MPC Fest V
2004

 

Commentary: In it's fifth year, the MPC Fest is a three day gathering of new and seasoned MPC collectors alike. A schedule of festivities is planned to further everyone's knowledge of MPC. An auction will be held and a bourse will be available to assist in the acquisition of that missing certificate. Reservations now being accepted.
Where: Holiday Inn - Port Clinton, Ohio

When:  March 5-7 2004

Admission: Standard rate $148, single occupancy $198, payments may be made by mailing paper instruments of any kind
to BNR Press (or MPCFest or even Fred Schwan) at 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, OH 43452. Payments may
also be sent via PayPal (fredschawan@yahoo.com).

Verify Your Reservation: Once you have sent your payment, monitor the list below to ensure that it has been received and posted.

Festivities: 
Show-n-Tell:  Gail Baker (education@money.org)
Travel Coordination:  Sparky Watson (mcwatson@yahoo.com)
Auction items:  Larry Smulczenski (skifla@prodigy.net)
Exhibits:  Joe Boling (joeboling@aol.com )
Bourse:  David Seelye coinman@rochester.rr.com

Fest V Training Schedule:
Date/time    activity    personnel    trainer
Monday 1 March
0830-0900    breakfast @ Holiday Inn    all personnel    Kim
0930-1700    editorial meetings    select personnel    Joe
1900-2400    probability exercise @ HI    Brad (Schwan)

Tuesday 2 March
0830-0900    breakfast @ Holiday Inn    all personnel    Kim
0930-1700    editorial meetings    select personnel    Joe

Wednesday 3 March
0830-0900    breakfast @ Holiday Inn    all personnel    Kim
0930-1700    editorial meetings    select personnel    Joe
1700-2300    Fest Chess Club party    all available    fred 

Thursday 4 March
0800-1900    hotel registration    individuals    Kim
0830-0900    breakfast @ Holiday Inn    all personnel    Kim
0930-1700    Fest preparations    select personnel    fred
1900-2100    bourse banquet (TBA)    all available    Judy 
2100-2400    bull session/swap meet    all available    Ski

Friday 5 March
0800-1900    hotel registration    individuals    Kim
0830-0900    breakfast @ Holiday Inn    all personnel    Kim
0930-1130    bourse set up    select personnel    David
1100-1700    hotel registration    each individual    Kim
1150    bourse and Fest registration open            Loretta
1200-1900    bourse     all available    David
    auction submission/viewing            Ski
1830-1925    new Fester training    new Festers    Doug
                Marcus
1800-1930    chow    all personnel    mess sgts
1900-1930    exhibits installed    exhibitors    Joe
1930-2030    group therapy    all personnel    Gary
2030-2130    pay call    by company    paymasters
2130-2200    March madness novice bracket    all personnel
Ski
2200-2300    March madness first round    all personnel
Wendell
2300-2330 bull session    by company    1SGs
2330 exhibits must be removed    exhibitors    Joe
2331 px, canteen closed            Tom/Dick
2400 lights out    by company    1SGs

Saturday 1 March
0400-0600    10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting)    all
personnel    1SG
0730-0830    chow    all personnel    Kim
0745-0830    sick call    as required    Cuneyd
0830-0915    autograph party    all personnel    Al
0915-1100    March Madness open section    all personnel
Wendell
1100-1230    snow n tell            Steve
1245-1315    chow    all personnel    mess sgts
1315-1630    show n tell            Steve
1630-1745    show n tell            Steve
1745-1800    nap    individual
1800-1845    chow    mess sergeants
1745-1900    bond drive  II    voluntary        Warner
1900-1930    March Maness finals    all personnel    Wendell
1930-1945    awards    all personnel    fred
2000-2400    RVN poker game reenactment    all personnel
Nick
2000-2100    auction lot viewing (concurrent)    all
personnel    Ski
2400 canteen closes, lights out
2401 bed check

Sunday 2 March
0400-0600    10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting)    all
personnel    1SG
0730-0800    chow    all personnel    Kim
0745-0830    sick call    as required    Cuneyd
0815-0830    battalion  picture    all personnel    Ron
0700-0730    destruction of obsolete MFC    select personnel
Bill
0730-0830    auction lot viewing    optional    Ski, Sam
0845-1030    auction
1100-1230    police call and early departures            Sparky
1230-1315    chow    all personnel    mess sgts
1315-1500    field trip (TBA)            Judy
1500-1800    pool party    Jodi Foster, Janet Jackson

Monday 3 March
0830-0900    breakfast    Holiday Inn
0900-    final departure

Coordinating instructions:

Show n tell contact Steve Swoish (mobeer@cox.net)
Arrival and departure coordination: "Mark C. Watson"
<mark.c.watson@sbcglobal.net>
Auction items coordinate: Larry Smulczenski
skifla@prodigy.net
Exhibits contact joeboling@aol.com
Bond drive (blast): wtalso@aol.com

Remarks: Saturday poker game will be a Texas holdem
tournament with $50MFC buy in, first place 50% (plus
$50MFC from Fest organizers), second place 30%, third
place 20%.
Concurrently will be dealers choice  poker tables

Confirmed shown n tell:

Marcus Turner (scholarships and other topics)
Cuneyd (Forbes book)
Al (secret)
Warner
Doug (PMW and other topics)
Harold
Ski (Nazi lottery update and other topics)

Reservations Entered In Order Received:
Roger Urce #$$
Harold Kroll
Kevin Neidy
Cameron Bueschel
John Cheney #
Sparky Watson $
Dick Freyser
Ed Arrich #
Bill McNease
Ed Beaman
Gary Hicks
Larry Smulczenski$
Jim Downey#$
Bill Haines
Tom Koch
Steve Feller#
Marcus Turner
John Cheney #$
Gail Baker #
Cuneyd Tolek
Wendell Wolka
Steve Swoish
Nick Schrier
Ron Waddell
Neil Shafer #$
Doug Bell
Sam Feeback
Fred Schwan $
Wes Hardy$$
Ian Marshall$
Al Glaser$$
Marv Mericle
Carlson Chambliss$
David Seelye
Leo May $$$
Warner Talso $$
John V. Craig #
Joe Bissell #
Loretta Freyser
Robert Drew
Dan Freeland #
Bob Olson $$
Jack Hunter #
Judy Schwan
Rod Hardy˘˘
George Fitzgerald
Louise Boling$#
Rachel Feller#
Adolf Witzke#
Legend:  # new Fester -  $ paid, -  $$ paid single occupancy  -   ˘˘ unpaid single occupancy 
Running total: 44
New Festers:  14.