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Gold Country Travelers
e-Newsletter
January 2014
Published Quarterly by the Gold Country Travelers RV Club
Check the website for additional details on these
upcoming outings
2014 Outings
January 23-27 - Fortuna De Oro, Yuma, Az.
Chuck & Arlys Rogers, Wagon Masters
Feb 20-23 - Far Horizon, 49er Village, Plymouth, Ca.
David Lee, Wagon Master
March 13-16 - Parkway RV Resort, Orland, Ca. John & Shirley Watkins Wagon Masters.
April 24-27, Porto Bodega RV Park, Bodega Bay Dick LaVergne, Wagon Master.
May 15-18, 49er RV Park, Columbia, Ca. John & Janice Saylor & Suzy Coffee, Wagon Masters
June 19-22 - Smithwoods RV Park, Felton, Ca. Jack & Betty Diggins, Wagon Masters
July 21-24 - Bodega Bay RV Park, Bodega Bay, Ca. Scott & Christie Nyland, Wagon Masters
August - Woodson Bridge RV Park, Corning, Ca. David Lee and Friends, Wagon Masters
September 4-7, Rancheria RV Park, Hat Creek, Ca. Dick & Carol Bilheimer, Wagon Masters
October 13-16, Morro Dunes RV Park, Morro Bay, Ca. Ken & Yvonne Collins, Wagon Master.
November - Wagon Master needed
December 6 - Christmas Party. Larry Cooper
President's Message
Happy New Year Gold Country Travelers, We’ve just completed an awesome year for our club. While we’ve said goodbye to some dear friends, we’ve also welcomed some new ones. We have much for which to be thankful. So, instead of the usual (and often dreaded) New Year’s resolution list, we decided to take a few moments to reflect on the things for which we are truly grateful and create a “gratitude” list. Below are just a few of the things on our list in no particular order:
Family and good friends
46 years of marriage and still liking each other
Good health
Having Larry and Max as neighbors in Arizona
Being part of Gold Country Travelers
Having the resources to travel in our RV
Spending a few months each winter in Arizona
Knowing God loves us
What would your gratitude list look like? As we begin this New Year, let us focus on all the positive things in our lives, and if you need a New Year’s resolutions list, please include expressing gratitude for the blessings experienced every day. After all, gratitude is the best attitude.
”Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie.
Happy RVing! Jane and Murl
January Outing Yuma, Az
January 23-27, 2014
Fortuna De Oro RV Park, Yuma, Az 888-940-8989
13650 N Frontage Rd Yuma, Arizona 85367-7423
Everyone is welcome to come to Yuma AZ the fourth week in January 2014. Some folks are coming down to Yuma from Quartzsite, arriving Jan 21 or 22. We will host an evening at our place. As has been the custom, we suggest the Fortuna De Oro RV Park located about two miles from our house. In the past, they have not given reservations for less than a month. However parking spots have not been a problem as it is a very large RV park.
Tentative Schedule: Jan 23 - Arrival Happy Hour at Fortuna De Oro Jan 24 - All you can eat fish dinner at Foothills Eatery--Full menu also available. 5 PM Jan 25 - Hamb & Hot Dogs (Rogers will Supply Hamb, Dogs, Fixins' & BBQ) Pot luck at the Rogers. 5 PM (Approx) Appetizers, Salads, Desert. BYOB
There is lots of shopping in the area with the indoor and outdoor market places. Mexico is always available and has lots of things that you just cannot live without. For Mexico shopping, do not forget your passports. There are many places to visit in the area such as casinos, the old prison, and many others. Chuck & Arlys cell 707-483-9276
February Outing
Far Horizons 49er Village RV Resort
in the heart of California's Gold & Wine Country
18265 Highway 49 · Plymouth, CA 95669
David Lee, Wagon Master
10 Sites have been reserved, full hookups, cable TV, Wifi - $41.00 per night
RSVP to David Lee 916-952-9179
Thursday Early Arrivals, Activities on your own
Friday- Day Activities on your own
Friday -Evening Dinner out TBA
Camp fire, games, socializing
Saturday - Day Activities on your own
Saturday Evening Dinner, potluck TBA
Campfire, games, socializing
Sunday Breakfast, meeting, farewells
Area Attractions Amador Flower Farm
Amador Wine Country
Daffodil Hill Chew Kee Store - Fiddletown
Indian Grinding Rock State Park
Historic SutterCreek
Historic Amador City
Blue Lakes - Oct 3013
Gold Country Travelers Joint outing with
Cow Town Campers/ March 13 - 16 Campout
Parkway RV Resort 6330 County Road 200/Newville Road
Orland, California 800-468-9452
John and Shirley Watkins Wagon Masters
246-9812 695-8007
March 13th – Thursday On your own
Dinner out at 5:30p.m.- place to be determined
March 14th - Friday Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. $5.00 per person.
Lunch on your own – explore or shop
Appetizers and or cocktails at 4:00p.m. Bring your
own drinks and an appetizer to share.
Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Corned Beef, Potatoes, Carrots
and Cabbage provided. Bring a salad, dessert or bread.
March. 15th – Saturday
Coffee available at 7:30 a.m.
