Come and Git Yer Redneck On!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
March 2014—Volume 48 Number 1
Chartered August 23, 1965 S/PA6
Past President
Ralph & Linda Deline
8628 English Line
Chatham ON N7M4H7
519-354-0958
rdeline@mnsi.net
President
Sylvia Powers
716 The W Mall, #1101
Etobicoke, ON
M9C 4X6
416-626-3911
sybbiepowers60@gmail.com
Vice President
Terry & Faye Swanburg
16 Perkins St
Cambridge ON N1R7V8
519-621-2049
fswanburg@rogers.com
Recording Secretary
Lyn Davie-Sparling
Box 24013 Cherryhill
London ON N6H-5C4
519-845-1976
kandlsparling@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary
Darlene Wiltsie
6 Chase Ave
Guelph ON N1H2N2
519-822-8175
darw19@rogers.com
Treasurer
Jim & Jean Keenleyside
420 Tuck Drive
Burlington ON L7L2R3
905-632-8080
jkeenleyside@sympatico.ca
Voting Delegates Rep.
Dave & Marilyn Webster
27 Windale Cres
Kitchener ON N2E3E6
519-576-0326
dcwebster@sympatico.ca
Provincial Directors
Ralph & Linda Deline
8628 English Line
Chatham ON N7M4H7
519-354-0958
rdeline@mnsi.net
“Come and Git Yer Redneck On!”
Howdy Y’all! The Tri-County Travellers have bin busier than onearmed paperhangers gittin’ ready fur the Spring OPA Canuck Dynasty campout. We sure hope y’all kin join us at the Tavistock Recreation Centre fur the long weekend in May. The fun’s a fixin’ ta commence on Friday May 16, but there’s no charge if’n y’all wanna arrive
on Thurs. May 15 after 2:00 pm.
There’ll be water and 15 amp power but ya best be packin’ an extra
extension cord so’s ya won’t be caught short.
Yer pocketbook’ll be “happy, happy, happy” with the low price….only
$20 pre-registration and $60 activity fee….and that includes a free
pig roast (pork, stuffing, spuds, rolls), card bingo on Friday, live music on Saturday, an illusionist on Sunday, outdoor games, penny
sales and Sunday worship service. The pig roast is potluck, so bring
along yer fav’rite vittles to share (salads or desserts).
Don’t fergit ta start growing yer whiskers! The best beard will git a
prize and ther’s picture took with Miss Ashley Skillings, our 2014
Teen Queen.
It’d be mightly neighbourly if’n ya could host a “hospitality” or donate
a door prize. Please contact
Linda to sign up for a hospitality blvandevyvere@yahoo.ca.
Contact Joan to donate a door
prize
jadamson@execulink.com or
mail to 11 Goldenrod Drive,
Tillsonburg, Ont. N4G 4B1
REPRESENTATIVES
Regional Directors
Hugh & Camy Hicks
26 Henhoeffer Cres
Kitchener ON N2E4H4
519-747-5125
fcrvpd@gmail.com
Unaffiliated Reps
Lorne & Mabel Douglas
437 Albany St. PO BOX 1451
Petrolia ON N0N 1R0
malord@hotmail.ca
Chaplain
Jim Stobbart
297 Colonial
Rd Belleville ON K8R1C3
613-962-5663
richard.stobbart@hotmail.com
O.P.A. STANDING COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSONS
CAMP
Charlotte Daly
20 Carolina Way,
RR #1 Port Rowan, ON
N0E 1M0
cadaly@execulink.com
Campout Coordinator
Earl Swan
56 McNaughton St
Cambridge ON N1R1Z3
519-623-2978
meswan@rogers.com
Conservation
Carl & Lynda Wood
261 Mcintyre Rd,
RR #1 Ameliasburgh, ON
K0K 1A0
capwood@xplornet.ca
Decals & National Insignia
Jim Stobbart
297 Colonial
Rd Belleville ON K8R1C3
613-962-5663
richard.stobbart@hotmail.com
SYBBIE'S SYNOPTIC
Spring is almost here, according to the calendar. Many of you are probably
tired of shoveling the snow - the novelty having worn off three months
ago.
Thoughts of camping and the fellowship it brings will help to get us through
the rest of the “winter weather”. Be sure to attend Spring OPA, hosted by
the TriCounty Travellers. They’ve planned a good time with lots of tasty
“vittles”.
We still need chairs for the following positions:
Historian
Hospitality
Photography,
Property, and
Youth. There are people who have done this job in the past and can tutor
new volunteers. If you are interested or know of someone who would be
perfect, please tell any member of the board. We can continue to make
OPA a wonderful experience with your help.
Be sure to check the Hear Ye pages in the OPAction. There are many
campouts planned for the upcoming season. Come camp with us.
Sylvia V Powers,
OPA President,
Family Campers & RVers
ONTARIO RETIREE RALLY 2014
June 9—13, 2014 Norwich Community Centre & Arena
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Provincial DASAT
Terry & Faye Swanburg
16 Perkins St
Cambridge ON N1R7V8
519-621-2049
fswanburg@rogers.com
Pat and I would like to thank all of the Committee Members and their helpers for their outstanding work to make 2013 Retiree Campout a huge success. Also a great thanks to individuals and chapters that participated with
hospitalities, lunches, breakfasts etc.
Historian
Vacant
For this year, 2014, we need some volunteers to take on some unfilled
jobs. If these jobs are not filled, the activity will be dropped from the
agenda.
