOC local organizers wish to share a bit of event planning for this summer's reunion with everyone. The dates, as previously announced are Friday, July 29 to Monday, August 1 (which as we understand is both Jerry Garcia's and Joe Goodman's birthdays).

Our thoughts about how the weekend will progress are:

Friday: We don't know exactly when we have access to our venue (the Foremen's Club) but we will most likely have the afternoon to set things up. We anticipate that people will start to trickle in Friday. The supper plan is to have simple BBQ type food and salads so food can be quickly and easily produced for people whenever they arrive throughout the afternoon and evening. We will have a variety of tents and at least one pop-up tent trailer for people who wish to camp.

Saturday: This will be the main gathering day at the Foreman's Club with the major meal coming Saturday night. No food plan has been devised and we will wait until closer to the weekend so we will more accurately know numbers of people. We haven't planned any structured events for the day or evening and we can play it by ear. There are horseshoe pits which might be the greatest physical challenge we wish to overcome that day. We could have a baseball game for old times sake but we might want to have an ambulance on site. Kae Elgie has volunteered to chair the games committee which probably will consist of mostly "Do You Remember.....". There will be lots of visual aids and memorabilia.

Sunday: Generally a slow wakeup and recovery from the night before with a breakfast/brunch type of meal. We are thinking that people might like to spend Sunday afternoon in town. We are hoping to produce a series of before-and-after pictures of many of the places and houses people frequented years ago and a tour of some of them might be of interest. We are exploring the possibility of having the Sunday meal at 97 Victoria St. N., the actual site of Dumont. The building is now owned by The Working Centre, an organization very much sympathetic with Dumont ideals, and interested in supporting our event. Steve is exploring this possibility and more information will be forthcoming. If we have the meal in town this might provide an opportunity for people who didn't want to come out to the Foreman's Club to meet and gather. A major event for Sunday afternoon (location yet to be determined) will be the dispersal of the Dumont Press Graphix Pension Fund.

Monday: Generally a slow wakeup for the people out at the Foreman's Club and others who make their last trip out there with the same type of breakfast/brunch type meal as planned for Sunday. We don't know exactly when we have to vacate but we will have the afternoon to clean up everything and move stuff back into town. That about it for now.