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The Friendship
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North Texas Unit, WBCCI http://ntxu.wbcci.net
"WITH AN AIRSTREAM ON WHEELS AND NOTHING TO LOSE, YOU CAN TAKE YOURSELF ANY DIRECTION YOU CHOOSE".
October, 2012
In this issue:
Presidents Message
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Welcome New Members
NTU Upcoming Events
Member Concerns
Collier’s November Installation Rally Itinerary
Contributing photographers:Norma Martins & Bob Stout
* Last issue photos by Mike Mack Newsletter Editor: Donna Scott [email protected]
The Fall season is in full swing. Next month is November and the Installation Rally is upon us. We just finished our October Fest Rally at the Holiday Park by Benbrook Lake. Bob and Mayoma Stout and co-hosts put on one heck of a fun rally. We enjoyed all the amenities of a great German Supper, that included brats, red cabbage, home made German potato salad and Caesar salad. This was all topped off with German chocolate cake and Carrot cake all
made from scratch. Wendell Carrington entertained us with his banjo pickin and his stories brought many laughs. We all caravanned over to Burleson for the 2nd Saturday luncheon at SpringCreek BBQ. Here we had our Business meeting for the election of officers. Tommy Howe, our new member from Burleson joined us. In the evening we played Bingo, prizes were the white-elephant gifts everyone brought.
We still have members that haven’t renewed their membership by remitting their dues for next year. This can be sent to our Treasurer - Audrey Lafleur, 210 Clear Lake Lane, Weatherford, TX 76087. Taking care of this matter, will ensure your name is listed in the WBCCI Directory.
Tom and Norma Collier and co-hosts will put on our “Remember When Rally” installation November 9 - 11 at NTAC - Hillsboro, in more detail later in this Newsletter. Please let the Colliers know your intentions of attending so the proper accommodations can be made.
Wendell and Connie Carrington and co-hosts are planning a Christmas Lights Rally, November 30 to December 2, at an RV Park, half way between Marshall and Jefferson, in East Texas. Plans are to tour these towns that will be illuminated with Christmas Lights. Please give the Carrington’s a shout about your intentions of joining them and having some early Christmas fun. Any questions call 972-937-1979, or e-mail: [email protected].
2012 is winding down, but it still goes “With an Airstream on Wheels and Nothing to Lose, You can take Yourself Anywhere You Choose.”
Your President, Larry Schultze Your First Lady, Norma Martins-Schultze
Birthdays and Anniversaries
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October Birthdays October Anniversaries
Barbara Phillips 10 - 1Russ Ingram 10 - 12Ed Watkins 10 - 13Ted Adamson 10 - 16John Gatz 10 - 17 Dorothy Payne 10 - 19Doris Lake 10 - 22Kristi Hargrave 10 - 23Shirley Tucker 10 - 23Norma Schultze 10 - 25 ! ! ! ! ! !
Greg & Ruth Ann Walker 10 - 10 Mike & Lynne Mack 10 - 14John & Jane Gatz 10 - 18
November Birthdays November Anniversaries
December Birthdays
December Anniversaries
Vickie Courtney 11 - 02 Deborah Palmer 11 - 05 Ray Schmitt 11 - 09 Ray Payne 11 - 12 Rayne Armour 11 - 13Cecilia McGill 11 - 14Larry Schultze 11 - 15
Karl & Audrey LaFleur 11 - 7 ! ! ! ! ! !
Brad Hargrave 12 - 2Barbara Adamson 12 - 5Earl Elam 12 - 7Kathy Gustafson 12 - 8Evan Evans 12 - 9Phala Gilmer 12 - 9Mary Ann Reed 12 - 11Greg Walker 12 - 12Frank Pappas 12 - 17Beverly Winchester 12 - 19Maradelle DeWitt 12 - 20Patsy Smith 12 - 23Jane Gatz 12 - 30
Pat & Helen Moresco 12 - 4Joe & Gypsy Gardner 12 - 20Bill & Martha Bellomy 12 - 20Gus & Kathy Gustafson 12 - 27Andy & Barb Selking 12 - 28Don & Barbara Nunn 12 - 29 ! ! ! ! ! !
North Texas Unit Upcoming Events!
