2018 WANNA-GO S FALL newslet ter 2018 Wanna-Go s Officers President Jan Erickson 1515 Sandalwood Dr. Haysville, KS 67060 Bob-jan@att.net Cell: 316-655-6667 First Vice President Keith Taylor 3138 Rolling Oaks Dr. New Braunfels, TX 78132 kotdat@aol.com 830-832-5749 Second Vice President Jerry Garner 18270 CR 442 Lindale, TX 75771 903-530-3904 jerrygarner75@yahoo.com V o l u m e 1 7, I s s u e 3 In this issue: Pg. Rally Recap 1-2 Rally Photographs 3-4 Rally Masters 4 Rally Attendees 5 2017 Officers 5 Get Well Wishes 6 Upcoming Rally Schedules 6 FMCA Rally Info 6 Secretary Deborah Souter 19273 Oakbrook Rd. Tyler, TX 75703 Cell: 903-570-0387 dksouter@earthlink.net Treasurer Janelle Burch 4478 Country Club Rd. Denton, TX 76210-3222 Cell: 940-391-1519 janelleburch@aol.com National Director Nancy Hayselden 6014 Richards Drive Shawnee, KS 66216-1721 tkhayselden@stlukes.net Home: 913-631-6951 Alternate National Director Grant Rogers 13501 N.W. River Road Lake City, KS. 67071 Cell: 620-247-6251 lakranch@sctelcom.net Wine & Roses Rally The Wine & Roses Tyler rally began Sunday evening, October 14th with a social hour & open bar followed by a wonderful bar-b-que dinner. The members present had a GREAT time getting together and visiting. Dinner on Sunday evening was a mouth-watering bar-b-que meal supplied and cooked by Tommy Watters of RV Insurance Solutions, LLC. Tommy did all of the preparation of the meal on his special NEW smoker/bar-b-que trailer under the close & constant supervision of Kristi who provided excellent consulting services to Tommy as to how he should handle the cooking operation. Monday, October 14th morning activities began with breakfast followed by the Board meeting and a crafts session. In the crafts session Deborah Souter showed participants how to make pumpkin decorations using wine corks.. 1
At 2:30pm all enjoyed an ice cream social with a special treat of Blue Bell pumpkin spice ice cream. Everyone enjoyed the good ice cream and visiting despite all of the rain. At 5pm we enjoyed a nice relaxed cocktail party with fellow members serving as bar tenders. At 6pm we enjoyed a lovely catered dinner for all members. After dinner we played bingo for CASH prizes!! places to see & visit, as well as tips & tricks all had learned through their experiences. At noon the ladies had a luncheon at the Hidden Gardens tea room and all enjoyed the meal as well as looking at all of the antiques & plants in the greenhouses. The men all gathered up and had a group lunch at Walk-Ons Sports Bar and enjoyed lunch while watching various sports activities on the many televisions. After the bingo games all were introduced to a new game LCR (Left, Center, Right) and a number of tables played this game until there was one big winner of the cash in the center of the table. Tuesday morning started off with a catered breakfast and the golfers were up early in hopes that the rain would stop and they could play their tournament. However, the rains continued and the course was closed. So, the golf game was delayed until Wednesday in hopes of better weather. After another nice cocktail hour the group enjoyed a catered dinner. After dinner everyone was entertained by a performance by Scotty G a local performer that sang and played a wide variety of music. Scotty G s performance was thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance. After Scotty G s performance there was a drawing for many nice door prizes for those in attendance. Wednesday, October 17th started off with catered breakfast and coffee. After breakfast members sat around and discussed many varied topics concerning motorhome travel, At 1:30pm all gathered at the Kiepersol Distillery for a tour of the distillery & winery facilities at Kiepersol Estates. We were fortunate in that the owner, Marnelle Durette, took time to be our tour guide. All in attendance enjoyed the tour and the detailed information provided by Marnelle. Following the tour all were provided with wine tasting and samples of the bourbon, vodka & rum produced by Kiepersol Estates. At 5pm we enjoyed a nice social hour and cocktail party that was followed by a catered dinner. Following dinner the group was entertained by former Sheriff J.B. Smith. After the entertainment more door prizes and donated gifts were passed out to members. On Thursday, October 26th, all enjoyed breakfast and the General Business meeting after which the rally adjourned until we meet again in Mineola. Our upcoming rallies for 2019: Mineola 3/24/2019 Kansas City, MO. 9/8-12/2019 Montgomery, TX KOA 11/3-7/2019. The following pictures are candid shots taken during the rally. 2
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Thanks to your rally masters Gary & Deborah Souter and Jerry Garner & Judy Crews 4
T y L e r r a l ly at t e n d e e s Bourg, Art & Judy Burch, Janelle & Richard Carrell, Phil & Linda Clark, Dale & Carolyn Couch, Art & Sylvia Divin, Henry & Darlene Erickson, Bob & Jan Gardner, Jerry & Judy Crews Grayson, Larry & Mary Lou Gund, Walter & Cleone Guthrie, Jim & Amy Havener, Ken & Susan Hollowell, Hugh & Judy Jones, Hubert & Vickie Knott, James & Zolene Love, Roy & Sharon Morris, Bill & Mona Pack, Don & Joanne Pate, Jimmy & Cyndi Perkowski, Gary & Dot Randall, Dan & Karen Reaves, Mike & Suzanne Riney, Charles & Patsy Robbins, James & Marlene Souter, Gary & Deborah Taylor, Keith & Debby Van Drunen, Larry & Vickie Watters, Tommy & Kristi WANNA-GO S OFFICERS 2018 PRESIDENT: JAN ERICKSON 1 ST VICE PRESIDENT: KEITH TAYLOR 2 ND VICE PRESIDENT: JERRY GARNER SECRETARY: TREASURER: DEBORAH AND GARY SOUTER JANELLE BURCH NATIONAL DIRECTOR: NANCY HAYSELDEN ALTERNATE NATIONAL DIRECTOR: GRANT ROGERS This club newsletter is published by the Wanna-Go s, a chapter of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA). The views expressed are strictly those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the views of the FMCA. If you have a story, information, or a photograph that you would like to be considered for inclusion on our website or in a future newsletter, please send it to our webmaster. 5
G e t w e l l A n d s y m pat h y w i s h e s F M C A R A L L I E S GET WELL WISHES: Jack Cox Carol Rogers FMCA s International Conv. Perry, Georgia 3/13-16, 2019 FMCA s International Conv. Minot, ND 8/14-17, 2019 Six State Rally Shreveport, LA 9/18-23, 2019 upcoming Wanna-go s rallies UPCOMING RALLIES: March 24 28, 2019 Mineola Civic Center in Mineola, TX Rally Master: Dale & Carolyn Clark September 6-12, 2019 Worlds of Fun Park in Kansas City, MO Rally Master: Jan & Bob Erickson November 3 7, 2019 Montgomery, RX Lake Conroe KOA Rally Master: Jim & Nancy Harris To all Wanna-go s and friends Have a Safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS Special THANKS to our commercial member and sponsor: NORTH TEXAS RV REPAIR Hope to see you at a Wanna-go s rally soon! 6