Volume V No. 4 July

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PALAVER
Volume V, Number IV
The Original Ranch, Lakewood, NM
ROUND-UP GETTING CLOSER
Special points of interest:
I can't believe how the time is flying. Right
now we don't have a lot of news. Things are
progressing well. That's an assumption on
our parts, I guess, only because we've not
heard of any major problems from those
who are heading up various parts of the party. We operate under the theory that no
news is good news.
 New washing machines
 On the injured list
 Report on Larry Foster
 Ken White passes away
 Fun Days report
 For Sale
Most of you probably know that Dave and
Pat Armstrong will not be here for Round-up
so one of the evening meals will either be
done by someone else or we will have a quiet games and visiting evening. Jerry and
Barb Pruett have volunteered to step into
the Armstrong's shoes but at this point we're
not positive about that. Also, would anyone
like to take over the Pecos Diamond tour
that Dave was planning to lead?
Articles for the September/October, 2002 Palaver are due September 1.
Send to Lynell Arnott,
joyfulmd@aol.com or
216 Rainbow Drive
#11697, Livingston, TX
77399-2016, (303) 9298272
fair again this year. There will be a good
selection of tests available on Friday morning and a good informational speaker with
handouts in the afternoon. Another choice
for Friday will be a golf tournament hosted
by Gil and Diane Freeman.
If we have not received your post card,
please send it so we have an idea how many
of you will be here. We need to see ya'all
coming this way to join in the fun.
Keep on keeping on out there, wherever you
are!
Leah Coley, co-chairman
I hear that the decorations and signs at the
Ranch are looking REALLY GOOD thanks to
Don and Chris Parris.
Inside this issue:
Cass & Co. have put together a good health
Board Elections Coming
2
Leaseholders Change
3
Ranch Hands report in
3
Cub Reporter
8
Chili Chapter Rally
8
Trockel’s Tips
9
In the Kitchen with Mary
July/August 2002
10
From The President’s Corner
Hello one and all. Things are doing well at the Ranch while we’re mostly out
on the road for the summer. All of the problems have been small and Chuck
and Nettie Haase are doing a marvelous job taking care of them. They report
that there are 20 leaseholders in the park now and occasional visitors still come
in.
Our new washing machines have been installed and the report from people is
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that they are doing a beautiful job. The machines are programmed for four rinses, so there is absolutely no
soap residue.
I hope you are all having safe and happy trails. See you in the fall.
Marilyn Railey, President
Nominating Committee Report
We now have six people running for the four Board positions to be vacated in November. They are: Gene
Wessman, Roxy Colomb, Cliff Dulcich, Doris Stinson,
Wanda Johnston, and Diane Freeman.
We offer a great big SKP hug to our new leaseholders. Let’s make sure we all meet:
Robert & Donna Brown, Lot # 14
Wally & JoAnn Mauck, Lot # 40
Joseph & Barbara Worth, Lot # 73
Patrick & Patricia Burke, Lot # 39
I really think there should be at least one other person
running for a position on the Board. Seven people run- At the same time, there are others we have to say
ning for four positions would be great. Let's hear from Happy Trails to:
you!
Send your resume (doesn't have to be a job application
resume) to the office by e-mail or snail mail. Just tell us
briefly about your background and why you would like
the rest of us leaseholders to consider voting for you.
Remember the deadline is August 1st so Nettie has time
to get all the copying done to send out the fall meeting
packet. Thanks to those already in the running and
thanks in advance to those to come.
Leah Coley, Nominating Committee Chair
Win Some, Lose Some
Ray and Jean Strain
Don and Mary Hovis
Pat Zanotelli
FOR SALE:
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$99 plus $149 yearly activation.
If you already have a PocketMail,
I have yearly activation cards available
and leather cases for your PocketMail device
Leonard Ratzlaff (Lot 16)
lenbev@pocketmail.com
On the Injured List
By Lynell Arnott
This has got to stop! This list has gotten too long! Actually, even though this list is long, most all of these folks are on the mend. Cass Davis continues to slowly improve and, last I heard, was still hoping to
get some traveling in this summer. Tony Simmons-Amari is recovering from recent surgery and will
also be on the road again soon. There are updates in the letter section of this Palaver on Larry Foster,
Russ and Donna David, Dave and Beth Norton, Bettie Marquardt, and Susan Breem. John Senko is
hanging in and is able to take walks around the Ranch. Rumor has it that John Barnes is back at the
Ranch and continues to do well. Mickey Burch had ankle surgery, but no one seems to have heard from
her. Mickey, where are you? Hope all is well.
