LONE STAR DUTCH OVEN SOCIETY 26719 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, SPRING, TEXAS 77386, 281-292-3960 MARY MERRIWETHER EDITOR
THE DUTCH OVEN
October 2013 What’s Cooking in the Newsletter STATE OF THE OVEN Letter from the President –Patti Corcoran Greetings All:
active and involved.
The LSDOS saw very warm and dry days across the US during the summer months. We are all looking forward to cooler days where we can continue our outside cooking without the fear of grass fires and the ever present humidity. Several of our chapters have continued gathering during the summer, but most of them gather around cool foods. A few continue to fire up the coals if they want, but mostly these gatherings are for the fellowship and fun so members can stay
We have just returned from the 2013 Nationals in Arkansas. Eric and Sharlyn McCallister assembled a great team of volunteers. They planned and coordinated with the DeGray State Park staff and made this a very successful event. As with all Nationals, they had obstacles encountered, but they met these head on and were ready to greet us all. We could not have asked more from the park staff. They were there every day, smiling, and ready to help in any way they could. There were 22 states and Canada represented which means a lot of folks were there to participate in the events, reunite with old friends, and meet many new friends. Ray and Alta Pruitt were in charge of the LSDOS booth. There were door prizes drawn every hour for LSDOS members only. These drawings kept the members coming by on Saturday to check their ticket numbers. We had 50 members to join or renew their memberships at the booth. The Texas Dutch Oven
was won by Calvin Taylor from the Toledo Bend Chapter. The Grand Prize of the Arkansas Dutch Oven and LSDOS
NEWSLETTER ITEMS: National DOG News … LSDOS Chapter News With Recipes and Pictures
Calendar of Chapter DOGs Membership Meeting Minutes (Enclosed – Pages 20 - 23) Send prayer requests to: Shervonne Davis: 979-776-1191 or shervonne@tamu.edu President’s Letter (continued) merchandise was won by Patrick Ricks of the Central Arkansas Chapter. Pat donated the prize for the Saturday night auction. We appreciate all the hard work done by everyone to make this large project look so simple. There were countless hours of work and door knocking to accomplish this large task and your efforts have not gone unnoticed. You completed a JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!