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Washington Unit #112, WBCCI

ISSUE 547 November 2019

Enjoying the Airstream Life

Wow, can you believe it’s almost November! Fall is in the air, all the great fall colors and colder nights. Its a great time to enjoy the Airstream life when the State Parks and RV parks are not as crowded. For those of you that are heading south for the warmer weather and adventures, safe travels and we’ll see you in the spring.

I’d like to also mention again about the Region 10 Rally in Lynden, WA July 21-26, 2020 that we are hosting. This is a great opportunity for the Washington Airstream Club to show what we’re about, “Fun, Fellowship and Adventure.” The Region 10 Rally is right after the Splash Rally in Darington July 16-19. It’ll be perfect for those attending that Rally to go straight to Lynden afterwards. I’ll be looking for volunteers as soon as possible so we can get help from the other units also. Please let me know if you’re plan-ning on attending the rally and if you’re willing to help out. We will be looking for volunteers to help with food preparation, parking, entertainment, decorations, community ser-vice, seminars and children’s program.

Fun was had by all that attended the Oyster Rally, the weather for the most part was good. The rain stopped just in time for social hour on Friday. Oysters on the half shell and appetizers were enjoyed by all those that attended. The Oyster Festival itself had plenty of food, live entertainment, wine and beer tasting and the oyster shucking con-test.

We have the Halloween Rally October 25th to the 27th in Harmony Hall. This is a rally you don’t want to miss! It’s going to be spooktactular! I hear the haunted hallway is not for those of you that might get scared! Your hosts are Corey & Manda Lyghts, Evan & Inga Hall and Scott & Donna Bryson

Mark your calendar for December 13-15 and get registered for the Old Fashion Christmas Rally hosted by Don & Mary Lisius. Mr & Mrs Santa Claus will be there for photos. A catered dinner is being planned for Saturday along with entertainment.

The Winter Luncheon will be January 11, 2020 at the China Main Buffet in Lacey.

Don’t forget the 2020 Fishing Caravan, May 4-14. This is a buddy rally, so invite your friends and family.

We are putting together the new Membership Directory which will available in late January 2020. The directory is sent out electronically. If you’d like a printed copy please call (360) 259-3758 or email me at terrymiller5622@gmail.com Your membership fees are due by December 31, 2019. To make sure your information gets into the new International Blue Beret directory, you need to get your dues in before November 1, 2019.

You are invited to attend our Board of Trustees office hours where we discuss the business and rallies for the club. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Our next meeting is November 19th in the library at Harmony Hall at the Washington Land Yacht Harbor.

Thank you again, Terry Miller and the BOT.

“Enjoying the Airstream Life”

Date Name, Location, Hosts

Oct 25-27 Halloween Rally, Harmony Hall, Donna and Scott Bryson

Dec 12 BOT Meeting (if needed), Harmony Hall, 7pm

Dec 13-15 Christmas Rally, Harmony Hall, Mary and Don Lisius

Jan 11 Winter Luncheon, China Main Buffet, Lacey Donna and Scott Bryson

Feb 8 Valentines Dinner, Harmony Hall, TBD

Mar 20-22 Crab/Saint Patrick’s Rally, Harmony Hall, TBD

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3 4 Exercise 8:30 GH Bridge 6:30

5Yoga 8:30 GH Pinochle 7:00

6 Exercise 8:30 GH Band 9:00

Joker/Fast Track 7:00

7 Yoga 8:30 GH Pokeno 11:00 Bridge 6:30

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15 Exercise 8:30 GH 16 8:30 C&R

17 18 Exercise 8:30 GH Bridge 6:30

19 Yoga 8:30 GH Pinochle 7:00 Lunch Bunch 12:30

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21 Yoga 8:30 GH Pokeno 11:00 Bridge 6:30

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28 Happy Thanks-giving Day

29 Exercise 8:30 GH 30 8:30 C&R

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Washington Unit Officers 2019-2020 President: Terry Miller (360) 259-3758 terrymiller5622@gmail.com 1st VP: Donna Bryson (360) 271-6868 clarkbryson@comcast.net 2nd VP: Randy Perryman (360) 957-7558 perryman.randy58@yahoo.com 3rd VP: Craig Hammond (310) 709-4194 hammondhabitat@gmail.com Rec Sec: Pat Mann (360) 359-8309 ppatmann@gmail.com Corr Sec: Paula Perryman (253) 234-5503 paulapman@gmail.com Assist Sec: Carol Peterson (360) 259-7165 birddaze22@gmail.com Treasurer: Andrea Sipe (206) 835-5949 andreasipe@gmail.com Assist Treasurer: Joan Bryant (360) 789-5924 joanbryant5288@comcast.net Trustee: Richard Stolarik (1 yr) (253) 212-5286 stolarik8@aol.com Trustee: Emily Fisher (2 yr) (425) 577-4105 elfisher@live.com Past Pres: Darlene Leslie (360) 459-8749

