HRRVC Chapter 309 Valley of the Sun Newsle er

HRRVC Chapter 309
Valley of the Sun
Newsle er
October, 2013
Our Three Chapter AZ Campout Is Almost Here
Special points of
interest:
 An opportunity for members of all three HRRVC
chapters to come together
under one roof.
 Help given to special
charities.
 Take the time to enjoy
some special sites here in
our Valley of the Sun.
Inside this issue:
Historic Barth
Motorhome
2
Valley of the Sun
shirts
2
The three day, three chapter
HRRVC Arizona Campout
Event shall be filled with
activities, along with time to
visit with fellow HR owners.
This is also a "buddy rally"
so invite friends. Asst.
State Manager Tiffany
James has been quite
busy pulling together a
schedule that would attract many.
Arrival into the Mesa
Spirit RV Park & Resort
will begin on Monday,
October 28. Don't forget to
bring with you items for the
Silent Auction to benefit the
Wounded Warrior Program.
Set up items on that Monday
afternoon.. At 5:00 pm, a
pitch-in of "Heavy Hors
D'Oeuvres" will accompany
the evening Happy Hour.
This will be followed by
some table games.
A continental breakfast will
be offered on Tuesday morning, along with as assortment
of bakery goods supplied by
Wednesday morning will
again offer the continental
breakfast and Chap. 309
bake sale. That will be
followed by an AZ State
Council meeting - open to
all HRRVC attendees.
our own Chapter 309. (See
story below)
The Opening Ceremony will
begin the day's activities.
Also on Tuesday will be Line
Dancing lessons, a seminar, a
bazaar & book exchange.
The evening highlight will be
The joys of Creede, 3
CO.
Tech notes…...
3
Agenda for 309
Business meeting
3
309 Breakfast
Information
4
Spirit of Halloween 5
registration form
an outing to the Organ Stop
Restaurant. Now if you have
not been to this place, you
are in for a treat. More info
in your registration packet.
The afternoon activities
will offer options for you
to take in: a trip to the
Zelma Basha Gallery or
Queen Creek Olive Mill or
travel up to Tortilla Flat, AZ,
perhaps take in the Desert
Botanical Gardens. If you
wish to stay local, join the
Mooky game at the park.
The evening will have a catered dinner and entertainment.
(con't page 2. AZ outing)
Chapter 309 Bake Sale for D.O.V.E.S.
Get out those best mini-loaf,
muffin, and breakfast bread
recipes. In an effort to build
our financial support of our
charity D.O.V.E.S. Chapter
309 has been granted permission to sell baked goods during two of the mornings of
the Three Chapter Arizona
Outing
Marcia Foster has agreed to
chair this bake sale. The
goal is to sell small plates of
muffins - perhaps 3 on a
plate - some mini loafs and
other baked breakfast type of
goods. Later a note will be
sent, with some suggestions
for items, arrangements, and
how we will price them. We
will give all proceeds to our
charity. It is our hope that
many will participate in our
bake sale and support this
project. We also hope that
many of those at the event
will join for coffee and one
of our pastries.
Please respond to the Email
recently sent asking for
volunteers / bakers. Reply:
jacknmarc@gmail.com
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Historic Barth Motorhomes
1990 38' Regency Widebody
Anniversary Edition
Cat 3208TA - 300HP
Gillig Chassis - Side Aisle
" Since when do
you equate
Although relatively few Barth
motorhomes were manufactured, the Barth name is well
known among aficionados of
high-end motorhomes. Full
disclosure, Barth was the
Feit's first RV, purchased in
2003. Its photo is to the left.
most all mobile homes used a
wood frame with aluminum
sheathing. Barth produced his
all-aluminum trailers in his
Milford, Indiana, factory from
1963 until 1968, when he sold
the company to Mike Umbaugh.
The company’s history can be
traced to Bob Barth, who
owned the Beeline Trailer
Company. In 1963, Barth left
Beeline to form the Barth
Trailer Company, which was
founded on the principle of
building quality all-aluminum
travel trailers. At the time,
many travel trailers and al-
The Barth Company never
produced more than 300 units
per year, many of which were
custom designed for the owners. Barth’s sales plummeted
during and after the 1973 energy crisis as did the sales of
all motorhomes. The company
emerged from the crisis and
altered its long-term vision by
dedicating itself to manufacturing custom coaches designed for commercial purposes like mobile offices, medical
support vehicles, dental labs,
libraries, and remote TV production units. Throughout the
1980s and into the 1990s,
Barth continued to manufacture motorhomes and specialized motor coaches but eventually ceased operations.
We sold that RV in 2006, it is
still being used today. You
can learn more about Barth
motorhomes and see photos at
the website: barthmobile.com
quality by the
