Hello All...Plans are now underway for the 8th (almost) Midwest Hotluck to take place on Sunday, October 17th. Renee Watson, long-time member of this list and CH extraordinaire will host the event in Minneapolis. She is truly a committed chilehead host and comes with more food and stuff than our small but dedicated band can consume. I'm forwarding her post with more details. Hope we will have some Newbies this year plus our good friends Big Tom and wife, Cindy from Des Moines, John and Chery Parkhurst from KCK and John Knoll (JJK) from Topeka. The beautiful Midwest is even more beautiful in the fall (biting critters are gone and the location at Minnehaha Park is great) so perhaps some of you from others areas will consider driving over and making it a fall color week-end. Just contact Renee (renee-watson@msn.com) or yours truly (sandyo@wctatel.net) and let us know your plans. Okay, Doug....got time to drive 'cross the border? SandyO CH #1148 and Grand Poobah of the Moderate Corps