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September
2015
Texas Highland Lakes
Newsletter
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
THLU Service Project
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Party Line & Prayers/Concerns
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Installation Rally, Fredericksburg
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Texas State Railroad Rally, Rusk 6-7
News from Region 9
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“Airstream PowWow”
Region 9 Rally, Shawnee, OK
9-10
Hop On/Hop Off Texas Country 11-12
Air Rally Caravan
Rally Schedule
Unit Luncheon
 Next luncheon:
October 6, 2015
 Mimi’s Café
12613 Bee Cave Rd.
Bee Cave, TX
 Meet between 12:30
to 12:45; eat
around 1:00pm
 Call Grady Ferry for
more information at
713-825-9586.
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President’s Message
Here we are the middle of September; my how the year has flown by. Keith and I have
rolled up many miles this year with trips for unit rallies, for unit luncheons, for family
events both happy and sad, for International Rally, and for personal and family outings.
Many of those miles have been with our Airstream behind us and I cannot think of any
better way to have travelled them.
We recently returned from the Texas State Railroad Rally in Rusk, TX. This rally turned
into a joint rally with members of the North Texas Unit. Seven members (three rigs) of the
North Texas Unit joined twenty-six members (thirteen rigs) of THLU for this great weekend. We had several first time rally attendees at this rally; the Riggio’s, the Richards’, and
the Perrin’s. It was great getting to know these new folks.
The weekend started off a bit warm but progressively got cooler as the weekend progressed. On Friday the group toured the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine,
TX. This NASA facility builds and launches very large balloons to lift various science
packages to as high as 128,000 feet or about 24 miles up. At that altitude about 97%+ of
the earth’s atmosphere is below the balloon and so the view of space is very clear. The
balloons are basically specialized polyethylene trash bags (trash bags that can occupy more
volume than the Louisiana Superdome) filled with helium and can lift up to 8,000 pounds
payload. The payloads are designed by various organizations from around the USA and the
world for specific studies. The balloons were routinely launched from Palestine but air
traffic control concerns limit launches from there today. Balloons are now launched from
Antarctica, from New Mexico, from Scandinavia, and other places around the world. Lifting heavy payloads by balloon is very cost competitive versus lifting that same payload by
rocket.
The ride on the Texas State Railroad on Saturday was very pleasant; temperatures were
“cool” and humidity was low. We had a great picnic at the Palestine Depot. We even had
a “drive by” by Governor Abbott and company as they rode the steam engine pulled train
in the other direction that day. Our train was pulled by an older diesel engine. It seems
that riding the Texas State Railroad has become a tradition in the first year of any new governor’s term.
There are two unit rallies remaining in my tenure as THLU President. The October Hop
On/Hop Off short caravan/Texas Country Air Rally in Quanah and the November installation rally at the Fredericksburg RV Park in, you guessed it Fredericksburg.
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Our generous support of the children in the Rusk
Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten program is
greatly appreciated. We collected over one hundred toothbrushes and sixteen tubes of toothpaste. These will be used to help the children
care for their teeth once they arrive at school. We
also collected 49 packages of colorful, fun underwear as well as 15 pairs of pants, 15 shirts and 3
packages of socks. These will provide extra
clothing for when there are spills and other
“accidents”. Over fifty books were added to the
school library. There were $30 donated which
will also go toward the program.
Rusk Primary School offers a full-day Head Start program for families whose income is below the poverty
level. It also provides a full-day Pre-Kindergarten for economically disadvantaged children. There are currently forty children in the Rusk Head Start program and thirty in Pre-Kindergarten.
Head Start programs began in the summer of 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty.
It began as a program for 3- and 4-year-olds. Head Start promotes school readiness of young children from
low-income families through agencies in their local community. In addition to education services, programs
provide children and their families with health, nutrition, social and other services. Head Start has served
more than 30 million children since 1965.
The starting point of the Hop On/Hop Off Rally has moved to NTAC in Hillsboro, TX. We were going to start
at Cedar Hill State Park but the park remains closed due to flooding damage. I need to know how many folks will
be joining the Hop On/Hop Off Caravan at NTAC on Sunday, October 18. Please let me know ASAP via email ([email protected]) if you are joining us for the caravan and where you will be joining us.
The membership dues renewal bills have been mailed. Please pay your WBCCI international dues of $65 as soon
as possible to qualify for the bonus discount which covers the unit dues of $15. Make checks payable to THLU
and mail them to Jean Beebe.
The THLU installation rally is November 5 – 8 at the Fredericksburg RV Park. Contact the park at 830-990-9582
to make your site reservation. The Christmas Rally at Buckhorn RV Park in Kerrville is the weekend of December 3 – 6. Contact the park (830-895-0007) to make your site reservation. Also, lease let know if you plan to attend these rallies so that the rally hosts can plan accordingly.
