SOLOS NEWSLETTER. November Death Valley '49ers Encampment Board of Directors

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1 SOLOS NEWSLETTER V O L U M E X X V I S S U E 3 November 2017 Death Valley '49ers Encampment The 68th Annual Death Valley '49ers Encampment is over for another year, and what a great time was enjoyed by the 40+ Solos in attendance. Due to National Park Service staffing challenges, the Sunset Campground at Furnace Creek in Death Valley did not open until November 3, 2017, much later than in previous years. Many of our pre-encampment get-together activities occurred from Pahrump, NV. Many members stayed at Preferred RV Resort or at Leroy's home, a few miles north of Preferred. Happy Hour was held at Betty Ogden's site at Preferred. Leroy hosted a potluck dinner/happy hour at his home. Some of the pre-encampment activities included: lunch and a tour at Sheri's Ranch Brothel in Pahrump; breakfast and parade viewing at Beatty Days in Beatty, NV; date shakes at China Ranch Date Farm & Bakery in Tecopa, CA; a trip to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge followed by lunch at Longstreet Inn Casino, both in Amargosa Valley, NV; and wine tasting and lunch at Pahrump Valley Winery in Pahrump. The '49ers Encampment was a huge success. President Roy Kannada provided coffee for everyone each morning and hugs and mugs stretched for more than an hour some days. The weather was perfect! There were lots of excursions to enjoy including Aguereberry Point, the Charcoal Kilns, the Ghost Town of Skidoo, the grand re-opening ceremony of Keane Wonder Mill and Mine, Dante s View, Bad Water, pot luck dinner with the incoming wagon train, Shoshone Days and some great hikes. The wonderful evening entertainment included the Old West Trio, Mary Kaye, and The Messick Family. SOLOS Annual General Meeting Plan to come to the Annual General Meeting on Plomosa Road in Quartzsite. The meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 22, If you have never been to Quartzsite you are in for a treat. By January 14th about 90 Solos will start gathering on BLM land. Lots of good fun and camaraderie. The Big Tent opens on Saturday, January 20th and will be open through Sunday, January 28th. The Big Tent has everything a person could want for their RV. Blue Ox and Roadmaster will have booths in the Big Tent and service facilities behind the tent. Of course the Too Crazy Ladies booth is also a popular stopping point to order name tags and the like Board of Directors President: Roy Kannada royk1072@gmail.com Vice President: Bob Svitak RJSvi@yahoo.com Secretary: Celeste Vaughters oriley95@yahoo.com Treasurer: Judy Holmes jholmes@dc.rr.com Inside this issue: Death Valley 49ers Encampment 1 AGM 1 Election of 2018 Officers 2 Kentucky Derby Party 2 58th Escapade 2 Pahrump Photos 2 Death Valley 49ers Encampment Photos 3

2 S O L O S N E W S L E T T E R N O V E M B E R April P A G2017 E 2 Election of 2018 SOLOS Officers The last page of this newsletter contains the ESCAPEES SOLOS 2018 BALLOT. Please complete and submit it by December 15, Kentucky Derby Party Dave Anderson and Betty Ogden will be hosting a Kentucky Derby Party at Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, KY the first weekend in May. Free parking at Keeneland with viewing of the Derby on the Jumbotron. MInt Juleps will be provided. There will be a hat contest. We will tour the Kentucky Horse Farm, some distilleries and the Louisville Slugger Bat Company. For more information, please contact Dave Anderson (k5dladave@gmail.com) or Betty Ogden (rvingbetty@gmail.com). 58th Escapade Sedalia, MO and Pre-Rally The 58th Escapade will be held in Sedalia, MO, on May 27 through June 1, Attendees have the option of boondocking (included in the registration fee) or full hook-ups (30amp/water/sewer) for an additional $160. At the previous Escapade in Sedalia, most SOLOS chose to have full hookups. For more information about the Escapade, go to : The pre-rally will be held at the Labette County Fairgrounds in Oswego, KS. The pre-rally will be hosted by Donna Tyler (dsuperlegs@yahoo.com). Camping is $10 a night with elect/water and a dump station. The shower house is not fancy but clean. The pre-rally will begin on Sunday, May 20th with pie and ice cream. There will drinks around the bonfire every night. The will be a hog roast. Planned outings include a visit to the Precious Moments Chapel and hopefully a tour of Newell Coach in Commerce, OK. The group will caravan to Sedalia on Saturday, May 26th Pahrump Photos SOLOs at China Ranch for Date SOLOs at breakfast in Beatty, NV, for Beatty Days Carol Tibbets, Deb Heen & Roy Kannada at Beatty Days parade

3 SOLOS NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2017 PAG E 3 April 2017 Death Valley '49ers Encampment Photos Burn Your Own Potluck Carols > Bradshaw, Hinkley & Tibbits Jimmie Crawford, Dave Anderson & Park Ranger Marine Mounted Color Guard Leading Wagon Train Wagons in Wagon Train 49ers in costume for parade. That's Will in the center. Post-parade SOLOs group pictur Roy Kannada leading the parade Outing to Aguereberry Point

4 ESCAPEES SOLOS MEMBERSHIP FORM Circle one: New Renew Data Change Date: Name: Male Female Mailing Address: City: Zip/Postal Code: SKP #: State/Province: Phone No.: Expiration Date: # 1: # 2: Interests: I would consider: Hosting a Rally Leading a caravan Other: I would like to: join SKPing Solos discussion group at Yahoo Groupd I have a Yahoo ID. My Yahoo ID name is: receive the newsletter electronically through Yahoo Group, OR receive the newsletter electronically via my own mailbox I am submitting $ for year(s) membership. I am submitting $ to be donated to CARE. Mail to: ESCAPEES SOLOS 1970 N LESLIE ST #556 PAHRUMP, NV $10 per year (US funds). You may join for multiple years. Make checks payable to ESCAPEES SOLOS. REVISED: 21 January 2017

5 ESCAPEES SOLOS 2018 BALLOT President: Roy Kannada Vice President Bob Svitak Treasurer: Secretary: Leota Spalla Carol Hinkley Write-In Candidate: Office: Please cast your ballot mail your ballot and mail it by December 15,2017,to Escapees Solos, 1970 N Leslie Street, #556, Pahrump, NV, Please write BALLOT on the Lower Left of the envelope, and your SKP Number on the Lower Right.