Rio Bend RV and Golf Resort
El Centro, CA
Oct. 31, 2015
Meeting was called to order at 6:25 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Steve Smith.
Members present: Walt and Pam Rose, Gerry and Linda Chetelat, Nick and Ramona Escamilla, Henry and Lucille Yanoff, Mac and Nita McAfee, Bob and Teddie Opteyndt, Rich and Linda Strobel, Greg and Debbie Murrell and Mary Lee Smith.
Steve thanked the Chetelats and the Roses for taking over and hosting the rally for the Ringhands (Cookie continues to have severe back pain).
Treasurers Report: $3149. in the bank. Motion to accept by Linda Chetelat; seconded by Linda Strobel.
Motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting was made by Nick, seconded by Linda.
Directors Report: Nick said there would not be a FMCA rally at Pomona this year.
Old Business: None
New Business: Greg and Debbie are hosting the Christmas Party at their home on Dec. 16th-12 noon.
Steve asked for volunteers to host rally's next year.
January- Quartzsite Big Tent goes up Jan. 16th-no rally dates or host yet. Will we go to Lake Alamo after Quartzsite?
February- Nick said he would think about a place for a February rally.
March- Bob and Teddie suggested a NASCAR rally at Avondale (near Phoenix) in March. There is "open camping" starting Monday, March 7th-no reservations but we could go in together and camp together. $60/rig for the week and $60./tow car for the week. All kinds of services (grocery store, propane, wood, honeywagon, tram, etc.) are available onsite.
April- Rich said he would look into Anza Borrego for an early April rally to see the wildflowers and sculptures at Borrego Springs.
Lucille and Henry were going to look into Solvang for a rally. Date to be announced.
The Roses suggested a private campground near Potrero. They will look into it and get back to us.
Ramona passed out "Traveler's Emergency Cards" to keep in your wallet to alert someone in an emergency that you have an RV parked in a campground, emergency contacts, or a pet that is in your rig.
Debbie installed the new officers: President-Steve Smith, Vice President- Rich Strobel, Sec./Treasurer-Mary Lee Smith, National Director-Nick Escamilla, Alternate-Henry Yanoff, Nominating Committee: Debbie Murrell, Ramona Escamilla, and Nita McAfee.
Mary Lee reminded everyone that the clubs annual dues of $15. are now due. Also would anyone like to volunteer to go to the FMCA rally in Indio and represent our club?
A motion was made to adjourn by Linda Chetelat and seconded by Ramona.
Wagonmaster Report
Everyone missed Cookie and Hal at their Rio Bend Rally.We all hope she is feeling better and they
will soon be joining us again. Gerry and I had little to do taking over since the ground work was
already laid by Cookie. We ate not so lightly snacks on Thurs. and of course everyone brought
great food to the heavy appetizers and pot luck the following two days. Pam and Walt, acting as
co-hosts put on an outstanding breakfast on Saturday morning. He can cook for us all, anytime he
wants. It was really great to have them with us again.
We, the girls that is, successfully completed two craft items. A paper strip pumpkin and a tea
light snowman. Lucille, did you and your sister do your pumpkins?? I was quite proud of their
results, as always it was great to all get together. The guys were going to play golf, but the course
at Rio Bend was being re-seeded making it not available to be played. Bill Proett searched out a
course for an unbelievable $10, including cart and clubs. Nick is vowing to give up the game.
Gerry found humor in Bill and Nicks cart refusing to operate after they'd been playing for some
time. Some of the other guys went over to the Salton Sea, and beautiful Bombay Beach to take
photos of birds. The guys also played shuflleboard on concrete lanes. Quite different than the
regulation course at Golden Village RV Park. Some of the ladies spent the afternoon in the
Resorts activity center playing Mexican Train after fast paced rounds of Left, Right, Center.
Our last evening was going to be celebrated at the Rio Bend Cafe; oops, it was closed and not to
open till the following Monday. We took a vote and decided on Costco Pizza for dinner.A good
choice for our last evening together. Monday morning, in our usual pattern, we left early bidding
all safe travels and" See ya at the Christmas Party".
Photos by Rich Strobel
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| See how our RVs circled our covered "room"? |
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| Eating |
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| Making pumpkins. |
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| Still making pumpkins. |
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| Club Meeting. What good listeners! |