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Nettie Haase has been busy seeing that cards are sent to everyone she hears is ill. If you know of someone not mentioned here, make sure you let her know in the office. Let’s hope that our “team” will be
healthy and ready for action by the time we see them in the fall. Happy and safe travels until then.
Hello friends--another good
report.
(ed. Note: In early June, Larry developed
pneumonia and was put into an induced
coma to allow his lung to heal. The
pneumonia cleared, but then his body
was paralyzed due to the drugs he was
given to put him in the coma. Since then
are these two notes from Adele.)
Big Hugs, Russell and Donna David
Arizona Holding Davids
Captive!
Russ and Donna are still in Arizona,
moved from the Elks Club to an RV Park
with a swimming pool.
We are both still in physical therapy and
going to the doctor once a month. DonJune 22 - Hi all--your prayers are work- na was sent to another doctor for a seing. They removed the ventilator yescond opinion and a possible epidural
terday and did a tracheotomy to help
shot in the back. He determined that
for a few more weeks. Doctors consider evidently the physical therapy was helphim a miracle since none believed he
ing and the shot was not given at that
could make it on June 3rd. His paralysis time. It is a possibility later depending
is no longer total and he is able to move on the severity of the pain. Right now it
his head and squeeze my hand. It will
has subsided quite a bit so only time will
be 4 to 8 weeks before he is completely tell.
back to normal but they expect a full
recovery with physical therapy. God
Russell went to an Orthopedic Surgeon
Bless you all. Love and Hugs, Adele
and has to have both knees replaced. He decided to have them both
July 5 - Larry is now in a regular room
taken care of at the same time and will
and becoming more alert every
have the procedure on Sepbember
day. They say for every day in ICU he
10th.
will need a week to recover so we don't
expect him to run the mile for a
It is VERY HOT here and the air condiwhile. Speaking is difficult with the tra- tioner in the front of the motor home
cheotomy but will improve in
has quit. Fortunately the a/c in the bedtime. They also had him sitting on the
room is still working.
side of the bed for 15 minutes-somewhat weak but physical therapy
We are right now staying at the Karmelwill be increased as time goes on. Best la RV Park, Space 10, 730 So Country
of all, his sense of humor is returnClub Drive, Mesa, AZ 85210, phone
ing. Thank you all for your prayers and #602-826-7337. If anyone is in the area
e-mail. Once he is able to talk, I'll send we would love to hear from you.
you his phone number and ask that you
call him. He gets a little tired of the
We are enjoying our two sons and their
dictator and nurses. Love and Hugs,
families here in the area.
Adele
In Memory
We have received word
that Ken White, Lot # 82,
has passed away. We
offer our condolences to
Maxine and family.
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Elks Lodge in Jackson (full hookups), we
were able to see Don and Mary Hovis.
We left The Ranch in early April, on our
They had been traveling through the upway to Detroit Lakes, MN, to work for
per part of Michigan and I contacted them
the summer. En route we stopped for the
to tell them we were here. Turned out
night in Onawa, Iowa, at Interchange RV I am having trouble with my hip. At first I they would be passing through Jackson
Park. We really liked the little park and
thought it was due to the dampness and
on their way to Ohio so we were able to
discovered it was for sale. We went on to the rain but now I’m not so sure.
visit for a couple of hours.
Detroit Lakes but began negotiating to
buy this park. On July 1 we closed on the Love and Hugs, Judy Loy
We plan to stay in the Indiana area
sale and took over operation of the park.
through July and then hope to head east.
So we are back in the campground busi- Hello Everybody:
ness after a couple years full-timing. AcWe wish everyone a safe and happy sumtually we are still living in our fifth wheel Bev and I are presently in Michigan near mer.
Ann Arbor visiting my brother, but we
full time and will continue to travel six
will leave tomorrow for our son's place in Bill and Bev Heeter
months out of the year when the park is
Indiana. We left The Ranch the end of
closed.
