2013 MCW December Newsletter

MOTOR CITIES
WINNIES
December Newsletter
Vol.39/Issue 10/December 2013
We celebrated our annual Christmas Party on
December 7th at Moose Ridge Grill in South Lyon.
Thirty three of us made it, ranging from long time
members to brand new members. Those “present”
were the Battles, Clays, Dunns, Emersons, Garcias,
Gibbonses, Hennellses, Johnsons, Krecs,
Marzions, Paszkos, Eric Pearson (Karen was ill),
Ruths, Stolzes, Tuckers, Van Harts, and the Zieglers.
We talked and caught up with everyone while a band made up of a bass, guitar, and trumpet played in the
background. Picture albums with newsletters were displayed on a back table, going back to the beginning of the
club. Did you know they used to camp year round? Bob Paszko told us about a dinner along with the Camper
Show that will be on February 6th. Judy Ruth passed around photo book prototypes. One type was in black and
white and the other color. Most of us voted for color, and the cost will be about $8.00. It was noted that Ran
Hennells looked better in black and white…
Before dinner we enjoyed beverages and a vegetable tray. The
buffet dinner included chicken, pork, vegetables, potatoes and
rolls. Our newest members, The Clays and Van Harts were at the first table chosen and they learned what keeps
this group together. Food!
After dinner we moved on to the gift exchange. (Nance Johnson’s favorite thing as Bob Garcia keeps
reminding her.) Bill Battle was the MC. Bob Paszko “volunteered” Bill at the last meeting. Bill was talking
and didn’t hear, so he was stuck. Since he was in charge, he deputized Jim Tucker to take pictures. They
switched nametags which meant that Jim Tucker was the MC? Bill really enjoyed himself, giving descriptive,
although sometimes misleading explanations of the presents.
You can tell that when a present is
involved, everyone is paying attention.
Marion Marzion
found out that they
still make Chia
Pets – this one is
Homer Simpson.
Gail Battle and Steve Van Hart
seemed to be “stolen” from the most.
The listing of the presents is for your own use. Maybe it
will make you wish you had come, or it might give you
ideas for next year. They included: AA batteries, 2 LED
flashlights, lap snuggie, bug zapper, microfiber glass towel, Cranium game, Gingerbread cookie kit for ninjas,
cup holders, 2 Tim Horton gift cards, two home made wood back scratchers w/candy, wind-up musical train,
pine cone candles, notebook and pencil, Taboo game, Homer Simpson Chia Pet, lilac candle hand dipped in
Indiana, 2 big popcorn cans, Uncle Sam New Years hat +, microwave omelet pan and egg poacher, Silver
Slipper cranberry cosmo mix to use w/vodka, ratchet screwdriver set with drill bits, chicken teapot, snowman
plate, Woodsy the Woodman statue (Dunns had since 1962 and it kept their dog off the dash.), snowman and
pot holders, a jar filled with candy, a phone wallet, candle & steak knives and warm socks. Items most stolen
were the batteries (Jan Ziegler tried to hide them), LED flashlights, Tim Horton cards, Cranium game, chicken
teapot, snowman plate, and glass slipper w/ mix. Please excuse me if I got some wrong, as Bill gave colorful
descriptions rather than the actual names.
At the end of the evening, we were all given candles from the tables to take home, and the person from each
table who traveled the farthest got the evergreen centerpiece. It is always up to the president to pick a restaurant
and to run the party. Bob and Sherry did a great job with the
party. Thank you so much Bob and Sherry!
Some said goodbye until February, or for others, goodbye until
April. Those of us staying in Michigan will think of those in the
warm climates as we hunker down in front of our fireplaces.
Wherever you will be, enjoy yourselves and stay in good health.
SAFE JOURNEYS TO ALL!!
Bill Battle did such a nice job taking pictures of all the couples that I just had to share. The
pictures are in order from longest members to newest members - at least as far as I can
remember. Some didn’t have the date on their application.
1994
Judy and Ran Hennells
Our first 20 yr Members!
Both are Past Presidents.
1998
Bill and Marion Marzion
Past President
6/2002
Ted and Sharon Emerson
Past Secretary and our own
“Mr. Excitement”
* See Gibbons below.