Finally, be sure to read the Region 9 news and rally information in this newsletter. The discounted registration
fees end on September 30th. I hope you will join me and Keith for the “Airstream PowWow” in Shawnee, OK.
Best Regards,
Grady Ferry
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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays
9-1
Shannon Pinkston
9-2
Eileen Page
9-3
Tom McCoppin
9-4
Cecelia Gulick
9-5
Larry Heinold
9-6
John Irwin
9-6
Diane Richards
9-20
Gary McClanahan
9-8
Kelly Sosland
9-24
Mike Beal
9-10
Cheri Addicks
9-24
Clyde Findlay, II
9-17
Susan Beal
9-27
Rick Trimble
9-17
Karlene Kerfoot
9-27
Lynn Walker
9-17
H. V. Martin
9-28
Stuart Wetterschneider
9-29
Roger Pruter
Anniversaries
9-5
Bill & Lin Brinkman
9-15
Marty & Cindy Berdan
9-8
John & Sandie Boutwell
9-15
Warner & Gail Hord
9-8
Stuart & Ilene Wetterschneider
9-24
Eldridge & Carol Eason
9-9
Curtis & Teresa Atchley
9-26
Fred & Judy Hazen
9-26
Gary & Diane January
Marque Mooney is continuing to undergo tests to determine the cause of weakness.
To share your photos, travel stories, good news and prayer concerns please email Keith Ferry at [email protected]
Myrtle Bell, Judy Hazen & Kay Irwin at September
Luncheon held at County Line Barbecue, Austin.
Carol and Peter Sajovich, new THLU members
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SEE ENCHANTED ROCK
EXPLORE FT. MARTIN SCOTT
OLD TUNNEL STATE PARK
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR
VINERYARDS & WINERIES GALORE!
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WE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
Diane Bailey
WBCCI #: A 4396
2002 North N Street
Midland, TX 79705
Cell: 432-528-7494
Email: [email protected]
Airstream: 1948 Weewind 16’
Joined: July 2015
Bruce Gauntt
WBCCI #: 1632
2410 Cerca Madera
San Antonio, TX 78259
Cell: 210-413-8550
Kenneth & Kathi Mitchell
WBCCI #: 1100
200 Walnut Hill Ave. #100
Hiullsboro, TX 76645
Cell: 603-747-3335
Email: [email protected]
Airstream: 1971 Land Yacht 24’
Joined: 2015
301-502-0151
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Airstream: 2000 Excella 25’
Joined: September 2015
Lynn & Ann Perrin
Peter & Carol Sajovich
WBCCI #: 1519
WBCCI #: 13349
25323 Oakton Springs Drive
1205 Rawhide Trail
Katy, TX 77494
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Home: 713-724-2637
Home: 512-293-1871
Cell:
713-806-2685
Cell:
713-397-6065
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
512-751-2464 (Carol)
[email protected]
Airstream: 2015 International Serenity 23’
Airstream: 1974 Overlander 27’
Joined: July 2015
Joined: August 2015
Mike & Betty Richards
WBCCI #: 3196
Dean & Cathy Tighe
115 Shady Elm
WBCCI #: A 5617
Georgetown, TX 78633
3916 N. Potsdam Avenue
Home: 512-869-7615
PMB 3512
Cell:
817-939-4223
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
817-845-5458
Cell: 989-633-9834
Email: [email protected]
605-413-0350
[email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Airstream: 2014 Flying Cloud 27’
Airstream: 2007 International 25’
Joined: August 2015
Joined: July 2015
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Argosy owned by Victor & A.J. Blood
Texas Governor Greg Abbott taking his inaugural train ride.
Billie Walker
Harry & Patti Penkert
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Lynn & Ann Perrin, New THLU Members
Jim & Marjie Riggio
Betty & Mike Richards, New THLU Members
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Region 9 Community Service Project
Shriners Childrens Hospital in Houston and Galveston
I recently received an email from Jennifer, our contact person with the hospitals. She sent an updated list of items the children have requested or could use. If your unit or individuals would like to donate some of the items below, get them to Andy
and Barb Selking or bring them to NTAC. I will make a trip to Houston in the late fall and deliver what we have collected. If
you want to send checks call me at 254-266-2214 and I will give you an address. I will continue to keep track of which Region
9 units have donated and how much we have collected. If you have questions don't hesitate to call me.
√ Tactile toys for toddlers & infants
√ Music & sound toys for toddlers in Spanish & English
√ Remote control cars
√ Hot wheel cars
√ Dolls-popular themes, Dora the explorer, Frozen, Princess Sofia, the little Mermaid, Cinderella, Baby Alive dolls, Barbie
√ Action figures - Spiderman, Batman, Iron Man, etc.
