Please watch

for more 

information to

be posted closer

to the Picnic date.

PLEASE NOTE

Dogs not allowed inside building.

RV PARKING IN TAYLOR

We have received permission to park RVs on the Lodge site, at the rear of building, as long as they are self contained for Friday & Saturday nights only.  No water, electricity or sewage hookup available.

OTHER RV SITES     

Blackland Farms RV Park

1810 CR 374 (1 Mile W of 95)

Taylor, TX 76574

Ken & Kay Menegay

512-352-6853

6 miles to picnic site, NW of Taylor (see map)

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4 Winds RV Park

Loop 79 

Taylor, TX

James 512-484-5593  

 4 miles to picnic site but right on highway

(see map)

TAYLOR MOTEL  

Best Western Taylor Inn

2600 W  2nd St (HWY 79)

Taylor, TX  76574

512-352-5292

www.bestwestern.com

Very small but clean motel on the West side of Taylor

Close to picnic about 8 miles (see map)

Motel is small so will fill quickly,

get your reservations early

TAYLOR  

Pecan Manor 

Bed and Breakfast

819 Hackberry

Taylor, TX 

509-464-9377  

www.pecanmanorbb.com

HUTTO  HOTEL

Holiday  Inn Express

323 Ed Schmidt Blvd

(just off Hwy 79 behind Lowe's)

Hutto, TX 78634

512-846-1168

holidayinnexpress.com

Newer hotel about 10 miles from Taylor,

Has indoor pool  

ELGIN HOTEL

Holiday Inn 

258 W Hwy 290E 

Elgin, TX 78621

512-285-3900

holidayinnexpress.com

Newer hotel about 15 miles from Taylor,   

ROUND ROCK HOTELS

Wingate Hotel

1209 N I35 (at HWY 79)

Round Rock, TX  78664

512-341-7000
www.wingateroundrock.com 

Hotel off Hwy 79 about 16 miles from Taylor

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Comfort Suites Hotel

609 Chisholm Trail

Round Rock, TX 78681

512-244-2700

http://www.comfortsuites.com

17.9 miles from Taylor

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Hampton Inn

110 Dell Way

Round Rock, TX 78664

512-248-9100

hamptoninn.hilton.com

20 miles from Taylor

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER 

For those that will be in the Taylor area Friday May 30, a group of us are getting together for dinner at 6:00 PM at:  

Sirloin Stockade Buffet

3607 North Main (Hwy 95)

Taylor, TX  76574512-352-9424

http://www.stockadecompanies.com/ 

We will have a semi private room. 

If you would like to join us please contact KA5AZK.

2014

7290  TRAFFIC NET PICNIC

PROGRAM

SATURDAY  May 31

  8:00     Coffee & donuts

  9:00     Registration for BBQ  Jim W5IM

10:00     7290 Net Called from the Lodge

              by AD5EF 

 10:00    Carpool  leaves for  ladies outing

              Lead by Aris KB5RXS 

11:00     Lunch (sandwich fixings available at Lodge)

12:00     Jo Ann Keith KA5AZK 7290 Net  Meeting

  1:00     Dr. David Woolweaver K5RAV

              West Gulf Division Director

  1:15     John Stratton N5AUS 

              West Gulf  Div Vice Director

  1:30     Lee Cooper W5LHC

              South Texas Section Manager

  1:45     Rodney Baker W5DY

              South Texas Traffic Manager    

  2:00     Steve Phillips K6JT

              Texas CW Traffic Net Manager,

              Chairman  NTS Central Area Staff   

              Pfeiffer Pfist Award Presentation  

 2:15      Sharon Heivilin KC8EO Texas Traffic Net               Manager

 2:30      Roger Podsim KD5OTH

              Daytime Texas Traffic Net Manager

 2:45      7290 Whitney Nugget  Presentation

              George K5BMR Chairman 

              Reading of Silent Keys &

              Prayer by Ray N5NAV

 3:30      Group picture taking Norman AD5EF

 4:00      BBQ dinner Grace by Ray N5NAV

 4:45      Drawing for Door Prizes 

 5:15      Fellowship (Until ??)

Dark       Eric W9GVW Star Party  

This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change.

AGAIN THIS YEAR

STAR PARTY

Gaze at the stars through a telescope brought by Eric W9GVW.  Eric gives star gazing outings to groups and has offered to bring his equipment to the picnic for us. He will set up at the Lodge building Saturday evening.  This was a lot of fun last year, so bring your warm jacket and lawn chair and join the fun.  

Eric would like to invite any others with telescopes to come and join the fun.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

FOR 

(Please contact a Net Officer)

• Saturday evening clean up
• Ideas   

OUR THANKS TO

• Aris Young KB5RXS  for heading the ladies tour again this year.
• Tom W5UFO for his ice cream
• Jerry KF5KOE 2 meter talk in
• Newt W5DAD Election Chairman
• George K5BMR WN Chairman
• Eric W9GVW for bringing his telescope
• Jean Feeney (xyl of KT4KL) kitchen duty
• Norman AD5EF for the group picture

GENERAL INFORMATION     

The Saturday May 31 7290 Net will be called at 10 AM

from the Lodge 

with Norman AD5EF as net control

ITEMS TO BRING IF YOU WISH

• Items for door prizes
• Lawn chairs (plenty of indoor chairs)
• Your favorite desert and don't forget our Diabetic members