Last year, Mark and Cheryl Jorgensen along with, Will and Marian Berninger joined Tina and I for a Thanksgiving party. We had a traditional dinner with all the fixing's, a real nice bonfire, did some trail riding,and as luck would have it, we got a break in the weather and got a bunch of flying in!
All in all, we had four days of good friends,good food, and like minded fun!
We, the six of us, decided to make this an annual event and we decided to invite our IMAC friends to join us.

When; 11/24 thru 11/28
where; Clover Creek Aerodrome, Toone,TN 38381
Accomadations; we have several bunks available in the party barn plus, several hook-ups for campers still available. You will be able to use the hanger for your planes.
Schedule of events; we will have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday afternoon in the party barn. Cheryl and Marian will be fixing evening meals Friday and Saturday. Flying,if weather allows, will NOT start before 10:00 a.m. This will allow the local hunters to do there thing without being disturbed.
One evening, we will have a huge bon-fire and the rest of the evenings we will have fire pits going. The pool is closed for the season but the hot tub will be open. Indoor nite flying can be done in the party barn or equipment barn. We might have Night Vapor pylon racing!!
If the weather totally blows, most of our activities will be in the party barn. Someone needs to bring xbox type games to hook up to the big screen.
What to bring;
A good attitude!
Food and drink for lunch and breakfast. You will be able to utilize the cook house.
Adult beverages. We will have a keg that needs to be floated.
Plenty of warm clothes,,,did I mention the weather?
Again, a good attitude!

If you would like to join us, we need to know ASAP so food can be prepared. The beds and R/V hookups will be on a reservation basis.
Call Tina or I @ 731-658-4805

see you soon,
John

Sounds like Fun, wish I could make it but I have family stuff to be at,,,,,,, maybe someday !

Understood Mark. We have several people coming who will be doing thier family thing, then stopping by for the weekend.

see you soon,
John

John,

Will and I wouldn't miss this for the world! We had such a great time last year and we are looking forward to this year with great enthusiasm! See you next week!

Marian

Would love to... but will be up in MI to visit with my Parents...

Thursday (goble goble) 10%, Friday 0%, Saturday 20% chance of rain at CCA

Good Food, Great Friends, and it looks like some good weather for flying

I guess I am going to have to take the trailer

But then going to Clover Creek without an airplane to fly is like going to the beach with out a bathing suit

John & Tina,

Thanks for the invite. I really enjoyed myself the 7 days I spent with you and the rest of my IMAC friends during the past Invitational.

Unfortunately I am Calgary Alberta right now where we have 4 inches of snow, -22F and 20mph winds and I get to work outside in this untill December 2nd. I t would be so nice to be South. Hope All-Ya-All have a great time EH.

Finished building the wood pile for the bon-fire yesterday.
I think we may exceed a 100' flame this year!

Put up a split rail fence on the bank of the creek by the waterfall so no one gets lost in the night.

Tina got the fridge stocked and I hear, Cheryl is baking a bunch of pies!

We still have some rooms available in the party barn and also some hook-ups for your R/V.

Charge your batteries,,,looks like we may have some good flying weather.

see you soon,
John

Hey John,

How have you been? I been great, getting ready for indoor season I am working on getting into the ETOC this year.
But my dad found this thread and asked if I would likt to come donw and I said that I would love but can't make it this year do to going to my moms the week of Thanksgiving. So I hope all and well for you and Miss Tina, have a good time with everyone that is coming to your place this is a very thoughtful thing to be inviting IMAC members to come down there and i really do thank you for all of this and everything that you have done not just for me but everyone that is involved in this hobby. If you do plan on doing this again next year count me in for sure!!!! take car and I'll talk to you soon.

Happy Holidays,
Ben Batts

Ben,
Thanks for the kind words.
This year will be the second T'day event here so,,I guess it is shaping up to be an annual event.
Good luck at ETOC.

see you soon,
John

John....as discussed with you....Donna is having knee surgery next Tuesday & will need to stay here. Both of us wish you & everyone coming there all the very best for Thanksgiving.

We all do have a lot to be thankful for.
regards,
Wayne

I really wish my family and I could come and celebrate with you. I would really love to come and help cook a Thanksgiving feast for all my IMAC freinds. My wife has taken a second job to help pay thing off as fast as possible. Time to get out of debt and stay that way. I hope you do this again next year. We would love to spend a long weekend with everyone!

