November 2017 – Website: RVWheelers.com

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The car show at Club House 5 on October 21 was a big success and we had lots of people stop by our booth, asking questions about the RV Club. Mardi Reese had her class C there and was surprised at how many people went inside to take a look. Our thanks to Val and Ann Lester and Pat Noonan for helping out answering questions. Our annual Christmas party is fast approaching and it is very important that you make your reservation by November 30 as this event fills up quickly. Again, it will be in Club House 7, across from the golf course. Since there is no gate there, our non-resident members do not have to be called in. We think you will really enjoy the entertainer we have chosen this year. Also we will have a shorter happy hour and eat a little earlier than usual, so take note of the start time. Check out the flyer and send in your check!! A big thank you to so many of our members who have kindly submitted their 2018 membership dues so early. We really appreciate that. At least for now, the dues are still $15/person ($30/couple); still one of the lowest membership fees in the Village. If nothing has changed (your spot number, rig, email address, etc.), just check the renewal box at the top – no need to fill in the entire form with anything other than your name. If things have changed, check the “renewal and change” boxes and enter the new info. If we don’t have your picture yet, please email one to dee561@comline.com so we can see how beautiful you are. It helps us become better acquainted too. Remember you can bring your renewal to the November meeting too. Lastly, please let Ed Bauman know if you would consider being a host or co-host for a rally next year or if you have an idea for a new venue. We need your help!! Remember we are a camping club and that’s what we do!! Dee 949-697-0798

2017 CALENDAR

Nov. 9 Nov. 13-18 (5 nights)

Regular Meeting Clubhouse Six, 6:30 pm Security Chief Moy, Speaker Sam’s Family Spa, Desert Hot Springs See flyer

Dec. 7 Dec. 6-10 (4 nights)

Holiday Party Clubhouse 7 Happy Hour 5 pm Dinner 5:30 pm Chula Vista RV Resort (coordinated with CDRV Club) NO VACANCIES – FULL

We have a few ideas for camping next year, but need your input and help. How about it? Will you host a rally next year? You can pick the place and plan as much or as little as you choose. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT rvwheelers.com PIease send in your reservations and check for our Christmas dinner party!

2017 Officers

President Dee Wennerstrom dee561@comline.com 697-0798 1st VP (membership) Vacant 2nd VP (programs) Doug Gibson d2lgibson@comline.com 770-0557 3rd VP (wagon master) Ed Bauman eab@fea.net 378-9195 Secretary Bruce Block bbblock@msn.com 855-6332 Treasurer Linda Huber lynndhuber@yahoo.com 382-1831 Assistant Vacant Emeritus Advisor Fred Burt fjburt@comline.com 458-0983 (Non-voting)

Chairpersons

Newsletter Editor John Huber jchuber@ix.netcom.com 382-1831 Webmaster/Directory Bob Poole bobp@bndmail.com 562-544-9025 Meeting Refreshments Roe Noonan rosalienoonan@yahoo.com 859-6403 Publicity Sharon Braun srbraun2002@@yahoo.comLiaison & Resource Mike Epstein

378-6228 mikeepstein@comline.com 768-5159

Welcome Table Connie Gilland & Greeter Vacant

Rob Wingrove 50/50 Drawing St. Clair & Moore Sunshine Vi Richards Shirts/Hats Joanie VanWickle

November Birthdays

Anniversaries

3 Joe Romero 1 Steve & Dee Piccinati (37 years) 4 Darrell Corr 3 Maxx & Akko Kimura (42 years) 5 Akko Kimura 19 Dave & Elsie St. Clair (4 years) 7 Evelyn Suskin 9 Rick Wilson 16 Clay Kueny 17 Bill Crist & Pat Noonan 24 Jill Stroope 27 May Gee & Joseph Giuliano 29 Elsie St. Clair 30 Earl Hungness

NEW MEMBERS

Welcome to all our new members this past month: Ravi & Sam Singh and Nels & Marsha Larson. And a big welcome back to Loyde & Teresa Stewart who were members many years ago, and welcome back to Rick & Helson Wilson who are back after a short absence. We are happy to have them be a part of our club. Please introduce yourself to them when you see them at a meeting or rally. You should see their listing in our membership directory soon. Our thanks to those of you who promote our club to your friends and those you may see in our RV lots who may not know of us.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Again, this year we will give a free individual 2018 club membership to the current member who brings in the most new

members between September and December 31, 2017. Remember, those who sign up now get the rest of this year and all of 2018 for $15/person.

Be sure to carry applications with you in your car and RV and put your name on the "referred by" line (see application attached). Take a look at the back side of the application to talk up our "benefits". Remember, there is power in numbers. WE WANT YOUR INPUT

Our club officers have regular meetings with VMS staff to voice concerns and track responses. With that in mind, a new page on the Wheelers website has been developed to receive input from you on RV Lot concerns that you would like to see addressed. If you have concerns, please also include your suggestions for solutions to those concerns. Of current concern is the RV lot fee for next year. It is going to $320 a year, so now is the time to voice our issues about lot maintenance, security, etc. These can then be collected and presented as club issues to VMS. It is our hope that by doing it this way we will get a better response than individually submitted issues. Please see the input submission form on our website www.rvwheelers.com. You can get to the form under the “Contact Us” page. A click on “Give Us Your Input” or going to www.rvwheelers.com/infoform.html will take you directly there.

