November 2015 - Southern California American Coach Association

November 2015
President’s Message
Table Of
Contents
Pg 1,2
President’s
Message
Pg 2,
Anniversary
Wishes
Pg 3,4,5,8 Rally Photos
Pg 6,7
Pg 7
Chapter Minutes
Mother’s Day
Announcement
Pg 8
Calendar
Bob Clapper
President
Ken Brummett
Vice President
Chapter Susan Rose
Officers Secretary
Brianne Brissette
Membership/Treasurer
Debbie Darby
Member At Large
Don & Mary Ferderer
Newsletter Editors
Hey, So
Cal!
I hope this newsletter finds you all enjoying the greater things in life!
Becky and I sure had a great time the
last couple of weekends with our ACA
friends.
We drove to Sacramento and met up with
Pat and Gary Adams as well as Gene and
Rosalie Owens on our way up to the Nor
Cal rally in Clio CA where we also met
up with about a half dozen other SoCal
members and a fair share of Nor Cal
members for a total of 18 rigs.
The weather was perfect and the RV Park
and surrounding area was beautiful with
pine trees as far as you could see. Monday morning after a great rally in Clio a
group of about 9 rigs all headed south and
toward the coast to arrive early for the So
Cal San Juan Bautista Rally at the Betabel
RV Resort.
When we arrived Ken & Cheryl Brummett, Don & Mary Ferderer as well as
Ginny Wenzel were already hard at work
decorating the club house and making
runs to Costco and other places unknown
collecting all the goodies we enjoyed the
rest of the rally. They did a great job of
decorating the place. We ended up having
25 rigs which was a great turn out!
Ken, Don and Sal Speziale all slaved
over the babeque cooking chicken for the
group one night. While Cheryl, Mary and
Ginny hit the kitchen the first night making
spaghetti and some great garlic bread for 50
of us hungry souls. We all enjoyed exploring the area with Gilroy just to the north
and the small town of San Juan Bautista to
the south with its old state run historic mission and a unique street of shops.
The turnout was great and we saw some
members we have not seen in quite some
time like Susie and Chuck Damart, Myrna
& Paul Lazereta, as well as Don & Soraya
Skinner to name a few.
Not to mention the opportunity to see the
rest of the crew and a few Nor Cal members
as well. There were a few we missed. Starting with Rob and Cindy Madore who had to
cancel at the last minute because their home
was flooded while they were out traveling
so they had to cancel and go find a new
place to move (doesn’t sound like fun at
all). Ben and Beverly Petty were unable to
make it while Ben was busy getting a new
pacemaker. I guess that’s a fairly good excuse for not making it to a SoCal rally.But
Ben is doing fine. We also had expected to
see Joe and Debbie Darby but it turns out
their coach wanted to stay at the paint shop
a little longer than expected. I hate when
that happens.
For those that were able to make the rally,
we were treated to great food, a great opportunity to visit with some great friends.
We also enjoyed some great oompah music
from a local couple that our hosts found
from the little town of San Juan Bautista.
And the RV Resort was very accommodating. They had a very large open grass area
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for all our furry friend to run freely in. Well Abby
wasn’t that thrilled with the Adams new little family
member Sheela trying to steel her ball! But all went
well at the end.
There were no new nominees for the renowned “T”
award. So it will remain in the hands of Norm Olsen
until the next unsuspecting member is either spotted
making that next mistake or is thrown under the bus
by a close friend or loved one.
Happy 40th Anniversary
Charlie & Sharon
Oktoberfest 2015
Rallies:
So Cal, Nor Cal and South West are responsible for
putting on the Western regional rally. We are excited
to tell you that the rally will be held at the Golden
Village Palms RV Resort in Hemet California.
Arrive Thursday March 31st and depart Monday
morning April 4th. So plan to join the “Ship of
Fools” for the April Fools Western Regional Rally.