April and drove to So. Calif. where Bev
Novy’s Visit Alaska
had an appointment with her neurologist
If you are traveling in this direction,
please plan to spend the night at our park. in early May. We stayed a week and a
We're in Alaska!!! Fairbanks to be exact,
half in the area visiting Bev's brother and Land of the "Midnight Sun". Sunrise is 3
We have already signed up for the SKP
Discount Parks program and give a 15% old friends. We started back for The
am and sunset is 12:30 am (so the weathRanch and arrived there around the 20th. erman says, we have not personally veridiscount off our daily rate to SKP's. We
have changed the name of the park to ON Don and Mary Hovis gave up their lot
fied it). It took over a month to get this far
and we moved over to it. That took us
-UR-WA RV Park. It is located at exit
because we don't want to miss anything
112 on Interstate 29 in Onawa, Iowa. Our about a week to complete. I was initiated along the way. Canada and Alaska are
into the Carlsbad Elks Lodge during our not crossed very quickly. Big places.
open season is April 15 to October 15.
stay there and that was nice. We left on
The phone is 712-423-1387. e-mail is
the 27th for our son's place in Indiana and Observations: The "Alaska Highway"
onurwarv@fbx.com.
arrived there on June 1st. Had a nice trip, should be renamed the "RV Expressway".
Hope to see everyone sometime this fall stayed at two Elks Lodges in Oklahoma. All larger towns seem to have a Salmon
Also stayed at a nice Coast to Coast just Bake, a Follies about gold rush days, a
at The Ranch.
south of Springfield, Ill for two days be- goldmine tour with gold panning, a gold
fore our last days drive to our son's house. dredge tour, and a riverboat ride of some
Hugs to all,
sort. The previous century the gold was
Spent two weeks visiting with the grand- extracted out of the ground; now, it is all
Ken and Becky Tanner
children, parked in our son's
Lot 1
extracted out of the tourists.
driveway, so got to see a lot of the them.
Then drove over to Elkhart for a 5 day
So far we’ve seen 1 black bear, 3 moose
An Update from Judy (dated May,
stay. We like Elkhart, spent about 6
cows and 1 calf, and lots of other little
weeks there 4 years ago when Bev devel- critters. That’s not counting the mosqui2002)
oped a major medical problem, which
toes. These guys are BIG! When you
I am sure some of the people in the park forced us to stay for a while. Spent a day slap one it's liable to slap you back.
knew my mom had surgery. She is 81 and at Shipshewana, one of the largest Flea
had a kidney removed. She came through markets I have ever seen. We also
From here we head to Denali National
the surgery well but has a long way to go stopped in South Bend and visited the
Park and then south to Anchorage and the
as far as her walking without a walker.
Studebaker museum there, very interest- coastal area.
She does need some assistance but can
ing and worth a stop. We stopped at the
walk to the bathroom by herself but with RV Museum in Elkhart, also worth a stop. Hope to see more wildlife (Bullwinkle,
the walker. She will be going for physical They have many old RVs, mostly trailers Eagles, Salmon and especially some griztherapy around next week so she will be but a couple of motorhomes. Very inter- zly bears). We also want to get a close up
more independent.
esting. One car and trailer dated from the view of some glaciers.
1920s. Enjoyed some good Amish food
I also just became a great aunt again. The while there. Then back to our son's for a Till next report, hugs,
baby was not due till the 10th of June but few days before driving up to my brothLou and Barb
they had to take her early because my
er's place.
niece was bleeding a lot. My niece is doing fine and the baby is fine. She weighed While here in Michigan, we stayed at the
Hi Ranch Hands,
5 pounds and 8 ounces and they named
her Reegyn Jo. My brother (who is the
proud grandfather) said she is such a pretty baby. He also said she took his finger.
