The Dispatch: Miscellaneous stuff from the last few weeks.

I am going to start with the oldest events first.

BBQ Training and Cold Weather

A couple of weeks ago I took a BBQ class to learn how to prepare and smoke brisket, pork shoulders, ribs and chicken. It was a great event that was tied to a send-off party for a young family we know here that is going to Hawaii to start a ministry for Military Kids. The classroom stuff lasted from 5:30PM to 8:30PM on Friday night. I had to be back at the location at 3AM Saturday morning. The weather two days before was in the 70's and no rain. Saturday morning the thermometer was reading in the teens. Quite a swing. But that's not all, about 5 am it began to rain and that turned to snow later in the morning. We had canopies set up with fire pits underneath and grills surrounding our little "homeless village". It was great!!! We were there until 8 PM Saturday night. The BBQer's used our products to have a feast for the send-off. The best thing was the great discussions we had and the camaraderie and then the eating! I learned a great skill that night. I'll stack my BBQ up against anyone.

AWANA Grand Prix

Last weekend our church held our Grand Prix. We had 4 entries from the Gentzler Family. It was an exciting event. I won my first ever AWANA prize, taking third place for speed in the open category - yes there were more than three competitors.

Becca made a Book Car on the far right.

Zach had a different design with lot's of weight in the back (Red lane)

Josh and I are in Yellow and Green lanes

A BIG event in the Gentzler home.

Sarah got her learner's permit!!!!!!

Dad's hair before driving with Sarah.

Note the change in Dad's hair color after driving with Sarah!

Not really!! She did an excellent job on her first driving lesson. We go to the cemetery to train them. Becca asked me if that was so we would be in the right spot if something happened.

TURKEY SEASON!!!!

I don't get to hunt much but my favorite season is spring turkey season. Today my day started at 0430. I was fortunate to be able to take some time to enjoy the day and the season in the woods. It was a brisk, clear, calm morning about 35 to start. We heard 4 Toms but could not get them in close. So instead of getting any turkeys I had to settle for some nice pictures.