Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Millard Filmore Time!



Suds Ski and Social Club Presents:

Millard Fillmore 2009

January 23-25th

Our annual weekend of debauchery and fellowship will take place again this year at the Mayflower Motel in the Wisconsin Dells.




"Nothing brings out the lower traits of human nature like frozen drinks." ~ Millard Fillmore (ok…so I paraphrased a little)


Details
As usual the price of the trip includes:

~ A lovely room at the Mayflower Motel
~ Use of the pool and amenities
~ Use of the hospitality room and all beer, frozen beverages, beer, soda, snacks, beer, games, and beer it holds.
~ Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday at the Big Country Colossal Buffet.
~ Dinner at Wally’s House of Embers on Saturday evening.
~ Fun at no extra charge!
~ Lift tickets (at an extra charge.)

Registration Form Here


More details to come, including directions, rules, etc.

Pricing for the trip as follows:

1st adult - $210
Additional Adults (in same room) - $100
Children 12 & Under (staying with adult) - $45
Children 2 & Under – Free
Under 21 (staying with adult) - $80
Loft room request - $50 extra
Member Discount - $20*
Adult Lift Ticket - $35
Child Lift Ticket 12 & Under – Free

Questions!?
The Rene Does Not Have All the Answers, but She Sure Will Try Hot Line is available 24 hours. Call 773.807.9925 and leave a message or E-mail renepaquin@gmail.com for the fastest response!

*Member discount applies to current, adult members who have paid their membership dues in 2008 prior to October 1, 2008.

Payment Schedule:

A deposit of half the amount of the trip is due on or before December 1st to guarantee your spot.

Balance of the trip is due on or before January 1st.

In the past we have had people decide to go in January. Any reservation made after January 1st will be subject to a $10 pain in my butt fee. No exceptions.

I will have a paypal option on the website soon. If you choose to pay with a credit card via paypal there will be a small charge to cover the processing.

Refund Policy - Any reservations that need to be canceled prior to January 1 can do so with full refund. After January 1 the club will asses a refund based on the cost incurred and the refund will be processed after the February meeting.

There is plenty to do in the Dells if you do not ski:

· MooseJaw Brewery
· HoChunk Casino
· The Forevertron
· Top Secret - Upside-Down White House
· Sorry, Hiking around Lake Delton is just not going to happen this year.
· Hang out by the pool


FYI – anyone who chooses to ski this year will be required to sign a waiver. NO lift tickets will be distributed without a signed waiver.

Haunted House!

Hey guys,I'll bet you've been wondering" whatever happened to Paul Niemeyer?" Maybe not, but anyway....I have opened my haunted house in a brand new, kickass location.Check out the website for all of the info www.ABYSShaunts.comIf you are so inclined, we would really appreciate your vote at www.hauntedillinois.comGo to main directory and click on "visitors favorite haunts" and vote for ABYSS.We would truly appreciate it, We are getting rave reviews, but we need the votes so we can stay until next year!I know it's a way to come for a scare. but I promise you. It will be a good one!! If nothing else, please vote for us, OK?Thanks! We'll see you at Millard Fillmore!

Paul Niemeyer

Friday, October 17, 2008

No plans for Halloween?

Suds members, Joel Kuchan and Mike Brousil will be playing with their band, Mangy, on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at The Hideaway in Blue Island. To hear their music or for details see the band's myspace page here.

If you have any Halloween events you would like to share with members send me an email!

Houses to AVOID while trick or treating

1. Any house that seems to be imploding into a space-time wormhole.
2. Any house made of food.
3. Any house whose only entrance goes to the basement.
4. Any house where the high tension wires suddenly stop right above it.
5. Any house that has ornamental lawn hyenas.
6. Any house that growls "get out."
7. Any house where the furniture seems to be walking across the living room floor.
8. Any house that looks like a giant pulsating orb floating 3 feet off the
ground.
9. Any house with various and extremely realistic statues in the front yard
of people in odd "running away" poses.
10. Any house that wasn't there only a minute ago...

Yep, stolen...

Beers rising from the pumpkin patch

Stolen from here

CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. beer sellers and manufacturers in the Midwest said recent years have seen a spike in sales of Pumpkin-flavored brews.
Katie Coggins, beer consultant and buyer at Binny's Beverage Depot in Chicago, said the store is selling twice as many seasonal beers as it had expected, with the pricey Southern Tier Pumpking selling out only four weeks after its release, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday.
Anthony Norkus, brand manager for Lincolnwood, Ill., beer distributor Louis Glunz Beer Inc. said pumpkin-flavored beers are the fastest growing sector for seasonal booze.
"This is one of the styles that's really stuck, and there's a great demand for it," Norkus said.
He said the number of pumpkin-infused beers carried by his company has increased from only two in 2006 to six this year.
O'Fallon Brewery in Missouri said it manufactured only 300 cases of its pumpkin brew in 2003 but this year the company expects to move about 1,000 cases of the beer.