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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 34 NUMBER 1 Published By And For Arkansas Good Sams January PARK HOST SCHEDULES ARE ON Pages Area 5 Friendship March 13-16, 2019 Cloud Nine RV Park, Theme: St Patrick s Day Wednesday: Meet, greet and out to eat. We will have a catered meal (price still in the works), games, Chinese auction (please bring your treasures to donate for auction,), regular auction, games and lots of fun. The Veteran's Chapter will be cooking pancakes on Friday. Other meal plans are in the final stages. Please call Ruth Ann and let her know you re coming Saturday: Hugs and see you later. Ruth Ann Hairston ASD r.hairston@sbcglobal.net AREA 6 FRIENDSHIP CAMPOUT is well into the planning stages. If you plan to attend, you need to call Brecks RV Park, Batesville, AR, phone Make your reservation, then call Girtie VanHoveln at to let her know you are going. There are only 50 sites reserved for the Friendship, so the sooner you call the better! See you there May 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 4 FRIENDSHIP CAMPOUT MAY 1 4, 2019 (Arrive Monday April 29 for even more fun) Reservation Not Required but are Accepted Pecan Grove RV Park Phone: (870) We are excited that it is almost time to see our Good Sam family. Leave your RV packed from the RV Rally, rest for two weeks and come on down. (A Tentative Schedule will be posted next month.) CONTACT LAWRENCE OR JD at OR RV2M@hotmail.com

2 FROM THE DIREC- TORS It has been a busy month for us. First of all, as many of you know, we had a New Year s Day gettogether here at our house with mostly Arkansas One members that turned out to be a very big surprise birthday party for Bill. We had a wonderful time with 26 friends and, of course, plenty of food and fun as always with this bunch. We ve been busy getting most everything done for our Rally in April. With the help of JD getting the programs all finalized and David & Brenda Miller helping with folding them, we got all finished. Thanks guys; this is how our great staff works together!!! Again, I m not going to take too much time for small talk; Paulette does much better than me getting all important news to you. So see ya next time around. AREA 1 Bella Vista Traveling Sams Bella Vista Belle Point Sams Ft Smith Jolly Rogers Sams Rogers Twenty-nine members and guests of the Bella Vista Traveling Sams held their monthly meeting January 10 at Gusano s Restaurant. V-P Tom Ogburn called the meeting to order volunteered hours for 2018 had been sent to Arkansas State Good Sams. Some of these volunteered hours included helping: Courtesy Van driver, Meals on Wheels, Crystal Bridges, Bella Vista Community Band, Veterans Home and Bella Vista Historical Society. Don Cowell led in a short memorial for Bob Mathis who died December 23 rd. The Bella Vista Sams have lost two members in The next meeting will be February 14, Big Whiskey Restaurant, Bentonville at 11:00a.m. Belle Point Sam Chapter members attended the January Dinner/Meeting at Roma Italian Restaurant, Ozark, AR. We gathered in the Restaurant s back room and visited for a while. As the food was served the room grew quiet; and by the number of to-go boxes at the end of the meal, I d say everyone enjoyed their dinner. After the meal the Chapter V-P got everyone s attention and called our meeting to order. Next month s dinner/meeting is February 12 th at 1:00 p.m. at Vapapas Mexican Grill. Iris Schroeder asked that members call to RSVP. A total of 29 Jolly Rogers members met at Golden Corral for breakfast. The yummy food and warm greetings from friends brightened the cold, rainy day. The room was full as you can see from the photo. Two members were honored with recognition for attending ALL meetings of They were Julie Hearron and Leroy Bolinger. We were presented with some new shirt samples with our logos on them and lots of opinions and questions were had. A motion and vote were taken to create a new Office of Chaplain for our meetings. Dorothy Tackett, who is our great servant of prayers, was elected to the new position. Bill and Dee Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalms 90:12 We completed our collection of school supplies which were taken to local schools by Laye and Kathy Bennett. We are beginning a baggitt ministry to collect toiletries for an April hand out to needy charities. A total of $ was distributed to three charities in December: Sheep Dog Impact Assistance, NWA Women s Shelter, and A Place to Call Home. We look forward to the upcoming March meeting at Golden Corral with the Bella Vista Traveling Sams Chapter. Games and good food will be on the agenda as we did this last year. Page 2 Arkansam News 2019

