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1 "As a member of Good Sam Club, I pledge to give aid to others, respect nature and the environment, give back to the community and those less fortunate, treat others with dignity and respect and wear a smile (like Good Sam and Good Samantha's) and promote the pledge of the Good Sam Club to others." VOLUME 33 NUMBER 11 Published By And For Arkansas Good Sams December PARK HOST SCHEDULES ARE ON Pages 9 11 Happy New Year from Bob and Peggy Lomax, Good Sam Park Host Coordinators. Greetings from Tucson, Arizona; we are visiting our daughter for Christmas. It is a little cool, but the temperature is supposed to rise to 75 degrees today. We hope each of you are having a wonderful time with your family and friends. In this newsletter, we have included the 2019 park host lists and the guidelines (page 11) which each park host must follow and the procedure which we use when updating the list. Two additional weeks have been added at the beginning of the schedule and two at the end of the year at the request of each park. We tested this during 2018 to determine whether this was needed and if the park superintendent wanted to make this permanent. We were amazed at how full the parks are during those weeks. Thank you to the park host couples who were willing to test this and continue to park host these weeks. From the beginning of our appointment as the park host coordinators, we have strived to involve as many of you as possible, and to ensure that we are as fair as possible when filling each slot. Our primary goal is to ensure that each park has two park host working at all times. In the next newsletter, we will have the guidelines to be followed since each park is a little different in what they expect from our hosts. Thank you for your cooperation as we continue this very important part of our Arkansas Good Sam s Family. We have gained so many friends throughout this journey. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Rally in April. VOTING PROCEDURES FOR ARKANSAS STATE GOOD SAM DIRECTOR 2-year term January 1, 2020 December 31, Arkansas State Treasurer Peggy Bundy will mail Nominating Forms to the President of each Arkansas Chapter. If there is a nominee from the chapter, the form must be returned to Peggy Bundy no later than November 30, An Acceptance Form will be mailed to each nominee to be returned to the AR State Treasurer by December 31, Signing of this form by a Nominee certifies that the Nominee accepts the nomination and, if elected, is capable of performing the duties of AR State Director for the 2 -year term. 3. The AR State Treasurer will collect the information received by the deadline and will send a ballot to each AR chapter January 1, Ballots are to be returned to the AR State Treasurer by February 28, Elected Nominee will be notified by Peggy Bundy of the result of the Election and the AR State Good Sam membership will be notified at the AR State Committee Meeting on Saturday, April 13, AR State Treasurer Peggy Bundy, 1315 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR Phone (501) auntpeg51@gmail.com Area 5 Friendship March 13-16, 2019 Cloud Nine RV Park, Theme: Wednesday Meet, greet and out to eat. Thursday Friday Saturday Hugs and see you later. Any questions contact Ruth Ann Hairston ASD

2 FROM THE DIREC- TORS Another month has quickly gone by. With the hustle, bustle of Thanksgiving, Christmas and now preparing for a New Year, it all seems just a blur. Bill & I hope everyone was blessed, and Santa brought you just what you wanted...ours was wonderful...kids and grands were here. That's the most important...lots of crazy, silly fun and all went home with "stuff" and belly s full. What more does anyone need!! AREA 1 Bella Vista Traveling Sams Bella Vista Belle Point Sams Ft Smith Jolly Rogers Sams Rogers Forty-five members and guests of the Bella Vista Traveling Sams held their monthly meeting December 13, 2018 at the Golden Corral. The group welcomed former members Dick and Wanda Patzer back into the chapter. A moment of silence was given in memory of Larry Miers who died November 29 th. Area 1 Assistant State Director Joann Cowell installed new officers for Please note the chapter camping schedule on page 12 of this newsletter. We welcome visitors! Happy New Year to all. In 2019, our calendar is looking pretty full since it s our last year as Arkansas State Directors. We are looking forward to a super Rally in April; I'm sure with all of us working and pulling together it will be a success! Needless to say, the plans are 90% done; and, with a little tweaking, we'll be ready to go. Watch for Paulette's extra notes and information in other sections of newsletter...so very important. Let's all remember several members in our own state and our South Region states who are in need of our prayers and comfort. AR Good Sams has lost several faithful, loved members in 2018; and we wish those families much love this coming year. A very Happy New Year from us to all of you. May God bless and see you next year. Bill and Dee Belle Point Sam chapter members & guests including Area 1 ASD s Don & Joann Cowell attended the December 11 th dinner/meeting at Logan s Roadhouse, Fort Smith, AR. We gathered in the Private Room for our chapter dinner/ meeting where we welcomed each other and exchanged Christmas cards, etc. From the time we entered the room and throughout the meal we visited, catching up on what each was doing and how we were doing. After the meal the Secretary passed out the 2019 Camping Schedule and the 2019 Directory to all active members present. The Chapter President got everyone s attention and called our meeting to order. Once our meeting was concluded and the 50/50 winner announced we wished each other a Merry Christmas, collected our goodies and headed home. Safe Travels, Ann Martin, Secretary Note: Any pictures taken are posted on our Face Book Page. Jolly Rogers I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life. John 8:12 Page 2 Arkansam News 2018

