July 2008

MCB will be providing the burgers, dogs, buns and condiments, and we encourage everyone to bring their favorite beverage as well as a dish to pass (NO GLASS) based on the first letter of your last name. Your cooperation will help assure that we don’t have too many of one item and not enough of another.

A-F: Picnic side dish
G-M: Salads, cheese, deviled eggs, dip trays etc.
N-R: Desserts
S-Z: Snacks, finger foods etc.

Everyone: In addition to your beverages and dish to pass (NO GLASS), be sure to bring a suit, a towel, and a lawn chair or two.

Please check in the Yahoo groups and/or with Jerry to confirm the date. Depending on weather it could be moved to the last weekend in June

**Club event - Non MCB members are asked to bring a $5.00 donation for the club**

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

For all you bears staying around town for the 4th of July weekend Jim E has invited all MCB members to a Brunch at his home on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Come enjoy Fun, Food, Friends and Beverages! beverages will include Mimosa's and Bloody Mary's.

All Motor city Bears members are Invited!!!

For Jim's address, check the member's only Yahoo group or email Jim.

Our general meetings are discussions of past and upcoming activities mixed with club business and socializing. If you want to know if we're the club for you, come check us out. Guests and visitors are always welcome. Generally speaking, Diamond Jim's Saloon is located on Warren Ave., one short block east of Evergreen in Detroit. It's right by the Comerica Bank, and you can use their parking lot.  

29^th Annual Metra Picnic

62000 Gratiot, Lenox, MI (Map)
$15.00 in advance
$20.00 at the door

Use this link for even more information: http://hometown.aol.com/metrapicnic/index.html

NEW DATE: Moved to July 23rd

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

***NOTICE: Due to a miscommunication the DEPARTURE TIME IS 11:00 AM, not 12:00 PM as stated previously. ***

Join us for our 8th Annual Canoe Trip down the Huron River. This event has become a summertime favorite. Spending about four hours lazily floating down a river can't be all bad. Leave the hustle and bustle behind and enjoy Summer at its peak. For the most part, this part of the Huron River is deep enough to keep everyone floating, but shallow enough to please the land
lubbers and non-swimmers as well. If you get tired of floating or paddling, there are several places where you can stop and enjoy the scenery before you continue on down the river. As in the past, we will be canoeing in the fiberglass canoes, which are better suited for bigger, bearish bodies.

Space is limited for this event and we must make reservations and prepay for a certain number of canoes. Because of this, participants must pre-register and prepay no later than June 19^th.

UPDATE 6/22/08: Direct Payment to MCB is now closed with 6 canoes rented. Skip’s Canoe Livery will hold a few more canoes for anyone who wants to still come.  To do this you will have to contact Skip’s yourself and asked to be added to the MCB reservation on July 19th.   You will have to talk to them about payment arrangements as well.  You can probably pay for the canoe the day of the trip but again please confirm this with them.    Their phone number is (734) 769-8686

Let us know if you rent a canoe on your own so we can tell them a final group count if they ask for it. 

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

* Price per canoe $44.00 Members and $49.00 Non Members *
In Person: Payment may be made in person to our treasurer at the June 14th meeting or you can send a check to the Treasurer to P.O. Box 1894, Royal Oak, MI 48068, checks must be received by Thursday June 19, 2008. We also accept PayPal. See buttons below. By using PayPal you can pay instantly with your credit card, bank account or PayPal balance and get your receipt online.

Some rules and guidelines:

• Only 10 fiberglass canoes have been reserved. First come first served.
• This is a canoe reservation, the person making the reservation is responsible for co-canoer.
• Departure time is 11 AM SHARP. Arrive early. The next bus that runs is at noon and there is no guarantee that bus will have room.
• Release forms will again need to be signed, so arrive early.
• No Styrofoam coolers, no huge coolers.
• New this year: NO BEER, WINE, or ALCOHOL in the coolers. If you want something, grab it at the party store along the canoe trip.
• The bridge is still closed, so everyone must come in from the south.

**Club event - Non MCB members are asked to bring a $5.00 donation for the club.**

Members Price $44.00

Non-member Price $49.00

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

(Please see the full announcement in the yahoo groups for details)

You say canoeing isn’t for you? (See above) Well then just come out for the post canoe trip backyard barbeque at Steve C’s.

The bears will be providing the burgers, dogs, buns and condiments, and we encourage everyone to bring their favorite beverage as well as a dish to pass based on the first letter of your last name. Your cooperation will help assure that we don’t have too many of one item and not enough of another.

A-F: Picnic side dish
G-M: Salads, cheese, deviled eggs, dip trays etc.
N-R: Desserts
S-Z: Snacks, finger foods etc.