We will surely have plenty of foolish activities to
enjoy by all. Save the date.
The Roses are putting the details together for a rally
at Pechanga Casino and RV Resort in Temecula over
the Mother’s day weekend May 6th 7th and 8th. So
grab mom and head on down and join us. I understand she has 25 spots. Details will be coming out
shortly. So mark your calendar. Some family member
RV spots may be available
We are looking for folks to put on a local So Cal rally
once a quarter. So please help us out and recommend
a location, and maybe volunteer your time, and we
will surely help you make it happen!
Bob and Becky
Clapper
Charlie and Sharon Miller were joined by family
and friends for a 40th wedding anniversary celebration down in Temecula, CA. Dressed all in
white, the happy couple renewed their wedding
vows. Charlie wore the same suit he wore the
day of the wedding and it still fit perfectly!
After the ceremony, and some introductions &
remarks from Sharon, a brief film was shown
highlighting their 40 years. Before dinner was
served, they even took a turn on the dance floor,
with Sharon leading this time! It was obvious
they are as much in love as ever.
Congratulations from your ACA Family!
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Can you
say
“Fireball”?
Susan receiving a little
gift for bingo.....
I’ve never seen such
happy garlic!!
Ray:“What did I say this time?”
Mary: “Nothing. I just enjoy
choking you.”
Attn:
Walmart
Shoppers...
We don’t even like
beer...
“Ken, in his typical
fashion, making an
announcement...
Christine announcing
the winners
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Christine drawing
her own ticket!
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AMERICAN COACH ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
Minutes from meeting of October 3, 2015
Southern California President Bob Clapper
opened the meeting at 10:02 A.M. at the Betabel
RV Park in San Juan Bautista, CA. Other
officers present were: Ken Brummett, Vice
President, and Susan Rose, Secretary.
WELCOME
President Clapper welcomed everyone to the
Betabel RV Resort. He commented that some
of the people at this rally had just come from
the Norcal rally at Clio’s River Edge RV park in
Clio, CA. Skip Dieter had a poker run set up
that took participants all around the local area so
that everyone could see the lovely venue which
included “the coolest ACE hardware, ever!” This
venue is North of Truckee and West of Reno.
President Clapper also gave thanks to the
wagon masters, Ken and Cheryl Brummett,
Don and Mary Ferderer, and Ginny Wenzel who
unfortunately had to leave the rally early due to a
family emergency.
SECRETARY'S MINUTES
The Minutes from the prior Chapter meeting
held in Goshen, Indiana had not been officially
prepared but were reported on orally by the secretary. Art Bridges made a Motion to approve
the Minutes as related and Leslie Speziale seconded. The motion was passed.
TREASURER'S REPORT
6-9, 2016 (3 nights). Susan Rose is the wagon
master and she is looking for helpers from the
members who do not plan to attend the Spring
National Rally.
The Spring, 2016 National rally is set for
Myrtle Beach on May 9-14, 2016. Anyone interested in attending and putting on a rolling rally
from So Cal should let President Clapper know.
OLD BUSINESS
President Clapper reported that he still has
one throw from the National Rally available at
the bargain basement price of $25.00. Also
available are two grey welcome mats with the
American Coach logo at $50.00 each. The cookbooks which he had been asked to sell have, in
fact, been sold.
Don Ferderer indicated that he has been the
editor for the So Cal newsletter for quite some
time and, in keeping with his recent retirement,
he would like to relinquish the responsibility. The
position is open: anyone interested should contact President Clapper.
The Turkey Award and its history were briefly
touched upon. Current recipient, Norm Olson, is
not present at this rally. That being said, there
were no nominees to take it over so Norm continues to be blessed with the lovely T.
Our current secretary, Susan Rose, has indicated she would like a break. Pat Adams has
stepped up and will (resume) take on the role
effective at the end of this rally. Welcome Pat!