=============================================================== NOVEMBER MEETING Tim Moy, Security Director for Laguna Woods Village, will give a visual presentation to the RV Wheelers. The meeting is on Thursday, November 9th, at 6:30PM, at Clubhouse 6. Chief Moy will bring us up to date on the RV lots, waiting lists, upgrades, and general security in the village. Afterwards, enjoy socializing with fellow RV’ers over refreshments. All interested RV’ers are welcome to attend the meetings so if you have friends who are not members, invite them. We will also be introducing our proposed slate of officers for 2018 and open the floor for any other nominations. Your vote is important, so please come if you can.

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR SODA TABS FOR THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE!!

ONE SAN FRANCISCO PRETZEL JUG is filled with Aluminum Tabs (we counted once at about 10,000). Please remember to bring any TABS you have to the November meeting

RV WHEELERS GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

OCTOBER 12, 2017 Officers present included: Dee Wennerstrom; Doug Gibson; Bruce Block; and Fred Burt. Dee started the meeting at 6:00pm. The theme for tonight’s meeting was a Pizza Party along with two member presentations describing recent RV trips. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Sam Higa. October birthdays and wedding anniversaries were recognized. Dee thanked the ladies who set up the Pizza Party and those who helped by providing a number of delicious salads to go with the pizza. About 6:10pm the pizza was served. Three different types of Costco super-sized pizzas were consumed by hungry Wheelers. Dee discussed our membership. Within the past month, 12 people have joined the Club and our membership is now up to 164. Dee mentioned our membership deal for new people or renewing members. If you sign up/renew this fall, you get the rest of 2017 and all of 2018 for $15/ person. Spud Thomas brought a number of birdhouses he made to the meeting to be given to members. Any new members attending this meeting were given a birdhouse for their yard. Thanks Spud for your beautiful birdhouses. Doug discussed two possible future rally ideas. In April next year, he talked about a trip to the Valencia area and attendance at a nearby Cowboy Music and Poetry Festival. Doug also discussed a 5-day trip in February to Las Vegas and Pahrump, NV with area tours included. One of the parks could be Oasis RV at the South end of Vegas. Interest was indicated for these trips. Doug also thanked people who have volunteered to support the LW Earthquake Awareness Program (which Doug is involved in). Frank Van Wickle, after singing “Henry the Eighth I Am”, discussed the LW Theatre Guild’s presentation of “The Magic Jukebox” (a rock and roll celebration) coming up on October 20, 21, and 22 at Clubhouse 3. Frank’s singing was enjoyed by all. Bob Poole (who does a great job on our website and directory) presented a discussion with photos and video on his and Dottie’s RV trip last summer. They toured the Northwest and then swung down south through California. The solar eclipse on August 21 was a focal point of the trip. They combine the eclipse location with tour points of interest (Idaho capital tour). The eclipse was viewed from a large parking lot north of Boise. It was like a big tailgating party. Bob showed various views of the eclipse, and how the crowd reacted. He described how the temperature dropped and the wind increased. When it was over, the large crowd and others in the area made the trip back to the RV park very slowly (5 hours). Doug then described he and Lorrie’s trip to Canada last summer. They went up I-15 to the Waterton Lake N.P. area to see the Canadian Rockies. However, it was a bad fire season and for 7-8 days they couldn’t see the mountains. They continued along and saw 4 Canadian N.P.’s, then went to Banff and back to the U.S. Doug commented that Canada RV parks are generally nice with big sites. However, gas was very expensive (about $5 for a US gallon). Members at this meeting gave their input on RVing in Canada. Rich Smith discussed the upcoming November rally he and Bonnie are hosting at Desert Hot Springs Sam’s Family Spa Hot Water Resort. The rally will start Monday 11/13 and run until Saturday 11/18. Rich described the park features, the nearness to Palm Springs, and other places to visit. Reservations must be to Rich no later than October 20. Dee discussed a number of topics. We need people to volunteer to host rallies in 2018. After April, there are a number of openings. Next month the Board will present a slate of officer candidates for 2018. It is time for members who want to attend the December Holiday Party to send in their reservations. Dee thanked those who attended meetings/sent notes to GRF Board members regarding the RV storage lots fee increase. The fee was set at $320 for next year. Lot B will have a card entry system installed next year. Lot A will probably have paving work done next summer. Dee asked members to call Security if they see any problems in the lots. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm. Respectfully submitted, Bruce Block, Secretary.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 CLUB HOUSE SEVEN (note Club House)

HOLIDAY DINNER & PARTY

5:00 TO 5:30 P.M. - HAPPY HOUR

Complimentary Munchies & Wine of your choice or Soft Drinks

Furnished By The Club

5:30 - DINNER

Brisket, Salmon, or apple-brie stuffed Chicken

Catered by Jolanda

With cranberry wine sauce

You May bring your own wine for the dining table; glasses provided. Installation of 2018 Officers

