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Greater Houston Airstream Club, Unit #155, WBCCI, The RV Club of
Airstream
Volume 43 Issue 9 Hub and Sherry Miller,
Editors—[email protected] Oct 10, 2018
Story on page 2
“THE REGAL BEAGLE BARKS”
By Hub Miller
I have been a member of this Unit for 18 years.
Even living in Dallas, I have stuck with our Unit
because of the people. We are a cross section
of the American public, from all walks of life.
Everyone is equal and respected for themselves.
There are lessons to be learned. There‟s the
Golden Rule….”Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you.” Is the world a better
place in which to live because you have lived in
it? How many acts of kindness have you done
in the past week? Things you did not have to
do, but you did it because you love all people,
maybe this is not fair, limiting it to a week. How
about a month, a year ,or a lifetime? In the end
what will your record be?
I like to think that my record will be a little bet-ter because
of the members of our Unit.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
READY SET GOBBLE RALLY
NOVEMBER 8—11, 2018
Crockett Family Resort
75 Dogwood Lane W, Crockett, TX 75835
936-544-8466 (see pg 8)
CHRISTMAS/OFFICER INSTALLATION RALLY
December 13 - 16, 2018
Coushatta RV Ranch, 2812 Nelius Road
Belleville, TX 77418
TAILGATING AT TEXAS A&M
It‟s been awhile since the club visited
the Texas A&M campus, but this
Rally did not disappoint on this
visit. Two-point hook-ups on a level
surface and the access to the cov-
ered „Olsen‟ Pavilion made the differ-
ence even tho the weather threw a
little rain at us from time to time.
Hosts: Vern & Jo Goodwin, James & Tonia Goodwin,
Jack & Beverly Williams
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A&M TAILGATING RALLY AT BRYAN STATION, TX
The hosts, Vernon & Joletta Goodwin,
along with co-hosts James & Tonia
Goodwin, Jack & Beverly Williams ar-
rived early Thursday. It wasn‟t long be-
fore Unit President & First Lady Hub &
Sherry Miller joined us. Soon we were
joined by Fred Walschburger & Sue
Gaines and Bill & Joanne Miller. Follow-
ing a pleasant social hour (or two) we
had a pot luck dinner and more visiting
and catching up from summer travels.
Friday morning found us turning out for
a visit to the Messina
Hof winery at
1030. Our guide was a
very knowledgeable
young Aggie who obvi-
ously knew his job well. So well that he
went overtime by
1 hour. We
asked a lot of
questions. The
tour was
great. We
learned about
the vineyard‟s origins,
operations and current
wine production. Follow-
ing the tour, we had a
Q& A session where we
experienced a tasting of their current se-
lections. His “pours” were more than
adequate.
Next, we had lunch at their on-site restau-
rant. Again, excellent food and table ser-
vice. (I took a
nap soon after-
ward). More
GHAC mem-
bers arrived
Friday after-
noon; George
& Jamie Nixon,
Jerry & Carol Goodwin, Jerry & Irene
Lyddon, and Jason &
Sherry Goodwin with
Austin age 5 & Riley
3. After another
great social hour, the
hosts provided a
King Ranch casse-
role dinner with
green salad. In
memory of Barbara
Bush‟s passing this
year, we were
served her famous Chocolate Chip cook-
ies with ice cream. Yum. Later, after
obligatory dog walking, we played the
game “Aggie
Trivia”. Nov-
ices learned a
lot about
A&M. Even
some sea-
soned Aggies
learned a few
new details.
Austin Goodwin helping
Granddad with Blessing
for dinner
Jamie & George Nixon with
daughter Cheryl, Hager, who
joined us for dinner on Satur-
day.
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Flat Wally has been traveling. Here he is in
Lia Laney‟s home town, a small town in
China on the Yangtze River, Ma‟anshan. He
went to Lia‟s daughter‟s wedding.
Here is Wally in the Columbus, Ohio airport.
