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TOURS & EVENTS
2008 CWAM Annual Meeting
Sheridan, Wyoming
Thursday, May 8^th to Sunday, May 11^th, 2008

Eatons' Ranch	Sheridan County History Museum	Trail End State Historic Site

Thursday night’s opening reception will be held at the beautiful Sheridan County Museum, overlooking the Goose Creek Valley and Big Horn Mountains from its perch just off Interstate 90. The museum’s exhibits are as varied as the people who made Sheridan what it is today: vibrant, colorful and intriguing. In between greeting old friends, making new ones, and enjoying a selection of light hors d'oeuvres and liquid refreshments, be sure and check out dioramas, exhibit cases and, of course, the museum store.

LOCATION: The Sheridan County Museum is located at 850 Sibley Circle, just off Fifth Street near I-90’s exit 23. A map will be included in your registration packet.

TRANSPORTATION: In the interest on conservation, let’s plan to carpool from the motel to the museum. We’ll meet in the Sheridan Center lobby just before 6:00, when the first cars will head out. We’ll plan to have transportation running to and from the museum every fifteen minutes or so, with the last one heading out at 7:15.

11:45 pm – 1:30 pm – CWAM Business Luncheon, Best Western Sheridan Center

5:30 pm – 9:00pm – Dinner and CWAM Bowl

Get ready for a real treat Friday night, as the CWAM Bowl moves to historic Eatons’ Ranch in Wolf, Wyoming – the oldest dude ranch in the state. Located in the spectacular Wolf Creek Valley in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains just west of Sheridan, Eatons’ is known for its western hospitality and tasty food!

After dinner and on-your-own tours of the ranch facilities, plan to represent your state, your museum discipline and/or your own bad self in the ever-popular CWAM Bowl – a historic event in itself! Start putting your teams together now (limit four people per team). NOTE: Cash bar.

TRANSPORTATION: We do not recommend taking your own vehicle to this event. Big yellow buses parked outside the motel will leave at 5:30 and 5:45 (don’t be late!); return trips will be at 8:30, 8:45 and 9:00. Don’t forget to bring a jacket!!

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Birds of a Feather Cocktail Hour (cash bar), Best Western Sheridan Center

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm – CWAM Flamingo Banquet and Auction, Best Western Sheridan Center

Join us for food and fun in the Best Western Sheridan Center’s Snow Goose Room. How formal is this banquet? Judge for yourself: Last year, it had a beach theme; this year – well, we can’t tell you, but you can bet it will be different! And who cares – as long as the refreshments flow freely, the food is worth sitting down to, and the auction items inspire repeated trips to and from the display tables! Listen to music by Celtic Sage, Sheridan’s own Celtic band, playing mandolin, string base, violin, guitar, drum, flute, etc., for your listening pleasure. You can even dance a jig or two if you like! So break out the pink feathers and funny headdresses! Make bids on great items in the fiercely competitive (and fiercely hilarious) Silent and Live Flamingo Auction! See what outfits your favorite CWAM celebrities will wear this year!

Post-conference tour*
On Sunday, all those heading home to southern Wyoming, the Front Range and beyond are invited to participate in our "Wild Western War Zone Progressive Field Trip*" Included are visits to sites related to Wyoming’s two big “wars”: the Indian Wars (1860s-1870s) and the Johnson County War (1890s), including Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site, the Jim Gatchell Museum, and the TA Ranch. All stops are along Interstates 90 and 25 and will only add a couple of hours to your trip home.
Schedule:
8:30 am – “Convoy” leaves the Best Western Sheridan Center
9:00 am - 10:00 am – Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site
10:30 am - 11:30 am – Jim Gatchell Museum
12 noon - 1:00 pm – TA Ranch

Tour Cost: $12.00 (includes driving map, refreshments, lunch, entrance fees at Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site and Buffalo’s Jim Gatchell Museum, plus a guided tour of the historic TA Ranch by noted range war historian Bob Edwards).
*Pre-registration is required.

All Auction proceeds will be used to support CWAM-sponsored programs and activities. Don’t forget to fill out the auction item form with your registration.

If you don’t want to cart your auction items with you, ship/mail them in advance* to:
Trail End State Historic Site
400 Clarendon Avenue
Sheridan, WY 82801

*Make sure you specify that it is an Auction item, and not something you need for a workshop! Also, provide an estimated value & the name of the donor.

Call Cynde Georgen, Local Arrangements Chair, at 307-674-4589 for more information!

Full Registration: Includes all regular conference sessions, Thursday opening reception, refreshment breaks, Friday business lunch, Friday evening dinner, and Saturday evening banquet.

Daily Registration: Friday: Includes Thursday night’s opening reception, all Friday conference sessions, refreshment breaks, Friday business lunch, and Friday evening barbecue.Saturday: Includes all Saturday conference sessions, refreshment breaks, and Saturday evening banquet.Lodging, pre-conference workshops, Friday and Saturday breakfasts, Saturday lunch, and post-conference tours are NOT included

Refund policy: Full refund for registration cancellations received by the Treasurer by Fri., April 21; 50% refund for cancellations received by Wed., May 5. Sorry, no refunds for cancellations received afer 5 p.m. Wed., May 5 due to costs already incurred by CWAM.

Funded in part by the Sheridan Travel and Tourism, www.sheridanwyoming.org