Country Inn & Suites will be a good venue! It's pretty new, and they're very nice there.

And I think the ability to mingle more at dinner will be a lot better than sitting at a big table. It's worth a try, anyway!

After the new year, we'll do some polling on numbers and such. I suspect one of the issues will be beverages, since we'll be gathering at a hotel with no bar. One of the questions I'll ask later is what your preferences might be for beer. I can get a general variety, or we can do a byo kind of thing. I want to make sure everyone has what they want, tho. As I say, I'll do some polling as we get closer.

Great work by OS and Wally13 pulling this together! Let us know what you think!

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