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It’s Spring Rally Time

The rally has come and gone. Watch this site for a review of the rally.

To all that registered and attended, thanks for making it a tremendously successful rally.

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Members and Guests Attending

Bolser, R - Visitor	Boyd, C - Eastern States	Brown, W - Eastern States
Buchanan, J - Eastern States	Burton, K - Eastern States	Cashman, P - Visitor
Dilk, L - Eastern States	Dotson, L - Eastern States	Ekl, J - Eastern States
Frady, Z - Visitor	Frisz, P - Alumni	Garman, J - Eastern States
Gaskins, L - Eastern States	Gray, B - Visitor	Gregg, D - Eastern States
Hart, D - Eastern States	Henderson, K - Eastern States	Holloway, J - Eastern States
Howell, J - Eastern States	Karlovich, J - Visitor	Knezek, J - Visitor
Kosier, G - Eastern States	Leslie, D - Alumni/Eastern States	Little, R - Visitor
MacDonald, R - Visitor	McConnell, L - Eastern States	McCreary, P - Eastern States
McNeal, M - Visitor	Merrell, B - Eastern States	Michel, B - Eastern States
Mondello, J - Visitor	O’Laughlin, T - Alumni	Perry, D - Eastern States
Rice, P - Eastern States	Rowell, H - Eastern States	Sharpe, J - Visitor
Shepard, B - Eastern States	Shotwell, J - Eastern States	Sirum, A - Alumni
Slaten, J - Eastern States/Alumni	Songer, B - Eastern States	Stockholm, R - Eastern States
Tase, R - Alumni	Tessler, A - Eastern States	Walters, J - Visitor
Whelan, R - Alumni	Whisler, L - Eastern States	White, J - Eastern States
Whitson, E - Visitor

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Calhoun Times Story

The Calhoun Times, the local bi-weekly paper in Gordon County, sent a photographer and reporter to the KOA to do a story on the Eastern States rally. Click on one of the images below to view/download a reprint of the story from April 28, 2010.

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Spring Rally Presentations

PDF versions of the presentations (slide shows) given at the rally are available to view/download in the Members Only area. Membership in Eastern States is required to view the files. Once in the Members Only area click on the Tech Sessions tab to view the page where the files may be accessed.

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Calhoun KOA

The Calhoun KOA is located less than two miles from I-75 in the foothills of the northwestern Georgia mountains between Atlanta and Chattanooga.

The campground offers pony rides for children and horseback trail rides through the scenic backwoods for teens and adults. These compliment the other amenities not typical of most campgrounds such as the petting zoo, pet play park, catch and release fishing pond, mini golf, hayrides, bike rentals, and a game room. Pizza, two kinds of wings, mozzarella sticks and mushrooms are available onsite. For those that enjoy it, hot cappuccino is offered in the coffee shop.

Left to right: KOA office and retail space; exterior of banquet hall; interior of banquet hall.

New in 2009 is the western style banquet hall to handle the technical meetings and catered meals that are typical of ES rallies. The room has a full kitchen, 2 restrooms (one is ADA compliant) a 9-foot electric projection screen for movies or presentations. There's also an attached, outdoor patio in addition to a covered pavilion with picnic tables.

Not coming to the rally in your TZE coach? That's okay, Calhoun KOA's upgraded, deluxe kabins are equipped with cable TV and refrigerator. Or for all the comforts, stay in a lodge complete with stove, microwave, bathroom, cable TV and fridge.

Historic Sites and Area Attractions

Area attractions include the new Echota Historic Site. Echota was once capital of the Cherokee Nation, visitors can tour original and reconstructed historic buildings. The museum offers a video presentation about the Cherokee life. There’s also boating on Carters Lake and shopping at the large, Prime Outlet or one of the local antique stores. Twenty miles northeast of Calhoun is the Chief Van Historic site where a two-hundred-year-old house still stands as a tribute to the Vann family, wealthy leaders of the Cherokee nation. At Rome, less tha a 30-minute drive, is the beautiful campus of Berry College and the Martha Berry Museum at Oak Hill. An hour's drive south of Calhoun is the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, home of the General locomotive. One hour north is Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain with its many sights of historic interest.

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