Hospitality
Vacant
Legislation Ontario and
For CANADA
Sylvia Powers
See page 1 under President.
Membership
Marilyn & Wayne Rosenberger
3500 Chilligo Road, RR2, Breslau,
Ontario N0B 1M0
519-648-2017
rosenberger44@gmail.com
1. Washer Toss- organize and run games
2. Sanitary Engineer- someone to put out a list, sell tickets and co-ordinate
the dumping on Friday Morning.
3. Coffee & Tea- making coffee for nightly hospitalities, lunch, supper,
breakfast and the seminar and Friday morning.
Pre-registrations are available online and page 18 of this newsletter.
Bob & Pat Nelson, Chair Ontario Retiree Rally,
519-657-9537 nelsonr00@rogers.com
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PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT
O.P.Action Editors
Lee and Celia Steels
1288 Hart Cres.,
Oakville ON L6H 2M5
905-844-3059
4opaction@gmail.com
O.P.Action Mailing
Windsor Hobos
Parliamentarian
Dave & Marilyn Webster
27 Windale Cres
Kitchener ON N2E3E6
519-576-0326
dcwebster@sympatico.ca
Photography
Vacant
Property
Vacant
Scholarship
Jean Bedford
3 Canberra Crt
Brantford ON N3S7H7
519-756-3845
ke-sjb@rogers.com
Sound & Prod.
Ralph & Linda Deline
8628 English Line
Chatham ON N7M4H7
519-354-0958
rdeline@mnsi.net
Teen Advisors
Jason & Kim Welburn
184 Temperance Lake Rd
Athens ON K0E1B0
Changes will be made on the National Scholarship Committee at
Campvention in July, with the retirement of Herb and Marie Peterson. The
couple taking their place is known to us all, so congratulations to Carl and
Linda Wood.
At the present, it is time to hold the National Election for the position of
National President. Ballots will be mailed out to everyone during the first
part of March. Voting is to be held from March 13 - April 15, 2014. You can
vote in one of two ways: by a mail-in ballot or on-line. If you do not receive
your ballot by March 10, 2014, please go to the web site to contact the National office by email or phone…both of which are listed there.
Something new this year at Campvention is the State/Provincial Annual
Photo Book Contest. For more information look in the March issue of
Camping Today which you will receive in the next week or so. In addition,
you can join several webinars for more information.
Hugh and Camy Hicks had a webinar with all the Provincial Directors of
Region 7 on February 22, 2014. This enabled everyone to get together
easily without incurring expense. The National Board will be holding the
Winter Board Meeting this way as well, this month. Hopefully this will be a
great communication tool.
Don’t forget...now is the time of year to introduce your friends and
neighbours to Cadet Program with camping season coming. Don’t leave
your friends at home all alone!
613-924-2868
kim.welburn@sunlife.ca
Web Site
Diane Proper
diane@opa-fcrv.ca
Youth Vacant
A reminder of Campvention 2014 - Moonlight in Vermont - being held in
Essex Junction, Vermont. Get your registration in soon so the committee
can make appropriate plans for the number attending. It’s not that far
away, so come and enjoy.
Finally, there is the Regional Campout for Region 7 at NET Camping in
Vineland Ontario, August 11 - 15, 2014. Plans are underway, but we could
still use your help and your registrations. This is a new site for us that has
a lot of great things to do, and the lot sizes are very generous.
Ralph & Linda Deline
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CANADIAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT
The start of camping season is just around the corner here, as long as about three feet of snow
melts first. We are pretty anxious to get the motorhome out of storage and to head to Darlington for
our first camping trip of the year.
On a National basis, there have been many staff changes throughout the various states and provinces at all levels. In our Canadian Region, we have two first year Provincial Directors, Ralph and
Lind Deline from Ontario and Gilles and Barb Dore of Nova Scotia. We are also pleased to recognize that Carl and Lynda Wood have volunteered to become the new Chairmen for the National
FCRV Scholarship Program. It’s great to see more of our friends get involved with various programs
in our organization.
FCRV National had decided to replace the traditional Winter Board Meeting with a series of on line
“webinars” and we have already participated in a very successful webinar with Shari Weber and the
rest of the Regional Directors. We were able to get through a complete agenda in about 90 minutes
and the cost to the organization was basically zero.
We, as Regional Directors, used the web meeting facility to have a training session with all the Provincial Directors in Canada, including Rick and Paula Stobbart in Alberta. The system works very
well if you have a set of earphones with a built in microphone. There is a test session that you can
use on your way into the program to ensure your equipment is working properly. Camy made use of
the phone access which gives you the very same experience, but by using a phone line. There is no
charge for the internet meeting except you will pay the long distance charges if you use your phone
line. In our case we have unlimited long distance so it made no difference.
The web site is available for any FCRV group to use for on line meetings and there is an exact description of how to set up the meeting available for first time users.
We want to remind everyone of Campvention 2014 in Essex Junction Vermont and to invite anyone
who would like to travel on a 2 day mini caravan to Vermont from here in Ontario. We will be leaving
on the 4th July, arriving in Essex Junction of the 5th of July.
We also want to encourage support for the upcoming Regional Campout to be held in Vineland, Ontario. This is a very beautiful campground with lots of facilities on site and also very close to Niagara
Falls and all the attractions there. We need to support this regional campout and those attending will
be able to leave on Friday the 15th of August and head straight to the Sarnia 4 T’s Western Campout
that starts on the 15th.
