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AUGUST 2019 MEET OUR PRESIDENT —PG 16 ® NO COPAYS NO CLAIM FORMS NO DEDUCTIBLES 30minutescould save you $30,000 We have presentations scheduled daily. Please call for a time convenient for you or we’ll set up an online/telephone presentation, exclusively, just for you. ULTIMATE TRAVELING PEACE-OF-MIND FOR WBCCI MEMBERS 18 SkyMed Services including world wide services Monthly Plans 5 Year Plans For Families For Families Starting At Starting At $49 $2,495 Call one of our Certified SkyMed Ambassadors and Airstream owners Bill Johnjulio (216) 533-1752 | Jim Moss (877) 667-4968 | Stan Schwenke (920) 918-9923 John Tetzlaff (612) 839-4013 | Jerry & Marilyn Collins (208)-867-8739 | Karen & Jack Cotton (760)-895-7019 www.SkyMed.com | 1-800-679-2020 President’s Corner We join this the Airstream Club International for a myriad of In the coming year I look forward to seeing my continuously growing reasons: fond memories of family vacations in an Airstream; Airstream family continue to do what we do best - envelop new admiration for an iconic symbol of global travel or, in my case, a members with kindness, support and surround them with the ghosted big red number! Little did I know that when I bought possibilities of the only club that can proudly say: that first Airstream and joined the Club 11 years ago, I would gain such a large extended family!! We are members of If someone were to ask me the single most important thing I THE ORIGINAL would like to accomplish, it would be to Encourage an Inclusive Airstream-exclusive, independent RV travel club Environment at all levels, where club practices & policies serve to FOR unite members, where all members are treated with respect, all Adventure-minded Airstream owners views valued and all voices heard. WHO Wander the world Our Club, this family, is full of much diversity: of thought; of TO lifestyle; of heritage and of tow vehicle, Airstream model & length learn from and enjoy life with a community of like-minded people and camping choices. All are welcome in my world, this world of IN A TIME happy campers. Of self-discovery and exploration. I have a deep respect for our heritage, our founding and long-time members and the possibility of “what if” for the future. These are a few of so many who have shaped my experience in this beloved Club: Dusty & JoAnn, Jerry & Susan, Brad & Susan, Art & Tookie, Tom & Ethelwyne, Pearl and Dean, PeeWee, the Grisso’s and John & Bard Fuller - you brought the Club and its rich heritage to life for me. It’s an honor to serve as your International President and I will The Schofield and Goranson families, thank you for carrying it continue to love every minute of this experience. forward for future generations. Mona BLUE BERET is the official publication of the Wally Byam Caravan BLUE BERET (USPS 669-270; ISSN 0744-5601) is published monthly Address corrections, suggestions, stories, art, photos, advertising Club International, Inc. (WBCCI), Airstream Club International. BLUE except December and July. 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Pike Street, PO Box 612 Jackson Center, OH 45334-0612 President’s Corner ...................................................3 Phone 937-596-5211 FAX 937-596-5542 Club News ...............................................................6 www.wbcci.org Welcome New Members ................................................................................................. 6 The Art of Airstream Cooking ........................................................................................ 10 INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WBAC Newsletters - Start Spreadin' the News ............................................................... 12 A Presidential Gift to the Queen .................................................................................... 14 President ........................................................Mona Heath Alabama Airstream Club helps welcome new Airstream Dealer to North Alabama ............. 18 1st Vice President ......................................... Andy Selking First Club Caravan to Mexico in over 20 Years ................................................................ 20 2nd Vice President ...............................................Tye Mott Our European Road Trip - Part 2 ................................................................................... 24 3rd Vice President.........................................Eric McHenry Recording Secretary ................................. Vickie Courtney Historically Speaking .................................................................................................... 28 Treasurer ............................................................. Jim Polk Airstream Tech Help Group ........................................................................................... 32 Past President ................................................... Barry Bell Texas Country Air Rally in Brownwood, Texas ................................................................. 36 In Memoriam .............................................................................................................. 49 REGION PRESIDENTS Rhode Island to the West Coast ..................................................................................... 65 Region 1 .....................................................Per Hamnqvist Region 2 ........................................................... Rich Short International Rally ..................................................38 Region 3 ......................................................... John Leake Region 4 ........................................................Karen Fisher Caravans ...............................................................41 Region 5 ...................................................... Bob Whitesell Cajun Country Caravan ................................................................................................. 41 Region 6 ........................................................Jim Johnson Region 7 ......................................................Don Thomson National/Special Event (NSE) Rallies .......................42 Region 8 ............................................................ Mike Sisk Storytelling .................................................................................................................. 42 Region 9 ............................................................Bill Kindle Columbus Day & Canadian Thanksgiving Day ................................................................. 43 Region 10 ..................................................Sharon Cairnes Texas Country Air ......................................................................................................... 43 Region 11 ..........................................................Patti Reed Region 12 ..............................................Cecelia Stansbury Region News .........................................................44 Parliamentarian ........................................... Joanne Miller Airstream • 937-596-6111 ....................................50 HQ TEAM From the Vice President ................................................................................................ 50 Corporate Manager and MARCHing On .............................................................................................................. 51 Blue Beret Managing Editor ..........................Lori Plummer [email protected] Event Schedule ......................................................53 Blue Beret Editor .............................................. Deb Sailor [email protected] Classifieds .............................................................59 Adventure Coordinator ................................Barb Langston [email protected] Coupons ................................................................60 Membership Coordinator ........................... Julie Rethman [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Region 1 ........................................................J. Rick Cipot Region 2 .........................................................Kathy Blake Region 3 .................................................... Joan Anderson Region 4 .......................................................Cindy