Presidents Message
What an exciting week/weekend we had at the KQ Ranch. The weather went from bright sunshine with a light breeze to an almost blizzard and freezing cold and back to a bright sunny day all within 4 days.
Thanks to Mary Lee Smith for all her efforts in making this a really enjoyable outing (in spite of the crazy weather). Thanks to the KQ Ranch for the use of the club house facilities.
Thank you Bob and Teddie for providing a game I finally won at.
And thank you to all you hardy members who braved the weather and made this a very memorable rally:
Chetelet's
Escamilla's
Russ Himmer
McAfee's
Opteyndt's
Strobel's
Smith's
Hope to see everyone at the next rally.
Steve
PS: We still have room for more rally's if someone would like to sponsor one.
Minutes of Rockwood West Club Meeting May 9, 2015
Minutes of Rockwood West Club Meeting May 9, 2015
The May meeting of Rockwood West was called by President Steve Smith at 10:00 A.M. at the KQ Ranch clubhouse. Members present were: Linda and Gerry Chetelet, Teddie and Bob Opteyndt, Ramona and Nick Escamilla, Nita and Mac McAfee, Russ Himmer, Linda and Rich Strobel and Mary Lee Smith.
Old business: none
Report from Assistant Director: Nick reported that FMCA is in better shape due to the Medi-Vac program being adopted.
Treasurers report: Mary Lee reported an ending balance of $2660.84 as of April 30, 2015.
New business: Steve talked about hosting a rally and asked for volunteers. We only have one rally on our calendar and that is not till the end of October. Nick and Ramona volunteered to host one at the end of September.
Rally schedule:
Sept. -
Oct. 29th to Nov. 2nd Ringhands Rio Bend RV Park (near Yuma, CA)
At 10:15 A.M. Linda Chetelet moved that the meeting be adjourned. Ramona seconded the motion.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Lee Smith
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| Finishing Breakfast |
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| Looking towards Lodge |
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| Wooden Eagle |
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| Friday Dinner |
Wagon Masters Report
A hearty group of Rockers in 7 coaches met at KQ Ranch in the Cuyamaca Mountains near Julian on Wednesday May 10th. It was cold and windy so we had our "Happy Hour" at the Ranch Clubhouse which turned out to be our headquarters for the weekend.
After a big breakfast Thursday morning, the ladies made a craft under the direction of our "crafts director", Linda Chetelet. We had fun painting canvas's with stencils and beautiful paints. Later a few of us went into Julian to check out the shops and try some apple pie at Moms Pie Shop (YUM!). As it was cold and rainy we had our "Carnitas Fiesta" dinner in the clubhouse. We sure did like the cozy fireplace there.
Friday we woke up to snow flurries which got heavier in the late morning covering our cars with about 4" of the white stuff! Buttermilk pancakes on the griddle fortified us for another fun craft-painting coffee mugs provided by our new member, Teddie Opteyndt. What talented ladies we have in our Rockwood group! It rained off and on so some of us played Mexican Train dominoes before our potluck dinner. After dinner the Opteyndt's introduced us to a new game-"Left, Right, Center" which was a lot of fun, except that they lost! (Will they teach us anymore games?)
After cooking "omelets in the bag" for breakfast on Saturday we had a quick meeting and another craft-bead bracelets with the camps activities director. It was great that Paulette and Dennis K. visited us that afternoon. It was the first time we actually could sit outside in our chair circle. Later we all went to Julian for an enjoyable dinner at the Julian Cafe and Bakery.
On Sunday KQ Ranch provided a nice Mothers Day brunch at the clubhouse and after that we said our good-byes. Despite the weather we all decided it was a fun campout!
Mary Lee
All pictures courtesy of Rich Strobel.
2 and 1/2 T. melted butter
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups flour
3 eggs
3 T. sugar
1 and 1/4 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
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| The Gang |
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| Mexican Train |