Wayne tell Donna I hope everything goes OK for her and we will be thinking of her !

Speedy recovery for Donna and Happy thanksgiving to all! Looking forward to some great turkey, stuffing, and enjoying the season.
Don

Wayne, all our best to Donna. You take good care of her!!!

and NO, you cannot go practice Friday

Posted By Gil R. Major on 22 Nov 2010 13:46
and NO, you cannot go practice Friday

Are you serious!!?? I was going to take her out to the field with me & tie the plane to her left leg. It will be strong by then??
W

John, Tina Thank you for the invite I'm sure Jacob and Luzy would love it there I'm afraid to even mention it to them LOL!! They had a great time watching the movie in your RV they talk about it all the time. Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Please do a Roller with loose change for me. I'm planning on being there for the IMAC contest.

Posted By Wayne Matthews on 22 Nov 2010 14:05

Posted By Gil R. Major on 22 Nov 2010 13:46
and NO, you cannot go practice Friday

Are you serious!!?? I was going to take her out to the field with me & tie the plane to her left leg. It will be strong by then??
W

It is quite obvious, Donna doesn't read these forums!!!

Everyone have a great thanksgiving. Be safe in your travels.

see you soon,
John

Once again an over the top weekend at Clover Creek. Thank You John and Tina - Pam and I had a great time. It was great seeing our IMAC Family from the North Central.

Thank You

Oh, Wayne, I do hope you got some practice in as John is flying strong.

Thanks Gil,,we had a blast.

Maybe next year, more of our IMAC friends can plan on joining us.

A few notes;
Wednesday thru Friday, we were limited to indoor flying with the vapors and heli's. Lots of fun! Amazing how durable the Vapors are with all the midairs and rafter excursions we made. Lots of food and drink those days!

Saturday and Sunday we moved outdoors for some IMAC flying. Gil and Mark worked on the 2011 Intermediate sequence and I tried the Unlimited sequence for the first time. Both sequences fly very nice! Congrats to the sequence comittee!
Saturday, the ladies all tried flying the Radian! Tina and Marien are naturals and flew quite well. Pam had difficulty hearing my instructions because Gil was laughing so hard. Cheryl came up with a new way to fly. Instead of flying thumbs or pinching, she used her index finger! I don't recomend this style.

The bonfire went off well. however, the flame did NOT reach 100', only 60. I hope Marien can post some pictures.

All in all we had a great time and I hope we have more visitors next year for the Third Annual.

see you soon,
John

Hey Captain John, sounds like a great time was had by all! Look forward to the 3rd...!!!
Don

Wow what a great group and a great time! Marian and I really enjoyed our trip to see John and Tina. The "big" fire was pretty serious, looked like a house burning down.
We just can't say enough about the group we got to spend time with this year, John, Tina, Mark, Cheryl, Gil, Pam all the puppy dogs and of course Marian. The fence or split rail they put up by the creek is a great idea, kept me alive LOL.
And the food----yum. We worked and worked on eating (and drinking) and hardly put a dent it it all WOW. Everyone went over the top on this one. Story telling, sharing experiences, sharing ideas and just having a relaxing time. The ladies even got some stick time with John's Radian.
Marian has some evidence errr um some pictures to share of the main fire, not sure where to post them. Hope we did not get Gil in trouble with Pam (who is even nicer than Gil).

Not flying before 10:00 A.M. worked out great. I don't recall hearing any complaints before 10:00, 11:00 or uh, nevermind.

Thanks again John and Tina, you two are special not only to Marian and I, but to IMAC, modeling, and just about anyone that knows you two. Your flying field is ok too (wink). Your vision and thoughtfulness is amazing.
Will B.

Here is one of the pictures Marian took.

Thanks Gil, pretty awesome fire. No flash was going to overcome those flames behind us.
Will

Might i suggest manual flash, full, and pray!!! Awesome fire!!!! Looks like it had some help.. the fire that is!!!
Don

just dry wood

Well, looks like the NCFR "Burn-IT", has found another home >>SE!! Freaking Pyros!!!! Actually that would have been cool to see...

Just think they were only burning old crashed airplanes !!!!

OUCH!

Posted By Mark Mcclellan on 01 Dec 2010 7:56
Just think they were only burning old crashed airplanes !!!!

