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The Big "E"
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THE ESTABLISHMENT RV CLUB JUNE 31, 2006
Volume 1, Issue 1 Editors: Bill and Monica Prats
President’s Message
I know our entire membership joins me in sincerely thanking
last year’s officers, wagon masters, and those in appointed
positions for their valued service to the club. Through your
efforts, we have had great times at each outing.
I'm sure that your new officers and chair-persons look
forward to making our future events enjoyable and we need
and welcome all your input and advice.
One of our priorities for this year must be to strengthen our
group with new members. Sadly, some of our long standing
members are not going to be able to participate as they once
did and the high cost of fuel doesn't help either.
I would personally like to see five new members signed up
this year, and will work towards that goal.
Best wishes to us all for a great coming year! Hal
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 President’s Message
1 2006 Officers
1 Campouts
2 April Games
3 In Memoriam
4 The Traveling Spatula
5 The Establishment Club General Meeting
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New 2006 Officers
President Hal Larsen
Vice President Sue Willhoff
Secretary Loyce Swedberg
Treasurer Pauline Cleary
Membership Barney & Judy Goldstein
Activities Peter Ruysenaars
Submitted by the Nominating Committee: Marlene
Larsen and Jackie Kordones. May 19 th Sue Wilhoff
brought the General Meeting to order during the Guajome
Campout and the officers were elected by those in
attendance and then installed during the Chula Vista
campout. President Hal Larsen announced the
Committee members for 2006.
CAMPOUTS
February – Emerald Desert RV Park
Wagon Masters: Hal and Marlene Larsen; Peter and
Elly Ruysenaars; Jim and Jackie Kordones
By Marlene Larsen
February brought beautiful weather to the desert but that
isn’t to say we didn’t have a threat of rain a couple of
times.
The Anniversary month brought lots of food, a great
attendance by members and guests plus our traditional
celebration cake. Our soup and sandwich dinner was
excellent. The Wagon masters provided the soup and
Costco provided the great sandwiches.
Saturday morning the breakfast at the main clubhouse
was attended by many of the members and those that
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slept in missed a wide array of food. It was an opportunity
to meet new people in the park and enjoy lots of
conversation.
The bad news of the weekend was that Emerald Desert
Resort has been sold and we can’t count on camping there
again. At first they took our reservation for next March
but since then, that may be in jeopardy. Groups are being
limited to just a few coming in as building of condos will
begin in one of our favorite locations.
Thanks to everyone for making this a wonderful campout
and one we will remember as having been a great place to
camp.
March – Bakersfield March 16 Orange Grove
RV Park, Bakersfield
Wagon Masters Gene and Maggie Sullivan, Ralph &
Pauline Cleary
By Pauline Cleary
The turnout at Bakersfield was not that big, ten rigs but
everybody had a good time. We celebrated St Patrick’s
Day with a corned Beef Dinner and a very nice cake. The
weather was not on its best behavior but that did not stop
us from picking oranges between showers. How sweet
they were. We also visited the little store down the road
for some goodies.
Marian Maas paid us a visit on Friday in the pouring rain.
She keeps very busy with her other interests and teaches
part time.
Dave Branscom and Ruth also paid us a visit. They look
very good and keep busy as best they can.
The weather was cold and wet. We had the use of the barn
(clubhouse) and Ralph was selected to be the fire stoker.
The park provided the wood and the barn was quite
comfortable. The four wagon masters were all
recuperating from the flu, some better than others. Gene
and Maggie had it quite bad and now they are on their way
for a trip that will take them away for a couple of months.
Till next time – Pauline Cleary
April Games – Vail Lake
Wagon Masters: Hal and Marlene Larsen;
Peter and Elly Ruysenaars; Jim and Lynne
Rupert
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By Marlene Larson
Big winner all around. Plenty of food; great entertainment;
sun broke thru the clouds and rain for our Sunday morning
get together; lots of laughs throughout the weekend.
Hal and his committee of many put the games together,
laid out the courts, organized the sign ups and away we
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went for a full day of fun and games. Thanks to all the
great help, it went smoothly and everyone had lots of fun.
The fractured tostados plus the tasty Flan from Romy and
Rose Santos were excellent. Then, plenty of pizza for
Saturday lunch to power up for the afternoon games. One
of the highlights on Saturday was the visit by Ernie
Gutierrez.
Thanks to everyone for their help and participation to
make the April Games a big success, and that means
everything from putting out the food to cleaning up. We
do appreciate it.
And the Winners Are
Fan Belt Toss: 1 st D.D. Hines & Monica Prats
2 nd Chuck Fisk & Lynne Rupert
Bean Bag Toss: 1 st Marty Willhoff & Norma Winn
2 nd Barney Goldstein & Monica
Rope-A-Dope 1 st D.D Hines & Sue Willhoff
2 nd Marian Hines & Marty Willhoff
Washer Toss 1 st Marty Willhoff 2 nd Lynne Rupert
Bocce Ball 1 st Ralph Cleary & Loyce Swedberg
That was fun !!
2 nd Jeanne Culver & Marty Willhoff
May – Guajome Regional Park
Wagon Masters Ralph & Pauline Cleary, Marty & Sue
Willhoff
Guajome Lake Campground was a pleasant and short drive
down from Orange County in the San Luis Rey valley. It is
located within miles of Historic Mission San Luis Rey.
With each RV nestled in private camp spots surrounded by
shrubs, everyone enjoyed a quiet weekend of visiting,
eating and informal games while others explored old but
familiar surroundings in the valley and in the city.