He flew to Columbus (I hope 1st Class) to go
to Ron Gilberts 50th Class Reunion
Take Wally wherever you go and send your
pictures to [email protected]. Pic-
tures will be printed and posted at the De-
cember Christmas Rally . If you don't have a
Flat Wally just call or text 214-770-3271 and
he will hop in the US Mail and travel right to
your door.
Saturday found us having early coffee followed
by a Sausage/Egg
Taquito breakfast
with juice &
fruit. Satur-
day‟s group activ-
ity was to tour the
Bush Presidential Li-
brary on campus. Most of us spent 2+hours in
this magnificent exhibit of his life, his Presi-
dency, and his retirement while a serious rain
storm passed over us. I highly recommend a
visit to it if you haven‟t been. .Dinner Saturday
was „tailgate style‟ pulled
pork sandwiches with beans,
coleslaw, potato salad and
straw berry shortcake. Yum
X 2. The evening‟s activity
was Bingo (with prizes). On
the last round, Joanne Miller
was the big winner on the
black-out card with an Edenborough crystal
mug for her success.
Sunday found us in clear
weather and a wonderful
Kolache breakfast before
Jack Williams inspirational
devotion on
“contentment”.
Your hosts Thank every-
one for being good sports
and participating in all the
activities. Most of us left A&M by 10:00
hrs. All the Best – Vernon Goodwin
Cont from pg 2
Joanne Miller being
photo optd by Bill
Miller with his
BINGO win.
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Never to early to plan
your trip next year to the
50th Annual
REGION 9 RALLY
In Bandera, TX
May 6—11, 2019
Skyline Ranch RV Park
2231 Hwy. 16N
2019 RALLY SCHEDULE
NEW YEARS RALLY
Dec 30 - Jan 1 Coushatte Ranch RV Pk
Belleville, TX
ANNUAL UNIT LUNCHEON
Jan 19 Carmello’s Restaurant
Houston, TX
VALENTINES RALLY
Feb 15 - 17 Country Place RV Resort
Cut-N-Shoot, TX
ST PATRICKS RALLY
Mar 15 - 17 Brazso Bend St Park
Richmond, TX
TAX DAY RALLY
Apr 12 - 14 Kemah RV
Kema, TX
REGION 9 RALLY
May 6 - 11 Skyline Ranch RV Pk
Bandera, TX
MEMORIAL DAY RALLY
May 24 - 27 Sonny’s RV Resort
Lexington, TX
62nd INTERNATIONAL RALLY
July 20 - 27 Virginia State Fairgrounds
Doswell, VA
LABOR DAY RALLY
Aug 30 - Sep 2 Oakwood RV Resort
Fredericksburg, TX
HARVEST RALLY
Oct 11 - 13 Bolivar Peninsula RV Pk
Bolivar, TX
BUDDY RALLY
Nov 8 -10 Stephen F Austin St Park
Sealy, TX
INSTALLATION RALLY
Dec 6 - 8 Coushatte Ranch RV Park
Belleville, TX
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READY SET GOBBLE RALLY
NOVEMBER 8—11, 2018
Crockett Family Resort
75 Dogwood Lane W, Crockett, TX 75835
Directions from Crockett NW Loop 304 go West on FM 229 for 8
miles, turn right on CR 2140 for 2 miles and you will arrive at
Crockett Family Resort.
Please contact the RV Park directly at 936-544-8466 to make your
own reservations for the rally. Be sure to tell them that you are
with the Greater Houston Airstream Club so that they can track the
number of rigs that will be there. As soon as you have made your
reservation, call Jerry, 832-549-5042; or Tracey, 281-210-6130 to
let us know the day that you will be arriving so we can plan meals.
Your co-hosts are Lowell & Toni Anderson and Tom & Caren
Bundy.