The NTU luncheons are held the second Saturday of each month at the Spring Creek BBQ, 13125 I-35W, Burleson, TX (East side of I-35W, Alsbury Exit 38)Northbound take exit, continue N on service rd.Southbound take exit, make U-turn over I-35W, continue N on service rd.
November 8 - (Invitation from Donna Scott.) There will be Veterans Days Band Concert at Hill College 7:30 p.m. Both the concert and jazz selections are music that was popular during the World War II era.
November 9 - 11 Installation Rally - NTAC - Hillsboro, Texas Tom and Norma Collier, hosts [email protected] 214-504-8997
(There will no November luncheon in Burleson. We encourage you to attend the Installation Rally in Hillsboro, Texas)
November 30 - December 2 Christmas Lights Rally - Marshall, Texas Connie & Wendell Carrington, hosts [email protected] 972-939-1979
NTU Family News and Concerns
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Norma Martins received the good news that she has completed her radiation treatments.
Donna Scott will finish her radiation treatments November 22.
We Are All Historians by Earl Elam
We Airstreamers who have enjoyed our travels around our state and nation have had many such experiences. The wonder of our vast land, the many interesting places, the magnificent geography, and the many, diverse peoples and cultural traditions, or, to put it simply, the wonder of it all, is worth making notes about, even if only for our own use or that of our family and its posterity. We can all be historians in the sense that we record, in our own fashion, what we do and where we go and what, in our own minds, we find curious, fascinating, and worth remembering. Eleanor and I have had many such experiences. She doesn't write about them and I usually do but mostly in notes that get stuffed in a sack or box and never get organized into any sort of a meaningful story. One such that sticks in our memory as most unusual and memorable was the Scenic Route Caravan led by Walter Adams that we took to the WBCCI international rally in Essex Junction, VT, a few years ago (was that 2004?). As I recall 15 or more rigs met at Eisenhower State Park near Denison and made our way via Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and New York to Vermont. Staying off the beaten paths so to speak, we crossed the Mississippi River, visited historic sites en route, even a monastery in Indiana, a quaint "all American town" with a long block of murals in Ohio, endured a rainy parking experience on one occasion, spent time on Grand Island near Niagara Falls, went to the falls and to old restored Fort Niagara, drove along the banks of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River eastward across upper New York, stopped at quaint shops, prowled for books in an out of the way village one day, visited the home of western artist Frederick Remington in one town, enjoyed magnificent scenery and mostly good weather, and, rounding the top edge of Lake Champlain, made our way past Burlington, VT, to Essex Junction. Adding icing to our cake was the fact that a niece and her family lived there and, as it turned out, in a house that was right next to the site of the WBCCI rally. Some of us visited the state capitol building in Montpelier one day and on another went to where the Trapp family singers (immortalized by Julie Andrews and the "Sound of Music") settled after fleeing Austria in WWII. A lengthy volume could be written about our experiences on that trip: it was all part of our history even though it is likely that neither I nor anyone else who was on our caravan will ever write down in a methodical and readable way what we experienced. All this is to encourage NTU members to take a little time and make notes about where you go and what you do, about the interesting people and places you see, and don't forget the unusually exciting things that each person on the caravans and rallies remembers that maybe the rest do not. All of that is part of history and the more that is recorded and shared the more meaningful it can be to us all and for our posterity. We are all historians in Becker's definition of the word!
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Remember When RallyNovember 9-11, 2012
North Texas Airstream CommunityHillsboro, TX 76645
Rally Host: Tom & Norma CollierCo Host: Roy & Mary Fowler, Greg & Ruth Ann Walker
Rally fee is $10 per person. Parking fee $15 per night. If you park on a friends lot at NTAC, their will be a $5.00 per night building use fee.
Friday Nov. 9 1:00 – 4:00 Parking 4:00 – 5:00 Social hour and visitation 6:00 – 7:00 Pot Luck Dinner bring your favorite dish to share 7:00 – 8:00 President Larry Schultze’s farewell address for his 2012 year. 8:00 - ? Visiting and games
Saturday Nov. 10 7:30 – 8:30 Full breakfast Cooked to order eggs, pancakes, and sausage. Morning free to visit or rest Lunch on your own 1:00 PM Line up for tour the Monolithic Dome Institute, a community of domed houses in Italy, Texas. Will be back by 3:30 6:00 PM Catered dinner of Bar-B-Q smoked outdoors by a representative of Head Country
Original Bar- B-Q sauce. 7:30 PM Installation of 2013 Officers 8:15 PM Wendell Carrington acceptance address and highlights for his year. 8:45 PM Reception, meet your new NTU officers for 2013. Lynn & Mike Mack, Host.