6/2002 Bob and Bev Garcia
WWW 2nd VP and Secretary
Judy and Bert Ruth
WWW 1st Vice-President
9/2002
Nancy and Ron Johnson
Past Treasurer and Past President
Sherry and Bob Paszko
MCW President
Bob and Melinda Dunn
Past MCW President, WWW President
and WWW Secretary
Gail and Bill Battle
She Who Must Be Obeyed
MCW 2nd Vice-President
Voluntary Permanent Photographer
Our newest members have joined in the last year.
12/2012
8/2013
Jan and Bob Ziegler
Dan and Joy Stolz
WELCOME TO OUR CLUB!!
Miriam and Jim Tucker
The Chili King and Queen
3/2013
10/2013
Ray and Diana Clay
Rosa and George Krec
Brochure maker and Historian?
5/2012
10/2013
Eric Pearson
He’s not smiling because his wife,
Karen, was too ill to join us.
.Barb and Jerry were at the party, put
somehow eluded Bill taking couple
Proof they were there.
pictures.
.
11/2013
Marie and Steve Van Hart
6/2002
Barb and Jerry Gibbons
First of all Sherry and I wish our entire Motor Cities Winnies family a blessed Merry Christmas and a
joyous, healthy Happy New Year. Thank you all for being a big part of our life.
We hope you enjoyed yourselves at this year’s Christmas Party. Remember, next year we’re having
an ugly Christmas sweater competition with prizes for the ugliest men’s and women’s Christmas
sweater. It should be fun.
Now for some MCW this and that.
Historically Motor Cities Winnies has not published a newsletter in January and February, although in 2012 we
started publishing a March newsletter because of our Pre-Camping Season Kick-off Dinner. Because of that, I
want to take this December newsletter opportunity to close a couple 2013 loose ends.
•
2014 Wagon Masters, make sure that I have your campout dates ASAP for a few reasons:
1. I usually update the website calendar of events during our winter downtime.
2. WIT Club is in the frozen winter tundra of Forest City, IA, and commonly reviews our websites during this time.
3. Those gainfully employed need the dates to schedule time off with their employers.
•
As a Wagon Master, we ask that you save your receipts to determine campout cost per person. Keep in mind that you are entitled to receive a
MCW $2 subsidy per eligible individual campout attendee. Eligible attendees include: WIT Club members and guests wishing to become members. For
example:
o $150.00 total receipt cost
o
$40.00 minus $2 subsidy per eligible attendee (in this example 20)
o $110.00 net cost
o $110.00/20 = $5.50 net cost divided by attendees equals final cost per person.
There is no official MCW chapter event planned for January.
For those not snow-birding this 2014 winter, why hibernate when you can Winnieate? (Winnies do enjoy
eating) Be sure to mark your MCW calendars for February and March because:
•
MCW is having a MARVAC 48th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show and Dinner outing in February (RV show opens Wednesday, February 5th and
closes Sunday, February 9th). We have planned Thursday February 6th to avoid crowds and make it easier to accommodate us as a group for dinner.
Details to follow.
•
Back by popular demand: MCW’s 3rd Annual Pre-Camping Season Kick-Off Dinner on Saturday, March 8th. Details to follow.
Thank you for your support in making 2013 a successful MCW season. If you like your current Winnie
memories you can keep them, but our 2014 plan will provide you with even more memory coverage.
Bob Paszko
MOTOR CITIES WINNIES TREASURY REPORT
MONTHLY DETAILS
Nov, 2013
DEPOSITS
Checking:
Amount:
$0.00
Total:
Disbursement fund:
$0.00
Total:
$0.00
Amount:
WITHDRAWALS
Checking:
It was Bob Paszko who “volunteered” Bill Battle to MC
the Gift Exchange. If you look in the background, you
will see the Michigan State vs. Ohio State game on TV.
