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Welcome to Perris Lake Recreation Area
Live Oak Hosting Recap by the Past Tents Gang
January 2014
Chattering teeth and the roar of rig furnaces alternately drowned each other out as the hardy souls in 102 rigs
braved the arctic nights at the Live Oak Caravan, Dec. 4 through 8. That count included 6 first timers and 8 guests.
An excellent turnout. Hosted by the Past Tents, this year’s theme was “Santa’s Workshop.” Toys and craft tools
placed around the host tent helped create the North Pole atmosphere. A Christmas tree was set up in the Pavilion
and, after being started with some light strings and decorations, was completed with ornaments provided by Caravan members. The result was a beautiful tree which, following the conclusion of the meeting, was disassembled to
be transported to a needy family. Thanks to everyone who helped both our Caravan and a deserving family enjoy
a brighter holiday.
Our generosity went further, as a splendid turnout for the Toys-For-Tots provided a mountain of gifts to be donated to the Marine Corps program for distribution to underprivileged children. Kudos to all for providing a little
joy to these kids. And thank you to Gene and Sally Caulfield for making all the arrangements and transporting
the toys. Thank-you’s also are in order to the many Past-Tents and other Caravaners who provided a cornucopia
of prizes for the morning announcements. They were so nice it’s a wonder they were relinquished by the covetous
announcers Jon & Loni Calhoun.
The annual Craft Faire appeared to be a great success, with lucky Caravaners snatching up perfect handmade
gifts for the holidays. The diverse and top-quality talents of our many craftspersons were evident in the wide array
of “arty” and practical objects being sold. This sale saved the bacon for more than a few shoppers who needed gift
ideas.
Barbara Berggreen had us all looking “left” and “right” until our necks hurt with another hilarious episode of
her eponymous characters. Brown bags flew back and forth until some poor souls squawked a plea for a slowdown
to get their wits together. When the saga ended and the bags were opened, there were as many grins as puzzled
looks as the players contemplated their prizes.
The Len Philippi Memorial Championship Washer Toss Tournament provided single-elimination high drama
as some favorites saw relatively early exits and unknown plonkers lucked their way forward. Congratulations to
the victors and to all those who competed. And, of course, thank you John Mailliard for continuing to shoulder the
burden of organizing this highlight event time and again.
Saturday night brought death by calories as everyone’s favorite meal was set out: the all-camp dessert buffet.
Thanks to Rene Wade and Nancy/Stephen Zippler/Bourgholtzer for spearheading the table decorations. Everything looked festive, and the desserts were plentiful and varied. Some attendees, spied with second platefuls, apparently were making this the main meal of the evening! Yumm.
Finally, thanks to the C.B. Broadcast by Professor Edward Newton & his rendition of War of the Worlds , we
all learned just where John Mailliard really hails from. Long way from home John..!!
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Brown Bags
with Barbara Berggreen
The Outbacks enjoyed a fine Ham
Dinner at Live Oak Camp.
Looks to me like they had a wonderful
time despite the cold weather.
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Goodwill Ambassador Report
Our club lost three of
our members in the month
of November:
No Mad, ED CAREY
#2113 was getting ready for
bed and just passed on.
WE SALUTE YOU
Host Tent Volunteers
For December
Bill Aurthur
Betty Boschma
John & Zoe Caires
Jon Calhoun
Jim & Ann Cook
Mary Sue Ferrell
Joe & Jane Fletcher
Herb & Connie Johnson III
Herb & Darlene Johnson Jr.
Bob & Margot Kody
Don & Carol Kratzer
Sara Lauderdale
Bob & LuAnne Lowe
Allen & Sue Mercer
Carl & Jean Orr
Ken & Linda Palmer
Past Tents
Irene Paulin
Claude & Carol Potts
Jim & Marilyn Ramey
George & Rosie Reeder
Tom Riley
Ruben & Jenny Pasillas
Mike & Margaret Skinner
Bill & Frances Surbrook
Joan Taylor
Laura Techentin
Vern & Charlene Tutterrow
Oscar Wittrock
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Drifter, HERB CODDINGTON #2505 with
MARION and a daughter holding his hands, he
slipped away peacefully on the 19th.