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ed it was a good test to do the 230 miles
to see if Susan could really do that and it
Well, we have had a very busy spring and worked out OK.
summer so far. We started off by going
to Sacramento, CA to work at a horse
We are planning on leaving here July 9th
show for our friends from Bainbridge
headed for NH to the oldest daughter's
Island, WA and then went up to Grass
and two granddaughters, and are planning
Valley, CA to visit some other friends
on arriving there around 7/15 or so. We
and ended up finding some really cheap
are hoping to see Bill and Bev Heeter in
fares to Kauai, HI to visit our youngest
NE sometime later in the summer. Hope
daughter and two grandchildren. So we
all is well with you and all the other
left the coach at our friends place, rented Ranch Hands. Art, Susan and Casey
a car, drove to LA to catch the 'cheap
Breen, the faithful doggy companion.
flight' and had a great 2 weeks with our
Kauai family, flew back to LA, rented a
car for the return drive and made it just
Greetings from Iowa,
fine.
It's pretty darn warm here and has been
Then we struck off for our next destinafor a while now but we're having a good
tion of Beaver Creek Campground in
time anyway. We see Rick and Subie
Rimrock, AZ to visit with Ginny and
Redd for a few minutes at a time most
Cowboy Smith for several days. Found
every day. Jim and Bess Halydier are
them well and happy and had a great visit also here but only run into them occasionand enjoyed the lovely red rock forally.
mations. Then headed off for The Ranch.
We were at the Ranch for about a week
Charlie is mostly working on onion rings
and then we headed off for Thomasville, four days a week and then one day a
GA to visit with my sister and husband
week he joins me at the corn dog stand
and a planned family gathering there for a (he cooks and I serve.) Four days a week
60th birthday party for both me (6/4) and I work at the corn dogs either cooking,
my brother-in-law (5/27). After arriving serving or running the register and then
in plenty of time for the party Susan was join him at the Chicken Shack one day
not feeling well and went to the Dr. who where I serve or whatever.
decided she was sicker than she thought
and after an outpatient procedure, admit- Wednesday evening seems to be movie
ted her to the hospital to try and find what time with my son and granddaughter. I
was the problem. After two weeks incar- still have not made it to the skating rink
ceration, an exploratory operation and
but hope to get that done at least a few
fixing some internal problems she was
Thursday nights.
finally released to the world again. Of
course, during her hospital stay all the
Don & Mary Hovis stopped by several
family arrived for the party, had the party, weeks ago and happened to hit our day
and everyone left again. Susan was dis- off so we could spend some time togethappointed to have missed all the fun and er. Had a nice afternoon and evening
frivolity but very glad to be on the road to and, of course, there was food involved!
complete recovery. Needless to say both
Casey, the faithful doggy companion and That's all for now - important jaunt to
I were very glad to have Susan back
Wal-Mart on the day off agenda.
home again. We have been given a full
release from the Dr. with the promise we Hugs to all, Charlie and Leah, Lot #26
will be back in the fall for a quick office
visit to make sure Susan is doing OK.
We did have a quick visit
Hi to All from Cheyenne
'AWOL' (unbeknownst to the Dr.) to
Umatilla, Florida to see Susan's mother
The HOT, DRY summer is flying by with
who is going to be 90 the end of July and campouts with the Singles, with FMCA
still living in her own apartment prior to rallies, with places to meet and with lots
getting the Dr.'s, OK to travel. We decid- of eating of course! Next, the Good Sam
Word from the Breems
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Singles chapter will attend the WY state
samboree in Worland, WY. From there,
an extended trip before returning. I will
drop off in Wheatland, WY until end of
July when the Frontier Days are over in
Cheyenne. From there, to Douglas for a
rally, later Curt Gowdy state park, then
Brighton, CO, for the FMCA Rocky
Mountain Ramble etc., etc., etc.
All you Ranchhands take care and safe
travels. Hugs, Helen
Hello to all,
This summer finds us back in Alaska on
the Kenai Peninsula. Dave has done quite
a bit of fishing and a couple weeks ago he
landed a 92# halibut! Our freezer is full
now! We are waiting for the red salmon
run to start on the Kenai River and hope
to add a few cases of smoked salmon to
the larder before we leave. While Dave
has fished, I've made a few quilts with 2
different quilting groups here. We arrived
back in AK in early May...after waiting
out a snowstorm in Whitehorse, YT for 3
days. It is always nice to see friends and
familiar places when we come back. We
plan to leave earlier than normal this year.
