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April’s the first rally month for Deb’s and my local Air- inary Schedule is available for you to view online at salem. stream club. Everyone’s raring to go, their rigs are spruced wbcci.net. The International Rally in Salem this summer will up and their trucks or “toads” are ready. It’s time! The road be a great event. beckons and there are so many great opportunities ahead. Club-sponsored caravans and Region Rallies start in April and Airstream Inc., along with most of the RV industry, has had May. The weather is nice with trees leafing out and flowers a tremendous year. Airstream Inc. is hard at work producing starting to bloom. This is a great month to start on this year’s the new Atlas motorhomes to fulfill orders already placed. travel experiences! They’re also making the Nest trailers for a splashy product debut next month. Finally, Airstream Inc. has promised a Is everything in and on your Airstream working as well as big announcement this month. Vice-President of Sales Justin it needs to for upcoming travels? Maybe you’re lucky enough Humphries said last month in our Blue Beret, “my next article to attend a maintenance rally where you have an opportunity will have some really big news for Airstream”. Be sure to to learn what to look for and to recruit some friends’ help read Justin’s article in this edition to find out what’s next for with your Airstream. Did you know there are all sorts of “tech Airstream Inc.! help” articles on airstreamclub.org and you can also email [email protected] for guidance? Anticipating spring and Members of the Wally Byam Airstream Club have for over summer travels is an annual joy for many of us. A little bit sixty years prepared, and helped one another prepare, for their of preparation can help your adventures fulfill your dream. great summer travel experiences. Through your local units and members and helpful resources on the Club’s “Maintenance This month’s Blue Beret cover features pictures of Salem, Info” web pages, your Club is hard at work promoting great Oregon. The beautiful city offers a nearly perfect complement experiences as you Live the Dream in your Airstream. Please of facilities for our Club’s big rally. If you haven’t been to let me know how you think the club can help you better enjoy Salem or if it’s been a long time (say, twelve years?) you’re your traveling experiences by writing to me at President@ in for a treat. The tourism board has been busy helping coor- wbcci.net (or by letter to the central office). dinate activities and shows for our attending members. The Salem Rally is offering up to a dozen tours and 70+ learning opportunities on a wide variety of topics. The Rally Prelim-
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Blue Beret / April 2018 3 Wally Byam Caravan Club International, Inc. What’s Inside... Vol. 54 April 2018 Issue No. 4 803 E. 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 Election Section...... 8 INTERNATIONAL Membership...... 12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Results of the 2017 WBAC Survey...... 14 President...... Jim Cocke 1st Vice President...... Barry Bell Roundtable Meetings with Club Leadership...... 15 2nd Vice President...... Mona Heath It's a Small World...... 16 3rd Vice President...... Andy Selking Recording Secretary...... Barb Selking Lake Havasu Rally...... 18 Treasurer...... Bill (JJ) Johnjulio Historically Speaking...... 24 Past President...... Richard Girard Airstream Tech Help Group...... 30 REGION PRESIDENTS In Memoriam...... 47 Region 1...... Tyrone Mott Region 2...... Mark Hammer Region 3...... John Frerking International Rally...... 36 Region 4...... Don Hetzler Region 5...... Artie Martin Region 6...... Kenneth Ritenour Caravans...... 45 Region 7...... Pete Yanke American Revolution - Part I and Part II...... 45 Region 8...... Beth McCall Region 9...... Grady Ferry Region 10...... Terri Warren Special Event Rallies...... 47 Region 11...... Patti Reed Bend Classic Rally...... 47 Region 12...... Jim Polk Parliamentarian...... Joanne Miller Intra Clubs...... 47 Vintage Airstream Club...... 47 COMMITTEES Budget...... Barry Bell Caravan...... Jay Thompson Region News...... 48 Constitution & Bylaws...... Tom Smithson Electronic Communications...... Damon Beals Ethics & Grievance...... Bob Caldwell Airstream • 937-596-6111...... 53 Family & Youth...... Linda Amme From the Chief Operating Officer...... 53 Historian...... Joe Peplinski MARCHing On...... 54 International Rally Site...... Vernon Goodwin III International Relations...... Don Shafer Lifetime Membership...... Andy Selking Event Schedule...... 57 Long Range Planning...... Mona Heath Membership...... Teresa Taylor National/Special Events...... Bill Price Classifieds...... 64 Nominating...... Richard Girard Planning Guides...... Matt Hackney Coupons...... 65 Publications...... Hedda Smithson Technical...... Ray Putnam WBCCI STAFF Corporate Manager and Blue Beret Managing Editor...... Lori Plummer [email protected] Blue Beret Editor...... Deb Sailor [email protected] Membership Coordinator...... Barb Langston [email protected] Member Services ...... Julie Rethman [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Region 1...... J. Rick Cipot Region 2...... Debbie Hammer Region 3...... Joan Anderson Region 4...... Susan Stigleman Region 5...... Artie Martin Region 6...... Mark Magie Region 7...... Pete Yanke on the cover... Region 8...... Beth McCall Photos from Salem, Oregon, area Region 9...... Bill Kindle Region 10...... Carol Ortiz Region 11...... Robert Doster Region 12...... Robert Stansbury Europe...... Ian Jamieson “AIRSTREAM” is a registered trademark used under license. Copy Deadline for the June issue is April 15
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Blue Beret / April 2018 7 Barry Mona Bell Heath
International President International Nominee 1st Vice President Nominee
Personal: Personal: Married 52 years to wife Karen I am an almost ten-year member of the WBCCI, and have pre- Three sons, eight grandchildren viously held several leadership positions within my Region and Unit. With the support of my employer, who has a thor- WBCCI Experience: ough understanding of the obligations and time commitment 1st International Vice President 2017-Present of my current role as International 2nd Vice President, I’m 2nd International Vice President 2016-2017 honored to be a nominee for International 1st Vice President 3rd International Vice President 2015-2016 Live in Hillsboro OR, Member of Oregon Unit #090, Bought first Airstream in 1977 Region 10 Serial Airstream owner: 1958 Bubble and 2011 Bambi Interna- Joined WBCCI in 1979 tional Signature Bought second Airstream in 2003 Founding member of Moving WBCCI Forward Joined Central Indiana Unit in 2003 https://www.facebook.com/movingWBCCIforward/ Trustee Central Indiana Unit 2005-2006 Vice President Central Indiana Unit 2007 Respects and Supports the Need for Volunteerism: Current International 2nd Vice President President Central Indiana Unit 2008 Standing Committee Chair of Long Range Planning Region 5 2nd Vice President 2009 Committee Region 5 1st Vice President 2010-2012 Past 1st VP, 2nd VP, Region Membership Chair, Public Rela- Region 5 President 2012-2014 tions Chair and Contributing Editor to the Blue Beret Chair, Attended most International Rallies since 2004 Region 10 Past President, 1st VP and Charter Social Media Chair – Oregon Attended most Midwinter IBT’s since 2011 Unit Assistant Caravan Leader on Ores, Shores, Waters, & Past Member of Membership Standing Committee Lights National Caravan in 2008 (N-37-0) International Membership Workshop Committee Chair – Farm- Participant in 9 National Caravans ington NM 2015 and Gillette WY 2014 Participant in many National Rallies International Membership Presentations – Farmington NM 2015, Gillette WY 2014, Huron SD 2013 and Sedalia MO 2012 Education: Purdue University B.S. Industrial Management Professional Experience Includes: Purdue University M.S. Industrial Engineering Consultant/General Manager Airstream 2 Go Occupation: Over 20 years of wholesale and retail sales management with Engineer for the pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly and NIKE, Inc. and Nordstrom Collaborative business partner skilled at developing mutually-re- Company for 33 years during which I provided project spectful partnerships with key stakeholders leadership for multi-million dollar packaging projects Highly-effective team leader aligning 30 direct and cross-func- around the world. Advanced to the position of Engi- tional reports with common goals neering Consultant. Developed marketplace distribution strategies while exceeding College Instructor, in the evenings, at Indiana University/ revenue and profitability targets against corresponding busi- ness plans Purdue University, Indianapolis Campus, for 3 years. Managed businesses with annual wholesale revenue in excess of Engineer for Allison, Division of General Motors for 4 $400M years Community Service: Priorities Focus on a Member-Focused Business Plan: Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Leader who inspires and represents members’ interests. Create an inclusive environment, at all levels, where club BSA Cubmaster & Scoutmaster (BSA Silver Beaver practices and policies serve to unite members, where all Award) members are treated with respect, all views valued and all BSA District Chairman voices heard. National Jamboree Scoutmaster Develop long-term strategy with focus on members and member- YMCA Youth Basketball and Football Coach ship growth, encouraging investment in their club through leadership and volunteerism. Little League Baseball Coach Reduce structured formality and exclusive practices while Elks and Moose Lodge Member promoting membership-focused ideas as best practices Member of First United Methodist Church, Noblesville, Promote the development of a club Vision and, in turn, improve IN Membership recruiting Actively seek qualified members to serve as officers and committee members 8 Blue Beret / April 2018 Andrew Tye Selking Mott
International International 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Nominee Nominee
Personal: Born March 9, 1959 in Decatur, IN Personal: Married to Barb (Wharton) for 39 years Born June 14, 1963 in Brookville, FL One child, Mark, married June 16, 2012 to Lauren I first began camping as a child with my parents, and have (Zimmer) continued all my life. One grandson, Andrew Mark Selking III (aka Tripp), born May My first of 4 Airstreams was purchased in 2006 10, 2016 Began Airstreaming as a child with my Grandparents, Walter and Louise Mueller Unit: My first Airstream was my Grandparent’s 1959 that we restored I have been a member of the Cape Cod Massachusetts Unit since 2008, WBCCI #7719 Unit: Member of North Texas Unit since 2004, WBCCI # 6062 WBCCI: 2008 Joined the WBCCI community WBCCI: 2007-2010 VP of Maintenance at the North 2009 Organized and hosted the special event rally for Cape Texas Airstream Community Cod Unit Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day 2008 Caravan Leader for WBCCI Rally 2005-2009 Membership Chairman of North Texas Unit 2010-2011 Cape Cod Unit first vice president 2006-2007 3rd VP of North Texas Unit 2011-2012 Cape Cod Unit president 2007-2008 2nd VP of North Texas Unit 2008-2009 1st VP of North Texas Unit 2012-2014 Region 1 second vice president 2009-2010 President of North Texas Unit 2014-2016 Region 1 first vice president 2011 Membership Chairman of North Texas Unit 2016-2018 Region 1 president 2012-2013 2nd VP of Region Nine 2013-2014 1st VP of Region Nine Occupation: 2014-2016 President of Region Nine 2009 - present Purchased and now owner/operator of 2017-2018 International 3rd Vice President Chamberland Vinyl Repair, a car/boat/RV interior detailing and restoration service Occupation: 2016 Retired after 30 years at Southwestern Baptist 1995-2008 Sales and service at Chamberland Vinyl Repair Theological Seminary 1993-1995 Pollard Windows, sales and office manager 2011-2015 Associate Physical Plant Director at Southwestern 1988-1993 Stereo Advantage, manger of sales, service and Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX 1986-2010 Auto Shop/Plant Services Supervisor at Southwestern tech. support Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX 1984-1988 United States Army, Specialist (E) 4 Rank 1979-1986 Auto Mechanic at Paul’s Garage, Fort Worth, TX 1977-1978 Auto Mechanic at Yeoman’s Service Station, Fort Interests: Wayne, IN Restoration of vintage trailers and cars 1975-1977 Service Attendant at Leo’s Service Station, Camping throughout the US and Canada Hoagland, IN Landscaping and gardening Woodworking, old house repairs, and community volunteer Interests: Researching my family ancestry Pet owner, and helping out on my best friends farm when RVing through as much of the country as I can possible Reading about history and current events Working on my MacBook I have attended as many of the Unit and Region 1 Rallies Barb and I have tried to attend as many of the Unit Rallies as as I have been able to since joining CCMU in 2008. we are able since joining NTU in 2004. We have hosted and I have participated and/or hosted 9 Region Rallies, I co-hosted numerous rallies throughout the years. We have have attended and worked at 4 International Rallies attended 10 Region Rallies, 11 International Rallies, and led as a Region officer. I enjoy going to Rallies and other a unit caravan to Bozeman. We were block party hosts in WBCCI functions to welcome and meet new members, Gillette. We hosted the Midwinter IBT in 2015 and hosted meeting old friends, and lend a helping hand where Region Nine Rally in 2015 and 2016. We love meeting new needed. people and making new friends from all over the country.
Blue Beret / April 2018 9 Jim Eileen Courtney Frerking
International Treasurer International Recording Nominee Secretary Nominee
Personal: Personal: Born January 18, 1947, married to Vickie, 17 years Married to Rev. John Frerking for 52 years Combat Veteran USN 1965-1969 Full Time RV’er for 4 ½ years before acquiring home base at Three children North Texas Airstream Community Six granddaughters WBCCI Experience: Professional: Member 2006 Ed.S, M.S.Ed., B.S.Ed. Concentration in Educational Present member of the North Texas Unit Associate Member of Texas Highland Lakes Unit Leadership and Elementary Education Traveled on 10 National Caravans Principal, Assistant Principal, and Teacher in Palm Beach Led caravan to IBT/Hobo rallies in Blythe, CA 2013 District Schools – 26 years Attended 7 International Rallies and volunteered as early worker Elementary School Teacher Lutheran Schools – 4 years at each. I have worked on the parking, traffic control, safety, Adult Education Title IX – 2 years registration and caravans committees, and helped present the Caravan Basics Seminar at Huron. Editor of Florida-Georgia LWML (Lutheran women’s I have attended many national, special events and region rallies; organization) newsletter – 6 years highlighted by being crowned the Hobo King at the 2012 Hobo Rally in Blythe, CA. WBCCI: National Caravan Leader; planned, scouted and led “Where Da Currently unit rising 2nd VP Heck is Chokoloskee?” Caravan in 2013 Unit Recording Secretary Community Service Experience: Region 3 Recording Secretary North Texas Airstream Community: Board member for over four Rally programs for Region 3 and Unit 30 years Office Receptionist at International Rallies in Lewisburg Chairperson of the Finance Committee for 3 years and Escanaba Chairperson of the Long Range Planning Committee for 2 years Vice President of Operations for 1 year Committee for women’s tea at Lewisburg President for 2 years Enjoyed 6 caravans Treasurer for 1 year Co-chaired with Vickie a Veteran’s recognition dinner program at NTAC serving over 100 people Co-chaired with Vickie a fundraiser dinner at NTAC with over 80 people attending Education: Graduate of McComb High School, McComb Ohio Continuing Education courses in management, accounting, sales, marketing Numerous technical certifications While working, held the designation of Registered Communica- Promotional Advertising Printing – joined Vickie’s company. tion Distribution Designer certified by the industry profes- Together we grew sales and sold it in 2005. sional association BICSI. Retired in 2005 Work History: Other: USN I served many years on the Board of Directors for two private General Telephone (now Frontier) Central Office Technician to corporations, and for The Children’s Home of Northern KY, 2nd level management a non-profit offering a residential treatment program for The Business Phone Company – Vice President of Operations to abused, neglected, and at-risk boys between the ages 7-17. President I was an active member of many trade organizations, and was a Comm Line Inc, a telecommunication, data, and fiber optic con- major fundraiser for the MS150, a MS Society benefit. I have tracting company, co-owner/operator. We grew Comm Line the skills and qualifications to effectively serve as Treasurer to over 200 employees before selling the company. for WBCCI, and I have Vickie’s full support.
10 Blue Beret / April 2018 Matt LaVerne Hackney McHenry
International International Nominating Committee Nominating Committee
Personal: Personal: Married to Beth for 30 years. Born 1957, Honolulu Hawaii (while still a territory!) Born in South Charleston, WV and Beth was born in Kansas City. Married to Eric forever! Served as Scoutmaster from 2004 – 2011, as Cubmaster from Reside in Santa Rosa, California 2001 to 2003 and as assistant to both positions. In addition, have coached soccer and baseball. Have 4 times served WBCCI Experience: as Neighborhood Association President, 2 times as Vice Member, 2010 President and 20 years as chair of the Architectural Control Committee Santa Clara Unit, 1st VP, 2012 Beth is also active in the WBCCI and currently serving as Trea- Santa Clara Unit, President 2013-2015 surer and Membership Chair for the Southeastern Camping Santa Clara and Greater Bay Area Airstream Club Member- Unit. She is a Mechanical Engineer and has been employed ship, 2015-current in positions of increasing responsibility at the Savannah River Site for the last 33 years. In addition, she was President of the Central Savannah River Area Apple Macintosh Users Work History: Group for 5 years. Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies/Keysight Tech- We own 2 Airstreams and spend most weekends on the road. We nologies (all same company) 1983-2009 and 2015 to are very excited to be a part of the rich tradition of the present. WBCCI and Airstream. Unit: Education: Southeastern Camping Unit, 012 Seattle University Education: Interests: BSME, Magna Cum Laude, West Virginia University 1983 Airstreaming! WBCCI: Motorcycling We bought our Airstream in 2005 and joined WBCCI in 2006. We Camping/Hiking anything outdoors following Eric around have attended the last 11 International Rallies Sewing and Embroidery 2017 International Rally First Timers Chairman 2016 – Present International Rally Site Committee 2016 – Present WBCCI Foundation Special Committee / Board of Directors 2015 – 2016 Chair Special Committee for Rally Site Selection 2014 – 2016 Region 3 President 2012 – 2014 Region 3 Vice President 2011 Georgia Unit President 2010 Georgia Unit President -Elect 2009 Georgia Unit 1st Vice President Occupation: Presently employed by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions as a Program Manager, responsible for Future Projects totaling $750 million. 1983 – Present Have held positions of increasing responsibil- ity at the Savannah River Site in engineering, operations, programs, and management. During that time, have been em- ployed by DuPont, Westinghouse, Washington Group, URS, and now SRNS.
Blue Beret / April 2018 11
Teresa Taylor Chairman
Spring Camping and Adven- laugh! But seriously, you do earn points age range. As we all know, Airstreaming tures are here; don’t let your and after you’ve invited 15 Airstreamers keeps us young at heart, slightly older to join our community, you will become in other parts! We are an inclusive club, Airstream sit in the driveway. a Founder’s Award member. You will be welcoming to all. Get out and Roam, Explore, listed in the Membership Directory under Arrive; we’ll have a chair at the Founder’s Award member and will re- • Does the club have the same campfire for you. ceive a cool medal/pin that you can wear interests as I do? as a bolo or a pin on your lanyard or just As we start a new camping season, pin to the valance in the Airstream. Glenn This is where our Rallies and Caravans make sure you are ready to invite new and my main objective is not to receive shine as you find out what interests they Airstream owners to join our community. the Founder’s Award but to introduce have and how our activities will fit into With Airstream one of the top RVs of Airstream owners to the opportunity, their life. the year, new and used Airstreams are adventures, and new friends from all over hitting the road every day. Let’s make the US, Canada and Europe. That bolo So get out and camp this spring and sure they know about the Wally Byam pin is really cool too! Ok, I’m a geek on summer and invite Airstream owners Airstream Club. Our brochures and door collecting pins, I admit it. to join our community. You’ll be glad hangers are an easy introduction to the you did. club. Many of our units/clubs have added Why do people join clubs? a 1/3-page insert with information on See you in Salem. their unit/club with the yearly rallies. This is a trick question, and most will Your unit/club membership chair has say people join because of the benefits the brochures and hang tags to give to or value, and new friends, which is true members to introduce other Airstreamers with the decision to renew but this is not to our club. Add your travel card and the main reasons they decide to become say hi from the other Airstream in the members in the first place. So, when campground. you are visiting with a prospective new member at a campground or at rally, here When Glenn and I are traveling, we are the three most popular reasons people carry the brochures and door hangers, join a club or organization: both have all the information about joining. We talk with owners from across • Someone said they should join. the US and Canada and I always try to tell them about a unit/club in their area. Invite them to join. Recommendations We have found many new Airstreamers and testimonials let them know it will be didn’t know there was an Airstream Club, a benefit to join. so just telling them that there is a club for Airstream enthusiasts and inviting • They want to know if there are them to join gives them the opportunity people their age and like them to make the most of their Airstream in the club. experience. Be sure to write your name on the brochure and tell the Airstreamer The new Airstream owner is 50-69 to put your name down on the join form and our club has a similar demograph- under who you heard about the club. I ics. As my kids say, 60 is the new 40 so tell them I get brownie points, we all doing the math, we’re all in the 50-69
12 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 13 ResultsResults ofof thethe 20172017 WBACWBAC SurveySurvey Part Three Jim Johnson, WBCCI #4183 This last installment on the 2017 survey will cover members’ opinions on the club. In February we covered the results of questions on demographics and club activities. In March we concentrated on communications, both electronic and print. Now we’ll look at how the membership feels the club is meeting its needs. Our first question asked, “Why did you join WBCCI?” A clear majority indicated a desire to participate in rallies. The other answers are outlined in the following graphic. Next, we asked which factors in- Field summary for G1Q00001 fluenced you to join your pres- Why did you join WBCCI? ent/primary unit. Answer Count Percentage Not surprisingly, the vast majority Participate in rallies (SQ001) 852 60.17% (78%) based this Participate in caravans (SQ002) 514 36.30% decision on geo- graphic location. Purchased a new Airstream (SQ003) 589 41.60% Another 30% in- Encouraged to join by a WBCCI member (SQ004) 541 38.21% dicated that hav- ing friends in the Encouraged to join by WBCCI literature (SQ005) 137 9.68% unit was important. Access to technical help with my Airstream (SQ006) 447 31.57% Twenty one per- cent picked their Other Browse 225 15.89% unit because of activities offered. When asked if you would rec- ommend WBAC membership to current or potential Airstream own- ers, 58% indicated that they definitely would. Anoth- er 24% answered “most likely”. Ten percent selected “maybe”. About three and a half percent, or 49 members, indicat- ed dissatisfaction by answering “Most likely wouldn’t recommend” or “wouldn’t recommend”. Finally, we asked the following question; “One of the goals of WBCCI leadership is to listen and act on members’ ideas and concerns. Do you feel they are doing that?” 48% of members stated “yes”. Thirteen percent stated “no”. However, another 38% didn’t answer the question at all. Analyzing this was difficult since over a third of respondents gave no answer. The Long Range Planning Committee thanks the following current and retired survey professionals for composing this survey. Without their commitment and expertise, we couldn’t have accomplished it. These WBAC member volunteers were Amy Hirschy #6161, RJ and Erica Marquette #13270, and Joanne McMullen #7700. Thanks a bunch! The results of this survey were presented to the WBAC leadership at the mid-winter IBT at Sarasota. This was not just an academic exercise. You can expect real action as a result, especially in the areas of caravans and rallies, the fun stuff, and the real purpose of the club.
