The tentative plans: 

Thursday:  Meet and Greet Happy Hour 5:00.  Bring a snack.  Dinner on your own. 

Friday:  Happy Hour 5:00.  Dinner will be a potato bar.  Bring your favorite topping and side of your choice. 

Saturday:  Annual meeting and installation at 4:00 administered by Ed O’Conner.  Happy hour follows and dinner will be either brat or shrimp packets.  Please bring a side of your choice. 

Sunday:  Donuts and coffee at 8:30, then hugs for all as we leave. 

Some suggestions for your free time.   

Joplin is having a Joplin Truckers Jamboree during the weekend with a demolition derby, truck and tractor pull, ZZ Top Tribute band concert and more.  Check their website for more details.     https://joplin44.com/trucker-jamboree/schedule-of-events/  

Carthage is having a Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Saturday with live music, food trucks, etc. at the Civil War Arena in Carthage    

Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens:  https://preciousmomentschapel.org

And, of course, we CAN’T forget the Small Appliance Museum at JR’s Western Wear in, Diamond, MO.