Date:
Date
posted:
1036
$24.00
11/5/13
1037
Total:
$45.75
$69.75
11/19/13
Disbandment fund:
Total:
$69.75
Anniversaries 2014
Bob and Melinda Dunn
Robert and Sherry Paszko
Wayne and Marian Van Houten
John and Mary Reutter
Bruce and Patsy McCowan
Jim and Pat Milroth
Bert and Judy Ruth
Jay and M.J. Wright
Jack and Susie Rocker
Larry and Nancy Love
Ron and Nance Johnson
John and Doris DiSalvo
Eric and Karen Pearson
Tony and Linda Turri
1/8/1977
1/9/1975
1/20/1962
1/21/1983
2/4/1967
2/18/1972
3/11/1972
3/16/1990
4/1/1985
4/9/1966
4/15/1967
4/16/1972
4/23/2005
4/27/1957
37 years
39 years
52 years
31 years
47 years
42 years
42 years
24 years
29 years
48 years
47 years
42 years
9 years
57 years
Marriage
Marriage Decade Milestones in 2013
John and Mary Reutter 30 years!
John and Christine
Christine Trathen 50 years!!
CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY MORE!!
For:
Dunns co-hosts
for Frankenmuth
Paszko
bought
stamps
BIRTHDAYS 2014
January
Ed Laginess
Phil Scramlin
Patsy Mc Cowan
Peter Ramanchuk
Marion Marzion
Bill Hornsby
Bruce McCowan
Sherry Paszko
7
10
14
17
26
27
27
29
February
Joyce Hampton
Doug Porter
Larry Love
Nancy Love
Marie Van Hart
Mike Barnes
Wayne Van Houten
Joy Stolz
1
6
6
8
8
21
23
24
March
George Krec
Bob Dunn
Ron Johnson
Lisa Myers
Bert Ruth
Ed Senkowski
6
10
14
16
22
24
April
Bill Marzion
Bob Ziegler
Jerry Gibbons
Linda Turri
7
16
26
29
You are in our thoughts and prayers
Bob Ziegler is having Baha bone connection surgery. It will put a screw into the bone by his ear and
should improve his hearing greatly. As Bob says, everyone always said he had a screw loose…
Marion Marzion has been having a long terrible year of pain. That’s why they missed the first Show
and Tell ever. Marion was feeling well and joined us at the Christmas Party. She never knows how long
these good patches will go, but her goal is to keep going so she can enjoy her grandchild’s wedding in
August. (Maybe using pain patches?)
Barb Gibbons will be having hip replacement January 20th in Arizona. We hope to see her skipping and
jumping come
come camping season.
We hope you all feel 100% better soon!
soon!
THIS AND THAT
Watch the Tonight Show on December 18th and 20th. Skip and Nancy Yates have tickets to shows on those
days, but they still have to stand in line. They send out more tickets than there are seats for each performance
and they’re at different times. Maybe they shoot two shows and then patch them together? Nancy and Skip
will fill us in.
Gail and Bill Battle will be leaving in two weeks for a three week vacation in Australia! They will visit their
son in Perth and their granddaughter in Melbourne. We expect to hear all about it!
COMING EVENTS FOR 2014
February 6
Dinner and Novi camper show
March 8
Pre-Camping Season Kick-Off Dinner
April 25-27 Haas Lake RV Park Wagon Masters Tuckers and Battles
25800 Haas Rd, New Hudson, MI 48165
(Mailing address: for GPS use Lyon Twp. or Wixom)
Call for reservations starting January 8, 2014. 248-437-0900
Ask for Motor Cities Winnies group when making reservations. Then please
notify the Tuckers or Battles.
$43.00 for 50 amp full hookup in area Z, Lake 4. Each site is large enough
for RV and tow vehicle.
Friday: Dinner will be at a restaurant TBD.
Saturday: A heated enclosed lounge is reserved for Sat. night from 3-8pm.
It will be a Pot Luck. The Tuckers are providing Chili and Beef Stew. You are
asked to bring a dish to pass.
May
State Spring Campout in Ludington - More info as I get it from WWW.
June 20-22
State Rally
Barry Expo Center 269-945-2224
Barry County Fair
1350 North M-37 Hwy
Hastings, MI 49058- info to come from WWW
July 16-20
GNR Forest City, Iowa Go to WIT website for more info.
Pay by April 12 and get $30 off your registration fee
August 14-17 Wapakoneta Ohio Wagon Masters Krecs and Battles
Wapakoneta KOA 800-562-9872
14719 Cemetery Road
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
September
State Fall Campout – info to come from WWW
October
This will be a dual campout with Lansing. Ruths will represent Motor Cities.
November
at Frankenmuth Wagon Masters Char and Bill Hornsby