14 Blue Beret / April 2018 Roundtable Meetings with Club Leadership = A Member-Focused Mid-Winter International Board of Trustees (IBT) Meeting
Mona Heath, International 2nd Vice President email: [email protected]
The members of the Long Range committee members Artie Martin (R5), Planning Committee (LRPC) wish to Jim Polk (R12) and Terri Warren (R10). thank the International Standing Com- The second Special Committee will test mittee Chairs, Region Officers and platforms and make recommendations International Vice Presidents for three on costs and data needs to support incredibly productive, member-focused Electronic Meeting Attendance and meetings in Sarasota. As we ran from Participation of Region Officers un- roundtable discussion, to a goal alignment able to attend IBT meetings with Jim meeting, off for a quick bite to eat and Polk, Region 12 President as Chair and then another roundtable discussion, the committee members Artie Martin (R5), energy, collaboration and focus on our Pete Yanke (R7) and Tom Smithson Club and our members was undeniable. (International Constitution & Bylaws Chair). Your Standing Committees are hard at work increasing National Caravan Last but certainly not least, your options and developing an engaging, International Vice Presidents (Barry informative caravan leader module Bell, Mona Heath and Andy Selking) soon to be introduced at Region discussed their goals for the Wally rallies; building a comprehensive Byam Airstream Club with all, without and diverse resource database for fu- peeking at each other’s notes, clearly ture International Rallies; continuing reflecting a collaborative andconsistent enhancement to our Publications; de- long-term, member-focused strategy. In veloping leadership planning materials; the spirit of mentorship and inclusiveness, introducing new Airstream owners to International 3rd VP candidate Tye Mott the benefits of belonging to the Wally was invited to, and attended, all of these Byam Airstream Club and are ready for meetings. International expansion. The LRPC looks forward to seeing not An engaging roundtable discussion only the results and recommendations of with Region Officers led to volunteers to the Special Committees and the on-go- participate in, and the appointment of, ing work of the International Standing two Special Committees by Internation- Committees but also the engagement of al President Jim Cocke. The first Special our members in these efforts. Committee will explore and recommend options for Region Leadership Or- “If you want to go fast, go alone. If ganization and Terms with Grady you want to go far, go together” Ferry, Region 9 President as Chair and - African Proverb
Blue Beret / April 2018 15 It’s a Small World Cynthia Pearce, WBCCI #3672
A recent trip to see the wonders of an extra day at the end of the tour Israel was enlivened by traveling with and they graciously took us in, fed Airstream friends, Lew and Cathy us a sumptuous Sabbath dinner, gave Brodsky from our NORVA unit. us a neighborhood tour, and added What an opportunity to dream of homemade soup and cookies to our hauling our modern chariots on the bulging waistlines before arranging same ancient paths that were formerly transportation to the Tel Aviv airport. done at a walking pace, or only a little What fun it was to get aquatinted faster on a donkey. Just imagine our and share Airstream stories. So a big silver beauties reflecting the brilliant thank you to Ed and Abbe Krissman, sun on a blue sky day, or better yet and to WBCCI. Look for the very Ed Krissman and Paul Pearce warming in a pink dawn sunrise. friendly Krissman’s during the next Well WBCCI did those kinds of two Revolutionary War caravans. adventures years ago and we can only It is a small world indeed. hope with the Airstream expansions overseas these dreams will once again bear fruit. One of the highlights was making a contact through an Airstream acquain- tance, Dale Spillman that we met on the recent Southern Revolutionary War caravan. Dale mentioned a WBCCI couple, Ed and Abbe Krissman, who live in the ancient part of Jerusalem. They keep their trailer near Milwau- kee, where they used to teach, and fly back every summer. So far they have gone on 11 caravans. We had
Olive tree - unknown age
Restored and preserved 2000 year old boat found in the Dead Sea
Street in Old Jerusalem Museum holding the Dead Sea Scrolls Going into Old Jerusalem
16 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 17 Lake ChuckHavasu Cabalka, WBCCI #6464Rally and added $1,000 for each year of his life. Consequently London was paid $2,460,000. The “island” was While wintering in Apache originally a peninsula that provid- Junction, AZ, and after having the ed an emergency military airstrip Airstream sit idle from early Novem- during WWII. The bridge was ber to mid-February, we decided to re-erected on dry land. Following the get it out and head to Lake Havasu re-construction of the bridge, several City, AZ to join the Arizona Unit million cubic yards of material were for their February “no-host” rally. excavated to provide a channel con- Reservations had been made in Feb- necting two bays on Lake Havasu, ruary, 2017 since this rally was being thereby creating the island. The held in conjunction with the Western bridge purchase apparently was a Pyrotechnic Assoc. meeting. Various pretty good idea since Lake Havasu fireworks firms put on displays of City started growing and is now their goods on Friday, Saturday about 60,000 in population. If you and Sunday evenings. There were go on the internet to London Bridge, actually two rally locations. The one Lake Havasu City, AZ and click on for which notification was sent out in London Bridge - Wikipedia, you will February, 2017, had 19 Airstreams find very interesting information and was at the Crazy Horse Camp- about the endeavor. ground on the island across London While “killing” time in Lake Bridge in Lake Havasu City, while Havasu City on Saturday, we also the second location (developed at visited the local historical museum. a later date) had 17 units and was We found the exhibits there quite in- 6 miles south of town at the rodeo teresting; particularly those dealing grounds; adjacent to where the actual with the origin of the city, McCull- fireworks display took place. The och’s extensive effort to develop first had water and electricity, while real estate and the relocation of the the second was dry camping. bridge. McCulloch even purchased With nothing planned for the and operated several large passenger daytime hours, we took the op- planes to fly potential buyers from portunity on Saturday to visit the the mid-west to Lake Havasu City London Bridge area. The structure during winter months. Talk about is the original London Bridge, built “promoting”. Who wouldn’t want over the Thames River in England to leave the cold and snow of the in 1831. Due to its deterioration and mid-west to enjoy a few days in inadequacy for modern traffic, the balmy temperatures in mid-winter? bridge needed to be replaced. Robert Saturday evening was the crown- McCulloch (of McCulloch chainsaw ing point of the weekend. We joined and outboard motor fame) purchased several thousand others to view the the bridge in 1967, had it dismantled, fireworks at Sara Park, south of shipped to the US, re-erected at Lake town. THE FIREWORKS WERE Havasu City and opened in 1971 to SPECTACULAR! After paying the promote his real estate endeavors. It $5 charge for parking, we went to had been estimated that the cost to get in line to purchase our $5 tickets demolish the bridge would have been for grandstand seating. However, the $1,200,000. He doubled that figure line extended forever, so we joined
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18 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 19 Lakecontinued from Havasu page 18 Rally miners in the area decades ago. When a parking spot was finally found, a stroll down main street (the only street) found burros and tourists socializing right in the middle of the street. The animals seemed to love being petted by everyone. Those who have been there before will remember that numerous shops sold carrots to feed the burros. It has recently been decided numerous others and set our chairs up in as July 4th, Labor Day, etc. They really that the carrots were not the the parking lot. By doing so we did not went all out and everyone was treated best food. Now, for $1.00, you can buy get to see the ground displays, but had to a wonderful evening, even though it special pelletized food for the burros. In fantastic seats for the aerials. Prior to was somewhat cool. fact, while seated and eating lunch at a the fireworks show, even Mother Nature Nothing was planned for Sunday, so restaurant, and with the open entrance provided everyone with an aerial display we decided to make the 55-mile drive door readily in view, one of the burros of her own; a beautiful red and orange to Oatman to see if the burros were still was seen to stick his/her head under the sunset. Several fireworks companies put there. Sure enough! They were! The wooden sidewalk railing and let out three on programs displaying their goods to “wild” burros are a result of animals or four loud “hee-haws”. The restaurant attract customers for celebrations, such escaping from, or being turned loose by, continued on page 22
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Blue Beret / April 2018 21 continuedLake from Havasu page 20 Rally owner grabbed a handful of the food, stepped outside and fed “Socks”. Ap- parently Socks was a regular “walkup diner” at the restau- rant. Chuck asked about, and was told, there were 16 adults and 4 babies making up the herd that calls Oatman home. Oat- man and burros are synonymous. With- out the burros, the town would have died years ago. enced rather strong winds. The wind was the distance, so driving wasn’t too bad. Upon leaving Lake Havasu City about later reported to have been about 30-35 All in all, it was a wonderful weekend. mid-morning on Monday, the 230-mile mph, with gusts reaching as high as 50. We are ready to go back next year. drive back to Apache Junction experi- Fortunately it was a tailwind for most of
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Blue Beret / April 2018 23 Joe Peplinski WBCCI #6768, WBCCI Historian [email protected]
A Brief History of the Airstream Company
Most WBCCI members probably know that the Airstream Wally bought out Bowlus and that the Clipper was merely Company was founded by Wally Byam in the 1930s and is a rebadged Bowlus Road Chief. The Clipper sported many currently owned by the Thor Corporation, but what happened design improvements over the Road Chief, with the most in between? All written histories of the Airstream Company obvious being the door location moved from the tongue to known to the author are incomplete and often contain errors. the side, but the most significant was a different frame design It is hoped that the Airstream Company timeline that follows, and trailer construction method. while purposely brief and definitely not complete, corrects a It should be noted that Airstream only made a limited few misconceptions and presents a few new details. Some number of pre-WWII aluminum Airstream Clippers, each of this information came from rare stockholder publications custom designed to the purchasers’ requirements with a high issued during Airstream’s brief period as an independently price to match. Production of more standardized and much traded company in the mid-1960s, while other details came less expensive Masonite Airstream trailer models, including from a variety of sources including articles in old Caravanner the Torpedo Junior, Airlite, and Silver Cloud, continued and newspapers, trailer brochures, and the recollections of Wally represented the largest volume of Airstreams produced before Byam’s cousin, Dale “Pee Wee” Schwamborn. WWII. 1929 – Wally Byam begins building trailers in his back yard. 1931 – Wally opened a small factory to produce travel trailers, although the company did not adopt the name “Air- stream” until 1934, when advertising indicated that its trailers “tow like a stream of air”. The company’s first product was a Masonite sided travel trailer called the Torpedo Car Cruis- er. Airstream also sold Torpedo plans and kits for those that wanted to build it themselves. Airstream Employees and Trailers - March 19, 1936 (Silver Cloud on left, Clipper in center, unknown model on right)
1941 – The last Airstream is built before Airstream closed its doors for WWII due to materials rationing. 1941-1945 – Wally Byam worked at the Lockheed aircraft company, where he met future Airstream employee Andy Charles. Wally Byam and Torpedo Car Cruiser circa 1932 Late 1945 – Wally Byam went to work for a man named Curtis Wright as designer and production manager of a new October 1934 – Hawley line of travel trailers at Curtis Wright Industries, which has Bowlus, designer of Lindbergh’s sometimes been confused with the Curtiss-Wright aircraft Spirit of St. Louis plane, offers company in the past, although they were separate companies the first riveted aluminum travel with no business ties. trailer for sale, the Bowlus Road January 1946 – The first Chief. Curtis Wright travel trailers 1935 – According to Bowlus are for sale and are soon joined family members, Wally Byam Bowlus Road Chief by a riveted aluminum model sold Bowlus trailers alongside called the Clipper that bore a Airstreams on his own sales lot. significant resemblance to the January 1936 – The riveted aluminum Airstream Clipper pre-WWII Airstream Clipper. is introduced months before competitor Bowlus began to offer Future Airstream employee a new mid-kitchen model in April 1936 and closed its doors Art Costello begins to work for for good in September 1936, which dispels the myths that Wally Byam at Curtis Wright. continued on page 26 24 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 25 continued from page 24 May 15, 1947 – Wally Byam restarts 1958-64 – Airstream created a commercial division to sell Airstream after leaving Curtis Wright. trailers to industrial customers. Most went to the Southern Art Costello joins Wally as the first Pacific and Western Pacific railroads to house work crews. A employee at the new company, which couple of 35’ prototypes were built in January 1958. now only builds riveted aluminum Air- stream Liners that are very similar in appearance to Curtis Wright Clippers. November 1, 1948 – Airstream is formally incorporated in California, with Art Costello named as its Vice President.
Airstream Employees Between January 1960 and March circa 1950 1964, almost 270 additional trailers (Art Costello in center of were built, with most varying between front row; 32’ and 40’ long. The 1958 and 1960 Wally Byam in the beret) units were designed and badged as Airstreams, but in mid-1961 the units started being identified as Mobile In- dustrial trailers. The Mobile Industrial trailer badges listed the same 12804 E. Firestone Blvd, Santa Fe Springs, CA address as the California Airstream plant. By 1963, the design changed to a distinctly different appearance utilizing flatter 1950 – Andy Charles joins Airstream as a production sides with a subtle ribbed appearance and fiberglass front and specialist. rear exterior endcaps that were painted silver. July 1952 – Airstream opened a second production facility in Jackson Center, Ohio. Andy Charles moved from California to Ohio to set up and manage this factory. 1954-1955 – The Wally Byam’s Holiday travel trailer company is formed in Jackson Center, OH. Some brochures called this company a “Division of Airstream Trailers, Inc.” Holiday trailers had a “canned ham” shape with flat sides, a riv- eted aluminum skin, and a wood lined interior. Most Holidays were 15’ single axle models, but 1964 40' Mobile Industrial Trailer a few 21’ tandem axle models were also made for 1955. The July 22, 1962 – Wally Byam passed away. At this time, single axle Holiday floor plan the Airstream business was composed of three affiliated was very similar to that of the corporations: 1955-57 16’ Airstream Bubble. • One solely owned by Wally Byam Wally Byam’s Holiday trailers are • One co-owned by Wally Byam (75%) and California rare, with perhaps a little more than 100 originally built and Plant President Art Costello (25%) probably less than a dozen currently • One co-owned by Wally Byam (75%) and Ohio Plant known to exist. They have been a part President Andy Charles (25%) of WBCCI since the 1950s and their November 1, 1962 – The California and Ohio Airstream eligibility for club membership was companies were merged into Airstream, Inc., when Art and recently reaffirmed by the WBCCI Andy transferred their ownership shares in exchange for new Executive Committee. Airstream, Inc. stock. Art Costello was named President of August 3, 1955 – The Wally Byam Caravan Club was Airstream, Inc. and Andy Charles was named Chairman of formed during the Airstream Company sponsored 1955 East- the Board of Directors. ern Canada Caravan. Club administrative support would be provided by Airstream Company employees, led by Wally’s cousin, Helen Byam Schwamborn, for many years to follow. continued on page 28
26 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 27 continued from page 26 January 1963 – Airstream, Inc. acquired all of Wally 1974 – The first painted Argosy Mo- Byam’s shares in the three prior corporations from his estate. torhomes are introduced. Stock shares were sold to other members of the Airstream Mid-Late 1970s – The fuel crisis and Board of Directors, bringing Airstream ownership shares to: recession hit the RV industry hard and • Art Costello – 30% sales dropped dramatically. Airstream President and CEO 1979 – The Versailles, OH Argosy plant was closed, and • Andy Charles – 30% the Argosy brand was shut down. Production of Airstream Airstream Chairman of the Board Motorhomes begins, with the first units being painted like • Charles Manchester – 10% Argosy Motorhomes, but soon Airstream Motorhomes tran- Airstream VP and Director of Marketing sitioned to a traditional shiny riveted aluminum appearance. • Edwin Charles – 10% Airstream Secretary and Director • Jack Garmhausen – 10% A partner at the law firm that handled Airstream business • Paul Guerin – 10% President of Airstream’s outside advertising agency February 15, 1966 – Brothers Andy and Edwin Charles sold their shares to the other four stockholders and retired from the company. June 3, 1966 – Airstream’s Initial Public Offering (IPO). About 29% of the existing shares were sold, coming from each of the 4 current stockholders in like proportions. Other October 1, 1979 – The California Airstream plant was members of the Airstream Board of Directors bought minor closed and WBCCI was made independent of the Airstream shares. At the completion of the IPO, about 71% of Airstream Company. stock was still held by the Airstream Board of Directors. August 29, 1980 – Airstream was sold to the Thor Cor- December 1967 – The Airstream Company was purchased poration and Thor returned Airstream to profitability within by the Beatrice Foods Corporation, ending its short 17-month one year. run as a publicly traded company. This completes a brief review of Airstream Company his- March 21, 1972 – A new plant was tory up to its purchase by Thor. It should not be relied upon opened in Versailles, OH to produce as complete as many details have been omitted to keep the the painted Argosy trailer line. It article length manageable, but hopefully you enjoyed learning should be noted that a few Argosys a little bit more about the company that built your Airstream were also produced by the Califor- as well as some closely related brands. nia Airstream Plant in the years that followed.
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Hello to everyone out there. As you begin to travel, you might find a travelling check list helpful to remind you of those things you might not think about until you are actually away from home and are having a problem. This will be particularly helpful to those of you going to International in Salem, OR, in June, or on any of the caravans. The checklist is seven pages long, so it will come to you in three segments – April, May and June Blue Beret. If you find it useful and want to get it sooner, you can email us at [email protected] and I will forward a copy to you. All the best to all of you – see you, safely, down the road.
Check the electrical connections first. Apply silicon Electronic Boards dielectric in a thin coating over all your connections. Look Another connection area that can cause all kinds of prob- at the ground connections. Most wiring failures are due to lems is the tiny Molex plugs on your circuit boards. Your poor ground connections. This is particularly true for the RV gas appliances that have self-lighting capability have circuit appliances that are mounted with the electronics exposed to boards to control this function. Some of these are exposed to the outside elements. the elements and pick up dirt as well as corrosion. You cannot use WD-40 to clean these connections since it will leave a Electrical - Obtain a set of various size fuses for your RV film that attracts dirt and grease. You should have a spray can and your tow or towed vehicle. Check your manuals and find of electronic circuit cleaner that leaves no residue after use. the physical location of the boxes. There are different fuse types as well as sizes so be sure you get the correct ones. Do Hinges, Bearings, Steps, Locks not forget any extra electronics or appliances you have added Annually clean all the external compartment hinges on the to the vehicles. Know where your fuses are. You may have RV and then lubricate them. Use a small amount of WD-40 for in-line fuse holders behind the dashboard. Never replace a the cleaner and then, dry the hinge with paper towels. Then fuse with a higher current rated unit unless you know what use a small amount of Silicon spray on the metal surfaces that the circuit does, and the operating current being drawn move. You should include the moving surfaces and joints on through it. A fuse is not there to protect the light bulb, circuit all your awnings. Check the manufacturers’ recommendations board, appliance, or computer. Its purpose is to protect the on slide outs and follow them. Failure to do this can result in wiring. Do not increase any fuse size; bigger is not always troubles on the road and major expenditures. Do not forget to better and sometimes it can lead to disaster. A handy item clean the awning material (awning manual has the instructions). to carry is a set of ATC automotive type fuses that are circuit Use a tube of graphite for your locks. breakers. These will open if there is excessive current flow and then reset once the current goes below the fuse rating. Batteries and Chargers Carry a 15, 20 and 30 Amp set. LED replacements are now Completely check out both your engine start and coach available, at reasonable costs, for your interior and exterior batteries before you are ready for the new camping year. A lighting needs. These are particularly efficient for replacing battery failure on the road will not only be costly but you incandescent and fluorescent lights. may have to buy an off-brand with no effective warranty. We
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recommend Wal-Mart (or equivalent, large chain) batteries or more charge modes (stages) including bulk, absorption and since they have stores all over the US and Canada. If your float that are automatically selected by the computer control batteries are using water every week, they are going bad. Do circuits. These chargers will insure that you get maximum life not buy sealed lead acid batteries that never require water for from your batteries. For the motor home owners most of the your coach batteries. These have one-way valves to release the modern diesel rigs have excellent computer-controlled charge pressure when the battery overheats so that it does not blow systems included with the inverter. However, you should up. The water vapor escapes through this valve and since the remember that for some gas motor home models the engine battery is sealed it cannot be replaced. Your Coach batteries start battery is not charged when you are on AC shore power. go through many deep cycles requiring many recharges during If this is the case, you should obtain a separate inexpensive their useful life. Your engine batteries, however, do not, and staged charger, which can be used when in a campground. thus can be the sealed type. Lead-acid batteries must be Most of the classic motor homes have very poor charging mounted externally because the gases they give off are toxic. systems and do not provide an engine charge capability. The The only truly sealed batteries are either absorbed glass mat highest quality staged chargers will also incorporate a sensor (AGM) or Gel Cell. These do not give off gases and can be that modifies the charge cycle based upon the batteries tem- mounted anywhere in the rig. They are excellent, long life perature and charge status. units; however, they are quite expensive. A load test is the best way to check a battery. When you take One key consideration is the power conditioner (converter). your car in for a battery test, they wheel out this 3-foot unit on Most of the trailers have poor converters that do not maximize a cart. An engine start battery is load tested to see how many the useful life of the batteries. The best power conditioners amps (200 to 400) are available to start the engine. This takes are computer controlled and allow AC power to be on all the a big resistor that gets quite hot. You can also get a reasonable time without hurting the batteries. These usually have three idea of the battery condition by monitoring the voltage level on the batteries. You will need a digital voltmeter because a fully charged battery will read in the range of 12.6 to 12.7 volts. If it reads less than 12-volts it is below a 50% state of charge and will need to be charged, or, the fridge and furnace may not function properly. Check the battery grounds first. You must check each of the coach batteries, which means disconnecting one of the leads, so they are not in parallel. Very often, one of them is bad and this will not show up if they are all connected. Always remove the ground terminal from the batteries first when you are going to perform any tests. If you remove, both cables hook up the ground cable last.
Surge Guards These come in both portable and hard-wired versions. They can protect the RV from electrical surges, incorrect polarity, open neutral, reverse polarity and over/under shore power voltage input. They range in cost from $100 (surge/spike pro- tection only, for 30-amp) up to $400, for all the above with a 50-amp line. They are available for hard-wired installation in a motor home or a hard-wired or portable device for trailers.
AC Line Tester Every camper should have a $5, 120-volt AC line tester (looks like a male plug with three lights on it), which provides a simple check for any of the defective wired conditions above. This tester will work fine on a 30 or 50-amp outlet box by using the proper 20-amp adaptor. When the lights light up correctly you are good-to-go.
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34 Blue Beret / April 2018 Blue Beret / April 2018 35 Salem, Oregon 2018 RG Coleman, #3504 How to Speak Oregonian Part Three
Welcome to the third installment of alds will be playing at home (about an The state nut is Tonya Harding. Just this Blue Beret series about all things hour from Salem) on June15-19, 23-25, kidding! It’s the hazelnut. (99% of the Oregon. Get ready to tow to Salem, the and 29-30. nation’s hazelnuts come from Oregon.) site of the Wally Byam Airstream Club International Rally, coming this summer! State Stuff The Graveyard of the Pacific Since 1792, approximately 2,000 Major League, Minor League ships have sunk near the Oregon Coast, Oregon has a couple of pro sports which earned the nickname the “Grave- teams, including the Portland Timbers yard of the Pacific.” The entrance to the soccer club who compete from March to Columbia River was narrow and the sea October in the MLS as a member club stormy; evidence of how treacherous it of the league’s Western Conference. Fans was can be experienced by visiting the of the Timbers are positively rabid, and shipwrecked remains of the Peter Iredale you’ll be almost a local if you know the - once a four-masted steel vessel that ran meaning of “#rctid”. (“Rose City ‘till I ashore in 1906 - in Fort Stevens State Die” is a song sung by the Timbers Army.) Park. Her rusted bow and masts are still Most team mascots hide under a Handiwork of the American Beaver/ visible, eternally planted in the sand at costume, but the Timbers lumberjack RG Coleman the water’s edge. is a real man. After each goal scored by the Timbers, “Timber Jim” chainsaws Oregon is “The Beaver State”, named a slice off the victory log on the field; for Castor canadensis, the American Bea- sawdust flies as the crowd roars. The ver, Oregon’s state animal since 1969. resulting log slab is paraded through The state bird - the Western Meadowlark the stands and is presented to the goal - was chosen by school children in 1927. scorer during a post-game ceremony. The state flower, the Oregon Grape, is Timber Jim actually retired ten years really more of a state bush. The mighty ago but was rapidly replaced by another Douglas Fir, the source of most of Or- lumberman - Timber Joey - who carries egon's lumber, was declared the state on the tradition. tree in 1939. Of course you know the “Rip City” The Chinook salmon, the largest of Shipwreck of the Peter Iredale/RG Coleman Trail Blazers, the state’s only NBA team the Pacific salmons, is the Oregon state (nicknamed the “Jail Blazers” during the fish. Salmon run throughout the year in The pilgrimage to the Peter Iredale is 2000’s thanks to the unsavory antics of Oregon. Fishermen, take note: Salem is a popular Oregon activity - an excuse to some of the players. Don’t ask.) in the Willamette Fishing Zone, so plan breathe the bracing sea air and leisurely Major league baseball is rumored to be ahead to decide what gear to pack. Terrific beachcomb along the pristine shore. on the way to Oregon - a first-ever for the fishing areas less than 90 minutes from Fort Stevens, once an important mil- state - and quality Short Season A baseball the Rally site include Detroit Lake (the itary defense installation, is now an in- is enjoyed in the meantime. The Salem most heavily stocked rainbow trout lake teresting and lovely 4,300 acre park with Kaiser Volca- in Oregon that also offers kokanee, the nine miles of paved bike trails and six noes will be landlocked lake salmon); Green Peter miles of groomed hiking trails through a hosting home Reservoir (one of the most productive variety of diverse habitats. The military games during kokanee fisheries in Oregon where museum complex features items from the Rally (on anglers can keep 25 per day); and the the Civil War to World War II. If you go, June 17-19, Santiam River (for the summer steelhead be sure to tour the underground through and 26-28) that peak in June and July). a rare gun battery that also served as a and the Eu- World War II command center. gene Emer- continued on page 38
36 Blue Beret / April 2018 61st Wally Byam Airstream Club INTERNATIONAL RALLY June 23-30, 2018 Salem, Oregon REGISTRATION
ONLY DRY CAMPING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. You may choose to be on a Stand By list for 30 amp electric sites by checking the box below.
Rally Fees – $195 total for an RV On-Site with water and pump outs; $110 for each Adult (18+); $40 for each Youth (13-17); Free for Children (12 & Under); Lifetime Member Discount $20 (limit 1 per registration). There will be two (2) sections for Dry Camping: #1 – Solar Area (no generators permitted) and #2 – Generator Area where usage will be allowed between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm. Payments by PayPal or Credit Card will be assessed a $12.00 service fee. Handicapped Parking – Special parking, if requested, is near the central rally area for members with a doctor-approved state/government issued permit on file with the Corporate Manager of WBCCI prior to arriving at the rally site. Early Registrations – Through the courtesy of Airstream, Inc., all members registering for the rally on or before January 1, 2018 will be eligible to participate in a drawing for up to a total of $2,000.00 in awards. The award may be redeemed at any Airstream Dealership or at the Jackson Center Service Facility for parts and service. Bull Pen – Extended parking hours will allow us to make every effort to park you on the day you arrive. If at all possible, please try to arrive by 8:00 pm. If you cannot be parked when you arrive, you may spend the night in the “Bull Pen” at no cost, but with no services. CANCELLATION POLICY – Refund requests must be postmarked by April 30, 2018 and must include the Rally pass if issued. All cancellations are assessed a $50.00 administrative fee. Refund requests after May 1, 2018 are subject to a 50% penalty. NO refunds after June 1, 2018. Checks payable to: “WBCCI” US Funds Only Rally Parking: Passes will be sent Spring 2018 Mail to: WBCCI, P.O. Box 612, Jackson Center, OH 45334 Notes: Handicap Parking subject to verification by HQ
FOR REGISTRARS ONLY: Registration Date: Rec’d By:
Payment Type: Cash Check Card PayPal Amt Paid: $ Check #:
61st Wally Byam Airstream Club International Rally June 23-30, 2018 Salem, Oregon WBCCI #: Last Name: First Name: Email: Last Name: First Name: Email: Address: City: State/Prov: Zip/Postal Code: Rally Attendee(s) Quantity Info Quantity Rate Amount Information Yes No RV On Site –Dry Camping Yes = 1 No = 0 $195.00 $ VAC Parking: Adult (18 & Over) (Each) Enter number $110.00 $ First Time: Youth (13 - 17) (Each) Enter number $ 40.00 $ Handicap: Child (12 & Under) Enter number $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Dry: Solar OR Lifetime Member Discount Limit 1 $ -20.00 $ Dry: Generator PayPal or Credit Card Fee Yes = 1 No = 0 $ 12.00 $ Check here to be added to GRAND $ Stand By list for 30 amp TOTAL: electric sites
Registration Date: Rec’d By: Registration Source: Mail Online Officer Rally Handicap Permit: On File Update Requested Updated Payment Type: Cash Check Card PayPal Amt Paid: $ Check #:
Blue Beret / April 2018 37 For the preliminary schedule, tours, vendors and the most up-to-date information, go to http://salem.wbcci.net/
Volunteers Needed! These Committees need help in Salem: Band - Barbara Lambrecht [email protected] Cargo - Gary Shelton [email protected] Club Store - Mike Zimmermann [email protected] Games Chair - Barry Bell [email protected] Member Services - Betty Foley [email protected] Property Control - Jim Kubalic [email protected] Sanitation - Wilfred Schexnayder [email protected] Sign Shop - Pete Schwarz [email protected] Tables & Chairs - Jeannie Scheitler [email protected]
If you are willing to volunteer, please contact the chairman by email or Julie at Headquarters at 937-596-5211.
How to Speak Oregonian Part Three continued from page 36
International Rally update - 2018 Rally Dates “Short Stay” option! June 18-19 Volunteer Parking If you’re not yet registered for the Salem Rally and would June 20-23 General Parking like to attend for a short time, here’s big news for you: Rally June 22 IBT Seminar & Meeting planners have just added a three night (or less) registration June 23 Vintage Airstream (VAC) Parade; Welcome option. Event & Volunteer Recognition (formerly Members choosing the Short Stay will have a choice of Solar Early Workers Dinner) or Generator Dry Camping and will receive all amenities for June 24 VAC Open House, Opening Ceremonies the days they choose to attend, including the rally “Goodie June 25-29 Seminars, Roundtables, Vendors, Region Bag”. The cost will be $120 for the facilities and camping Gatherings, Entertainment fee plus $55 per adult and $10 per youth. (No charge for June 27 Delegates Meeting, Band Concert children age 12 or younger.) Members can register online or June 29 Installation & Closing Ceremony print the registration form found in the Blue Beret and mail June 30 IBT Seminar & Meeting it to WBCCI headquarters.
38 Blue Beret / April 2018 Snap Shot Contest Photo Print Contest Snap Shot Contest is Voted on by These photos are judged by WBCCI Members Only local photography/art experts, NOT WBCCI members Categories: Categories: 1. Future Airstreamers – Kids, grandkids, great-grandkids 1. The Northwest - Landscapes, mountains, the ocean, etc. 2. Animals - pets or not 2. Caravans, Rallies and International – Airstreams & 3. WBCCI members in action at rallies, caravans or members on the move International 3. Reflections – In water, Airstreams, glass, mirrors, 4. Anything BLUE and GREEN – 2018 International metals, etc. colors 4. Show Your American Pride – Flags, eagles, veterans, etc. 5. Show me your Airstream – in the mountains, by the 5. Your favorite photo of the year – Category is wide open sea shore Rules for the Photo Print Contest Rules for the Snap Shot Contest 1. Open to all WBCCI members, families & guests at- 1. Open to all WBCCI members, families or guests at- tending the 2018 International Rally. tending the 2018 International Rally. 2. Previous WBCCI Photo Print Contest winning photos 2. Previous WBCCI Snap Shot Contest winning photos are not eligible. are not eligible. 3. Print size is 8 x 10 ONLY. Any other sizes will not 3. Print size – 4 x 6 ONLY! Any other size will be dis- be eligible for judging. Photos MAY NOT be matted qualified. OR framed. Please note, these are changes to past 4. NO MATS ON PHOTOS. contest rules. 5. No more than two snap shots per person per category 4. No more than two prints per person, per category may may be entered. be entered. 6. No identifying personal information on the front of 5. No identifying personal information on the front of the snap shot. the photo. 7. Photographer’s name, phone number & WBCCI# must 6. Photographer’s name, phone number and WBCCI# be on the back of each snap shot entered. must be on the back of each photo entered. 8. Entrants are responsible for picking up their snap shots 7. Entrants are responsible for picking up their photos after the contest ends. after the contest ends.