3 Paulette s Palette I heard by the grapevine that Bill Nery had a surprise birthday party that was worth waiting 80 years for!! The year s first Friendship Campout will happen in March. Its time to break out the camper and get the wheels to rolling. If you haven t before, try camping with another chapter or visiting a meeting. The Friendships are posted on the front page of each month s newsletter, and they re all listed on the calendar on page 4. Add something new this year. The April Rally schedule is in this Newsletter. While it s subject to change, it s pretty well finished. There s MORE ACTIVITIES, MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE FOOD! Don t forget to read the schedule!!!! While actual hosting will not begin for a few more weeks, be sure to check the schedule for this fun service we do for the 3 state parks: Bull Shoals, Lake Catherine & Petit Jean. Park Hosting weeks have been increased. If you re new and this is something you d like to get involved with, it s necessary that you attend the Park Host seminar at the Rally where you can sign up and learn more about what Park Hosting is all about. For those who are old timers, be sure to let the Lomax s know your needs for name tags and bars which will be presented in April. It s not to late to let Bill & Dee know if your Chapter will be having a milestone event and should be recognized at the April rally. Please notify them by mid-march so that they can make sure you re recognized because you deserve it!. It s so sad that again this year we ve lost some of our Good Sam friends. Each chapter is encouraged to have a memorial set up on the table for those who have passed. Each loss will be recognized at the Memorial Service on Sunday morning. Again, 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! Paulette AREA 2 Arkansas Roadrunners Diamond City The Arkansas Roadrunners met at Jamies in Harrison on Jan 7th. Present were Becky Myers, Helen Mennenga, Dorothy Leeman, Jerry & Peggy Chopp, Alma Lee Snow & her daughter, Jim & Charlene Rhoades. Great fellowship was had by all. Sorry that Connie Gerg was not feeling well and was unable to attend. The campouts planned for 2019 are the AR Rally and all Friendships as there is only one Roadrunner with a camper. Helen Mennenga Secretary Sugar Loaf Sams Greers Ferry On Dec 3rd Sugar Loaf Samshad their Christmas party at Cindy s Sweet and Eats, and our installation of officers for There were 11 rigs represented, and our guests Bill & Dee Nery. Our out-going President Pat Smith passed the gavel to our incoming President Reba Wallace. After our lovely luncheon, Bill Nery did an awesome job of installing our officers. We played Bingo and there were great gifts for the winners. Glenn Wallace won the door prize, dinner for 2 at Bentleys Restaurant in Greer s Ferry. We also played Left, Right, Center before adjourning to go to Rochelle McElwee s home to continue our games and munching on the left overs and delicious desserts. The Galewski s could not attend the party because they were closing on a new home in NW Arkansas but they did make it back in time to go to Rochelle s home. Thank you, Robin for the wonderful work you have done on the Sugarloaf Sam s scrapbook. Reba planned a great Christmas party and many thanks to Rochelle for her help, and for her graciously opening her home for more fun and games (the card and pen with Sugarloaf Sam s inscribed is so nice, too). It was great to see everyone. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR. I promise Spring will come: Sometime! AREA 3 North East Arkansas Travelers Pocohontas Delta Sams W. Memphis The North East Arkansas Travelers (N.E.A.T. ) Delta Sams Page 3 Arkansam News 2019

4 February 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Rock City, Chili dump at the Halls Belle Point Sams, Vapapas Mexican Café, Ft Smith 13 Whispering Pines, Golden Corral, NLR 14 Bella Vista, Big Whiskey Melon City, Pavilion RV Park, LA 15 Derrick City, China Buffet Palace, Eldorado Spa City, Jose s Mexican Grill River Valley Sams, Old Post Road campground Mallards, Cloud 9