Office Hours 6:00

Yard Waste pickup

Rental HH

Rental HH—Model Swapmeet

Date Name, Location, Hosts

Apr 3-5 Spring Rally, Location TBD, TBD

Apr 24-26 Bi-Unit Rally, Whidbey Island, Larry & Wilma Determan

Apr 30 BOT Meeting, Harmony Hall, 7pm

May 1-3 Cinco de Mayo Rally, Harmony Hall, Donna Bryson, 1st VP, & Scott Bryson

May 2 Membership Meeting, Harmony Hall, 9:30am

May 4-14 Fishing Caravan, Central WA Lakes, Dan Hockaday, Paul & Charli Westerfield

June 5-7 It’s a Blast Rally, Toutle River RV Resort, Castle Rock, Cathy Cook & Jim Honiker

June 20-27 International Rally, Loveland, CO, Mona Heath

July 16-19 Splash Rally (Rafting), Darington WA, Lee and Jan Wyman

July 21-26 Region 10 Rally, Lynden, WA, WA Unit

Aug 6 BOT Meeting, Harmony Hall, 7pm

Aug 7-9 Salmon Rally, Harmony Hall, Randy Perryman, 2nd VP & Sherry Perryman

Aug 8 Membership Meeting, Harmony Hall, 9:30am

Aug 21-23 End of Summer Rally, Location TBD, Darlene Leslie & Diane Car-penter

Sept 10 BOT Meeting, Harmony Hall, 7pm

Sept 11-13 Election and Installation Rally, Harmony Hall, TBD

Sept 12 Membership Meeting, Harmony Hall, 9:30am

Thank you from Northwest Battle Buddies American Heros To all of you who attended our fund raiser to benefit Northwest Battle Buddies (NWBB); I want to thank each of you for your donation. I can assure you that whatever you donated is being used wisely by Shannon Walker and her team.

Below, please review this article from Shannon Walker and then view the Youtube video. I met Gordon (veteran in the video) approximately 2 months ago. Gordon is like many of the veterans that NWBB helps. I know you've heard it before but 22 veterans a day commit suicide (more than twice the national average of non-veterans). This is terrible! NWBB is making a real difference in the lives of real people. If you want to know more please visit their web site at www.northwestbattlebuddies.org

Thanks, Mike Plympton

Thanksgiving Feast 6:00 pm

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2019 Christmas Rally Hi Friends,

Just a quick note to let you all know to keep Dec 13, 14 &15th open for an incredible Christmas rally!

We will be having professional photos with Santa & Mrs. Santa. A fun pirate gift exchange. A Friday evening potluck along with some old fashioned holiday guitar music & sing a long. It's time we had an Old Fashioned Christmas.

We will be having a Giving tree, where you can take a tag and bless a needy child with a gift. There is possibility of a individual craft sale? A cookie contest? IT'S YOUR OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS RALLY. We are still open to ideas.

The important part is the full catered dinner with predinner fun and magic. Yes! We will keep our hard working cooks and meal preparers out of the kitchen! After dinner we have a professional comedian! We plan to have a Sunday morning worship !

We have many awesome volunteers who have stepped forward and it sounds like we're on track to have a spectacular Christmas rally. Please plan to

have fun and food and celebrate with friends and neighbors!

Sincerely, your rally hosts, Don & Mary Lisius and many, many volunteers. The rally fee is $30 per person.

CHRISTMAS RALLY Dec 13-15, 2019 Please register early Name(s) __________________________ __________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________________ Phone: Home_______________________Cell______________________________ Unit: WA____Other________WBCCI#_________ EMail __________________________________________ Rally fee ______X $30 =$_____ Children under 10 free Parking: WLYH. Make your own reservations by calling WLYH Make check to: Washington Unit, WBCCI deborah.k.haley@gmail.com Send to Deborah Haley. 9101 Steilacoom Rd SE #77, Olympia WA 98513 (210) 382-8328

Doll Project A belated "thank you" to everyone who donated towards the table runner raffle at the Salmon Rally. The raffle benefited the Doll Project and the $172.00 raised will help to purchase 18" dolls for next years Christmas project. Our Doll Project group raises money all year to purchase 50 dolls and our committee of Santa's Helpers (otherwise known as sewers) sew complete wardrobes of clothing for each doll. Our next raffle will be at the Christmas rally where we will have a darling doll bed and bedding (made and donated by Patty Sagen) plus an 18" doll and her wardrobe of clothing - perfect for the daughter, grand-daughter, or great-grand-daughter. Our committee welcomes donations of fabric, trims, dolls or monetary donations. We look forward to seeing you at the Christmas rally.

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WA Unit newsletter: http://washingtonunit.wbcci.net/newsletters/ Region 10 webpage: https://wbcci.org/region-10/regions-a-units/region-10

WA Unit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/719828284785692/?fref=nf

2020 Fishing Caravan - May 4 – 14, 2020 Silverline Resort on Pearrygin Lake near Winthrop

May 4 - 8 Black Beach Resort on Curlew Lake near Republic

May 8-14 This is a Buddy Rally

(This means your non-Airstream friends may also come in their rigs for the same cost.) Hosted by Dan & Julie Hockday

You don't have to fish to enjoy this caravan! Explore, golf, enjoy the lakes, walk or bike the nearby rail trail and relax in the company of your fellow

travelers.

