ardymae@theramp.net writes: << I will try and keep a list on file, if any one even thinks they may make it. Ardis >> Last year, we created an eMail list of those who thought they might be able to make it to the Pumpkin Fest - talked among ourselves about accomodations, first-night-dinner, libraries, and so on. It worked very well. Several of us were in one hotel - the Holiday Inn just off the freeway at Bourbonnais - and others in another nice hotel nearby. I think it might be more fun to all stay in one place, and I would recommend the Bourbonnais Holiday Inn as reasonably priced and very nice. We also used its lobby as a meeting place to spread out files, etc. - no competition for the space between 10 PM and midnight, when we wanted it! (This was after the first-night-dinner, which was at an excellent spot just down the road.) More anon. Salut! Ginny list owner/administrator - ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com