We wish you all a safe and happy Camping season in 2014.
Hugh and Camy Hicks
New Region 7 Regional Directors
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CHAPTER NEWS
ONTARIO FCRV MEMBERS DECEASED 2013-2014
DATE
Jan. 2013
Jan. 2013
Jan. 2013
NAME
Louise Sumbler
Carl Druiett
Peggy Ward
CHAPTER
Former Boomerang
Sarnia 4T’s
Wandering Canadians
CITY
St. Catharines
Sarnia
Cambridge
Feb. 2013
Feb. 2013
Feb. 2013
George Collins
Shirley Welch
Lois Ivings
Hamilton Loadlugger
Former Moira Gypsies
Former Bruce County Campers
Hamilton
Belleville
Pickering
Mar. 2013
Mar. 2013
Mar. 2013
Jim Cartwright
Michael Van Brunschot
Margaret Fairhurst
Former Ausable River Nomads
Wallaceburg Pullkats
Former Member of Roaming Hawks
Auburn
Chatham
Hawkesbury
Apr. 2013
Bill Perry
Former Member of Ausable River Nomads
May 2013
Jeff Starr
Gail Vallencourt
Bruce County Campers
Kamping Kangaroos
Kincardine
Glen Robertson
June 2013
Roger Bolen
Former Bruce County Campers
Kincardine
July 2013
Frank Welsh
Eager Beavers & Glowing Embers
Iroquois
Oct. 2013
Joe Heisz
Bruce County Campers
Formosa
Nov. 2013
Nov. 2013
Nov. 2013
Nov. 2013
Nov. 2013
Charles & Helen Kelly
Stuart McLellan
Don Howard
Dorothy Elcomb
Eva Chute
Former Bruce County Campers
Former Ausable River Nomads
Brantford Sundowners
Brantford Sundowners
Brantford Sundowners
Port Elgin
Exeter
Brantford
Brantford
Brantford
Dec. 2013
Frank Dymock
Wallaceburg Pullkats
Wallaceburg
Jan. 2014
Daryl Wilson
Former Wandering Canadian
Cambridge
Feb. 2014
Linda McKee
Former Thames Trolls
London
Ross Learn
Tri-County Travellers
Tillsonburg
Exeter
Submitted by Darlene Wiltsie, Ontario Provincial Association, Corresponding Secretary
READING THE OPAction
We love the fact that many OPA members enjoy reading this newsletter on-line. But if you are
having difficulty loading it, perhaps you should consider having it mailed. Communication is
important! See page 19 to find out more information.
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CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
Fellow campers, Lynda and I are hopeful that you have had an enjoyable time getting through another Canadian Winter. If you went south, welcome back! If you stayed here, hopefully by your own
choice, dust off your trailer, Camping is upon us.
We know that the Ontario Fire Flies will be hosting the Darlington Conservation Cleanup Weekend
at Darlington Provincial Park from April 25 to the 27. A registration form can be accessed through:
the OPA web site; or email us at capwood@xplornet.ca and we will send you one; or on the Ontario
Fire Flies web site: ontariofireflies.ca. The fee is reasonable and the work not too strenuous.
As we promised in the last issue, our focus today will be sharing with each of you the criteria for the
Conservation essay and poster contests. The judging of both of these activities will be held at the
Spring OPA campout. Below you will find the rules and guidelines extracted directly from the FCRV
manual, pages 89 and 90. Where reference is made to the National Conservation Board, substitute
the Provincial Conservation Directors.
RULES FOR CONSERVATION ESSAY CONTEST
“1. The contest will be open to children in grades 5 through 12 (a Senior in high school) See Divisions one and two below.
2. The subject of entries must pertain to some phase of conservation.
3. All entries must be typewritten; double spaced, or neatly printed, and cannot exceed five hundred
words.
4. Entries will be judged by the National Conservation Board on originality and creativity in relation to
subject. Drawings, art work, etc., will have no advantage in the judging. The decision of the judges
will be final.
5. Entries MUST BE SUBMITTED to a local Field Director or State/Provincial Director for approval.
The Director’s signature on the cover page of the essay will approve the entrant’s family as being
current members of FCRV.
6. Cover page of essay must give the following information:
a) Title of essay.
b) Entrant’s full name.
c) Date of birth, grade in school.
d) Address
e) Have the following:
"I certify that this family is currently in good standing of FCRV."
___________________________________________________
Signed by Field Director (Field Director Signature)
7. Entries will be mailed to the National Conservation Director, POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN
APRIL 1ST of each year. Entries may be submitted any time between January 1st and April 1st of
each year. The essays shall be forwarded by the Field Director or State/Provincial Director approving same.
8. Winners will be announced at the National Meeting
(Campvention), and the awards presented to the winners at that
time. In the event there is no National Campvention, the awards will
be mailed.
DIVISION ONE - for children in school grades 5 through 8
DIVISION TWO - for those in grades 9 through 12 (a senior in high
school)
FIRST PLACE - Fifty U.S. Dollars
SECOND PLACE - Thirty five U.S. Dollars
THIRD PLACE - Twenty-five U.S.Dollars Continued on page 7.
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CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
Continued from page 6.
9. All entries become the property of the Family Campers and RVers and will be kept on permanent
file and can be used by the Conservation Board to promote FCRV’s Conservation program.
10. When possible, the winning first place essays will be published in the official FCRV publication.
NATIONAL CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST RULES
For the purpose of the National Conservation Poster Contest, a poster will be defined as a medium
to catch the attention of the observer and convey a specific conservation message.