3 Paulette s Palette For all our friends, Arnie and my s wish is that the New Year brings whatever it is that makes you happy. A lot of changes are coming this way in Park Hosting weeks have been increased and will allow a total of 101 park hosts during the year! Good Job!! Plans for the 6 Area Friendships have started; and Area 5 is first on the list March What a great way to start off the camping season. The Veterans chapter will be joining this campout. Thundering Sams chapter will be celebrating it s 40th anniversary this year. If your Chapter will be having a milestone event and should be recognized at the April rally, please notify Bill and Dee by mid-march so that they can make arrangements for this. Bill Nery will be celebrating his 80th birthday on January 9; why not shower him with cards to let him know we re thinking of him! Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones and are struggling with grief, those who are caring for loved ones with medical problems, and those who themselves feel overwhelmed or forgotten. Love is around you, and we hope you can feel it! The Arkansas Roadrunners Sugar Loaf Sams AREA 2 Arkansas Roadrunners Diamond City Sugar Loaf Sams Greers Ferry AREA 3 North East Arkansas Travelers Pocohontas Delta Sams W. Memphis The North East Arkansas Travelers (N.E.A.T. ) Delta Sams Blessings in the New Year, Paulette Do you have:,no longer used coats for the Battered Women s Shelter or the Homeless Shelter or the School Nurse? Large rags you could donate to the Animal Shelter? Old eyeglasses and hearing aids to be dropped in a collection box at your local clinic? After school snacks that you could donate to your local library for hungry students? A drawer full of scratch pads, pens and pencils, rulers, tissues, for your local school? ALL THESE THINGS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIAT- ED BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM BUT DON T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY THEM! Page 3 Arkansam News 2018

4 January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Ballots for AR State Director mailed to each chapter Please be sure Paulette Smith has a copy of your 2019 chapterroster and officers(pg 15) Bella Vista, Gusano s party room Mallards, Murray s home Belle Point Sams, Roma Italian Restaurant, Ozark River Valley Sams, The Old Bank Restaurant, Russellville Rock City Sams, Jason s Deli, NLR 18 Derrick City Sams, What s Cookin, Camden WPT, Barnhill Restaurant, Jacksonville

5 AREA 6 Whispering Pines Travelers Whispering Pines Travelers concluded the 2018 campout season with Christmas dinner at Cheryl s Diner. A BIG thank you to Cheryl and Bill for preparing us a traditional Christmas Dinner. It was excellent and enjoyed by all. We held a short business meeting where the 2019 Chapter Officers were installed by AR State Director Bill Nery. With new members installed, there were 16 rigs present at roll call and two guests. Members brought items from the Personal Needs List to be donated to Fort Roots VA Hospital. Some other projects we have contributed to include baby Afghans and baby hats to Conway Baptist Medical Center, baby hats to Arkansas Children s Hospital in Little Rock and Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, lap robes to Conway Hospice and baby afghans to Conway Regional Medical Center. Also donated were lap robes to the Veterans Home in Vilonia and Arkansas State Veterans Home and socks to the Van. Thank you for your generous giving and taking time to touch someone s life in need. During the November business meeting, a motion was made for those needing to received correspondence by mail provide the chapter secretary 12 stamped, selfaddressed, business-size envelopes. They will be collected at the January business meeting. Wagon Master Bob Lomax presented the 2019 Camping Schedule. We will be joining some of the other chapters Area Friendships which will make us meet at some RV parks twice. Some locations are our usual and some are new. Try to make your reservations at least a month in advance. The number of rigs sometimes determines the site prices. Also, in some situations, the number determines whether the building is available without charge. Be sure when making your reservation, you tell them you are with WPT since they give us a break on the amount charged. Our next campout will be January 19, 2019, Barnhill Restaurant, Jacksonville, at 1:00 pm. CANDIDATE PROFILE BOB & LISA DUCKWORTH Lisa and I are asking for your support in the election for the State Director of the Arkansas Good Sam. We have been married 27 years, have three children, ten grandchildren and are about to have our third great grandchild. Truly, we have been blessed. In 2005 we became life time members of Good Sam and members of Whispering Pines Travelers. As members of this chapter we have each held various offices. We have been Park Hosts for 13 years, having met many of our Arkansas Good Sam chapter members and love every minute of it! Why do we want to become Arkansas State Directors? At the beginning of this year we began traveling with the current State Directors, Bill and Dee Nery, to learn more about what is expected of Arkansas State Directors. First and foremost, after being appointed State Member Recruiting and Retention Coordinators, we see the need to build our membership program, the need to seek camaraderie in Arkansas chapters and strongly continue working closely with our South Region counterparts. We would like to provide other members with the same positive experiences we have had with our Good Sam family. Friendships have been made that will last forever. We have had the desire to become State Directors for some years but found it necessary to retire before reaching for this goal. Lisa and I are both now retired after 23 years service in the USAir Force. To complement this experience, we also volunteered for 10 years as first responders for our Tri-Community Fire Department. While fulfilling my USAF Guard and Reserve duties, I served as a Firefighter/EMT with the City of Little Rock for 30 years. Lisa was a Unit Education and Training Supervisor in the USAF and is also a published author. Her writings include a Technical Manual, True Crime genre short stories, publishing her own cookbooks and researching family genealogy. With this being said, we feel we have the ability to serve you in the position as your State Directors.. This is a lot of information to digest, but we wanted you all to know who we are. Should you have any questions we are always available to talk ( or ); or, if you have recruiting/retention questions, we can also be reached at arkgoodsamrr@gmail.com. In the position of Directors, we understand that we would serve at the discretion of our Good Sam family. Should you decide to choose us, it would be our privilege and honor to serve you. Thank you for your support. Page 5 Arkansam News 2018