John,

Next year add about 5 gallons of 100/115 AVGAS, Will can supply, and I am sure the bon fire will exceed 100 feet.

I use to fly full scale and belonged to an awsome club, 500 members plus with one club aircraft and about 40 member owned a/c. It was more of a social thing. hanger Dance/Pig Roast every month during summer months. The "Bon fire" ttok most of Saturday to construct and ussual was built from trees on the proprty that had fallen down. Imaging 30 foot teepee style wood pile with with avgas as aclerant. man you couldn't get within 50 feet of the fire for up to 3 hours or you would cook yourself.

Looks like you guyz had a good time. maybe next year! EH!

Jim,

We used diesel fuel to help start the fire. About two gallons around the perimiter.
I imagine the av/gas may explode and turn your trees into toothpicks!
See you next year,
John

Yea but that would be Cool !!! But us rednecks like stuff that blows up !!!!!! You know,,,,,, Hey Ya'll watch this,,,,,,,, BOOM !!!!!

Posted By john schroder on 15 Nov 2010 9:59
Last year, Mark and Cheryl Jorgensen along with, Will and Marian Berninger joined Tina and I for a Thanksgiving party. We had a traditional dinner with all the fixing's, a real nice bonfire, did some trail riding,and as luck would have it, we got a break in the weather and got a bunch of flying in!
All in all, we had four days of good friends,good food, and like minded fun!
We, the six of us, decided to make this an annual event and we decided to invite our IMAC friends to join us.

When; 11/24 thru 11/28
where; Clover Creek Aerodrome, Toone,TN 38381
Accomadations; we have several bunks available in the party barn plus, several hook-ups for campers still available. You will be able to use the hanger for your planes.
Schedule of events; we will have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday afternoon in the party barn. Cheryl and Marian will be fixing evening meals Friday and Saturday. Flying,if weather allows, will NOT start before 10:00 a.m. This will allow the local hunters to do there thing without being disturbed.
One evening, we will have a huge bon-fire and the rest of the evenings we will have fire pits going. The pool is closed for the season but the hot tub will be open. Indoor nite flying can be done in the party barn or equipment barn. We might have Night Vapor pylon racing!!
If the weather totally blows, most of our activities will be in the party barn. Someone needs to bring xbox type games to hook up to the big screen.
What to bring;
A good attitude!
Food and drink for lunch and breakfast. You will be able to utilize the cook house.
Adult beverages. We will have a keg that needs to be floated.
Plenty of warm clothes,,,did I mention the weather?
Again, a good attitude!

If you would like to join us, we need to know ASAP so food can be prepared. The beds and R/V hookups will be on a reservation basis.
Call Tina or I @ 731-658-4805

see you soon,
John

It's that time of the year again! We have a few more folks coming this year but we still have room for more R/V's and a couple of rooms available in the party barn.
If you would like to join us, please give us a call nad make your reservations. 731-658-4805.

This year we will have an additional event.
The first annual Clover Creek Turkey Shoot!
We won't be shooting any turkeys but instead, we will be plinking some cans with varmit guns. If you don't have a varmit gun,,bring a box of "hornady 17HMR' rounds and you can use my rifle.
The winner of the event will recieve a soon to be announced very special prize.

We hope you can make it this year,

John and Tina

We'll be there some time Wed.

Can't wait!

John,
You and I will be doing some formation flying with some Big Cubs, nuf said.
Will

Dang Big Fire, Big planes, and now some shooting !!!!!!! Sounds like a Rednecks Dream ! Wish I could make it but I have family stuff again.

Posted By Curtis Cozier on 11 Nov 2011 8:39
We'll be there some time Wed.

Can't wait!

We have an R/V hookup reserved for you.

see you soon,
John

Well the wife and I are going to try to make it down this year. I want to see some Cubs flying formation!
So if there is a room open in the bunk house for us let me know.
Alan & Gloria Batts

Posted By Alan on 12 Nov 2011 19:03
Well the wife and I are going to try to make it down this year. I want to see some Cubs flying formation!
So if there is a room open in the bunk house for us let me know.
Alan & Gloria Batts

Alan,
Give us a call to reserve a room.
I don't know if I have seen 50% Cubs flown in formation before! Someone needs to bring a video camera.

see you soon,
John

I'll give you guys a call to find out which spot I have!
Depends on work....but it may be VERY late Wed. when we get there!

