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<DIV>Thanks to everyone for an incredibly successful A Series Party last Sunday. The theme, food, hurricanes, beads, E Scow bar, and visible support made it a very memorable event. It's literally taken me this long to compile the list of everyone who contributed and made it possible. Here we go, I hope I haven't missed anyone. Please make sure to thank these people and maybe give them an extra foot or two in a mark rounding or port/starboard situation...</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>The Print Shop</STRONG> (<A href="http://www.mnprintshop.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face=Verdana color=#234786><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_0>www.MNPrintShop.com</SPAN></FONT></A>) for their donation of rum, juice and fruit for the hurricanes, and <STRONG>Jeff Hames</STRONG> for his coordination and mixing</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Inntech</STRONG> (<A href="http://www.inntechinc.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308080330_1><FONT color=#0066cc>www.inntechinc.com</FONT></SPAN></A>) for the run donation and to <STRONG>Shellie Irwin</STRONG> for coordinating the sponsorship</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Innovative Marketing Consultants</STRONG> (<A href="http://www.imcsuccess.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_1><FONT color=#0000ff>www.imcsuccess.com</FONT></SPAN></A>) for their donation of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Mardi Gras beads</SPAN> for the party attendees, and <STRONG>John Klick</STRONG> for coordinating the donation</DIV>
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<DIV>Next, thank you to an amazing group of people who gave very generously of their time and efforts to contribute to the success of the party! A huge round of applause for all of the kitchen volunteers who assisted in prepping, setting-up, cooking, serving and cleaning-up: <STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_3 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted">Judy Miller</SPAN>, Kristin Peterson, Shelley <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_4>Lent</SPAN>, Rod Komis, John Dyer, John Peterson, Kris Kaiser, Cait Mullan, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_5 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted">Lars Hansen</SPAN>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted">Steve Bren</SPAN>, and Sue Slack</STRONG>. Also, <STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1308108459_7 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Angela Johnson</SPAN></STRONG> for organizing the bar and the wonderful bartending crew of <STRONG>Jeff Hames, Holly <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_8>Jo Anderson</SPAN>, Sarah Gross, Kris Kaiser, and Mike Shane</STRONG>. Also to my wife Jill for all of her efforts in cooking and coordinating everything. She's the one who really made this happen. </DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, a special thank you to <STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted">Bill Allen</SPAN></STRONG> for the delivery, set-up, and use of the "world famous" E Scow bar, and the following individuals who prepared and brought the delicious jambalaya: <STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1308108459_10>Mike Bowers</SPAN>, Sara Godfrey, Shellie Irwin, Shelley Lent, and Pete McHenry</STRONG>!</DIV>
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<DIV>The season is still young, hope to see everyone out on the water. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thorn </DIV>
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