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RED RIVER ROVERS MINEOLA, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER RALLY September 2017 2017 CHAPTER OFFICERS President Bob Kriesman 817-975-2690 1st Vice President John Sharpe

Dennis 254-681-7590 National Director Connie Tucker 605-390-6452 Alternate National Director Jim McCollum 903-253-3473 Past President Jeannette Idell

Opened in 1990, the RV park now has 224 concrete parking pads with full hookups.

You don't want to miss the September Rally, so register today. MINEOLA, TEXAS. Mineola is at the crossing of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County.

Evans, an International- Great Northern Railroad official who laid out the townsite, named the town for his daughter, Ola, and a friend, Minnie Patten.

The town came into existence when the railroads built lines through this part of the state.

1 RED RIVER ROVERS MINEOLA, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER RALLY September CHAPTER OFFICERS President Bob Kriesman st Vice President John Sharpe nd Vice President Jane Grasso rd Vice President Mike Hillhouse Secretary Ann Kriesman Treasurer Rick Dennis National Director Connie Tucker Alternate National Director Jim McCollum Past President Jeannette Idell Inside This Issue 2017 Chapter Officers 1 Located in beautiful East Texas, the Mineola Civic Center and RV Park has much to offer. Opened in 1990, the RV park now has 224 concrete parking pads with full hookups. Historical Mineola offers museums, golf courses, antique shops and an abundance of unique places to dine. You don't want to miss the September Rally, so register today. MINEOLA, TEXAS. Mineola is at the crossing of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County. Before 1873 the place was called Sodom. According to some, Maj. Ira H. Evans, an International- Great Northern Railroad official who laid out the townsite, named the town for his daughter, Ola, and a friend, Minnie Patten. Others say the name originated when Major Rusk, a surveyor for the I-GN, combined his daughter's name with that of Minna Wesley Patten. The town came into existence when the railroads built lines through this part of the state. In 1873 the Texas and Pacific and the I-GN raced to see which could get to Mineola first. The I-GN reached the finish fifteen minutes earlier. A city government was orga- HOST CMMITTEE Continued pg Rally Schedule 6 Anniversaries/Birthdays 3 Mineola, a history 1, 2 Photographs 4,5 Presidents Message 6 September Crafts 2 September Tech Session 2 Robert and PERFECT Rita posing ATTENDANCE with out-going FMCA AWARDS President Charlie Adcock and his wife Gloria in Indianapolis.

Page 2 Continued from pg 1 Continued MINEOLA, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER RALLY SEPTEMBER CRAFT nized in 1873, a post office opened in 1875, and the town incorporated The September craft will be a in 1877, but

By 1890 the town had seven churches, several with a combination of materi- schools including a black free school, hotels, banks, and a als. You will have a variety of population of 2,000.

2 Page 2 Continued from pg 1 Continued MINEOLA, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER RALLY SEPTEMBER CRAFT nized in 1873, a post office opened in 1875, and the town incorporated The September craft will be a in 1877, but a fire in the 1880s destroyed eighteen Beaded Iris of various colors. It buildings. The town's oldest paper, the Mineola Monitor, was will be an easy craft with made founded in By 1890 the town had seven churches, several with a combination of materi- schools including a black free school, hotels, banks, and a als. You will have a variety of population of 2,000. In 1895 Mineola became the site of the colors to choose from. The cost Wood County Fair. CHAPTER will OFFICERS be $5.00. This session will be led by Connie Tucker. Since Mineola was in the heart of the East Texas timber belt, timber was plentiful for railroad tiemaking and lumber. During the community's first sixty years, farm products included cotton, livestock, fruit, and berries. A chair factory opened in 1886, became a crate and basket factory in 1900, and operated until Highway improvement, the Magnolia Pipeline Company gas line, and the establishment of a railroad terminal caused growth during the 1920s, and the discovery of oil in parts of Wood County and construction of a T&P railroad shop spurred the economy during the 1940s. By 1930 the population was 3,000, and by 1970 it was 4,000. Diversified farming gave way to cattle raising and watermelon crops by The Mineola Watermelon Festival began in Subsequently, sweetpotato farming, a creamery, a nursery, and a company that supplies poles and pulpwood to the telephone company helped the economy. The town remains a shipping center. The Mineola Memorial Library, largely financed by H. W. Meredith, was completed in Nearby Lake Holbrook, also completed in 1960, attracts residents and visitors. The Meredith Foundation has provided large sums for educational and cultural purposes since Meredith Hall Civic Center, completed in 1977, is used by large and small groups for varied events. The population of Mineola in 1980 was 4,346. The manufacture of women's clothing, sporting goods, electronic connectors, fertilizer, and cattle feed and the packaging of dry beans and meat provide employment for many people. The Wood County Airport, five miles north of Mineola, was completed in A new city hall complex was completed in 1986, and a two-school facility was completed in The population of Mineola in 1990 was 4,321. By 2000 the population was 4,550. Source: Texas State Historical Association. SEPT. TECH SESSION Bob Kriesman will discuss storage battery maintenance in September. This particular session has been postponed a few times.

