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[Chuck Bealke]

Gene, 

Sure appreciate your hospitality at the campfire. Should have known your fame there came from decades of solid volunteering work. What a great bunch of folks were there with you. Got a nice photo of you and will post it by and by with a few others from Portland when we make it back home from our road trip to Pensacola. (You would love the Naval Aviation Museum, though I did not see any Maules in the place).

Chuck Bealke
Dallas

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> On Sep 5, 2015, at 4:48 AM, Gene Dotson <gdotsly at watchtv.net> wrote:
> 
>   Still recovering from 18 days at Portland as campground director. Did manage to get home for 2 days for some hospital tests. Only took a few photos while there. A couple around the campfire and a little Aussie girl that took my heart away. Met a lot of new friends and rekindled a lot of old friendships. Was glad to meet Dennis Johnson and Chuck Bealke on their brief visits around the campfire.
> 
>   At last count there were about 1025 campers registered. John Deere feature tractors were at 405 and non feature tractors were at 447. Deere was behind the record feature tractors set by Allis Chalmers with 437 registered their last visit. Parts sales lots were completely sold out in April and there is now 54 acres available at East End Sales.
> 
>   As for my medical tests, the biopsy turned up negative for any cancer cells and showed a basically healthy liver. Doctor believes it is a blockage in the bile ducts and will be scheduling a MRI test to determine the next step.
> 
>                       Gene
> 
> 
>>    Since I was unable to get to Portland I was hoping to read a number
>> of reports from those who were there. Was anybody besides Dean there?
>> :-) I did see a lot of pictures on the Tri-County Facebook page but it
>> is always a lot better reading about friends enjoying themselves instead
>> of just strangers pictures posted without comment. On a side note, if I
>> am feeling better in a week or so are there any shows coming up in east
>> central Indiana or west central Ohio in September or October?
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