Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)

Hey folks,

Things are coming together nicely for Sunday!

Even the weather doesn't look too bad.

We've got about 250 people registered so far. If you'd like to
register, please do so online. Online reg. is open for a few more days,
but the 4 and 5 fields have limits of 75 and 50, respectively. The two
fields we have with 5's in them are each over half full. Mail-in reg is
closed.

If you're planning to race 5s (or 4/5 40+), better get on it.!

Also, Staging for the races will take place ACROSS THE STREET from Adair
Park.

You will still be registering at the north end of the park, but we will
do the neutral rollout from the parking lot at Valley Catering. They
will be letting us use their parking lot for staging.

Portable toilets (6 of 'em) will be at the north end of the Park. The
County has told me the permanent facilities will not be
open/operational. Please do NOT water the bushes. We lost the last
Cherry Pie venue due in large part to public urination.

Please, DO NOT PARK at VALLEY CATERING. We will put up barricades to
keep this area clear, but I just wanted you to know why such a choice
parking area has been blocked off.

If you need overflow parking, Santiam Christian school is fine with us
using their lot. It's just west of the Adair Park on NE Arnold.

I will post all this to the website with maps/aerial pics, so don't
fret...yet.

The pre-race announcements will be mailed out by Ted Turner, our chief
referee, later this week.

Also, please thank our volunteers and officials. The Cherry Pie has
more fields on the road at any one time than most other events all
season. We've been pulling officials out of "retirement" for this one.
We've pulled some 50-60 volunteers together to cover all the work that
must happen to make things run smoothly.

If you have questions or concerns, now's the time to ask.

Thanks, and we'll see you Sunday!

Regards,

Jim Fischer
Heather Paris
Flying Puppy Racing