number of
vehicles you
produce?"- the
Barth credo.
Chapter 309 clothing.
Last year members ordered a
variety of golf shirts and button shirts that sported our
Chapter 309 Logo. Our question, is there interest in having
a repeat ordering, and consideration of additional types of
clothing?
Jack Foster made all arrangements, and is willing to repeat
as the contact for any orders
this year.
AZ Outing
The Lighthouse, from Colchester
Reef on Lake Champlain, now at
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
…… ( con't
No pricing has been established for any of the items, but
they were quite reasonable
last year.
We established the AZ purple
as our main shirt color, but
other shirt colors are available. Perhaps a look at a windbreaker, or sweater vest, or
hats, or other suggestions.
We will talk about this at the
October meeting.
from page 1)
Thursday will begin with a
breakfast cooked by our Chapter. Barb Feit will lead us as
we prepared a baked French
Toast with almonds and orange
zest. A request for a some
helpers will be sent out in midOctober.
Following the breakfast Chapter 309 will have a business
meeting. Election of officers
for 2014 will take place and a
discussion of future campout
locations.
Later in the morning will be
the shuffle board competition.
Afternoon will offer a craft
class and a seminar. Mid afternoon will see the Silent Auction for the AZHRRVC Charity Wounded Warriors.
There will be a happy hour and
dinner that evening will a Potluck Dinner.
Later in the evening we will
join with residents of Mesa
Spirit for an evening of entertainment sponsored by the
park.
Remember that this evening is
Halloween! Friday morning we
shall say our good byes and
head on down the road.
Register now for this Three
Chapter Outing. Registration
form is on the last page of this
newsletter.
September 2013
Page 3
Larry & Barbara Laursen enjoyed this wonderful area
Mountain Views at Rivers
Edge is located in a large
alpine valley along the side
of the Rio Grande River.
There were some stunningly
beautiful camping sites
along that river.
The park is located three
miles south of Creede, CO, a
former silver mining town
that was started in the
1890’s and continued to
produce silver until about
1970’s. It is now a tourist
town at 8,600 feet of elevation. It has a rather unique
location at the mouth of the
Willow
Creek
Canyon
where all the mining activity
took place.
The road
through Creede, CO 149
goes from South Fork to
Gunnison is called the Silver
Thread Highway. We came
from the north Gunnison
and passed over Slumgullion
Pass at 11,560 feet and the
Continental
Divide
at
10,898 feet.
We took the Bachelor’s
Loop Scenic Mining Loop.
This loop takes you from
downtown, (straight ahead
in the picture to the right),
on about a 17 mile loop up
the Willow Creek Canyon
past several former mines
that literally hang on the
sides of the mountains.
When you reach the top you
can see the former Bachelor’s Town-site, were about
1,000 people lived in the
early 1900’s and there is
hardly a trace of anything
today.
You return past the old cemetery on the mountain over
looking Creede. We also
visited some waterfalls in
the area. To take a virtual
tour of Bachelor’s Loop
visit: http:/
adventures.garmin.com/enUS/by/ljlaursen/bachelorsloop-creede-co/
#.UiVn9j9eq8B
Site of the Region VII / Colorado
State Rally. Beautiful RV park.
Downtown Creede Colorado, with
great restaurants and shopping.
Tech notes ……...
I started searching for the
response to: While in storage, and on shore power,
need you turn off the refrigerator or keep it on electric?
To be clear I refer to a dual
power type. After further
research the responses seem
to be about 50/50. Some say
that: "RV fridge's have acid
in the cold packs and when
they are turned off the acid
separates from the other
chemicals in the cold packs
and settles. And it starts to
eat the metal in the cold
pack till it eats through. Left
on it'll last 15 to 20 years.
Turned off every year you'll
be lucky to get 5 years out of
them."
Others have just the opposite: "I don’t think you will
see any difference in the life
of the unit. The liquid, ammonia water solution, will
remain in the lower section
and the hydrogen gas will
remain in the upper section
when not running. Most
predictions are 10-15 years
for older units." So there
you are - the unit in our
2000 Imp. may well be on
it's last gasps. I'll continue
to turn it off during storage.
Thanks to those from both
Chapter 419 & Monocoers
who responded to Internet
questions.
Agenda for Chapter 309 Business Meeting
For your information, here is
the proposed agenda for the
Oct. 31, 9:00am business meeting during the all-state campout.
Old business:
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
Membership
Financial Report
Quartzsite