We will be going to the Queen Charlotte
Islands off the northern coast of British
Columbia for 10 days in August. We
hope to do some more fishing there with
friends and a cousin. After Labor Day we
will be heading to Seattle and Portland
for a few days each and then back east to
see family and friends in MN, MI and
upstate NY. By then the weather will be
pushing us south! But we aren't sure
where. We hope to be back to The Ranch
for Roundup and Thanksgiving.
We've seen a few SKPs this summer.
One we were surprised to meet is a very
distant cousin of Dave's that we first met
at Escapade in San Berdardino and then
again up here in AK! What a small
world!! We've looked for the McKinzie's
this summer but haven't seen them yet.
Where are you? Sorry we missed seeing
Milo and Bettie while they were here,
next year? Take care, all.
Dave and Sally Stribling....lot 86
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the ferry that were really nice and I joined
them at a lot of the islands. Took a boat
Bob and I are in Northern Virginia at Ft
tour in Juneau with them up to see the
A P Hill. We also spent some time in the glacier and that was really interesting.
lower Chesapeake area - Williamsburg,
The glacier was calving and it makes a
Jamestown, Yorktown and visited all the loud noise when it does. We were in front
Colonial and Revolutionary sights. What of the glacier for about an hour. The last
a wonderful history lesson this trip is.
time it calved I saw it and it was a big
We are not far from Washington, but
piece that fell off. It made the water go up
have not ventured into that traffic and
like hills and valleys. I thought that was
madhouse. My Bob hates traffic. We did pretty neat. There were a lot of seals up
go to Mt Vernon and Annapolis/Naval
there on the iceberg with their new baAcademy and historical Fredericksburg. bies. On the way back we did see a lot of
whales.
ALL is just wonderful, but its so dang hot
that I fold rather fast without exploring all When I got to Skagway, I saw a show at
there is to see. Should have stayed in
the Eagles Palace. It was really really
Florida - weather map says it’s actually
good. They had mock gambling before
cooler there. Tomorrow we leave here to the start of the show and I was the high
spend the 4th with Bob's girls and grand- winner. So during the show they anchildren at a camp and lake near Morgan- nounced me as the winner and I had to go
town, West VA. Hope its cooler - at least up on the stage to get my prize. I was told
we can jump in the lake. From there we that my check of $22,000 would be in the
head for Minnesota and Saskatchewan.
mail shortly. Then they gave me a tape of
Hi and love to all. We will be at the
the music they played. They also took
Ranch in August to pickup more stuff.
bids for things and I told them I would
bid $10 and they could take it out of my
$22,000 check. Got a laugh out of that
and they said they couldn't do that. Anyway the play was great.
Hello Ranch Hands,
Hi from the Stephenson’s
I left Denver on May 13th and took my
time getting up to the Washington border.
I left from Sumas, Washington. When I
crossed over into Canada I figured that
was the true start of my Alaska trip. It
was in mid-afternoon when I crossed over
into Canada so I only went as far as Chilliwack. You will have to excuse my
spelling. Any way, I spent the first night
there in a Walmart lot. It was about 9:45
P.M. when there was a loud knock on the
door. I was reading at the time. I opened
the door slowly and there was a policeman there. He asked me if "I was alone
and if I was o.k." I said yes I was and I
was o.k. "The sign in your window said
"Need Help Call Police." I laughed and
said that I would be more careful in putting up the shade again. He was really
nice.
I got up to Prince Rupert and started the
ferry trip there. I stopped in 6 ports,
spending time in each one. Got up to
Skagway on the 13th of June. I enjoyed
the islands but it was raining most of the
time. Of coarse it was the rain forest and
that time of year also. I met 3 couples on
Then I headed up to Fairbanks to my
friends place. I was there for about 5
days. I really enjoyed Fairbanks. Then I
drove down to Anchorage, stopping along
the way in Denali Park. Took a bus tour
half way up to Mt McKinley. Saw a lot
of caribou, moose, grizzly's and their babies and a lot of dall sheep. Got a glimpse
of the mountain but as usual the clouds
were around it. I did get to see the mountain the next day though as I took a plane
ride over the mountain. I sure hope I got
some good pictures but I'm a little pessimistic about that.
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Hello from Fun Days
We are enjoying the Fun Days here so
far. And thank goodness, the Row
where we are parked as representatives of
the Ranch is under big old
cottonwood trees. Therefore, we are staying cool. It also hasn’t been
that hot here yet.