Plans are coming together for the 2020 Fishing Caravan. Yes, it’s a caravan this year as we will be going to two lakes. The estimated caravan fee along with more particulars will be in the November Washington Sound.

We plan on arriving at Silverline Resort on Pearrygin Lake near Winthrop on Monday May 4, 2020. Some may leave on Sunday after the Cinco de Mayo Rally at the Land Yacht Harbor and overnight at Beebe Bridge Park. It’s about 250 miles from Lacey to Pearrygin Lake. (Beebe Bridge to Pearrygin Lake is about 67 miles).

We will leave Silverline on Friday the 8th and drive to Black Beach on Curlew Lake near Republic

(about 124 miles). We will leave Curlew Lake on Friday the 15th; most will overnight at Beebe

Bridge, then home on Saturday morning. (Curlew to Beebe Bridge is about 132 miles).

There’s great golfing near Pearrygin Lake! Fishing is supposed to be much better than when we were here a few years ago. Two meals will be provided, including Harold Campbell’s famous beer pancakes! 49’ers Days will be happening over Mother’s Day weekend in Winthrop for those who wish to stay longer than May 8

th.

There are all kinds of things to do near Republic, WA! You can dig for fossils, visit an antique car and truck museum, ride horses and take in the other amenities at K Diamond K Ranch, ride your bikes or walk on the rail trail, and other interesting things to do. Three meals will be provided at Curlew Lake, and we will have the usual Ladies' day in Republic and the Mother's Day Lunch/Brunch will be no-host. Impromptu potlucks are always a possibility; groceries and supplies available in the nearby towns of Winthrop and Republic.

We’ll have social hour and door prizes every evening at 4:00 pm, games, fishing prizes and of course, Billy Bass lies in wait for those who provide the best social hour entertainment tales of missteps and misadventures! Billy Bass will be passed around each night as the tales and misadventures unfold. Remember, Billy is meant to be fun and entertaining! At Curlew, we plan to have a movie night with popcorn, a trivia night with prizes, and depending on our campers, music and singing.

Any questions? Please call or text Dan Hockaday at 360-259-2116, or email at daniel.hockaday@yahoo.com. Charli Westerfield may also be able to answer questions: charli300_7@msn.com, or 360-456-6445. More info coming in the early next year. We look forward to seeing you at Silverline Resort and Black Beach Resort in May!

mailto:daniel.hockaday@yahoo.commailto:charli300_7@msn.com

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Is your membership information correct? 2020 Membership Directory We are preparing our new membership directory for 2020. Please check that your information is correct. For changes you can contact Paula Perryman, Corresponding Secretary at paulaman@gmail.com or Terry Miller at terrymiller5622@gmail.com

Social Activities Group

Thanksgiving Feast Thursday, November 14 6PM

Harmony Hall

Dining in Harmony

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Lunch Bunch

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Puerto Del Sol Mexican Restaurant

Signup sheets in foyer of Harmony Hall

SPRING BI UNIT RALLY

April 17-18

Our British Columbia friends in Unit 121are looking forward to seeing us in the Anacortes/La Conner area in mid April. We are jointly working on a location for lots of rigs and cabins, location not yet determined.

Mid April brings the tulip festival with flowers in full bloom (hopefully). Local events are ongoing.

There's lots of shopping, dining, and specialty shops in Mt. Vernon, Burlington, La Conner, and Anacortes. A short drive to Deception Pass gets you to walking, hiking, and bike riding opportunities in the State Park. So little time, so much to do!

Co hosts: Steven and Stephanie Daly, Larry and Wilma Determan (Washington Unit),

Tom Akam (British Columbia Unit)

2020 Year Dues Renew prior to Nov 30th to be in the Directory

Dues can now be paid on the International Website at

wbcci.org/component/rsform/form/12-renew-your-wbcci-membership OR simply go to wbcci.org and use tab “Join” and then “Renew”

If you would rather renew locally, you can send a check or have your bank send a check for $90.00 ($65.00 International / $25.00 WA Unit)

to WA Unit WBCCI. c/o Paula Perryman, 9101 Steilacoom Rd SE, Unit 57, Olympia, WA 98513

Lifetime Membership

Lifetime Membership dues request form MUST be returned. This lets Headquarters know the Life Member is still active and is in good standing with the Unit. If Headquarters does not receive a dues request form for the Life Member, they are not renewed. The phone number for Headquarters is 937-596-5211.

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The officers and members of the Washington Unit, WBCCI express their sympathy to the family and friends of our departed member:

Del Huffman #1684

Welcome New Members Gantenbein, Douglas & Kilburn, Jane #04801

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