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February Birthdays: Judy Crosby – 2/6

Carol Griffin – 2/1

Steve Hall - 2/10

Dale Lundmark – 2/20

Tim Ritter – 2/16

Bob Williams – 2/1

February Anniversaries:

None in February

Cares & Concerns

We have several members and families who need

our thoughts and prayers.

Bill Mann is recuperating from pneumonia!

Cliff Chase is pending surgery. Marge Ennd’s leg

is still not healing well and she is in pain.

Dick and Dottie Weis are both suffering from

viral infections and bad colds.

Former member Tom DeFina passed away.

Carolyn is currently up north with a son, but plans

to come back to Florida and live here.

Carol Raabe, Dale Horn and Ken Culp are all

suffering with back problems.

Janet Marks is ill and was unable to attend our

meeting.

February Campout Red Oaks RV Resort

Bushnell, FL

The February campout was hosted by Roger and

Sharon Hime and Bob and Kathy Williams. They

were assisted by Phil and Louise Huntman who

recently joined our group and used this opportunity to

learn what hosting was all about.

It seems like “new-rig-fever” has hit our chapter. We

had two new rigs at this month’s campout. Steve and

Carol Griffin traded their Allegro Bus in on a new

Van Leigh fifth wheel, which was being towed by a

shiny new Ford F350 Super Crew. Steve and Tina

Hall upgraded to a new Starcraft Launch 26RLS Elite.

Following our chapter tradition, they each hosted

wine and cheese at one of our happy hours.

Friday Happy hour with a good wine selection

February 2019

President Mickey Marks 352-235-0867

Vice-President Sharon Hime 352-572-9701 Treasurer Debby Lundmark 772-538-6111

Secretary Carol Griffin 352-797-7893 Newsletter Editor Jan Heise 321-956-2482

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Everyone in attendance toured the new rigs with

lots of “ooohs and aaahs”.

On Thursday evening the group feasted on heavy

hors d’oeuvres in the clubhouse due to the chilly

weather outside. The clubhouse has been totally

remodeled since last year making it much larger

and nicer.

Eating in the renovated clubhouse was great

Friday morning we held our annual yard, bake

goods and craft sale. At this event each of us

donate yard sale items that would sell in an RV

park. The ladies also donate crafts they have

made and baked goods. Red Oaks helped us by

advertising the event and allowing us to put up

signs in the park early in the week.

We had a steady flow of customers at our sale

We had three tables of baked goods, two tables of

crafts and eight tables of yard sale items. People

were lined up an hour before our scheduled

opening and we were busy all morning.

Within about an hour, two of our three baked good tables were empty (we had super sales ladies)

It made us all feel good to see people excited with

their purchases as we watched items we brought

carried away. The sale raised $773.05, which will all

be donated to charities that our chapter supports.

Friday evening many of the group went to Beef ‘O’

Brady’s for dinner while others cooked over a nice

fire at the campground.

Cooking around the campfire

We have some great pie iron chefs in our group

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After dinner Friday we all enjoyed a wonderful

campfire provided by our hosts, Roger and

Sharon. Have you ever noticed how our campfire

ghost stories are replaced with tales of surviving

blown RV tires, flooded campers, and even worse,

burning RVs. There is also usually a smattering

of technical talk, which I am sure our ladies enjoy.

What would we do without Roger’s fire pit?

Saturday Morning we started out with a great

French toast breakfast provided by our hosts.

This was followed by our monthly meeting

conducted by chapter president Mickey Marks.

He had to drive in because his RV is down for

repairs from a blown tire.

At the meeting it was announced that we had

sixteen rigs at the campout with three members

driving in and one visitor. The visitor was

Marilyn Nellis, a friend of Bob and Kathy

Williams. While she was caravanning south for

the winter with Bob and Kathy, Marilyn smelled

smoke in her RV. She grabbed her purse, jumped

out, and her RV burned to the ground.