We have sure enjoyed our swing through
California, Oregon, Western Washington
and through Washington, Idaho, and
Montana. We’re headed south on the 6th
of July for New Mexico. Will not rush it,
but will move right on down the road.
Dick has an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon on July 29th and wants to
schedule the hip replacement as soon as
possible. Have been
spoiled by the cooler weather up here, at
least no humidity here!!! and not really
looking forward to the 100 degrees down
there. Oh well, do know there will be NO
humidity there.
Love from the Wandering Billings
Nathrop News
Our summer season has been different,
Bad & Good. Started off with a VERY
"MEMORABLE", Memorial Day Weekend. To make a L O N G story short,
Bettie developed a headache (not her
style), ended up in the hospital in Colo.
Springs, had surgery, 2 burr holes. Now
NO headache and No hair. Thank heavens for a friend like Beverly Ratzlaff, as
she made Bettie some fashionable turbans. After follow-up Cat Scans, Dr's,
gave us an OK to continue our travel
plans.
Well now I am in Anchorage where my
nephew lives. I will be going to their
place tonight for halibut dinner. Am look- June 11th, we flew to Alaska, and spent a
ing forward to that. It has been a long
marvelous time at our daughter's and sontime since I have seen Dan.
in-law's. They even provided us with a
mama moose and calf, lunching in their
Hugs, Pearl
yard! Went to Denali four days, and our
daughter arranged for us to stay in some
delightful B & B's.
Spent one weekend with kids in cabin at
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over Memorial Day weekend, I developed
a torn retina. Found a very good lazer eye
surgeon, who was able to stablize the
Will be back in Nathrop, Co. the end of
problem. Hopefully, it will reattach but it
June, and be ready for any guests. We are takes at least six months before you know
free (so far!) of any fires in our area, and for sure.
if you can stay, we can reserve you an RV We won't be traveling for a while but
site.
have found there are a lot of neat things to
do around here in the summer. Anyway,
Safe travels to you all.
our e-mail address here is: dbnorton@the
Hugs, Milo & Bettie
-i.net and we are in a lovely park
(Seabreeze RV Park in Portland, TX)
with a swimming pool, ten minutes from
Corpus and a wonderful view of the Gulf.
Greetings to fellow Ranchhands from
Ely, NV.
Take care & HUGS from us, Beth &
Yes, we are exploring the "other" Nevada Dave Norton
- the 80% of the real estate where the
Hello to All,
20% of the population live, otherwise
known as The Great Basin desert. Ely has
been our base for a month (Cave Lake SP, We are deep in the Rocky Mountains,
Ward Recreation area NF, and private RV hosting at Ruedi Reservoir between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. It has been a
park). We’ve been exploring Ghost
scary summer with all the fires burning
Towns, Great Basin NP, and riding the
around us. From the Friday before MeNNRR (steam-engine 93 used at Winter
morial Day until July 3rd, we saw no rain
Olympics- and diesel rides), hiking, and
major R & R. Then we’re on to Wells for at all. The reservoir was down 30 feet at
10 days. Hoping to make PNW this sum- the beginning of the season when it
should have been at or near capacity. We
mer!
imagine it will be a mud puddle by late
August. Fortunately, we are coming into
Hugs and safe travels to all.
monsoon season and hopefully our afterEde & Bob Trockels
noon showers will at least keep the fires
at bay. We visited the site of the GlenHi All,
wood Springs fire and it was so sad to see
the homes destroyed. The city was lucky
We are in Haines, Alaska. We plan on
spending the next couple of months tour- in one way in that the wind changed direction and moved away from town, saving Alaska. See you this fall.
ing many homes and businesses.
Hugs, Darrell and Pat Mauck
If all goes OK, we will be here until after
Labor Day when we plan to head for MarHi There,
yland and Virginia to spend Fall with
Fred's family. We should be back in
We are doing well down here in sunny,
New Mexico by November.
south Texas. Dave had total replacement
of his right hip and is doing very well.
