It started with Beth.  In summer 1990, she asked, "How come you guys don't have a summer get-together?"  
"We do have an annual summer picnic," I answered.  "It's just that, this summer is the first one."  And so out went the flyer:

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I made it the 16th annual Summer Picnic to give it a sense of history and longevity, but alas, I think it was indeed our one and only picnic.  However, it did give rise to a couple of camping trips in the next year or two, like this one over by Hastings:

 
Though I wasn't present I imagine when Beth asked "Why don't you guys ever have a sumnmer get-together" Craig probably replied, "We have them all the time. We just never invite girls."
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