6 Big Pine Sams Dorcheat Sams Rough and Ready Sams AREA 4 Derrick City Sams Good Sam Mallards Second Chance Sams Derrick City Sams has been meeting, it s just the newsletters didn t get written. In October we met at the Village One Stop. The original plan was to camp at Lake Ouachita State Park, however, when it was just 3 rigs going, we decided to make it a eating meeting. We like the food at Village One Stop, but having a meeting inside was not one of our better ideas. With 9 rigs represented and another room of locals, it was noisy and hard to hear what was being said. November s campout was at Moro Bay State Park. We had fun even with the rain. It did stop and dry out enough that we could do some painting for the park. The porch at the office always needs some paint! We decided to have our meeting at Abe s Feed House. We arrived as soon as they opened and managed to get the back room which greatly helped with the noise level. We had guests camping with us Greg and Penny Comer;, hopefully, we ll put them on the roll before long. That made 11 rigs camping in the rain and cold. December s meeting was an eating meeting. We met at My Kitchen Table on the square in Magnolia. The owner was able to open in the evening for us and we had the restaurant to ourselves. We had 13 rigs represented and 4 guests. The food was great! She had a buffet set up and we indulged ourselves. We did actually have a meeting we installed our officers for 2019 and decided on our camping schedule for next year. All are welcome to join us! Good Sam Mallards gathered on December 8, 2018 for the annual Christmas party. The decorated fellowship hall greeted guests with a jolly atmosphere. Partygoers included chapter members and guests that included state officers, Bobby & Lisa Duckworth. We did a lot of visiting and catching up on everyone s activities. As always, the banquet table was brimming with delicious food. Our plates were filled and the eating began. We satisfied our sweet tooth with an assortment of scrumptious desserts. After such a fulfilling meal, a few said they would really enjoy a nap, but instead we played several games of Bingo. Lisa said she would never take card number 313 again; it didn t win her a thing! We then turned our attention to playing Dirty Santa with several gifts exchanging hands numerous times; it was all in fun with lots of laughs all around! Due to the nasty weather and distance to travel, several packed up to head for home. The elves got busy and clean-up ensued. Thank you everyone! The business meeting was called to order by President, David Murray. A thank you letter from Dogs for Better Lives and an acknowledgement from Ronald McDonald House for the recent donations were read. The January 10th get together will at the Murray s home at noon. Pat has selected March 7-10 for the seasons opening campout at Cloud Nine Respectively submitted, Jean Hosto, Secretary Rough & Ready Sams Second Chance Sams Page 6 Arkansam News 2018

7 Arkansas Veterans Sams AREA 5 Queen Wilhelmina Sams Mena Melon City Sams Hope Melon City Sams AREA 6 Arkansas One Central La Petite Roche Little Rock River Valley Sams Russellville Rock City Sams Little Rock Spa City Sams Hot Springs Thundering Sams Benton Whispering Pines Travelers Jacksonville Arkansas One La Petite Roche. December 15, 2018 River Valley Sams chapter held their meeting at Western Sizzlin Restaurant in Russellville, AR. We enjoyed eating out and visiting with our camping buddies. Many topics were discussed including the retirement of Bill & Dee Nery and attending the Spring Rally. Our Charity for this year was St. Jude Children's Hospital to which we made a financial contribution. Members in attendance have voted on changing our campouts to weekdays because we are all retired. Reservations will be more available and camping fees less costly; we will plan on camping Tuesday thru Thursdays. Our next meeting will be at: The Old Bank Restaurant in Russellville, AR on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at noon. This is a unique restaurant with large TV's to watch sports etc. Rock City Sams Spa City Sams Page 7 Arkansam News 2018

