Subj : Re: Delta Div Hamfests
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Aug 24 2021 10:07:00

Sean,

 DS>   As a side note, the Queen Wilhelmena Hamfest is the oldest hamfest
 DS> west of the Mississippi River.

 SD> When I can travel, I'd like to hit up a few hamfests in Delta Division.

  There aren't many in Arkansas anymore. Normally, these were the hamfests:

1) Hoxie (Walnut Ridge) - third or fourth Saturday in February. That was 
postponed in 2021, but I still haven't seen whether they'll hold one this
year, or wait until 2022.

2) Russellville - first Saturday in March. Canceled in 2021 - hoping to do 
one in 2022. The 2020 hamfest was held right before the COVID-19 lockdowns
were implemented.

3) Fort Smith - first Saturday in April. Canceled in 2020 and 2021 - no word 
if they will try to do one in 2022.

4) Mena - the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day. Right now, on for 2021.

5) Little Rock - third Saturday in September. Ended in 2016, because of
bickering between the clubs, and that no one wanted to be workers. I had
done hamfest talk-in in the past, and had headed up VE Testing the last
several years of it. I seriously doubt Little Rock will ever hold another
hamfest.

  I understand that Shreveport, Louisiana had their hamfest earlier this
month, but with health (now a cardiac patient) and financial issues, I
couldn't make the trip. I'm really leery of traveling outside of central
Arkansas anymore.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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