Sunday Nov. 11 8:30 Breakfast of donuts, and “must goes”. 9:15 Short devotional after breakfast.
Farewells and plans for the holidays.
Please bring setups to all meals. Coffee and tea will be furnished.
Please return the reply cards. Returned cards will be in a drawing for rally fee. (Does not include parking fee)
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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BUDDY RALLY (Invite a friend who may not have an Airstream)
November 29-December 2, 2012HOSTS: Wendell & Connie Carrington Karl & Audrey LaFleur
Location: Cypress Valley RV Park, 8838 US Hwy 59 N, Marshall, Tx. Telephone # 903-938-8844 - $20.00 per night for parking Halfway between Marshall & Jefferson 7 miles to Jefferson 7 miles to Marshall 15 miles to Caddo Lake
NO RALLY FEE
NOTE: PLEASE EMAIL WENDELL CARRINGTON @ [email protected] OR CALL 972-937-4100 & LET US KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. WE WILL TURN IN THE NUMBER OF RV'S & YOU CAN PAY INDIVIDUALLY AT THE RALLY. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE PARK OUR CONFIRMED COUNT NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15, 2012.
ALSO, IT WOULD REALLY BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED FOR THE RAIL OF LIGHTS CHRISTMAS TRAIN, THE DOUBLE DECKER LIGHTS GUIDED TOUR & THE STEAMBOAT LAKE TOUR OF CADDO LAKE. The tour people would like to get an approximate count ahead of time if at all possible. You will note prices for these tours are listed below.
NORTH TEXAS UNIT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RALLY
Thursday evening:5-6 pm--Fellowship Time in the Club House--Bring snacks to share6:00pm Leave for dinner at Big Pine Lodge at Lake Caddo (Catfish)
Friday:Breakfast on your own
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(Friday scheduled continued)
9:30 am--Leave for Marshall 10:00am: Tour of Marshall PotteryLunch on your own: Juicy's recommended for great hamburgers & pinto beansAfternoon: Shop or rest5:00pm: Leave for Marshall5:30pm: Dinner at Golden Corral7:00pm: Washington Square Variety Show -55 minutes (Free)8:00-8:45pm: Synchronized Light Show, shopping, free time 9:00pm - Board Double Decker Bus for "Wonderland of Lights tour"& see over ten million lights at various locations including over 400 lighted displays. COST: 8:00 (for over 15 )10:00pm: Leave for RV Park
Saturday: Breakfast on your own
9:15am: Leave for Steamboat Tour10:00am: Steamboat tour on beautiful Caddo Lake (the only lake in Texas that is not man-made) The tour is approximately 1 & 1/2 hrs. & the COST is 16.00 (20 or more) or 18..00 if less than 20.
Lunch: On your own
Afternoon: Shop or Rest
5:00pm Leave for Jefferson5:30pm Dinner at Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant7:00pm Rail of Lights Christmas Train-40 minute ride-Theme: Father Christmas, 25 different scenes, thousands of lights, embraces an old fashioned Christmas, carols, hot chocolate & hot cider, Mr. & Mrs. Santa (bring your camera) COST: 15.00(20 or more 13.50)8:00pm-9:00pm: Go to Enchanted Forest & see the 100 individually decorated Christmas Trees & more lights9:00pm: Leave for RV parkSunday Morning:8:30am: Coffee & Donuts (Donations appreciated)9:00-9:30am: Songs & Devotion by our own Wendell Carrington 9:30: Rally Over
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NTU Members enjoy the Stout’s October Fest Rally
Gypsy Gardner prepares her very tasty pancakes.
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Tommy Howe
Ray & Eglina Schmitt - WBCCI 3634
Welcome New Members!
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2012 North Texas Unit Officers
President Larry Schultze, [email protected]
1st VP Wendell Carrington, [email protected]
2nd VP Greg Walker, [email protected]
3rd VP Calvin Winchester, [email protected]
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Please send news/pictures of members, rallies, caravans etc. toDonna Scott200 Walnut Hill Ave. #34Hillsboro, Texas [email protected]@gmail.com
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