8 2019 AR Friendship Campout Schedule Area 1 Sep 26-29, 2019 Cedar Oaks RV Park Grove, OK (918) Area 2 Jul 31-Aug 4, 2018 Cloud 9 RV Park Hot Springs, AR( ) Area 3 Jul 31-August 3, 2019 Brecks RV Park Batesville AR ( ) Area 4 May 2-5, 2018 Pecan Grove Lake Village, AR ( ) Area 5 March 13-16, 2019 Cloud 9 RV Park Hot Springs, AR ( ) Area 6 May 14-16, 2019 Breck s RV Park Batesville, AR ( ) 136 Cloud Nine Dr. Hot Springs National Park, AR Phone: (501) address: cloudninervpark@aol.com Nestled in the splendor of the Ouachita Mountains, Cloud Nine RV Park is located northwest of downtown Hot Springs. Cloud Nine is situated on 65 acres of flat top mountain, and overlooks the vast green umbrella of oak, hickory and pine forests for as far as the eye can see. Enjoy a densely wooded setting that offers a spectacular view, clean air and a relaxing atmosphere that will maximize your enjoyment! Amenities include: 50 and 30 amp full hook-up, laundry and shower facility, huge recreational building, pave roads, wi-fi, and cable tv. W-bnd: From Jct of I-30 & US-70 (Exit 111), W 12.5 mi to Cloud Nine Dr - exit Left (L); or E-bnd: From Jct of US E Bypass, E 5.5 mi on Hwy 70 to Cloud Nine Dr (R) (1 mi past rest area). in RV SALES RV SERVICE PARTS & ACCESSORIES Camping World of Little Rock 9801 Diamond Drive N. Little Rock, AR Phone: (501) Hours of Operation Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sat: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sun: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM *Service Dept. closed on Sundays. Camping World of Lowell 317 North 6th Place Lowell, AR Phone: (888) Hours of Operation Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sat: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sun: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM *Service Dept. closed on Sundays. Page 8 Arkansam News 2018

9 2018 PETIT JEAN PARK HOST 1/1/19 FROM TO HOST February 25 March 11 Charles & JoAnn VanPelt February 25 March 11 Frank & Gladys Kirby March 11 March 25 David & Brenda Miller March 11 March 25 Alan & Cleo Kaylor March 25 April 8 Leonard & Lena Coker March 25 April 8 John and Phyllis Prell 2019 Lake Catherine Park Host List 1/1/19 FROM TO HOSTS February 25 March 11 David & Debra Blees February 25 March 11 Ed & Cindy Cones March 11 March 25 Mandy & Fran Werfelmann March 11 March 25 Robert & Nancy Welborn March 25 April 8 David & Brenda Miller March 25 April 8 Dan & Angie Drennon April 10 April 14 ARKANSAS RALLY April 10 April 14 ARKANSAS RALLY APRIL 15 April 22 Orlan & MollyAbernathy April 15 April 29 C. W. & Betty Hinton April 22 May 6 Orlan & Molly Abernathy April 29 May 13 Ty & Mary Tyson May 6 May 20 Jim and Jeannie Mauldin May 13 May 27 Ed Jette & Donna Aldrich May 20 June 3 Johnny & Ann Martin May 27 June 10 Elton & Virginia Robbins June 3 June 17 Lawrence & JD Henley June 10 June 24 Duke & Barbara Monroe June 17 July 1 Richard & Michelle HIttle June 24 July 8 James & Ruth Ann Harrison July 1 July 15 Wingo & Pat Johnson July 8 July 22 Carl & Rosemary Underwood July 15 July 29 John & Bonnie Warwick July 22 Aug. 5 Leonard & Lena Coker July 29 Aug. 12 Bobby & Lisa Duckworth Aug. 5 Aug. 19 David & Lenora Murray Aug. 12 Aug. 26 Joe & Bonnie Galewski Aug. 19 Sept. 2 Don & Iris Schroeder Aug. 26 Sept. 9 James & Ruth Ann Harrison Sept. 2 Sept. 16 David & Deborah Blees Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Don & Linda Dale Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Roger & Linda Robbins Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Buzz Goodwin & Betsy Smith Sept. 30 Oct. 14 C. W. & Betty Hinton Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Dennis & Dianne Fritz Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Charles & Kay Shearer Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Bob & Peggy Lomax Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Bobby & Judy Garrett April 15 April 22 Steve & Donna Brown April 15 April 29 Ed & Cindy Cones April 22 May 6 Robert & Nancy Welborn April 29 May 13 Bob & Peggy Bundy May 6 May 20 John Moore/Linda Messina May 13 May 27 Bill & Dee Nery May 20 June 3 Tom & Girtie VanHolven May 27 June 10 James & Ruth Ann Harrison June 3 June 17 John Moore/Linda Messina June 10 June 24 Dennis & Peggy Card June 17 July 1 Tom & Girtie VanHoveln June 24 July 8 Tommy & Phyllis Clark July 1 July 15 Don & JoAnn Cowell July 8 July 22 Bobby & Judy Garrett July 15 July 29 AW & Jolly Martin July 22 Aug. 5 Buzz Goodwin/Betsy Smith July 29 Aug. 12 Manny & Fran Werfleman Aug. 5 Aug. 19 James & Linda Niblett Aug. 12 Aug. 26 Jerry & Jean Hosto Aug. 19 Sept. 2 Tommy & Phyllis Clark Aug. 26 Sept. 9 Bob & Peggy Lomax Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Jimmy & Kay Smith Sept. 10 Sept. 23 Wingo & Pat Johnson Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Dennis & Dianne Fritz Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Tommy & Vona Smith Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Gary & Denise Cameron Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Bonnie & John Warwick Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Roger & Linda Robbins Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Bobby & Lisa Duckworth Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Ed Jette & Donna Aldrich Oct 28 Nov 11 Bobby & Lisa Duckworth Page 9 Arkansam News 2018