Another No Mad, ROD MORTENSON #2483
was suffering with Pneumonia and Parkinson’s when
he passed on the 29th.
Back Scratcher, ZOE CAIRES #2851 is recovering from carpal tunnel surgery.
Yet again another No Mad, JEANNETTE WALKER #2999 is recovering from her corrective Cuban
surgery when she fell and broke her left femur. It
seems the Cubans used a right leg rod in her left leg.
They also used one screw when they should have
used three screws.
Firesider, BOB SCHMAHL #2329 is recovering
from his knee surgery which was performed on December 17th.
Mona Shaner
MonaL@sbcglobal.net
www.lazydazecaravanclub.org
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Washer Toss
Champions
Number One!
First Place: Marlin Zabel
Verona McCutcheon
Second Place: Bob Wayne
Carol Kratzer
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live oak swapmeet
Items for Home and RV — Photos by Frances Smith
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Painted turtle
Our Lazy Daze Team Turtle is well on its way to resupplying the afghans and Turtle pillows so loved by the kids at camp.
Cleaning and restoring is well on its way and the 2014 Camp Season is going to happen (provided not more fires)
Special thanks go to Laura Techentin and Zoe Caires for the
many many pillows they so thoughtfully made.
Loni Calhoun and her mother spend quality time knitting an
afghan together for Painted Turtle campers.
Thank you everyone for your support and coming by to say
hello at the Craft Show at Live Oak.
Jane Farwell
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Toys For Tots
Thanks to all the Lazy Dazers for the all
the wonderful gifts to the Toys For Tots
program. Your contributions gave a lot of
joy to less fortunate children.
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Caravaner of The Year
We are proud to be recognized as Caravanners of
the Year. Being recognized as Caravanners of the Year
also means that the Safety Team has value and importance in our Caravan Club. Our safety team volunteers
come to meetings, train in CPR and learn about the
AED, ect. Volunteers know that they may never have
to use this training, but each volunteer wants to be
ready and able if ever an emergency arises. This is a
sign of their dedication.
Bob and I will not be at the January caravan. Steve
Tivy our wonderful weather man will have double duty
because he will have the AED, blood pressure cuff, first
aid kit, and our first aid flag. The first aid box is for
everyone to use. Some items have expiration dates
on them and have to be replaced, and if not used is a
waste. So feel free to use anything in the first aid box at
any time during our caravans.
Joanne Wayne, Chairman, Safety Team
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YEAR
1983
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LAST
Fleming
Wine
Matthews
Saunders
Kudell
Barger
Cash
Lawrence
VonSoosten
Graham
Williams
Wass
Boschma
Moore
Bevington
Creath
Holliday
Reeder
Johnson
Wayne
Widmer
Greene
Alford
Edgecomb
Tutterrow
Fletcher
Nelson
No-Mads
Joe
Filler
Mailliard
Smith
LaPorte
Berggreen
Gibbs
Tanner
Hurley
Wayne
FIRST
Don
Jack
Jim
Bill & Yvonne
Carolyn
John & Marlene
George & Dorothy
Frank & Marion
Ron
Bob & Beulah
Lyle & Helen
Roland & Edythe
Frank & Betty
Earl & Florence
Florence
Roy& Helen
Bob & Darlyne
George & Rose Marie
Herb
Bill
Ed
Gordon
Bill
Harry & Lurlie
Vern & Charlene
Joe & Jane
Don & Bobbie
Terry & Lucy
Bob & Di
John
Frances & Bob
Donna
Barbara
Joe and Laureta
Terry
David
Bob & Joanne
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Kristin Lambert — Sodotna, AK
Ron & Mary Tribbett — Dixon, CA
Sara Lauderdale — Santa Barbara, CA
Calicia Hardin — WestPort, MA
Virginia Free — Madison, SD
Bill & Jane Lynch — Mission Viejo, CA
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Caravan Anniversaries
50th Caravan — Larry and Sharon Turner
Marlin and Peggy Zabel
Thank you for all your work and the Caravans we all
enjoyed during your service.
2014 Board Members
75th Caravan — Bob and LuAnne Lowe
The adventures continue with a new Board in place.