Questions? Please contact Jane Elgin Bartlett, WBCCI Questions? Please contact Jane Elgin Bartlett, WBCCI #4544 at [email protected] #4544 at [email protected]
A & W Designs
A & W Designs will not be able to make the trip to Salem but you can STILL order your official Salem Rally shirts by contacting them.
Go here to get an order form http://wbcci.org/home/caravans/rallies/international-rally/2018-salem-or/2018-salem-or-2.
They also can still do ALL your custom embroidery work. Contact Wes or Allison Hurner at 615-655-5515 or email [email protected].
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40 Blue Beret / April 2018 Directions to Oregon Airstream Adventures Northwest State Fair and Offers Tow Training Course during Salem Rally Exposition Center When arriving at the site of the International Rally, please Even experienced Airstreamers can probably remember disregard any addresses you may have found on the web or feeling a bit intimidated the first time they hitched up, and other places. These will NOT take you to the bullpen. with more than 50 percent of new Airstream owners reporting When using a GPS, you have three options for a destination. that they are completely new to any sort of towing, it’s often All three put you at the intersection of Silverton Rd NE and one of the largest roadblocks. A lot of consideration goes into Lana Ave NE. You’ll enter the fairgrounds and be directed model, length, price and tow vehicle, but the very prospect of to the bullpen from there. towing can be daunting for new owners. For an address, enter “2400 Silverton Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301”. That’s the driving idea behind the 30-minute Test Tows that For an intersection, enter “Silverton Rd NE and Lana Ave will be offered at the Salem International Rally, courtesy of NE, Salem, OR 97301”. Airstream Adventures Northwest (AANW), our rally partner For latitude and longitude, use 44 degrees, 57.876 minutes and sponsor. If you help navigate rather than tow, or if you’re North, 123 degrees, 00.268 minutes West. simply looking for a refresher course, you can sign up now for To get to the bullpen, please use the following route. From this unique rally event! The Test Tows will include: I-5, from either the north or south, get off the interstate on • Tow vehicle and trailer courtesy of the dealership Exit 258. Proceed southwest on Portland Rd NE, toward the • A safety walk around to ensure proper set-up and fairgrounds, for 1.3 miles to Lana Ave NE. Turn left onto Lana connectivity (10 minutes) and proceed to the stoplight at Silverton Rd NE. Go straight • YOU will be in the driver’s seat with one of their Expert through the stoplight. The bullpen is dead ahead. Drivers in the passenger seat to ensure you have the If your GPS has you using exit 256, Market St, be advised best towing experience possible (10 minutes) that this route takes you through a narrow street in a residential • If time allows, a back-up tutorial (10 minutes) area. Exit 258 is a much better route. Drive carefully, and see everyone there!! A Technician will be on site to assist with any questions following your towing course.
• Tow Training Courses will be offered June 25, 27 and 28 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm “Living The Dream Parade” • AANW will have two Airstreams, tow vehicles and Milt Burton #3887 Expert Drivers on hand Phone # 662-423-8090 • A total of 22 spots are available each of the three days indicated • Additionally, you can come test your hitching and back- Please remember, the parade in skills with the AANW Hitch-Up, Back-In Time Trial is a great way to promote your Contest! The contest will take place on the 26th and 29th unit. with a prize for the participant with the winning time! This year each entry will be based on theme only and the We anticipate this to be a very popular activity and expect theme is “Living The Dream”. that the time-slots will fill quickly. To register for Tow Train- Entries are two categories: ing or the Hitch-Up, Back-In Contest, please send an email Walking and Float. Awards are to [email protected] or call AANW at 503-496-3162 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each category and ask to speak to Jade Webster. and there will be a Best of Show award. The Parade Committee will have a table in the sign-up area at the beginning of the Rally where you will pick up an Intent to Enter Form. There will be a meeting of at least one Representative for each Unit to be judged. The meeting will be in the Conference Room at the Jackman/Long Building 3 PM to 4 PM on June 26 prior to the parade on June 29. Units only will be judged. The Parade Committee is looking forward to seeing you in the parade of “Living the Dream”.
Blue Beret / April 2018 41 An Update on Rally Tours from our Tour Organizer Terri Warren
It’s only 25 degrees here in Portland this morning, but Touring the facility is fascinating – you will be amazed at all spring is definitely on the way - the tulips are up and the days they can do. From there, we will head to the World of Speed. are longer and we all know what that means: CAMPING! So From drag racing and land speed records displays to hydro- I have two jobs with the International Rally – one is working planes and NASCAR, they have it all! You can even drive a on the entertainment committee. We are building a really fun simulator. My husband could spend all day here. Then we’ll nightclub evening with a big dance band for one night. Music have lunch as a group and travel to the Oregon Garden and will come from all generations so bring your dancing shoes Frank Lloyd Wright House for the afternoon – a full and fun day. (or boots) - there will something for everyone. My second task is arranging the tours for the rally. I jumped on this one as we The Mt. Hood Tour have so many wonderful things to do and see in Oregon. Five We’ll head up to Mult- general guided tours have been arranged as well as several nomah Falls in the morning. wine tasting tours and some fun self-guided tours. For now, While there has been much I would like to tempt you with the five guided tours with bus fire damage, the main trail transportation included. to the falls will be open. We’ll have lunch at this his- Forest Park Tour toric lodge that firefighters For Portland, Forest Park worked so hard to save from the devastating fires in 2017. is a bit like Central Park is After lunch, we’ll head up to Hood River, a lovely town right for New York. It’s a huge on the Columbia where we can take a moment to watch the forest in the middle of our windsurfers who swarm the Columbia River with their brightly urban area, and the tour colored kites. There will be time to look around Hood River will start with a visit to the and do a little wine tasting. Then up across the mountain, with Portland Rose Garden. This a stop at historic Timberline Lodge for some libations and a huge garden will be in full look around before heading back to Salem. bloom at this time in June, with competitions going on for best roses in various catego- ries. From there, we will head into the Japanese Garden. This peaceful oasis will draw you in with its lovely architectural plan, shady paths and tinkling water features. Next we will head to Elephants Deli for a quick lunch in NW Portland. The tour will end up at the Pittock Mansion, a lovely historic mansion overlooking the city.
The Pearl in Portland The Tillamook Tour Tour Who doesn’t love Tillamook Cheese? We’ll visit the cheese We’ll start out at the factory, which was the favorite tour of the 2006 rally in Salem. Chinese Garden – such And yes, you can take home all the cheese you want plus taste fun! Calligraphy classes, samples. We’ll have lunch in Netarts, OR, right on Netarts Tai Chi, tea service and Bay at the Schooner Restaurant. We’ll leave time for a walk a lovely garden. From on the beach so you can look for sand dollars. From there we there, we’ll travel to will head to the Tillamook Air Museum where WW 2 blimps world-renown Powell’s Books. About a block full of books - if used to live. Now there are all sorts of historic aircraft to see. you can’t find it here, it likely hasn’t been written yet. After the Next we’ll drive south along the coast, stopping at a glass books, people are welcome to browse the many restaurants in blowing shop with demonstrations near Lincoln City, then the Pearl District for lunch. We’re planning on a play matinee back to the Fairgrounds at Portland Center Stage, schedules permitting Be aware that changes might need to be made but we’ll try The Ultimate Airstream hard to stick with the original plans. Registration for these Tour tours will open online April 8. Costs range from $60 to $124 Ultimate Airstream and include bus transportation but do not include whatever provides custom work people might choose for lunches. Each tour will be guided on Airstream trailers – by an Oregon Airstream Club member. everything from adding a cabinet to making an Airstream a food truck.
42 Blue Beret / April 2018 MAIL AND PACKAGES IN SALEM All mail and packages for members attending the International Rally should be addressed as follows:
Available until June 29 at noon. Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center Items will be returned to sender unless ATTN: Your Name, WBCCI #______change of address is filed. 2330 17th St NE Salem OR 97301
Calling All Cooks! At the International Rally this year there will be a Cooking for Camping Class along with a recipe exchange meeting. Recipes will be collected to make an Airstream cookbook! Whether you cook and freeze your meals, prepare your meals in a cast-iron Dutch oven or cook over an open fire, we are looking for your favorite recipes! Even if you are unable to attend the Rally this year, you can still be included in the cookbook. Please submit your recipes in the following format: Title Number of servings Ingredients and amounts Directions for preparation Time (and temperature if prepared in an oven)
Possible Categories: Beverages Main Dishes Appetizers (for our famous Happy Hours) Cast-Iron Cooking (Dutch oven) Salads & Soups Desserts Other categories? Let me know!
If desired, include serving suggestions such as “Serve over rice” or “Sprinkle with parmesan cheese”... Your Name and WBCCI number (you can remain anonymous, if desired) There will be a specific section for Dutch oven recipes. I know many campers love to cook over an open fire using these. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Rally and/or receiving your favorite recipes via email. You can submit recipes in advance. That would be very helpful! Just email them to Teri Boehmer (#1722) at: [email protected]
Hotel in Salem
Red Lion Hotel Salem 3301 Market St NE, Salem, OR Phone: 503-370-7888
Rally rates are $119 for a Single King & $129.00 for a Double Queen. Here is the link to our page https://reservations.redlion.com/ibe/details.aspx?hotelID=13743&lan- gID=1&group=WALL0620&hgID=280&currID=0&dt1=6745&nights=10&rooms=1&adults=1&child1=0
Identify yourself as Airstream when making reservations to receive these rates.
Blue Beret / April 2018 43 Calling All Editors! Salem Arrival Tidbits Kathy Blake, WBCCI #4901 Chair, Unit Publications Committee Larry Owens, WBCCI #1600 [email protected] Rally Arrival Team Chairman
The 2018 Unit Publications Contest The Rally Arrivals Team looks forward to is a go for Salem. Units are invited to welcoming you to Salem. Below is helpful in- enter newsletters (3 consecutive issues formation to smooth your arrival experience. produced since the International Rally in Escanaba) and/or the current Unit When you arrive to the bullpen, we’ll Membership Directory. provide you a rally packet containing ral- Newsletters: While maintaining ly ribbons, maps, tickets and a welcome many of the same elements as previous letter. We’ve extended parking hours, now years, the criteria have been revised to 8 AM-8 PM. After hours arrivals can over- make them more objective and more reflective of best practices for producing newsletters. As well, night in the bullpen (dry camping) and we’ll some adjustments have been made to the weight (importance) park them the next morning. Airstreamers attached to the criteria. wishing to park together must arrive together There are two categories for newsletter entries. The first is – we plan to park rigs in the order in which the “print-friendly” category. Regardless of how it is distrib- they arrive as we have 700 plus units to park uted, a newsletter that can be printed without loss of format or feature will fall into this category. The second category is in a short period of time. for web-based entries - the newsletter consists of one or more Be prepared. We are camping on a state web pages, and cannot be produced in print without distortion fairground where water and electric may not in format or loss of features, such as hyperlinks. be close to your rig. Please bring an additional Directories: Changes to the Directory competition have water hose with a free flow Y adapter so we been limited to “tweaking” of some criteria – again to make them more objective. As in the past, there will be two cate- can daisy chain water if necessary. Bring an gories – bound and loose-leaf. additional electric cord and adapters suit- Judges Needed: If you are interested in being a judge – no able to carry the electrical load your trailer experience required – please contact me. requires. Arrive with your holding tanks To enter: At the Rally, entries will be received at posted times during check-in with the final opportunity on June 24. empty and fresh water tank completely full. Judging will take place on June 26 and top entries will be For those workers and staff arriving on showcased the following day. Units wishing to enter the June 18, the bullpen will not be available competition by mail must ensure their entries are received on the evening of June 17. by June 22. Please contact me if you plan to enter by mail so that I can keep an eye out for your entry’s arrival.
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44 Blue Beret / April 2018 American Revolution - Part I and Part II Lew Brodsky, WBCCI #2585 Pictures by: Lew Brodsky, WBCCI #2585 and Dale Spillman, WBCCI #15880
There is a brand new WBCCI na- at George Washington’s Mount Vernon at its beginning: Hurricane Irma. The tional caravan with a history theme. for the final banquet. Then in 2017, the northward track of the massive storm It’s entitled “The American Revolu- Joneses followed up with Part II, focusing prompted the Joneses to invoke a 480- tion – Southern Campaign.” Subtitle: on the war in the south. mile (round trip) detour a few days after “Part II.” Fall 2017 saw the “maiden Many of the participants on Part the caravan began. Seeking safe haven, voyage” of this educational adventure I were also on Part II, and they were they calmly reviewed several options and 49 club members were aboard. surprised to note significant differences and decided to move the group inland The caravan started in New Bern, NC, between the two caravans. Aside from and northward, from New Bern, NC, to on September 6, 2017, and ended six the change in geography, there was The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, weeks later in Williamsburg, VA. It different topography, different tactics VA. There, the caravan could ride out included multiple night stays at 12 used, and vast differences in the cultures the approaching storm. However, not campgrounds in four states, and visited of the people living in the two halves of trusting Mother Nature, four of the parks, battlefields, towns,18th Century colonial America. The war in the north trailers decided to go home instead. The venues and historic homes in Virginia, was fought in the major population remaining 21 trailers hit the road and Georgia, and the Carolinas. centers of that era. Visiting these sites in traveled north to Virginia. Of course the Why call it “Part II”? It’s because modern times involves forays into large detour caused some anxiety, but there this caravan is actually the second of metropolitan areas: Boston, New York, was bright side: the stay at Doswell gave two new WBCCI caravans dedicated and Philadelphia. But in the south, the everyone a “preview” of the venue for the to learning about the American Revo- land battles were fought principally in the upcoming International Airstream Rally, lution. Both were created, researched, rural areas of the Carolinas and Georgia. which will be held there in the summer organized, and led by Ed and Beth Jones, With the exceptions of Charleston and of 2019. As it turned out, there were sev- who are long-time members of Northern Savannah, most of these historic places eral nearby historical places connected Virginia’s Airstream Club. Ed and Beth remain rural and undeveloped today. to the American Revolution. For the are no strangers to caravan leadership. Although the caravan was a success, beleaguered “hurricane escapees,” the From 2011 to 2013 they led three nation- a major unforeseen problem popped up three days in Doswell were educational al caravans for WBCCI, exploring the American Civil War in the west, south and east. After their successes leading these caravans, the Joneses came up with the idea of exploring America’s War for Independence. But, while doing their research, they discovered that one caravan could not adequately cover the subject; there was simply too much to see and too many places to visit. They decided instead to create two separate but interrelated caravans, call them “Parts I and II,” and run them in Cannon drill at American Revolution Historian explaining the Battle of Bennington consecutive years. Part I, The American Museum, Yorktown Revolution in the Northern Colonies, was conducted for the first time in the fall of 2016. It focused on significant aspects of the war in the north – the history of the American Revolution that most of us learned in school. This caravan visited well-known sites such as Lexington and Concord, the Boston Massacre site, Bunker Hill, Fort Ticon- deroga, Saratoga, West Point, Fort Lee, Morristown, Monmouth Battlefield, Lew Brodsky throwing tea overboard Cannon drill at Fort Lee Washington Crossing, Valley Forge, Brandywine and ending 30 days later continued on page 46
Blue Beret / April 2018 45 American Revolution - Part I and Part II continued from page 45 and enjoyable, offering opportunities The caravanners visited the places to visit Scotchtown (one of Patrick and towns where the battles were Henry’s homes), dine at the historic fought: Savannah, Kettle Creek, 18th Century Hanover Tavern, and see Ninety-six, Waxhaws, Moore’s St. John’s Church in Richmond where Creek, Camden, Cowpens, Kings Patrick Henry delivered his “Liberty Mountain, Guilford Courthouse, and or Death” speech in 1775. The days others. The busy six weeks on the passed quickly and, with hurricane’s road also included lunches at several Washington Crossing State Park path shifting westward, on September historic restaurants, a few dinners, 12, the group traveled south again many social hours, and campground intent on getting the caravan back cookouts. During the final ten days, on schedule. Unfortunately, the lost the group toured sites in Virginia, in- time could not be made up, and this cluding the historic homes of Patrick forced cancellation of the planned Henry (Red Hill), Thomas Jefferson four-night stop in Charleston, SC. (Monticello), James Madison (Mont- The caravan resumed in Wilmington, pelier), and James Monroe (High- NC, then continued on to Savannah, land). The final days included a visit GA., a few days later. to Yorktown with its newly completed There was a lot to see and do along American Revolution Museum, plus Listening to park ranger at Site 96, the 1,700-mile route. While volumes a day touring Colonial Williamsburg. National Historic Site, SC have been written about battles The caravan ended with the traditional between Washington’s Continental farewell banquet. It was held at an Army and British Redcoats in the upscale country club overlooking the north, comparatively little is written junction of the Chickahominy and about what happened in the south James Rivers near Williamsburg, with from 1775 to 1781. Therefore, a key spectacular views of the setting sun. part of setting up this caravan was Good caravans are worth repeat- prearranging tours at each stop with ing. The Joneses will lead Part I again knowledgeable docents, historians, in the fall of 2018, then follow up with and park rangers. They gave the trav- a reprise of Part II in 2019. However Group listening to costumed soldier at elers a better understanding of how the experience of coping with an un- Fort Ticonderoga, NY the Southern Campaign was waged. predictably bad hurricane season in Unlike the war in the north, the south the south was a lesson learned; they was immersed in what was essentially have decided to run the 2019 Part II a civil war. Patriot militias were pitted in the spring, rather than the fall. against their loyalist counterparts. To keep these caravans of manage- Americans fought against Americans, able size, Parts I and II are each limited neighbors fought against neighbors, to participation by no more than 25 with relatively few Continental Army Airstreams. This year’s Part I, The soldiers or regular British regular American Revolution in the Northern troops involved. The names of many Colonies will run September 13 – of the patriot commanders in the October 17, 2018 and has one spot Getting information from the park ranger south (Greene, Morgan, Pickens, left on the roster. Likewise, there is Sumter, Buford, and others) never one vacancy on Part II, The American became as well-known as those in Revolution - Southern Campaign, in the north. Likewise, Britain’s Lord spring 2019 beginning early April to Cornwallis is remembered mainly for mid May. Want to partake? Check this his surrender to the combined forces and upcoming issues of the Blue Be- of Washington and the French allies ret for more details. You can contact at Yorktown. Most Americans know leaders Ed and Beth Jones by email: very little about his earlier victories [email protected]. over the patriots while serving as the overall commander of British and loyalist forces in the south. Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
46 Blue Beret / April 2018 Bend Classic Rally 25th Anniversary In Memoriam VAC Rally VINTAGE AIRSTREAM CLUB’S 25th Anniversay Rally WBCCI Bend, OR The officers and members of June 17 - 20, 2018 Wally Byam Caravan Club International, Inc. express their sympathy to the families and Dal Smilie friends of these departed members. This rally will be held June 17-20 with campers pulling out by the morning of June 20. It will be held on the J Bar J Carlson, Shiela (120-SK Canada)...... #7532 Youth Ranch at 62895 Hanby Road, Bend, OR 97701. Fees PFL Alberta-Saskatchewan are $25 per night the proceeds of which go to the Youth Erickson, K. Arthur (068-NC)...... #5208 Ranch, a 501c3. There is limited water and 110 electric available but there PP Watchung NJ Airstream will be porta potties. But consider this as dry camping. Pro- Farrar, Virginia “Gina” (110-VA)...... #6112 pane fires only! The ranch is on a paved road and about 3 Fitzgerald, William (103-TX)...... #26312 miles from the center of town. PP Texas Gulf Coast The rally is open to all vintage Airstreams, Argosys, Byam Holidays and Curtis Wright trailers and any other Airstreams Nakamura, Shig (120-AB Canada)...... #8758 on their way to the International Rally. It is a way point for North, Donald (162-FL)...... #1212 the 2018 Baker City-Salem VAC Caravan. PP Florida Treasure Coast Airstream The Bend Classic is urging all Airstreamers who play Shaffer, Wayne (098-TX)...... #233 acoustic roots music to bring their instruments and play. We expect to have some of Bend’s bluegrass/old timey music com- Past Int'l Rec. Secy. First Mate munity there also. If you don’t play, come and tap your toes. Flytecamp will host us at an open house and BBQ on June 18. Bend has 140 restaurants, 36 micro-breweries, a river running through it and lots to do. Contact Dal Smilie, Rally Host at [email protected] or 406-461-3714. VACation in Oregon!
Vintage Airstream Club Larry Scovotto WashingtonWashington LandLand YachtYacht HarborHarbor May 17 - 21, 2018: VAC Region 3 Southeast Rally and Always open for Airstreams to visit year-round! Florida Airstream Club Rally, International RV Park and Day trips to Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens & Olympic NP 60 miles from Seattle & 80 miles from the ocean! Campground, Daytona Beach, Florida. To view the program, Great fishing in Puget Sound, local lakes & rivers register online or download a registration form and make your Nearby shopping – Wal-Mart, Costco & Cabela’s campsite reservations, go to vintageairstreamclub.com/events Great Restaurants Full hookup is $45 per night including tax. Rally fee is $20 162 sites with full hookups w/Free WiFi Large club house seats 400 & Gatehouse seats 40, per person and will be collected upon arrival. We are excited a great rally site! to announce that this Rally will be a joint rally with the Florida Easy access from I-5, Exit 111 or 114 Airstream Club. Rally hosts are Larry and Linda Scovotto, Residential ownership opportunities on leased lots Pets welcome, 40x80 fenced dog run VAC Region 3 Representatives. For more information, contact Larry Scovotto at [email protected] or www.washingtonlandyachtharbor.com 360-491-3750 call 386-405-0160. 9101 Steilacoom Rd SE Olympia, WA 98513
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Blue Beret / April 2018 47 J. Rick Cipot, Contributing Editor Once it’s unzipped, the best place to go is the Region 2 REGION 1 http://region1.wbcci.net Rally at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz, NY from May 30-June 3. The Rally can promise you two breakfasts, By now I’m sure everyone has heard that Airstream has one catered dinner and nightly ice cream treats. Mornings brought back the 345 Classic under its new moniker “The 345 will offer seminars on Airstream maintenance by Airstream Modern”. The first few finished coaches are off the assembly mechanic George Hernandez, the use of Region/Unit websites line and on their way to two very lucky Airstream dealers. and social media, by RJ Dominic, cast iron cooking by Mark Production goals of 15 units before July is pretty aggressive Hammer, a caravan leaders class and the obligatory Region considering the NEST and the new Atlas are also in the mix 2 business meeting. Evenings will bring two nights of pro- along with Airstreams already extensive travel trailer line. fessional entertainment including a 60’s costume ball with No wonder Jackson Center is working seven days a week. prizes – we might even try to bring back Bunco! Afternoons We were very fortunate that we were able to test drive will be free to explore the area and this part of the Hudson one of the first345 Moderns coming off the line and all I can Valley offers something for everyone - the ‘Gunks for climb- say is: WOW! First and foremost, the classic styling of the ing, historic sites in Kingston, New Paltz and Newburgh, the original 345 is intact save for the new style windows, and the Bridge Across the Hudson in Poughkeepsie and vineyards, appliances up on the roof. That iconic silhouette is still a sight distilleries and breweries by the score. to see coming down the road. The new Mercedes Benz L6, So join us – everyone is welcome! Join us! 10.7 Liter diesel engine has power to spare with the six speed Joan Anderson, Contributing Editor automatic transmission with extremely smooth transitions. REGION 3 http://region3.wbcci.net At 2,500 RPM all you hear is a whisper as the double walled sound barrier separates you from the engine compartment. Mark your calendars for April 25-29, 2018 for Region 3’s Along with the water cooled exhaust exchange, you have a Spring Rally. It is appropriately called Sun, Sand, Surf & powertrain that is perfectly suited for the new 345 Modern. Silver and is appropriately to be held in Myrtle Beach, SC. Open the door and a whole new different world awaits you. Registrations can be accepted until April 8 by sending the Classic-modern with a touch of yesteryear surrounds you with completed online registration form and your check made out perfection. A bold union of woods, vintage style Formica and to Region 3 WBCCI to Richard Paschall, 304 Majestic Heights of course aluminum set the tone for the interior. The forward Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144-5757. cockpit is exactly what you would expect from Airstream from Because we are at the beach, you will need your beach- a digital instrument cluster to lane departure and built in Rand wear. But you will also need your ugliest beach hat (Welcome McNally GPS. Working our way back is a wonderful lounge Reception), flip flops (Thursday breakfast), and a really ugly area with a loveseat and two additional swivel captain chairs beach shirt (Friday breakfast). all covered in Aventguard material for a long lasting stain Fun and informative seminars will include Jay Thomp- resistant finish. Next a dinette large enough for four adults, son, National Caravan Chairman, who will conduct Caravan full galley three burner stovetop and microwave with plenty Leaders Training for those who are thinking about becoming of counter space for cooking and serving. Moving toward the caravan leaders; Chef Bob Rizenko who will demonstrate rear of the coach is of course the full size shower curbside and easy meals to make in your Airstream; Airstream 102 – John porcelain toilet and Corian counter with designer sink bowl. Leake’s enjoyably educational tips and hints; ever popular The master bedroom fills out the rear with a full size queen, Dutch Oven Cooking with Matt Hackney; Randy Godfrey’s under bed storage, wardrobe closet, along with nightstand informative towing talk and our president John Frerking talking storage. Full wrap around panoramic windows. Actually there about guiding your unit to greatness! is so much to say about the new 345 Modern that you will All seminars are in the morning so the afternoons are have to wait a few weeks for Airstream’s official launch and free for beach pleasures, exploring the Myrtle Beach shops, promotion of this incredible coach. gardens, attractions or just relaxing. Saturday and Sunday By now Sandi and I have already dewinterized and have afternoons the skies above Myrtle Beach will be busy with one four day weekend under our belt for the 2018 camping the Blue Angels and the Myrtle Beach Airshow. season and look forward to the joint rally Pets & Paws hosted The Rally fee is $75 for an adult, $28 for youth (11-17) and by Cape Cod and New England units. Speaking of rallies, if free for children 10 and under. All of the above is included in you haven’t yet signed up for the Region One Rally you may the fee but there is more! Food, food and more food! There will want to get that check in the mail. It’s going to be a wonderful be a welcome reception (Wednesday), coffee and doughnuts event with the Cowboy theme well played. Hope to see you (Thursday morning), ice cream social (Thursday evening), there. So keep the shiny side up and by the way, April Fools! coffee and doughnuts (Friday morning), popcorn and cokes (Friday evening), catered breakfast (Saturday morning) and Debbie Hammer, Contributing Editor a catered dinner on Saturday night! REGION 2 http://region2.wbcci.net And there is even more! Entertainment – An open mike night to tell of your worst Airstream experience, a talented sto- Spring has come to the “north country” of Region 2 and all ryteller, Celtic music from Scotland and Ireland and cloggers! the clubs are gearing up for travel season by holding “unzip your rig” rallies. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in an Airstream!
