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Newsletter of the BEAVER AMBASSADOR CLUB Winter 2021 Vol. 38- 4
International Rallies
Beavers in the Great Smoky Mountains 3 International Rally Spring 2022Boot Scootin' Beavers 4 International Rally Fall 2022More Rallies Beavers in Memphis 22 Beavers in Nashville 21 Beavers Rolling to Bodega Bay 11 Everything is "Wright" in Dayton 17 Rollin' To The Smokies 19 Shakers, Horses, & Bourbon, Oh My! 21 2022 - Unmasked in the Desert 19Features 32 Strange Things 16 BAC Contacts 2 BAC Leadership 2 BAC Membership Application 31BAC Vacation Word Scramble 12 Beavers Care: Sunshine/Rain 12 Central Area VP Report 15 Dutch Oven Cooking Rally 18 Eastern Area VP Report 20 First Timers 8 Forum Facts 25FMCA Membership Application 32 FMCA National Director Report 28 Handy Helpful Hints 17 How Many Hair Dryers 13 Membership Director's Report 24 Out of the Way Places 5 President's Report 1 Rally Registration Coupons 30 Rally Roundup 29 Sayings 11 Secretary Report 23 September to Remember Rally Photos 14 Sponsor Notes / Ads 8, 9 Thanks for the Memories 6 Treasurer's Report 26-28 Webmaster Report 25 Welcome New Members 7 Western Area VP Report 10 Why, Why, Why 22
President's ReportPamella Blair
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First, I want to thank all the volunteers that keep the Beaver Ambassador Club (BAC) a vibrant, progressive RV Club!
The BAC International Rally held in Redmond, Oregon was an active, productive, and fun event for all attendees. Rally Masters Ty and Jodie Kelly, Co-Rally Masters Bill and Donna Kopacz; Doug and Nancy Strand, along with the Beaver Coach Sales Staff, ensured all went well with great entertainment and informational seminars. New and used coaches were avail-able for viewing, including an original 1976 Beaver Class C.The Board of Directors and the Membership/Corporate meetings covered many topics and changes to our Bylaws and Policies and Procedures. After final proofreading and FMCA ap-proval, the updated documents will be available on our website: beaveramb.org. Highlights of actions taken at the BAC International Rally in Redmond: • Rick Stephens was elected as Vice President of the Western Area, Norm Green is the Vice President of the Eastern Area, and Randy Connell is the Vice President of the Central Area. These vice presidents will have directors to assist them in their BAC administrative duties, with the change that directors will not necessarily be a lead-in to a term as vice president. • The voting members of the BAC Board of Directors (BOD) now consist of the Presi-dent, three Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Director. The Immediate Past President will act as an advisor to the BOD but will be a non-voting member except to break a tie vote. The Alternate National Director will be a non-voting member unless the National Director is absent. • The following new Nominating Committee members were elected at the Membership/Cor-porate meeting: Barbara Dowden, Garland Land, and Donna Humble. • There are now two new committees in the BAC – the Membership Committee and the Leadership Committee. The Membership Committee shall review all membership records and promotional materials. The focus for the committee will be membership retention, new member recruitment and records related to club membership. The Leadership Committee shall review annually all manuals of the club to maintain club oversight of rules and practices and shall address issues regarding the BAC vision and goals and make recommendation for change to the BOD. • Rally Masters will receive a reimbursement for a rally fee of a hosted rally (non-internation-al and at a maximum reimbursement of $500 and a maximum of 3 rallies per year, when the final rally report is submitted and approved. • The remainder of amendments were administrative in nature and clarified steps to be taken in case of BOD vacancies and changes required by FMCA.As mentioned previously, BAC members may now sponsor owners of Class A, B, and C (gas or diesel) into BAC. This does not open BAC to all types of RVs; it only allows its members to invite owners of the coaches they know will be an asset to our club and enjoy it as much as we do. Also, as I presented in my October President’s email, BAC is implementing a program through Wild Apricot to allow members to register and pay for rallies on-line. This will allow a fair process when signing up for rallies and reduce the workload for both the Rally Master and the Treasurer. More information will be forthcoming on this new endeavor – look for email blasts and information in our Beaver Tales. I think this is the longest article I have written for the Beaver Tales, but there have been numerous actions taking place to ensure a strong, vibrant BAC. Some changes may be chal-lenging for a time, but worthwhile and beneficial to all eventually! Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to seeing you soon with more rallies being scheduled in 2022. Respectfully, Pam Blair, BAC President
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BAC Leadership President - Pamella Blair F429382PO Box 60011 Boulder City, NV [email protected] 360-590-9179 Western Area VP - Rick Stephens F374307514 Box Elder Way #4682, Box Elder, SD [email protected] 925-580-2910
Central Area VP - Randy Connell F408563W4945 County Rd ES, Lot 6 Elkhorn, WI [email protected] 262-949-7553
Eastern Area VP- Norm Green F2919992000 Mallory Lane Suite 130-256 Franklin, TN [email protected] 206-713-9646
Secretary - Nancy Strand F3240853232 Meadow Ridge Lane, Twin Falls, ID [email protected] 208-731-3501
Treasurer - Geri Becker F4035418370 Jargon St, Oak Hills, CA [email protected] 714-335-4663
National Director - Karl Welhart F036017PO Box 5125, Niceville, FL [email protected] 850-621-0000
Alt. National Director- Tom Fadale F0595524026 Sheldon Rd, Orchard Park, NY [email protected] 716-574-9689
Past President - John Shurtz F38432113020 Lone Star Road, Auburn, CA [email protected] 307-433-4013
Membership Director - Barbara Olmstead F205324360 Frazer Rd, Grandview, WA [email protected], 509-830-2591
Rally Support Manager - Marilyn Ruta F475650 21 Shaun Dale Dr, Seven Sisters Fall, MB, CAN R0E 1Y0 preferred contact [email protected] (alternate 204-340-6177)Sunshine/Rain - Julie Lauderdale F2688903916 N. Potsdam Ave, PMB 3507, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 [email protected], 580-399-5931
1st Timer Hostess - Cindy Glaser F4627845255 Rudy Rd, Tipp City, OH [email protected], 937-477-0880
1st Timer Hostess- Vicki Warren F137105194 Rainbow Dr #9412, Livingston, TX 77399-1094 [email protected], 619-267-1000
Beaver Tales Editor - Lonna Connell F408563 W4945 County Rd ES, Lot 6, Elkhorn, WI [email protected], 262-949-7552
BAC Web Site Manager - Larry Azus F4599526039 Clubhouse Ln, Mukilteo, WA [email protected], , 425-349-5669
Forum Administrators- Steve Huber F4282782650 E Capricorn Place, Chandler, AZ [email protected], 480-802-7293
Roy Warren, [email protected], 619-838-0370Glenda Farris, [email protected], 713-252-1123
BAC ContactsNew Member Sign-up and Member Info Updates
Barbara Olmstead- Membership Director(509) 830-2591, [email protected]
For online registrations go to https:www.beaveramb.org/join-bacTo update info go to https://www.beaveramb.org/Sys/Profile
Rally Bars and First Timer Badges (Rally Masters only) and bars for 25/50/75/100 Rallies attended
Marilyn Ruta - Rally Support [email protected], cell, 204-340-6177
Get Well & Sympathy Cards to BAC Membersand Updates for Forum Sunshine/Rain Board
Julie Lauderdale - Sunshine/[email protected], 580-399-5931
Replacement Name BadgesRoy Warren
619-838-0370, [email protected]
BAC Logo Plaques for Your CoachRoy Warren
619-838-0370, [email protected]
Additional Rally InformationContact the Rally Master listed in the ad.
Additional Club Information For information about BAC, your area, or hosting rallies,
visit the club website at beaveramb.org, or contact any officer listed to the left.