Interest in items with club
logo (shirts, jackets, etc.)

Are dues adequate to support expenses? Alternate
sources of revenue?

Other business
Charity
Sunshine
other reports
Call to order
Review minutes of last business meeting (Feb 2013 Lake
Pleasant)

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New business
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
Nomination Committee
Election of officers
Suggestions for two other
outing sites
309 Breakfast info
Wickenburg
Adjournment
Above and below are pictures of
two of the old mining areas around
Creede, CO.
Photos by L. Laursen.
Chapter 309 & HRRVC SCHEDULE 2013
Oct. 9th – 13th Balloon Fiesta – Albuquerque, NM
(HRRVC outing)
Chapter 309 Breakfast Gatherings
Beginning in November, we shall meet on the first Tuesday each month:
Nov. 5th, Dec. 3rd, Jan. 7th, Feb. 4th and Mar. 4th.
Meet at Coco's Bakery & Restaurant, 2026 N. 7th St., Phoenix. We
begin at 9:30 am. Brief announcements, then a speaker, if you choose
you may order breakfast.
Nov. 5th - Gerry Kroloff: What the Area Agency does to provide quality
of life to the senior community.
Dec 3rd - Representative from the local Coach Care Cummins Service
We are seeking suggestions for 2014 dates. Topics need not relate to RV
or camping, but of general interest for our members. Contact Thom Feit
with your ideas.
Visit our website
Oct. 28th – Nov 1st AZ Three Chapter "Spirit of Halloween" Mesa Spirit RV Park – Mesa, AZ
Dec. 10th – 13th Christmas Campout 2013 Community
Center Wickenburg, AZ
2014
Jan. 22nd – 27th Rice Ranch – Quartzsite, AZ
Neil & Kay Honn, Wagonmasters.
Feb, March, – TBD. Now asking for suggestions and
wagonmasters for campouts during these months.
Wagonmasters select the location and make initial contact. Contact President Feit if you have suggestions or
wish to serve as a Wagonmaster.
www.AZHRRVC.org
April 9th - 14th. Western International Rally, Pahrump,
NV. This is one of two International Rallies this year
both celebrating the 50th International Rally for
HRRVC. Details to follow.
Come join the fun
Chapter 309 Officers
President
Thom Feit 114992
317-507-3557
thomfeit@gmail.com
El Arco de San Lucas - Lands
End at Cabo San Lucas - taken
on an RV caravan down the
Baja and back.
Directors
Larry Laursen 19685
989-859-8446l
ljlaursen@aol.com
Vice President
Neil Honn 88530
520-825-0043
knhonn@yahoo.com
Jack Foster 87266
480-917-9506
jacknmarc@gmail.com
Secretary
Tiffany James 114314
480-812-0818
a24ktop@aol.com
Charity
Marcia Foster 87266
480-917-9506
jacknmarc@gmail.com
Treasurer
Mary Schweppe 114012
602-999-9998
maryschweppe@cox.net
Historian
Sharry Jarrell 115060
928-468-0698
sharryjereaz@yahoo.com
Membership
Barbara Feit 114992
480-495-5947
barbfeit1@gmail.com
Sunshine
Gidget Zeek 104190
602-620-4320
g.marita@juno.com
State Manager
James Warner 110648
520-907-5455
jlwarneraz@comcast.net
Region VII Director
Joe Richey 18084
409-781-2249
jndrichey18084@aol.com
HRRVC
Christina Crist
547-295-9800
christina.crist@hrrvc.org
PO Box 3028
Elkhart, IN 46515
Newsletter Editor: Thom Feit