Contestants must be members of FCRV who have won first place in a State/Provincial or overseas
competition. Each poster must be approved and signed by a Field Director to certify the entrant, or
his family is a member in good standing with FCRV.
Each poster must pertain to some phase of conservation. Posters must be on standard sized poster
board (approximately 22" x 28," not to vary more than 1 /2"). Name, date of birth, chapter, and complete address and Field Director’s certification (signature) MUST appear on the lower left hand corner of the back of the poster. The poster must be the contestant’s own work and must have been
created for the FCRV contest only. Any art media may be used. Ages up to 5 years inclusive, may
have help on lettering.
Age categories will be:
up to 5 years inclusive
6 - 8 years inclusive
9 - 11 years inclusive
12 - 14 years inclusive
15 - 19 years inclusive
20 and up
Age is to be determined as of July 1st of the year of the contest.
Bar pins will be awarded to the 1st place winners in each category. Ribbons will be awarded to 1st,
2nd and 3rd places in the six categories. Participation ribbons will be awarded in each category for
those not placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
Judging at all levels will be based on:
- Adherence to National Conservation Board Rules
- Originality
- Neatness
- Adherence to or development of the theme
All posters must be in the hands of the Poster Chairman by the time and date specified in the Poster
Contest publicity published prior to the Campvention. The six first-place winning posters become the
property of FCRV for use of the Conservation Board in promoting conservation. All other entries
must be claimed by contestants by the end of the Campvention or they will be discarded.
Contestants need not be present”
As this will be the first year Lynda and I organize this event, we ask you to work with us through the
contests. We invite suggestions from our fellow FCRV members who may have organized or helped
organize this event in the past. All decisions made by Lynda and I will be final..
We will provide all posters and needed accessories for the poster contest. All posters must be done
on site during the contest.
Essays may be completed in advance or hand written at the campout. Any prewritten essays must
be signed on the back in pencil by the parent stating that the work is that of the entrant. For those
who wish to write the essay on site, they must sign in with either Lynda or I and will be provided with
a location to work. We will see that essays and posters are delivered to Campvention for Judging at
the National level.
Lynda & Carl Wood
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“Come and Git Yer Redneck On!”
You might be a redneck if...
the blue book value of your truck
goes up and down depending on
how much gas it has in it.
You might be a redneck if...
your working television sits on top
of your non-working television.
You might be a redneck if...
you own a home with wheels on it
and several cars without.
The Battle of the Beards is On! WHO will
be the Weekend Whiskered Winner?
If’n yer need’n a new motorhome, we gots a
special fer ya! Try it out at Spring OPA!
HOME COOKIN’ - REDNECK STYLE
Redneck Squirrel Fry
Squirrel legs, amount depends on how many yu is fixin’ to serve
Eggs, beaten
Ketchup
Salt & pepper
Flour
Virgin olive oil
Dis is one of our favrit resapees. Mix eggs, ketchup, salt & pepper. Dip the legs in the mixture &
dust with flour. Fry in oil. Yummee!!
You may have a chance to sample this at Spring OPA. It depends how many squirrels Joan, Linda
and Miss Ashley are able to catch by then.
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CHAPTER NEWS
DARLINGTON CONSERVATION WEEKEND
The Ontario Fire flies are pleased to once again host the Conservation Weekend at Darlington Provincial park. The dates for this year’s cleanup are April 25 to 27th. Each year, FCRV members assist the park staff to prepare for the camping season by cleaning up the sites, repairing structures or
fencing, painting or other related activities. The gates open at noon on Friday. The day is spent gathering, setting up our units and fellowship. A hospitality and campfire is always planned for the first
night. Saturday is spent doing the activities listed above; lunch is provided by the Fire Flies. Following the day’s work, we once again gather for hospitality, campfire and fellowship. Sunday we will
work until noon, followed by a spiritual service and a chapter meeting. For doing this cleanup, the
park provides each unit with a weekend free camping after Labour Day. This has always been a fun
weekend as much as it is a work weekend. The Fire Flies look forward to seeing each of you there!.
Registration forms are available at either the OPA web site or the Ontario Fire Flies web site; ontariofireflies.ca
SPRING CLEANUP
Bruce County Campers once again are going to kick-off their 2014 camping season by camping at
Saugeen Bluff, just off Bruce County Road # 3 north of Paisley. This is a fun weekend where our rigs
are taken out of moth balls (if you haven’t been south for the winter) and we limber up our muscles
by helping to get the Park in shape for the summer season. There are a variety of tasks to perform,
which include raking sites, picking up branches, cleaning eave troughs, repairing signs and of
course painting where needed.
It’s not all work, there is time to socialize and enjoy pot-luck on the Saturday evening.
We invite members from other Chapters to join us for the weekend May 2-4. ($10 per unit for
the weekend) You can call president Shirley Thomas at 519-396-1310 for further details.
WANDERING CANADIANS
In February, members attended the 17th Annual Grand River Watershed Heritage Day Workshop
and Celebration at the Six Nations Polytechnic in Ohsweken. The topic this year was "Crossroads
of Conflict, Path of Peace". It was based on the role the natives played in the War of 1812 along the
River. The club attends these events each year. They are in different cities along the Grand and
new subjects each year are discussed.
Members have been gathering and making lap robes for Sonya Smye to take to the Retiree Rally in
Canton, Texas. This year we have donated over 60 lap robes.