We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of
He is already home, being visited by a
July and are enjoying your summer.
physical therapist three times a week and
a nurse twice a week. We built a stairs
Hugs,
and deck in front of the trailer door that
he is managing to get up and down very
well. So he does get out a bit while heal- Fred and Joyce Cook
ing. If the in-growth of bone goes well,
E2 Having Fun and Fun Days!
he likely will have the left hip replaced
before Christmas. I figure we'll be staying
It is so good to be here @ Fun
put for a while but we are comfortable
and have been making some neat friends. Days...Caravanned from the Ranch with
I had to have my own bit of problems, so the Ogdens...stopped for a couple of 2 day
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Seward.
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music therapy sessions...Karen felt left
out so has started practicing harmonica! I'm enjoying seeing people I've not
seen in years & finding kinship with a
number of new best friends...will stay
awhile to have some RV stuff done & a
bit of "solitudinous" R&R before I begin
to mosey in an easterly way, meandering
to meet my musician daughter somewhere
just west of the MS river. Want to have
some private time with her for music &
processing things we have needed to deal
with for more than 30 years...We hope to
have 2 weeks...to get her home to her
family in Salem, WV...I will spend September visiting my Mom, 2 other daughters, & son & families in WV, MD, &
VA...from there probably to Van Wert,
OH for Escapade-East...Want to be @
Santa Fe/ABQ around Balloon Fiesta...Then HOME to #44 @ THE
RANCH! Had no plan when I left with
Ogdens 6-22...beyond Fun Days!! Being
cool is a primary concern...Great Falls has
been lovely...so far...! Till next
time...Hugs & Happy Trails!..E2
The news from our direction is:
Vern is responding favorably to the medication for fungus in his lung. We have
spent a fun filled couple of weeks in Lubbock with our children and grandchildren
awaiting and celebrating the birth of the
latest member of the family who arrived
July 3. When the mother and baby are
home and settled we will get back on the
road to somewhere. Vern has appointments in ElPaso early August so can't go
far unless he flies back. We'll just spin
the bottle and see which way it
points!!!
Sheila
News from Fun Days
We are having a great time at Fun Days in
Great Falls, MT. We have just come back
from viewing the most spectacular fireworks ever. We sat in the bleachers here
at Expo Park and you could see fireworks
from the whole city.
We have enjoyed visiting with some of
the ranchhands that are here. Dick and
Lucy Billings are representing The Ranch
and Lyle and Virginia Plumber are representing the Chili Chapter. Lyle was in the
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Follies tonight and did a reading of My New Mexico Babe by
CT Hancox. Everybody loved it. Frank and Karen Ogden,
Elizabeth Evelyn
and Robert Handel are here too. I watched Robert square dance
one
night. John and Judy McCain came in for a day visit from
Washington to
attend the NuWa BOF. We have caught up on what is going
on at The
Ranch and it has made us homesick.
We will go to Glacier National Park from here and then into
Canada for a while. We hope everyone is having
a great summer.
Hi,
We're in Montrose, CO right now at a great Passport America
park. We've been traveling with friends from Memphis on to
Mesa Verde Nat'l Park. Our daughter and son-in-law flew into
Montrose and we all hiked the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Nat'l Park before they had to fly back to Phoenix. Our friends,
Nick & Yvonne just left us and will slowly head back east and
we'll continue west...Dinosaur Nat'l Monument, Flaming
Gorge, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier and across WA to
the Seattle area where we plan on spending a month at the SKP
park in Chimacum before heading back to Phoenix and, eventually The Ranch in Sept or Oct.
Happy Trails, Matt & Barbara Lucas, Lot #4
Gene and Patti Hunter
Chilli Chapter Fall Rally
Dear Friends,
We had a change in plans. We were happily working at the Marina in San Angelo, TX and Dave happened to see a
job on the workkamper hotline that “spoke” to him. So we called, drove over 1,000 miles for an interview and got the job. So
we are now Managers of an RV Park at Elephant Butte Lake. We just ended our first week and survived…
We have changed the Fall Chili Rally from San Angelo to Elephant Butte and T or C. There is a lot to see around
here too. We can tour the Dam, soak in Hot Springs over-looking the Rio Grande River, check out the Geronimo Museum,
have a boat tour of the lake, shop, fish, relax and have a great time. We are working on having our final dinner and business
meeting at the Oasis Golf Course, 1/2 mile away. We have reserved 15 sites for the 7th—11th of October at Lakeside RV
Park. (Arrive on Mon. and Hitch-Up Breakfast on Fri. morning.) Our address is:
Pat and Dave Armstrong
Lakeside RV Park
P O Box 981
Elephant Butte, NM 87935
Write and let us know if you can joining us. (Send a $5 per person rally fee.) More information will follow in the
summer edition of the Chili Chatter. We sure look forward to seeing your friendly faces soon.
