2025 ROBA Annual Meeting
2025 National meeting to be held in
Martinsville, Illinois
Hosted by Dahnke Family Farm / Doug & Yvonne Dahnk
Join us March 6, 7, 8, and 9- 2025
at Sassafras Ridge Event Center!!!
Air Travel
Airports
Indianapolis international Airport
7800 Colonel H Weir Cook Memorial Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46241
The closest international airport to us is Indianapolis International Airport. This is about 85 miles east of the farm. The drive time would be 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Conference Registration
Follow this link to register for the 2025 ROBA Annual Meeting
Venue
Sassafras Ridge Event Center
11701 E US HWY 40, MARSHALL, IL217-822-1398
Ginger McKillop – Manager
Dahnke Family Farms
10015 E US Highway 40
Martinsville, IL 62442
217-251-6688 Yvonne
217-251-6381 Doug
We will host the Thursday evening “Meet and Greet”. We are planning on roasting brats, hotdogs, and sausages on our patio/firepit at the farm. We will have all the “fixins” along with a smores bar!
Schedule
Thursday Night Mixer / 7 pm to 9 pm at North Pole Stables
Friday / 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday / 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (auction to follow meeting)
Sunday / Optional Coffee & Rolls at the farm
Hotels
Lincoln Suites – They have Queen rooms our suites only. There standard price is $149.00. Jacuzzi suites are $209.00. They have a pool, free hot breakfast, free soft drinks, free wi-fi. There are refrigerator/microwaves in the rooms. They have tub/shower combinations as well as handicap accessible rooms. They are 8 miles east of the venue location.
105 W Trefz Drive
Marshall, IL 62441
217-826-6535
Amanda – Manager
Hampton Inn (Paris, IL) – They have a block of rooms reserved for Roba. They have King or 2 Queen rooms. They also have free breakfast, free wi-fi, fitness, guest laundry, outdoor patio & fire pit, and pool. Our rate is $109.00 per night. This is 30 mile from the venue.
2006 S. Main Street
Paris, IL 61944
217-463-6182, ext. 1
Heather – Manager
Below are Air B&B in our area that we know of:
The Archer Avenue Lofts – the Drugstore loft and the Speakeasy loft
522 Archer Avenue
Marshall, IL 62441
Marshall is 8 miles east of the venue.
Eighteen-Ninety Sleepover
14 S. Central Avenue
Casey, IL 62420
1-888-391-6190
Casey is 9 miles west of Dahnke Family Farms
Chris Hendrix – She will rent in-directly. If you call her, you will not have to book through Air B&B.
217-549-0589
Sleeps 10
8 beds/2 bathrooms
6 bedrooms
Buck Valley – Jack’s property is not listed on Air B&B. Just call him and book through him. He also has a house in Martinsville that he rents out.
Jack Crumrin
217-251-5916
3 cabins
1 house (sleeps 
If you would like to know more about our surrounding areas, please look at the websites below:
www.bigthingssmalltown.com (Casey, IL)