NEW BUSINESS
We have a decision about the Western
Regional rally for 2016! It will be held March
31-April 4, 2016 (4 nights) at the Golden Village
Palms in Hemet, CA. The actual dates coincide
with April Fool’s Day (April 1) so we are looking
for a theme that builds on that “holiday”.
President Clapper reported that our balance
is $3,194.44. A Motion to approve the treasurer’s
So Cal will be sponsoring a Mother’s Day
report was made by Ray Lamb and seconded by
weekend
rally in Pechanga. The dates are May
Becky Clapper. Motion carried.
Fall, 2016 National Rally is sponsored by
Norcal at Seven Feathers in Oregon. The dates
are August 22-27, 2016. President Clapper indicated that several SoCal families will be going up
and holding either a pre-rally or post-rally in the
local area. He also mentioned the possibility of
going to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in
July and heading down to the Fall National rally.
More investigation will be necessary before a
commitment is made.
President Clapper reported that at the
Goshen rally he convinced Bill Dettmer to assist
in setting up a rally at the Albuquerque Balloon
Festival. Bob will try to pin down Mr. Dettmer
and get this started. The Festival is held in early
October. Subsequent to the meeting and prior
to these minutes being prepared it was reported
by Mr. Clapper that Mr. Dettmer has provided
information about the Festival for 2016 and he is
requesting responses from anyone interested in
attending. The suggested dates are October 6-8,
the recommendation from Bill is to go with the
VIP West/East package which is $85 per night,
dry camping, with two passes. If you are interested in this rally, please email Bob Clapper and
Brianne Brissette ASAP so that they can get a
head count.
We still are looking for more rallies.
President Clapper indicated it’s just like putting
on a party for 20 or so of your closest friends and
spouses. We do not have anything scheduled
between now and April and it would be nice to
have a reason to get the coaches out of storage
and use them at least once between these dates.
Anyone interested: call Bob.
There was no further new business. Motion:
Art Bridges motioned to adjourn the meeting
and it was seconded by Sandy Bridges. The
motion passed unanimously and the meeting
officially adjourned at 10:30 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Rose,
Secretary
MARVELOUS MOTHER’S DAY
Attention all you So Cal members NOT planning on attending the
Spring National Rally. We have an option for you that is just too
good to be true!
Mother’s Day in Temecula!!!
May 6-8, 2016
Pechanga RV Park
This rally will be open to family and friends so you can invite your
family members and friends who have a SOB to join us in the fun.
They can participate in their own RV or, if coziness is good for you,
join in and stay with you in your RV.
And, if they can’t commit to the entire weekend, we have another
plan: invite them to Mother’s Day Brunch! On Sunday, May 8, we
will have brunch in the clubhouse, served by our own faithful husbands, and following that we will have games for the whole family.
There will be a nominal charge for brunch but the games are free.
We would appreciate an unofficial count of who might be interested. If you agree that this sounds too good to miss, send us a
quick note so that we can decide on how many spots to reserve.
Return email:
SROSES4@AOL.COM
Sincerely,
Susan Rose, Wagon Master
Sandy Bridges, Co-host Extraordinaire
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If you haven’t been
to a rally lately,
check out the fun
you’re missing! Lots
of photos inside.
Southern California Chapter
Membership Newsletter
Don Ferderer
13570 Amanda Drive, Chino, CA 91710
email: donferderer@gmail.com
* * * Calendar Of Events * *
• • • 2016 • • •
• March 31-April 4
Western Regional Golden Village Palms
Hemet, CA
• May 6-9
Pechanga RV Resort Hemet CA
Susan Rose & Sandy Bridges
• May 9-14
ACA Spring National
Ocean Lakes Campground
Myrtle Beach, SC
• August 22-27
ACA Fall National
Seven Feathers Resort
Canyonville, OR
• Oct 6-8 (Tentative)
Balloon Fiesta Rally
Albuquerque, NM
Bill & Kip Dettmer