Thinking it will be late for me also.
The pressure to finish the Cub keeps ratcheting up! Got the engine mounted today. The mission has been CC all along!
John, we won't need much of a zoom lense to fill the screen with them.
Will

Keep working Will get r done, HO ya you are going to let me fly it right! yes yes yes!

John and Tina

Missy, myself and the boys are looking forward to coming over. We will be there Wed evening.

Posted By Brent Good on 17 Nov 2011 13:34
John and Tina

Missy, myself and the boys are looking forward to coming over. We will be there Wed evening.

We will leave the light on for you!
Don't forget your .22,,,Tina has been saving a bunch of tin cans

see you soon,
John

It is getting packed along with some planes, a 98 pound boxer and a dry aged prime rib and imported black truffles. I think I might do a little cooking on saturday night!

See you soon!

Just looked at the weather for Toone. Looks pretty good for Thursday through Saturday. 60's and 70's. Looks like it is going to be a good couple of days tatter!

Yep.... .22 packed...
Trying to get the smoker in the trailer with my plane...
2 big ole pork shoulders getting picked up tomorrow for Friday food!

I just got my sourdough out of the fridge. Time to feed it and get it all bubbly and happy. I will be making a sourdough Focaccia with rosemerry and Parmigiano-Reggiano. That will go with the prime rib and butternut squash risotto with black truffle.

Curtis

Cant wait to try the bbq!!! Are you bringing any home brew???????? Enquiring minds want to know! My wife told me to ask.

Yep... bringing a bunch of Belgian Tripel!

Don't forget your indoor planes!
Someone needs to bring a video camera.
Looks like we may need a translator also,,,,,,,
for all the exotic meals!

Got an e-mail form Gil,,,he is practicing for the Turkey Shoot.
He claims," shot my first turkey yesterday,,,scared the hell out of everybody in the frozen food aisle".

see you soon,
John

Posted By Curtis Cozier on 13 Nov 2011 15:37
I'll give you guys a call to find out which spot I have!
Depends on work....but it may be VERY late Wed. when we get there!

Curtis,

Hook up your R/V in the same spot you used last time.
In the morning, we may move you next to the cook house.
Have a safe trip.

see you soon,
John

Posted By john schroder on 22 Nov 2011 8:39

Got an e-mail form Gil,,,he is practicing for the Turkey Shoot.
He claims," shot my first turkey yesterday,,,scared the hell out of everybody in the frozen food aisle".

Now that's funny, thanks for the chuckles

Posted By john schroder on 22 Nov 2011 8:43

Posted By Curtis Cozier on 13 Nov 2011 15:37
I'll give you guys a call to find out which spot I have!
Depends on work....but it may be VERY late Wed. when we get there!

Curtis,

Hook up your R/V in the same spot you used last time.
In the morning, we may move you next to the cook house.
Have a safe trip.

see you soon,
John

no worries...
Actually have work off tomorrow.. so we'll be in around 5 or 6!!

Must be nice! I am hoping to be there around 9 or sooner. Depends on when the little red head can get away from work. The sourdough must know what is comming up. It is very lively and bubbled all over the counter! It really smells great!

What can I say. Wow what a great Thanksgiving. Everyone had a great time. John and Tina are the most generous hosts!!!! My family and I all had one of the best Thanksgivings ever! Thanks again and hope to see everyone again next year!

Yep...

WONDERFUL weekend.. Thank you John and Tina for hosting us.
The Fun meter was pegged all weekend.

And the Food?
Wow..
Great turkey with all the goodies!

Some guy smoked pork for 22 hours for pulled pork on Friday, and Brent made an amazing prime rib with great goodies on Saturday

Brent, you were a little stingy on the portions though!

Great fun for the adults and kids!

Thanks again!

Next time I will make sure that your piece is bigger than the 24oz (est) one that you ATTEMPTED to eat!

Loved the butt!

I finished it today at lunch!

You looking at my butt?

(Smoked boston butt for those scoring at home!)

O wow, I hate that I missed out on your butt. Hopefully we will make it next year!

Everybody be lookin at yo butt!

anyone seen a chicken without any feet running around here, I think Brent cooked it, but not sure.

Not the whole chicken, that one looked at me wrong so I just took the feet!

Don't let Wayne get a hold of them,,,,,,, you know what he will do with them !