Beaver Service Phone NumbersBeaver Coach Sales & Service - Bend, Oregon - 800-382-2597
You Are Invited .
All members are invited to attend the BAC Board Meetings to see how the business of the club is conducted. Board meetings are
scheduled the day before each International rally. The next Board Meeting will be at Sevierville, TN on May 2, 2022.
Readers are reminded that the Constitution of FMCA restricts the use of names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers in Beaver Tales to FMCA and BAC purposes only. Readers may NOT use this information, or permit anyone else to use it for any commercial or personal gain or any promotional mailing or emailing.
Please Note: Unless otherwise noted, the first date on all rally ads indicates the date you should arrive, usually by noon, and the second date indicates the
day you depart, usually in the morning.
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BAC WEBSITE
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Out of the Way
Places
Providence Canyon State ParkStewart County, Georgia"Little Grand Canyon" more than 1,100 acres. Near the Alabama/Georgia line, just South of Columbus, GA.
World's Largest Bas-Relief CarvingStone Mountain, GeorgiaWorld's largest exposed chunk of granite. Started by Gutzon Borglum, who would lat-er carve Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Awesome carving and able to get much more up close and personal with it.
Coral CastleHomestead, FloridaMade out of huge coral blocks, some weigh-ing as much as 30 tons of which Edward Leedskalnin moved by himself. This is a mystery as he was never seen moving them but the appeared in the castle. He was 5 feet tall and only 100 pounds too.
Unclaimed Baggage CenterScottsboro, AlabamaJust as it states, the horror stories of lost lug-gage on flights may end up here if unclaimed. After 90 days in a holding pattern, you have the chance to buy the treasures of travel here. Everything you can imagine or beyond your imagination - Need an extra artificial limb or ukulele ?
Jim Henson MuseumLeland, MississippiSmall museum at the Chamber of Com-merce, celebrates the creator of Kermit and the Muppets. Muppet dolls and memorabilia located in the town he grew up in.
Crator of Diamonds State ParkMurfreesboro, Arkansas"World's only diamond site where you can search and keep what you find". 37-acre field surface volcanic eroded area.
Whole Enchilada FestivalLas Cruces, New MexicoOccurs every October. Features the cre-ation of the World's Largest Enchilada. 750 pounds of stone-ground corn for this huge tortilla. Topped with 175 pounds of grated cheese, 50 pounds of onions, 75 gallons of red chili sauce. Duplicated two more times and stacked. Time to eat!
World's Largest Concrete Totem PoleFoyil, Oklahoma90-foot-tall tribute to Native American cul-ture with over 200 carvings. Built over 11 years, one bucket of cement at a time by its one creator. Quick stop.
32nd Annual Ostrich FestivalChandler, ArizonaMarch 11-13 and March 17-20, 2022Ostrich races, music, rides, food, events.Up to 300,00 attend annually.
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Thanks for the Memories
Donna and I want to take this opportunity to thank Beaver Ambassador Club for 13 years of wonderful memories. We got our com-plimentary membership from Beaver Coach Sales when we purchased our second Beaver in 2008. The concept of rallies was explained to us and we politely replied that we are fine on our own since we enjoy each other and aren't really joiners. After much discussion and a lot of persuasion from a BAC member we attended our first rally. It was a 16-coach rally called "shuckin” and “diggin" on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington where it rained all the time. We had a great time dig-ging for clams and shucking oysters. During this rally we formed lifetime friends several of which we have stayed in their driveways as we travelled.
We have now attended 89 rallies hosted by 42 different rally masters. These rally mas-ters are all volunteers. Following our sec-ond rally" Oktoberfest in Leavenworth" on Washington, we were hooked on becoming involved and volunteered to be a Director for Region One. Our rally experiences over the years have included so many things we would have never experienced on our own such as holding a live alligator, visiting the largest Christmas store in the US as well as the largest hardware store. We have visited the Bird Museum which before the rally we thought we were going to see a lot of feathers. We ended up learning that Dr. Bird invented the respirator which saved tens of thousands lives and is so prevalent in our world today. We have also been white water rafting three times as well as attending a live performance of the Sound of Music.
All of these experiences have been made pos-sible by BAC and its wonderful group of vol-unteers. Unfortunately, of that group of 42 that have been rally masters for our 13 years
of experience, only 23 are still active because of all the factors that affect our age group.
We too are going to join that list of inactive BAC members having sold our coach and ending our 16 years of motor homing experi-ence, 13 of those as BAC members includ-ing serving on the board for nine and as BAC President for four years, and rally masters nine times. We ask that current active mem-bers of BAC consider volunteering so these lifetime memories can be shared by future BAC members. These are memories we will cherish forever thanks to BAC and its group of volunteers.
Mike and Donna Humble
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Welcome New Family Members!
R-Reinstatement
Terrill, J Anchorage, AKKeaveny, Randy & Twila Sitka, AKPruitt, Kimberly Skagway, AKBennett, John & Diane Soldotna, AK
Courier, Meikle & Janel Moulton, AL
Nash, Preston & Lisa Chandler, AZBeets, Michael & RoAnne Lake Havasu City, AZ
Van Prooyen, Brad & Carla Surprise, AZ
Vollrath, Chuck & Betty El Cajon, CAWiseman, Terrence Indio, CANeece, Bo & Robin Santee, CAHenley, James & Karen Wildomar, CA
Haaf, Paul & Lynette North Haven, CT
Forsyth, Don & Shelley Arvada, COHartzell, Phillip & Rosa-Lee Bennett, COAlcorn, Robert & Teresa Nathrop, COHuber, Bill & Nancy Parker, COMadrill, Devin & Leah Pueblo, CO
Howley, Kenneth & Kelly Port St Lucie, FLCarbonaro, Michael & Maureen Spring Hill, FL
Cable, Chris & Blair Griffin, GA
Youngwerth, Al Boise, ID
Gibbons, Randall Sulphur, LA
Boyce, John & McAfee, Shirley Appleton, ME
Koch, Jim Lake Ozark, MO
Murolo, Joseph Clayton, NC
Roberts, Paul & Denise Lebanon, NH
Martin, John & Patricia Bayville, NJ
Cotton, Donavan Fallon, NVWooldridge, Bernard & Jacquelyn Henderson, NV
Plassart, Dennis New City, NY
Davis, Walter & Barnhorst, Kris West Chester, OH
Underwood, Robert (Bob) & Michelle Boring, ORMcLeod, Kemp & McDonald, Marla Portland, ORDodge, Jim & Judy Redmond, ORDesbiens, Chris Wilsonville, OR
Christensen, Ernie & Cindy Montrose, SD
Morgan, Bob College Station, TXAnderson, Mark Fredericksburg, TXJacobs, William Houston, TXGallichan, Michael & Jo Spring, TXAguilar, Thomas & Lisa Woodway, TX
King, John & Jerre Battle Ground, WAMetz, Wade & Price, Marlene Bellevue, WADowning, Jerry & Jennifer Ellensburg, WATuggle, Steven & Jean Lake Stevens, WAHammerstrom, Todd & Janice Ravensdale, WAGjerstad, Matt & Sabra Tacoma, WALingk, Melissa & Winterton, Michael Tacoma, WAFisher, Todd & Bennie Vancouver, WAHulsizer, Donna Vancouver, WA
Lewis, Joe Courtenay, BC
Di Girolamo, Henry & Miele, Jackie Noelville, ON
Belisle, Jake & Cathy Chelsea, QC
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With the recent rallies, we are back on track with our First-Time attendees! How wonderful to welcome so many fun folks to our BAC! Beavers in Goldendale was the first rally for Sam and Vicky Olsen from Puyallup, Washington. Olsens are unique as they own a coach that we have all seen before! They are the 3rd owners of the coach Bill and BJ Sprague owned! Small world!The Great River Road Rally, which Jerry and Sue Leonard took over when Keith passed, was just another incredible rally by Keith Cooper managed by the so capable Leonards. Glenn and Debbie Walling were the First Timers at that rally. They are from Titusville, Florida.Then there was the September to Remember in Redmond…there were nine couples attending for the first time!Mike and Kathy Castro have an’05 Marquis and are from Sebastopol, California. Tom and Colleen Donohue have an ’04 Monterey and are from Belleview, Washington.Dan and Debbie Greffe drive a Tiffin bus and hail from Tempe, Arizona. Bonnie Ireland was a newbie as she missed
the rally for which she and Ken were registered as First Timers. She missed the rally to stay home and care for her mother. Ken and Bonnie have an American Eagle and come from Prescott, Arizona. Jack and Jerre King are from Battle Ground, Washington and drive an Entegra. Bill Orum and Peggy Lusk are from 9 Mile Falls, Washington and drive an ’06 Patriot Thunder. Vince Toscano and Tami Smith have an ’03 Marquis and come from Port Angeles, Washington. Allen and Linda Walker come from Shelton, Washington and have a ’00 Contessa. Don and Anna White drive an ’06 Marquis and come from Titusville, Florida. This is an amaz-ing group of first-time attendees. The willingness to par-ticipate and pitch in (Bill O did not really have to bus those tables!!) and get involved with everything was wonderful!!We look forward to seeing all the recent First Timers from these rallies and past recent rallies in the future!
