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2014 No Evil Monkey
Collector’s Gathering Mankato,
Minnesota, USA August
1 - 3, 2014
Dear No
Evil Monkey Collectors, Here is
the information for the 2014 No Evil Monkey Collector’s Gathering, to be held
in Mankato, Minnesota, August 1 - 3, 2014. Mankato is a short
drive from the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota International Airport.
That airport is served by most major US airlines (listed and linked
below). The conference will be held at the Mankato Holiday Inn Express,
2051 Adams Street, Mankato, MN 56001 (Tel: (507) 388-1880). Here’s
the Schedule of Events: Thursday,
July 31, 2014 Arrival and dinner on your own (or in
impromptu groups) Friday,
August 1 Meet in
the Conference Room at the Mankato Holiday Inn Express, 2051 Adams Street,
Mankato, MN 56001 (Tel: 507-388-1880). Feel free
to bring a CD or DVD with pictures of your No Evil collection, “orphans” to
sell or trade, and No Evils to sell during a silent auction. Dinner
will be in a room reserved for us at the Whiskey River Restaurant
(each person/family to pay for their own meal) in nearby St. Peter,
Minnesota: http://www.katoinfo.com/addpages.php?id=210&pageid=1&linky= Reviews
at: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g43503-d953313-Reviews-Whiskey_River-Saint_Peter_Minnesota.html Saturday,
August 2 -
Start in the Conference Room at the Mankato Holiday Inn, then take off to
enjoy any or all of the following (we will arrange car pools and have
instructions): - A
trip to Mall Over America, which is one of the world’s largest shopping
malls, and includes a theme park: http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/page/1/mall-of-america.jsp#.U0QE4Y_D-M8
- A
visit to the Minnesota Vikings football training camp (going on in Mankato at
that time): http://www.vikings.com/schedule/training-camp/ - Walking
around, eating and shopping at the Ribfest Festival
(going on that weekend in Mankato): http://www.exploreminnesota.com/events/14842/mankato-ribfest/details.aspx - Shopping
for No Evil Monkeys at Mankato’s many antique malls and stores: http://www.antiquemalls.com/stores/MN/Mankato.aspx Saturday
evening, Tom and Connie Clark have offered to host a barbecue at their house
in nearby Cleveland, Minnesota. Not only will we get to see their No
Evil Monkey collection, but we can also see the workshop where Tom restores
antique trucks and toys! Thanks, Connie and Tom! Sunday,
August 3 -
Breakfast on your own and depart. Where
To Stay: We
have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Express, Mankato East, 2051
Adams Street, Mankato, MN 56001; Telephone = (507) 388-1880. The block
has been reserved for the nights of July 31, August 1 & August 2. Reservations
can be made online at www.hiexpress.com/mankatomn
using GROUP CODE: MKY
Reservations
can also be made by calling the hotel directly at (507) 388-1880 and asking
for the Three Monkeys group block. The group rate is $109.99
(plus tax, which brings the total to $121.40/night) for a room with 2
Queen-sized beds or 1 King-sized bed. Cost: Ten dollars ($10.00) per
person. You may (1) pay
when you get there, (2) mail
your check to Connie Clark, 205 Walnut Street, Cleveland, MN 56017; or (3) mail your check to me, Gregg Ottinger, 13503 W. 47th
Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66216. The
payment will be used to cover the Clark’s cost of food and beverages for the
barbecue at their house. The cost of the meeting room at the Mankato
Holiday Inn Express has already been taken care of. Will
You Be There?: Please let me know if you (and
how many others in your party) will attend. This will be our 10th
More-Or-Less Annual USA No Evil Monkey Collectors Gathering, so I hope you
can make it. In addition, it is held on one of the five weekends in
August. August only has 5 weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) once
every 823 years! In China, this phenomena is
called “Pocketful of Money”! How
To Get There:
Mankato is 85 miles (less than one-and-a-half hours to drive) from the
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Here is a link to Mapquest Driving Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/directions#ad30a4624e91dd223bdad188 The airport
is served by the following airlines: I hope to
see all of my old No Evil Monkey Collecting Friends and meet some new ones,
too! No evilly
yours, Gregg
Ottinger 13503 W.
47th Terrace Shawnee,
KS 66216 USA Tel:
(913) 268-0920 (home)
(202) 289-8400
(office) Cell:
(240) 461-4425 E-mail: gdo@duncanallen.com |
