Christine planned an awesome “Safari Animal” themed baby shower!! It was originally supposed to be a surprise, but I ended up learning of the date, most of the invited guests, and accidentally seeing at least the front of the invitation Christine went way over and above any previous invitation designs and used springs and 3D animals to lure people to the big event. Around 30 people attended, participating in games like “name that baby food”, “identify the song with the word ‘baby’ in the tune”, diaper changing contest, and for the men without children - a bottle race! We are truly blessed to have such generous and thoughtful friends and family, and I’m pretty sure our registry is wiped out… Thank you all for coming and/or for sending your congratulations our way! Oh yeah, and the cake was not only adorable but delicious, thanks Papa!!!

The 68th Learn Reunion will be held on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at its usual scenic location of Mountain View Park in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. This year’s reunion will be catered by Everybody’s Cafe & Caterers of Stroudsburg, Pa., As you know we collected $5.00 from each person at last years reunion and for those that did not pay they may send $5.00 for each person in a check or money order to John Learn, 304 General Hancock Blvd., North Wales, Pa. 19454. Anyone having historical information or news of new family members please bring it with you and see Eric & Nancy Storck so we may add it to our records Also, please feel free to bring a friend.

I am asking everyone in the family to contact as many family members as possible to get them to come out and enjoy the day with us our clan has been dwindling down in recent years so let’s see if we can build it back up. If you have any suggestions please contact me or better yet SEE me there.

The fun will begin at 10:30Am. Mountain View Park has playgrounds, tennis courts, volleyball / badminton nets, and restrooms available for our use. There will be a door prize and some guessing games as well. If all goes well we will have a group picture taken and if there is someone you care to have your picture taken with we’ll do that too, they will be available for purchase before you leave. I am only asking this to cover the paper and ink. This year we will hold a White Elephant auction with the money to go in our fund so please bring something you think someone else would bid on. and save up to bid for something you may like to have.

Directions

From Interstate 80, take exit # 299 (Tannersville Exit). Turn right at the stop sign at the bottom of the exit ramp. Turn left at the first light onto Sullivan Trail. There will be a cemetery and the outlet mall (The Crossings) on your right. Continue on the Sullivan Trail, staying left where an entrance to route 80 branches off to the right. You should pass a brewery and a slight “Y”. Stay to the right at this Y. The entrance to Mountain View Park will be ahead on your right so look for our family signs to point the way..

If you have any questions, you may contact me by phone (610) 929-2447 H, (610)-914-1518 C or Email me at FangT@Comcast.net, Fax 610-927-6726.
Hope to see you there!
Have a great day!
Ed Crist Sr.

Agenda
10:00 —– My computer gets set up
We start to arrive
10:30 —– Sign in, mingle and pictures
11:00 —– games, more pictures, History/ family info gathering
11:30 - 11:45 —- caterers setup
Menu—- Farmer’s Tossed salad, Ranch & Italian dressing, Mac salad, Pa Duch Pot salad, Roast Chicken w/Pan Gravy, Brown Sugar Glazed Virginia Ham, Macaroni & Cheese, Roasted Parsley Pot, Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots, Fresh Fruit Platter
12:00 —– Dinner is served
1:30 —– Door prizes and White Elephant Auction
2:00 —– Family Business
3:00 —– Family Port rate $5.00 (covers high gloss paper and ink)
Small pcs $3.00
3:15 - 5:00 —– Portrate ready, cleanup, mingle and goodbyes
Have A Great day and God Speed !!

Our centennial has finally arrived! To honor the occasion, we have expanded the reunion into a weekend event. Meeting place on Saturday will again be at the Kinport Assembly of God Church Pavilion, 5658 Route 240 Highway, Cherry Tree, PA (3.3 miles east of Cookport).

