What a day we had at Adventureland this year.  The weather was a tad bit warm, but luck was on our side, we were better off than those the weekend before when it was about 10 degrees hotter!  I was told that you couldn’t even stand in the shade for more than 20 minutes without turning into a wet washrag (and not from the water rides either!).

Our crowd was HUGE this year; actually 2600 showed up and 1950 ate lunch with us.  That is our biggest year ever.  Welcome to Allied Construction and Redi-Mix, and Greene Limestone, new to the Manatt group and hailing from Charles City.  And, other than the number of guests in the park directly from Manatts, Inc., it looks like LL Pelling Co. took the lead in attendance over all the other subsidiaries.

I hope everyone enjoyed the noon show as much as I did.  Much thanks to the dancers and singers who performed this year!  It goes to show that we really do have a lot of talent within our family of companies.  Someone actually already approached me about joining in next year.  So get your vocal chords warmed up, your instruments in tune, and your tap shoes dusted off for our next gathering.  If you have the talent, don’t be afraid to show it off.  Look at the Smut Muffins, how great are they!!!  Lex Alig, who is bestowed with a wonderful voice, can sure keep those beauties in line and get the best out of each and every one of them. 

So thanks again to all those big and small for their time, talent and energy in entertaining us.  The show consisted of:  Steve “Boat” (who works in the parts department in Brooklyn) and Sally Slaven’s daughters, Shae, Stephanie, Stacey, & Shelby (just like stair steps) performing two dance routines.  Kiona Pommer, who works for a karaoke company and has a great voice and is the wife of Darren Pommer with United Concrete, sang Dream by Fleetwood Mack.  McKenna, Maddison, and Macie Cline, daughters of Ken (South Ready Mix Sales Manager) and Jennifer Cline (daughter of John Manatt) did a skit with the music of Itsy, Bitsy, Teeny-Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.  And Ariana Ordaz, 11-year old daughter of Alfredo Ordaz, who works for Manatts, Inc., sang Red Neck Woman with the powerful voice of a 20 year old.  Boy, could she belt out a tune.  And then of course, there was LexAnn and the Smut Muffins, who endlessly pleased the crowd with their rendition of One Fine Day by The Chiffons.

Thanks to the following people for their help with selling and delivering tickets:

-Tracia Andersen with Wendling Quarries

-Billie Sue Wille with LL Pelling Co.

-Kalen Schlader with Allied Construction & Ready Mix

-Denise Schwein with Illowa Inc.

-Sue Zimmerman with Aspro Inc.

-Dorinda Wooldrik with United Concrete

-Holly Collison with Basic Materials

-Sheri Leisure, Shelly Johnson, Sandy Durr, & Carolyn                       Hotzel with Manatts, Inc. 

Without your help the Adventureland ticket sales would not run quite so smoothly.

Kudos to Manatts, Inc. and all the sister companies attending.  Your generosity in taking on this yearly outing is sometimes overlooked.  So on behalf of those families and couples who enjoy the day immensely, many thanks!

Duane & Vickie McDonald (front) - Manatts, Brooklyn and 3 unknown park goers

Storm Wahner (L) & Miya McAntire (daughter of Sandy McAntire -Manatts, Brooklyn)

Boat (Manatts, Brooklyn-Parts) & Sally Slaven’s Daughters : (from L)Stacey, Stephanie, Shae, & Shelby

The Smutmuffins-Manatts, Brooklyn

Raven Rickets & family (from L—Unknown, Mallory, Brenden, Raven, Unknown, Isaac, & Geoffrey— WQI