Big hugs and safe travels!!Vicki and Cindy
First Timers Remember, First Time rally attendees must be BAC members prior to their first BAC rally.
YEAH!
Cindy Glaser First Timer Mom
Vicki WarrenFirst Timer Mom
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WESTERN
AREA
VP
This is my first Beaver Tales article, so please bear with me! Let me in-troduce myself, my name is Rick Stephens; my wife Laura and I have been members of BAC for fifteen years. We have always loved meeting and making friends at Beaver rallies
We have attended 38 rallies all over the country. As some of you know, I am the new Western Area Vice Presi-dent. I am happy and proud to be of service to the Beaver Ambassador Club (BAC). There are now three areas: Western, Central and East-ern with supportive V.P.s to assist all members, no matter their location.
Having five regions was confusing to some members, because they thought that they could only attend a rally in their region. The truth is any member may attend any BAC rally, anywhere in the country.
Boy!! Did we have a great time at the International Rally in Redmond Oregon. This rally was the handi-work of Ty and Jodie Kelly along with Co-Rally Masters Bill and Donna Kopacz and Doug and Nancy Strand along with the wonderful staff, espe-cially Kristina, from Beaver Coach Sales in Bend, Oregon. They provided excellent entertainment including a very funny comedian and a terrific 70’s rock and roll band called “High Street”. I haven’t danced that much in years!
As far as new rallies for this year we only have one coming up in September 2022. Beavers Rolling to Bodega Bay. A rolling rally af-ter the International rally in Red-mond, OR and traveling to Bodega Bay, CA. Cathi and Mike Stark will be Rally Masters. Details are still being developed with regis-tration not open as of this edition. The Western Area would like to have more rallies. If anyone knows of a fun and interesting location for a rally, please let me know. We can always find a rally master if you are not so inclined. Safe travels and we’ll see you down the road! Rick
Email: [email protected]
Western Area VP'sReport Rick Stephens
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Beavers Rolling to Bodega Bay Redmond, OR to Bodega Bay, CA
8 nights total. Start 09/25/22 and End 10/03/22
2 Nights stop - Weed, CA2 Nights stop - Corning, CA
Pull thru - full hookups 4 nights at the Bodega Bay RV Park pull in/back out sites - full hookups.
Limit 10 coaches
Rally Masters Cathi and Mike [email protected] 916-708-0832
Cost: TBD
Co-Rally Master
SAVE THE DATES
'THE WHOLE NINE YARDS'
American fighter planes in WW2 had machine guns that
were fed by a belt of car-tridges. The average plane
held belts that were 27 feet (9 yards) long. If the pilot used up all his ammo he was said to have given it the whole
nine yards.
'A SHOT OF WHISKEY' In the old west a .45 car-
tridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whis-key. If a cowhand was low
on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot"
of whiskey.
'HOT OFF THE PRESS'As the paper goes through the rotary printing press, friction causes it to heat up. There-fore, if you grab the paper right off the press, it's hot.
The expression means to get immediate information.
'BUYING THE FARM'This is synonymous with dy-ing. During WW1 soldiers were given life insurance
policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an av-erage farm so if you died you
"bought the farm" for your survivors.
'COBWEB'The Old English
word for "spider" was "cob."
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Julie Lauderdale
SympathyGroves Family – Mike passed
Edie Blythstone – Dave passedTom & Nora James – Daughter passed
Jack Whitmill – Peggy passedRoy & Patsy Boles – Roy’s Brother passed
Cooper Family – Eileen passed
Thinking of You
Philip RodriguezJerry Pattison – Cancer Free
Rainbow BridgeDiva - Neil & Bonnie O’Malley
Remember if you or someone you know has had some challenges and has not been recognized, your Beaver family would like to support you. Please contact me so we can show you what a caring group of friends you have in BAC .
Julie Lauderdale, [email protected], 580-399-5931
Beavers Care Sunshine/Rain
Big Hugs, Julie
Get Well
Ken Sair – gall bladder surgeryBob Reeves – cardiac rehab
Karen Maloof – COVIDCarol Mueller – cat bite
John Henderson – COVIDLarry Azus
Joe DeWeese – kidney stones
BAC VACATION WORD SCRAMBLE
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AANDRLECG _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OROD OYUTCN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TNEOTS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
MT RERHUSMO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
YRCAZ REOHS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
LWLA SGDRU _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IDYESN DROWL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OZSO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ASNRCA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SUUMSEM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ISARUQUAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
USEIRC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NRGDA NCNYOA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
YELLOWSTONE GRACELAND DOOR COUNTY TETONS MT RUSHMORE CRAZY HORSE WALL
DRUGS DISNEY WORLD ZOOS NASCAR MUSEUMS AQUARIUMS CRUISE GRAND CANYON
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How Many Hair Dryers Can I Use on 30 Ampswritten by Bill Sprague (253) 312-1075
RV electricity can be confusing. Unlike our houses, we have different systems and different sources. We have 12 volt batteries, alternators, inverters, generators and campground power poles. We use the words “amps”, “volts” and “watts” to try to figure it out. My purpose is to try to simplify this to a somewhat useful level. For things that plug in to the familiar sockets, our source of power may be the inverter, the generator, the power pole at a campsite or a friend’s garage for “moochdocking”. Each of those has a maximum limit rating. The “small” one is the friend’s 15 amp outlet. Next up is the “medium” 30 amp outlet at a campsite. The ‘big one’ is the 50 amp campsite outlet with four big prongs. Note that “50 Amp Hook Ups” is a false notion. The truth is that it is 100 amps. We call it 50 because, like the 30 amp switch/breaker next to it, the number engraved on it is “50”. Real stick houses usually have 200 while apartments and condos often have the same 100 as used in big motorhomes like Beavers. Let’s stick to “small”, “medium” and “big one”. We can divide what we plug in into two groups. Some things don’t count because they use so little electricity. Examples are phone chargers and laptop chargers. The other group usually creates heat or cold. They include microwaves, space heaters, air conditioners, RV clothes dryers, toasters, hot water heaters and, yes, hair dryers. Important to us, is that it also includes our automatic battery chargers. If you look at the labels all will have a “watts” rating. Without math, that is useless to us as RVers. Instead of using watts or amps, I will declare that all such heating, cooling or charging devices will be called a “unit”. The question then becomes how many “units” can I plug in? When you have the typical “big one” double 50 amp hookup you can plug in 7 units. Since we always have to reserve one unit for the RV battery charger that means you could have 4 granddaughters and 2 grandsons all running their hair dryers at once. You could also run two air conditioners, the microwave, the Splendide, a couple hair dryers and still have a unit left for the battery charger. What happens in an older state park
campground with only a “medium” 30 amp outlet at the post? That is still greater than half of a 50, right? Wrong. Remember that a 50 is doubled to 100. So 30 is less than a third of the power. You only get two “units” on a “medium” 30. By my “rules” the charger is always a unit. And it will be, if the batteries need charging. If you arrive with healthy, fully charged batteries, our smart chargers will draw only a fraction of what they are capable of and can be discounted. You can still use an air conditioner and a microwave. But nothing more. To improve you odds on a “medium” 30 amp supply, there are a few things to do during set up. If you can, switch the fridge to propane and turn off the electric part of the hot water heater. You might also turn off the circuit breakers for what you don’t want to forget like the Splendide or microwave. Depending on your rig, you might also want to turn off the inverter. Can you moochdock on your kids’ “small” garage plug? Yes. But, you are not likely to do well running any ‘units’ other than the battery charger. Typical long cords are too thin to carry much juice. An alternative is to not plug in the motorhome cord and, instead, hook up a common automotive battery charger to the house batteries. Use the inverter to make the coffee or heat dinner in the microwave. During the night the charger will rebuild the battery level. How do we make life easier with limited hook ups. We have generators. It is between the “medium” and “big one”. The typical Beaver has an Onan that can support four “units” at once. (It has two 30 amp breakers). Save one for the battery charger and you have three units left. The best part is that it is easy to use because of an ‘automatic transfer switch’. Press the generator start button and after a minute or two for it to warm up, the transfer switch will change from plug in power to generator power. When you have dry hair, turn off the generator and it will go back to the previous source. In other words, you can go from one unit “small” moochdocking or two unit “medium” 30 amp limits to a four unit capacity! Have fun camping wherever you are plugged in to whatever there is available. Call me if this doesn’t make any sense!