When: Weekend Celebration, August 15 – 17, 2008!
Where: Near Cookport, PA
Weekend schedule:

• Fri, August 15:
  6 pm to ?: Camp fire social at the home of: Walter and Yvonne Learn (on Blossom Hollow Farm). Bring snack food. Drinks and “Smores”, Ingredients will be provided.
  353 Blossom Hollow Road
  Commodore, PA 15729
• Sat, August 16:
  10:30 am sharp! Meet at Kinport Assembly of God pavilion for a guided, narrated tour of Learn Settlement homesteads, ending with a walk to “the Grove” at the first Learn homestead in Learn Settlement.
  12 noon: Pot luck dinner at the pavilion, followed by a short program and White Elephant sale. A main dish and beverages will be provided. All-day display of family history items and photos.
  Evening: Campfire and wiener roast at the home of: John and Bunny Learn. Wieners and buns will be provided.
  450 Cypress Road
  Commodore, PA 15729
• Sun, August 17:
  10 am: Old-fashioned group hymn sing at the home of John and Bunny Learn, followed by lunch. Lasagna, salad, and cookies will be provided.

Notes:

• The Eastern Learn Reunion will be held Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Mountain View Park, Tannersville, PA (town where Pioneer John settled). For details contact Ed Crist at FangT@comcast.net
• The Montana Learn Reunion will be held at Proctor, MT, on July 26, 2008. For details see http://learnreunion.markuhde.com

Places to stay:

• Hobo camping is available on our farm and at John and Bunny’s.
• Cherry Tree (Cherry Tree is 10 miles northeast of Learn Settlement)
  Cherry Treat Bed and Breakfast (814-743-6684)
• Indiana (Indiana is 17 miles west of Learn Settlement)
  Best Western University Inn (724-349-9620), Comfort Inn (724-465-7000), Holiday Inn Indiana (724-463-3561), Super 8 Motel (724-349-4600)
  From here, it is about 90 miles west to the Pittsburgh airport.

Directions:

• From the West - From Rt. 286 East turn right on R. 240 toward Cookport. Go 5½ miles, and turn right on Mulberry Road. (You will turn just before the church). Go one-tenth mile and turn left on Redwood Road into the parking area.
• From the East: - From Rt. 219 North turn left on R. 240 West toward Cookport. At the junction of Rt. 580 and Rt. 240 keep going straight for one and one-tenth mile, and turn left on Mulberry Road. (You will pass the church just before turning). Go one-tenth mile and turn left on Redwood Road into the parking area.
• To Blossom Hollow Farm: In Cookport, turn into town on Cookport Rd. and go 1 and 3/10 mi. to a “Y.” Bear right and go 4/10 mi. Turn left on Cypress Rd. and go 7/10 mi. Turn left on Blossom Hollow Road and go 3/10 mi. past the round-roofed barn to the yellow farmhouse.

Remember to bring a covered dish (or equivalent) to share, an item for the White Elephant sale, and table service if possible.

We are looking forward to re-connecting with the Learn family during this exciting event. For further information contact: Yvonne Learn, 353 Blossom Hollow Road Commodore PA 15729 (724) 254-4703 Email: blossomhollow@verizon.net

Nancy Learn Storck will have the Learn Family Pictures CD available at the reunion. To get your pictures on the updated CD, please Email copies of any pictures and/or info to Nancy at els.nls@verizon.net or send copies to: Nancy Storck, 2250 Raleigh Drive, Lancaster PA 17601 PH (717) 560-2250

The Barrett-Learn family is taking a vacation through the United States and even part of Canada this summer. Sites have so far included St. Louis, Niagara Falls, and New York City to name a few. The family seems to be enjoying themselves in the photos… all except the shot of Gus when his ice cream was finished Check back for more as their trip won’t end until July!

We had our last Level 2 Ultrasound today, at 36 weeks (26 days to go!). They said he weighs approximately 7 lbs, 7 oz but that the error is very large at this point, almost +/- 1 lb! As an Engineer, I find this incredibly hard to believe that the error could be more than 10%, but then again the small ultrasound sensor is tiny compared to the size of the baby now! Anyway, the cord was near his face so both the 2D and the 3D pictures she printed for us aren’t great, but at least in the 3D one you can look at the right half of the picture and get a good face shot! The 2D is hard for even me to decipher, and I’ve gotten pretty good at reading these things, haha. This time next month we should have real 3D pictures of our son!!!