Thursday, November 8 Parking all day
5:00PM Social Hour
5:45PM Bring something to grill and a side dish to share
Visiting and information on things to do in the area
Friday, November 9 Parking all day
7:30AM Early Coffee
Breakfast and lunch on your own
Group Tour Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (details to
follow)
5:00PM Social Hour (Even # rigs, bring snacks)
6:00PM Dinner provided by Hosts, bring bowls and plates for
dinner
Saturday, November 10
7:30 AM Early Coffee
8:00AM Breakfasts by Hosts
Lunch on your own—Visit local attractions
Christmas Craft by Tracey Calvert
5:00PM Social Hour (Odd # rigs, bring snacks)
6:00PM Dinner provided by Hosts
Sunday, November 11
7:30AM Early Coffee
8:00AM Continental Breakfast by Hosts
9:00AM Short Devotional
Depart at your leisure
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! HAPPY TRAILS AND SAFE TRAVELS
Please bring table service to all meals.
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Please bring table service to all meals.
CHRISTMAS RALLY / OFFICER INSTALLATION
December 13 - 16, 2018
Coushatta RV Ranch, 2812 Nelius Road
Belleville, TX 77418
Hosts: Red & Nancy Childers
Co-Hosts: Bob & Vaughnette Stodgill, Jack & Autumn
Isbell
Rally Fees: $25.00 per person
Parking Fees: $24.00 cash or $26.00 check per night
THURSDAY, DEC 13
5:00 Social Hour
6:00 Pot Luck Dinner Hosts will furnish dessert
FRIDAY, DEC 14
Breakfast on your own
9:15 Leave for Wentz Museum in Giddings
Lunch is $12.50 per person: Museum is $5.00 per person
(Please let Red or Nancy know if you will attend by Nov
30th)
5:00 Social Hour (Even # rigs bring snacks)
Special Entertainment during Social Hour
WYLDE MEADE Lowell Anderson & Friends
6:00 Dinner by Hosts
7:30 Dirty Santa Gift Exchange: Please bring a $10.00 gift per
person to exchange
SATURDAY, DEC 15
7:00 Early Coffee
8:00 Breakfast by Hosts
10:00 Pay Rally Fees
Lunch on your own
5:00 Social Hour (Odd # rigs bring snacks)
6:00 Catered Dinner by Howard
8:00 Officer Installation / Reception
SUNDAY, DEC 16
7:00 Early Coffee
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Devotional
Please RSVP to Red([email protected]) or
Nancy([email protected]) by Nov. 30, 2018
EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME OR ON THE ROAD IF LYOU ARE NOT
HEADED HOME
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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FOR SALE
2015 28” Flying Cloud Airstream Trailer
Delivered new November, 2015, Approxi-
mately 16,200 towed miles to date.
Duct heating/AC system w/heat pump. Twin
air conditioners. Dinette and bedroom televi-
sions. Stereo system. Full-length mirror. Mi-
crowave/convection oven. Pressure Pro tire
sensors system included.
Queen-sized bed in rear. Front lounge and
dinette areas. Sleeps six. Black Ultra-leather
décor. Several black, brown, gold and brown/
gold checked throw pillows.
Priced mid-$60,000 range.
Call Don Reeves at 979-885-1398 for more
information or trailer inspection
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Do you smell something hot in your rig and it
doesn‟t make you hungry? Then you better
start sniffing and feeling your electrical and
electronic stuff to see if they are cooking. I‟m
including a pair of photos of my motorhome
12volt system fuse box after I found it melting
in my storage bay.
No failure in my 12volt powered equipment but
the plastic housing and the fuses were melting
into a blob as you can see. The cause was a
poor factory installation when the installer at-
tached the battery cable to the circuit board
with an oversize ring terminal. Then corrosion
set in and the
subsequent
high resistance
connection be-
gan to heat
and melt every-
thing plastic,
even the solder
points in the
circuit board.
I found the problem just in time before it
caused a fire. The moral of this story is if the
smell is not from muffins in the oven, you bet-
ter start look-
ing for the
source fast.
By
Don Teegarden
Need to do ASAP!
REGISTER WITH WBCCI.