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SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER2021
INTERNATIONAL RALLYRedmond, Oregon
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Hello Fellow Beavers,
Welcome to another Beaver Tales edition and report from the Central Area. You may have noticed a few changes in the Beaver Tales, by the time you get to this article. There are now 3 areas not 5 re-gions thus the last sentence Central Area. I have included a map of the new areas below. Remember as a Beaver club mem-ber, you are not limited to rallies only in your area. We are a nationwide club and the areas are for administrative purposes only.
Lonna and I were not able to attend the International rally in Oregon in Septem-ber, due to health issues. I would like to thank Rick Meyer for sitting in on the Board of Director (BOD) meeting for me. There were many changes made at the meetings. You will be able to read about them when the new P&R, Bylaws,
and Rally Handbook get put online. I en-courage you to read them all.
Please check out the rallies in the Central Area. 2022 – Unmasked in the Desert, Quartzsite, Arizona. If you have never been, it is definitely a need to attend at least once in a lifetime as a great expe-rience and laid-back atmosphere in a unique area. Rollin’ to the Smokies also starts in the Central Area of Holbrook, Arizona with many extraordinary stops to explore enroute to the International rally in Sevierville, Tennessee.
I would also like to thank Julie Jackson for volunteering to be a Central Director. If you read in the last Beaver Tales, Cindy Glaser volunteered during the Amana rally as a Central Area Director. If you have any questions about anything club- related, please contact one of the 3 of us, or any board member and we will try to help you.
Randy Connell Central Area VP
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Central Area VP'sReport Randy Connell
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32 Strange Things to Take Your Mind off of Politics
1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.2 Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.5 A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.7. A 2x4 piece of lumber is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen in the distance (and Charl- ton Heston is wearing a watch).9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! (That explains a few mys- teries...)10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564, 000.13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.14. The name 'Wendy' was apparently made up by the author of the book, PETER PAN. There is not a written record of anyone named 'Wendy' before that book was published.15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in WW II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (What sadist discovered this?)17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen' s "Born in the USA."19. The original name for butterfly was 'flutterby'.20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider (thicker) than your thumb.21. The first product that the Motorola company started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the best known record player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves MOTORola.22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.24. Celery has 'negative calories'. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!29. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages the suit.32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
NOW WASN'T THAT CALMING AND NICE . . . FOR A CHANGE?
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Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to makethe shells incredibly easy to peel off.
Remove dog hair from carpet using a squeegee.
HANDY HELPFUL HINTS
To clean a wooden chopping board, sprinkle on a handful of Kosher salt and rub with half a lemon. Rinse.
To prevent potatoes budding, add an apple in the bag.
Flip a toaster on its side to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Put foil under it first to catch melted cheese.
Prevent soil from escaping holes at base of pot by lining with large coffee filters.
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Dutch Oven Cooking Rally
By Bill Sprague
In 2014, BJ and I joined with Arden ‘Smitty’ Smith and focused a rally on cooking our own dinners. We required everyone to bring a Dutch oven. Some had to buy one. Oth-ers had heirlooms. It turns out to be one of our best rallies as Rally Masters. Most of this article was written for the BT when we had the rally. I’m rewriting as an example of something fun to do at a rally. Dutch oven cooking is an entertaining way of sharing food at a Beaver Potluck. It is surprisingly easy, keeps the heat and mess out of the kitchen and is hard to have leftovers.First, you have to get a Dutch oven. Go to the camping sec-tion at the nearest Walmart Supercenter. On the bottom shelf, below the gas stoves, will be the American made Lodge 12-inch Dutch Oven. It includes a cookbook. The history is entertaining. The world started cooking in heavy iron pots about the time mankind figured out how to make things out of iron. Modern cast iron ovens seem to have started when the Dutch figured out how to cast them in dry sand for a smoother surface in about 1710. An English-man named Darby went to the Netherlands, “borrowed” the technology and improved the quality of the casting sand to make smoother surfaces. He then sold his product through-out Britain and the American Colonies. Paul Revere gets credit for improving the design for the American frontier lifestyle. He changed the lid to improve the lip for holding coals. It is not certain, but he may have added the three legs to hold the pot above coals. Since then, little has changed except, as Lodge became the dominant pro-ducer, they have added a cast iron seasoning process making them ready to use out of the box. (Note that you never use detergent and scouring pads. Wash with plain water, brushes, scrape with wooden spoons and dry well. Think like a pio-neer that didn’t have Dawn.) As a confessed foodie, one of my curiosities as we drive the Beaver to historic sites around the US is how they cooked and ate. In every case, Dutch ovens are involved. They were with Lewis and Clark, hanging from wagons on the Oregon Trail and were in Thomas Jefferson’s kitchen. George Wash-ington’s mother had hers equally divided among heirs in her will. On the Seeking Southern Comfort rally, we were treated to Gumbo cooked in a very old iron pot with a round bottom. Currently, they seem to be called “Gumbo Pots” in Louisi-ana. In South Africa, it is called a “potjie” and, translates to "little pot" in Afrikaans or Dutch. It is said that Africans
adapted from the flat bottom European version. Could it be that the round bottom version came to the American South from Africa with the slaves? Most recently, but I’m not sure when, the use of stan-dard BBQ charcoal briquettes has become the preferred heat source. One reason surprised me. Briquettes are made by compression of waste sawdust! They are the “green and re-cycled” alternative to burning trees in your fire pit or propane in your Weber! Perhaps more important is that briquettes make heat con-trol simple. A formula is used to count the briquettes! Dou-ble the diameter of the Lodge oven, count out the same num-ber of Kingsford Briquettes, get them burning ash white, then put a third under the oven and the rest on the lid. A 12-inch oven needs 24 Kingsford’s with 8 under and 16 on top. The result is that you will be cooking at 325 to 350 degrees just like a casserole put in the oven you once had at home, before you were full timing! Other brands of briquettes, because of size variance, may or may not provide accurate temperature control. What can you cook? Anything you would put in a pot, pan or oven. If you want to fry or brown meat, put all the coals under the pot. When the meat is brown, add the potatoes and other vegetables, put the lid on, move two thirds of the coals to the top and wait around 45 minutes to an hour. Larger chunks of meat, wind and cold may require a few extra bri-quettes. Dutch oven recipes are everywhere just Google it. Fre-quently used to cook for Boy Scouts and low priced meats with plenty of tasty fat are common. It seems that most Bea-ver friends are seeking low fat, vegetable rich dishes. My current favorite is to collect one or two strips of chopped bacon, onion, a variety of root vegetables and low fat, pre-cooked turkey “Italian” sausage. Cook the bacon, brown the onions, put the rest in, cover and wait 50 minutes. Biscuits are too easy. Buy the ones in a bag in the super-market freezer section and bake them. Tell everybody you made them from scratch. They will believe you. If you call, write or email I’ll send a copy of my grand-daughter’s favorite “Mountain Girl Breakfast”. I cook for eight to feed four. Perhaps we Beavers will again meet for a rally and have an entire (mostly low fat) Dutch oven pot luck menu! Phone me if you want to work on “Dutch Oven Two” with me helping. Better yet Dutch oven cook Arden “Smitty” Smith could join us for a 2022 rally!