√ Teen gifts for boys & girls - mp3 player, nail polish, make-up sets, Spanish books, body wash sets for boys & girls
√ ITunes gift cards - music helps so much
√ Art sets, charcoal pencils, acrylic paints
√ Nice art kits for our older patients who enjoy drawing & painting at a serious level
√ Batteries - Double A
√ Diapers - size 4
√ Hygiene products
******Tote bags are really needed*******
At this time they do not need any knitted items.
Thank you in advance! I know all of you care and want to help.
Janie Haddaway
Region 9 Community Service Chairman
Totem Pole Table Decoration Contest
There will be a table decoration contest during the upcoming Region 9
“Airstream PowWow” rally in Shawnee, OK. The theme will be totem poles
which can be about anything. They do not have to include an Airstream. It
will be fun to see everyone’s creations. The winners will be awarded through
a peoples’ choice vote taken throughout the rally. Awards will be presented
on Saturday, the last night of the rally.
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March 14-19, 2016
Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center
1700 W. Independence, Shawnee, OK 74802
www.shawneeexpo.org
Monday
Arrival Day
Tuesday
Region & Unit Day
Wednesday Beads/Feathers Day
Thursday
Turquoise/Silver Day
Friday
USA Day
Saturday
Native American Day
Sunday
Departure Day
3 Breakfasts
3 Dinners
Door Prizes
Entertainment
Flea Market
Ice Cream
Seminars
Games
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Registration Information
PARKING FEES
REGISTRATION COUPON
Early parking fees
Airstream PowWow!
Region 9 Rally
March 14-19, 2016
If registering by Sept. 30, 2015
parking fees will be $20/night
Monday-Saturday $120
Thursday Arrival $60
Friday Arrival $40
Last Name: _________________________________________________
First Name(s) _______________________________________________
Saturday Arrival $20
___________________________________________________________
If registering after Sept. 30, 2015
Address: ___________________________________________________
parking fees will be $23/night
Monday-Saturday $138
Thursday Arrival $69
Friday Arrival $46
Saturday Arrival $23
Rally Parking Fees include six (6) nights of
30/50 Amp Electric, Water, Sewer & WiFi
RALLY FEES
Early rally fees
If registering by Sept. 30, 2015
Monday-Saturday $75/person
Friday-Saturday $60/person
Saturday Arrival $45/person
City: ______________________________________________________
State: ____________________
Zip ____________________________
Phone #: ___________________________________________________
WBCCI #: _________________ Region # ________________________
Unit: ______________________________________________________
E-Mail: ____________________________________________________
Handicap parking Yes _______
No ________
Parking Fee:
$ ______________
Rally Fee:
($___________/Adult x ____)
$______________
($40/teen x _____)
$______________
If registering after Sept. 30, 2015
Monday-Saturday $90/person
TOTAL ENCLOSED
Friday-Saturday $75/person
Make check out to WBCCI Region 9
Saturday Arrival $60/person
Mail to: David Thompson, Treasurer
Teen $40 (Age 13-16)
Youth (12 and under) Free
2200 4th Ave. #305,
Canyon, TX 79015
$______________
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TEXAS COUNTRY AIR RALLY Urban Downtown Camping Event
October 22-25, 2015 Quanah, Texas
Sponsored by: Texas Plains Unit—Wally Byam Caravan Club Int ’l & The Three Rivers Foundation (3RF )
Entertainment
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Texas Style Grand Ole Opry
Dulcimer Concert
Piano Concert & Sing Along
Classic Car Show Classic Tractor Show
Movie on the Courthouse Lawn
Participate in Drum Circles
Planet & Star Gazing
Airstream Ice Cream Social •
Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Quanah
Golf Scramble
1908 Hardeman County Courthouse, Quanah, TX
Seminars
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Tire Safety
Staying Healthy On The Road
TX DOT Roll Over Convincer
Water Conservation With Rain Barrels
The Orphan Train
Quanah Parker—Indian History of the Area
Proper Washing & Waxing of Your RV
Additional Information Available at:
www.texasplains.wbcci.net
Registration Coupon : Texas Country Air Rally
General Information
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No parking or rally fees will be collected. This is a free rally.
There are a limited number of parking sites available.
Registration is first come/first served. Register early.
Four magnificently restored buildings plus the recently restored historic Hardeman County courthouse will be used
for this rally.
Buildings are handicap accessible.
No electricity on site. Quiet generators (<70 DBA) are allowed.
Dump sites available off-site.
Water available on site.
All activities are located within one block of parking site.