5 2019 ARKANSAS GOOD SAM RV RALLY Texarkana, Arkansas April RALLY SCHEDULE TUESDAY, APRIL 9 AM Bring your games and learn to play new games. 10:30 Pegs and Jokers (non-competition) Bring boards Learn to play Skip-Bo, bring cards/boards PM 1:00 Arts 3:00 A meet and greet First Timer Meeting 7:00 Movie Night/Popcorn or Sandbag Baseball WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 AM 8:00 42 Dominoes/Hand & Foot 9:00 Bocce Ball PM 1:30 Bean Bags/Bull Toss Singles/Doubles 3:00 Seminar: Cooking Healthy 3:00 Jam Session - Bring your instrument 5:00 Bean/Cornbread/Onion Supper 6:30 Introduction of Commercial Representatives Entertainment COUNTRY MUSIC FAMILY STYLE By our very own Cliff Shelder THURSDAY, APRIL 11 AM 8:00 Skip-Bo 8:00 Golf Scramble 10:00 First Timers Meeting 12:00 Seminar: RV Gadgets and Safety Tips PM 1:00 Sandbag Baseball 2:30 Craft Board Signs, Cost $6 3:15 Veteran Sams meeting 3:15 Veteran Wives meeting 4:00 Jam Session 6:30 Opening Ceremonies Entertainment - Cash Samgo!! FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AM 8:00 Sign up for Arts, Crafts, and Flea Market tables 8:00 Dominoes, Single & Double 8:30 Horseshoes / Washers 10:00 Cake Walk 11:30 Ice Cream Social: bring ticket & spoon. PM 12:30 Second Chance Sams 1:00 Park Host Seminar 2:00 Ladies Tea 2:15 Jail, pay out with canned goods. PHOTO BOOTH +?? 2:30 Secretaries meeting 6:00 Special Awards/Awards Presentation, Raffle Drawings 7:00 Entertainment: ROCK N ROLL GIRLS SATURDAY, APRIL 13 AM 8:00 Arts, Crafts & Flea Market 8:30 Turtle Race Followed by Egg Toss 9:00 Games, Jail Birds 10:00 Arkansas State Committee Meeting 11:00 Craft: Yard Art PM 12:30 5 CROWNS 1:00 Pet Parade 2:30 Free Samgo 6:00 Chinese Auction Drawings 6:30 Evening Ceremonies 7:15 Entertainment: FREDDIE WESTON Bring beads & bangles, hats, & umbrellas!! SUNDAY, APRIL 14 AM 7:00 Hospitality - DOUGHNUTS 8:00 Non-denominational Worship Service Special Tribute to deceased Chapter Members Hospitality 7AM Daily: Tuesday Coffee only; Thursday-Coffee, Biscuits & Gravy; Wednesday, Friday - Sunday-Coffee, Fingerfoods Line Dance Lessons by Mary Jo Litton or Ginger Baker Tuesday 9:30, Wednesday 10:30, Thursday & Friday 9:00 Snack Shack 11:00AM Thursday and Friday Mayberrry USA

6 AREA 6 Whispering Pines Travelers Members of Whispering Pines Travelers met this month at Barnhill Buffet for lunch and a business meeting. We watched the snow flurries as we dined, were glad it didn t stick and missed everyone who could not attend. Our 2018 projects have been delivered and were eagerly received. Our crocheters are going to continue to make baby hats and blankets for 2019 projects. Jeanette reported that pop tabs were low the past year so she is going to carry them over for Here are other tabs that can be collected. Tabs of drink cans; soup, vegetable, pet food, and tuna cans; or any other aluminum can with a tab. To test tabs use a magnet; if it does not stick to tab, it is pure aluminum. Our Wagonmaster shared information for the Altus Winefest campout. We found a Corp of Engineers Park on Lake Dardanelle. It is called Aux Arc RV Park. It is rather large and right on the river, has really nice sites and is mostly shaded. Sites are well spaced apart and easily accessible. Here is the address & phone number for the park: Aux Arc RV Park, 1314 Aux Arc Park Rd, Ozark, AR 72949, phone From Ozark take SR-23 for one mile and a half to SR- 309 and turn left. Follow signs to the park. Evidently, this park is very busy during the season, so they ask that you call 2 months in advance to make sure to get reservations. They will not hold sites for a group. Make a reservation in Loop B, sites These are 50 amps and along the waterfront. Be sure to add this to your calendar. 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. Next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 13 at Golden Corral, 1:00 pm. See you there! 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 6 Arkansam News 2019