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Wait List
2022 - UNMASKED in the DESERTQuartzsite, AZ Arrive Tues, January 18, 2022
Depart Sat, January 22, 2022
Same location:BLM Roadrunner
Rally Masters USADoug & Elaine Allman5394 Marsh RdKingsley MI [email protected](231) 218-1119Rally Masters Canada
John Nord & Bev Campbell5416 Valentine Cresent SECalgary Alberta CA T2A [email protected]
Reg & fees due no later than 11/15/21
SeminarsDiesel engine overviewOperating systems Multiplexing
Group MealsOther Activities
Cost: $75Include: Quartzsite Rally
In subject line of email
Co-Rally MasterHarvey & Marilyn
Zeigler
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Norm [email protected]
Eastern Area VP'sReportE
ASTERN
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Once again, I hope this edition of Beaver Tales finds all our members, their friends, and family members safe and healthy. First, I would like to welcome all our new members. It is our sincere desire that you find your membership full of new adventures and memories, and I encourage you to attend any of our upcoming rallies. This is the first article I’ve written during which I am no longer the Vice President of Region 5 but the Vice President for the Eastern Area. The geographic area for which I am responsible to perform the various administrative and support activities for BAC is significantly larger than the old Region 5 and encompasses the states east of the Mississippi River and those Canadian Provi-dences east of Manitoba. Paul Meehan, the previous Director for Re-gion 5, will continue this role as my Director for the new area of responsibility, as described. I want to sincerely thank Paul for all his help and support during this transition period. I also want to point out that because the new areas for the three Vice Presidents are responsible for are so much larger, they are now allowed to increase their Director support from one to up to three individuals. The primary activity of a Director is to promote and encourage new rallies and other social aspects of the club. I will be contacting members asking if they would help support the club and myself in this new volunteer position. I am especially interested in anyone living in the Great Lakes area and/or in the Northeastern area. Please note that unlike previous Directors, the new position does not suggest or imply that the person must run for a VP or other office, un-less they would like to. If you would like to dis-cuss this volunteer position with me, please feel free to contact me directly or by email. These changes are part of the exciting reorga-nization of BAC, which was recently approved by the membership and Board of Directors (BOD). This was further described in our President’s Oc-tober Newsletter. Among some of the exciting changes to BAC, members will now be able to
vote for all Board members, including all three Vice Presidents. I look forward to the new op-portunities and the challenges which will come with these changes. Many of us were able to attend our latest Inter-national Rally in Redmond OR. This was a tre-mendous success with great entertainment and fun for all attending. Ty and Jodie, along with the co-rally masters and all the staff that contrib-uted by volunteering their time and labor from Beaver Coach Sales (BCS), made this an event to remember. That said, I want to remind you of the upcom-ing International Rally to be held in Sevierville TN beginning May 3, 2022. The rally is pres-ently full but please don’t be discouraged from getting on the wait list. There is a lead in rally to Sevierville titled, Rollin’ to the Smokies hosted by Ken and Ann Sair. This rolling rally starts April 15, one of my favorite days, begins in Hol-brook AZ and ends in Nashville TN. This rally is also presently full but sign up on the waiting list. We have two more rallies in 2022 hosted by Steve and Cindy Glaser, Everything is “Wright” in Dayton, on April 22 to the 25th and Shakers, Horses, & Bourbon Oh My, on April 22 to the 29th. Both of these rallies have availability at this time. I know there are other rallies in the planning stages and hopefully many more to come. Ral-ly registration has also been changed requiring members to register on the BAC web site. This feature, which should make registering more convenient, should be available around Thanks-giving. These are exciting times for BAC. Become in-volved in your club, attend rallies, and volunteer when you can.
Safe travels to all,
Norm
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Nashville, TNArrive Sun, May 8, 2022
Depart Thurs, May 12, 2022
Activities:• Performance at the Grand Ole Opry
• Gaylord Opryland Resort • Johnny Cash Museum• Patsy Cline Museum
• The Hermitage • Honky Tonk Ave
• Some meals provided
Rally MasterPat & Bob Siress
[email protected](714) 501-0646
Co-Rally MasterJohn & Kathi [email protected]
Cost: $610Keep an eye open for the
email announcing registra-tion details .
Registeration will be via the BAC websiteFull price due
Beavers in nashvillE
Lodging:
Grand Ole RV Resort
708 N, Main St
Goodlettsville, TN
(12 miles from Nash-
ville)
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Beavers in MemphisMemphis, TN
Arrive Friday May 13, 2022Depart Thursday May 17, 2022
Activities:• Graceland
• City Bus Tour/ Riverboat Cruise
• Sun Studios• Some meals provided
Rally MasterPat & Bob Siress
[email protected](714) 501-0646
Co-Rally MasterJohn & Kathi [email protected]
Why, Why, Why Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are going dead?
Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Cost: $530Keep an eye open for the email announcing registration details .
