2017 WANNA-GO S FALL newslet ter 2018 Wanna-Go s Officers President Jan Erickson 1515 Sandalwood Dr. Haysville, KS 67060 Bob-jan@att.net Cell: 316-655-6667 First Vice President Keith Taylor 3138 Rolling Oaks Dr. New Braunfels, TX 78132 kotdat@aol.com 830-832-5749 Second Vice President Jerry Garner 18270 CR 442 Lindale, TX 75771 903-530-3904 jerrygarner75@yahoo.com V o l u m e 1 7, I s s u e 3 In this issue: Pg. Rally Recap 1-2 Rally Photographs 3-4 Rally Masters 4 Rally Attendees 5 2017 Officers 5 Get Well Wishes 6 Upcoming Rally Schedules 6 FMCA Rally Info 6 Secretary Deborah Souter 19273 Oakbrook Rd. Tyler, TX 75703 Cell: 903-570-0387 dksouter@earthlink.net Treasurer Janelle Burch 4478 Country Club Rd. Denton, TX 76210-3222 Cell: 940-391-1519 janelleburch@aol.com National Director Nancy Hayselden 6014 Richards Drive Shawnee, KS 66216-1721 tkhayselden@stlukes.net Home: 913-631-6951 Alternate National Director Grant Rogers 13501 N.W. River Road Lake City, KS. 67071 Cell: 620-247-6251 lakranch@sctelcom.net A New Beginning Rally 2017 The New Beginning Rally began on Sunday evening, October 22nd with a social hour and open bar. This is a new beginning for our chapter as this is the first rally with our new name and logo as shown in this newsletter and the cake provided by Jan Erickson. The members present had a GREAT time getting together and visiting. Dinner on Sunday evening was a wonderful bar-b-que meal supplied and cooked by Tommy Watters of RV Insurance Solutions, LLC. Tommy did all of the preparation of the meal on his special smoker/bar-b-que rigged trailer under the close & constant supervision of Kristi who provided excellent consulting services to Tommy as to how he should handle the cooking operation. Monday, October 23rd morning activities began with breakfast followed by the First Timer s Meeting. We were fortunate to have a number of first timers in attendance and they are: 1
The First Timers meeting was held with the Board Members and our new members were welcomed to our chapter. After the First Timers meeting there was a Board meeting to discuss the business matters related to operation of the chapter. Later in the morning the ladies enjoyed a craft session in which Tressa Williams showed and assisted those in attendance with making necklaces. At 5pm all enjoyed having a nice relaxed cocktail party with fellow members serving as bar tenders. At 6pm we enjoyed a lovely catered dinner for all members. After dinner President Jan introduced the group to a new game of the PRIZE IS RIGHT in which four contestants were called to the front and given the opportunity to guess the suggested retail price of an item. The member that guessed closest to the actual price of the item won the item and the right to spin the CASH PRIZE WHEEL for additional prize money. Several pictures of the participants and winners are included later in this newsletter. On Tuesday, October 24th the golfers were up early for a 7am breakfast but due to inclement weather they delayed golf game until Wednesday. Members attended a really neat luncheon at the Roadhouse Grill in downtown Durant. After another nice cocktail hour the group enjoyed a catered dinner. After dinner everyone was entertained by a group of musicians that played a wide variety of country music that all enjoyed listening to while many enjoyed taking the opportunity to dance. Wednesday, October 25th started off with catered breakfast and coffee. At 9:30am a caravan of members departed for a private tour of Endangered Ark Foundation s Elephant Sanctuary in Hugo, OK. while the golfers headed to the golf course First, the caravan stopped at Angie s Circus City Diner for an early lunch and then on to the sanctuary where members were able to observe these majestic animals up close and some were even able to feed the elephants. At one point during tour the group watched as the caregivers trimmed one animal s toenails. Following the tour the caravan continued on to Under God s Big Top Mt. Olivet Cemetery where they explored the circus cemetery there in Hugo, OK. The day ended with a visit to the Frisco Depot Museum also in Hugo. At dinner Dale Clark announced the winners of the golf tournament played earlier in the day. On Thursday, October 26th, all enjoyed breakfast and the General Business meeting. Later in the afternoon all enjoyed an ice cream social and a catered dinner. Following dinner the group was entertained with tunes and dancing music provided by D.J. Donnie. Our upcoming rallies for 2018 are planned as follow: 4/30-5/4 at Buckhorn RV Resort in Kerrville, TX 8/19-24 at By The Lake RV Resort in Ardmore, OK 10/15-18 Tyler Oaks RV Park in Tyler, TX. The following pictures are candid shots taken during the rally. 2
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Thanks to your rally masters Jan & Bob Erickson and Keith & Debby Taylor 4
D U R A N T r a l ly at t e n d e e s Bourg, Art & Judy Burch, Janelle & Richard Carrell, Phil & Linda Clark, Dale & Carolyn Couch, Art & Sylvia Erickson, Bob & Jan Fisher, John & Linda Gardner, Jerry & Judy Crews Grayson, Larry & Mary Lou Gund, Walter & Cleone Guthrie, Jim & Amy Harris, Jim & Nancy *Hartin, Bruce & Frances Havener, Ken & Susan Hollowell, Hugh & Judy Jones, Cletis & Pat Jones, Hubert & Vickie Knott, James & Zolene Long, Don & Marcille Love, Roy & Sharon Morris, Bill & Mona *Munro, Lloyd & Mary Pack, Don & Joanne Pate, Jimmy & Cyndi Perkowski, Gary & Dot Reaves, Mike & Suzanne *Robbins, James & Marlene Rogers, Grant & Carol Schmees, David & Liz Snider, Joe & LaJuan Souter, Gary & Deborah Sullivan, Ken & Glenda Swift, Chuck & Stacy Smith Taylor, Keith & Debby Van Drunen, Larry & Vickie Watters, Tommy & Kristi Wightman, Bill & Mary Lou Williams, Kay & Tressa *New member WANNA-GO S OFFICERS 2018 PRESIDENT: JAN ERICKSON 1 ST VICE PRESIDENT: KEITH TAYLOR 2 ND VICE PRESIDENT: JERRY GARNER SECRETARY: TREASURER: DEBORAH AND GARY SOUTER JANELLE BURCH NATIONAL DIRECTOR: NANCY HAYSELDEN ALTERNATE NATIONAL DIRECTOR: GRANT ROGERS This club newsletter is published by the Wanna-Go s, a chapter of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA). The views expressed are strictly those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the views of the FMCA. If you have a story, information, or a photograph that you would like to be considered for inclusion on our website or in a future newsletter, please send it to our webmaster. 5
G e t w e l l A n d s y m pat h y w i s h e s F M C A R A L L I E S SYMPATHY WISHES: Clarita Bryant and Billie Oehler GET WELL WISHES: Lazette Cox Joann Petty Bob Erickson Stan Powers Tom Hayselden Karen Randall upcoming Wanna-go s rallies FMCA s 97th International Conv. Perry, Georgia 3/15-18, 2018 FMCA s 98th International Conv. Gillette, WY. 7/18-21, 2018 South Central Area Rally Shawnee, OK 9/19-22, 2018 UPCOMING RALLIES: April 30 - May 4, 2018 Buckhorn Lake RV Resort in Kerrville, TX Rally Master: Janelle Burch August 19-24, 2018 Ardmore, OK By The Lake RV Resort in To all Wanna-go s and friends Have a Safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS Hope to see you at a Wanna-go s rally soon! October 15 18, 2018 Tyler Oaks RV Park, Tyler, TX Rally Master: Jerry Garner 6