48 Blue Beret / April 2018 Susan Stigleman, Contributing Editor Artie Martin, Contributing Editor REGION 4 http://region4.wbcci.net REGION 5 http://region5.wbcci.net
Here comes Spring and Summer! As the seasons change, we Happy Easter Region 5! see our members sharing their thoughts and deeds to support our friends and loved ones and to wish them the best in the The winter weeks are flying by, the days go one by one. upcoming year. We join together at our Rallies, caravans and Punxsutawney Phil has past us by, I feel a warmer sun. luncheons to renew our friendships and observe our Airstream Soon be time to de-winterize, March is so deceiving. family customs and heritage. Many of those activities are laid A few more weeks of warming up and the Airstream out in the Blue Beret and in the WBCCI.org schedule. Check will be leaving. them out. Also, please see our new R4 Facebook sites and our Pack the bearings and check the brakes, be sure to updated Region 4 (region4.wbcci.net) website. Facebook can check the tires. be a great resource for asking questions, forming friendships It won’t be long, I’ll be long gone and sittin by the fires. and planning events to attend. Go online and look them up: Test the lights and check for leaks in all those water lines. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Region4Rally/? Fix-em now while you’re in town to ensure a real good time. Region 4 Rally update: There are sewage dump sites on Don’t forget another thing cause it would be a shame. the grounds and we are looking for a source for purchasing To take her out and have a doubt about leaking propane. in-place dumps. Our program will include, among many Check the fridge and freezer too, make sure other activities, the opening ceremony; tours and a variety of they’re good and cold. training, maintenance, special interest, and other traditional Cause buying ice and filling coolers surely does get old. activities occur onsite; Friday is the big day on the town (or Inspect the awning just give it a pull, you know you want to try. whatever you plan - perhaps a Reds baseball game.) Plan your Once you’ve found your first campground, don’t let day for fun and adventure. We also have the whole venue to your Zip-Dee die! ourselves for those that want to just kick back or utilize the It’s been awhile since she had a smile as I’m looking venue for special activities; Saturday is our special dinner, in the mirror. closing and the band. Fun, food and dancing. Currently we But day by day and one more day the weather’s getting clearer. have no plan to sponsor a Reds baseball game or stadium Plug her in and lift her vents she loves the warm spring air. tour. We are, however, leaving Friday open for a “big” plan Sometimes I feel her come alive, she lets me know she cares. of your own. Look for the rally coupon in the Blue Beret or at I say why not – she’s got a lot, of memories stored inside. http://region4.wbcci.net/ (contact Don Hetzler, pophetzler@ If she could talk, she would unlock, the love she feels inside. hotmail.com or Steve Rhodes, [email protected] for She knows its time, to get in line with other Airstreams too. additional information). For as we are camping with our Airstream friends. If you are interested in a caravan to Salem, OR for the In- Her friends are Airstreams too! ternational, you may want to consider “MAC Across the Top”, Happy 50th Birthday to our 1968 Airstream Tradewind! contact leaders, Pat and Will Franger, WBCCI #17800, Ph. 559-641-8604 (c), email: [email protected] , Address: REGION Mark Magie, Contributing Editor 45810 Griffin Ct., Oakhurst, CA 93644. The caravan includes 6 http://region6.wbcci.net 12 stops and 24 nights starting at Pioneer Trail Park, Escanaba, MI, on May 28. Plan on attending the Michigan State Rally, Greetings from Region 6! You’ve heard the saying, “April hosted by the Metro Detroit Unit this year. “We’re Rolling showers bring May flowers.” Let’s hope so! It’s time to hit the Again” will be held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Bel- road and enjoy what Mother Nature has in store this spring. leville, MI, July 25-28. We will tour the U of M Stadium aka We are just a few months away from the 61st annual In- The Big House and the Yankee Air Museum, catered meals, ternational Rally held this year in Salem, OR. The Region 6 nightly entertainment. Contact Ken and Susan Stigleman, luncheon in Salem will be Thursday, June 28 at noon in the [email protected] or 586-781-9030. lobby of the Floral Building, according to Region 6 President Last but by no means least, the 56th Swiss Festival National Ken Ritenour. Keep reading the Blue Beret to find out about Rally is September 22-30 in Sugarcreek, OH. Not only do we international rally events, tours and activities. have the distinction of being the oldest and longest running As you are reading this, the Alabama Unit members will WBCCI Rally, it is also the oldest RV rally in the world! be will be rolling along at their Rolling Rally along the West Watch for future updates. As you can see there is something Alabama border heading to the April 19-22 unit rally at An- for everyone, we hope to meet you there. Until next time, chors Aweigh RV Resort in Foley, AL. Safe Travels. The Arkansas Razorback Airstream Club held its second annual Take Me Out To The Ball Game Rally at the University Written by: Don Hetzler for Susan Stigleman of Arkansas in Fayetteville on April 6-8, watching the Hogs baseball team play the Auburn Tigers. Their spring business rally is April 19-22 at Willow Beach Park near Scott, AR, followed by the annual Strawberry Jam Rally where they
Blue Beret / April 2018 49 will boondock May 17-20 at Arkansas’ version of the 1969 Bonanzaville, located in West Fargo, ND, is a pioneer Woodstock with live music, vendors and Millennials. village with 12 acres, 43 historic buildings, 400,000 artifacts, The East Tennessee Airstream Club members will be attend- and millions of memories. It is also home to the Cass County ing their State Rally April 26-29 at the Tennessee Cumberland Historical Society. It is the region’s largest historical attraction Plateau Campground (TPCP) in Crossville, TN, and have a with something for everyone to see. The museum features Business Rally on May 6-8 at a location to be determined. a display on Native Americans of the Red River Valley, Their Tunnel to Adventure Come-and-Go Rally is June 8-10 bonanza farms and homesteading, and the modernization of at the Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia. North Dakota. Coming off their Eagle Expo in February, the Louisiana Over the years, the pioneer village has grown to include Airstream Club is planning a Crawfish and Concert Rally the Eugene Dahl Car Museum, the Eagle Air Museum, the April 5-9 at the Isle of Iberia RV Resort, and a Symphony Tractor Museum, the Law Enforcement Museum, and more. Rally in May at Fontainbleau State Park in Mandeville, LA. Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion started Be on the lookout for their Seafood Rally in August! in 1940 with a little idea sparked from the soul of some local Pickwick Landing State Park in Counce, TN was the site Threshermen over supper. The Nelson boys fired up the old of the Memphis Unit’s March 9-11 rally, and unit members Garr-Scott engine to thresh with steam again for old time sake will be attending the Tennessee State Rally April 26-29 at with family & friends. The event continued once a year until the Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Campground (TPCP) in 1954, when Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s Reunion Crossville, TN. met formally for the first time and invited the public. Today The Mississippi Airstream Club held its March Rally on the show has grown to include hundreds of demonstrations March 20-24 at Indian Point RV Resort in Gautier, MS. In and exhibits spread over 210 beautiful acres. The show at- nearby Biloxi, club members toured the Seafood Museum, tracts thousands of spectators and volunteers every Labor the Fire Museum, a harbor shrimp tour, Shuckers Field, and Day weekend. Some activities include Steam Power, Saw- Ingall’s Ship Yard in Pascagoula. mills, Main Street, Horsepower & Farmstead, Blacksmiths Our Nashville Music City Airstream Club members held & Foundry, Daily Parades, Music, and many more. You can a Snowbird Rally in February followed by a Maintenance check out the details at https://rollag.com/attractions/ There Rally last month in March. Their Spring Rally is April 11-15 are way too many activities to describe them all in detail in at Bledsoe Creek State Park at Gallatin, followed by the State this limited space. Rally April 26-29 at TCPC in Crossville. Some other activities available to you include: The Pensacola Unit is keeping Mystic Springs Cove busy The Fargo Theatre is an art deco movie theater in down- with a Mystic Jesters Ball in February, and a My Irish Cousins town Fargo, ND, United States. It was built in 1926. It was Rally in March honoring past presidents. Their Lost in Space restored in 1999 to its historic appearance and now is a center Kids’ Rally is April 19-22, followed by an Around the World for the arts in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The Rally May 17-20. Mystic Springs Cove is in McDavid, FL. building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Tennessee Unit members will be attending their State The Fargo Air Museum is an aviation related museum in Rally April 26-29 at the Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Fargo, ND. It is located at Hector International Airport in the Campground (TPCP) in Crossville, TN. northern part of the city. The museum includes many historic Be on the lookout for Region 6 Rally registration forms. aircraft of which 90% are in flying condition. The rally is October 15-19 at the James E. Ward Agricultural A 76-foot-long exact replica of a Viking dragon ship, built Center Fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN. by some Minnesotan who just couldn’t let go of a crazy idea, A reminder to Region 6 units – please update your websites sits at the Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, commonly and newsletters with upcoming events. Our region, as well known as the Hjemkomst Center, a museum in Moorhead, MN. as others, have some awesome rallies and caravans that you Oh...by the way. That chipper is on display at the Fargo may want to participate in. Visitor Center with a few other items. Go take your picture with it. Pete Yanke, Contributing Editor As Always…Travel Safe REGION 7 http://region7.wbcci.net Beth McCall, Contributing Editor REGION 8 http://region8.wbcci.net Whenever somebody mentions Fargo, visions of the movie by the same name come to mind. All they can think about is Spring has arrived! For those of us who do not go to warmer the scene with the wood chipper. climates for winter, this is our favorite time of the year. Not The Fargo area has a lot more to offer. Don Thomson will so much that we are not having to deal with cold and snow, be hosting the Region 7 Rally at the West Fargo Fairgrounds but that we can now get our rigs out of storage and fix up, August 28 thru September 2, 2018. Planned activities include spruce up and pack up and away we go. a day at Bonanzaville, with lunch, and the Western Minnesota During the winter, I received the rally schedules of all the Steam Threshers Reunion in Rollag, MN which is a 2 day units in Region 8 and I it still continues to amaze me as to the event as it is hard to see everything in one. diversity of the rally locations and activities. Our units have
50 Blue Beret / April 2018 so much imagination when tackling a project like a rally. The Be sure to bring your best brownie recipe. Brownies will be rally coordinators are constantly finding a new lake, a city park, judged on originality, flavor, ease of preparation and presenta- or a fairground that is close to exciting things to see or do. tion. Bring your prepared brownies for judging then sharing For example, one of the Iowa’s Rallies is connected with the with attendees for the “people’s choice” winner. Unlike the Irish Fest in Cedar Falls, IA, and another the Old Thresher’s 60’s, no herbs allowed this time. Reunion in Birmingham. St. Louis will be traveling to the As I write this, I am in Goethe Trail Head Campground in historic town of Nauvoo, IL and stay in the city park, and will Dunnellon, FL. We are participating in the Florida Fantasy also be joining the Missouri Greater Ozark Unit for a rally in Caravan. I hope you are taking advantage of the rallies and Eureka Springs, AR. The North Iowa Unit is small enough to caravans in our area. use several different city parks or small state parks, and has If you have considered taking the caravan leader training found a beautiful one at Wilson Island State Park in Missouri and are interested in being a caravan leader or just want more Valley, IA. The Kansas City Unit uses the fairground at Hig- information, we are planning to present the training at the ginsville, MO and then travels to a variety of Civil War sites Region 9 Rally. and museums in the area. One of our favorite rallies last year This is all I have for now so, see you down the road. was when the Nebraska Unit went to Nebraska City and we were able to tour a beautiful museum and grounds dedicated to Carol Ortiz, Contributing Editor Lewis and Clark, and a cabin and tunnel that were part of the REGION 10 http://region10.wbcci.net Underground Railroad. I cannot say enough about searching out the amazing things that are in your own part of the world. Can you believe it! Easter and April Fool’s Day are both Of course, our biggest rally this year will be the Region 8 on April 1st. So, I was told, that has not happened since 1945. rally in Branson, MO, at the end of this month. This rally was So, what’s happening in Region 10 on this amazing occasion? originally going to be limited to 50 couples, but with the help Well, the Oregon Unit will just be finishing their April Fools of the hosts at America’s Best Campground, we were able to Rally at the Sunnyside County Park in Foster, OR. increase the total to 70 couples and were filled to capacity in Several of our Units do breakfast on a regular basis. You’ll a very short time. This rally is the precursor to a new National find the British Columbia Unit every Tuesday at 9am in Ricky’s or Special Event Rally that will be presented to the IBT for Country Restaurant in Surrey. On the second Saturday almost approval sometime in the next year. We hope to have it sched- every month at 8:30am, the Idaho Unit meets at the Golden uled rotationally in the spring and fall, so that members will Corral in Boise, April 7 from 9am–11am. The Oregon Unit be able to experience the Ozarks in two completely different has breakfast at the Old Market Pub & Brewery in Portland seasons. While the dogwood is blooming in the spring, the the first Saturday of every month. Most Saturdays, you can music shows begin their full schedule of activities, and when find Washington Unit members having “Coffee and Rolls” the maples take on their color, Silver Dollar City starts a full in Harmony Hall, Washington Land Yacht Harbor at 8:30am schedule of artisans from around the country showing every- served by the HAC team. thing from candles, to woodcrafts, to baskets, to metalwork, The Alberta/Saskatchewan Unit still has snow on the to food, to…well, you get the picture. Please watch the Blue ground, so they won’t start camping until May. The Montana Beret for more details in the future. Unit usually braves the last part of April or the first part of As you can probably tell, I am a rally person. I love to visit May hoping that snow is gone. This year it will be May 3–6 the parks and little towns in our four state area, and I know at Dick’s RV Park, Great Falls, MT. The Idaho Unit will break that I will never truly be bored seeking the new and unusual out (snow or no snow) April 26–29 at the Trail Break RV Park places we have in this great country. See you down the road! in Glenns Ferry, ID. “Celebrate the New Unit Name” is a 5:30pm dinner planned Bill Kindle, Contributing Editor by the British Columbia Unit at Sammy J’s Restaurant in South REGION 9 http://region9.wbcci.net Surrey on April 8. Then, they will join the North Cascade Washington Unit and the Washington Unit at the Tri-Unit Rally on Whidbey Island, April 26–29 at the North Whidbey Our Region 9 Rally is all most here. There are lots of activ- RV Park where we will participate in “Holland Happenings,” ities planned during the rally plus Abilene has a lot of things close by in Oak Harbor. Earlier in the month, the Washington to do. Frontier Times Museum is one of my favorites. They Unit will celebrate the infamous “Tax Day Rally” (April 13–15) seem to do some different displays every time we have been at the Glen Ayr Resort in Hoodsport, WA. there. Region 9 members will have an opportunity to display We are jumping up and down in Region 10 because the some of their many talents. Anyone remember “Laugh-In”? WBCCI International Rally will be in our area (Salem, OR, You can also find some great steaks at a premier dining spot June 23-30) and there are so many events planned before and called Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap, which is about after that very important rally. Start in Hood River, OR at the a 15-minute drive from Abilene. Region 10 Rally “Where the River Meets the Mountain,” May I hope you have your tie dye T-shirts ready to go, or at least 30–June 3 at the Fairgrounds. Beautiful Mt. Hood and the ready to try your hand at making one. I’m sure we will see spectacular Columbia River Gorge are begging to be explored, some unique designs.
Blue Beret / April 2018 51 as well as restaurants, brew pubs, shops, valuable workshops, With our Cali Rally sold out in April, we look next to the fishing, the Pacific Ocean, Columbia River cruising and much 2018 Region 12 Rally in Las Vegas, NV. The dates are Oc- more. Find a link to register online at region10.wbcci.net. tober 3-7. Knowing the Polks and the Greater Los Angeles The rally is 2/3 full so don’t procrastinate on this one. Airstream Club as I do, this should be a fun event in a great Two more exciting events in Region 10: place. Sign up and join us on Blue Diamond Road at the (1) June 17–20 starting at the J Bar J Youth Ranch in Bend, Oasis RV Park. OR, the WBCCI Vintage Club is celebrating their 25th Anni- Our Region Officers just approved a contract for the 2019 versary Rally. Contact [email protected] Region 12 Rally at the Bakersfield RV Park. Those dates (2) Speaking of cruising, plan to join the Washington Unit will be October 9-13, 2019. If any R12 club would like to “Cruise to Alaska” Rally on a Holland American ship, July volunteer to help host this event, please contact 1st VP Cecelia 8–15. Stops include: Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, at [email protected]. The hosting club can make a BC. Contact: Pat Latimer (360-459-8508) for details. minimum of $1000 by doing so. If you have any knowledge of any RV venue that can accommodate 75 to 100 rigs and Robert Doster, Contributing has a large indoor facility, please let us know. With the RV REGION 11 Editor, http://region11.wbcci.net industry building over 400,000 new rigs this year, there is a lot of competition for camping spots. As you know, there Airstreamers traveling along I-70 on April 14 consider are very few new RV parks being built. Your leadership in joining the DenCo Unit for their April luncheon at the Old the region is always looking for good places to visit. See you School House restaurant in Arvada, CO. Todd Ingbretsen will down the road. be presenting a slide show featuring all the amazing places he has camped. After lunch then make a choice, join the New Ian Jamieson, Contributing Editor Mexico Unit in Truth or Consequences on April 18-24 or EUROPE http://europe.wbcci.net the Arizona Unit in Page Springs on April 19-21. The New Mexico Unit is having the most unique rally of the year. Rally The year started well with new members and the marketing members can soak in therapeutic Hot Springs or take a tour is doing well to make Airstreamers aware of the club. This is of Spaceport America. Spaceport is the travel destination of happening through dealerships, Facebook, Twitter and gen- the future, as space flights are scheduled in just three years. eral networking. It is not long before new owners of new and The Arizona Unit Rally location is the Lo Lo Mai RV resort, vintage trailers are made aware of our existence. There is still located in Page Springs just a few miles south of 89A west a steady stream of vintage trailers making the long voyage of Sedona. Page Springs is on the eastern rim of the Verde across the Atlantic strapped to container ships! Valley and close to the burgeoning Viticulture community as Statistically speaking, we have around 20 more trailers well as Ancient Indian Ruins. Now travel back north through in WBCCI Europe than we had in the same month of 2017. stunning southeast Utah to ACT Campgrounds near the center We have had a much higher percentage of renewals than in of Moab for the 4CU Moab 2 Rally, or if that rally is full, previous years and we are still getting late ones. At 88% our join Utah’s Wasatch Airstream Club on May 3-6. The rally renewals are higher than the WBCCI average. Much of this site for their Airstream and Arches Rally is the Moab Valley success is due to the success of rallies and the friendships that RV Resort. If campers were fortunate to get a site for the have formed at them across 13 countries. We have a good core 4CU Moab Rally, then they could travel east on that stunning of membership now who will keep renewing and encouraging mountain highway, through, up and over the Rockies on US others. The Facebook group also keeps most of us in touch 50 and arrive at Colorado Springs. The DenCo Unit is hav- over the winter months with our pictures of Airstreams in ing their Maintenance Rally at the Garden of the Gods RV the snow, etc. Resort. Get your unit ready for the trip to International in a The 2018 rallies are getting booked up and the summer rally spectacular site. If anyone does take this trip, then a report is in England is looking like it might be the biggest Airstream to be made in Salem. rally ever held in Europe. With still five months to go there are already a lot more Airstreams than we had at the 2017
REGION Robert Stansbury, Contributing summer rally in Germany. Rallies in May, June and August 12 Editor, http://region12.wbcci.net are on the website in four languages with all the booking and contact details. California and Nevada, here is the latest information about The website has gone through another stage of development upcoming happenings in your Region. Cecelia made a de- to make it more modern. It is easier to navigate, has more posit for the Rose Parade tickets for this coming December. pictures, better graphics and behaves better on smartphones, 60 tickets times $75 comes to $4500. Add this to the cost tablets and desktops. With members and potential members of renting our parking spot (another $4500) and you can see using phones and tablets to check us out, we now have formats why this rally starts off in an expensive manner. We already that present a good image of who we are, what we represent have signups, so get on board. and what we do – not to mention the 16 reasons for being part of WBCCI Europe.
52 Blue Beret / April 2018 From the Chief Operating Officer Greetings from your extended family here in Jackson Center, OH! It is early March here in Ohio where the weather is getting just warm enough to get excited about the summer months! Airstream has been extremely busy since my last update! Our parent company announced a joint venture into the tech world that Airstream will now manage, the new joint venture has me taking on a new role and to add to it all, we recently an- nounced a major expansion here in Jackson Center with a brand new plant! Let me try to explain… Our parent company Thor and the world’s largest RV rental company Tourism Holding Ltd. (THL) announced a joint venture where together, they will own and operate a new company call TH2 that will be made up of five companies. These companies include the following - Justin Humphreys • Roadtrippers, a leader in digital road trip planning here in the states • Roadtrippers Australasia, a provider of tourism and navigation services in Australia and New Zealand • Cosmos, a digital platform for RV customer relationship and fleet management which also includes booking and rental management • Mighway, a leader in peer-to-peer RV rentals with operations in both the US and New Zealand • CamperMate, the top camping app in New Zealand and Australia So what does this mean to Airstreamers? I doubt any of you will see any immediate impact. Our parent company Thor recognizes that in the new “connected” world, we need to be in the business of connecting people to people and people to products. I would hope that as the technology evolves, it will offer us the opportunity to add to both the connectivity of our products and to the people of the Airstream community. Thor asked that Airstream run this joint venture for them which I think is a huge compliment to us. Because there are now five new companies reporting to Airstream’s President and CEO Bob Wheeler, Bob knew he had to make some changes to Airstream which leads me to my next announcement - my new position. I started with Airstream in May of 2011 as the VP of Sales. As many of you know, that includes all sales, service and parts for the company. It has been the best job I have ever had! I have loved every minute of it from the incredible employees here in Jackson Center, the awesome iconic products we create and the wonderful customers I have met. In Bob’s new role, he will technically have seven companies reporting to him; the five listed above, Airstream and the new TH2 entity. So as you can imagine, he needed someone to manage the day to day at Airstream. Bob asked that I take on the new role of Chief Operating Officer here at Airstream. Under this new role, I will have responsibility for sales, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, HR, IT, service and parts. I am very excited to take on this new role and feel honored they would ask me to do so. Lastly, and really probably the most important to each of you, we announced plans to build an all-new, state of the art, travel trailer factory. I believe when this is all said and done, it might be the largest RV factory ever built in the United States. Altogether with offices and our new museum, it will be over 700,000 square feet! If you have read my past articles, you know that sales continue to rise. Currently, we have met our capacity constraint and cannot increase our production rates another travel trailer in the current facility. Our dealers are well below their targeted inventory levels and we cannot keep up with the market demands. Add to this we have about 18 states without an Airstream dealership, we cannot even begin to think about signing new dealers until we can supply the ones we have! It is a good problem, but the solution is a mega plant to give us the needed capacity.
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Blue Beret / April 2018 53 Rick March, General Manager Rick March, General Manager Customer Relations Group Customer Relations Group
Greetings! Well it is inching closer and closer to spring as Even a small dehumidifier, like the I write this article in March. We have had a few warm days Eva-Dry available through the Airstream and that has us all excited for the weather to change so we Store, can help a great deal. If condensa- can get our trailers out and go camping! tion is allowed to build up, a residential style dehumidifier may be needed. It is I have had this question a few times now and it deals with best to stay on top of the condition as much condensation inside of the trailers building up. This is a ques- as possible. This can be especially true tion we would normally hear in the winter season as when in the humid climates of the Southeast warm interiors collide with freezing exterior temperatures, it and Pacific Northwest. can lead to condensation build up. There are a few steps that can be taken to lessen this condition and that is what I will cover in this article. Use a Fan to Circulate Air I appreciate all the feedback I have received. Keep it coming One of the easiest things you can do to help lower levels of for future articles!! condensation in your Airstream is to use either the fan in your A/C, your Fantastic Fan or a small electric fan to circulate Combatting Condensation in air throughout the unit. Stagnant air allows moisture to build Your Airstream on the walls and windows of the coach. Air movement can go a long way in preventing excess moisture from forming Condensation is an issue that may affect your Airstream in your Airstream. during long trips or if staying in the unit for extended periods of time. A large amount of condensation can lead to damage to your upholstery, growth issues, and an overall uncomfortable stay in your unit. While in conditions which can cause con- densation, such as cold weather and areas with high humidity, extra precautions should be taken to help combat condensation levels on the inside of the unit. While it may not be completely unavoidable, here are a few tips to help decrease the amount of condensation in your Airstream. Open Cabinet Doors for More Uniform
Air Temperatures Use a Dehumidifier Condensation occurs most regularly when warm, moist Just like in your home, the use of a dehumidifier can sig- air comes in contact with a cool surface. When running your nificantly decrease the amount of moisture in the air. Cutting furnace in cool weather, the conditions can be right for water down on those moisture levels can greatly lower the amount droplets to form on surfaces within your coach. Opening of condensation you could experience. your cabinets and drawers to will help air circulate inside your cabinets. This keeps temperatures throughout the unit more uniform, decreasing the likelihood of moisture build up on walls.
54 Blue Beret / April 2018 Look for Signs Keep an eye out for signs of moisture. Check areas around windows, doors, upholstery and seams regularly for water buildup, condensation or discoloration. If you feel moisture in the air, make sure to take proper steps to prevent moisture from sitting in the coach for extended periods of time. When staying in particularly humid climates, check these areas more frequently. These tips, along with regular inspections, Keep Blinds Open During the Day can greatly help decrease the amount of condensation in your Airstream and prevent any issues that may occur. Keeping your curtains and blinds open during the day allows heat and sunlight to enter your coach. This can help I would love to hear from you and if you have a suggestion keep a more uniform temperature inside of your Airstream. or topic you would like to see covered in a future article, or have a question, just drop me a line at [email protected] .
Have a great month!
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In addition to solving the capacity issues, the extra space allows us to invest in quality systems, checks and processes. As we evolve, we need to continue to find ways to build Proper Venting When Showering or Cooking Airstreams with improved quality. So the new plant will help Be sure to vent your coach properly when showering and both the quantity concerns but also help us improve our long cooking to help keep moisture out of your Airstream. When term quality as well. showering, make sure your bath vent is open, preferably with In addition to the new plant, we will be adding new cor- the fan running to exhaust as much moisture as possible. porate offices, a new museum we are calling the Heritage Also, when cooking, especially if boiling water, make sure Center and a training center to invest in both our dealers your range hood is running. If you feel moisture in the air, it and associates. Airstream has a storied and iconic history is a good idea to use your vent fans to exhaust that moisture beginning with Wally. The Heritage Center will give us a to prevent buildup. way to display that history proudly. The plan is to have the room to display several of our most historically significant Airstreams, from the original Bowlus to Wally’s gold trailer; we have a lot to show and we want to do so indoors for those cold Ohio winters! Ultimately we hope to break ground for the new facility in May or June. It will take a year to build. The plant will be located about a mile west of the current facility. I cannot wait until it is complete and we can show you around! Sorry for the long article this month, but there was a lot to update. Dealer retail sales continue to do well with February Compartment Door Gaskets and being the strongest February on record for Airstream. Shows have been going very well and we are looking forward to a Window Gaskets busy selling season this summer. It is also a good idea to inspect exterior compartment door On behalf of 921 hard working families in Jackson Center, gaskets as well as window gaskets. If there is deterioration OH, thank you for your business and passion for our products. or gapping it is possible that cold air can rush in and mix It means the world to each of us here at Airstream! with the warm interior air creating another opportunity for Happy Airstreaming - condensation to build up. If the compartment door is under the bed or an enclosed area, you may not even realize that cold air is infiltrating the trailer.