Registeration will be via the BAC website
Full price due
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BAC Secretary ReportNancy Strand
Happy Autumn Greetings. Hard to believe that we are already heading into winter. Right now, I am sitting outside in the sun, surrounded by beautiful fall colors. This is my fa-vorite time of the year. Surprise! I am secretary again! Who would have thought that I would be blessed twice with the op-portunity to serve our BAC in this capacity? Thank you to our membership for their vote of confidence. It was so great that we were able to have the fall International Rally in Redmond, Oregon. Ty and Jodie Kelly along with their Co-Rally Masters Bill and Donna Kopacz, Doug and myself worked for 12 months to provide a great rally experience. There were so many hurdles that we had to over-come. Not only did COVID-19 keep us guessing whether we would be able to host this event, but then we had the smoke to deal with from the hor-rible California fires. We were grateful for the 78 coaches that made the journey to the EXPO Center RV Park in Redmond for our throw-back Septem-ber to Remember. I can’t describe how much fun it was to see everyone dressed to the “nines” for Prom Night, culminating in the crowning of Doug and Sarah Till as King and Queen! Once again the BAC demonstrated their generosity during our rau-cous live auction raising $12,000 for the Bend Boys and Girls Club! So many great items were donated for both the silent auctions and live auction, includ-ing the “last” bottles of Forbidden being auctioned off! Thanks to everyone who donated and opened their checkbooks for this great charity event. There was lots of business handled at our Board of Directors' (BOD) meeting in Redmond. I have completed the minutes from both the BOD meet-ing and our annual membership meeting, and the draft of those minutes can be found on our web-site, www.beaveramb.org. I was encouraged by the lively discussions that took place at both meetings. Our membership input is vital to the survival of this club. With the advent of shrinking our BOD from 11 members to 7, communication from our mem-bership will become more important than ever. The BAC BOD realizes that we cannot continue
to operate the club as we have for 38 years and sur-vive. Moving us into the 21st Century of operation creates a feeling of being uncomfortable. The rally registration process is one of those uncomfortable moments for our club. However, with that said, there were some very uncomfortable moments for our rally masters this last spring with the rally regis-tration process that we currently had in place. Reg-istrations were received prior to the mailing of the Beaver Tales (insider trading), registrations were received without a postmark, making it impossible for the rally masters to correctly place people in date mark positions. Our poor volunteer rally mas-ters were being placed in a position of “what do we do now?” With the incoming process, every BAC member will be at the “starting gate” at the same time. The process will move forward in an orderly fashion, and the registration process will be taken off the rally master’s plate. How wonderful will that be! It is important for members to know that the club has put volunteers in place to assist with this new process. If any member has any questions or needs extra help to access the BAC website or to register for one of BAC’s amazing rallies, please contact Jim Edwards (603)289-6113, Mike Rump (989)860-0396, or John Shurtz (307)433-4013. They are here to help anyone who reaches out. I would like to put out into the BAC universe a gentle reminder that we are a club that exists by the work of volunteers. This includes our wonderful rally masters who strive to host an event that hope-fully is enjoyed by all who attend. As attendees of these events, please remember to err on the side of grace and offer praise rather than a complaint. This will go a long way to help promote our members to consider stepping up to be an officer or a rally master. In closing, I want to encourage our club mem-bers to get vaccinated. It is such a small thing to do to protect yourselves and others. It would be a tragedy if our club had to place restrictions on who could attend rallies, so let’s just roll up our sleeves. Doug and I look forward to our next adventure with our Beaver family. Nancy
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Hello Beaver friends,
I don’t know about you, but our summer seemed to fly by! Mornings are getting chillier. I am composing this in October in Washington and it’s getting dark so much earlier…I'm missing summer.
I am pleased to report that over the past several months, we have welcomed many new members to our Beaver Ambassador Club. We had 22 new coaches join in July, 23 in August, and 10 in September. At the Beaver International Rally, we had fun inducting 10 First-Timers, plus they got to learn our official Beaver song! Thanks Vicki Warren. This is part of the camaraderie that makes BAC special.
Over the past two months our club has gotten to enjoy the “Crabbin’ Once Again” and the “Beavers at Goldendale” rallies, and of course our fun-filled international “September to Remember” rally in Redmond. Our rally master crew of Doug and Nancy Strand, Jim and Donna Kopacz, and hosts Ty and Jodie Kelly did an outstanding job of keeping us well fed and entertained, plus enjoying local attractions and taking us back to those good old high school days!
One of the biggest highlights of the International rally for me, was my first official board meeting. There were several new issues and proposals to discuss, and decisions to be made. I must admit that prior to accepting this position, I hadn’t exactly reviewed the club’s bylaws or the policies and procedures. These are the backbone of our BAC. During the meeting I was impressed with the efforts of this group’s volunteers and their attention to detail…on matters that most of us don’t worry about very much. Joanne Fadale and her P & R committee should be especially thanked!
A thought that came up from our recent rally…I need to remind myself that when
we welcome new members, we all need to really have an obligation to make them actually feel just that…welcome! Seek them out, strike up a conversation, or invite them to join your table. My husband and I were fortunate to have just 8 coaches at our very first BAC outing and it was such fun getting to know those, folks. But our next rally was a big one, and it was just as easy to feel out in left field. First impressions can be so important, and reaching out to newcomers can go a long way toward making them really enjoy all the aspects of our club.
Happy fall, happy travels…and hope you all have a thankful and a joyous holiday season!
Barbara
Membership Director's Report
Barbara Olmstead
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This quarter has seen membership slip somewhat, as Beavers leaving the Forum and BAC have outpaced those joining. That said, the Forum has remained an active discussion vehicle for members to trade information and provide knowledge to other members needing assistance. Examples of this included fixes for Samsung refrigerator malfunctions, leveling system failures, assistance with a break-down caused by a failed injector, advice to a new owner with no manuals on where to find docu-
mentation, and “must know” info coach care. These are but a few of the topics Forum mem-bers regularly address. Join the Forum and tap into the wealth of information about operating and maintaining your coach.
Steve Huber- Forum [email protected]
FORUM FACTS
NEW FEATURE: ONLINE RALLY REGISTRATIONS!At the last board meeting in Redmond, the Board of Directors voted to approve online registration and payments for rallies! We are now preparing to move forward with this which will include the following capabilities:1) New rallies will be announced via an email blast to all members. This assures that all members receive rally notifications at the same time. 2) You will be able to register for all new rallies and submit rally payments online - just as most of you already do for your annual dues payments. The registration process is very simple, as it will pull most of your details from your profile3) Immediate email confirmation of your registration.4) Automatic waitlist management: If a rally is full, you can add yourself to the waitlist and automatically be notified when the waitlist clears. Existing rallies that are already posted will not be available for online registration. This online registration will only apply to newly announced rallies. One of the first rallies that will be available for online registration will be for the 2022 International Rally in Redmond. Look for the announcements shortly! In the meantime, please update your profile to include your emergency contact and other rally-related details. This will further simplify rally registration so you won't need to enter the same information for each rally - it will be part of your online profile. To update your profile, go to our homepage and login (https://www.beaveramb.org). Once logged in, click on, “Members Only / Update Profile”, then click on "Edit profile”. Update the section towards the bottom of the page titled "Information required for Rally Participation". Once updated, make sure to save your changes!I will be sending out more details on the process shortly. In the meantime, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.Regards, Larry
BAC WebmasterLarry Azus
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Treasurer's Report
This year’s income was, as predicted, in ex-pected range for the year. Differences were dues income from renewals and new members. Loss-es were income from rallies, which are not meant to make money, but history shows than most ral-lies generate a little income which is hard to di-vide between rally attendees, and other income due to a loss of a sponsor. You, as members, can help as we need sponsors from all areas of the country. Our ads are not expensive, but very helpful as most of our sponsors have been rec-ommended by club members and are known for good and knowledgeable service. At the present time our only sponsors are in the North West, in fact all are in Oregon. Surely, we can find some good dealers, repair facilities, and parts stores, painters, mobile mechanics, etc., who would like some good advertising for a very reasonable price. Our ad for a business card size ad is $100 per issue and the next larger ad, about 3” x 4” is $250 per issue. On a good note, the Quartzsite rally purchase of a trailer has been paid in full, and the rally repaid the whole loan a couple of years early. On the expenses side, we didn’t spend as much as forecast. We do plan for losses and a large portion of the loss is the money we fund to our International Rallies. We fund this money to provide good entertainment and other events which could not normally be provided without this money. As a club, we have had better than good fiscal management over the years and have built a good financial base for the club. Previous Boards of Directors, a few years ago, thought we should use some of these funds to better our International Rallies thus the funding for these rallies. You should attend one if you have not been to one yet. It is a chance to meet your of-ficers and other club members while having a good time. I hope to see you at one of these ral-lies in the near future. Our budget for the next fiscal year is in the last column and again projects a loss. The budget has been reviewed and approved by our
Board of Directors. We should be able to main-tain this loss ratio for the next few years and then will have to rethink our policy on funding for our International Rallies, but should be able to operate as a forward moving club for many years. This will be my one and only article as your Treasurer, again, but I appreciate all you have done to help me through this fiscal year. Please help Geri Becker this next year and if you have bank checks paying for your dues, make sure to change the address at the bank when you next get your notice. See you at some rallies!
Roy
Hello Everyone,
As Roy is in the process of passing the baton over to me as treasurer, I can’t tell you how grate-ful I am that he is my mentor! Roy has done a wonderful job, and I know I have big shoes to fill. These are exciting times for BAC, being back “on the road” again with wonderful places to explore and great people to see and have fun! Hope to see you soon!