From left to right: Marlin Zabel; Statistician, Herb
Johnson II; Chairman, John Maillaird; Membership Officer, Charlene Tutterrow; Treasurer, Sharon
Turner; Secretary, Bob Filler; Vice Chairman, and
David Hurley (not shown); Website and Caravaner
Editor
300th Caravan — Norm Martin
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DEATH VALLEY NEWS 2013! by Francis Smith
We arrived on the 22nd and the Joe’s beat us by one day and oh what a gorgeous day it
was. A little later in the day two #2048’s arrived. Now guess who has more than one Lazy
Daze, if you guessed the Nordstrom’s you win nothing, sorry about that. We all settled in
and talked for a while and decided to have an early evening.
On Christmas Day some of us went to
Artist’s Drive and waited for sunset
to get our fabulous pictures, believe
that if you want. We came back to
camp and had our Christmas dinner.
As we were sitting around talking with
everyone who had arrived after Christmas
several of us had a wild life experience. There were four coyotes and
three of them chased the one away from their territory, can’t believe
how fast they are. That is the first time any of us experienced that
happening. Later that evening we sat around our fire pot and looked at the brilliant stars in the sky.
I know you hear us saying this every year but the weather
was fantastic. It was in the high 60’s and low 70’s. Only one
night around midnight did the wind come up and we had
gusts of wind that hit 36 MPH. Thanks goodness Dave and
Christine got up and put everyone’s chairs away, our heroes.
Other for the windy night you couldn’t ask for better weather.
Of course we had our normal happy hours and dinners.
We went on Sunday to Furnace Creek Inn for brunch and
needless to say we didn’t come back to camp hungry.
On the 31st we had our annual washer toss tournament.
Our winners were Art Vorbeck and Mona Shaner with Bob
Smith and Millie Reiner coming in second.
That evening was our largest and longest happy hour and
the food was delicious. After it got dark Rosemary made
our toast for the New Year. There were four hardy souls who
made it to midnight and after.
Remember you just missed a great time!
Francis Smith, Death Valley Desperado
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Tech Talk Article 80
Terry’s Tech Talk
Cab Seat Belt Failure
January, 2014
The cab passenger side seatbelt on my 2001 Lazy Daze Rear Bath would not latch. It appears that the red
release button is somehow jammed. I tried lubricating it with WD-40 and exercising the button but it was
hopelessly jammed. I went on-line and searched for seatbelt replacement parts to no avail. I looked in my
Owner’s Manual and at my official Ford Service Manual on CD without finding a reference. I tried to carefully remove the plastic cover along side the seat but the hidden plastic attachment tabs easily broke. Once
the cover was off, the seat belt assembly was easily removed by unscrewing the single bolt that held it in place.
I found the wiring harness under the seat and separated the plastic wiring connector. As always, none of the
individual parts are serviceable. The assembly is shown below:
I went to www.fordparts.com and found a diagram for the cab captain’s chair and found the part number
61202. The site does not directly take orders so I had to go to a Ford Dealer Parts Department to order it and
then go back to pick up the part. The cost was $181 before sales tax.
The part is rather interesting as the horizontal pipe section contains a pyrotechnic device that is triggered
by the air bag system in a collision. The device explodes and pulls on the cable tightening the seat belt when
activated. The instructions say not to try and diagnose the seat belt device with an electrical tester as it could
set off the explosive charge. The technical description for the part is a seat belt pretensioner.
Driving with the device disconnected caused the yellow seat belt/air bag idiot light to be on. It is comforting to know that I have an explosive device attached to my seat.
Techsnoz, the “Tech Talk” website.
Check it out at: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Techsnoz/
Terry Tanner Rig #2779
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Around the Camp
From the Editor
The deadline for articles
is the Sunday following each
Caravan. Thank you for your
continuing support in the
production of the Caravaner.
David Hurley Rig #229
2910 S. Archibald Ave.
Suite A #546
Ontario, CA 91761-7358
d.churley@verizon.net
Which one is Santa?
? EMERGENCY ?
Call on CB Channel 30
CODE RED: FIRE/GAS LEAK
CODE BLUE: MEDICAL
PLEASE Do Not Use the CB Until
The ALL CLEAR Is Sounded
I would say it was a little cold at Live Oak according
to this photo shot by Bob Filler
Where Are We
Submitted by Gary & Jean Phillips — Rig# 2750
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