10 2019 Bull Shoals Park Host List 1/1/19 FROM TO HOST February 25 March 11 Jim & Jeanie Mauldin February 25 March 11 Stewart & Risa Russell March 11 March 25 Don & Linda Dale March 11 March 25 Lavon & Inez Pease March 25 April 8 Jim & Sandy Fryar March 25 April 8 Frank & Gladys Kirby April 10 April 14 ARKANSAS RALLY April 15 April 22 Frankie & JoEllen Bacon April 15 April 29 Bob & Peggy Lomax April 22 May 6 Frankie & JoEllen Bacon April 29 May 13 Jerry & Edie Scroggins May 6 May 20 Doug & Helen Tinkle May 13 May 27 Charles & JoAnn VanPelt May 20 June 3 Frank & Gladys Kirby May 27 June 10 Raymond & Delois Staggs June 3 June 17 Gary & Virginia Reynolds June 10 June 24 Jim & Lynae Doody June 17 July 1 Johnny & Ann Martin June 24 July 8 Richard & Genny Zelnick July 1 July 15 Stewart & Risa Russell July 8 July 22 James & Linda Niblett July 15 July 29 Don & Iris Schroeder July 22 Aug. 5 Doug & Helen Tinkle July 29 Aug. 12 Lawrence & J. D. Henley Aug. 5 Aug. 19 Don & JoAnn Cowell Aug. 12 Aug. 26 Carl & Rosemary Underwood Aug. 19 Sept. 2 Richard & Michelle Hittle Aug. 26 Sept. 9 John & Phyllis Prell Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Dennis & Peggy Card Sept. 9 Sept 23 Jerry & Edie Scroggins Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Frankie & JoEllen Bacon (2019) Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Raymond & Delois Staggs Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Levon and Inell Pease Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Jerry & Jean Hosto Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Duke & Barbara Monroe Oct. 21 Nov. 11 Bob & Peggy Bundy (2019) Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Steve & Donna Brown 2019 SOUTH REGION SCHEDULE Texas (Unique RV Destinations) Louisiana (Cajun Daze of Christmas) Arkansas (Mayberry, U S A) Missouri (*) Kansas (Jungle Bash) Oklahoma (*) March 28-31, 2019 April 4-7, 2019 April 11-14, 2019 Sept 26-29, 2019 Oct 3-6, 2019 Oct 10-13, 2019 Page 10 Arkansam News 2018

11 Guidelines for Park Hosting: A park host must belong to a Good Sam chapter which has at least two campouts/year. Each park host must attend the AR State Rally in Texarkana at least once every two years and register for the full rally. A park host should support their chapter, area friendships, state rally, state park superintendents, park rangers, the staff at the visitor/registration center, and the park host coordinator. When park hosting, the host should follow the procedures set by the park. Each park is unique. If you are not sure, check with the staff at the registration center. Park hosts who are presently on the host list will remain until they request to be removed, the superintendent requests they do not return as a host, by the state park host coordinator, or by the state director. There is not appeal for the above. Other appeals will go through the state park host coordinator, and will be reviewed by the state director. In the event a park host asks to be removed or if they are removed by the above, that host must contact the Park Host Coordinator as soon as possible, and the Coordinator will find a replacement either to fill in or on a permanent basis. When a new park host is assigned to fill in for a permanent spot, they will be paired with an experienced park host when possible. If a park host indicates a certain park, then they will only be called to fill in or for a permanent spot at that park. No change of dates will be made to the park host schedule except by the Park Host Coordinator. If a change is needed, contact the Coordinator. A revised park host list is sent to each park and to the newsletter editor every month. Procedure for obtaining a substitute: When the park host coordinator is called that a host cannot fulfill his assigned date, the coordinator uses a spread sheet which has a list of all the eligible park host with their location, whether they presently have a hosting spot, how many times they are hosting, and in which parks they want to host. Those people without a permanent spot will be called first. If there is no answer, a message will not be left since time is of the essence regarding finding a fill-in. If you decline, the next person will be called. A date and the reason for declining is noted on the above spreadsheet as well as typed on a word document to place in the notebook. It is possible that people could be called before finding someone to take that spot. If all the people who do not have a spot decline or do not answer the phone, then those with only one spot will be contacted. If that doesn t result in an acceptance, a person with two spots will be called. We have added two weeks at the beginning of the season and two weeks at the end at each park at their request. At the present time, we have 35 two-week spots with a three week spot after the rally and at the end of the season for a total of 37 at each park. (During the season, we use 37 park hosts at each park, totaling 101 park hosts.) Page 11 Arkansam News Did you know Reservations in Missouri State Parks can be made six months in advance and Arkansas State Parks can be made a year in advance. Attention Veteran Sams chapter members: Please plan to attend Area 5 Friendship in Texarkana March at Cloud 9 RV Park. Phone , $21.55/ night+tax. When you call the RV park for reservations, be sure to tell them you re part of Area 5 Friendship. You won t want to miss your chance to flip a few pancakes at this Friendship. It ll be our contribution to the gathering. Our chapter is part of Area 5 so I encourage all veterans to participate. This will be a great opportunity for fellowship and fun. See you there. The Veterans Chapter will be prize runners at this year s RV Rally; be sure you have your running shoes in tow! President Gene Hicklin, phone

