TEXAS HIGHLAND LAKES UNIT NEWSLETTER January 15, 2017 - March 15, 2017 Prepared by Debbie Trimble, Correspon din g Secretary Visit THLU.org President's Message If you are reading this message then you have made it through the holidays, survived the entrance into 2017, and maybe are considering how many trips you will take on with your Airstream! Debbie and I had a very relaxing Christmas Day with my mom at my sisters home in Carrollton. Mom is 96 and still going strong. I hope to be able to bring her to one of our rallies this year. Our next rally at Brazos Bend State Park is fast approaching. We’ll keep our fingers crossed that the weather is significantly better than what we had to deal with on Friday and Saturday of the Christmas rally! I think we all had a good time and good food. We also raised a nice sum of money for the Shriner's Hospital Galveston, Ronald McDonald House Galveston, and the Salvation Army of Austin. These were the charity groups that were voted on at the November business meeting. Marty is in the process of getting the funds to these organizations. Thank you for opening up your hearts and wallets and helping out these folks. A special thanks to Jim Latham for being the auctioneer once again. You do a fantastic job! I want to mention another very important upcoming event. The Region 9 rally begins on March 20th. Our past President Grady Ferry and wife Keith are spearheading this rally and they need our help and participation. If you haven’t already registered for this event, I hope you will seriously consider doing so if at all possible. They have put a ton of work into making this a great week. Even if you can’t make the entire week, try to come for a few days. Debbie and I will be attending International in Escanaba, MI this July. This will be our first. We didn’t get a site with hookups but do have a generator site. We’ll manage! After the rally we thought we would travel across the Upper Peninsula and over to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We have volunteered there the past two summers. If you are going to be up there, maybe we could put together an unofficial caravan. We will be seeing some very interesting sites on the way over. It will be the peak season and we will need to make reservations for campsites along the way and around the Lakeshore area. Might be fun! Debbie and I want to say many thanks to Jean Beebe for updating the THLU Membership List, Directory, Birthday and Anniversary list for 2017. Debbie will be sending the online directory this week. We will still have a paper pocket directory that will be coming from Mike Lovell. Thanks, Mike, in advance. We still need a Membership and Caravans Chair. As the sign states, "No Experience Necessary, Will Train." Membership - Be the Unit/Club contact for prospective new members and explain the purpose and objectives of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. Extend invitations by email and a personal phone call to prospective members for WBCCI and our club to attend a rally or meeting. A monthly list of new Airstream owner comes from the National Office. Lastly, you submit a very brief report for the Fall and Spring business meeting. Past chairs are available to help. Plus, all of this can be done from the comfort of your home or Airstream. Caravan - To plan, organize, and obtain leaders for Unit caravans that are operated or conducted for the Unit within the scope of the WBCCI Caravan Handbook. To develop an aggressive Unit Caravan program and to coordinate Unit caravan matters with appropriate Region and International Caravan Committee personnel. Harvey Craig, the past chair is ready to assist you. Submit a report at the Fall and Spring business meeting. If yo u have a flexi ble schedule (r eti r ed o r can set yo ur ho ur s at yo ur j o b), enj o y tr aveli ng and new adventur es, please i nqui r e. You may contact Harvey at [email protected] or at 512-633-0380 for more specifics. Please consider helping out. Looking forward to seeing you guy's in our most comfortable habitat! Rick New Members Vic to ria & Jo seph S ummy (S an Anto nio ) James & Emily S ellers (C armine) Mic hael & Jac que DeS o sa (Livingston) Jamie Eng (Austin) Melissa & Kevin Katz (San Marcos) Luncheons The January Luncheon was at Maggiona's. The Italian food and fellowship was shared by: Peter and Carol Sagovich Gary and Marilyn McClanahan Marty and Cindy Berdan Myron and Kathy Fischer Travis Doss Melissa and Kevin Katz Tom and Jean Beebe A February lunch is not scheduled. The March Luncheon will be at County Line on Peter Sagovich has set up all the the Lake in Austin. lunches since I am up in Plano. Thanks Peter for doing all Click here to see