We are busy now planning some maple syrup outings and our annual Pitch-In Litter Pickup in April.
Our club will no longer saves stamps, cell phones and ink cartridges. Thanks to all who participated.
Submitted by Ed & Joan Hyde, Wandering Canadians
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CHAPTER NEWS
FORTY YEARS OF ECHO
The camper wall has finally talked. Here is the latest announcement of a brand new draw for ECHO
registrants!
All registrations received by June 15, 2014 will be entered in a draw giving
one unit free camping at ECHO 2014!!!!
Everyone who attends ECHO 2014, with the exception of chapter
members, will be entered into a draw for 500 “Ontario Fire Flies
40 YEARS + OF ECHO
Dollars”. The draw will take place at ECHO 2014 and the dollars will
be held by the Ontario Fire Flies. The draw winner, who must be in
attendance for the ECHO weekend, will be entitled to a $500.00
value for FCRV Camping in the proceeding 12 month period, including ECHO 2015. To be eligible, if the winner is not an FCRV
member the camper MUST sign a cadet membership. The winner
will submit the registration for the camps of their choice to the Ontario Fire Flies. The Ontario Fire
Flies will submit the registration fees and form for any FCRV camp the winner wishes to attend
within one year of the draw up to the maximum $500.00.
MOTORHOME FOR SALE… 2006 BIGFOOT 30’ MOTORHOME (SERIES 3,000) – CLASS C
EXCELLENT CONDITION; ONE OWNER, LOW MILEAGE (under 16,000 km.) CANADIAN MADE
TONS OF OUTSIDE STORAGE – INCLUDING A GARGAGE COMPARTMENT THAT WILL HOLD A GOLF CART OR
ATV (COMPLETE WITH 2 RAMPS
LOTS OF INSIDE STORAGE. QUEEN SIZE WALK AROUND BED (MOTORHOME DOES NOT HAVE A SLIDEOUT)
3 BURNER STOVE, PANTRY, FRIDGE- 6 CU FT. (GAS/ELECTRIC)
2 SWIVEL CHAIRS, KITCHEN TABLE WITH 2 BENCH SEATS (STORAGE UNDER SEATS) (TABLE FOLDS DOWN
FOR A DOUBLE BED). GOOD QUALITY CUPBOARDS
1.0 CU. MICROWAVE. 12 VOLT DEMAND WATER PUMP & CITY WATER CONNECTION
SKYLIGHT IN LIVING AREA, WITH PLEATED SHADE. DAY/NIGHT SHADES ON ALL WINDOWS
SOLAR REFLECTIVE THERMAL PANE WINDOWS. AUXILLIARY REAR HEATER
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE. HIDDEN TV ANTENNA (WITH TV BOOSTER, SATELITTE READY & CABLE HOOK UP)
AM/FM - 5 CD CHANGER/RADIO – PUSH OF A BUTTON GIVES YOU SURROUND SOUND (FOR COACH)
MOLDED FIBERGLASS BATHTUB WITH SHOWER – SKYLIGHT IN SHOWER
TOILET & VANIETY & MEDICINE CUPBOARD
6 GAL. HOT WATER HEATER (PROPANE), OUTSIDE SHOWER
MOUNTED PROPANE TANK (41 KG./90 LBS)
AIR CONDITIONING. ELECTRONIC IGNITION 30,000 BTU DUCTED FORCED AIR FURNANCE
30 AMP SERVICE. 2 HOUSE BATTERIES (ON PULL OUT BATTERY TRAY)
BUILT IN GENERATOR (ONAN 40KW – GAS)
FIBERGLASS ROOF. HEATED OUTSIDE MIRRORS
ENCLOSED HEATED & INSULATED HOLDING TANKS
FIBERCORE WALL SYSTEM & WINTER PACKAGE FOR INTERIOR COMFORT
2 OUTSIDE SECURITY LIGHTS, LIGHTS IN ALL OUTSIDE COMPARTMENTS
CRANK OUT AWNING IN RECESSED BOX
WIDE BODY COACH. CB RADIO
200 LITRES/55 U.S. GAL UNLEADED GAS
243 LITRES/74 U.S. GAL FRESH WATER
114 LITRES/30 U.S. GAL. GREY WATER
84 LITRES/22 U.S. GAL BLACK WATER
ASKING $72,000
CONTACT Darlene 519-822-8175 (Guelph - Evenings after 5:00 p.m.)
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CHAPTER NEWS
40+ YEARS OF ECHO
August 1st to 4th, 2014
HOST
Rideau Acres: Kingston
1014 Cunningham Road, Kingston, Ont, K7L 4V3 (800-958-5830) off Hwy 15, 1 mile North of 401 (exit 623)
Plans for the 2014 “40+YEARS OF ECHO” are well under way. Help is needed to make everything
work well. Below you will find a list of committee jobs we need help with:
Security: will operate between 7-12 PM
Parking: assist the Parking Chair until all units are in
First Aid: assist the First Aid Chair during campout (qualifications required)
Hospitality: chapters volunteering are asked to indicate a contact name and preferred dates and times
by June 15
Entertainment: come prepared with your own act/song/skit. Performances will be on Sunday night
Youth: assist Youth Chair during Youth activities
Additional Information
Door Prizes: donations of prizes are very much appreciated
Chapter Project Sales: will run at the same time as the Memorabilia display
Special Information
Because we are celebrating 40+ YEARS OF ECHO we are asking YOU to gather memorabilia related to previous ECHO campouts. Shirts, vests, badges, pictures, trophies etc to name some
of the treasures you may be able to locate. You may know of a former ECHO attendee who you
may wish to invite them to join us for the Sunday Memorabilia display or to camp with us for
the entire weekend. We will provide as many tables as we can for this display, scheduled for
the Sunday morning of the Campout. Refer to the program which will be distributed at the registration desk for time and location of the MEMORABILIA DISPLAY OF 40+YEARS OF ECHO.
