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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
I will post the question as I emailed it to 2010iowa@gmail.com on July 8.
Hello,
I was unable to make it to CO this year and am planning to make the IA meet
since I live in nearby MO. I have looked in the current Bugle received today,
the BCA website just now, and see nothing about hotel info. Will there be
a host hotel? Will there be one or two designated hotels? Special rates?
It's always been my practice to make hotel reservations immediately following
the current BCA national meet. I want to make them NOW! Please
advise.
Thanks anyone and everyone!
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
shart,
From the National at Colorado Springs, the hotel info and rates are to follow soon. I am sure Rick and Bill will post something here also real soon.
John
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|  Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
One quick note of caution:
While I was at Iowa State getting my Master's Degree the area around Hilton Colosseum (the area shown in the panorama link where the show field will be) flooded severely in a freak 5 inch/1 hour thunderstorm. The water was about 4' deep at the ground level where the panoramic camera was mounted. It is a low-lying floodplain, but it takes a really exceptional storm to flood the area. This was 25 years ago, and I don't know if has ever happened again.
Iowa State has a beautiful campus, and Ames is a lovely little town. It looks like a great place to have the National. 
(BTW, when I lived there I thought the best restaurant in town was Aunt Maudes - Ames, Iowa - Restaurant . I still remember eating one of the best sea bass dinners I've ever had there.)
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
The folks from the Ames convention center and vistors bureau, said in CO that info would be available on August 1, 2009, so look for it in a couple of weeks, I'll post on the web as soon, as I get it, they have my inifo for the web. RV
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
Yes, most of the area was originally a Flood Plain. The stadium was built 24-7 through the winter of 1975. Several things have been done "Up Stream" since. Iit survived the floods of 1993 which were the worst for that particular area . Similar to how Eastern Iowa got it in 2008.
As to Aunt Maudes; THE BEST BLOODY MARY'S ever.
The "Orange Duck Flambe' " is out of this world.
Hang On the the Meet Info is coming soon.
RY
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|  Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
Thanks RV and everyone! I feel better now. 
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
Just checking in to see if there is any Hotel information available yet?
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
Wish I could make it, but Iowa is just too far away as was Colorado Springs. Looking forward to Danvers in 2011 - only a 3 hour trip. | |
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| Re: BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010
John
I agree that's a long haul and I commend the BCA for having the National in New England for 2011. For those of us from Iowa or other parts, it gives us a "base camp" if you will - to take a long desired trip to your part of the world.
For locals such as yourself, it gives you the chance to go without the long road trip.
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