October 22-25, 2015
Last Name__________________________________________First Name(s)___________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________
City________________________________________________________State___________Zip____________________
Phone___________________________________________________________________________________________
WBCCI #____________________Region_____________Unit______________________________________________
Email________________________________________________________________________________
Mail Registration To:
David Thompson, Registrar
2200 4th Ave. #305
Canyon, TX 79015-4030
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THLU Hop On/Hop Off Texas Country Air Rally Caravan
October 18-30, 2015
Co-Caravan Leaders: E. Harvey Craig ([email protected] or 512/633-0380) and
Grady Ferry ([email protected] or 713/925-9586)
Registration & Reservations Need to Be Made NOW !
First: What is a “Hop On/Hop Off Caravan?
Members make their own reservations and pay all fees---there is NO Kitty Fee or Driver’s Handbook
Members may join and/or leave the caravan whenever and wherever they wish.
Second: Here are the caravan details, dates, and stops?
Rendezvous on Sunday, October 18 at NTAC in Hillsboro, TX **for 2 Nights [Full Hook-Ups] (Tour Ft
Worth Stock Yards on Monday; an interesting place with lots to see and do and good food!)
Depart Cedar Hill State Park on Tuesday, October 20 and head to Lake Arrowhead State Park south of
Wichita Falls (150 miles) for 2 Nights [Electric & Water; Park has a Dump Station] A nice place to
chill out and watch the prairie dogs. **Be sure to cancel your Cedar Hill reservation
Depart Arrowhead State Park on Thursday, October 22 and head to Quanah for the Texas Country Air Rally (120 miles) for 3 Nights [Dry camping; no hook-ups around Quanah square & the rally is free)
Depart Quanah on Sunday, October 25 for Caprock Canyons State Park (100 miles) for 2 Nights [Electric
& Water; Park has a Dump Station] Home of the Texas State Bison herd. Hopefully we can set up a
nice ranger talk.
Depart Caprock Canyons State Park on Tuesday, October 27 for Lake Mineral Wells State Park (265
miles) for 3 Nights [Electric & Water; Park has a Dump Station] (Have a lunch picnic planned to
break long trip up.)
Caravan ends at Lake Mineral Wells State Park on the morning of Wednesday, October 30. Some members may wish to do a Meandering Caravan (remember a caravan consists of 2 or more Airstreams) on
their own to Fredericksburg for the THLU Installation Rally, Thursday, November 5 - Sunday, November 8.
Third: How do I register for this caravan and make various reservations?
Decide when you will join and when you will depart the caravan
Make individual reservations ASAP at the above State Parks for the above dates online at:
http://tpwd.texas.gov/business/park_reservations/web/ or by calling: 512/389-8900.
For NTAC reservations, contact Grady Ferry at [email protected].
Register ASAP for the Texas Country Air Rally in Quanah (rally is free) with registration form located at:
http://texasplains.wbcci.net/files/2014/08/Registration-Brochure-for-Web.pdf
or E-Mail David Thompson, Texas Country Air Rally Registrar at: [email protected]
E-Mail and/or call ASAP a THLU Caravan Co-Leader (Craig or Ferry) & let us know that you will be on
the caravan and know your caravan joining and departure dates (You must do this EVEN IF you have
previously signed-up for this caravan & rally on a unit rally sheet at a previous THLU Rally.
Once registered, a member will receive specific information about activities, pot-lucks, tours, etc
for each stop in an E-Mail.
Fourth: When should I register and make reservations even if I am not sure I will go?
N O W!!
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RALLY SCHEDULE 2015-2016
Date
Event/ Location
Comments
02/05-02/08
Matagorda Nature Park
Matagorda, TX
Go to Reserve America for Sites in
South Loop
03/23-03/28
Region 9 Rally—Conroe, TX
See Region 9 site www.region9.wbcci.net
04/30-05/04
THLU 9th Texas Vintage Airstream
Round-Up Rally—Bellville, TX
Blue Beret or THLU site for registration
06/04-06/07
Lake Somerville State Park-
Contact Grady Ferry
Somerville, TX
06/26-07/04
58th International Convention/Rally
See Blue Beret or WBCCI website
Farmington, NM
for registration
09/10-09/13
Texas Railroad Rally, Rusk, TX
Contact Grady Ferry
10/18-10/30
THLU Hop On/Hop Off
11/05-11/08
12/03-12/06
Texas Country Air Rally Caravan
Contact Harvey Craig or Grady Ferry
Installation Rally-Fredricksburg RV
Contact Grady Ferry &
Park—830-990-9582
Call park to make reservation & provide deposit
Christmas Rally & Auction
Buckhorn Lake Resort, Kerrville, TX
Contact R. Lee Steele
Please call Buckhorn Lake RV resort at 800-568-6458 or 830-895-0007 or contact them on the web
at http://www.buckhornrvpark.com/. Please let them know you are with Texas Highland Lakes
Unit of WBCCI.
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