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15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting - Pictures added
« on: January 26, 2024, 11:48:11 PM »
The annual Kentucky ALR cabin-fever, winter get-together will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Bluegrass Stockyards Regional Marketplace. 

The BGS Marketplace is located at 4561 Iron Works Pike, just north of Lexington, off I-75 at Exit 120.  We have one of their classrooms reserved from 9am to 4pm.  The Marketplace has several retail shops, including a restaurant and bar.  We met here once before, a few years ago.

All ALR members, ESPECIALLY NEW FOLKS, and anyone that's interested in the study, building, shooting, etc. of long rifles, horns, bags, knives, etc. is welcome.  It isn't required, but it's encouraged and appreciated if you bring works in progress, recently completed or acquired pieces, antiques for discussion, items for sale or trade, or anything related to longrifles for show and tell.

In past years we've had from 10 to 15 attendees, but we can accommodate more, and we always have a great time, so please come and join us.  We usually try to have some tutorials or demo's lined up, so if anyone has any tips or how-to's they would be willing to pass along, please let me know.

I'd like to get a rough head count, so I can know how many tables and chairs we need, so please let me know if you think you will be attending.

Here's a link with info on the Bluegrass Stockyards Regional Marketplace https://bgregionalmarketplace.com/

I'll be looking forward to seeing y'all.

Ron
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2024, 11:55:59 PM »
I’ll be there. I’ll bring a whole carload of cool stuff. I’m very happy that you’re not holding it in Iowa!!!
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2024, 12:17:54 AM »
Thank you, Ron.  I'll be there.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2024, 05:20:19 AM »
I’ll be there. I’ll bring a whole carload of cool stuff. I’m very happy that you’re not holding it in Iowa!!!
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2024, 12:18:10 AM »
Ron,   Count me in.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2024, 06:43:52 PM »
Ron,  I plan to be there,  Rick
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2024, 07:59:39 PM »
I’m planning to be there.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2024, 12:44:13 PM »
Ron,

 I’ll try to remember to make it this year, but March is a long time away, and I’m old. I’ll see if I can con Charlie into riding along. Is the restaurant going to be open, or are we doing that little BBQ place again?

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2024, 05:19:59 PM »
Restaurant is open covid is over 😂
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2024, 10:24:40 PM »
Restaurant is open covid is over 😂

All the better!
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2024, 11:13:11 PM »
Glad I didn't miss this. I plan to be there.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2024, 04:26:02 AM »
I’m planning on attending as well.
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2024, 12:47:00 AM »
Hey Ron, Add two more to your list. Dell and I are planning one making it down.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2024, 01:41:48 AM »
Don't forget our get-together is this coming Saturday, March 16.  It is always great to see old friends, but I really hope any ALR members in the Central Kentucky area that haven't attended before will come on out and join us.  You will be most welcome.

Ron
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2024, 04:58:13 AM »
I'm going to try to make it. Cabin work may prevent it depending on weather.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2024, 05:46:17 AM »
Looks like it could be a nice turnout.
Hope everyone is still able to make it.

Looking forward to it,
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for March 16, 2024
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2024, 06:57:31 AM »
So, we are all set. Meeting in the classroom adjacent to the restaurant. Plenty of tables and chairs for fellowship and show and tell. Restaurant/bar serves a great breakfast and lunch. This will be fun even if Brooks shows up! 😂

Thanks Austin.  Sure appreciate you arranging for the site.

Ron
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2024, 05:34:19 PM »
We're meeting today!  9:00am to 4:00pm at the the Bluegrass Stockyards Regional Marketplace in the classroom adjacent to the restaurant. 

Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/4651+Iron+Works+Pike,+Georgetown,+KY+40324/@38.1481791,-84.5439653,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x884240d8dd29c545:0xf3083cf6c2492f3c!8m2!3d38.14947!4d-84.5347385?entry=ttu

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Ron
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TOMORROW!
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2024, 06:09:54 PM »
I’ll be there with some fun and interesting contemporary rifles!
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2024, 10:59:33 PM »
Great get together today. Lots good conversations and great guns!!
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2024, 12:53:18 AM »
I had a great time, made some new friends, looked at some great guns and learned some new things. Thanks for hosting it Ron and thanks for providing a place for the event Austin.

I took a bunch of pics I will post.

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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2024, 01:17:30 AM »
It was a good time!  We had 14 attendees and some great guns to play with and discuss.  Some were finished guns made by the attendees, others were made by some very well known makers and others (like mine) were in various stages of completion.  There was also some pretty nice knives, bags, horns and engraved pieces.  And there were some good deals made on this and that.  If you didn't come, well, you missed out, but there's always next year.

Here's some pictures...... (my apologies, I was using my junk phone.)






























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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2024, 01:37:41 AM »
Here's the pics I took.





















































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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2024, 02:05:47 AM »
Hey- nice gathering. I'd have fit right in with that age group.
Anything planned for April/May 2025?
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Re: 15th Annual Kentucky ALR Winter Meeting is set for TODAY!
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2024, 02:12:02 AM »
Daryl,

If you are coming to Kentucky, we'll plan something!  Let me know.

Ron
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