The first Midwest Meet & Greet was held Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15. Those who attended participated in the Ararat Shrine Swap Meet, held at the Woodlands Raceway in Kansas City, MO. This is a large event held twice a year, once each in the Spring and Fall. The long-distance award would have gone to 'foghorn', who drove about 5 hours from northeast Oklahoma to get there. 'FORDification' (Keith) and his family would've gotten second place, with about a 4-1/2 hour drive from east-central Nebraska.

Dressing warmly for the swap meet on Saturday was mandatory, as it was only in the low-40's with a crisp wind. There was hint of rain and/or snow all day, but fortunately that held off. Most of the item brought by forum members were sold by the end of the day Saturday, but several members decided to return to the meet on Sunday to see if they could sell the remainder. After the swap meet on Saturday evening, the crew met at '67F250CS's' house to sit and shoot the bull for a few hours before calling it a night. He gave us the grand tour of his new house and the garage loft renovations he's been working on prior to the Meet & Greet, with the anticipation of hosting the get-together.

At the end of the day, the suggestion was made that we try to do this again during the scheduled August 11-12 Ararat Shrine Swap Meet, the second (and final) of the year, and so we're already tentatively planning on it.

A BIG thank you to all who attended, helped organize and hosted this event, especially '67F250CS' and his wife, who allowed us to congregate at their house for the BS session afterwards.

A view from the main front entrance. There were many golf carts and four-wheelers running around the meet, hauling heavy items out to the parking lots for customers.
Though it was a very well-organized event with crowds almost all day, the cold temps undoubtedly kept some buyers and sellers away.