the menu. the planning. Click here to view the Luncheon Schedule 2017 From our Treasurer, Marty Berdan Region 9 News Christmas Rally Texas Country Air Rally The club votes annually the amount to pitch in for October 18 – 23, 2017 the rally. Two thousand dollars was approved this year to defray the costs of the rally. The money We are in the process of redesigning the registration covered supplies and all the meals, including the brochure. It will be available in later December. BBQ from Frank's place with lots of leftovers for members to share and the catered meal and buffet For registration contact: [email protected] . service from Steger's Chiffonade. This year each rig paid a $20 rally fee, excluding their campsite fees. Registration officially opens January 15, 2017. Christmas Auction We encourage everyone to watch our Facebook page The auction raised $2145. Each charity will receive or simply Google: Texas Country Air. $483. 2017 looks like a banner year from the response we Community Service Project for are already getting so please register early. As soon February Rally as the registration brochure become available I will The Executive Board approved giving $100 to our post it. Texas State Parks. Thanks Kay Fisher-Irwin for handling the donation. NEWS: Colin Melton and Mike Lovell went on the Rose Bowl Caravan and visited The Magic Kingdom at Disneyland. The Beebes and Flemings visited the Trimbles in the lower Rio Grande valley in January. The valley had the coldest temperatures since 2014. Oddly enough, that was the last time the Flemings visited. These members are enjoying winter in Arizona while attending Mid-Winter International Board of Trustees meetings: Grady and Keith Ferry, John and Sandi Boutwell, Jim and Vicki Courtney, Ken & Kathy Mitchell, Andy and Barb Selking, Jim and Janie Haddaway, Jimmy and Marque Mooney and Pati Ramsey and Ardell Mayton. We wish them safe travels. The Trimbles, Flemings, Partens and Brooks are headed for Big Bend National Park after the February rally. We hope they have a safe, trouble-free trip. B Bailey is busy directing and producing her theater production in Edinburg, TX. Peter and Carol Sagovich are going to Hawaii to see her sister after the February rally. Marty and Cindy Berdan are off to Florida in mid February. John Irwin & Kay just purchased an Airstream motor van. We look forward to see the new "beauty" at the February rally. FOR SALE: Willard and Linda Fischer are putting their Airstream up for sale. 2001 Airstream Travel Trailer - 25 Foot Excella Twin Beds Great Condition 1 new and 4 fairly new Tires Bonus Room Contact: Willard & Linda Fischer 281-292-3283 Cell Phone 832-515-3853 PRAYERS CONCERNS Our thoughts and prayers are with these folks who are " grieving, under the weather", undergoing treatments, surgeries or are on the mend. Janie Haddaway's daughter, Dana Ross Ingram, lost her battle with cancer in December. Please pray for all the family in the upcoming year. Victor Blood is recovering from shoulder surgery. We have our fingers crossed that they can make it to the February rally Paula Haddox is recovering from her knee surgery in December. Rosemary Leach, also, is recovering from knee surgery in January Richard Turner had wrist surgery in December. Harvey Craig and Gail Craig came down with upper respiratory infections and had to cancel going to IBT this January. Carla & CC Gartman: Her mom was hospitalized for three days in late November. They had to make the decision to place her in an assisted living facility with hospice seeing her. Her mom is doing better now. She is back to her old self. Next they have got to work on her house soon and get it on the market. With no setbacks they are planning on attending the February rally. March Skinner, Cindy 3/1 Roper, Dave 3/5 Reyes, Humberto 3/6 Selking, Andy 3/9 Selking, Barb 3/10 Richards, Mike 3/11 Richards, Robert 3/11 Harkey, Harry 3/12 Fischer, Linda 3/16 McNeely, Arliss 3/16 Ermis, Joane 3/18 Gallagher, Richard 3/19 Fischer, Myron 3/23 Juenke, Gaynell 3/28 January Harkey, Debi Jean 1/17 Anniversaries Courtney, Jim 1/18 Price, Luther 1/19 January Latham, Janet 1/27 Hazen, Fred 1/31 Jordan, Julie & Stephanie Sobotik 1/15 Jack & Ruth Maddux 1/18 February Carlos & Rosemary Leach 1/20 Riva, Kathryn 2/3 Burger, Dale 2/4 Beebe, Jean 2/5 Fleming, Shirley 2/5 Boutwell, John 2/9 Barber, Wendy 2/11 Patterson, Tammy 2/11 Thomas, Patricia 2/13 Blood, Victor 2/15 McNeely, Sybil 2/15 Addicks, Ed 2/16 McClanahan, Marilyn 2/16 McCoppin, Dorothy 2/18 Craig, Harvey 2/20 Bell, Don 2/24 February Jimmy & Marque Mooney 2/14 March Tom & Dorothy McCoppin 3/02 Richard & Shelia Gallagher 3/09 Jim & Janie Haddaway 3/25 Robert & Diane Richards, Jr.