Club Trip To The Snyder Ranch Pow-Wow May 1st thru May 4th 2008

Hello All Del-Airs & Interested Guests!

Once again, Bob Knox, Richard Haering & family along with myself will be attending the 2008 Snyder Ranch Pow-Wow in Valley Springs, CA this coming May. Several members have indicated to me they would also like to attend. To that end, I would like to provide a little information on the Pow-Wow including directions, addresses, schedule of events, websites and where will will be camping during this wonderful weekend extravaganza. We will be there from Thursday May 1st to Sunday May 4th 2008. We will be camping at Lake Camanche Recreation Area which is located approximately 17 miles from Snyder Ranch. The address at Lake Camanche is: 2000 Camanche Road, Ione, CA 95640 (866) 763-5121. Their website is: camping@camancherecreation.com. Lake Camanche has campsites, rv spaces with hookups and even cabins and motel rooms available to accommodate all. We reserved ourselves a lake front campsite next to the bathrooms (which also include shower facilities) for $30.oo per night. Dogs are welcome at both the Pow-Wow (free) and at Lake Camanche ($10.00 extra per night). I hope many will be able to attend and look forward to seeing you all there.

Thanks,
Chris Ward

Information for the Pow-Wow is as follows:

2008 Snyder Ranch Pow-Wow
Wed April 30^th thru Sun May 4^th 2008 1290 Paloma Rd., Valley Springs, CA 95252 (209) 772-1265 www.valleyspringspowwow.com

Pow-Wow Schedule of Events:

Thursday May 1st
Dealer's day, buy & sell
Early times gas engines
11-2 Lunch by "Stitchers for Hope"
6:00 Dealers/workers Dinner by Tri Lakes Moose Lodge

Friday May 2nd
7:00 a.m. Breakfast by Community United Methodist Church
Field Trip Sign-ups (Ages 12 & over)
8:30 a.m. Pow Wow Opens
Public invited!
Early day gas engines
Children's Day
6:00 p.m. Chicken-in-a-barrel Dinner by Tri Lakes Moose Lodge

Saturday May 3rd
7:00 a.m. Breakfast by Community United Methodist Church
8:00 a.m. Field Trip Signups (Age 12+)
10:00 a.m. Early Day Gas engines
Radio Controlled airplanes
6:00 p.m. Beef Tri-tip dinner by San Andreas Lions Club
5:45-6:40 p.m. Entertainment by Sons & Daughters of Jenny Lind
6:45 - 7:45 p.m Entertainment by "Men of Praise" Members from Grace
Fellowship Church & Valley Christian Center.

Sunday May 4th
7:00 a.m. Breakfast by Community United Methodist Church
8:00 Church, nondenominational, in the Old Red Barn
10:00 a.m. Vendor Sign-ups for next year
5:00 p.m. Pow Wow closing

Regarding Field Trips:
Field trip prices are $10.00 on the ranch - signup by 8:00 a.m. and leave
promptly at 9:00. Bring water, snacks, clothing suitable for hard-rock mining, including goggles, gloves, etc.

Regarding Camping:
Campsites on Snyder Ranch are "dry"- fees are $10.00 per night.

Directions from the Valley are:

From: Northridge, CA

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Start out going WEST on PARTHENIA ST toward RESEDA BLVD.

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Turn RIGHT onto RESEDA BLVD.

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Turn RIGHT onto NORDHOFF ST.

3.6 mi

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Merge onto I-405 N via the ramp on the LEFT toward SACRAMENTO.

4.4 mi

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Merge onto I-5 N.

313.0 mi

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Take EXIT 472 toward DOWNTOWN STOCKTON/FRESNO AVENUE.

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Merge onto CA-4 E toward DOWNTOWN STOCKTON.

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Merge onto CA-99 N via the exit on the LEFT toward SACRAMENTO.

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Take the CA-88/WATERLOO RD EAST exit toward JACKSON.

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Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto WATERLOO RD/CA-88.

3.1 mi

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Turn RIGHT onto N ALPINE RD.

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Turn LEFT onto CA-26.

26.5 mi

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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto LAUREL ST.

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Turn RIGHT onto DAPHNE ST.

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DAPHNE ST becomes PALOMA RD.

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End at 1290 Paloma Rd Valley Springs, CA 95252-9679

Estimated Time: 5.0 hours 37 minutes. Estimated Distance: 360.03 miles.

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