Blue Beret / April 2018 55 Get your trailer ready for the traveling season and have the following items checked or upgraded on your unit. Brakes Check Brake Pad Wear - Check Adjustor Springs - Check Magnet Wear
Repack Bearings Recommended every 10,000 miles or 6 months
Tires Goodyear Endurance ST225/75 R15 LDR E, Made in the USA
Tire/Wheel Assemblies 16” Michelin M/S2 LT 225/75 R16 LDR E
Airstream Factory Service Center 419 West Pike Street Jackson Center, OH 45334 (937) 596-6111 ext. 7403
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56 Blue Beret / April 2018 INTERNATIONAL RALLY
Jun 23-30 2018 International Rally, Salem, Oregon
NATIONAL / SPECIAL EVENT RALLIES
Apr 19-22 Cali Rally, Parkfield, CA Jun 17-20 Bend Classic, Bend, OR Aug 5-11 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax,VA Sep 10-16 Pendleton Round-Up Rally, Pendleton, OR Oct 3-7 Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN Oct 5-9 Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, NM Oct 15-22 Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival, Ketchum, ID Oct 25-28 Texas Country Air, Brownwood, TX Dec 28- Jan 1, 2019 Rose Parade Rally, Pasadena, CA Jan 3-6 Canopener 2019, Santa Rosa Beach, FL NATIONAL CARAVANS
Mar 22-Apr 12 N-47-C Georgia Plantations & More - Leaders: Anderson Ph. 850-896-0567 Apr 4 - TBD N-47-M Civil War Part II - Leaders: Spillman/Racavich Ph. 225-405-4057 May 23-Jun 16 N-47-J STANDBY ONLY Springtime in the Rockies - Leaders: Heist Ph. 402-304-1843 Jun 3-Jul 30 N-47-O STANDBY ONLY National Landmarks West - Leaders: Glassey Ph. 707-953-4299 Jun 24-Jul 15 N-47-E Canadian Rocky Mountain - Leaders: Collinson Ph. 416-232-2882 Jul 11-Aug 20 N-47-K STANDBY ONLY Nor' by Nor'East - Leaders: Lake Ph. 781-264-4550 Jul 12-Sep 12 N-47-B STANDBY ONLY North to Alaska - Leaders:Thibadeau/Weisenberger Ph. 770-560-6410 2019 Aug 7-31 N-47-P STANDBY ONLY It's a New York (State) State Mar - Apr N-48-D STANDBY ONLY Cajun Country - Leaders: of Mind - Leaders: Hammer Ph. 516-437-2839 Schwarz/Gardner Ph. 630-699-9676 Aug 19-Oct 9 N-47-I STANDBY ONLY Southwest Adventure - Mar 31-May 4 N-48-C American Civil War - Part III, War in Virginia - Leaders: Montague/Thompson Leaders: Spillman/Racavich Ph. 225-405-4057 Ph. 850-212-3726 Apr - May N-48-A American Revolution War - Southern Sep 8-23 N-47-R STANDBY ONLY Ores, Shores, Waters, and Campaign - Leaders: Jones Ph. 703-780-6597 Lights - East - Leaders: DeLeeuw Apr 25-May 15 N-48-G Springtime in Kentucky - Leaders: Ph. 517-250-5060 Weisenberger Ph. 859-653-5519 Sep 8-Oct 8 N-47-W Highway 61 Revisited - Leaders: Werk May 21-Jun 14 N-48-K Taste of the Blue Ridge - Leaders: Combs Ph. 310-714-4646 Ph. 336-668-4237 Sep 10-Oct 7 N-47-S Bourbon in the Bluegrass - Skipper Ph. 850- May 22-Jun 15 N-48-J Springtime in the Rockies - Leaders: Heist/ 877-1729 / Wilson Ph. 270-782-6554 Hewins Ph. 402-304-1843 Sep 13-Oct 17 N-47-D American Revolution in the Northern Colonies - Jun 21-Jul 10 N-48-M Canadian Rocky Mountain - Leaders: Collinson Leaders: Jones Ph. 703-780-6597 Ph. 416-232-2882 Sep 24-Oct 27 N-47-H Gone to Texas - Leaders: Snow/Gilbert Jul - Sep N-48-N Viking Trail - Leaders: Leggatt Ph: 832-217-4508 Ph. 519-438-8257 Oct 2-Nov 3 N-47-L STANDBY ONLY Southeast Coast Spectacular Jul 10-Aug 19 N-48-L Nor' by Nor'East - Leaders: Lake - Leaders: Bacon Ph. 423-775-4237 Ph. 781-837-2539 Aug 20-Oct 8 N-48-F Southwest Adventure - Leaders: Anderson/ Montague Ph. 850-896-0567 Sep 7-21 N-48-P Ores, Shores, Waters, and Lights - East - Leaders: DeLeeuw Ph. 517-250-5060 Oct 1-Nov 2 N-48-O Southeast Coast - Leaders: Bacon Ph. 423-775-4237
Blue Beret / April 2018 57 For the most current information, go to wbcci.org Activities Calendar Event Calendar
Delaware Valley New Jersey Unit – http://dvnju.wbcci.net REGION 1 Delmarva Unit - http://rehobothboardwalk.com/wbdelmarva Apr 27-29 Annual Maintenance Rally, 4-H Park, 4-H Park Rd, Region 1 Website: http://region1.wbcci.net Centreville, MD, Chuck Helwig 302-730-1206 Aug 9-12 Region 1 Rally, North Haverhill, NH Hudson-Mohawk New York Unit - http://hudmo.wbcci.net Cape Cod Massachusetts Unit - Apr 21 Spring Luncheon 1 PM, Golden Corral, 1901 Central Ave, www.capecod.wbcci.net Albany, NY, Henry & Nuri Bilodeau 845-594-4665, email: Apr 13-15 Pets & Paws Joint Rally w/New England Unit, Coastal [email protected] Acres CG, 76R Bayberry St, Provincetown, MA, RJ May 11-13 Shakedown Rally, Arrowhead Marina & RV Park, 2 Van Dominic 914-204-6190, email: [email protected] Buren Lane, Glenville, NY, John & Wendy Vettovalli 518- 922-7053, email: [email protected] Charter Oak Connecticut Unit - http://connecticut.wbcci.net May 31-Jun 3 Buddy Rally, Lake George RV Park, Lake George, NY, Geoff & Sue Whittle 518-783-1606, email: whittle06@ Apr 15 Spring "Break 'Em Out" Potluck Picnic 12:30 PM, gmail.com Rousseau Home, 67 Horse Fence Hill Rd, Southbury, CT, Joyce Rousseau 203-264-5372, email: Keystone Pennsylvania Unit - http://keystone.wbcci.net [email protected] May 11-13 Broom Stick Fly-In Rally/Spring Bus. Mtg, Witch Meadow Apr 27-29 Joint Maintenance Rally w/Delmarva & Mid-Atlantic Lake Family CG, 139 Witch Meadow Rd, Salem, CT, Units, Queen Anne's Cty 4-H Park, Centreville, MD, Dan Evelyn Watts 203-426-5532, email: evelynwatts@ Harrington 610-967-2435, email: [email protected] sbcglobal.net May 18-20 Joint Rally w/Penn-Lehigh Unit, Camp Taylor, 85 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Columbia, NJ, Rick Pitts 610-793-9262, New England Unit - http://newengland.wbcci.net email: [email protected] May 31-Jun 3 Region 2 Rally, Ulster Cty. FG, New Paltz, NY, Rick Pitts Apr 13-15 Pets & Paws Joint Rally w/Cape Cod Unit, Coastal Acres 610-793-9262, email: [email protected] CG, Provincetown, MA, Lawler 207-831-4712, email: [email protected] Metropolitan New York Unit - http://metrony.covvo.com May 4-6 Spring Bus. Mtg, Charlie Brown CG, Eastford, CT, Duesel 508-485-2087, email: [email protected] /Hickman, Apr 19-22 First Rally of Season, Indian Island CG, Riverhead, NY, email: [email protected] Ted Strickroth 516-722-4645 May 18-20 Chilly Man XII Rally, Salisbury Beach SP, Salisbury Beach, May 31-Jun 3 Region 2 Rally, Ulster Cty FG, New Paltz, NY, Mark MA, Louie 603-778-7234, email: [email protected] Hammer 516-330-3644, email: [email protected] May 25-28 Memorial Day Rally, Travelers Woods CG, Bernardston, MA, Bleakney 508-328-3231, email: [email protected] Mid-Atlantic Unit - http://midatlantic.wbcci.net Apr 27-29 Joint Maintenance Rally w/Keystone PA & Delmarva Northeast Mountaineers Airstream Club - Units, Queen Anne's Cty 4-H Park, Centreville, MD, Luke http://nemountaineers.wbcci.net Brennecke 301-524-1493, email: [email protected] May 10-14 Dry Camp/Spring Shakedown, USFS Hancock CG, May 18-20 Spring Bus. Mtg & Rally, American Legion, 126 Lorie C Lincoln, NH, Route 112 Kancamagus Hwy., E of center Quinn Sr. Dr, Crisfield, MD, Bob Clark 703-323-6053, of Lincoln, David Thompson 603-745-8821, email: email: [email protected] [email protected] New Jersey Unit - https://sites.google.com/site/njunitoriginal Quebec Canada Unit - http://unitquebec.wbcci.net May 19-Oct 20: Social Hours Every Weekend in the Pavilion, Saturdays Apr 22 Opening Lunch 11:30 AM, Buffet des Continents, 155 Rue 5:30 PM, Jersey Shore Airstream Haven CG, 728 S Robert Bernard, Drummondville, QC, Jean-Pierre Sabourin Dennisville Rd, South Seaville, NJ, Judy Coupe 267-261- / Laurence Rivet 418-210-3988 / 418-670-3387, email: 1392, email: [email protected] [email protected] Apr 20-22 Silver Anniversary of Parkview RV's Gathering, Harrington Fairgrounds, Rt 13, Harrington, DE, Patrick McFadden 610- 529-6560, email: [email protected] May 31-Jun 3 Region 2 Rally, Ulster Cty FG, New Paltz, NY, Debbie REGION 2 Hammer, email: [email protected] / Judy Coupe 267- 261-1392 Region 2 Website: http://region2.wbcci.net New York Finger Lakes Unit - http://nyfingerlakes.wbcci.net May 31-Jun 3 Region 2 Rally, New Paltz, NY May 18 Welcome Back Luncheon Noon, Hilltop Rest., 813 W Jul 20-22 Pennsylvania State Rally Genesee St, Skaneateles, NY, John & Nancy Hussar 607- Limestone, PA 797-4083, email: [email protected] Al-Mon-O Pennsylvania Unit - http://al-mon-o.wbcci.net Ontario Canada Unit - http://ontarioairstream.wbcci.net Apr 21 Luncheon/Tour 11:30 AM, Benjamin's Roadhouse/Patio May 10-13 Eastern Ontario Shakedown, Richmond FG, Richmond, Room, 1211 Liberty St, Franklin, PA, tour DeBence Antique ON, Rob Douglas 613-736-0560, email: rdouglas@magma. Music World, 1 blk from rest., $6 charge, Daryl Roll 814- ca 549-0996 / 814-385-6712 May 24-28 Spring Rally, Great Northern Exhibition Grounds, Stayner, May 4-6 Cinco De Mayo Rally, Donegal CG, 106 Yeckel Dr, ON, Neil McCallum 519-752-3449, email: aprilrivet79@ Donegal, PA, Denny/Gayle Gibson 724-863-5305, email: gmail.com [email protected] May 28-Jun 21 Caravan to International, Stayner, ON to Salem, OR, Kerry Mattila 613-258-2842, email: [email protected] Central Maryland Unit - http://centralmarylandunit166.wbcci.net Penn-Lehigh Unit – http://penn-lehigh.wbcci.net
Central Pennsylvania Unit – http://centralpenn.wbcci.net Apr 19-22 Kickoff Rally "Dutch Ovens, Cast Iron & Maintenance Rally", Gifford Pinchot SP, Lewisberry PA, Dennis Ober 717-572-8335, email: [email protected]
58 Blue Beret / April 2018 For the most current information, go to wbcci.org Activities Calendar Event Calendar
Pennsylvania Unit - www.pennsylvaniaunit.wbcci.net Northern Virginia Airstream Club - http://northva.wbcci.net May 4-6 Season Opener Rally, Pennwood Airstream Park, 999 Apr 25-29 Region 3 Rally, OceanLakes Family CG, 6001 S Kings Kindle Rd, Limestone, PA, please reserve early w/CG host Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, Edgar Simmons 540-421-1756, limited space, Bob & Jayne Otto 330-854-0657 / 330-933- email: [email protected] 8561, email: [email protected] Palmetto State Airstream Club - http://palmettostate.wbcci.net Washington DC Unit - http://wdcu.wbcci.net Apr 13-15 Spring Fling Rally, Palmetto Cove RV Park, Bob Wilson Apr 12-15 Capitol Kickoff Rally, Cherry Hill Park, 9800 Cherry Hill 864-918-2430, email: [email protected] Rd, College Park, MD 301-937-7116, Elaine Clark, email: Apr 25-29 Region 3 Rally, Ocean Lakes RV Park, 6001 S Kings [email protected] Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, Bob Wilson 864-918-2430, email: [email protected] Watchung New Jersey Airstream Club May 18-20 What's Cooking Rally, Lake Wateree SP, 881 State Park www.watchungunit.org Rd, Winnsboro, SC, Bob Wilson 864-918-2430, email: [email protected] May 4-6 Unbutton Your Rig Rally, Castaways Resort, Berlin, MD, S. Tancer & K. Sheppard 551-206-4521, email: Piedmont North Carolina Unit - http://piedmontunit.wbcci.net [email protected] Apr 25-29 Region 3 Rally, Ocean Lakes CG, 6001 S Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC (reservation: 877-510-1413), Registrar, email: [email protected] May 10-13 Rally, Twin Lakes RV & Camping Resort, 1618 Memory REGION Ln, Chocowinity, NC (877-570-2267), Dick Martin 919-349- 3 1122, email: [email protected]
Region 3 Website: http://region3.wbcci.net Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Unit - Apr 25-29 Region 3 Rally, Myrtle Beach, SC http://shenandoahvalleyofva.wbcci.net Aug 5-11 Galax Old Time Fiddlers, Galax, VA 2019 South Carolina Coastal Unit - http://sccu.wbcci.net Jan 3-6 Canopener 2019 Rally, Santa Rosa Beach, FL Apr 6-8 Dingus Day Rally, Lake Wateree SP, Camden, SC, Big Bend Florida Airstream Club - http://bigbendfl.wbcci.net Parniece Dawson 843-259-1937, email: dawsonpt@gmail. com Apr 20-22 Springtime Celebration Rally, Salt Springs Recreation May 4-6 Edisto Explorations Rally, Edisto Beach SP - Live Oak Area, 13851 Hwy 19 N, Ft. McCoy, FL, Tom Beyer, email: Section, Edisto Island, SC, Parniece Dawson 843-259- [email protected] 1937, email: [email protected] May 18-20 Summer Celebration Rally, Gunter Hill CG, 561 Booth Rd, Montgomery, AL, Tom Beyer, email: bucklake@hotmail. South Florida Airstream Club - http://southflorida.wbcci.net com Carolinas Unit of North Carolina - http://carolinasnc.wbcci.net Southeastern Camping Unit - http://secamping.wbcci.net Apr 5-8 Neuseway Nature Park Rally, Neuseway Nature Park, 401 May 3-6 Derby Rally, Stone Mountain Park, GA, Robin Harrison, W Caswell St, Kinston, NC, Rocky Johnson 336-971-0971, email: [email protected] email: [email protected] May 17-20 Raleigh Oaks Rally, Raleigh Oaks RV Resort, 527 US Tidewater Virginia Unit - www.tidewater.wbcci.net Hwy. 701 S, FourOaks, NC, Rocky Johnson 336-971-0971, May 18-20 Rally, The Colonies RV Park, Ft. Monroe, VA 757- email: [email protected] 722-2200, Bill & Joyce Werner 757-877-0889, email: [email protected] Coastal Georgia Airstream Club - http://coastalgeorgia.wbcci.net Virginia Unit - http://virginia.wbcci.net
Florida Airstream Club - http://floridaunit027.wbcci.net Western North Carolina Unit - http://wnc.wbcci.net Apr 3-9 Canoe/Kayak Buddy Caravan, Oleno SP, High Springs, May 17-20 Joint Rally w/Palmetto State Airstream Club, Lake Wateree FL, Wilderness RV Resort, Silver Springs, FL, St. Johns SP, 122 State Park Rd, Winnsboro, SC 803-482-6401 or CG, Astor, FL, Ron & Chris Allen 904-534-9896, email: online at southcarolinaparks.com for reservations, George [email protected] James 830-460-0628, email: [email protected] May 17-20 Joint Rally w/Vintage Airstream Club SE, International RV Park, 3175 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL, Larry or Linda Scovotto 386-405-0160, email: [email protected] REGION Florida Springs Unit - http://floridasprings.wbcci.net 4
Florida Suncoast Unit - http://suncoast.wbcci.net Region 4 Website: http://region4.wbcci.net May 15-20 Region 4 Rally, Owensville, OH Florida Treasure Coast Airstream Club - http://ftcu.wbcci.net Jul 25-28 Michigan State Rally, Belleville, MI Sep 22-30 Swiss Festival National Rally, Georgia Unit - http://topofgeorgia.wbcci.net Sugarcreek, OH Apr 11-15 Spring Rally, Top of GA Airstream Park, 14255 GA 75N, Akron Ohio Unit - www.akronwbcci.com Helen, GA, Bill Wild 678-938-4943, email: [email protected] Apr 14 Spring Luncheon 11:30 AM, Menches Bros. Rest., 235 May 23-28 Memorial Day/Buddy Rally, Top of GA Airstream Park, Lincoln Way, Massillon, OH, Vern & Betsy Ketchum 330- 14255 GA 75N, Helen, GA, Bill Wild 678-938-4943, email: 309-1715, email: [email protected] [email protected]
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Appalachian Unit of West Virginia - http://wv.wbcci.net/ Apr 18-22 Buddy Rally, Old Mill Stream CG, 2249 E Lincoln Hwy, REGION Lancaster, PA, includes live theater event at Sights & 5 Sounds Theater, Wayne Barth 304-320-7717, [email protected] Region 5 Website: Auglaize Valley Ohio Unit - http://auglaizevalley.wbcci.net http://region5.wbcci.net Sep 26-30 Region 5 Rally, Springfield, IL Cincinnati Ohio Unit - http://cincinnati.wbcci.net Central Indiana Airstream Club - www.centralind.wbcci.net Apr 26-29 Joint Soup Rally w/Miami Valley of OH & Columbus OH Apr 7 Luncheon 11:30 AM, Mi Familia Mexican Rest., 3717-3819 Units, Greene Cty FG, 120 Fairground Rd, Xenia, OH, S Reed Rd, Kokomo, IN, Chris Dillow 770-713-7060, email: Mark Kennedy 937-609-9415, email: rmkennedy6@yahoo. [email protected] com May 4-6 May Weekender, Brown Cty SP, West Gate-1405 SR 46 W, May 29-Jun 3 Spring Rally, Poor Farmer's CG, 7211 N Lost Creek-Shelby Nashville, IN, Chris Dillow 770-713-7060, email: cdillow@ Rd, Fletcher, OH, Mark Kennedy 937-609-9415, email: me.com [email protected] May 30-Jun 3 Wisconsin Dells Rally, Country Roads RV Park, S1633 State Hwy 23, Lake Delton, WI, Ken & Sandy Langell 317- Columbus Ohio Unit - email: [email protected] 408-6798, email: [email protected] Mahoning Valley Ohio Unit - www.mvou.wbcci.net Indiana Airstream Club - http://indiana.wbcci.net Apr 14 Welcome Home Luncheon 1 PM, The Chop House, 1 1st Mon each month except December: Dinner 5 PM, Ponderosa Rest., American Way, Warren, OH, from OH 82 take Scoville 5009 S Scatterfield Rd., Anderson, IN, Richard Parrish North Rd & Warren-Sharon Rd to American Way in 765-378-7560, email: [email protected] Howland Township, Bill & Shirley Kitelinger, email: 1st Thurs each month except December: Dinner 6 PM, Sara's Family [email protected] Rest., 5792 Coventry Ln, Fort Wayne, IN, Chris Seplak 260-409-4750, email: [email protected] Metro Detroit Michigan Unit http://metrodetroitunit137.wbcci.net Apr 21 Spring Luncheon, Sirloin Stockade, 3148 S Western Ave, Marion, IN, Branko Mijatovich 260-402-8987, email: [email protected] Miami Valley Unit of Ohio - http://miamivalleyohio.wbcci.net May 31-Jun 3 Spring Rally, Riverfront Park CG, 1701 Pucker St. Dr., Apr 4 Breakfast 9 AM, Fairborn Family Diner & Rest, 419 N Niles, MI, Judy Rice 269-449-4351, email: gandjrice@ Broad St, Fairborn, OH, Dan Eagle 937-654-6582, email: sbcglobal.net [email protected] Apr 26-29 Joint Soup Rally w/Cincinnati OH & Columbus OH Units, Kentucky Airstream Club - http://kentucky.wbcci.net Greene Cty FG, 210 Fairground Rd, Xenia, OH, Dan Eagle May 2-6 Derby Rally, Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Ironworks 937-654-6582, email: [email protected] Pike, Lexington, KY, Artie Martin 513-288-3419, email: May 2 Breakfast 9 AM, Fairborn Family Diner & Rest, 419 N [email protected] Broad St, Fairborn, OH, Dan Eagle 937-654-6582, email: [email protected] Northern Illinois Airstream Club - May 29-Jun 3 Joint Summer Rally w/Cincinnati OH & Auglaize Valley OH Units, Poor Farmer's CG, 7211 N Lostcreek-Shelby http://northernillinois.wbcci.net Rd, Fletcher, OH, Dan Eagle 937-654-6582, email: Apr 6-8 Spring Rally, Lee Cty FG, 1196 Franklin Rd, Amboy, IL, [email protected] John Sanders 815-762-2511, email: [email protected] May 4-6 Rally, Thompson Causeway COE (sites 79-97 River Birch Mohican Valley Ohio Airstream Club Area), Lewis Ave & Main St, Thompson, IL, Mike & Dana http://mohicanvalleyohio.wbcci.net/ Johnson 563-391-8171, email: [email protected] Apr 12 Luncheon 11:30 AM, 30 BBQ, 1330 E Mansfield St, Southern Indiana Unit - http://southind.wbcci.net Bucyrus, OH, Nancy Findling 419-688-0001 May 10 Luncheon 11:30 AM, Pizza Hut, 820 Harding Way West, Apr 14 Spring Luncheon Noon, Gasthof Village Inn, Montgomery Galion, OH, Nancy Findling 419-688-0001 IN, John Hays 270-268-0969 / 270-877-6298 May 17-20 Spring Rally, City Park, Odon, IN, John Hays 270-268- Northern Ohio Virtual Airstream Unit 0969 / 270-877-6298 https://sites.google.com/view/campnova WBCCI Illinois Lincolnland Airstream Club - Apr 19-22 Morgan's Canoe Rally, Morgan's Outdoor Adventures, http://lincolnland.wbcci.net Morrow, OH, Alan McDowell 603-661-7437, email: [email protected] Apr 27-30 Heart of IL Rally, Camplakewood CG, 1217 W Rickelman May 3-6 Haydocy Rally, Haydocy RV Dealership, 3865 W Broad Ave, Effingham, IL, John & Susan Swearingen 309-824- St, Columbus, OH, Suzie Couger 614-519-1324, email: 5085, email: [email protected] [email protected] The Western Reserve Camping Unit www.cleveland.wbcci.net REGION May 3-6 American Bird Watching Rally, Maumee SP, 1400 State 6 Park Rd, Oregon, OH, Theresa Standing, email: theresa. [email protected] Region 6 Website: http://region6.wbcci.net Apr 25-29 Tennessee State Rally Crossville, TN Oct 3-7 Storytelling Festival Rally Jonesborough, TN Oct 15-19 Region 6 Rally, Lebanon, TN
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Alabama Unit - http://alabama.wbcci.net/ 2nd Mon each month: Dinner 6 PM, Montgomery, AL area, call for REGION directions, Paul Aehnlich 334-277-9647, email: 7 [email protected] TBA each month: Luncheon North Alabama, Andrea Patterson 256-679- Region 7 Website: http://region7.wbcci.net 7039, email: [email protected] Aug 28-Sep 2 Region 7 Rally, West Fargo, ND TBA each month: Birmingham area luncheon/dinner, John Burton 205- 631-2895, email: [email protected] Minnesota Unit - http://minnesota.wbcci.net Apr 19-22 Rally, Anchors Aweigh RV Resort, 19814 Cty. Rd 20 S, May 17-20 Spring Rally, Pipestone RV Park, 919 N Hiawatha Ave, Foley, AL, Russ Pry 256-348-2192, email: Pipestone, MN, Kay & Chris Olsson 763-786-4217, email: [email protected] [email protected] Arkansas Razorback Airstream Club - North Dakota Peace Garden Unit - www.nodak.wbcci.net http://arkansasrazorback.wbcci.net/ Wisconsin Unit - http://wisc.wbcci.net Apr 6-8 Take Me Out to the Ballgame Rally, Roadhog Park, 1159 W 15th St, Fayetteville, AR, Tim Welch, email: Mar 30-Apr 1 Easter Bash, Peninsula SP, Door County, WI, Ed & [email protected] Sandy Emerick, email: [email protected] / Apr 19-22 In the Willows Spring Business Rally, Willow Beach Park, [email protected] Scott, AR, from Little Rock, take Hwy 165 E for 2.5 mi., Apr 19-22 Earth Day & Geese Migration Rally, Kettle Moraine North turn R on Colonel Manard Rd and continue for 3 mi., turn R SP, Mauthe Lake, WI, reserve site: reserveamerica.com onto Blue Heron Pkwy, follow signs to WIllow Beach Park, (hyers @Site 216), Greg & Jane Hyer, email: CG is near David D. Terry Lock & Dam of Arkansas River, [email protected] make reservations at www.recreation.gov, Jason Landrum, email: [email protected] May 17-20 Strawberry Jam Rally (Boondocking), Grayson Farms, 241 Prince Cemetery Rd, Bald Knob, AR, Paul Moore, REGION email:[email protected] 8 East Tennessee Airstream Club - http://airetn.org Region 8 Website: Apr 25-29 Tennessee State Rally, TCPC, Crossville, TN, Jim Lee http://region8.wbcci.net 931-652-9230, email: [email protected] / Harold Apr 26-29 Region 8 Rally, Branson, MO Hughes 423-612-9297, email: [email protected] Greater St. Louis Airstream Club - http://gslunit.wbcci.net Greater New Orleans Airstream Club - http://gnola.wbcci.net/ Apr 21-25 Joint Rally w/MO Greater Ozark Unit, Wanderlust RV Park, 468 Passion Play Rd, Eureka Springs, AR, Jane Elgin Louisiana Airstream Club - http://louisiana.wbcci.net/ Bartlett 573-578-0435, email: [email protected] Apr 5-9 Crawfish & Concert Rally, Isle of Iberia RV Park, New Apr 26-29 Region 8 Rally "A Bit of Branson", America's Best CG, Iberia, LA, 713 or 911 NW Bypass (Hwy 3212 or 3213), 499 Buena Vista Rd, Branson, MO, June Ryan, email: Harvey Broussard, email: [email protected] [email protected] May 10-13 Smyphony Rally, Fountaineblew SP, Mandeville, LA, May 17-20 May We Rally!, Pin Oak RV Park, 1302 Highway AT, Villa Gerald Peltier, email: [email protected] Ridge, MO, Joe & Sarah Hauser 636-332-3220, email: [email protected] Mississippi Airstream Club - http://mississippiunit.wbcci.net/ Iowa Unit - http://iowaunit.wbcci.net Music City Airstream Club - http://nashville.wbcci.net/ Nov-Apr 1st Thurs each month: Brunch 10:30 AM, Golden Corral Rest., 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, AZ, Doris Jean Cabalka 480- Apr 11-15 Spring Rally, Bledsoe Creek COE, Greg/Cynthia Halpin 216-8096, email: [email protected] 615-206-9090, email: [email protected] Apr 25-29 Tennessee State Rally, TCPC, DO NOT USE GPS, Jim Apr 26-29 Region 8 Rally "A Bit of Branson", ABC CG, 499 Buena Lee 931-652-9230, email: [email protected] Vista Rd, Branson, MO, June Ryan, email: May 17-20 Spring Rally, Defeated Creek Park, 140 Marino, Carthage, [email protected] TN, Tommy/Rachel Shepherd 931-206-2292, email: [email protected] Kansas City Missouri Unit - http://kansascityunit.wbcci.net Pensacola Florida Unit - http://pensacolaflorida.wbcci.net/ Apr 7 Luncheon 11 AM, LaFuente Mexican Rest., 1255 NE Douglas, Lee's Summit, MO, Cheryl Ball 816-524-4666, Apr 19-22 Lost in Space (Kid's Rally), Mystic Springs Cove Park, 591 email: [email protected] Mystic Springs Rd, McDavid FL, Cheryl Land 850-516- Apr 19-22 Spring Rally, Fairgrounds Park, 801 W 29th St, 1836, email: [email protected] Higginsville, MO, Mike Bedinger/Linda Bryant 816-729- May 17-20 Around the World Rally, Mystic Springs Cove Park, 591 5422, email: [email protected] Mystic Springs Rd, McDavid FL, Cheryl Land 850-516- May 5 Luncheon 11:30 AM, The Summit Grill, 4835 NE Lakewood 1836, email: [email protected] Way, Lee's Summit, MO, Debra & Dan Doll 913-219-4317, email: [email protected] Tennessee Unit - http://tennessee.wbcci.net Missouri Greater Ozark Unit West Tennessee Airstream Club - http://memphis.wbcci.net http://mogreaterozarkunit.wbcci.net Apr 26-29 Tennessee State Rally, TCPC, Crossville, TN, http:// Apr 21-25 Joint Rally w/Greater St. Louis Airstream Club, Wanderlust tcpconline.com/directions, Jim Lee, email: jhlee@ RV Park, 468 Passion Play Rd, Eureka Springs, AR, Joyce mindspring.com Allen 417-499-8097, email: [email protected] May 11-13 General Mtg. Rally, Wall Doxey SP, 3946 MS-7, Holly May 17-20 Spring Rally, Osage Beach RV Park, 3949 Campground Springs, MS, Buddy & Cookie Bonner 901-619-6983, Ln., Osage Beach, MO, Gary & Linda Rush, 573-286-7665, email: [email protected] email: [email protected]