Geri
Treasurer's ReportGeri [email protected]
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A B C D E F G HREVENUES AND EXPENSES
REVENUESDues 26,090.00$ 20,000.00$ 6,090.00$ 20,000.00$ Interest 0.14$ 1,000.00$ (999.86)$ Misc. Income 18.00$ 18.00$ Other Income 9,508.02$ 11,595.00$ (2,086.98)$ Beaver Tales Sponsors 3,850.00$ 3,300.00$ Google 631.76$ 500.00$ Logo Plates 46.00$ -$ Overland Insurance 5,046.26$ 4,000.00$ FMCA (66.00)$ (66.00)$ -$ Postage Reimbursement 852.00$ 1,100.00$ (248.00)$ 600.00$ Rallies 255 3,750.00$ (3,494.92)$ 1,000.00$ Quartzsite Trailer Payment 213.86$ 213.86$ -$ Donations 3.00$ 3.00$ TOTAL REVENUES 36,940.10$ 37,445.00$ (504.90)$ 29,400.00$ EXPENSESBadges 1,508.59$ 1,750.00$ (241.41)$ 1,118.00$ Dress 871.09$ Dress (Other) 703.09$ 510.00$ Officers 168.00$ 38.00$ Traditional 637.50$ 570.00$ Beaver Tales 7,538.27$ 7,560.00$ (21.73)$ 5,800.00$ Postage 1/c and Bulk 2,439.39$ 2,000.00$ Publication 4,845.81$ 3,600.00$ Software 253.07$ Business Expense 3,997.73$ 3,997.73$ 3,300.00$ Website 29.28$ 30.00$ Wild Apricot 2,645.39$ 3,000.00$ Office Expense 1,323.06$ Business Services 95.97$ 95.97$ Dues Operations 57.40$ 300.00$ (242.60)$ 50.00$ Membership Directory 597.06$ 800.00$ (202.94)$ No publication Member Fees (24.00)$ Production 621.06$ Membership Operations 738.98$ 4,200.00$ (3,461.02)$ 2,400.00$ Communications 456.26$ Office Expense 99.11$ Postage 183.61$ Misc Expense 639.32$ 120.00$ 519.32$ 120.00$ Misc Expense (Other) 552.80$ Website (Forum) 86.52$ 100.00$ Rally Bars 205.16$ 205.16$ 100.00$ Officer/committee/RM 205.16$ RallyAdvance 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ Rally Expense 39,597.59$ 41,315.00$ (1,717.41)$ 48,825.00$ FMCA National 900.00$ 600.00$ National 30,948.11$ Early Arrivals 2,804.75$ 4,600.00$ Fuel Reimbursement 3,458.36$ 5,000.00$ National (Other) 22,990.00$ 20,000.00$ Officer Registration 1,695.00$ 2,400.00$ Rally Expense (Other) 306.51$ 8,700.00$ 4,400.00$ Regional Officer Reg 4,565.00$ 8,400.00$
2021-2022 Budget
10/1/2020-9/30/2021
2020-21 BUDGET
Variance to Budget
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I want to update everyone on upcoming FMCA events. International Convention “Saguaros and Sunsets” will be held in Tucson AZ on March 23-26, 2022. Also, other conventions scheduled are Lincoln, NE on August 24-27, 2022; Perry, GA March 15-18, 2023; and Gillette, WY August 23-26, 2023. Many special activities are planned, so please consider attending these great events. Visit http://www.fmca.com for more details and registration. FMCA’s International (INTO) Area rally in Lebanon, TN will be held on May 23-28, 2022. Registration is mail-in only and forms are available on-line. The INTO Area rallies are very interesting, and I encourage everyone to attend. I will update if this rally gets canceled. Several FMCA Area rallies have been canceled do to COVID-19 local and/or state regulations prohibiting this type of gathering. There has been some other news from FMCA. The benefits programs that FMCA offers its members is fan-tastic and ever expanding. Please visit the FMCA web-site for updates on these great benefits and be sure to take advantage. One of the recent benefits, I noticed, is travel insurance. The coverage is designed for all types of
travel including air, boat, overseas, and domestic. Check it out and you may save some money… FMCA Bylaws Committee took just over a week to re-view and recommend minor changes to our Bylaws that we submitted for approval. Additionally, BAC member-ship approved these minor corrections at our General Membership meeting in Redmond, OR. This quick turnaround is very impressive and repre-sents how responsive FMCA can be when it counts. The real credit for this work goes to Joanne Fadale, Chairper-son of BAC’s P&R Committee. Her hard work gave our club the ability to incorporate a major reorganization structure, make long overdue corrections, and based on FMCA’s recommendations, make minor corrections in a very short time. All these recent Bylaw changes required several changes to be made to our P&R’s. Again, at the speed of light, Joanne Fadale and her committee hit their com-puter desks to have these changes ready and presented to the Board of Directors (BOD) for their approval at a duly called “Special” meeting during the Redmond Interna-tional Rally. Many members do not realize the effort re-quired to pull this off, but it is monumental.
Safe travels,Karl
FMCA National Director Report Karl Welhart
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Beavers in Nashville (21)May 8 - 12, 2022 Nashville, TNPat & Bob Siress (714) [email protected] via beaveramb.org website
Beavers in Memphis (22)Memphis, TNMay 13 - 17, 2022Pat & Bob Siress (714) [email protected] via beaveramb.org website
2022-Unmasked in the Desert (19)Jan 18-22, 2022 Quartzsite, AZDoug & Elaine Allman (231) 218-1119 [email protected] Nord & Bev Campbell [email protected]
Rollin' To The Smokies (19)April 15 - May 1, 2022 Rolling RallyKen & Ann SairKen (925) 784-5039 Ann (925) [email protected]
Everything Is "Wright" in Day-ton(17)April 22-25, 2022 Dayton, OHSteve & Cindy GlaserSteve (937) 307-5541 Cindy (937) [email protected]
Shakers, Horses, & Bourbon, Oh My!(21)April 25-29, 2022 Georgetown, KYSteve & Cindy GlaserSteve (937) 307-5541 Cindy (937) [email protected]
Numbers following the rally names refer to the page on which the ad can be found.
RALLY ROUNDUP
To register for a prior published rally that occurs thru the end of April 2022. Fill out a registration coupon on page 30 and mail it, with your check, made out to the Rally Master listed in the in-dividual ads. All newly published BAC rallies will be online only at
beaveramb.orgYou may attend any rally in any region. If rally is full, sign up anyway and get on the wait list.
FMCA's 104th International ConventionPima County FairgroundsTucson, AZMarch 23-26. 2022Get more information in the FMCA maga-zine, Family RVing, or at http://www.fmca.com
On the Road INTO Lebanon FMCA INTO Rally May 23-28, 2022 Lebanon, TN Bob Weithofer [email protected] (615) 218-7430
Boot Scootin' Beavers (4)BAC International Rally Fall 2022Sept 21-25, 2022Redmond, ORTy and Jodie KellyRegister via beaveramb.org website
Beavers to Bodega Bay (11)Sept 25 - Oct 3, 2022 Redmond, OR to Bodega Bay, CACathy & Mike Stark (916) [email protected]
REGISTRATION NOT OPENSAVE THE DATE
Beavers in the Great Smoky Mtns (3) BAC International Rally Spring 2022May 3-7, 2022Sevierville, TNKarl and Nancy Welhart(850) [email protected]
FMCA's 105th International ConventionLancaster Event CenterLincoln, NEAugust 24-27, 2022Get more information in the FMCA maga-zine, Family RVing, or at http://www.fmca.com
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Rally Registration Coupons (Please duplicate as needed)Send coupon with check or money order to address indicated in rally ad. Use an extra sheet of paper as necessary to provide additional information (special requirements for handicapped, trailer parking, etc.)NEW RALLIES WILL BE ONLINE ONLY. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ AD DURING TRANSITION.