12 2019 AR Good Sams Chapter Camping Schedules (To interact with a chapter, call the President; CONTACT information is on page 15. We encourage chapter camping interaction. Try it! You ll like it! ) Bella Vista Traveling Sams: January 10 Gusano's Party Room, Bella Vista February 14 March 8 April May June 9 14 July August 8 Sept Oct November 14 Big Whiskey, Bentonville Golden Corral (joint meeting with Jolly Rogers) Arkansas Good Sams State Rally, Texarkana Bartlesville, OK Bull Shoals State Park Big Red Barn, Carthage, MO Ice Cream Social Area 1 Friendship, Grove, OK Devil s Den State Park annual clean- up Soup Dinner at the Bella Vista Museum Rock City Sams: Jan 12 Jason s Deli, N Little Rock Feb 9 Chili Dump at Felix & Carole Halls March 7 Cloud Nine RV Park, Apr AR State Good Sam's Rally May Area 6 Friendship, Brecks RV Park, June Greentree Lodge and RV Park, Eureka Springs, AR, July Golden Pond RV Park (new facility), Aug 8-11 To be determined Sep Petit Jean State Park Area A, Oct 4-9 Albuquerque Int l Balloon Fiesta, Enchanted Trails RV Park & Trading Post, Albuquerque, NM, , Nov 7-10 Cloud Nine RV Park Dec 7 To be determined Belle Point Sams January 15 Roma Italian Restaurant, Ozark, AR February12 Vapapas Mexican Grill, Ft Smith, AR March KOA RV Park, Claremore, OK April 8-14 AR GS RV Rally, 4-States Fairground, Texarkana, AR May Maumelle COE RV Park June Queen Wilhelmina State RV Park, Mena, AR July 9-12 Cloud 9 RV Park, Hot Springs National Park, AR August Little Turtle RV Park, Eufaula, OK Sept Natural Falls State Park, West Siloam Springs, OK Sept Area 1 Friendship Campout, Cedar Oaks RV Park, Grove, OK October Court Square RV Park, Mountain View, AR November 4-8 Mystery Trip December 10 Christmas Party, Colton s Steakhouse & Grill, Van Buren, AR N.E.A.T. April Rally in Texarkana May 6-10 Dam Quarry or June Mt. View RV Park July 8-12 Denton Ferry RV Park, Cotter, AR or July 31-Aug 3 Area 3 Friendship, Brecks RV Park, Batesville, September 9-13 Brecks RV park, Batesville, October 7- Lake Charles State Park, Jolly Rogers April Downtown Riverside RV Park at May 7-10 Withrow Springs State Park at Huntsville, AR, at June 4-7 Bennett Springs State Park, Lebanon, MO, at July Natural Falls SP, West Siloam Springs, OK at (park office) Aug KOA at West Ft Smith, AR at Sep Area 1 Friendship at Cedar Oaks RV Park, Grove, OK Good Sam Mallards Jan 10 Mar 7-10 Murray s home Cloud Nine RV Park Page 12 Arkansam News 2018

13 2019 AR Good Sams Chapter Camping Schedules (continued) Derrick City Sams:: Jan 18 What s Cooking, Camden, 11:00 AM Feb 15 China Buffet Palace, El Dorado 11:00 AM Mar Moro Bay State Park, Jersey Apr AR State Rally, Texarkana meeting place to be set later May 1-5 Friendship, Pecan Grove, Lake Village Jun Lincoln Parish RV Park, Ruston Jul 19 Smoking Bull, Emerson, 11:00 AM Aug Mt. View RV Park, Mt. View Sept Lake Catherine St Park, Hot Springs Sept 30-Oct 4 Lake Ouachita St Park, Hot Springs Oct 28-Nov 1 Moro Bay St Park, Jersey Dec 6 My Kitchen Table, Magnolia, 4:00 PM