Fortunately, she was able to rent an RV for the

winter. Her story reminds us all to be vigilant

while travelling.

At our traditional Saturday afternoon beanbag

baseball game, we had a record 25 players. The

winners had a slim margin of something like 6-2.

The winning baseball team- perhaps our largest team

We also played some washer toss

Saturday evening we had a potluck dinner with ham

provided by the hosts. After dinner we brought our

nickels and dimes and played a NASCAR race game.

Playing the NASCAR racing game

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Three of our GTS members, Breitweisers, Horns

and Marks, worked the show this year. On

Thursday several other members met at the show

to look at the new rigs and pick up accessories.

The eye candy was everywhere. There was

everything from mini-campers to $2.5M class A

units.

Himes and Ritters, Griffins and Heises, carpooled

to the event. We all connected with the

Breitweisers upon arrival and could not pass up a

photo op. We all had different things we wanted

to see, so we just rendezvoused at set times.

Later we connected with the Marks and

Lundmarks at the Van Leigh fifth wheel display

where we looked at a model similar to the one

purchased by the Griffins.

Dinner at Dunderbak’s Biergarten and Brewery

After leaving the RV show the two carpool groups

met at Dunderbak’s Biergarten and Brewery for

dinner. It was a unique experience with great food

and drinks. All of us thanked Tim for steering us to

this one.

Feeling Groovy#2 The Georgia State Spring Rally is March 21-24, 2019

with early bird March 20th

. Several of us are

attending.

http://www.georgiagoodsam.org/rv-rally-

applications.html

The Florida State Spring Rally will be held at the

Okeechobee KOA Resort May 1-5 with early bird on

April 30. The theme is Hawaiian Party.

We will be selling sandwiches and have a raffle for

gift cards. This rally is our big fundraiser. Plan now

to attend if you can.

http://goodsams-

florida.org/SamboreeSpringRegistration.html

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March Campout

March 1-3, 2019

Early Bird : Thursday February 28, 2019

Fort McCoy/Lake Ocklawaha KOA 1559 NE 243rd Place Road

Fort McCoy, FL 32134 352-546-5500

Reservations: Make reservations with Fort McCoy 352-546-5500

Hosts: Breitweiser and Weis

Let Hosts know you are coming: CarolBreit@yahoo.com or 352-343-7434

SCHEDULE:

Thursday:

Early Bird 4:30 PM Happy Hour and Heavy hors d’oeuvres (No Dinner)

(Weiner Roast)

7:00 PM Games in clubhouse

FRIDAY:

3:00 PM Happy Hour

Dinner on your own. Bass Champions Salt Springs

7:00 PM Games in clubhouse

SATURDAY:

8:30 AM Breakfast Egg Casseroles

10:00 AM GTS Meeting

Lunch on your own More hot dogs?

1:00 PM Outdoor Games

5:30 PM Dinner (Dickie’s Chili)

Bring cheese, crackers, or dessert to share

7:00 PM Brown Bag Auction (Fun auction – bring some change or small bills to bid)

Followed by games in the clubhouse.

SUNDAY:

8:30 AM Breakfast- bring continental breakfast items to share.

On the Road Again – Goodbye and Happy Trails

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Golden Triangle Sams Minutes

February 2, 2019

President Mickey Mar ks called the Golden Triangle Sams meeting to order at 10:05, at Red Oaks Campground in

Bushnell. Ken Culp gave the invocation. He then asked past presidents, Dale Horn and Steve Griffin, to join him in

leading the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Carol Griffin introduced our guest, Marilyn Nellis.

Carol Griffin did roll call, with 16 member rigs present and 3 drive ins.

Mickey asked for a motion to approve minutes as emailed in the newsletter. Rosemary Culp moved and Carolyn

Breitweiser seconded that we accept the minutes; motion passed.

