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.