Nominations for “Family Camper of the Year” along with a comprehensive written support for this
nomination are to be submitted to Carl Wood by June 15.
Volunteers, chapters offering a door prize/ hospitality, Family Camper of the Year nominations, or
for additional registration forms contact Carl Wood by June 15 at capwood@xplornet.ca: 613969-8118
YOU MAY LOOK US UP AT “ONTARIOFIREFLIES.CA”
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40+ YEARS OF ECHO
August 1st to 4th, 2014
HOST
Rideau Acres: Kingston
1014 Cunningham Road, Kingston, Ont, K7L 4V3 (800-958-5830) offhwy 15, 1 mile North of 401 (exit 623)
All registrations received by June 15, 2014 will be entered in a draw giving one unit free camping at ECHO 2014!!!!
Keep your ear to the camper wall for announcements of more draws for early
registrants!!!
(Early campers should be aware that we are using an extended area of the Rally Field. Parking will
be by chapter if registered by June 15.
Later registrants will not be guaranteed chapter parking)
.
Early Registration Fee: $20
.
Late Registration Fee $25
(Postmarked after June 15, 2014)
2 way hookup (dump facilities are available)
Camp Fee $105
Additional Family in one Unit: $40 Early Reg, $45 Late Reg.
NOTE: If you are unable to attend, the camp fee ($105) will be refunded:
Each family in the same unit must complete a separate registration form:
We will try to locate Pre registered handicapped units close to the activity area.
Make cheques payable to ECHO, 2014:
Mail to:
Pets must be on leash at all times
Carol & John Cote
237 Salmon Point Road,
Cherry Valley,
Ont,
K0K 1P0 613-846-0015
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Name:___________________________ Street:_____________________________________
City:________________________ Prov._______________ Postal Code__________________
Chapter_____________
# Adults_____
FCRV Membership #_______________
# Teens_____
# Youth (0-5)____
(6-9)
____
(10-12)_____
Handicapped parking required:__________________
If you are the additional family in a unit, provide the primary family name:_____________________________
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HEAR YE … HEAR YE
Registration forms are available on OPA FCRV website.
April 25, 2014 - April 27, 2014
May 30, 2014 - June 1, 2014
CONSERVATION WEEKEND
Hosted by Ontario Fireflies at Darlington Provincial Park; registration fee $10 (2 adults), See
article in Chapter News
SPRING INTO SUMMER
Hosted by Ausable River Nomads at Blyth Community Centre, 377 Gypsy lane, Blyth Preregistration $10, @ gate $15; Activity fee $65;
Friday night potluck supper & entertainment;
Saturday games, ice cream social & entertainment; Sunday breakfast & church; make cheque
payable to Ausauble River Nomads; send to
Bob & Donna Broadfoot, 40802 Mill Rd, RR#1
Brucefield, ON N0M 1J0
May 2, 2014 - May 4, 2014
SAUGEEN BLUFF CLEANUP
Hosted by Bruce County Campers; call president Shirley Thomas at 519-396-1310 for further
details
June 6, 2014 - June 8, 2014
May 16, 2014 - May 19, 2014
KINGSTON ROADRUNNERS FORMAL
Rideau Acres Campground, Camping Fee $65,
Pre-registration fee $15, send cheque/money
order to Kingston Roadrunners, to Neville &
Dorothy Taylor, 19 Sherwood Ave., Amherstview, ON K7N 1N3 Games, cake walk,
campfire, Saturday pot luck dinner
SPRING OPA - Canuck Dynasty Campout
Hosted by Tri-County Travellers. Tavistock Recreation Centre, 2 Adam St., Tavistock, Ont. Free
pig roast on Saturday; potluck salads & desserts. Redneck games & contests; entertainment ( live music & illusionist) ; Sunday service.
Pre-registration $20, Activity Fee $60. Make
cheques payable to Spring OPA 2014; send to
Carol Anderson R.R.#1 – 264207 Prouse Road,
Mt. Elgin, Ont.N0J 1N0. To assist with campout,
contact Lynn Acre at lynnacre@amtelecom.net.
To donate door prizes contact Joan Adamson at
jadamson@execulink.com or mail to 11 Goldenrod Drive, Tillsonburg, Ont.N4G 4B1. To volunteer a hospitality contact Linda Vandevyvere at
blvandevyvere@yahoo.ca. Gates open
Thurs.May15, 2014 at 2:00pm.
"Come Git Yer Redneck On!"
June 9, 2014 - June 13, 2014
RETIREE SPRING RALLY
53 1/2 Stover St. S, Norwich, On
pre-registration $10 till June 1, after $15, Activity
fee $80, make $10 cheque payable to Ontario
Retiree Rally; send to Jean & Jim Keenleyside,
420 Tuck Dr., Burlington, ON, L7L 2R3;
See page 24 for registration form.