7 Big Pine Sams Dorcheat Sams Rough and Ready Sams AREA 4 Derrick City Sams Good Sam Mallards Second Chance Sams Derrick City Sams The Good Sam Mallards gathered at noon on Jan 16, 2019 at the EL Amico Mexican Restaurant in Hazen. After the meal members made the short drive to the Murray s house for dessert of apple pie and ice cream. It was very good and finished filling us up. Doyle had another commitment; so that left the five of us to play a game of spinner dominos and a couple of innings of baseball (cards). The business meeting was called to order by President David Murray. Prayer was given by Pat. Pizza Classic in Hazen was chosen for our February 13th eating meeting. There was a scheduling conflict for our March campout at Cloud Nine. We will now be there February 28-March 3. April will take us to the Rally at Texarkana and Area 4 Friendship is May 1-4. Pat Collier gave the Treasurer s report which was approved. December minutes were also read and approved. With no further business at hand a motion to adjourn the meeting was passed. Respectively submitted, Jean Hosto, Secretary Rough & Ready Sams Second Chance Sams Page 7 Arkansam News 2019

8 Arkansas Veterans Sams AREA 5 Queen Wilhelmina Sams Mena Melon City Sams Hope Eight rigs represented the Melon City Sams at the campout which was held at Cypress Valley RV Park near Jefferson TX. The clubhouse at the park has been ideal for our group, as there is plenty of room to meet and play games, a separate and well-equipped kitchen for preparing meals, and a front porch made for sitting and visiting; and we utilized all of it! A brief chapter meeting was held before the Thursday meal. In new business, a motion was made and seconded to pursue the tradition of donating to Hope in Action food pantry in partnership with Save-a-Lot Grocery in Hope, AR. As in the past, our chapter will donate $ which will be matched by Save-a-Lot. Other charitable donations include Christmas cards and lap blankets for our local nursing home residents, and children's clothing for the Hempstead Closet. A lively game was played which consisted of attempting to unwrap a large parcel covered in clear plastic in order to get at various objects and cash. The "catch" was you had to use oven mitts and the person next to you was rolling a pair of dice which, if they landed doubles, ended your turn. 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. River Valley Sams Rock City Sams The Spa City Sams met at Home Plate Café on January 17, This is one of our favorite spots because we know the food is good as is the service. We always enjoy the private room they offer so we can have a meeting as well. Everyone got caught up on their holiday events and shared news of new additions and losses since the last meeting. Vice President Colleen Lund held a short meeting after we all had lunch. Mainly we discussed the 2019 camping schedule and reservations. After the meeting, everyone went out to the parking lot to meet the new Chatham family member, Baxter, and to introduce him to Trulee Vicious Shearer. There were many other visitors to the group while we were there. Dogs really do attract nice people! That s all the news for now. As we start our camping in March there will be a lot more to share. Page 8 Arkansam News 2019

9 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 1-4, 2019 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 9 Arkansam News 2019

10 2019 PETIT JEAN PARK HOST 2/1/19 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 2/1/19 FROM T0 HOST 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 Oct 28 Nov 11 Bob & Peggy Lomax 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 10 Arkansam News 2019