Satuday night Sue Wilhoff brought the General Meeting to
Order to elect the new officers, plan future trips and
discuss the December Holiday plans. Refer to page one
Officers List and the Minutes of the Meeting page 5.
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June 15 – Chula Vista RV Resort
Wagon Master: Jim and Lynne Rupert: Frank
and Loyce Swedberg
Located on the edge of San Diego bay, The Chula vista RV
Park provided a great location for relaxing and visiting in
the moderate weather. Ten units participated in this
month’s trip including our newest members Carol and Pete
Halverson and Al and Rosalie Hedges.
Thursday night, nineteen members and guests took
advantage on the great Fish Fry at the Galley Restaurant
then followed with an evening walk around the bays edge.
Saturday's activities included an Olympic match horse shoe
game with Jimmy, Jim, Frank, Peter, and Al tossing ringers
while at least one competitor made repeated attempts to kill
migrating birds flying overhead.
The Wagon Masters hosted Saturday’s sandwich and salad
lunch which was followed by a scavenger hunt won by
Clarisa. Pauline took 2 nd place. Some unique items on the
scavenger list included a restaurant menu, spark plug
wrench, 4 bobby pins and a red sock.
Saturday night dinner was on our own but Sunday morning
everyone gathered for the morning meeting. Our new
president, Hal Larsen, introduced himself, the new officers
and outlined his vision for 2006. Refer to the President’s
message page 1.
In closing this event, there is a rumor that Chula Vista
could eventually succumb to a condo project leaving a void
in future camping plans.
2006
Officers
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IN MEMORIAM
Arthur Capper Austin
Harold B. Smith
Born in Topeka Kansas in
1917 and passed away on
April 13, 2006 in Canoga
Park California. Arthur is
survived by his wife Verda
and 5 children. Art ran the
bingo games for a few
years and liked to tell jokes
and stories. He is also
remembered for his
cowboy boots and hat.
Born in 1916 and passed
away on Feb 3, 2006 in
Camarillo California,
Harold was a Pearl Harbor
veteran and graduate of the
Univ of Berkley. He is
survived by his wife Helen.
Harold and Helen were
active members prior to 7
or 8 years ago when Harold
became ill. Even though
they no longer go camping with the RV Club they
maintained membership to stay informed of the club
activities. The club made a donation in Harold’s name to
the Camarillo Hospice.
Bill Kistler 2006. Bill was President of the club from
June 1986 to May 1989 and again from June 1994 to May
1995. He is remembered for his funny stories and his
congenial and friendly personality. One of his favorite
slogans was KISS (keep it simple stupid). He was a devoted
husband who cared for his wife for many years. During
those times they would attend camp outs and participate in
club events.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JULY FLYING FLAGS TRIP IS CANCELLED
GOLDEN SHORES RV PARK, LONG BEACH
AUGUST 24, 25, 26, 27
PISMO COAST VILLAGE, PISMO BEACH
SEPT 21, 22, 23, 24 DATES ARE NOT FIXED
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EAST SHORT RV PARK, SAN DIMAS
OCT 19, 20, 21, 22
PECHANGA RV RESORT, TEMECULA
NOV. 16, 17, 18, 19
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
DEBBIE WALLACE TALKED ABOUT THE NORTHWOODS
RESTAURANT FOR THE CHRISTMAS DINNER
Return Address
Street Number and Name
City, State 98765-4321
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Mailing Address
Street Number and Name
City, State 98765-4321
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The Traveling Spatula
This issues recipe was forwarded from Peter and Elle
from Norma Winn.
3 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
2 tsp Baking Soda
2 – 10 oz pkgs frozen sliced strawberries. Thaw in the
frig and do not drain.
4 Eggs
1-1/4 cups Wesson oil
1-1/4 cups chopped pecans
Mix dry ingredients together
Mix remaining ingredients and add to dry ingredients
Stir carefully
Pour batter into two greased loaf pans
Bake at 350 for 1 hour or according to the pan size
Test to make sure its done
Cool in pans for 10 minutes then turn out into cooling
racks.
Makes 2 large or 3 small loaves.
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MAY 19, 2006
Call to Order: 6:40 pm
THE ESTABLISHMENT CLUB GENERAL MEETING
GUAJOME REGIONAL PARK
Minutes: Clarice Diorio distributed the Minutes from the November 19, 2005 General Meeting to those in attendance.
There were no additions or corrections. Hal Larsen made the motion to accept the Minutes, and Pauline Cleary seconded.
Treasurer’s Report: Pauline Cleary read the April Report. There were no additions or corrections. Debbie Wallace made
the motion to accept the Report as read, Clarice Diorio seconded.
Officer’s Reports:
Vice President Sue Willhoff asked if any of those in attendance were planning on going to Flying Flags in July.
No one was planning on going to Flying Flags. Sue said she would cancel the reservation at Flying Flags. Sue then asked if
anyone would be interested in going to Canyon RV Park at Featherly Regional Park instead in July. She would check with
Canyon RV to see if there were any spaces and ask again at the Sunday Koffee Klatch.
Membership: Barney Goldstein asked for everyone to send in their dues.
Other Reports:
Dinner Chair Debbie Wallace talked about the Northwoods Restaurant for the Christmas Dinner. She explained that
they would furnish menu’s and people could order whatever items they wished. When they make their reservations with Pauline
Cleary they would need to send in the payment covering the items they had chosen. When asked about other places, Debbie stated
that most places were already booked.
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Clarice Diorio
Secretary
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