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Fox Valley Winnies
Outing Dates – 10 thru14 August 2008
Rustic Barn Campground in Kieler, Wisconsin
WagonMasters – Fred & Janice Bruneman and Larry & Sharon Lowe
Meeting – Wednesday
Present:
John & Diana Ahaus, Chuck and Sue Borcher, Fred and Janice
Bruneman, Bob and Laurie Dukes, Larry and Sharon Lowe, Wally and
Laurie Metzer, Al and Sandy Oswald, Dennis and Connie Relihan,
John and Diane Simon
President Dennis Relihan called the meeting to order, following
by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The minutes of our June meeting were read and approved.
John reported that the club’s combined general, memorial and
camping fund show a balance of $631.07.
These funds are in a TCF bank that charges no service
fee. John wants to
confirm this amount with the bank but needs to contact Ken
Nelson to determine if he can get the access codes to confirm
this on line, if he can not, he will go to the bank and
establish new codes to enable him to monitor the account on
line. John also asked for an updated inventory of shirts and
hats, pointing out that we need to have these at our meetings.
Dennis said that he will provide John with an updated
inventory. A motion
was made and passed to accept the treasures’ report as
presented.
Dennis checked once again to see that everyone who has e mail
address listed, is receiving their e- mails.
He also reminded everyone that Wagonmasters should send
details of the club’s outings by regular mail not e-mail.
The club will pay the postage for mailing outing
information.
Dennis welcomed John and Diane Simon to their first outing with
the club. (They are
great fun and a wonderful addition to the club).
Dennis extended best wishes to all who are celebrating an August
Birthday or Anniversary.
Sharon Lowe took this opportunity to say that she has a
birthday on 9 October and that gifts are welcome!
Old Business:
Chuck said that he found that some Wal-Mart stores are now
offering “good” analog bypass boxes for $10.00 plus your coupon.
Janice Bruneman reported that FVW had at least 11 coaches at GNR
and that 22 people attended the FVW dinner.
Illinois won first prize for being the best decorated
State at the Row House Party.
The prize was $100.00.
Winnebago Industries, in celebration of their 50th
anniversary, gave out a cash prizes every night.
Sorry to say, no FVW winners.
FVW received a Chapter of Excellence Award and Janice gave out
pins at GNR to all who attended.
Other members will receive their pins at a future campout
or at the Annual Meeting.
Sue Borcher presented the club with 10 of the lovely Blue and
Yellow Fox Valley Winnies signs and is working on another batch.
Sue, this is such a great gift to new members; many
thanks for using your talents to make this gift possible.
Al Oswald said he won the Camping World gift certificate at the
state outing and suggested that in future a certificate from
Wal-Mart or Target may be better, as not everyone is close to
Camping World.
New Business:
As Dennis and Connie will not be at the September outing, Dennis
asked John Ahaus if he would run the meeting and Chuck Borcher
said he would takes notes of the meeting.
Dennis requested volunteers to form a nominating committee for
the 2009 officers.
Laurie Dukes volunteered and Dennis asked that she contact Ray
Smith to see if he was still willing to be on the committee.
Don Chilson VP, declined the nomination for 2009
president due to personal commitments.
Al Oswald said that he and Sandy will not be doing the January
outing for two reasons.
The restaurant that they have used has changed hands once
again and no longer offers a brunch and they will likely be away
in January. Thus,
the floor is open to anyone who would like to take on the task
of finding a good brunch spot and coordinating the January
brunch/lunch.
Future Outings:
The September outing to Door County has been designated a
“Friendship” outing.
If you have someone that wants to attend, it would be
subject to space being available at the campground.
If camping space is available and you have friends that
will join this campout, please contact Phil and Nancy Russell to
let them know.
If you plan to join the October outing, act quickly as the
campground is filling up.
Again comments from this meeting indicated concerns about gas
prices and their effect on future campouts. Dennis will send a
letter prior to the annual meeting that will address comments
and ideas expressed at campouts throughout the year.
This will be discussed at the Annual Meeting so please
come with your suggestions.
The State outing is 26 to 28 September.
FVW has no official duties.
Again the state has arranged for testers from the motor
vehicle to give driving tests for an RV license.
Please note, you need to have already taken and passed
the written test as the testers only do a driving test.
Dennis read a letter from the State’s secretary, Chris Crabtree
thanking FVW members for your support during the State Rally.
She expressed thanks for taking care of housekeeping and
donating to the silent auction and door prizes.
She thanked Dennis for his work on the State’s website.
Before the meeting was adjourned, we all said a very special
thanks to our Wagonmasters Fred and Janice Bruneman, Sharon and
Larry Lowe. They
arranged such a wonderful outing that a motion was brought to
make them full time Wagonmasters!
(An honor which they declined!)
But take a moment to see all the great things that they
arranged for our outing pleasure.
Things to Share
Chuck said HWH just off I80 is a great stop to or from GNR if
you need work on your jacks or slide outs.
Chuck had a hydraulic leak that he paid to have fixed at
GNR. He still had a
problem so he stopped at HWH and they fixed the problem and did
not charge for the work that they did.
John Ahaus said that the guy at GNR is not with HWH and
is independent and that is why Chuck had to pay for the worked
that he did.
Dennis had a good experience at FMCA in St Paul when he got his
tow bar fixed and cleaned for no charge.
The refrigerator which is under warranty had a major fix,
also with no charge.
About Our Outing –
Mother Nature was at her finest during the entire campout.
The Brunemans and Lowes were the first to try their luck at
planning a midweek longer stay campout. They selected a
campground that offered the perfect setting for campfires,
games, indoor activities and an excellent selection of
activities within easy driving distance.
Sunday we arrived and went out for dinner at a local supper
club, where we were amazed by the quality of the food and the
size of the servings.
We returned to camp and spent the balance of the evening
sitting around a perfect camp fire – no wind – no smoke - magic
colors, compliments of Chuck.
Our sites at the Rustic Barn Campground were large and
grassy, cooled by the campground’s many trees.
The Wagonmasters were on
hand to welcome visitors to the campfire from early morning
until dark of night.
Janice had an activity board that posted the days
activities and times.
The day might start with morning coffee, leisure time to
visit local sites and in the afternoon…let the Games begin.
We played killer Blongo Ball and Bocce Ball.
Reputations were made and lost in a single throw.
One afternoon, Happy Hour had to be advanced to
Respectfully submitted, Connie Relihan
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