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Pike Street, PO Box 612 Jackson Center, OH 45334-0612 President’s Corner ...................................................3 Phone 937-596-5211 FAX 937-596-5542 Club News ...............................................................6 airstreamclub.org Welcome New Members ................................................................................................. 6 The Art of Airstream Cooking .......................................................................................... 8 INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Membership ................................................................................................................ 10 National Park Wind Trip ................................................................................................. 12 President ........................................................Mona Heath 1st Vice President ......................................... Andy Selking Our European Road Trip - Part 5 ................................................................................... 19 2nd Vice President ...............................................Tye Mott In Memoriam .............................................................................................................. 24 3rd Vice President.........................................Eric McHenry Historically Speaking .................................................................................................... 25 Recording Secretary ................................. Vickie Courtney Treasurer ............................................................. Jim Polk Airstream Tech Help Group ........................................................................................... 29 Past President ................................................... Barry Bell REGION PRESIDENTS International Rally ..................................................32 Region 1 .....................................................Per Hamnqvist Region 2 ...................................................... Richard Short Caravans ...............................................................39 Region 3 ......................................................... John Leake Active National Caravan Leaders and Where They Live ................................................... 39 Region 4 ........................................................Karen Fisher Region 5 ...................................................... Bob Whitesell National Rallies ......................................................41 Region 6 ........................................................Jim Johnson Region 7 ......................................................Don Thomson Pets and Paws ............................................................................................................. 41 Region 8 ............................................................ Mike Sisk Storytelling .................................................................................................................. 41 Region 9 ............................................................Bill