Early camping $17.00 - opens Sunday 10 am;
indoor and outdoor games, nightly entertainment & draws, silent auction (bring donations
please), breakfast, lunch, dinner & ice cream
Please note an error was made on Spring
OPA registration form in the last OPAction
regarding the Activity Fee. It is $60 and NOT
$50. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
June 13, 2014 - June 15, 2014
COME & RELAX CAMPOUT
Hosted by Oxford, Rovers; Dorchester Fairgrounds, 4939 Hamilton Rd., Dorchester ON,
N0L 1G0 Pre-registration $6 ($10 at gate),
camping fee $55; cheque payable to Oxford
Rovers; send to Jack & Aggie Boden, 809 Anne
St. Woodstock ON, N4S 2E6
Campfires, pie irons, penny sale, family games,
EVERYONE welcome!
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HEAR YE … HEAR YE
Registration forms are available on OPA FCRV website.
July 7, 2014 - July 11, 2014
August 15, 2014 - August 17, 2014
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT Campvention 2014:
Champlain Valley Exposition Center at Essex
Junction, Vermont; camping fee with water &
electricity is $275; Friday, July 4 & Saturday
July 5 are early days with camping fee of $25
per night, payable at the gate.
WESTERN CAMPOUT
Hosted by Sarnia 4T’s; Brigden Fairgrounds,
2976 Brigden Sdrd (10 km south) of Sarnia on
hwy 80; $20 Pre-registration ($25 at gate), $45
camping fee; cheque payable to WESTERN
CAMPOUT; send to Western Campout, 1102
Indian Rd., N, Sarnia ON N7V4C5
August 1, 2014 - August 4, 2014
August 29, 2014 - September 1, 2014
40+ YEARS OF ECHO
FALL OPA Circle of Friends on Safari
hosted by Meandering Mohawks, at Fergus;
skating, swimming, entertainment, pork on a
bun, optional tours; pre-registration $30 July 1,
($35 at gate), activity fee $105, cheques payable to 2014 Fall OPA & sent to J Keenleyside,
420 Tuck Dr., Burlington ON, L7L 2R3
Rideau Acres Kingston, 1014 Cunningham
Road, Kingston, Ont, K7L 4V3 (800-958-5830)
off Hwy 15, 1 mile North of 401 (exit 623)
August 10, 2014 - August 15, 2014
REGIONAL CAMPOUT
at NET CAMPING RESORT, Pelham Ontario
See page 15 in this newsletter for more information.
September 12, 2014 - September 14, 2014
CORN COBB hosted by Ontario Fire Flies
at Rideau Acres, 1014 Cunningham Rd., Kingston, ON Pre-registration $10 ($15 at gate);
camping fee $70; cheque payable to Ontario
Fire Flies & send to Roy Kemsley, 68 Hwy 33,
Trenton, ON K8V 5P6
The Meandering Mohawks of Burlington, Ontario, are looking forward to being your host for the
2014 Fall OPA in Fergus, Ontario. Our club members are extremely enthusiastic about delivering
another successful OPA campout for our fellow FCRV campers.
Our theme is “Join Your Circle of Friends on Safari” and we are brimming with ideas for a wild
and woolly weekend of fun. Some of the activities we are looking forward to are: Tours to the
Ostrich Farm, youth making animal masks, use of the pool and ice rink, crafts and seminars, a
free meal, and quality entertainment.
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11 th CANADIAN REGIONAL CAMPOUT
August 10-15, 2014
Summer is coming, and that means REGIONAL.
August 10-15, 2014, Ontario is hosting the Regional
Campout for Region 7 at NET Camping in Vineland Ontario, near St. Catharine’s, Ontario.
This is a full service campground, with full hookups, including 20, 30 and 50 amps at each site.
This campground is very nice, and for us, a new area. There are walking trails, a lake for boating
and paddle boats (which can be rented), swimming pools and a games room. We have a building to
use. There are new washrooms right by our camping area, and even barbeques set up if you need
one.
There are a lot of things to do in the region, and…we’re only about 20 minutes from Niagara Falls!
However, around the campground, we are out of the tourist traffic.
We hope to have our activities in the morning so you can visit the area in the afternoon…a winery
tour is in the works now with, hopefully, a bus to take us all.
Registration forms can be found here in OPAction or on line.
There are still a few jobs to be filled, and the committee would like to see some chapters take on
hospitalities.
For more information on the campground, go to www.netcampingresort.com.
For more information on hospitalities, or to offer help, please contact Ralph and Linda Deline (519354-0958 rdeline@mnsi.net) , or Hugh and Camy Hicks (519-747-5125 fcrvpd@gmail.com).
Come and join us for a week of visiting, fun and friendship.
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11th FCRV Canadian Regional Campout
August 10-15, 2014
“Niagara Escape”
NET Camping Resort
2325 Regional Rd. 24
, Vineland, Ontario L0R 2C0,
www.netcampingresort.com
Registration Fees $240 Per Family
Enregistrement $240 par famille
Sunday Aug 10 – Friday Aug 15/2014
Canadian Funds Please
Late Registration after 01 July, 2014
Additional $15
Total Fees for 10-15 Aug required with
your registration
Confirmations will be sent by e-mail
where possible
Registration PAYABLE TO:
Dimanche le 10 août – Vendredi le 15 août,2014
Argent Canadien S.V.P.