Here are the instructions:
Log into: wbcci.org
Right under the opening pictures, there are 2 blue oval
tabs:
“Join Online Today” and “Renew Online To-day”
Click on the “Renew Online Today”
Fill in all the blanks
WBCCI yearly dues is $65.00
Choose : Region 9, Unit 155, dues $20.00
On next page you will be submit payment info
Submit and you are finished.!
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OCTOBER
10/01 Mary Ann Boerner
10/01 Tom Kershner
10/03 Mary Etta Zander
10/05 John Boener
10/05 Rae Gilbert
10/07 Doris Karel
10/07 Kent Miller
10/09 Karen Landrigen
10/14 Vern Goodwin, Jr
10/14 Kathryn Wilson
10/17 Alan Billard
10/23 Toni Anderson
10/26 Mike Chruszczak
10/26 Kathy Hartzog
10/27 Nelda Tope
10/30 Nancy Childers
NOVEMBER
11/09 Don Teegarden
11/10 Uli Zimmer
11/11 David Haas
11/15 Renee Lacey Carantza
11/17 Charlie Jacobs
11/18 Renee-Lacey Carantza
1/23 Kathy Blanchard
11/25 Scott Mercer
11/26 Cheryl Chanaud
11/26 Searcy Kracke
11/26 Richard McLean
11/28 Rick Elkins
11/28 Kirk Guidry
11/30 Bob Hansen
OCTOBER
10/05/96 John & Irene Tynes
10/24/59 Bob & Vaughnette Stogdill
NOVEMBER
11/2/74 Mike & Mary Chruszczak
11/17/89 Larry & Frances Robeson
11/20/93 Dan & Maria McAnulty
11/23/73 Vern, III & Jo Goodwin
11/28/63 Bill & Barbara Dodson
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Helen Teegarden
Greetings from the Land of Enchant-
ment - where the sun shines 360
days a year.
Dorothy Cooney is not experiencing much
sunshine at this time. Dorothy and Bob are
associate members. Dorothy recently had a
triple by-pass on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and is
scheduled to go home from the hospital on
Monday, Oct. 1. She would enjoy receiving
some cards. Her address is: 259 Polk Road
219, Wickes, AR 71972.
If you know of someone that needs some
“Sunshine” please let me know.
A Hint from Helen: “My wish for you is to
have HOPE”
H - Happiness, O - Optimism, P - Positive
attitude, E - Enjoy life
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GREATER HOUSTON AIRSTREAM
CLUB UNIT # 155
Unit Officers:
President Hub Miller # 4558
1st Vice President Jerry Goodwin # 1131
2nd Vice President Clark Gardner # 2646
3rd Vice President Bruce Lee # 5461
Recording Secretary Barbara Mercer # 1353
Corresponding Secretary Sherry Miller # 4558
Treasurer Jerry Lyddon # 7746
Assistant Treasurer Caren Bundy # 2835
Trustee 2 Years Lisa Hansen # 30333
Trustee 2 Years Tom Taroni # 5067
Trustee 1 Year Clark Gardner # 2646
Trustee 1 Year Dan McAnulty # 2162
Parliamentarian Joanne Miller # 4958
Immediate Past President Don Reeves # 3484
Committee Chairpersons:
Constitution & Bylaws Vernon Goodwin III # 1311
Crafts & Projects Sherry Miller # 4558
Directory Editor Bill Miller # 4958
Electronics Communications Tom Bundy # 2835
Health Rae Gilbert # 1450
Membership Joletta Goodwin # 1311
Newsletter Editors Hub & Sherry Miller # 4558
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Oct 25-28, 2018
TEXAS COUNRY AIR
Brownwood, TX
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Nov 8-11, 2018
Ready-Set-Gobble Rally
Crocket Family Resort
7500 Dogwood Lane
Crockett, TX
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Dec 13-16, 2018
Christmas & Installation Rally
Coushatte RV Ranch
Belleville, TX
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Dec 30 - Jan 1
NEW YEARS RALLY
Coushatte RV Ranch
Belleville, TX
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Get out there and enjoy your
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