BIG SKY FMCA Dues are due in September!! Covering the State of Montana. Presidents Message... Big Sky Chapter Officers...

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1 BIG SKY FMCA Covering the State of Montana August 2016 Presidents Message... We plan to be at the rally in Joliet this month on August 11th. Hope to see you there. Once again the September rally in Libby is very important as we conduct our annual business meeting and elect new officers for our Big Sky chapter. Hope to see you soon. Safe Travels. Mike Teague 2017 Dues are due in September!! August 2016 Hello Again Big Sky Folks; With summer in full swing, I hope everyone is having a good time and enjoying the warm weather with family and friends. We certainly are. I have heard nothing but good things regarding the recent rally in Ronan. It sounds like we missed a good one, especially the biscuits and sausage gravy. Thank you Mike and Dori and Dave and Sharon. We were in Fort Polk Louisiana that weekend visiting our Army son who is currently stationed there. He and his men had just returned from nine months in Afghanistan and he was turning over his command to another officer. We were not quite conditioned for the 95 degree heat and high humidity but we had a great time visiting with them anyway. If you are ever in the great little town of Natchitoches in central Louisiana, I recommend the Merci Beaucoup restaurant. The gumbo and crawfish etouffee are excellent. On August 1st Dixie and I will be flying to West Springfield, Massachusetts for three days of national business meetings at FMCA s 94th Family Reunion. I will represent our chapter while Dixie is the temporary delegate for the Arctic Travellers, a chapter in Palmer, Alaska. We will provide you with a report during the September business meeting. -1- Look in the roster, the date that appears above your name is the date you are paid through. If 2016 appears your dues of $15 are now due for Please make checks payable to Big Sky FMCA and mail to Susie Farr, 935 Isy Loop, Helena, MT Big Sky Chapter Officers... President Mike Teague Vice President East Al Baird Vice President West Paul Bessler Secretary Dixie Teague Treasurer Susie Farr Wagon Master Gene Farr National Director Kelly Kruse Alternate National Director: Mike Teague Historian Looking for a volunteer Newsletter/Membership Chair Susie Farr

2 Wagon Master Message If you missed the Polson rally, you missed an outstanding rally. Diamond S RV was very hospitable and met our every need. There was a boat trip on the Flathead where we had great tasting Indian Tacos and two hours of just relaxing in great weather. We were greeted with a wonderful breakfast on Friday morning of fruit, donuts, rolls, yogurt and the best biscuits & sausage gravy ever! We were met every morning with a Continental Breakfast before starting our day of sightseeing and relaxing. There were 15 coaches in attendance and a good time was had by all. If you haven t made plans for the August Rally it will be he 11th, 12th, and 13th at Will & Shirley Ketterling s place in Joliet. This will be a good one too. If you plan on attending please call and let know you will be attending so they may plan accordingly. The flyer for this rally is also in this newsletter. And then Libby for the Nordicfest. Elections will be held at this rally so please plan on making it if you can. Dennis & Carol Ogle are hosting the June 15, 16 & 17, 2017 rally. It will be held in Boulder at the Fairgrounds. Details will follow Rally Schedule August , 2016: Will & Shirley Ketterling will be hosting a boondocking rally at their place in Joliet along the Rock Creek. September , 2016: Libby (Nordicfest) Hosted by Gene & Susie Farr and Dan & Jinny Schoenback. Gene Farr, Wagon Master Newsletter/Membership Message Please note that 2017 dues are due in September. This will also be a good time to advise me of changes you may have in your or phone number. We had such a good time in Polson. It really was a great rally. There was something for everyone to do, day and night. There was a huge fire ring and Mike stoked up a big fire every night. We had an ice cream cake, and some merchants donated items for a gift basket won by Bob & Becky. Our hosts Mike & Dori won the $100 attendance award. I can t say this enough, it was a great rally. Hope to see you in Joliet or Libby. Susie Farr, Newsletter/Membership KEITH & PRISCILLA PIPPIN Originally from the mid-west, however spent Behind most of our lives in and around the Phoenix, the Scenes with Keith working as a Project Manager for Power Plant Construction and Priscilla working for General Contractors. We first retired in 1996 for a period of five years, just to test the waters. After five years of R V ing, we decided to give it up and go back to work. In 2014 we retired permanently, sold our home and started out again. We traded our 5th. Wheel for a Monaco Signature, our Truck for a Jeep Cherokee, and have been on the road full time ever since. We have been married for 54 years, no children, travel with Casey, our German Sheppard. Priscilla has been fighting Cancer for over 20 years, and consequently the balance of this year is planned out with Doctors and Tests, so we will not be attending any of the remaining rally s. We will be wintering at the Riverside Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. We plan on being there for at least five months from October 15th. Anyone traveling through is welcome to contact us. We would enjoy meeting any of you who may be traveling in the area; perhaps on your way to Yuma or other destinations in the South-West. Our contact numbers are: Keith and Priscilla ; E- Mail: Priscilla.pippin@hotmail.com. Hope to get to meet some of you down the road in Laughlin, or next summer in Montana. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The election of new officers will be held at our annual business meeting at the September Rally in Libby. Our nomination committee has worked diligently in recruiting the nominees listed below and would like to thank them for accepting the nomination. We still need a historian, national director and assistant national director. If you or someone you know would like to add their name to the following list for any shown officer please call Dixie Teague, Dennis Ogle or Susie Farr. Gary Drosten President Dennis Ogle Treasurer Al Baird Vice President East Mike Tucker Wagon Master Paul Bessler Vice President West Susie Farr Newsletter/Membership Dori Tucker Secretary

