Dear Cousins and Friends, You've all received a message detailing the what, when, and where of the Sisson Gathering in June. It contained this paragraph: / To reserve your room at the motel, call 1-585-475-9190. You will be speaking with The Marketplace Inn, 800 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623, just off NY Route 15A, near I-390, near I-90 which is the NY State Thruway. It was formerly the Rochester Ramada Inn, and is still listed that way in many places – the phone book, MapQuest, etc./ When I signed the contract with the Ramada Inn, they told me that there would be under new management soon and then the hotel would be renovated. The management is technically new, it is the same people. And the renovations have begun. In fact the renovations are so extensive and so thorough that the hotel has closed for the time being. They assure me they will open before the Gathering, probably about May 31. I'll monitor the situation! Right now, the third (top) floor and part of the second floor are "gutted." Even the walls between rooms are gone. There are a few first-floor rooms, and they're next. The banquet and ball room which we will use as our headquarters will also be renovated, and they will probably have smooth walls, promising a better surface for Joan & Dave's charts. Yay! What will happen to your phone call when you are ready to make room reservations if the hotel is closed? I called after the shut down, and was automatically forwarded to the Best Western motel - almost next door at 940 Jefferson Road. I called again this morning. The Best Western answered its phone with "Best Western-Holiday Inn." I checked for a second time about the handling of our room reservations. The Holiday Inn and Best Western will be taking calls at the same number 1-585-475-9190 and making reservations for the Gathering. I've also been told that all the old guest furniture is being sold. This means that we will be among the first guests to see the new Holiday Inn and its new rooms and new furniture. To quote from the original invitation: "Please save [June 23 and 24] in your calendar. I look forward to seeing you in Rochester next June. It ought to be a great Gathering!" Please remember the "deadline" both for room reservations with the hotel and registrations for the Gathering - with Barbara Anderson. If you need a new copy of the invitation, please reply to this message. I'll gladly send you all the details. Yours, David Arne Sisson PS - I beg your pardon if you receive this message in error. It's my fault - I don't know whether you are all Sissons or not. Sorry.