Treasurer's Report: Debby Lundmark gave the following report: $773.05 was the profit from the craft/bakery sale;

the balance of $3,105.74 less the pet memorial fund of $85.66 left a total balance of $3,020.08 in the account. Ken

Culp moved and Penny Ritenburgh seconded that the treasurer's report be accepted as presented; motion passed.

Committee Reports:

Membership: Carol Griffin reported one guest, Marilyn Nellis

Sunshine: Cookie Green reported the following:

Tom and Nancy Leonard are happy with the addition of 2 cats to their family amid the snow in Idaho

Shirley Fiorentino – recovering from pneumonia and joined us for this campout

Dianne and Jim Gonya are continuing their trip staying in Quartzsite and going to Moab next

Bob Sims said that Beverly is “doing fine” and glad to see them at the campout

Cliff Chase has canceled eye surgery for now

Marge Ennd is having a pet scan and is dealing with leg pain

Bill Mann has pneumonia and a card was signed by all to send to him

Carolyn DeFina will be returning and staying in Florida

Dale Horn suffering from back pain

Ken Culp suffering from back pain and balance issues

Dotty and Dick Weis are ill

Carole Raabe suffering from back and leg pain

Janet Marks has strep throat

Brian Whittle will be going to Moffitt

Julie Ritter said that her brother is suffering from stage 4 cancer

Mickey Marks recovered from the stress of his blowout in his motorhome.

Steve Hall’s mother fell and has 3 broken bones in her face

Bob Ward’s brother is ill

Kathy Commandi from the cannery has been ill for months and unable to open the cannery so a card was sent

Sheriff Jerry Breitweiser - no collections, but reminder that name tags are not required for dinner.

Newsletter: Jan Heise said that he appreciated the photos sent to him for the newsletter.

Books to Vets: Culps will deliver books and magazines to the vets at James A Haley, Tampa.

Webmaster: Sharon Hime said that the new web is liked by all.

Camping Schedule: Sharon Hime sent around the 2020 schedule for members to sign up.

Phones: nothing to report

Loaves & Fishes: Mickey reported that they are very busy there especially during the holidays.

Address book: Mickey reported that Janet will be updating the address book this week.

Cards and Badges: Tina Hall reported that she is sending in an order.

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Pet memorial: Breitweisers reported that many blankets were given to the No Kill facility. Carol Raabe sent a

$100 donation to the pet memorial. Penny Ritenburgh made a motion to give $50 each to the No Kill

facilities in Tavares and Pasco county and to the cat facility. Tim Ritter seconded and the motion passed.

Games: Roger Hime announced bean bag baseball outside at 1:00; dinner at 5:30; card/board games 7:00.

Shirts: See Sharon Hime to order. She has 6 gold visors available, otherwise orders are up to date.

Boggy Creek: Hold on to donations until Cliff Chase returns or someone going there can deliver them. Old Business:

Carol Griffin read thank you correspondence from St. Jude Children’s research hospital, Human Society of

Lake County, Adventure Christian Church, Samaritan’s Purse.

Sharon Hime reviewed plans for the caravan to the GA Rally. Anyone wishing to go, please contact her.

Carol Griffin hopes to see more rigs at Okeechobee for the sandwich sale and raffle which the early bird is April 30. GTS rented a golf cart to assist with member transportation.

Phyllis Horn announced that they will be our new ASDs.

New Business:

March campout will be at Oklawaha with Breitweisers and Weis hosting. Please make your reservations and notify the host that you are coming.

It was decided that the craft/bakery sale chaired by Sharon Hime will be held at Red Oaks Campground next

February 2020 with the host for the campout being Breitweiser and Ritter . A thank you note will be sent to Red Oaks Campground for their attendance in the craft/bakery sale.

Good of the Chapter: Mickey reported his tire blowout and hopes to get damages repaired soon. Also, several attended the RV Show at the fairground.

50/50 was collected and Marilyn Nellis picked the winner of $22 to Bob Sims with the chapter receiving $21.

Motion to adjourn was made by Roger Hime and seconded by Bruce King. Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted: Carol Griffin