14 The perfect location for tired feet! 103 N Peabody Ave, Mountain View, AR (870) An airy and bright restaurant right on the Square serving excellent food, good pricing, outdoor seating and a friendly staff who provide good service. PECAN GROVE RV PARK 3768 Hwy 65 Lake Village, AR (870) Leading Designs Electric RV Locate Muncy Corporation is the OEM window regulator industry leader for over 70 years and products are American Muncy Corporation announced its new product called SideWinder SideWinder is an electric for crank out windows used in the and Trailer utilizes a vehicle s 12 volt battery or an to Its unique design includes built in safe and easy to use The eliminates hand cranking and hard to reach locations and is especially beneficial who have physical challenges. Muncy custom designs for the customer's various and SideWinder installs easily on most OEM It was noted in Magazine of May/June "How has no one thought of that before?" For those in more SideWinder and Muncy can go to heck the ad on arkansasgoodsams.org website for more information. One Of the more peaceful spots you ll ever stay VISIT OUR NEWEST ADVERTISER AND WELCOME THEM TO THE GOOD SAM FAMILY Page 13 Arkansam News 2018

15 2019 AR Good Sam Presidents Roster CHAPTER NAME PHONE AR Road Runners Helen Mennenga AR Veterans Sams Gene Hicklin Arkansas One James Niblett Bella Vista Traveling Sams Gary Reynolds Belle Point Sams Jack French Big Pine Sams Roger Reves Delta Sams Molly Abernathy Derrick City Sams Jack Godwin Dorcheat Sams Doug Carter Good Sam Mallards Dave Murray Jolly Rogers Sams Laye Bennett La Petite Roche Tom Vanhoveln Melon City Sams Calvin Stovall North East AR Travelers Dennis Card Queen Wilhelmina Sams Wingo Johnson River Valley Sams Marsha Wells Rock City Sams Ed Cones Rough n Ready Sams J.D. Henley henleyarea4@hotmail.com Second Chance Sams Buzz Goodwin goodwinpaul@att.net Spa City Sams Jim Fryar likestocanoe@yahoo.com Sugar Loaf Sams Pat Smith paulandpatsmith@gmail.com Thundering Sams Bob Welborn rswelborn@yahoo.com Whispering Pines Travelers Jennie Mauldin jjmauldin@windstream.net Page 14 Arkansam News 2018

16 2019 ARKANSAS GOOD SAM STATE STAFF STATE DIRECTOR (01/01/13) Bill Nery (Dee) 125 Beacon Hill Drive Hot Springs, AR (Dee cell) (Bill cell) REGISTRAR Girtie VanHoveln (Tom) P O Box 1202 Cabot, AR vangirtie1990@yahoo.com STATE WAGONMASTER C W & Betty Hinton 1104 Mayberry Cove West Memphis, AR Cell DillPickle938@aol.com ASST. STATE WAGONMASTER Junior Watters 275 Swafford Road Mountain View, AR juniorwatters@yahoo.com PARKING STAFF and Orlan & Molly Abernathy 1105 Mayberry Cove. West Memphis, AR SOUND MANAGER Dennis Card (Peggy) 2525 Liittle Caney Drive Conway, AR dandpcard@yahoo.com ASSISTANT SOUND MANAGER Richard Zelnick (Ginny) 302 Hilltop Road Cabot, AR rzelnick@classicnet.net EQUIPMENT MANAGER Doug & Helen Tinkle 96 Grant 533 Hensley, AR / (Helen s cell) helen.tinkle@yahoo.com STATE ELECTRICIAN Buzz Goodwin (Betsy Smith) PMB Higdon Ferry Road Hot Springs, AR goodwinpaul@att.net STATE SECRETARY/EDITOR Paulette Smith (Arnie) P O Box 54 Britt, IA cell Arnie s cell redhead.smith2002@gmail.com HISTORIAN/SCRAPBOOK Pamela Harrell Clinton Road North Little Rock, AR (cell) pdharrell257@yahoo.com HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR Steve Brown (Donna) 4 Pleasant Forest Cove Little Rock, AR kinlycreek@yahoo.com DOOR PRIZE COORDINATORS Lawrence & J.D. Henley Hillcrest Road Sherwood, AR cell henleyarea4@hotmail.com GAMES CORDINATOR (INSIDE) (#2) Marsha Wells P O Box Russellville, AR welmarsha@gmail.com STATE PATCH COORDINATOR Ty & Mary Tyson 1679 Treasure Isle Road Hot Springs, AR Cell: tymary@aol.com STATE PHOTOGRAPHER Jack Godwin (Joy) 296 Godwin Road Smackover, AR jgodwin@glennmechanical.com REMEMBER THE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE ON THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH. STATE TREASURER Peggy Bundy (Bob) 1315 Donaghey Ave Conway, AR (501) auntpeg51@gmail.com STATE CHAPLAIN James Hairston (Ruth Ann) 1306 E 23rd Hope, AR jghairston@sbcglobal.net MEMBER RECRUITING & RETENTION Bobbie & Lisa Duckworth 806 Porter Road Lonoke, AR ducktwin@gmail.com ASST HOSPITALITY COORD Arnie Smith (Paulette) P O Box 54 Britt, IA arniesmith65@gmail.com MEMORIAL TABLE Betsy Smith and Pat Smith PMB Higdon Ferry Road Hot Springs, AR goodwinpaul@att.net GAMES COORDINATOR (INSIDE) (#1) Ruth Ann Hairston 1306 E 23rd Hope, AR r.hairston@sbcglobal.net GAMES COORDINATOR (OUTSIDE) T VanHoveln, J Moore, L Messina 43 High Circle Austin, AR (Tom cell) vangirtie1990@yahoo.com PARK HOST COORDINATOR Bob Lomax (Peggy) 45 Weaver Circle Vilonia, AR pqlomax@gmail.com STATE SONG LEADER Richard Zelnick (Ginny) 302 Hilltop Road Cabot, AR rzelnick@classicnet.net SPECIAL EVENTS COORDS Brenda & David Miller 53 Cliffwood Circle N Little Rock, AR bldrmiller@gmail.com Assistant State Directors AREA 1 Don & Joann Cowell 41 Kintyre Lane Bella Vista, AR CowellSr@att.net AREA 2 Pat Smith 4639 Wilburn Road Wilburn, AR cell paulandpatsmith@gmail.com AREA 3 James & Linda Niblett 1441 Savall Circle Jessieville, AR cell cell jeniblett@gmail.com AREA 4 Lawrence & J.D. Henley Hillcrest Road Sherwood, AR cell henleyarea4@hotmail.com AREA 5 Ruth Ann (James) Hairston 1306 E 23rd Hope, AR r.hairston@sbcglobal.net AREA 6 Girtie VanHoveln (Tom) P O Box 1202 Cabot, AR vangirtie1990@yahoo.com COMMERCIAL VENDOR COORD Lawrence & J.D. Henley Hillcrest Road Sherwood, AR cell henleyarea4@hotmail.com STATE WEBMASTER Joy Godwin (Jack) 296 Godwin Road Smackover, AR jjgodwin02@gmail.com ASST STATE WEBMASTER Ronnie Mooney (Sue) 3633 Independence Dr Bryant, AR jmoonman@att.net

