Ladies and Gentlemen, The next MHBA meeting is set in stone and we have an agenda; it's gadget day. April 19th, between 1-4, our club meeting will occur at Great Waters. Mike Swalinkavich will be the gadget coordinator but the real purpose of the meeting is to share information. It is sort of like "show and tell" for the homebrewer. You bring your gadget, you talk about your gadget, we ask questions and you get a beer! What could be more enjoyable you ask? How about the May meeting. We are scheduled to go to Rahr on May 10 in the early afternoon for a tour and will continue the meeting at one of two convenient local locations: a brew pub in New Shakopee or a local Major homebrewer living in rural Shakopee. What about June? I'm glad you asked. Not exactly sure of the date yet but planning on a spring "pre-camp" out. Our new VP David Cox found a great campground in Mankato that is typically underused, allows beer, and it can be our base of action for visits to Schells, Dave Berg's, and I understand a winery is also in the area. We have a great backroad route between the two or three locations and more details will be released. July meeting? Well, we just don't know yet. What do you think? Send us some ideas. How about the Boiler? Another good question. Remember the request for articles, information and that stuff we put together to develop a paper? I wrote my share and we anxiously await your contributions. Send us some articles and we will send you a paper. Almost as easy as bringing a gadget and you get a beer! So there you have it. Send us some stuff and ideas. Tell your friends. Show up (after taxes) at Gadget day. See you real soon! Rick O