Rally _________________________________________________ Dates_______________Rally Fee _______ Amt. Remitted _______
Pilot _______________________________ Cell___________________ email _____________________________________________
Co-Pilot_____________________________ Cell ___________________ email _____________________________________________ (Please circle preferred contact for rally communications. You may circle both if desired.)
Address ________________________________________________ City __________________________ State ____ Zip____________
FMCA# __________________________ # in Party ________ (Guest Name(s) _____________________________________________)
BAC Member? Yes No First BAC Rally? Yes No
Emergency Contact: _____________________________________ Phone Number _________________________________________
Coach Length ______________ # Slides ___________________
Number and kind of pets: ________________________________ Vegetarian? Yes No
Food Allergies/Medical Restrictions_______________________________ Special Needs: ________________________________________
Attending associated function? (e.g., rolling rally to/from, caravan to FMCA, etc. Only if mentioned in rally ad.) Yes No
Extra-cost rally activities (e.g., golf, lobster): (include fees in total) ___________________________ _______ ____________
___________________________ _______ ____________ Activity Number Fees
Early Arrival? Yes No Arrival Date: _______________ Please make arrangements with park unless otherwise noted in rally ad.
Rally _________________________________________________ Dates_______________Rally Fee _______ Amt. Remitted _______
Pilot _______________________________ Cell___________________ email _____________________________________________
Co-Pilot_____________________________ Cell ___________________ email _____________________________________________ (Please circle preferred contact for rally communications. You may circle both if desired.)
Address ________________________________________________ City __________________________ State ____ Zip____________
FMCA# __________________________ # in Party ________ (Guest Name(s) _____________________________________________)
BAC Member? Yes No First BAC Rally? Yes No
Emergency Contact: _____________________________________ Phone Number _________________________________________
Coach Length ______________ # Slides ___________________
Number and kind of pets: ________________________________ Vegetarian? Yes No
Food Allergies/Medical Restrictions_______________________________ Special Needs: ________________________________________
Attending associated function? (e.g., rolling rally to/from, caravan to FMCA, etc. Only if mentioned in rally ad.) Yes No
Extra-cost rally activities (e.g., golf, lobster): (include fees in total) ___________________________ _______ ____________
___________________________ _______ ____________ Activity Number Fees
Early Arrival? Yes No Arrival Date: _______________ Please make arrangements with park unless otherwise noted in rally ad
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BAC New Member Application: $40. FMCA New Member Application $60 (on back)
The Beaver Ambassador Club (BAC), a chapter of Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA), invites those looking for a fun and helpful club, to join our international (United States, Canada and Mexico) motorhome organization. All Beaver coach owners may join. Owners of non-Beaver diesel coaches may join if sponsored by a BAC member. Membership in FMCA must be maintained.
To check out BAC & FMCA before joining, go to beaveramb.org and fmca.com. There you will find specifics about the club, its rallies (including pictures), and helpful links. There is also a link to the Forum, an excellent resource for information about maintaining your coach and enjoying the RV lifestyle.
If a rally has been advertised for 30 days, non-BAC members (Beaver owners or Friends of Beavers, FOBs) may attend any number of rallies without joining the club, with the payment of an additional $40 per rally. For qualifying coaches, this charge may be applied to a year membership in the club by the end of the rally.
BAC Dues: First year, $40 (includes name badges to be given at your first rally.) Dues following first year, $30 annually. IMPORTANT: BAC membership requires current FMCA membership. If you are not currently an FMCA member, please complete the FMCA application on the reverse side. First year FMCA - $60 - Include a check payable to FMCA along with your completed BAC application and a $40 check payable to BAC. The BAC Membership Director will process both applications. Additional fee of $8 if you want paper version of Beaver Tales mailed quarterly.
Complimentary Membership: If you buy a "pre-loved" Beaver coach at a dealer, check with them about BAC membership. Some dealerships offer Beaver coach purchasers, who have not been previously registered in BAC, a first year complimentary membership. Applications must be returned to the Member-ship Director within one year from the date the sale is recorded in order to participate in the complimentary membership package.
Beaver Ambassador Club Membership Application
Beaver Ambassador Club Membership Application©©
Print clearly. Please complete the following application and mail to the BAC Membership Director listed below. Include a $40 check or money order payable to BAC (in U.S. Funds.) If you are not an FMCA member, please complete the FMCA appli-cation on the reverse side and include a $60 check or money order payable to FMCA. No cash please. If you prefer, you are welcome to join by filling out applications and make payments using our website at beaveramb.org and FMCA.com.
__________________________________________ ____________________ ________________Pilot’s Name Cell Phone Birthdate: Mo./Day__________________________________________ ____________________ ________________Co-Pilot’s Name Cell Phone Birthdate: Mo./Day_____________________________________________________________________________ _______________Mailing Address Street, City, State, Zip Landline________________________________ __________________________________Pilot’s Email Address Co-Pilot’s Email Address______________ ______ ______ ____________ __________ Coach Model Year Length Last 6 digits of VIN FMCA No.
Please complete below for membership name badges which will be presented when you attend your first BAC rally. Your name, location and FMCA No. will be printed on each badge.
___________________________________ __________________________________Pilot’s Badge Name Co-Pilot's Badge Name________________________________ City, State _____________________________ _______ _______________________________Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Applicant
Please complete this section if you are a Non-Beaver coach owner:
_________________________________ ____________________________Name of BAC Sponsor Your Diesel Coach Make/Model
Email questions to Barbara Olmstead at [email protected] call (509) 830-2591 Updated August 2021
Mail completed application(s) and check(s) to:Beaver Ambassador ClubAttn: Membership Director360 Frazer RoadGrandview, WA 98930-9791
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L. Connell - Beaver Tales EditorW4945 County Rd ES, Lot 6Elkhorn Wisconsin 53121
FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION (FMCA) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONPlease print clearly and complete the following application. Mail to the BAC Membership Director (see page 31). Include an $60.00 check or money order made payable to FMCA or complete credit card information. BAC Membership Director will process both FMCA and BAC applications Date: ___________________
_________________________________ _______________________________________Pilot’s Name Co-Pilot’s Name_________________________________ _______________________________________Cell Phone Cell Phone_________________________________ _______________________________________Birth Date (Mo./Date) Birth Date (Mo./Date)_________________________________ _______________________________________Email Address Email Address___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Mailing Address City St Zip Code Landline
Coach Information: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Coach Mfr. & Model Year St or Province of Coach Registration Are you a former member? yes no If yes, provide FMCA No. ____________How did you hear about FMCA?_________________________________________________________________________________
Membership Rates: Payment Info:O1 year - $60 Type of Payment: Check Money Order Credit CardO2 years - $110 Charge my MC AE Visa OtherO3 years - $160First year dues include additional $10 initiation fee.See FMCA.com for any discounts that may be available.AUTO RENEWAL DUES PROGRAM:O Sign me up for FMCA’s auto renewal dues program. I authorize FMCA to charge my credit card in the amount of my annual FMCA member dues at the then-current rate. This authorization is effective upon receipt by FMCA and will continue annually until I notify FMCA to discontinue the changes to the credit card.CODE OF ETHICS:I agree to read and abide by the FMCA Member Code of Ethics (fmca.com/codeofethics) which represents all our endeavors to be good neigh-bors, careful, responsible coach owners, operators and good citizens of our communities. I own at least 33 ⅓% interest in a qualifying coach.Signed ___________________________________
FMCA does not sell or release any pertinent information of its membership. Email addresses are used for fast, economical communication, including urgent matters. Send form to FMCA, New Membership, 8291 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45244, fmca.com
Revised 08/252021