11 2019 Bull Shoals Park Host List 2/1/19 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 2019 SOUTH REGION SCHEDULE Texas (Unique RV Destinations) March 28-31, 2019 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 James & Ruth Ann Hairston 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 Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Bob & Peggy Bundy Louisiana (Cajun Daze of Christmas) Arkansas (Mayberry, U S A) Missouri (*) Kansas (Jungle Bash) Oklahoma (*) April 4-7, 2019 April 11-14, 2019 Sept 26-29, 2019 Oct 3-6, 2019 Oct 10-13, 2019 Page 11 Arkansam News 2019

12 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 12 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

13 2019 AR Good Sams Chapter Camping Schedules (To interact with a chapter, call the President; CONTACT information is on page 17. We encourage chapter camping interaction. Try it! You ll like it! ) Bella Vista Traveling Sams: February 14 Big Whiskey, Bentonville March 8 April May June 9 14 July August 8 Sept Oct November 14 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: 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 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 Feb 28-Mar 3 Cloud Nine RV Park Page 13 Arkansam News 2019

14 2019 AR Good Sams Chapter Camping Schedules (continued) Derrick City Sams:: 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 River Valley Sams February March April May June July August Sep Oct November 14 December 14 Camping at Old Post Road in Russellville, AR Woolly Hollow, Conway, AR Arkansas State Rally in Texarkana, AR Cloud Nine, Hot Springs, AR Petit Jean, Morrilton, AR Cook Out at Johnson's home, Dover, AR Lake Fort Smith, Alma, AR Maumelle State Park, Little Rock, AR Lake Dardanelle State Park, Russellville, AR Restaurant Restaurant Spa City Sams Feb 21 Jose s Mexican Grill 5361 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 11am-1pm March Lake Ouachita State Park Area A April 7-14 Arkansas Good Sams Rally, Texarkana May Area 6 Friendship in Batesville, AR Brecks RV Park ( ) then call Girtie VanHoveln (501/ ) so she knows how many are attending. June Moro Bay State Park (63 rd Pink Tomato Festival on 6/14 & 15, Warren, AR July Old Post Campground reserve asap on Recreation.gov August Mississippi River State Park. Sep Treasure Lake RV Resort, Branson, MO Call Helen Tinkle 501/ to reserve Oct 27-11/2 Petit Jean State Park (NOT the normal campout week so hunters can go) Nov 21 Rod s Pizza on Central, Hot Springs AR 11am-1 Dec 12 Smokin in Style, Albert Pike, Hot Springs, AR 11am-3 Whispering Pine Travelers Feb 13 Golden Corral, 1:00 PM, N Little Rock, AR Mar Area 5 Friendship, Cloud Nine, Hot Springs Apr Good Sam Rally, Texarkana May Area 6 Friendship, Brecks RV Park, Batesville, AR June Mountain View RV Park, Mt View, AR Jul 31-Aug 3 Area 3 Friendship, Brecks RV Park, Batesville, AR Aug Cloud Nine RV Park, Hot Springs Sep Winefest, Ozark, AR, Aux Arc RV Park, Oct Jasper, AR (park info later) Nov 6-10 Petit Jean State Park Decemberf Christmas Party, TBA Sugar Loaf Sams April Arkansas Good Sams Rally - Texarkana, AR May Woolly Hollow State Park , Need to reserve ASAP - park is filling up June Denton Ferry RV Park Need to reserve ASAP July 8-12 Blue Sky RV Park - Mt. View Jul 31-Aug 3 Brecks RV Park - Batesville , This counts as our August campout. September - Time and Place TBD - Area 2 Friendship October Senior Week, Petit Jean Page 14 Arkansam News 2019

15 2019 AR Good Sams Chapter Camping Schedules (continued) Melon City Sams Feb Pavilion RV Park in West Monroe, LA. Hosts: Jimmy and Kay Smith March Cloud Nine RV Park in Hot Springs (also the Area 5 Friendship) April Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana (the Arkansas Good Sams Rally) May 28 - June 2 Lake Catherine State Park Dec. 4-8 Nakatosh RV Park in Natchitoches LA. Page 15 Arkansam News 2019

16 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 16 Arkansam News 2019

17 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 17 Arkansam News 2019

18 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

19 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.