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Nebraska Airstream Club - http://nebraskaunit.wbcci.net Texas Highland Lakes Unit - http://thlu.org 2nd Mon each month: Luncheon 11:45 AM, Parker’s Smokehouse, 16880 Apr 5-8 Cherokee Wildflowers! Rally, Fleming's Ranch (dry Hwy. 6, Ashland, NE, corner of Hwy 6 & 63, James Wright camping w/electricity), Cherokee, TX, Ed Addicks 979-251- 402-419-1112, email: [email protected] 0602, email: [email protected] May 3-6 Bravo Rio Guadalupe! Buddy Rally, Kerrville- Apr 19-22 Fix-It-If-You-Can Rally, Branched Oak Lake SRA, Area 4, SchreinerPark, Kerrville, TX, Ed Addicks 979-251-0602, 1200 W Branched Oak Rd, Raymond, NE, Jim Wright 402- email: [email protected] 419-1112, email: [email protected] Texas Hill Country Unit - http://thcu.wbcci.net North Iowa Airstream Club - http://northiowaunit.wbcci.net Apr 20-23 Caravan to Region 8 Rally, Dave/Pat Shaw 515-368-4379, Texas Plains Unit - http://www.texasplains.wbcci.net email: [email protected] 1st Sat each month: TBA, Betty Jay Foley 806-687-5921, email: Apr 26-29 Region 8 Rally, ABC CG, Branson, MO, June Ryan 641- [email protected] 455-9444, email: [email protected] 1st Sat each month: Dinner 6 PM, El Patron Rest., 3401-I-40 W, Amarillo, May 31-Jun 3 June Rally, Webster Cty, CG, 22614 U.S. 169, Ft. Dodge, TX, Dick Lanham 806-674-9849, email: IA, Scott Jensen 515-979-0694, email: scottjensen@aol. [email protected] com Apr 9-15 49th Region 9 "Peace, Love, Airstream" Rally, Expo Center of Taylor County, 1700 State Hwy 36, Abilene TX, GPS: 1801 ES 11th Street, David Thompson 806-679-8337 REGION 9 May 3-6 Hanging Out at the Hangar Rally, River Falls Airport (SE of Amarillo), Claude Hwy 1151, 12851 Montana Way, Region 9 Website: Amarillo, TX, Tillerys & Lanhams, 806-678-0742 http://www.region9.wbcci.net Apr 9-15 Region 9 Rally, Abilene, TX Oct 25-28 Texas Country Air Rally Brownwood, TX REGION 10 East Texas Lakes Unit Mar 30-Apr 1 Rally, Martin Dies Jr. SP 409-384-5231, 634 Park Road 48 Region 10 Website: S, Jasper, TX, Isaac Holmes 214-592-3109 www.region10.wbcci.net May 25-28 Rally, Mission Tejas SP 936-687-2394, 120 Park Rd. 44, May 30-Jun 3 Region 10 Rally, Hood River, OR Grapeland, TX, Isaac Holmes 214-592-3109 Jun 17-20 Bend Classic Rally, Bend, OR Sep 10-16 Pendleton Round-Up Rally, Pendleton, OR Greater Houston Airstream Club - http://GHAC155.wbcci.net Oct 15-22 Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival, Ketchum, ID Apr 5-15 Pre-Region Rally, I-35 RV Park & Resort, 15131 B I-35, Waco, TX, Hub & Sherry Miller 214-770-3271, email: Alberta-Saskatchewan Unit [email protected] http://albertasaskatchewan.wbcci.net May 24-28 Memorial Day Rally, Magnolia Lake RV Park, 791 FM 2665, Goodrich, TX, Tom Harris 281-259-8337, email: [email protected] British Columbia Airstream Club - www.airstreambc.com Every Tuesday: Breakfast 9 AM, Ricky's Country Rest, 2160 King George Heart of Texas Camping Unit - http://hotc.wbcci.net Blvd, South Surrey, BC, Tom Akam 604-538-4149 TBA Monthly Activities TBA, please visit our website Apr 8 Celebrate the New Unit Name Dinner, Sammy J's Rest., 15770 Croydon Dr, Morgan Crossing, Surrey, BC, Joyce North Texas Unit - http://ntxu.wbcci.net Christenson 604-809-9321, email: [email protected] Apr 27-29 Tri-Unit Rally, Whidbey Island, WA, Tom Akam Apr 9-15 Region 9 Rally, Abilene, TX, Stephen Woodward 972-896- 604-538-4149 4592, email: [email protected] May 18-21 Falklands 100th Annual Stampede Rally, Monte Lake May 4-7 Civil War Rally, Jefferson, TX, Stephen Woodward 972- Campsite & Resort RV Park, 3973 Kamloops-Vernon Hwy, 896-4592, email: [email protected] Monte Lake, BC, Paul Wheeler & Janet Soucy 604-788- May 12 Luncheon, Spring Creek BBQ, Burleson, TX, Stephen 5473 Woodward 972-896-4592, email: [email protected] Idaho Airstream Club - http://idahounit.wbcci.net Oklahoma Unit - http://oklahoma.wbcci.net Apr 26-29 Breakout Rally, Trail Break RV Park, Glenns Ferry, ID, Cara Goedeking 208-890-0268, email: Texas Alamo Unit - http://texasalamo.wbcci.net [email protected] Apr 9-15 49th Region 9 Rally - Peace, Love, Airstream, Expo Center May 29-30 Caravan to Region 10 Rally, Wildhorse Casino, Pendleton, of Taylor County, 1700 State Hwy 36, Abilene, TX, David OR, Tom & Marilyn Usselman 208-841-9911, email: Willis 210-844-7167, email: [email protected] [email protected] Apr 26-29 Back to Basic II - Escaping Fiesta/Annual Business Mtg/ Election Rally, Kerrville, Scheiner Park, 2385 Bandera Hwy, Montana Airstream Club Kerrville, TX, David Willis 210-844-8167, email: dwillis@ http://www.montanaairstreamclub.com stic.net May 17-20 Kick Off to Summer/Buddy Rally, Lagoons RV Resort, 600 Enterprise Blvd, Rockport, TX, David Willis 210-844-8167, North Cascade Washington Unit email: [email protected] www.ncascadewaairstreamclub.com Apr 26-29 Rally, North Whidbey RV Park, 565 W Cornet BB4 Rd, Oak Texas Gulf Coast Unit - www.texasairstreamharbor.com Harbor, WA, Jim Kolhoff 360-297-2013, email: Apr 6-8 Spaced Out Rally, TAHI, 714 Angelina, Zavalla, TX, Pam [email protected] Pearson 409-679-0220, email: [email protected] May 19 Luncheon 1 PM, Denny's, Exit 206, I-5, Arlington, WA, May 11-13 Doc Cain Fishing Tournament Rally, TAHI, 714 Angelina, Jim Kolhoff 360-297-2013, email: caravanner23533@ Zavalla, TX, Pam Pearson 409-679-0220, email: centurylink.net [email protected]
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Oregon Airstream Club - www.oregonunit.wbcci.net Golden West California Unit - http://goldenwest.wbcci.net Apr 19-22 Cali Rally, V6 Ranch, 70410 Parkfield-Coalinga Rd, Washington Unit - http://washingtonunit.wbcci.net Parkfield, CA, Jim Polk 805-646-7293, email: Apr 13-15 Tax Filing Rally, Glen Ayr RV Park, Hoodsport, WA, Lee [email protected] Wyman 206-419-1726, email: lee_janwyman1@comcast. net Greater Bay Area Airstream Club - May 4-6 Crab Feed Rally, WLYH, 9101 Steilacoom Rd SE, Olympia, http://greaterbayarea.wbcci.net WA, Darlene Leslie 360-459-8749, email: gar-dar@juno. Apr 19-22 Cali Rally, V6 Ranch, 70410 Parkfield-Coalinga Rd, com Parkfield, CA, Jim Polk 805-646-7293, email: May 8-22 Fishing Caravan, begin at WLYH, Mike Medford 360-870- [email protected] 0591, email: [email protected] Greater Los Angeles Airstream Club www.greaterlosangelesairstreamclub.wbcci.net Apr 19-22 Cali Rally, Blue Oaks Horse Camp on V6 Ranch, 70410 REGION Parkfield-Coalinga Rd, Parkfield, CA, Jim Polk 805-646- 11 7293, email: [email protected] May 7-11 Vintage Trailer Show Rally, Pismo State Beach North Region 11 Website: http://region11.wbcci.net Beach CG, 399 S Dolliver St, Pismo Beach, CA, Pamela Sep 27-Oct 1 Region 11 Rally, Albuquerque, NM Pall 805-235-2809, [email protected] Oct 5-9 Balloon Fiesta National Rally Albuquerque, NM Lake Tahoe Airstream Club - http://laketahoe.wbcci.net/ May 4-6 Kentucky Derby Day Rally, Inn Town CG, 9 Kidder Ct, Arizona Airstream Club - http://azairstream.com Nevada City, CA, Margaret Handshoe 916-202-3688, email: [email protected] Denver Colorado Unit - www.denco.wbcci.net Nevada Unit - http://nevada.wbcci.net May 3-5 Annual Maintenance Rally, Garden of the Gods RV Resort, 3704 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, Jackie Arnold 719-634-3646, email: [email protected] Northern California Unit - http://norcal.wbcci.net Apr 4-8 Rally, Riverpoint Landing Marina & Resort, Stockton, CA, Four Corners Unit - http://fourcornersunit.com/ Pat Lazzereschi 209-712-5884, email: [email protected] New Mexico Unit - http://newmexico.wbcci.net May 6-13 Mega Rally, Calistoga FG & Benbow RV Resort, Calistoga & Barberville, Pat Lazzereschi 209-712-5884, email: [email protected] Utah's Wasatch Airstream Club - http://utahswasatchairstreamclub.wbcci.net San Diego California Unit - www.airstreamsandiego.com May 3-6 Airstreams & Arches Spring Rally, Moab Valley RV Resort, May 10-12 Rally, Newort Dunes, Newport Beach, CA, Sarajane 1773 N Hwy 191, Moab, UT, John & Bonnie Ruskauff 801- Towndrow 714-315-3423, email: [email protected] 674-0381, email: [email protected] Sierra Nevada Unit - http://sierranevadaairstreams.org/snu Wyoming Unit - http://wyoming.wbcci.net Apr 19-22 Lahontan Rally, Lahontan State Recreation Area, 2450 E First Ave, Silver Springs, NV, latitude/longitude: 39.395795, -119.197337, Gail Williams 951-552-4801, email: [email protected] May 17-20 Prosser Family Camp Rally, Prosser Family CG REGION 12 (reservation recommended), Tahoe Nat'l. Forest, 5 mi. NE of Truckee, CA, latitude/longitude: 39.37778, -120.16056, Gail Williams 951-552-4801, email: [email protected] Region 12 Website: http://region12.wbcci.net South Coast California Unit - http://southcoastcal.wbcci.net All club events can be found on our website. Apr 19-22 Cali Rally, Parkfield, CA Oct 3-7 Region 12 Rally, Las Vegas, NV Dec 28- Jan 1, 2019 Annual Rose Parade Special Event Rally, Pasadena, CA Central Coast California Unit www.centralcoastairstream.wbcci.net Apr 6-8 Pinnacles Rally, Pinnacles National Park, 5000 Hwy 146, Paicines, CA, Mike & Roxy Gross 805-531-1042, email: EUROPE [email protected] May 18-20 San Simeon SP Rally, San Simeon SP, Washburn CG, 500 WBCCI Europe Website: San Simeon Creek Rd, Cambria, CA, Tom & Teresa Tighe, 714-913-8510, email: [email protected] - http://europe.wbcci.net El Camino Real Airstream Club - http://elcaminoreal.wbcci.net Apr 12-16 Wine Tasting Rally, Wine Country RV Resort, 2500 Airport May 24-27 Annual Rally on a Member's Farm, West Chiltington, West Rd, Paso Robles, CA, Karen Pickett 714-310-7856, email: Sussex, England, www.europe.wbcci.net/rallies [email protected] Andrew Newell, email: [email protected] May 8-11 Idyllwild Rally, Idyllwild Park CG, 54000 Riverside Cty. Playground Rd, Idyllwild, CA, Bette Grams 949-375-9120, [email protected]
Blue Beret / April 2018 63 es in Florida. 65 miles to Walt Disney World, free Wi-Fi, within a day’s drive to mountain Notice 20 miles to the Kennedy Space Center and or sea, 4 National Parks, Canada or Oregon. ADVERTISEMENTS SHOULD BE TYPE- located in the city of Melbourne. To retirees 50 Make your reservation today or come see WRITTEN. THE “BLUE BERET” IS NOT and older we offer leases, long term rentals our 192 residential lots for sale to WBCCI RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF and overnight guest sites. Sorry we do not Members. 9101 Steilacoom Rd SE, Olympia, HANDWRITTEN SUBMISSIONS. take credit cards. LYH is an adult (age 50 or WA 98513. Ph. 360-491-3750, WEB www. over) and pet free park. For more information washingtonlandyachtharbor.com on rates and particulars contact us at www. Miscellaneous lyhairstream.com or call 321-254-6398. TOP OF GEORGIA AIRSTREAM PARK. For Sale Trailers/ FLAG POLE HOLDER All aluminum with We are located in the beautiful North Georgia Motorhomes 2 machined brackets for quick, easy installa- Mountains, just 6 miles north of Helen, GA on tion. 3 pole holder $175, 5 pole holder $200. State Hwy. 75. Helen is a wonderful Alpine 1997 – AIRSTREAM LEGEND, 1ST Includes shipping in U.S. Contact: Village community with lots of shopping, good EDITION, EXCELLENT CONDITION, [email protected] or call 803-684- restaurants and tubing down the river. The upgraded throughout, new 50 amp electrical, 5651 for more information. WBCCI #3892 TOP is only 2 miles to the crossing of the new 2 air conditioners, new electricity monitor, Appalachian Trail. A great hiking area! We new all LED lighting, new washer/dryer, new also have hiking trails that connect directly laminate flooring, new 8 AGM batteries, Airstream Parks to our property. Our park offers full hookups, automatic jacks, Hensley hitch, new 16” mag free cable TV, and free Wi-Fi at very com- wheels, load range E Michelin tires, disc NORTH TEXAS AIRSTREAM COMMUNITY petitive rates. During Rally weeks rally fees brakes, solar panels, 2000 watt inverter, 2 in historic Hillsboro invites you to: “VISIT FOR are an additional charge. ALL AIRSTREAMS TV's, auto satellite, generator, auto electric A NIGHT OR A LIFETIME!” Our 100% WBCCI WELCOME. Pets too. Ph. 706-878-3590, leveling jacks, awning, large propane bottles, community is located on I-35, Exit 368, in the www.topofgeorgia.net exterior recoated by P&S. $30,000. Non- heart of the Ft. Worth/Dallas/Waco triangle. smoking, no pets. Stored in a temperature- Free Clubhouse & Terraport Wi-Fi, coin ENJOY THE SOUNDS OF NATURE AT controlled building. Email: conniemmeyer@ laundry and mail forwarding service. Visit JERSEY SHORE HAVEN. Located mid-way gmail.com Pictures will soon be available at our website www.ntaci.org for low overnight, between Atlantic City and Cape May, JSH is airforums.com (Jennings, LA) weekly, monthly and snowbird rates. Call a quaint Airstream park with wooded sites, 254-582-5566 for reservations & information. 4-point hook-ups, and more. Convenient 1997 - AIRSTREAM 34’ AMERICAN LEG- to beautiful beaches, casinos with shows, END NORMAN ROCKWELL EDITION, TAHI, TEXAS AIRSTREAM HARBOR, amusements, boardwalks, shopping, etc. WELL MAINTAINED, refrigerator/freezer, INC. Is located in NE Texas on beautiful Lake Lots to do and see in the area. Jersey Shore stove, convection oven/microwave, A/C/ Sam Rayburn is known for Bass fishing. A Haven, 728 Dennisville Road, P.O. Box 99, heat pump, furnace, rear queen, awnings all haven for bird watchers. Daily $15. Come S. Seaville, NJ 08246. Ph. 609-861-2293, around, NEW tires. $31,000 (Canadian). Call visit or stay with us. 5 miles NE Zavalla on website: http://www.jerseyshorehaven.org 519-376-9708 or email [email protected] Hwy. 147. Contact: TAHI, 714 Angelina, (Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada) Zavalla, TX 75980, Ph. 936-897-3686. www. TENNESSEE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU texasairstreamharbor.com CAMPGROUND – Crossville, TN. An Air- 1999 – AIRSTREAM 34’ EXCELLA 1000, stream only campground on 376 wooded rear queen, dinette, Fantastic Fans, no pets PENN WOOD AIRSTREAM PARK - Travel- acres, 132 member sites with six visitor lots. or smokers, under cover, GOOD CONDI- ing I-80 thru western Pennsylvania or looking Full hookups, 5,000 sq. ft. clubhouse, free TION, $15,000. Ph. 270-622-8395. (Bowling for a quiet, all Airstream, summer home for a wi-fi, video library, kitchen and bathrooms with Green, KY area) few weeks or all season? We’re the perfect showers. Laundry facilities, hiking trails, no stop! Full hookups with cable TV & WI-FI. license required fishing lake. Rates $20 per 2001 – AIRSTREAM 390XL MOTORHOME, Reasonable rates, area attractions and site night. Open April-October. Visit our website: single slide, 330 Cat Diesel, 175,000 miles, of Autumn Leaf National Rally. Near Clarion, www.tcpconline.com for directions and more Allison transmission NEW at 115,000 miles, PA - four miles south of I-80, Exit 64 on SR details. 865-471-8272 microwave-convection oven, in-motion Wine- 66; Ph. 814-764-8963; www.pennwood.org gard satellite antenna, solar panels, washer/ Open 5/1 to 10/15. VIRGINIA HIGHLAND HAVEN AIR- dryer, book value $34,000 to $52,000, asking STREAM PARK is the place to enjoy cool only $35,000. Email: [email protected], MYSTIC SPRINGS COVE is an Airstream mountain top breezes and beautiful sunsets Ph. 719-332-6495, WBCCI #123 (Lubbock, only park 25 miles N of Pensacola FL on just 5 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, TX) US Hwy 29 N. It is just 30 minutes to white 25 miles south of Roanoke, Virginia. Full sandy beaches, shopping, museums and a hookups, free Wi-Fi, clubhouse with laundry, 2007 – AIRSTREAM 30’ CLASSIC LIMIT- casino. Owned and operated by Pensacola host sponsored activities, hiking trails and ED 75TH ANNIVERSARY, New in 2009, Unit 29. We are open September thru May a waterfall. Enjoy bluegrass music Friday pristine, dealer maintained, service records, (June-August by reservation only). All sites nights in nearby Floyd. $35.00 per night, 7th scrupulously clean, long list of upgrades, have full hookups. Washer and dryer are night free. Located at 6517 Highland Haven extras, 25,000 careful miles, Equalizer hitch, available. Limited Wi-Fi. Host opportunities Road, NE, Copper Hill, VA 24079. Open 5/1 no smoking, etc. Ready for extended travel available. Ph. 850-256-3280. to 10/15. Call 540-200-9567 or visit www. or residence. $60,000. Ph. 931-287-0541 vahighlandhaven.com or 440-994-4210. Delivery considered. LAND YACHT HARBOR: Florida’s Best (Crossville, TN) Kept Secret!!! Conveniently located off I-95 WASHINGTON LAND YACHT HARBOR, between exits 183 and 180 and less than six home of the WA Unit open to all WBCCI mem- miles from some of the best unspoiled beach- bers and guests, offers 103 FHU sites with
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Blue Beret / April 2018 65 2018 WBCCI National Caravans
What is Standby Only? Caravans often seem to fill very quickly and club members may ask, “How do I get on a caravan when they are booked two years ahead?” The Answer: Some caravans only run every other year, therefore are booked two years in advance. Members may sign up to keep their future options open. As the caravan start date nears or the first payment is due, plans are finalized and for all kinds of reasons, health, family commitments, unforeseen circumstances, they cancel reservations. That opens up places on every caravan that is marked as “Standby Only.” For this reason, do not hesitate to add your name to a Standby List. It is very likely, though not guaranteed, that you will make the caravan list. Anecdotal evidence says that members who are 20th or even 35th on the Standby List can be included in the final caravan list. Generally, no deposit is required to add your name to the Standby List. Just fill out the application form and send it to the caravan leaders. They will respond and let you know your current status and any changes. Do let the caravan leaders know if you are available to join their caravan on very short notice. Often there are last-minute cancellations and members are added within weeks, or even days, of starting the caravan.
STANDBY ONLY Leaders: Gary & RoseMarie Anderson, WBCCI #9181, Ph. 850-769-9181 N-47-B NORTH TO ALASKA 7/12-9/12/2018 (H), Ph. 850-896-0567 (Gary-C), Ph. 850-866-7658 (RoseMarie-C), Email: START: DAWSON CREEK, BC STOP: PRINCE GEORGE, BC [email protected] Address: 2800 W. 30th Court, Panama City, Beginning at milepost 0 of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British FL 32405. Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 23, Total Number of Nights: Columbia, you will experience the majestic scenery of British Columbia, 22, Number of Stops: 6. Kitty Fee w/2: $1,500, Kitty Fee w/1: $1,200, Yukon Territory and Alyeska “The Great Land.” We will drive through the Guest: TBD, Deposit: $300, Date Balance Due: 11/1/17, Cancellation Fee: Yukon Territory and ferry the Yukon River in Dawson City. Part of the $50 plus non-refundable deposits prior to 11/1/17; Discretion of Leader. adventure is to then drive the famous bumpy but very scenic “Top of the World Highway” to Chicken, Alaska. Don’t be chicken going to Chicken! N-47-D THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN THE NORTHERN Here you will see and experience the wild Alaska bush country. This first COLONIES 9/13–10/17/2018 part of the trip will include a visit to Skagway and an optional visit to Eagle, START: LITTLETON, MA STOP: ALEXANDRIA, VA AK. It is then on to TOK (the end of the Alaska Hwy), Fairbanks, Denali Dust off your tri-corner hat and mob cap and join us as we travel back in and Anchorage. This portion of the trip will include panning for gold, river time to where the seeds of the American Revolution were planted and and boat cruises, a visit to Santa’s home at the North Pole, dinner shows, bore fruit. We will begin in Boston and see the Old State House where fi- salmon bakes, glaciers, and a ride on the scenic Alaska railroad. Next ery debates occurred, walk where the Boston Massacre erupted, take part we will drive around the Kenai Peninsula and camp in Seward, Homer in reenacting the Boston Tea Party (prepare to heave ho some British tea and Kenai. Our trip back toward the lower 48 will include stops in Valdez, into the Boston Harbor) and hear ranger talks on the Battle of Bunker Hill; Juneau, Haines, and Hyder. At every stop, wildlife viewing opportunities we’ll also visit other historic landmarks such as Faneuil Hall aka “The Cra- abound. You will see numerous glaciers and perhaps see one calving into dle of Liberty”, the Old North Church, Paul Revere’s house and the USS the sea or drink melted ice thousands of years old. See sled dogs bound- Constitution, “Old Ironsides”. From there we travel to Minute Man National ing with energy, humpback whales, a salmon run, eagles, bears, moose, Historical Park and follow the day (April 19, 1775) that marked the begin- etc. Perhaps you would like to take an optional plane flight around Denali, ning of the war to independence from first blood on Lexington Green to the do some bear viewing or even fly to the Arctic Circle. Opportunities for “shot heard round the world” at North Bridge in Concord. Then we travel to world class fishing and hiking will be numerous. Your trip will end in Prince New York visiting Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome, Oriskany Bat- George, British Columbia as summer turns to fall with colorful foliage and tlefield in Oriskany, and Fort Ticonderoga where Ethan Allen and Benedict mountains dusted with snow. This caravan is a true bucket list item! Lead- Arnold (before he turned traitor) led the “Green Mountain Boys” in an easy ers: John & Cissy Thibadeau, WBCCI#1229, Ph. 770-560-6410 (C), email: victory over British forces. Saratoga National Historical Park where a deci- [email protected] Address: 105 Crown Ct., Peachtree City, GA sive American victory convinced the French to support the fledging nation 30269. Co-Leaders: Karl & Cindy Weisenberger, WBCCI#1885. Maximum also rates a visit as does the Bennington Battlefield in New York as well as RV Units/With Leader: 35 - 33/2. Total Number of Nights: 63, Number of Vermont. We will charter a bus to West Point for a private tour and lunch Stops: 26. Kitty Fee: $7,400 w/2; $5,500 w/1 (50% due 11/30/17, balance at the Officers’ Club followed by a visit to the New Windsor Cantonment, due 3/31/18) . Deposit $500. Signup sheets will be emailed upon request. General Henry Knox’s Headquarters, and an optional visit to the National Cancellation Fee: $25.00. Leaders’ discretion after 3/31/18. Purple Heart Hall of Honor. We will explore General Washington’s Head- quarters at Newburgh then enjoy a tour-guided bus trip into New York N-47-C GEORGIA PLANTATIONS & MORE 3/22-4/12/2018 City where some sites are now sky scrapers but others are alive and well START: BLAKELY, GA STOP: RUTLEDGE, GA such as Federal Hall and Fraunces Tavern and Museum where we’ll have Join us as we explore the old South through Plantations small and unpre- lunch. New Jersey is next with tours at Fort Lee, Morristown National tentious to large and ornate. This 22-day caravan will explore a variety of Historic Park, Washington Crossing State Park (and Washington Crossing Plantations in South Georgia and North Florida. We will attend Georgia’s on the PA side), Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Princeton Battlefield Official Folk Life Play, Swamp Gravy, held in a former Cotton warehouse, State Park and Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. Then into Pennsylvania marvel at the outdoor murals in a small town, enjoy a pig roast and try our to Valley Forge National Historical Park in King of Prussia and Brandywine skill at Skeet Shooting, dry camp at an old country store, listen to storytell- Battlefield Museum in Chadds Ford. The City Of Brotherly Love we’ll see ers at the Uncle Remus Museum, visit the first capitol of Georgia where via charter bus taking into Independence National Historical Park for park succession from the union was debated, learn about the importance of ranger talks and tours of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, the forests and agriculture to SW Georgia, travel down country roads and new American Revolution Museum, and dining at historic City Tavern. Our through quaint towns, and of course have the opportunity to eat at a num- final destination will be in Virginia at Washington’s beloved estate, Mount ber of “Southern” establishments. On free days, there will be time to visit Vernon, for a VIP tour and our final banquet. Leaders: Ed & Beth Jones, Jimmy Carters’ hometown of Plains and see Andersonville, the Civil War WBCCI #1515, Ph. 703-780-6597 (H), Ph. 703-475-0573 (Ed-C), Ph. 703- prison camp. Spring is a colorful time to visit the area and enjoy the beau- 244-6384 (Beth-C), Email: [email protected] Address: 3704 ty of the South. Ya’ll come and see us! This caravan adventure requires Washington Woods Drive, Alexandria, VA 22309, Maximum RV Units/With a good amount of walking in towns and sometimes on uneven terrain Leader: 26, Total Number of Nights: TBD (approx. 35), Number of Stops: outdoors. Some of indoor venues have limited or no seating during tours. 7. Kitty Fee w/2: TBD, Kitty Fee w/1: TBD, Guest: TBD. Deposit Amount: $350, Cancellation Fee: TBD.
