The 37th Annual South Central BMW Owners Reunion was held October 19 - 21, 2007 at the Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park in scenic Smithville, Texas. This year's "gathering of friends and neighbors" marked a "back-to-basics" approach to the rally. Floyd Crow led a crew that cooked one bratwurst per rider for Friday night's dinner, and the inimitable Beverly Ruffin rounded up a posse that cooked spaghetti for Saturday's dinner. Major supporters for the rally included Wild West Honda, who underwrote the cost of the dinners, and Lone Star BMW/Triumph, who underwrote the entertainment - the Hi Bice Band! Additional support was provided by Gulf Coast Motorcycles, BMW of Ft. Worth, Perry's Motorcycles, 4DStar Motorsports, Aerostich Rider WearHouse, and Silver Eagle Outfitters. For links to the Web sites of our generous supporters, go to the main rally page at http://www.bmwclub.org/resources/rally.html.
Betty Danner invited us into the Cistern Country Store, the third stop on the poker run. The store was built in the early 1900s and they sold T-shirts that said, "Where the hell is Cistern, Texas?" Betty told us, "Cistern dates back to 1852 and was first known as Whiteside Prairie, later referred to as Cockrill Hill, but got it's official name as Cistern when the community applied for a post office in 1858. Cistern...because people from around the area had to come here to get good water from the cistern. The cistern is still here, right next door to our store, but it is no longer exposed since it is underground. Our post master moved to Austin in the 1950's and the post office went with him...so we no longer have one. Cistern was a lively town with several doctors, drug store, barbers, etc. in the 1800's and early 1900's. I think we're making a comeback to some degree."
For more information, check out their Web site athttp://cisternstore-bar.com/.
For more information, check out their Web site athttp://cisternstore-bar.com/.
Betty Danner invited us into the Cistern Country Store, the third stop on the poker run. The store was built in the early 1900s and they sold T-shirts that said, "Where the hell is Cistern, Texas?" Betty told us, "Cistern dates back to 1852 and was first known as Whiteside Prairie, later referred to as Cockrill Hill, but got it's official name as Cistern when the community applied for a post office in 1858. Cistern...because people from around the area had to come here to get good water from the cistern. The cistern is still here, right next door to our store, but it is no longer exposed since it is underground. Our post master moved to Austin in the 1950's and the post office went with him...so we no longer have one. Cistern was a lively town with several doctors, drug store, barbers, etc. in the 1800's and early 1900's. I think we're making a comeback to some degree."
For more information, check out their Web site athttp://cisternstore-bar.com/.
For more information, check out their Web site athttp://cisternstore-bar.com/.