17 2019 ARKANSAS STATE RV RALLY REGISTRATION MAYBERRY, U.S.A. APRIL 11-14, 2019 FOUR STATES FAIRGROUNDS, 3700 E. 50 TH STREET, TEXARKANA, AR You may fill out this form online, print, and mail in your pre-registration fees. ACTIVITIES: Hospitality - Arts & Crafts - Flea Market - Samgo Cash Prizes - Ice Cream Games Competition - Commercial Vendors - Live Entertainment - Golf Scramble FACILITIES: Limited Electric and Water - Dump Station - Honey Wagon.Showers LIMITED FULL HOOKUPS - ARRIVE WITH EMPTY HOLDING TANKS PARKING: Early Bird Parking $19.00 per night, payable when registering. Come together, park together. You will be parked by the State Wagon Master and his Staff beginning Sunday at 1:00 PM or earlier if possible. Prior to Sunday a Holding Area is available in front of the Fairgrounds Office. All pets MUST be on a leash. No pets in buildings. PETS POOP - YOU SCOOP Refunds will be made (minus $10.00) OR full amount transferred to the next Arkansas RV Rally if requested 30 days in advance. Pre-registration must be received by April 1, 2019 GAMES BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 First Name Spouse s Name Last Name Street Address City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Home Phone Good Sam Member Number Expiration Date If you are a member of an Arkansas Chapter, Chapter Name First State RV Rally? Yes No First Arkansas RV Rally? Yes No Do you require Handicap Parking? Yes No HC# Children s Names and ages attending (under 18 - no charge) Please refer to the appropriate RV Rally fee amounts: 1 Rig with 2 Adults, Pre-registered $75.00 $ 1 Rig with Single Adult $65.00 $ Working Man s Special: Friday & Saturday $55.00 $ Each Additional Adult $15.00 $ If not Pre-registered, $5.00 will be added $ 5.00 $ Enter the total fees included with this pre-registration form: $ Make check payable to: Arkansas GS/Treasurer and Mail form to: Girtie VanHoveln, Registrar P O Box 1202, Cabot, AR Phone: vangirtie1990@yahoo.com Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt - no confirmation will be sent. By your signature, you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions indicated below: I/We the undersigned understand the Arkansas Good Sam Organization has taken reasonable and necessary safety precaution and I/We accept full responsibility for the welfare of my/our unit and all persons therein while attending the Arkansas RV Rally. Signature Date The Arkansas Good Sams reserves the right to refuse registration and/or admission to anyone.