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Briefly . . . the place we knew
and loved as the Hacienda Hotel is now still in the process of being
transformed into TWO essentially "brand-new" hotels! There'll be many changes,
which I'll detail in an upcoming post.
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Yes, as you've guessed, the rates will be a
little higher, but Liam Thorpe (Sales Director) and I have been working to get
the best deal possible. And now the room price includes a full breakfast
buffet! Also, for you flyers, the 24-hr airport shuttle is still
free!
Likewise the overall SFC Con Fee (primarily
Party event space + Food) will probably have to rise a bit also. As always,
I'll do my best to arrange as affordable an event as possible.
We plan on our other traditions: a
Friday-night Pizza Party, commemorative T-shirts, the 12th
biennial BookNight, and a small charity auction to sponsor our
rescued mustang Cachuma Star at the Wild Horse Sanctuary.
It'd be very helpful if you'd bump an email back
to me saying "YES/NO/MAYBE I'll attend."
This isn't a commitment. We just want to know
how much catering to invest in and how many rooms to block at our better
rates.Unfortunately, I won't be able to take time ro respond. I'll just hit
REPLY and put THANX in the subject line so you'll know how much I appreciate
your finding the time to let me know.
Please make sure all Con-related
messages have SFC somewhere in the subject line. Thanks!.
If you have pressing questions---especially if
Its something I should deal with in the contract negotiations---try calling
me. ALWAYS leave a message if you get the machine, cuz sometimes I just can't
get there before it clicks over.
Please spread the word, so all StarFolk know
"It's ON!" for 2016. This MAY have to be the last full-fledged SFC, tho some
folks have been talking about continuing with smaller gatherings..
Liz Turner will post this message
on Facebook for me.
Remember, I don't text, IM, or
use any other social media.
Must dash.for now---
---Vicki Werkley
for the whole Con Crew
.