Ladies tea at the clubhouse at noon. Please bring a
tea cup and an appropriate luncheon item.
Gentlemen meet at John’s trailer at noon to
carpool to lunch at Nancy’s in Willows and then on
to the Thunder Hill raceway.
Dinner at 5:30 p.m. We will provide soup, so please
bring salad or dessert.–
March 16th – Sunday
Farewell continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Please
bring an item to share for breakfast. Gold Country will
have a brief meeting.
2014 Roster It's time to verify your roster listing. Sent along with this email is a spread sheet of the current information. Please check and send me any changes for the 2014 Roster. Thanks, John Saylor 916-723-1613 or [email protected]
Member Recipes Carmen Harris shares one of her favorites:
Stir Fry Green Beans 2 lbs free green beans, cleaned and snapped 2 heaping tablespoons Chinese Style black bean garlic sauce (Asian section in the grocery store)
1 full large garlic bulb, sliced very thin 1/2 of an onion sliced very thin 1 tablespoon of very fine chopped fresh ginger 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, more if you wish 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, may need more Chicken broth if you have for mixing with the cornstarch for thickening or use water ■ Mix chicken stock and corn starch in advance with soy Sauce. 2 tablespoons of Sesame oil for stir frying. ■ In a wok or large pan, heat oil and stir fry onions until they are wilted. ■ Add beans and stir fry until they are ALMOST done. ■ Add garlic, ginger, black bean sauce. Stir fry thoroughly. ■ Stir again your corn starch mixture and add to beans. ■ Stir fry completely until the gravy thickens. ■ Cook for a few minutes to make sure the "roo" is Cooked. ■ You may have to add additional chicken stock/cornstarch mix. ■ Chinese vegetables should be al dente so it's tricky NOT to overcook. Enjoy!
Meet Our Newest Prospective Members Andy, Ina & Brianna Lee
More new Member info.
At the December Christmas Dinner, prospective member, Suzy Coffee was voted into
full membership. Suzy has camped with us at Bodega Bay, Oregon, Blue Lakes and
Grass Valley.
Reflections on the pond by Judy Hitt
Photos from Grass Valley
Campout
You would never know we were at a Fairgrounds
"Passing the hat" at the Christmas Party
Birthdays and Anniversaries This Quarter
Happy Birthday This Quarter to:
Couser, Ken 23-Jan Saylor, John 22-Feb
Diggins, Betty 7-Feb Nyland, Christy 23-Feb
Diggins, Jack 10-Feb Saylor, Janice 15-Mar
Couser, Cricket 15-Feb Amacleno, Sharrie 15-Mar
Fernandez, Ed 20-Feb Rogers, Chuck 19-Mar
Bilheimer, Carol 31-Mar
Happy Anniversary to: Harris, Aaron & Carmen 22-Jan
Kochie, Larry & Maxine 20-Mar Saylor, John & Janice 30-Mar
Club Officers, Contacts and
Membership
Presidential Team Murl & Jane Poynter
(530) 661-1297 [email protected]
***
V.P. Team John & Shirley Watkins
(707) 422-6018 [email protected]
***
Secretary Dick LaVergne (916) 482-4640
*** Treasurer
Larry Cooper (707) 688-8266
*** Member at Large
Website & Newsletter & Roster John Saylor
(916) 723-1613 [email protected]
The Gold Country Travelers RV Club is not a brand specific club. Members own campers, travel trailers, 5th wheels and motor homes of many different makes. Our members volunteer to take turns as wagon masters on a monthly basis. We have an outing once a month, January through November. During December we leave our rigs at home and celebrate the year at a local restaurant. We sometimes take extended trips to places such as
Quartzsite, Yuma and Oregon. We are all about having fun, fellowship or just relaxing at our campsites. Our members share travel ideas, stories, technical, maintenance and repair ideas they have learned from experiences. The cooks in the club
share recipes and cooking stories. Our quarterly newsletter and website keep members informed of upcoming and past activities.
Gold Country Travelers RV Club http://www.goldcountrytravelers.com
Membership Application Please include prospective member fee of $15
Name ___________________________________
Spouse ____________________Date__________
Address _________________________________
City, State, Zip ___________________________
Phone: Home ____________________________
Cell 1 ________________Cell 2 _____________
Email 1: __________________________
Email 2: __________________________
RV Type: 5th Wheel [ ] MH [ ] Travel Trailer [ ] Camper [ ]
RV Length _____ No. of Slides ______
Anniversary (month & day) ___________
Birthdays (month & Day)
His ____________Hers _____________
Emergency Contacts:
Name ____________________________________
Phone # __________________________________
Medical Contact Dr. or Medical group:
_______________________________________
Phone # ________________________________
Newsletter Published Quarterly. Submit Articles to John Saylor [email protected] Wagon Masters should send a story of their outings as soon as possible after the event is complete. Tech Tips, Recipes and other items to publish can be sent anytime and will be included in the next newsletter. Web Site: Also send calendar and details of upcoming outing to John Saylor. I will update the online calendar and publish a detail page of your outing. Remember we also have a Tech Tip section, Recipe page and a page of useful RV information, so send that info to me to share with the club.