Tommy Tassi Entertainment

Singing pop hits of the 50s, 60s & 70s. Deadline to RSVP is Thursday, November 30, 2017

Please make checks payable to RV WheelersDee Wennerstrom, 4002-3G Calle Sonora, LW 92637

and mail to:

949-697-0798

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Member Guest Circle Your Choice $24 $26 Name

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Booked & Proposed RALLIES 2018 RV Wheelers

DATE HOST & ASST DESTINATION NOTES Jan. 17-24 (Wed-Wed) (7 nites)

Carol P/Escapees Quartzsite, AZ during annual giant RV Show

Boon dock in BLM area w/Escapees or make own reservations in park w/hookups (i.e., Rose RV Park is good – full HU)

Feb.

Mar. 16-21 (Fri-Wed) 5 nites

Carol P. & Dee W. Prado Regional Park Space 66

Make own reservations $40/nite + $7 reserv. fee

Apr. 18-23 (Wed-Mon) (5 nites)

Martins/Need Asst. Valencia Travel Village Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival

15 sites reserved

May

June

July

Annual Picnic Irvine Park

Aug.

Dark No rally

Sept. 16-21 (5 nites)

Chula Vista RV Resort

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Dec 15

Holiday Party – CH 7

Notes: Still looking for hosts and assistants and any suggestions or ideas for venues. ED BAUMAN eab@fea.net Usually campouts are 4 nights, but 5 is OK too. Every effort is to be made NOT to book a date that would include our monthly meeting date (2nd

Thursday of the month) or our Christmas party.

Misc: 2018: Rally Matrix 10/27/17dw

These are members of our club. Great recommendations and service.

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Complete washes Fernando Garcia Starting from $20 gdferny@gmail.com

Will accept cash, credit or check

EXTREME SHINE AUTO DETAIL Clay bar & wax Water spot remover Rims polish (714) 574-4383 Leather treatment Call for appointment Seats & carpet shampoo Will come to you

Sergio Camacho Mobile Service Free Quotes Large & small jobs

CAMACHO RV BODY REPAIR (714) 227-7151

Sergiorvrepair95@yahoo.com

RV TECH 2 YOU Mobile RV Service

Michael Statsmann 714-345-3735 Retired Master RV Tech rvtech2you@yahoo.com

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• DO YOU HAVE A SERVICE YOU’D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO OUR MEMBERSHIP? PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THEY CAN ADVERTISE IN OUR NEWSLETTER FOR ONLY $15/YEAR FOR A BUSINESS CARD SIZE AD AND $30 FOR THE LARGER SIZE.

jdrwrench@yahoo.com 23251 Peralta #N, Laguna Hills

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

RV WHEELERS OF LAGUNA WOODS VILLAGE

New Renewal Changes from previous year Referred by ______________________________ Any resident of Laguna Woods Village, who is the owner of, or is interested in, a travel trailer, camper or motor home is eligible for membership. Our purpose is to promote social relationships of our members by holding meetings, rallies and get-togethers and to disseminate information of benefit to members. APPLICANT (PLEASE PRINT) Last Name

First Name Nickname Birthday (Mo/Da) Email

SPOUSE/COMPANION Last Name

First Name Nickname Birthday (Mo/Da) Email

Address

City St Zip

Home Phone

Cell #1 Cell #2

RV

Make RV Model Rig Class License St

Rig Length

# Slides Parking Lot A

or B Space Number

Tow or Dinghy

Make Model License St

Our club’s strength is member involvement. Would you be willing to help with: (x) Social Events Hospitality Greeter Programs Publicity Membership Asst. Rally Master Board Member What are your interests? (x) Card Games Dominoes Bingo Shopping Cycling Hiking Walking Tours/Museums Other (Please indicate) Please mail this application and $15.00 per person“RV Wheelers”. If you wish, you may submit this application at any regular meeting.

to our Membership Chair. Make checks payable to

Mail to Treasurer: Linda Huber, 788-Q Via Los Altos, LW 92637

Please list 4 of your favorite campgrounds (within 150 miles) of Laguna Woods _______________________________________ ___________________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________________ MEETINGS ARE THE 2ND

THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, AT CLUBHOUSE SIX, 6:30 PM

Date $ # Anniversary (Mo/Da/Yr)

OFFICE USE ONLY Pd List BD/Anniv Email Name tag Dir News Sent news

ADVANTAGES OF RV WHEELERS MEMBERSHIP

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We are your only liaison with the GRF Security Committee and can relate your concerns about the RV lots, rules and regulations, lot fees and more

• Planned 4 to 7-day group rallies, within a reasonable driving range of the Village. Also have some week to 2-week trips further afield with planned or spontaneous activities at destination planned by those who attend

• Monthly meetings with guest speakers with knowledge of RV maintenance,

repair, and road rules plus social time and camaraderie

• Informative website and monthly club newsletter

• Resource Guide of member recommended RV maintenance, repair, supplies, and parts dealers