Inscription aprés 1 juillet 2014
ajoutez $15
Frais au complet pour 10-15 août
requis avec inscription
Confirmations seront envoyées par
couriel si possible
votre inscription PAYABLE à:
FCRV Canadian Regional 2014
c/o Jason and Kim Welburn, 184 Temperance Lake Road
Athens, Ontario, K0E 1B0
For Information E-mail: rgdeline@gmail.com
NB: IF you register and are unable to attend, your registration fees will be refunded minus $25 administration fee.
NB: Si vous etés enregistrés et ne pauvez pas venir, vos frais d’enregistrement vous seront remboursés moins $25
d’administration.
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11th FCRV Canadian regional campout
Surname (nom de famille)_______________________ First Name (prénom)_________________________
Chapter (Chapitre)____________________________ FCRV member # (member # FCRV)_____________
Address (adresse)_______________________________________________________________________
City (ville) _____________________________________________________________________________
Postal Code (code postal)____________________ State/ Prov____________________
E-mail Address_______________________________Telephone #
______________________________
Type of Unit (genre d’équipement): __________________________Length/ longeur_____
H
cap Site _________cite pour handicape______________________________________________________
# Adults (adultes)_____ #Youth ( jeunes ) 4-12 __________ # Teens (adolescents) 13-19 yrs _________
(Please indicate Ages) (s.v.p. indiquez les ages)
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FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES - ESPECIALLY THE BIG KIDS
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39th FCRV RETIREE SPRING RALLY
JUNE 9 - 13, 2014
NORWICH COMMUNITY CENTER & ARENA
53 1/2 STOVER STREET SOUTH NORWICH ON.
Come & enjoy indoor and outdoor games, nightly entertainment & draws, silent auction (bring donations
please), breakfast, lunch, dinner & ice cream social, food bank donations accepted
HOBO PARKING - DUMPING AVAILABLE AT COST
LIMITED HYDRO—LIGHTS ONLY (first come, first served)
1 unit, 2 people
1 unit, 1 person
Extra person
Preregistration fee
$10
$10
$0
Activity Fee
$80
$55
$55
Total Fee
$90
$65
$55
DEADLINE FOR PREREGISTRATION—JUNE 1, 2014
GATE REGISTRATION $15, US Funds at par
Early camping $17.00—opens Sunday 10 am
Legion Buffet available Sunday 10 am to 1 pm
You must pay the FULL activity fee, regardless of the day of your arrival.
EMERGENCY CONTACT: NORWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE PHONE # 519-863-3733
Mail form with $10 preregistration ONLY payable to : ONTARIO RETIREE RALLY
Send to: Jim & Jean Keenleyside, 420 Tuck Drive, Burlington, ON L7L 2R3
Name:__________________________________________
Address___________________________________ City______________________________
Prov/State________________________________ Postal / Zip Code_______________
Chapter :_____________________________
LIMITED HANDICAP PARKING AVAILABLE:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: ___________________________________________________________________
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY NOTIFY: _____________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER: _____________________________________________________________
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READING OPActions
Thought of the DAY
Some OPA members have opted to receive
their OPActions electronically. If you are on
dialup or slow connection for the internet, you
may still wish to receive your newsletter by
mail. Choose the method that works best
for your situation. Only YOU can decide
that.
A good head and a good heart are always a
formidable combination.
(Nelson Mandela)
If you wish to view this newsletter online
OR wish to CHANGE your method of receiving your newsletter, please email
Wayne & Marilyn Rosenberger at
rosenberger44@gmail.com to inform them.
O.P.A. WEBSITE
We have a new, easy to use website. Just
google opa fcrv or fcrv opa and it will appear as OPA-FCRV .
Please make sure that membership has
your correct address and correct email address.
Marilyn & Wayne Rosenberger
3500 Chilligo Road, RR2, Breslau, Ontario
N0B 1M0
519-648-2017
It’s also a great place for YOU to let others
know what campouts you are organizing and
how they may join you. Registration forms
are also available through the website.
If for ANY REASON you do not wish to receive the OPAction, please let the Rosenbergers know.
If mistakes are made or changes are made
regarding dates, it’s a great place to let others know. Check the section: BULLETINS.
Please note that Diane Proper has a NEW
email address for the website only.
Please use it in future.
Contact Diane Proper at
diane@opa-fcrv.ca
CHAPTER NEWS
We welcome chapter news, and hope
you will send pictures and
descriptions of your camping
experiences to share with others.
Please email written material as WORD
documents.
OOPS!
Upcoming Meeting
O.P.A. VOTING DELEGATES MEETING
DEADLINES FOR PUBLICATION ARE:
March 4, June 14, August 14, November 10
Sunday May 18, 2014
Spring OPA, Tavistock, ON
Meeting to start at 1:00 PM.
4opaction@gmail.com
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SPRING OPA CAMPOUT
May 16-19, 2014
Hosted by Tri-County Travellers
Tavistock & District Recreation Centre
2 Adam Street, Tavistock, Ontario
Electric 15 amps & bring extra extension cords, water available
Pre-registration: $20
Activity Fee: $60
Gates Open on Thursday at 2:00 pm
Free Pig Roast
YOU bring salad, vegetable or dessert
Make cheques payable to Spring OPA 2014
Send registrations to: Jacques & carol Anderson
RR#1 - 264207 Prouse Rd
Mount Elgin, ON N0J 1N0
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Name:__________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Prov. ________________________________ Postal / Zip Code_______________
Chapter :_____________________________ HANDICAP : Y _____
#ADULTS _____
#TEENS _____
# YOUTH _____
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PROJECT TABLE ______________________