Plus Steve has offered to open up his yard for campers to pitch a tent and stay over night.  As many of you know Steve's house is a little drive from the city and some like to stay over night.  Only change here is that if you want the outdoors feel and love tent camping, now you can do it.

**Club event - Non MCB members are asked to bring a $5.00 donation for the club.**

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

NEW DATE: Moved from July 16th

We will need a head count for this one. Please post in the members only Yahoo group if you are coming. Thx

Come out and join the Bears for dinner at a great Hungarian restaurant. This was a suggestion by Mark D. last year and everyone just loved the place. You will not leave this place hungry! The food is very unique and excellent. The online reviews also say this is a great place (Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars). See write up below

Their family style all you can eat dinners that includes everything from salads to desserts. The Menu dinners can also be ordered with entrees from $11 to $22. Some can do family style and some can order from the menu, your choice, and they can do separate checks.

As with most dinners we need to tell them how many are coming so please let me know if you are coming by responding to this in the members Yahoo group or if you are not a member  send email to vicepresident@motorcitybears.com.

Review:

The food at Hungarian Rhapsody is authentic, zesty and very filling. For starters, visitors to this suburban Detroit restaurant can try home made chicken noodle soup and sausage-based Hungarian hors d'oeuvres, then proceed to a variety of Eastern European entrees including chicken paprika, stuffed
>cabbage, fried goose livers and beef goulash, the latter served in a kettle with dumplings and potatoes. Accompanying noodle dishes are enlivened with cabbage, bacon or cheese, and desserts are Old World specialties like tortes, strudel and crepes. Property Information by Wcitie.

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

We will need a head count for this one so we know how much food to buy. Please post in the members only Yahoo group if you are coming or contact EC above. Thx

With more than two and a half million visitors each year, Kensington Metropark is a 4,481- acre first- class recreational facility. Its wooded hilly terrain surrounds beautiful Kent Lake. The park features an 18-hole regulation golf course, a disc golf course, a nature center, a farm learning center, picnic areas, beaches, boat rentals and a paved hike-bike trail. Check out their website for a full list of other activities available for your enjoyment.

Picnics are always asked for when we ask for event ideas.  This time we are meeting at Kensington Metro Park.  We are going to meet up near the boat rental area.  This is a nice looking area and Maple Beach is also just a very short distance away.  The day will start by 10AM or so. 

MCB will be providing the burgers, dogs, buns and condiments, and we encourage everyone to bring their favorite beverage as well as a dish to pass based on the first letter of your last name. Your cooperation will help assure that we don’t have too many of one item and not enough of another.

A-F: Picnic side dish
G-M: Salads, cheese, deviled eggs, dip trays etc.
N-R: Desserts
S-Z: Snacks, finger foods etc.

DRINK RESTRICTIONS:  Kensington Metro parks will allow beer and wine in the picnic areas only.  No other liquor is allowed

We will start grilling about 2:00  or 3:00 PM.  So come on out to Kensington Metro Park for a fun day with MCB.  Here are basic directions to the picnic (link to directions from Novi and maps below)

1 From Novi Mi take I-96 W 11.4 mi
2. Take exit 151 for Kensington Rd 0.2 mi
3. Slight right at Highridge Dr
Partial toll road 2.0 mi
4. Continue on Maple Beach Dr 0.7 mi

Map of meeting location

Kensington park map

Google map and directions

**Club event - Non MCB members are asked to bring a $5.00 donation for the club.**

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above

Comerica Park (Map)

2100 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI

We will need a head count for breakfast. Please post in the members only Yahoo group if you are coming or contact EC above. Thx

Come on out and enjoy a baseball game with the bears.  This time it is the Tigers vs. the Chicago White Sox.  These tickets are prepaid so contact the EC for more details.  There maybe a few extra tickets so even if you don't have a ticket already you may still be able to go. 

Also before the game we are meeting up at:

Gest Omelettes (website)
24719 PLYMOUTH RD.
REDFORD, MI. 482389
313 937-3540

gest-omelettes.com

This place is great. It has some of the biggest omelet’s in the city. It is on Plymouth Rd in Redford near Beech Daly. Kind of on the way down to the ball park. Just a mile south of I-96. If you are planning on doing breakfast with us let us know as we will need a head count.

From the web

Three-egg vegetarian with bearnaise sauce and a Crepe Western with ranchito sauce, meatballs in your omelette? You bet. Omelettes galore at this westside eatery where folks drive miles for one of its many famous omelette offerings. From the basic to the bizarre this family owned business has you covered.
--Rachel May

Ticket Price $20.00  MCB TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT FOR THIS GAME, SORRY

Stay tuned to the Yahoo group/ MCB Feed for last minute updates or contact the Event Coordinator above