[mba] August MHBA Family Picnic

Announcement - Join us for the MHBA Family Picnic in August! MHBA Family Picnic - Saturday, August 8 from 9am to 6pm. "Hilltop" picnic shelter at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in Rockford. We have reserved the "Hilltop" picnic area at Lake Rebecca and have a permit to bring in homebrew. Hilltop has a big shelter, lots of tables and they say it holds 1,000 people including the surrounding wooded area. The shelter has a huge grill, electricity and there are smaller grills nearby. There is parking and restrooms and it's a short walk to the lake. Bring your boat / canoe / fishing stuff / bathing suit! There are also biking and hiking trails that go past the picnic area. There's room for volleyball, but we need to bring or rent a net and equipment. If someone would like to arrange that, please let me know. Horseshoe courts are nearby but are open to the public and we also need to bring or rent equipment. There's plenty of open area for any other activities. Lunch will be pot luck with the main grill lit up and available around Noon for anyone to use. And we have an official permit to bring in kegs, etc.! The Jockey Box will be available. But, we do need to have all beer out of the area by 6PM. For details on the Lake Rebecca Park Reserve and directions click this link: http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/parks/park.cfm?pid=12 //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net <mailto:Mike.Behrendt@comcast.net>