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Sierra Nevada Unit - 50th Anniversary Rally

Rally Highlights

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The turnoff from 395 to Topaz Resort


The Entrance to Topaz Resort


The Cabin – the center for rally activities


Raffle Items


Goodies from Headquarters


SNU History Display


Tami Hauck from the Reno Airstream Dealer. She brought the Fiesta 50 Dinner


Fiesta 50 dinner provided by the Reno Airstream Dealership


The Bundt cakes were dessert for Fiesta 50 dinner


The Alumination Video


Schat’s Bakery Provided by SkyMed


Steve DeVincezi SkyMed Presentation


Don’s Sourdough pancakes


Bike Ride up Monitor Pass


Kayaking on Topaz Lake


Margaret Handshoe Representing Region 12


Part of the Flamingo Decorations


Dawn and Jeni dressed appropriately for the Flamingo theme dinner


Special Flamingo Cake


Cowboy Poet


Doug is the winner


Perfect ending of the day



Anniversary Photo Collages put together by Don Williams for the SNU June Newsletter






A note from Jeni, SNU President

A HUGE thanks to each and every single one of you for helping make the Topaz 50th anniversary rally so wonderful!

The gifts (those lighted bottles & hot pads!, the mosquitoes repellent !, the donated grab-n-go goodies!),
The food (that flamingo cake!, all the flamingo cakes!, the tamale casserole, the salads, the cookies, the sourdough pancakes, everyone’s contributions!),
The entertainment (our own Cowboy Poet and Alumination movie night!),
The games (Doug takes the pot!),
The outings (Monitor Pass!, kayaking on Topaz Lake!),
The relaxing (artist in-house!),
The bird watching (those eagles!),
The decorations (that flamingo apron!),
The history tables (that comic book!),
The location (that entrance!),
The support from Region (those ladies!),
The support from HQ (the swag!, the 50 year certificate!),
The support from absentee members (those thoughtful messages!),

And of course, special thanks to Mary & Bill Swirsky, not only for the eggs, but for suggesting and securing The Topaz Resort - perfect!

And last, but not least, a huge thank you to Reno Airstream Dealership & Tami’s Fiesta 50 dinner and SkyMed & Steve’s Schat’s Bakery Breakfast….my goodness, we sure kicked off the rally with full bellies and happy, grateful hearts!

Cheers! Jeni President, Sierra Nevada Unit

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Thanks to Jeni Root, Tom Larkin, Don Williams, Bryan Leipper and Diane Leipper for contributing their photos of the Anniversary Rally





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