66 Blue Beret / April 2018 2018 WBCCI National Caravans N-47-E CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN 6/24-7/15/2018 Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Chaco Canyon, and North Rim START: DRUMHELLER, AB, CANADA of the Grand Canyon National Parks. Come prepared to have fun with STOP: COCHRANE, AB, CANADA your fellow caravanners! Co-Leaders: Winston & Carol Montague, WBCCI Judy and I would love to vacation with you in some of our favorite places #807, Ph. 850-212-3726, email: [email protected] Address: in the Canadian Rockies and Alberta prairies. Traveling through the back- 3958 Meandering Way, Tallahassee, FL 32308 and Jay & Elna Thompson, country we will have secluded dry camping, cookouts, and hiking. We will WBCCI #7293, Ph. 850-212-4719, email: [email protected] Address: travel through the four contiguous national Rocky Mountain parks of Jas- 9163 McDougal Ct., Tallahassee, FL 32312-4207. Limit 32 rigs. Total Num- per, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay. We’ll swim in the beautiful Fairmont Hot ber of Nights: 51, Number of Stops: 14. Estimated Kitty Fee w/2: $4,500; Springs. Over 100 glaciers line the spectacular Icefields Parkway where w/1: $3,500, Guest $1,000. Deposit: $200. Dates Payments Due: 2/1/17 you will ride a snow coach on the Athabasca Glacier and experience the $200, 2/1/18 $2,150, 4/1/18 $2,150. Cancellation Fee: $50 before 2/1/18 newly constructed glass-floored Skywalk. We’ll cruise Malign Lake to Spirit plus non-refundable deposits. Leaders’ discretion after. Island in Jasper and dine at the historic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. We’ll hike to the Tea House above Lake Louise, canoe Lake Moraine, STANDBY ONLY and photograph Takakkaw Falls. We’ll hike the upper meadows to see N-47-J SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES 5/23-6/16/2018 wildflowers at the Banff Sunshine ski resort. We’ll stay at the historic Bar U START: ESTES PARK, CO Ranch in Alberta and attend the world renowned Calgary Stampede where STOP: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY we will see the rodeo, chuck wagon racing and the “greatest outdoor show Come share in the adventure of traveling through some of the most on earth”. Your camera, your adventurous spirit and your love of laughter spectacular scenery in the world, from the summit on Trailridge Road, to are a must for this vacation! Leaders: Deane and Judy Collinson, WBCCI the Beauty of the Garden of the Gods, to the bottom of the Black Canyon #1077, Deane cell Ph. 416-232-2882, Judy cell Ph. 416-559-5354. Email: of the Gunnison, to the Teton Mountains and the geysers of Yellowstone. [email protected] , Address: 10 Strath Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Be prepared for vistas that will take your breath away, literally. We’ll Canada M8X 1P9. Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 20. Total Number travel at some of the highest elevations possible in North America. Stops of Nights: 20 nights, Number of Stops: 8 stops, Caravan distance: 900 in order are Estes Park, Manitou Springs, Gunnison, Cimarron, Grand miles/1450 km. Fees: Total Cost, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,200, Kitty Fee w/1: Junction, Dinosaur NM, Flaming Gorge, Jackson Hole and Yellowstone TBA, Guest: TBA, Deposit Amount: $1,000 11/10/17 ($0 for standby). NP. Because of the time of year, we could possibly run into snow at any Dates of Payments $1,000 1/5/18, Date Balance Due: $1,200 3/1/18, Can- location throughout the caravan with evening temperatures possibly in cellation Fee: $100 until 1/5/18. Leaders discretion after 1/5/18. the lower 30’s. The snow usually doesn’t stick around long since daytime temperatures typically range in the 60’s to 70’s. We are attempting to find N-47-H GONE TO TEXAS 9/24-10/27/2018 campgrounds with full service hookups or at minimum 30 Amp electrical START: HILLSBORO TX STOP: KERRVILLE TX services due to the cold evenings. However, we are planning two (2) The letters GTT were familiar in the United States during the early 1800’s. days of dry camping close to the Dinosaur National Monument, one of the They meant GONE TO TEXAS. Come with us and see why it was the warmer locations. Good vehicle/trailer maintenance and appropriate ac- place to be as we travel from Hillsboro just south of Fort Worth, “Where cessories will be important due to our planned mountain traversing routes the West Begins”, to the beautiful Texas Hill country west of San Antonio. and high elevation camp sites. The route will require driving long distances Along the way we will visit Buffalo country, Indian Country, Oil Patches, with steep mountainous grades, many switchbacks and high altitudes. Carlsbad Caverns, Texas Salt Flats, Old Missions, Cavalry Forts, travel Some roads have no guardrails. Your familiarity with your rig and your along the United States/Mexico border, A PASSPORT WOULD BE ability to control it under these driving conditions is critical. This caravan REQUIRED FOR ANY TRAVEL INTO MEXICO. (NOT A CARAVAN AC- should not be the place to learn. Campgrounds will range in altitudes from TIVITY). A world famous observatory, Mystery Lights at Marfa, Big Bend 6,000 ft. to close to 8,000 ft. in elevation and with mountain passes and National Park, The “Hanging Judge” The Alamo, an Exotic Game Ranch, self-guided auto tours as high as 12,000 ft. ANYONE with health issues a Dude Ranch, and much more. From the Texas plains to the mountains affected by high altitude should think twice and check with their health to the deserts and the beautiful hill country. Leave a message for your care provider before joining this caravan. In order to gain the most from friends - GTT. Moderate hiking may be required on some events. Leaders: this caravan, hiking some distances (one to three miles round trip) may be Lyle & Peggy Snow, WBCCI #7358, Ph. 823-217-4508 & 713-557-9272, required. If we haven’t scared you off, come join us in the beautiful Rocky Email: [email protected] Address: 31743 Serrano Bluff Ln., Spring Mountains for a great adventure in spring 2018. This caravan will end at TX 77386, Co-Leaders: Ronn & Rae Gilbert, WBCCI #1450. Maximum RV Yellowstone on June 16, 2018 with sufficient time for those who would like Units/With Leader: 20, Total Number of Nights: 34, Number of Stops: 14. to extend their travel to attend the WBCCI International Rally at Salem, Kitty Fee w/2: $2,300, Kitty Fee w/1: $1,800, Guest: $500. Deposit: $250, OR. Leaders: Bob & Sue Heist, WBCCI #16401, Ph. 402-304-1843 (H), 1st payment of $1,000 due: 11/1/17, Balance Due: 5/1/18. Cancellation Ph. 402-968-0823 (C), Email: [email protected] Address: 6401 Fee: $100, Leaders’ discretion after 8/1/18. Rainier Dr., Lincoln, NE 68510. Co-Leaders: Doug & Amanda Hewins, WBCCI #2184. Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 25 Total With Leader, STANDBY ONLY Total Number of Nights: 25 (Tentative), Number of Stops: 8, Total Cost N-47-I SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE 8/19–10/9/2018 $3,000, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,000, Kitty Fee w/1: $2,500, Guest: TBD, Deposit: START: ALBUQUERQUE, NM STOP: ALBUQUERQUE, NM $400 Due with Application, Dates of Payments: ½ of remainder by 7/1/17, The 2018 Southwest Adventure Caravan will be in August, September, Date Balance Due: 1/5/18, Cancellation Fee: $50 plus non-refundable and October capturing the awesome beauty of the fall landscapes. Begin- deposits prior to 1/5/18. Leaders’ discretion after 1/5/18. ning in Albuquerque, NM, we will discover Santa Fe by trolley, savor local cuisine and then visit Taos. What is around the corner in the Four-Corners STANDBY ONLY region of CO, UT, AZ, and NM, other tourists may not usually see. We N-47-K NOR’ BY NOR’EAST 7/11-8/20/2018 visit Indian pueblos, reservations to learn about their cultures from Native START: ASHAWAY, RI, USA guides. The grandeur of the scenery will amaze you as we ride a narrow STOP: CORNWALL, PEI, CANADA gauge train up to Silverton, Colorado, hike to the “Palace” in Mesa Verde, The Nor’ By Nor’east National Caravan will begin in southern New En- or truck into Monument Valley. Moab, Utah, provides gorgeous views in gland and end in Prince Edward Island, Canada. We begin the caravan the surrounding National Parks and excitement with “slick-rock riding” in in RI and visit nearby Mystic Seaport, CT and Newport, RI. Plymouth, of ultimate jeeps. Whether using a camera at Capitol Reef National Park or course is steeped in history; the “Plimoth Plantation”, Plymouth Rock, riding a mule into Bryce Canyon, the parks will captivate you. After seeing Mayflower II, Jenny Museum are among the places we’ll visit. Boston’s the North Rim of the Grand Canyon we’ll spend four days beside Lake stop is a busy one with 2 days of bus rides from Topsfield into the Capitol. Powell, enjoy a boat trip on the lake, a Colorado River raft float trip and All those sites you’ve read about in history books will be part of our jour- a tour through Antelope Canyon. Our final two weeks will take us to New ney. JFK Library, Bunker Hill, Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, etc. are just part Mexico to explore Farmington, Gallup, Acoma, and Albuquerque. We will of what we’ll see. Continuing up the coastline to an ocean-side campsite in have a chance to ride in a hot air balloon before our final stop at theAl - Searsport, ME and then nearby Bar Harbor in Trenton will make you a firm buquerque Balloon Fiesta. America the Beautiful Senior passes (formerly believer that Maine is indeed, beautiful. We’ll enjoy the Penobscot Marine the Golden Age Pass) will save you dollars for fees in Mesa Verde, Zion, Museum, Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Observatory and a Food
Blue Beret / April 2018 67 2018 WBCCI National Caravans Channel approved ”Down East Style Lobster Bake”. We’ll camp near- STANDBY ONLY by FDR’s retreat at Campobello Island in NB, Canada, enjoy “Tea With N-47-O NATIONAL LANDMARKS WEST 6/3-7/30/2018 Eleanor” and then another campsite up the road in Moncton where we will START: SANTA ROSA, CA STOP: MEDORA, ND visit Hopewell Cape and see the exaggerated tides of the Bay of Fundy. Join us for the natural beauty of the Northwest and include a stop at the Nova Scotia’s 3 stops include campsites that will be home bases so we International Rally in Salem. OR. We visit our National Parks, discover can travel to Peggy’s Cove, Halifax, Louisbourg, Baddeck and of course other significant landmarks and learn some of the geology, culture, and the Cabot Trail. We intend on being in NS for 11 days and we will see history as we travel in six states. Beginning in Northern California Wine everything and continue to eat too! A short trip across to Prince Edward Country, we travel north near the coast into the Redwood Forests. Nation- Island on a ferry and you will think you’re in Heaven. We have plenty of al Parks will include Redwood, Crater Lake, Olympic, Glacier and Yellow- time here for exploring and enjoying some entertainment in Charlottetown, stone National Park. We will be immersed in the natural wonders of the the warm waters along some of the most beautiful beaches as well as Rocky Mountains and explore the expanse of Montana’s “Big Sky” country. seafood-PEI style. We will have our Farewell Banquet in Charlottetown. Travel back to some of the Lewis and Clark forts and camps, spend a day Leaders: Trevor & Gale Lake, WBCCI #4688, Ph. 781-837-2539 (H), Ph. in Victoria, BC and take in the beauty Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens. In all, 781-264-4550 (C), email: [email protected] Address: 315 Oak St. we will traverse 19 National Forests, 12 National Parks or Monuments and Marshfield, MA 02050. Maximum RV Units/With Leaders: 23, Total Num- several state parks. Be a part of savory cookouts, banquets or catered ber of Nights: 41, Number of Stops: 11. Kitty Fee w/2: $3,900, Kitty Fee meals at most of our stops. Come join us for tours, boat rides, entertain- w/1: $2,900, Guest: $1,000. Deposit: $200 with Application, Date Due: ment and of course, great fun and fellowship along the way. Leaders: Phil 2/1/18: $800, Date Final Balance Due: 5/1/18. Cancellation Fee: $100 & Margie Glassey, WBCCI #5328, P. 707-953-4299, Registration Email: after 2/1/18. Leaders’ Discretion after 2/1/18. [email protected] Address: 1367 Parkway Drive, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-4747. Limit 28 rigs. Kitty fee w/2: $5,150; w/1: $4,050, Guest STANDBY ONLY $1,000. Registration deposit: $250. 50% due by: 10/1/17, Balance Due: N-47-L SOUTHEAST COAST 10/2-11/3/2018 3/1/18. Cancellation fee is $50 before 2/1/18 plus non-refundable deposits. START: BETHANY BEACH, DE STOP: JEKYLL ISLAND, GA Leader’s discretion after. If you love seafood and want to explore the historic southeast coast of the United States, this is the caravan for you. We’ll visit an historic US STANDBY ONLY Lifesaving Service Station (predecessor to the U.S. Coast Guard) in N-47-P IT'S A NEW YORK (STATE) STATE OF MIND 8/7-31/2018 Delaware, eat seafood, spend a day at the Chincoteague Oyster Festi- START: NIAGARA FALLS, NY STOP: CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY val in Virginia, visit countless museums, lighthouses and beaches, eat Starting from the magnificent Niagara Falls, we will boat on the Erie Canal seafood and see the sights in the historic southeast. Did we mention that and then head to the Finger Lakes for some wine tasting, hiking and flea/ we’re going to eat seafood? Actually this caravan is about a lot more than craft marketing with a visit to the Corning glass works. We then will stay eating seafood. You’ll be immersed in the history, culture and beauty of in the 1000 Islands (actually 1864) and take a look at Boldt Castle. A drive the Old South and see many attractions that are missed by the average through the Adirondacks (the largest publically protected area in the con- tourist, including Morning Colors and graduation ceremonies at the U.S. tiguous United States) will bring us to Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain and Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, SC. The caravan will travel the US Olympic Training Complex for a tour and an option to try out some about five weeks starting at the Delaware Seashore State Park (south of Olympic events on your free day. Travelling down I-87, the Northway, we Rehoboth Beach) and traveling through coastal Maryland, Virginia, North will stay in the Lake George area to explore Ft. Ticonderoga, Saratoga Carolina, South Carolina and ending at the Georgia Sea Islands. The kitty Springs (the city, the racetrack, the Battlefield and the charming towns fee, which hasn’t increased since 2012, includes campgrounds, most with along Route 9). Southward again to the Catskills Region to see an airshow full hookups, many meals, boat, carriage and bus tours, museum admis- at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome, cruise the Hudson, tour the US Military sions and much more! Leaders: Stuart & Kathy Bacon, WBCCI #2059, Academy at West Point and have something to eat at the Culinary Institute Ph. 423-775-4237 (H) or 423-618-1002 (C), email: sec.caravan@gmail. of America, aka “the CIA.” An extra day in the Catskills means you can com Address: 356 Horseshoe Circle, Dayton, TN 37321, Maximum RV choose your own adventure - hang gliding, parachuting, zip-lining, hiking Units/With Leader: 22, Total Number of Nights: 32, Number of Stops: 10. the “Gunks”, visiting Woodstock (Bethel Farms), shopping at Woodbury Kitty Fee w/2: $3,500, Kitty Fee w/1: $2,700, Guest: $800, Deposit: $250, Commons Outlet Mall or just relaxing. Our final stop is Croton-on-Hud- Date Balance Due: 2 installments, 4/1/18 & 7/1/18, Cancellation Fee: $50 son, about an hour and a half from NYC and for the next two days our before 4/1/18. Leaders’ discretion after. own motorcoach will take us into Manhattan in the morning and pick us up in time to return for dinner. Options in Manhattan are endless – some N-47-M CIVIL WAR PART II – WAR IN THE DEEP SOUTH possibilities are a Dim Sum lunch in Chinatown, the Statue of Liberty/Ellis 4/4-TBD/2018 Island, the 9/11 Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shopping on START: LADSON, SC STOP: SMYRNA, TN Fifth or Madison Avenues or even a Broadway matinee. The final day of Come and join us in our rolling history study of the civil war in the deep our caravan will take us to the home of iconic New York author Washing- south. We will assemble near Charleston, SC and tour Fort Sumter where ton Irving followed by a farewell banquet. Notes: Place to place travel the war officially began. We will visit The Citadel, then see the confeder- is approximately 750 miles but there will be additional driving to get to ate submarine Hunley, and other interesting sites. We will travel through specific attractions. Altitudes in the mountains do not exceed 5,000 feet. Georgia with stops in Savannah to tour Forts McAllister, Pulaski, and Weather may be hot and humid or chilly and rainy - can’t tell! This cara- Jackson. Visit the site where Jefferson Davis was captured, Andersonville, van is suitable for children and teen-agers - please contact the leaders for the National Civil War Naval Museum, the Cyclorama, and Atlanta History fee info. And remember that everything is probably a bit more expensive Museum. Let’s not forget to visit the Locomotive Museum for an up close in NY than you are used to - from campgrounds to candy bars. Leaders: look at the General. We will move into Tennessee to explore the battle- Debbie & Mark Hammer, WBCCI #2437, Home Ph: 516-437-2839, Cell fields of Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, and Stones River; visit historic Ph: 516-330-3644, Email: [email protected] Mailing address: 1647 Franklin, and visit the Headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Park Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Kitty Fee w/2: $2,900, Kitty Fee We will also see antebellum homes and plantations, lovely national parks, w/1: $2,300, Guest: $1,000. Deposit Amount: $200, Dates of Payments (if and other memorable events. Leaders: Dale & Kathy Spillman, WBCCI applicable) $1,000 due 12/15/17, Date Balance Due: 4/1/18, Cancellation #15880, Ph: 225-405-4057 (C), Email: [email protected] Ad- Fee: $50. Leaders’ discretion after (date) 5/1/18. dress: 16573 Tiger Bend Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70817. Co-leader: Bill & Beth Racavich, WBCCI #7777. Limit 25 RVs plus leader. Total Number STANDBY ONLY of Nights: 32, Number of Stops: 9. Kitty Fee w/2: TBD, Kitty Fee w/1: N-47-R ORES, SHORES, WATERS, AND LIGHTS - EAST TBD, Guest: TBD. Deposit: $250. Cancellation Policy: Full refund before 9/8-23/2018 10/1/2017; $100.00 until 1/1/2018; Leaders’ discretion after. START: MANISTIQUE, MI STOP: ST. IGNACE, MI Short caravan; perfect for your summer vacation! Rendezvous for this caravan is on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Manistique, MI. See the absolute best of the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in just 15 days and 5 stops. Last night of the caravan and the closing banquet will be on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at St. Ignace, MI. Key activities/outings
68 Blue Beret / April 2018 2018-2019 WBCCI National Caravans include: Ferry ride under the Mackinaw Bridge in route to a day on Macki- CA 90748-1600. Maximum RV Units/With Leaders: TBD. Total Number nac Island, horse carriage tour of the island, lunch at Grand Hotel, tours of of Nights: 30. Number of Stops: 13, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,450, Kitty Fee w/1: lighthouses, a visit to Kitch-iti-kipi, a guided tour of Fayette Historic State $2,750, Guests: TBD. $500 deposit to sign up. Balance due by 7/1/18. Park, visits to numerous waterfalls, a boat tour of the Pictured Rocks Na- tional Lakeshore, tour of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish N-48-A AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR – SOUTHERN Point, Tahquamenon Falls, Soo Locks boat tour, Oswald’s Bear Ranch, CAMPAIGN APR – MAY 2019 and much more. Please send deposit, or questions, to Leaders: Chip & START: NEW BERN, NC STOP: WILLIAMSBURG, VA Lori DeLeeuw, WBCCI #2748, Ph. 517-250-5060, Email: cdeleeuw@ From our school days, we all learned about the American Revolution – comcast.net, Address: 906 Wright Lane, Milan, MI 48160. Maximum RV the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, Patrick Henry’s “Give me Units/With Leaders: 17. Total Number of Nights: 15. Number of Stops: 5, liberty or give me death” speech, and the harsh winter at Valley Forge. Kitty Fee w/2: $1,600, Kitty Fee w/1: $1,200, Guests: $500, Deposit $200, We may have even memorized Longfellow’s poem about Paul Revere’s Date Balance Due: 5/1/18, Cancellation Fee: $50 before 5/1/18. Caravan midnight ride. But what about Alamance, Waxhaws, Kettle Creek, and Leaders discretion after 5/1/18. Kings Mountain? These were significant battles fought in the south, but do you remember hearing about them? Join us as we delve into the lesser N-47-S BOURBON IN THE BLUEGRASS 9/10-10/7/2018 known Southern Campaign of the American Revolution – where Ameri- START: FRANKLIN, KY STOP: LEXINGTON, KY can independence was actually won. We’ll begin in New Bern, NC where Join us as we experience Kentucky hospitality as we follow the Bourbon we’ll visit Tryon Palace, the lavish home of the Royal Governor of North Trail, take part in the Bourbon Festival, and attend live races at the beau- Carolina (the term “palace” was bestowed by the tax-paying townspeople, tiful Keeneland Race Track. Along the way, we will take the dinner train not the Governor); then we’ll travel down the eastern seaboard stopping in through the Kentucky countryside just as leaves are beginning to change Wilmington, visiting nearby Brunswick Town and Moores Creek; Charles- colors; visit lots of distilleries, craft breweries and wineries, spend the day ton is next where we explore Fort Moultrie, Charles Pinckney’s home and at a BlueGrass Festival, have lunch on the Belle of Louisville and visit historic venues downtown; the History Museum and the Springhill Redoubt museums and historic homes. Something for everyone! Co-Leaders: Jim will be our primary focus in historic Savannah; then we turn inland and & Sheila Skipper, WBCCI#3178, Home Ph. 850-877-1729, Cell Ph. 850- form a long oval going north through GA, SC, NC and VA. Besides those 528-0437, Email: [email protected], Mailing address: 9150 Seafair battlefields listed above, we will tour Site Ninety Six; Musgrove Mill State Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32317. Co-Leaders: Larry & Shala Wilson, WBCCI Historic Site; historic Camden; Kings Mountain; Cowpens; Guilford Court- #10298, Larry cell: 270-782-6554; Shala cell: 270-792-3814, Email: house; Old Salem, the charming Moravian community in Winston-Salem; [email protected], Mailing address:1122 Old Main Street, Hartford, Red Hill, home of Patrick Henry; and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s KY 42347. Maximum RV Units/With Leaders: 25. Total Number of Nights: home. On the home stretch we will tour the new American Revolution 27, Number of Stops: 6. Kitty Fee w/2: $3,450; Kitty Fee w/1: $2,450; Museum at Yorktown and the Yorktown National Battlefield, site of Corn- Guest: $1,300. Please send Deposit of $250 to Sheila Skipper, 9150 wallis’ surrender. The caravan will end in historic Williamsburg. In addition Seafair Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32317. Dates of Payments (if applicable) to savory caravan cookouts, our dining experiences will run the gamut First – 50% due 1/15/18; Date Balance Due: 4/15/18. Cancellation Fee: from a rustic, backwoods gem on a creek, to historic taverns, a seaport $50, Leaders discretion after 4/15/18. village dive, the oldest continually operating dinner theater in America and everything in between. Leaders: Ed & Beth Jones, WBCCI #1515, Ph. N-47-W HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED 9/8-10/8/2018 Home 703-780-6597, Cell: Ed 703-475-0573, Beth 703-244-6384, Email: START: DULUTH, MN STOP: NEW ORLEANS, LA [email protected] Mailing Address: 3704 Washington Woods Introducing a new caravan along the Old River Road, 1,400 miles from Dr., Alexandria, VA 22309. Total Number of Nights: 40, Number of Stops: Duluth MN to New Orleans LA, from the weekend after Labor Day to 12, Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 26, Kitty Fee w/2: TBD, Kitty Fee Columbus Day. From the colorful northern fall foliage to the Deep South, w/1: TBD, Guest: TBD, Deposit Amount: $350, Payment Dates : TBD, this is a spectacular journey with the mighty Mississippi at your side and Date Balance Due: TBD, Cancellation Fee: TBD music exploration on your mind. The caravan starts in Duluth MN, where the iconic singer-songwriter, musician, author, artist and recipient of the N-48-C “AMERICAN CIVIL WAR – PART III”; 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan was born. We tour all Bob Dylan WAR IN VIRGINIA 3/31-5/4-2019 sites of significance in Duluth as well as in Hibbing MN, where he grew START: CHESTERFIELD, VA STOP: NEWPORT NEWS, VA up. His 1965 album “Highway 61 Revisited” inspired this caravan, as this The third and last part of our American Civil War Caravan series focuses once major American highway still connects us to southern places known primarily on, and thus assumes the title of, the “War in Virginia”, as nearly for their musical heritage. Next are the Twin Cities, where the multi-tal- 50% of the war’s battles were fought and often refought in Virginia. We’ll ented recording artist Prince, who passed away in 2016, resided. We tour the battlefields and/or National Military Parks at Petersburg, Fred- tour his extraordinary private estate and production complex just outside ricksburg, Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, Bull Run/Manassas, Gettysburg, of Minneapolis. A Prairie Home Companion of Garrison Keillor fame, but Antietam and New Market. Among other things, we’ll enjoy a horse-drawn now with Chris Thile, is also on our agenda in St. Paul. Going south on carriage ride around Lexington, and visit VMI. We will also visit Appomat- 61, Memphis TN is a music explorer’s delight: Elvis Presley’s Graceland, tox where Lee surrendered and Fort Monroe where Jefferson Davis was Beale Street with Jerry Lee Lewis Honky Tonk Café, Sun Records where imprisoned. Tour beautiful plantations and historic homes, visit fascinating Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash cut their first record, Stax Studios with Otis museums, and lovely cemeteries and churches including Old Blandford Redding and the birth of Soul Music. We see it all, and much more. Cross- Church in Petersburg that houses 15 priceless Tiffany windows. Our ing the state line to Mississippi, 61 turns into the Blues Highway. This caravan will also savor delectable cookouts, lunches and dinners; some stretch is an education of the Mississippi Delta Blues and the rich history in historic sites. Join us as we visit the places memorialized during the of this unique art form. We visit the BB King Museum and Blues Museum perpetually intriguing chapter of our history known as the Civil War. featuring legends as well as Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club. Leaders: Dale & Kathy Spillman, WBCCI #15880, Ph. Dale 225-405-4057, We even visit a Grammy Museum dedicated to the Blues in the middle Kathy 225-933-6289, Email: [email protected] Address: 16573 of nowhere. Heading south, Louisiana has its own music traditions. Our Tiger Bend Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70817. Co-Leaders: Bill & Beth Racav- final destination is New Orleans LA, the birthplace of Jazz: Dixieland, ich, WBCCI #7777. Maximum RV Units W/Leaders: 26, Total Number of Louis Armstrong, French Quarter, Fats Domino, etc. The Big Easy is this Nights: 35, Number of Stops: 9. Kitty Fee w/2: TBD, Kitty Fee w/1: TBD, caravan’s Grand Finale. If you got the rhythm, this caravan is for you! This Guest: TBD, Deposit: $350, Balance Due: TBD, Cancellation: Full refund caravan is primarily for lovers of modern American music. Although we before 10/1/2018; Until 1/1/2019 Leader’s discretion after. include a few non-musical bonus options, like a Greyhound Bus Muse- um or a Red Wing Shoe Museum, or a John Deere or Mark Twain, or a STANDBY ONLY Coca-Cola Museum where the first Coke was bottled. Expect waterfront N-48-D CAJUN COUNTRY MARCH – APRIL 2019 campgrounds, if possible. Really, two wirehaired dachshunds are orga- nizing this caravan. This means “Highway 61 Revisited” is pet-friendly. START BREAUX BRIDGE, LA STOP LAFAYETTE, LA On the Cajun Country Caravan you will experience Cajun culture and Leaders: Ingo & Mary Werk, WBCCI #4646, Ph. 310-714-INGO (4646), Email: [email protected], Address: PO Box 1600, Wilmington, hospitality at its roots. Enjoy dining on jambalaya, crawfish pie, gumbo, and all the other dishes that make Cajun cuisine popular. Travel through
