EASTERN AREA CONFERENCE

HELENA, MONTANA

Featuring beautiful GATES OF THE MOUNTAIN
DATES: July 18, 19, & 20, 2008
Training conference for Divisions 8, 10, 11

ON THE WATER TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS, including, but not limited to Personal Watercraft demonstration/training, (remember for any QE signoffs, mentoring must be completed). Please phone Jim Armstrong (406)587-0513 if you wish to partake of on the water activities. Come on now, you have to try Montana waters, they are awesome. There will be activities on Sat and Sun.

LODGING: PLEASE MAKE OWN ACCOMADATIONS!!
Fort Harrison, phone (406) 324 3355. There are 20 single rooms reserved (adjoining rooms available for couples); room rates are approximately $25.00 per room per night. Indicate that you are with the CGAUX. You will need your CGAUX ID when checking in.
Holiday Inn Express, phone (800)465-4329, address: 701 Washington, Helena, MT 59601; includes a hot breakfast. Cost when you say USCG AUX $73.00 plus tax. There are 5 rooms reserved until 12 July.
Days Inn, phone (406)442-3280, address: 2001 Prospect Ave Helena, MT 59601; includes hot breakfast. Cost when you ask for Montana CGAUX is $83.00 plus tax. There are 6 rooms reserved until 12 July.
Budget Inn, phone (406)442-0600, address: 534 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601 approx $50.00; no rooms reserved.
Jorgensen’s Motel, phone (406)442-1770, address: 1714 11th Avenue, Helena, Mt 59601 approx $73.00; no rooms reserved.

Fri 18, July: Dinner on your own. Hospitality room with friends and fellowship time at the Fort Harrison service club. 1800, cash bar and all the goodies you can munch on.
Sat 19, July: Lunch will be “portable”so we can take the tour of the Gates.
Sat 19, July (evening): catered dinner buffet by Chili O’ Brien’s featuring Roast Turkey and Apricot Glazed Ham with all the fixin’s;
Breakfast meals will be on your own.

The conference will end on 20, July by noon for those who have some distance to travel.
If anyone is flying in, please let me know and we can arrange a ride if you aren’t renting.

Our guest speaker will be LCDR Martin Smith, USCG from Seattle who will be promoting leadership training along with protocol and courtesies.

Other training to be conducted by your fellow auxiliarists, including our DCO Miller and OTO Paul Bellona. Now’s your time for check offs if you need them. Or do some crew work on the Montana facilities and see how these “very” inland waters differ from yours.

There will be a featured tour and information of “THE GATES OF THE MOUNTAIN” the cost of the tour will be $11.00 adults and $10.00 for those of you who admit to being seniors.

Helena is town steeped in history; plan to include some of the other local sites. Fort Harrison, for example, is the original home of the Special Forces.
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Registration $5.00 per attendee x_________ = ______________
Lunch barbeque $7.00 x_________ = ______________
Buffet dinner $18.00 x_________ = ______________

Enclose ck for ______________

Name and address and phone:___________________________________________

Special dietary concerns_______________________________________________


Send registration to JO Ann Hall
14906 N McKinnon Ct Mead, WA 99021 no later than 12 July.
Phone: 509 924 3402 any questions
email: jonjohall@comcast.net

Uniforms: hot weather attire for training, other wise casual.