3 Mike & Dori and Dave & Sharon Polson July 14, 15, 16,

4 Join Shirley & Will Ketterling at their home in Joliet and dry camp with Rock Creek flowing near by. August 11, 12, 13 ~ Rally Fee $20 Coming from East or West on Interstate 90 take Laurel exit that goes to Red Lodge. When you get off Interstate take a left hand turn. This turn will put you on highway 212 which goes to Fort Rockvale. Stay on 212 thru Rockvale, (Do not turn at this corner.) Travel about 21/2 miles to MontAqua Road. Make a left hand turn onto MontAqua. (MontAqua is the only left hand turn onto a road between Fort Rockvale and Joliet. All others are private driveways) Continue on MontAqua across the bridge First place on right hand side is 677 MontAqua the Ketterlings. Please call Will or Shirley at by August 5th to confirm if you will be attending this rally. Thursday August 11th: Arrival Day We will have a fire pit if anyone 4:00pm - Happy Hour - bring your beverage would like to sit around it. If anyone plays an instrument or likes 5:30 pm - Pizza after happy hour Friday August 12th to sing come share with us. 8:30am - Continental Breakfast at hosts car port 10:00am-4:00pm - Free day to enjoy Red Lodge, golf, Beartooth Highway, the Montana Fair or Moss Mansion in Billings or even drive to Cody Wyo. 4:00pm - Happy Hour - bring your beverage and heavy hors d oeuvres. Dinner on your own. Saturday August 13th 8:30am - Continental Breakfast at hosts site 10:00am-4:00pm - Free day to enjoy Red Lodge, golf, Beartooth Highway, the Montana Fair or Moss Mansion in Billings or even drive to Cody Wyo. 4:00pm - Happy Hour - bring your beverage 5:00pm - Pot Luck - Salads & Dessert. Meat & baked potato bar will be furnished. Sunday August 14th: Departure Day 8:30am - Continental Breakfast Thanks for attending, safe travels home - 4 -

5 Reservation Deadline is August 6th! Libby - September 8, 9, 10 Woodland RV Park, US-2 (located west end of Libby) Phone to reserve. Call by August 6th & Mention you are with FMCA Group $35/night or $40 for creek side, Full Hookups. Hosted by Gene & Susie Farr & Dan & Jinny Schoenback. Nordicfest is celebration of the area s rich Scandinavian heritage with music, food & cultural events. Held each year in September. Events are held at various locations around Libby. Thursday September 8: Arrival Day Venture Inn 4:00pm - Happy Hour at hosts site - bring your beverage Libby 5:30 pm - Caravan to dinner at the Venture Inn - dinner at 6 Friday September 9 8:30am - Continental Breakfast at hosts site 10:00am-4:00pm - Free day to enjoy Nordicfest or visit Libby Dam. 4:00pm - Happy Hour - bring a heavy hours-d euvre and beverage. Dinner on your own. Saturday September 10 8:30am - Continental Breakfast at hosts site 10:00am-4:00pm - Free day to enjoy the parade, Nordicfest, Ross Creek Cedar Grove or maybe Kootenai Falls 4:00pm - Happy Hour - Happy Hour bring your beverage 5:00pm - Potluck - at hosts site - bring your favorite dish Business meeting with elections immediately following potluck Sunday September 11th: Departure Day 8:30am - Continental Breakfast Thanks for attending, safe travels home Sons of Norway Float in parade Ross Creek Cedar Grove nearby

6 BIG SKY FMCA MEMBERSHIP FORM Name FMCA# Address City State Zip Phone Cell# (Optional) (s) Annual dues $15.00 plus one time new member sign up fee of $5.00. Badges (not required) $12/pair (pin); $15/pair (Magnetic) (Circle one) Make checks out to Big Sky FMCA. Multi-year memberships available. Circle: 1 yr 2 yr. 3 yr. Total amount Enclosed Mail to Susie Farr, Treasurer, 935 Isy Loop, Helena, MT