We stopped at the Ranch on the way over—if you haven’t been there for awhile, you will be engulfed by color and
new landscaping. The new cactus garden is a delight! Thanks to all those who have worked so hard on it! We love it!
Hugs, Pat and Dave Armstrong
Traveling
By Cub Reporter
We got up on Wednesday at the Ranch and it was a beautiful day, no wind and lots of Sunshine. Took the dog out for a walk and returned
to the trailer. Began to putter around and load some things out of the shed into the trailer. This is a never-ending job of loading and unloading. It’s either into or out of the trailer or shed. Maybe we need to reduce our items to only fit into one or the other but not both.
Boy! It seems that I now have too many subjects to write about. It sure does become confusing. Will it be Traveling, or is it Loading and
Unloading.
I, as a new Cub reporter must learn how to stick to one subject and finish the job of writing an article, (definition of article: 1. Usually a
factual piece of writing, on a single topic.) That sounds interesting.
Maybe I should try my hand at rhymes, I wonder if the editor would allow that.
He said to the maiden walking
Hand in hand
If you listen, you can hear the band.
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TROCKELS’ TIPS
By Ede Trockels
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As we are boondocking more this summer, I have turned to my Pressure Cooker for faster, easier
and less heat generating cooking. Have made meals like roast chicken and pot roast!
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When cooking mashed potatoes or stuffing, freeze the leftovers in a muffin tin. When it’s frozen,
pop out and store in freezer bags.
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For rice, couscous etc. put serving size portion in zipper snack bags and freeze.
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An egg slicer works great for mushrooms and Kiwi (peeled) too!
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Life Savers make great edible, colorful candleholders on a birthday cake.
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When a recipe says "dot with butter", use a potato peeler to shave thin curls from a very solid stick
of butter.
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Mashed potatoes - rather than using milk, save some of the potato water and add dry milk powder. This keeps the flavor and nutrients of the potato. You could also use bouillon.
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For perfect potato salad, bake the potatoes (rather than boil). Once cooled, they slice well and are
never mushy or crumbly.
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Cut lemon or lime into wedges, place on a cookie sheet and freeze, then store in a freezer bag.
Adding a frozen wedge to iced tea, lemonade, or water is handy and helps keeps the beverage
cool.
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2/3 cup pecans and mix in just before serving. 12
servings
NARRAGANSET SUCCOTASH
Submitted by Joyce Cook
5 slices bacon, browned and crumbled
3 med. Celery stalks, cut into ¼ in slices
1 medium onion, diced
2 16-oz cans whole-kernal corn, drained
2 10-oz pkgs frozen lima beans
½ cup chicken broth
¾ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
Saute celery and onions in either a small amount of
bacon grease (or canola oil to be healthier!) until
tender. Add corn, lima beans, chicken broth, salt
and pepper; heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cover
and simmer 5 to 10 minutes until mixture is heated
through. Stir in chopped parsley and sprinkle with
crumbled bacon to serve. 10 servings.
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Mail
P.O. Box 109
Lakewood, NM 88254-0109
SKP Ranch Board of Directors
President........….Marilyn Railey
Vice President....Art Breen
Secretary............Debra Simmonds-Amari
Treasurer............Greg Vederoff
Dave Armstrong
Steve Lightle
Lou Novy
Al (Cowboy) Smith
Charlene Tarvin
In The Kitchen with Mary
by Mary Irons, Food Editor
CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
Submitted by Joyce Cook
Mix together:
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 pkg. (8 oz) spiral pasta, cooked
1-1/2 cups cubed Gouda or Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup seedless grapes
Dressing:
Mix together:
1 cup low-fat mayonnaise
¼ cup low-fat sour cream
3 tbsp. Lemon juice
3 tbsp. Honey
1 tsp. dried thyme
½ tsp. dry mustard
¼ tsp. white pepper
Stir together chicken mixture and dressing. Toast
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