It's that time again

The fall time change takes place on Sunday, November 1. Time to change your clock and your Battery. In your smoke detector that is. It’s also a good time to check it for spiders, dust and even see if it’s still working along with you carbon monoxide detector. Many fire department are taking part in the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program. For the 22nd year, the International Association of Fire Chiefs IAFC, Energizer, and our network of 6,200 fire departments have partnered on the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program to remind communities nationwide of the life-saving habit of changing the battery in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks back to Standard Time.  The United States Fire Administration has a lot of information concerning smoke detectors and is a good source for materials. Also Consumer Product Safety Commission has some info you can use.

smoke Alarms According to the National Fire Protection Association NFPA, in one out of five homes that have smoke alarms, none of the units work, mainly due to dead, missing or disconnected batteries. Nearly half of the nation's fire deaths occur in the four percent of homes that do not have smoke alarms. NFPA, The risk of dying in homes without smoke alarms is twice as high as it is in homes that have working smoke alarms. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Mumaw - Boyd Sometime between 1903 to 1906

2009 Mumaw Reunion Information

What: the 39th Mumaw Reunion

When: October 9-11, 2009

Where: KBarS Lodge, Keystone, South Dakota

Now that a date has been set, plans are underway for the 2009 Mumaw Family Reunion. A block of 10 rooms has been set aside for Friday and Saturday nights at the KBarS Lodge just outside of Keystone. We picked this lodge because of its great secluded setting within sight of Mt. Rushmore. The rooms set aside for us all have balconies that have a view of George Washington's profile. I encourage you to take a look at the lodge's website, http://www.kbarslodge.com/ to get an idea of the accommodations and setting.

Reservations:
You will need to make your own reservations by calling KBarS Lodge, Toll Free at 1-866-522-7724 or (605) 666-4545. The available rooms have 2 Queen beds (and two are handicap accessible). The room rate is $79.99 plus tax, or $86.39, which includes a deluxe continental breakfast. If you want to extend your stay after Saturday night, the same rate is available. FYI, one of the reasons we selected the date in early October is the rates are much lower than during the tourist season, IE ranging from $100 to $150.

When you call, mention that you are with the Mumaw Reunion group to get the special rate. Please call me if you have any problems with reservations.

Special note for the Nebraska relatives: You will be glad to know that Cindy checked and the rooms are "snake free."

Planned Activities:
At this time, we have arranged for a group dinner Buffet on Saturday night with a cash bar The cost is $17 per person plus tax and tip. And true to the tradition established by Martin, a hosted Saturday afternoon ice cream social is planned for Memorial Team Ice Cream at Mt Rushmore. We welcome suggestions for other activities that we might want to do as a group.

In addition to Mt. Rushmore, there are many wonderful sights in the area (Custer State Park and its buffalo, Crazy Horse Memorial, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Historic Deadwood (with its gambling), Spearfish Canyon, the Badlands, Devil's Tower in Wyoming) to visit nearby. The KBarS website has links to many of them. You should be aware that some of the tourist sites may be closed for the season. As we get closer to October, I will send out an update with current information and suggestions.

We are looking forward to another memorable family reunion. Aunt Verta promises a good time will be had by all.