Blue Beret / April 2018 69 2019 WBCCI National Caravans the cypress swamps, rice fields and crawfish farms of South Louisiana. the people and enjoy the 15th State of the Union. Leaders: Karl & Cindy Dance the “Cajun Two Step” at world famous “Fred’s Lounge” in Mamou. Weisenberger, WBCCI #1885, Cell Ph. 859-653-5519, Email: springti- Tap your feet while swaying to the music at Savoie Music Store’s Saturday [email protected] Mailing address: 999 Riverwatch Dr., Villa Hills morning jam session. Enjoy “Rendez Vous des Cajuns” performance at KY 41017, Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 25, Total Number of Nights: the historic Liberty Theater in the heart of Cajun Country. These, plus all 21, Number of Stops: 6. Total Cost $2,750, Kitty Fee w/2: $2,750, Kitty the other adventures will help you understand the meaning of the Cajun Fee w/1: TBD, Guest: TBD, Deposit Amount: $250. Date first Payment: phrase, “lasez le bon temps roulet”, let the good times roll. Take a boat 5/20/18 of $1,250, Date Balance Due: 11/30/18 $1,250. Cancellation Fee: ride through a cypress swamp to watch alligators and bald eagles in their $50, Leaders discretion TBD. natural habitat. Tour the oldest operating rice mill in the United States. Visit Avery Island, home of Tabasco Sauce, and beautiful Jungle Gardens N-48-J SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES 5/22-6/15/2019 Park. Ride with a crawfish farmer on his unique harvesting boat, while START: ESTES PARK, CO STOP: GARDINER, MT he brings in his daily catch. Ride a bus to Baton Rouge for a tour of the Come share in the adventure of traveling through some of the most spec- Governor’s Mansion and the tallest state capitol building in the United tacular scenery in the world, from the beauty of the Rocky Mountain Na- States. Visit Evangeline Oak on the Bayou Teche, where in Longfellow’s tional Park, to the colors of the Garden of the Gods, to the Black Canyon poem, Evangeline waited for her Gabriel. Beaucoup fun, food and adven- of the Gunnison, to the Colorado Monument/Grand Mesa, to a Dinosaur ture packed into 16 days of excitement awaits you on the Cajun Country bone dig, to Flaming Gorge vistas, to the majestic Grand Teton Mountains Caravan. Leaders: Peter & Judy Schwarz, WBCCI #2009, Gene & Char and finally the incredible wild life/geysers of Yellowstone. Be prepared for Gardner, WBCCI #2393, Ph. (Judy cell) 630-699-9676, Email: (Judy) vistas that will take your breath away, literally. We’ll travel at some of the [email protected] . Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 26, Number of highest elevations possible in North America. Stops in order are Estes Nights: 16, Number of Stops: 5. Kitty Fee w/2: TBD, Kitty Fee w/1: TBD, Park, Manitou Springs, Gunnison, Grand Junction, Dinosaur NM, Flaming Guest: TBD. Deposit: $ 200.00 9 months before caravan start, Date Gorge, Colter Bay Grand Tetons and Yellowstone NP. Because of the time Balance Due: 3 months before caravan start. Cancellation Fee: $50.00 3 of year, we could possibly run into snow at any location throughout the months before caravan start, leaders discretion after that date. caravan with evening temperatures possibly in the lower 30’s. The snow usually doesn’t stick around long since daytime temperatures typically N-48-F SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE 8/20–10/8/2019 range in the 60’s to 70’s. We will attempt to find campgrounds with full START: ALBUQUERQUE, NM STOP: ALBUQUERQUE, NM service hookups or at minimum 30 Amp electrical services due to the cold The 2019 Southwest Adventure Caravan will be in August, September, evenings. However, we are planning two (2) days of dry camping close and October capturing the awesome beauty of the fall landscapes. Begin- to the Dinosaur National Monument, one of the warmer locations. Good ning in Albuquerque, NM, we will visit the Turquoise Museum, the Indian vehicle/trailer maintenance and appropriate accessories will be important Pueblo Cultural Center and savor local cuisine. What is around the bend due to our planned mountain traversing routes and high elevation camp in the Four-Corners region of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, sites. The route will require driving long distances with steep mountain- other tourists may not see. We visit Indian pueblos and reservations to ous grades, many switchbacks and high altitudes. Some roads have no learn about their cultures from native guides. The grandeur of the scenery guardrails. Your familiarity with your rig and your ability to control it under will amaze you as we ride a narrow gauge train up to Silverton, CO; hike these driving conditions is critical. This caravan should not be the place to to the “Palace” in Mesa Verde, or truck into Monument Valley. Moab, UT, learn. Campgrounds will range in altitudes from 5,000 ft. to close to 8,000 provides gorgeous views in the surrounding National Parks and excite- ft. in elevation and with mountain passes and self-guided auto tours as ment with “slick-rock jeep riding.” Whether using a camera at Capitol Reef high as 12,000 ft. ANYONE with health issues affected by high altitude National Park or riding a mule into Bryce Canyon, seeing the "Narrows" at should think twice and check with their health care provider before joining Zion, the parks will captivate you. After seeing Zion National Park and the this caravan. In order to gain the most from this caravan, hiking some North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we’ll spend four days beside Lake Powell distances (one to three miles round trip) may be required. If we haven’t enjoying a boat trip on the lake, a Colorado River raft float trip and a walk scared you off, come join us for a beautiful Springtime in Rocky Mountains through a slot canyon. Our final stops will take us back into New Mexico adventure in 2019. This caravan will end at Gardiner MT, North entrance to explore Gallup and then the finale at the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. of Yellowstone NP on Saturday June 15, 2019. Leaders: Bob & Sue Heist, We will have a chance to ride in a hot air balloon. America the Beautiful WBCCI #16401, Home Ph. 402-304-1843, Cell Ph. 402-968-0823, Email: Senior passes (formerly the Golden Age Pass) will save you money in [email protected] Mailing address: 6401 Rainier Dr, Lincoln, NE the National Parks we visit at Mesa Verde, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol 68510; Co-Leaders: Doug & Amanda Hewins, WBCCI #2184, Cell Ph. Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion and the Grand Canyon North Rim. Come 941-229-30702, Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: 6652 prepared to have fun with your fellow caravanners! Co-Leaders: Gary & Primrose Dr. Unit E, USAF Academy, CO 80840. Maximum RV Units/ RoseMarie Anderson, WBCCI #9181, Ph. 850-896-0567 & 850-866-7658 With Leaders: 25 Total With Leaders, Total Number of Nights: 25, Number (cells), email: [email protected], Address: 2800 W. 30th Court, of Stops: 8. Total Cost: $3,000, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,000, Kitty Fee w/1: Panama City, FL 32405 and Winston & Carol Montague, WBCCI #807, Ph. $2,500, Guest: TBD, Deposit Amount: $400 Due with Application, Dates 850-878-1281 (H), 850-491-7444 & 850-212-3726 (cells), email: wmon- of Payments (if applicable): ½ of remainder by 5/1/18, Date Balance Due: [email protected] Address: 3958 Meandering Lane, Tallahassee, 12/1/18. Cancellation Fee: $50 plus any non-refundable deposit prior to FL 32308, Maximum RV units w/leaders: 30 rigs. Total Number of Nights: 1/1/19. Leaders discretion after (date) 3/1/19. 49, Number of Stops: 12. Estimated Kitty Fee w/2: $4,700; w/1: $3,700, Guest $1,400. Deposit: $300. Payment Dates: 2/1/19 $2,200, 4/1/19 N-48-K TASTE OF THE BLUE RIDGE 5/21-6/14/2019 $2,200. Cancellation Fee: $50 before 2/1/19 plus non-refundable deposits. START: CHEROKEE, NC STOP: STAUNTON, VA Leaders’ discretion after 2/1/19. Have you ever wanted to hike on the Appalachian Trail, fly through tree- tops on a zip line, tour gardens on a Segway, fly fish in rushing streams, N-48-G SPRINGTIME IN KENTUCKY 4/25-5/15/2019 go horseback riding on mountain trails, explore caves, bicycle (downhill) START: BOWLING GREEN, KY STOP: RENFRO VALLEY, KY along an old railroad bed past waterfalls and scenic vistas, see Monticello Come join us as you show you our beautiful state of Kentucky and its and one of the oldest public universities in the US, whitewater raft the diversity. Nantahala Gorge, enjoy a world class spa, tour America's greatest "cas- -From the Corvette factory to the beautiful handmade crafts of Berea. tle", and listen to true, old-time bluegrass music? Then bring your camera, -From backroads to rowing hills and small towns. binoculars, fishing gear, hiking poles, and - most importantly - sense of -From legendary horse tracks to a retirement farm for thoroughbred adventure and come vacation with us in the Blue Ridge Mountains! We horses. will begin in Cherokee, NC, home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee -From distilleries to a family flour mill. Nation, then make our way to beautiful Asheville. From there we will -From historic old homes to the simplicity of Loretta Lynn’s Butcher Hollow. boondock three nights at Linville Falls before coming back to civilization in -From a train ride in coal country to a paddle boat luncheon cruise up the funky Boone, NC. Next is Galax, VA for a bluegrass festival, and two more river. boondocking nights at Peaks of Otter. We will end our journey just outside Come join us during Kentucky Derby week and feel the excitement of the the historic towns of Charlottesville and Staunton, Virginia for a total of 500 145th 2019 race. “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports”. Ladies bring your caravan miles. Leaders: Ray & Carol Combs, WBCCI #2994, Home Ph. derby hat (the bigger the better). Hear the music, taste the food, meet 336-668-4237, Cell Ph. 336-558-5532, Email: [email protected]
70 Blue Beret / April 2018 2019 WBCCI National Caravans Mailing Address: PO Box 753, Oak Ridge, NC 27310. Maximum RV Units/ its way to the Cape Breton ferry and spend approximately 45 days in With Leader: 20, Total Number of Nights: 25, Number of Stops: 7. Kitty Newfoundland. See the tidal bore, a Bay of Fundy phenomenon. Visit Fee w/2: $3300, Kitty Fee w/1: $2200, Guest: TBD. Deposit Amount: $500 the first settlements inhabited by Europeans in North America. Immerse due 1/31/18, Dates of Payments: 7/31/18 $1400, Date Balance Due: 12/ yourself in a culture which developed isolated by its rugged terrain. Unique 31/18 $1400. Cancellation Fee: $50. Leaders discretion after 1/31/19. geologic features abound. See puffins, moose, and salmon jumping in unspoiled nature. Kiss a cod! Plan on lots of good food and music from the N-48-L NOR’ BY NOR’EAST 7/10–8/19/2019 communities we visit. Trips including whale, iceberg and fjord boat tours, START: ASHAWAY, RI, USA STOP: CORNWALL, PEI, CANADA visit a Viking village, zip line over falls, and see historic sites that capture The Nor’ By Nor’east National Caravan will begin in southern New En- this island’s stories. Our focus will be enjoying the wonderful people who gland and end in Prince Edward Island, Canada. We begin the caravan live on the island and all they have to offer. You will feel you’ve gone back in RI and visit nearby Mystic Seaport, CT and Newport, RI. Plymouth, of to a better time. Make the trip yours with opportunities for breathtaking course is steeped in history; the “Plimoth Plantation”, Plymouth Rock, hikes and beach combing, cod and salmon fishing opportunities, day trips Mayflower II, Jenny Museum are among the places we’ll visit. Boston’s to Labrador and Fogo Island. So much to see and we will do our best to stop is a busy one with 2 days of bus rides from Topsfield into the Capitol. make it amazing! Come from away and join us. Leaders: Murray & Pat All those sites you’ve read about in history books will be part of our jour- Leggatt, WBCCI #11489, Home Ph. 519-438-8257, Cell Ph. 519-282- ney. JFK Library, Bunker Hill, Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, etc. are just part 8257, 519-870-8257, Email: [email protected] Mailing address: 1489 of what we’ll see. Continuing up the coastline to an ocean-side campsite in Glenora Drive London, ON N5X 1V4 Canada. Maximum RV Units/With Searsport, ME and then nearby Bar Harbor in Trenton will make you a firm Leader: 26, Total Number of Nights: approx. 52, Number of Stops: 17. believer that Maine is indeed, beautiful. We’ll enjoy the Penobscot Marine Kitty Fee w/2: $7,000 CAD, Kitty Fee w/1: $6,300 CAD, Guest: additional Museum, Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Observatory and a Food $1,000 CAD. Deposit Amount: $500 CAD - payments to be made in Cana- Channel approved ”Down East Style Lobster Bake”. We’ll camp nearby dian dollars. Dates of Payments (if applicable) 1st deposit once caravan FDR’s retreat at Campobello Island in NB, Canada, enjoy “Tea With Elea- position offered, 2nd payment about 11/1/18, Date Balance Due: about nor” and then another campsite up the road in Moncton where we will visit 2/1/19. Cancellation Fee: $50 CAD, Leaders discretion after (date): 1/1/19. Hopewell Cape and see the exaggerated tides of the Bay of Fundy. Nova Scotia’s 3 stops include campsites that will be home bases so we can trav- N-48-O SOUTHEAST COAST 10/1-11/2/2019 el to Peggy’s Cove, Halifax, Louisbourg, Baddeck and of course the Cabot START LOCATION: BETHANY BEACH, DE Trail. We intend on being in NS for 11 days and we will see everything STOP LOCATION: JEKYLL ISLAND, GA and continue to eat too! A short trip across to Prince Edward Island on a If you love seafood and want to explore the historic southeast coast of the ferry and you will think you’re in Heaven. We have plenty of time here for United States, come along with us. We’ll visit a historic US Lifesaving Sta- exploring and enjoying some entertainment in Charlottetown, the warm tion (predecessor of the US Coast Guard) in Delaware, attend the Chin- waters along some of the most beautiful beaches as well as seafood-PEI coteague Oyster Festival and see the ponies. We’ll visit many museums, style. We will have our Farewell Banquet in Charlottetown. Leaders: Trev- lighthouses and beaches. We will see many attractions that are missed or & Gale Lake, WBCCI #4688, Ph. 781-837-2539 (H), Ph. 781-264-4550 by most travelers, including Morning Colors and graduation ceremonies at (C), email: [email protected] Address: 315 Oak St. Marshfield, MA the US Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Paris Island, SC. The caravan will 02050. Maximum RV Units/With Leaders: 23, Total Number of Nights: 41, start at the Delaware Seashore State Park and proceeds through coastal Number of Stops: 11. Kitty Fee w/2: $3,900, Kitty Fee w/1: $2,900, Guest: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina until its conclusion in $1,000. Deposit: $200 with Application, Date Due: 2/1/19: $800, Date the Georgia Sea Islands. So come immerse yourself in some of the culture Final Balance Due: 5/1/19. Cancellation Fee: $100 after 2/1/19. Leaders’ and traditions of the Old South. The kitty fee includes campgrounds (most Discretion after 2/1/19. with full hookups), boat, carriage and bus tours, museum admission and many meals. Come join us on this adventure. Leaders: Stuart & Kathy N-48-M CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN 6/21-7/10/2019 Bacon, WBCCI #2059, Home Ph. 423-775-4237, Cell Ph. 423-618-1002, START: DRUMHELLER, AB, CANADA Email: [email protected] Mailing address: 356 Horseshoe Circle, STOP: COCHRANE, AB, CANADA Dayton, TN 37321. Maximum RV Units/With Leader: 22, Total Number of Judy and Deane would love to vacation with you in some of our favorite Nights: 32, Number of Stops: 10. Total Cost $3,850, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,850, places in the Canadian Rockies and Alberta prairies. Traveling through Kitty Fee w/1: $3,000, Guest: $850, Deposit Amount: $300. Dates of Pay- the backcountry, we will have some secluded dry camping, cookouts, ments (if applicable), Date Balance Due: 2 installments, #1 Due: 9/1/18 and hiking. We will travel through the four contiguous National Rocky $1,750, #2 Due: 6/1/19 $1,750. Cancellation Fee: $50 before 4/1/19, Mountain parks of Jasper, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay. We’ll swim in the Leaders discretion after 4/1/19. beautiful Fairmont Hot Springs. Over 100 glaciers line the spectacular Icefields Parkway where you will ride a snow coach on the Athabasca Gla- N-48-P ORES, SHORES, WATERS, AND LIGHTS - EAST cier and experience the newly constructed glass-floored Skywalk. e’llW 9/7-21/2019 cruise Malign Lake to Spirit Island in Jasper, ride the famous gondola on START: MANISTIQUE, MI STOP: ST. IGNACE, MI Sulphur Mountain, and dine at the historic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Short caravan; perfect for your summer vacation! Rendezvous for this We’ll hike to the Tea House above Lake Louise, and photograph Takakkaw caravan is on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Manistique, MI. See the Falls. We’ll ride a gondola to hike the upper meadows to see wildflowers absolute best of the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in just 15 at the Banff Sunshine ski resort. We’ll stay at the historic Bar U Ranch days and 5 stops. Last night of the caravan and the closing banquet will be in Alberta and attend the world renowned Calgary Stampede where we on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at St. Ignace, MI. Key activities/outings will see the rodeo, chuck wagon racing and the “greatest outdoor show include: Ferry ride under the Mackinaw Bridge in route to a day on Macki- on earth”. Your camera, your adventurous spirit and your love of laughter nac Island, horse carriage tour of the Island, lunch at Grand Hotel, tours of are a must for this vacation! Leaders: Judy & Deane Collinson, WBCCI lighthouses, a visit to Kitch-iti-kipi, a guided tour of Fayette Historic State #1077, Deane Ph. 416-232-2882, Judy Ph. 416-559-5354, Email: deane. Park, visits to numerous waterfalls, a boat tour of the Pictured Rocks Na- [email protected] , [email protected] Mailing address: tional Lakeshore, tour of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish 10 Strath Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M8X 1P9. Maximum RV Units/With Point, Tahquamenon Falls, Soo Locks boat tour, Oswald’s Bear Ranch, Leader: 20, Total Number of Nights: 19, Number of Stops: 8, Caravan and much more. Please send deposit, or questions, to Leaders: Chip & distance: 900 miles/1450 km. Total Cost: $3,200, Kitty Fee w/2: $3,200, Lori DeLeeuw, WBCCI #2748, Ph. 517-250-5060, Email: cdeleeuw@ Kitty Fee w/1: TBD, Guest: TBD. Deposit Amount: $1,000 11/10/18 ($0 comcast.net, Address: 906 Wright Lane, Milan, MI 48160. Maximum RV for standby), Dates of Payments $1,000 1/5/19, Date Balance Due: $1,200 Units/With Leaders: 17. Total Number of Nights: 15. Number of Stops: 5, 3/1/19. Cancellation Fee: $100 until 1/5/19. Leaders discretion after Kitty Fee w/2: $1,600, Kitty Fee w/1: $1,200, Guest: $500, Deposit $200, 1/5/19. Date Balance Due: 5/1/19, Cancellation Fee: $50. Leaders discretion after 5/1/19. N-48-N VIKING TRAIL JULY – SEPTEMBER 2019 START: ST. ANDREWS, NB, CANADA STOP: NORTH SYDNEY (CAPE BRETON), NS, CANADA Join the Viking Trail! The Newfoundland caravan is back! Starting just over the Maine border, at St. Andrews by the Sea, the caravan will work
Blue Beret / April 2018 71 WBCCI / The Airstream Club International National Caravan Application (Please print clearly)
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE RALLY Penn Wood Campground 999 Kindel Road, Limestone, PA July 20 - 22, 2018
Name______Rally Fee per person: $35 x _____ = $ Children 0 - 12 Free x _____ = $ WBCCI # ______Unit ______Parking per night (payment to Penn Wood) $25 x _____ = $ Invited guests or members not parking, Address______Saturday dinner only $15 x _____ = $
City______State______Zip______T-shirt sizes & quantities T-shirt Price: S-XL $15; 2XL $17; 3XL $18; 4XL $19 Email: ______Payment for T-shirts to Mike's Embroidery General Information: Penn Wood Campground offers 30 AMP, full hook Phone______Cell ______ups. We will be offering a t-shirt to commemorate the rally. Pre-order your shirts when you make your reservation. Payment for shirts will be collected at rally. See above for details. LIMITED SPACE IS AVAILABLE. Please Rig length ______RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot. Sites may open closer to the event date. Final date to pay rally fee is June 30, 2018. Meals In- Arrival Date ______Departure Date______cluded in Fee: Friday Pizza / Ice Cream Social; Saturday Breakfast and Dinner; and Sunday Continental Breakfast. What to Bring: Table service and beverages for all meals. Snacks to share and your own drinks for Come early & stay late. Happy Hours. Luau attire for the Pig Roast dinner on Saturday.
Make check payable to PA Unit 091 Send payment & rally coupon to: Cody Klingler, 3055 Oneida Valley Rd, Hilliards, PA 16040 Ph. 724-504-6884, email: [email protected]
72 Blue Beret / April 2018 GALAX OLD FIDDLERS CONVENTION 42nd REGION 4 RALLY 17th Special Events Rally Country Roads Meet City Lights Galax, Virginia Clermont County Fairgrounds August 5 - 11, 2018 1000 Locust St, Owensville, Ohio May 15 - 20, 2018 Region 3 will again be the host of the 17th Special Event Rally in Galax, Virginia for the 83rd Old Fiddler’s Convention August 6-11. The Last Name______Fiddler’s Convention is six days of continuous entertainment while the rally will have special concerts by Wayne Henderson and Friends, and First ______Spouse/Other ______the Junior Appalachian Musicians as well as a tour of Wayne’s shop and his extraordinary museum, A breakfast, dinner, and melon “cutting” WBCCI # ______Unit______included. Rally fee is $55 per person, $20 children 12-16. Limited to 45 rigs. The rally campsites will be at the Cool Breeze Campground Type RV TT/MH Length ______that has three point hook-ups, 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and wireless Internet for $38 per night tax included. There will be on-site entertainment. The website address is: http://coolbreezecampground. Address______com and phone number is 276-236-0300. There is no sign-up coupon or check to send, just call the campground to reserve your campsite City______State/Prov______Zip______and spot in the rally. Pay the rally fee on your arrival. Note: entrance fee to the Fiddlers Convention is not included in the rally fee. The Re- Phone ______TXT Y/N gion 3 website www/region3.wbcci.net will have a page about the rally as will the region calendar. Rally directors are Julian & Lynne Clements Email______# in Party [email protected] 706-244-2129. Handicapped Parking? _____
Rally Fees: Thru 2/28/18 _ After 2/28/18 2 Persons $220 $230 $______1 Person $180 $190 $______2XWeekend $155 $165 $______1XWeekend $135 $145 $______Extra Adult $ 75 $______Add Child +12 yrs $ 58 $______TOTAL: $______Children 12 & under (free) ______
Contact: Don & Marian Hetzler TENNESSEE STATE RALLY 937-335-3301, email: [email protected] TCPC Airsstream Park Checks payable to: WBCCI Region 4 Crossville, Tennessee Mail Registration & Check to: April 25 - 29, 2018 Steve Rhodes, Region 4 Treasurer 2951 Hazel Brush Rd, Shelby, OH 44875 Name/Names______Address______City ______State/Prov ______Zip ______Phone ______Cell______Email ______Circle type: MH TR Slideouts Length
Rally Fees: 2 adults $120, 1 adult $60, (includes 3 breakfasts, 2 evening meals, door prizes and entertainment, plus rent of kitchen/club house). TCPC President & Board have set new rates! Handicap ______Amt. Enclosed $______#persons______
Full refund for cancellation given prior to April 16, 2018; $5 fee for cancellations after April 19. Parking Fee: On rally meeting dates only, full hook-ups at $20/night for WBCCI members, other nights are $25. Contact Marilyn Grady (Lot 58) to reserve camping nights (pay when arrive) FL Ph. 727-545-8606 or TCPC 931-788-3965 Directions: Go to: www.tcpconline.com
Make checks payable to: Music City Airstream Club Mail to: Tommy Shepherd, Treasurer 3624 York Landing Rd, Woodlawn, TN 37191 Email: [email protected], Ph. 931-647-0034
Please no later than April 18, 2018 for Rally Maiden voyage in my Airstream "Zendo" at White Sands (We need to make food arrangements) National Monument - taken by Pamela Myhre , #19191, submitted by Pat Shaw, #6318 Jim Lee, Ph. 931-652-9230, email: [email protected]
Blue Beret / April 2018 73 If you have pictures depicting WBCCI caravans and rallies, please share them with us. These pictures may be used for promotional material, the Membership Directory, “Blue Beret” cover, or published in “Club Scenes”. Pictures should be of club events. When choosing a photo, consider the potential member and what would entice him/her to join the club. Please include a description of the picture, member names, specific club event, dates, etc. and send to Texas Highland Lakes Unit Quoth the Raven "Nevermore" [email protected] or Rally - submitted by Debbie Trimble, #4842 WBCCI, PO Box 612, Jackson Center, OH 45334. NOTE: Original photos or .jpg file formats are preferred.
Taking trips with Airstream friends is a wonderful part of fun, fellowship and adventure - submitted by Jerry Hissong, #2882 Nor Cal's California Dreaming Coastal Caravan, Elkhorn Slough Safari boat ride - submitted by Bob Vasser, #26071
On the Alaska Highway heading east; no sky, just mountains and we were able to get home from there! - taken by Wilma New Year's Un-Rally, Newport Dunes, Newport, CA - Peirson, #2192, submitted by David Peirson, #2192 submitted by Richard Frauenzimmer, #1685
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