Page 3 SEPTEMBER - by Maggie Grinstead The month of September has more historically important dates/events than even July.

10 Grandparents day for 2017 11 Patriot Day & Na onal Day of Service & Rememberence (Flags to fly at half mast un l sunset) 14 Star Spangled Banner wri en by Francis Sco Key in 1814 14 VFW Ladies

Gold Star Mother's Day - In recogni on of a family member deceased in a military conflict (Congress established the event to be observed on the last Sundy of September each year) 24 VFW Day -

3 Page 3 SEPTEMBER - by Maggie Grinstead The month of September has more historically important dates/events than even July. DATE EVENT 2 V-J Day Japan signed formal surrender in Labor Day 10 Navel Sea Cadets, Inc. 10 Grandparents day for Patriot Day & Na onal Day of Service & Rememberence (Flags to fly at half mast un l sunset) 14 Star Spangled Banner wri en by Francis Sco Key in VFW Ladies Auxiliary Established in POW / MIA Recogni on Day REGISTER EARLY US Cons tu on Approved Cons tu on and Ci zenship Day 18 US Air Force Established Autum Begins Gold Star Mother's Day - In recogni on of a family member deceased in a military conflict (Congress established the event to be observed on the last Sundy of September each year) 24 VFW Day - Veterans of Foreign Wars Established SPECIAL RALLY NOTICE Friday Social Hour: Members who s last name begin with letters A-M bring goodies to share. Saturday Social Hour: Members who s last name begin with letters N-Z bring goodies to share. SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS ANNIVERSARIES Wendell & Connie Carrington Jerry & Shirley Nelson Tuck & Connie Tucker Ed & Jean Wright BIRTHDAYS Ron Allen Pamela Furr Donna Hillhouse Bob Kriesman Randy Lane Dan Lyons Kathy Mabry Maureen Robinson

4 Page 4 FMCA s 96th INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - Indianapolis, Indiana Top Row, Left photo: Pat and Bob Sholar working the Fantasy RV Tours Booth. Middle Photo: Rita Landrum, Jeanette and Charles Trahan, and Robert Landrum. Top Row, Right Photo: Estel and Connie Tucker. Photo above: Nancy and Joe Wright. Joe is the newly elected South Central Area Vice President. Left Photo: Jeannette Idell and Tuck Tucker take a moment to relax.

5 Page 5 TRAVEL PHOTOS Ann and Bob at the Monami Winery, Catawbe Island, Ohio. Billy and Jeannette visiting the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Rita poses with Rod Sartwell and his wife Ethel. Rod is the Six-State Rally Association outgoing President. Bob and Gizmo relaxing at Catawbe Island RV Park. Gordon and Peggy Moore at Niagara Falls, New York.

Page 6 RED RIVER ROVERS Triple R News The Darrell Gilliland 940-727-1800 Cell darrellgilliland0@gmail.com Dee Holloway 972-658-3333 Cell werome2@gmail.

Chandler AZ APRIL 5-9 Rusk KOA Rusk, TX MAY 3-7 Wanderlust RV Park Eureka Springs, AR JUNE 8-11 Choctaw KOA RV Resort Durant, OK JULY 12-15 96th International Conv Indianapolis, IN SEPTEMBER 14-17

6 Page 6 RED RIVER ROVERS Triple R News The Darrell Gilliland Cell darrellgilliland0@gmail.com Dee Holloway Cell werome2@gmail.com Membership Chairman Craig Matthews RED RIVER ROVERS MARCH 2-5 Coyote Ranch RV Resort Wichita Falls, TX MARCH th International Conv. Chandler AZ APRIL 5-9 Rusk KOA Rusk, TX MAY 3-7 Wanderlust RV Park Eureka Springs, AR JUNE 8-11 Choctaw KOA RV Resort Durant, OK JULY th International Conv Indianapolis, IN SEPTEMBER Mineola Civic Center Mineola, TX OCTOBER Choctaw KOA RV Resort Durant, OK OCTOBER Six-State Area Rally Texarkana, AR NOVEMBER 9-12 Little Turtle RV Park Eufaula, OK DECEMBER 2 New China King Buffet Denton, TX Connie Tucker worked the Indy Convention as a golf cart driver.

RED RIVER ROVERS 16TH ANNIVERSARY RALLY - JUNE 2017 HOST COMMITTEE PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS. Inside This Issue

RED RIVER ROVERS 16TH ANNIVERSARY RALLY - JUNE 2017 HOST COMMITTEE PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS. Inside This Issue RED RIVER ROVERS July/August 2017 16TH ANNIVERSARY RALLY - JUNE 2017 2017 CHAPTER OFFICERS President Bob Kriesman 817-975-2690 1st Vice President John Sharpe 972-561-0142 2nd Vice President Jane Grasso