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1 Oregon Good Sam Club Newsletter October 2016, Issue 9 This is your last chance to register for the FALL GATHERING. Please fill out the form on the next page and mail it to Joyce Davis right away. I can understand how you could let this slip because I hadn t filled my form out either. It is not something we have done in the past. The reason we need to know how many people are coming is because we are ordering a special chicken dinner, homemade cinnamon rolls and making the rest of the food. Thank you for helping me make this required meeting work. I so appreciate it. Karen Where to find it.. Fall Gathering Registration Form Page 2 Fall Gathering Schedule Page 3 Karen s Chat Page 4 Photos of Chapter Gatherings Pg 3,4,5 Event Schedules Pg 5 Recipes Pg 6 Memorial Scroll Pg 7 New Members Pg 7 October Chapter Anniversaries Pg 7 Autumn Poems Pg 7 Good Sam RV Super Show Info Pg 8 Poetry Contest Rules Pg 8 Getting to Know You Story Pg 9 Directions to Fall Gathering Pg 9 Classifieds and Personals Pg 10 Chapter Story Pg 10 Drifter Subscription Form Pg 11 October

2 2016 Fall Meeting A Meeting for All Good Sam Members Where: Hood River Fairgrounds, Odell, Oregon When: Arrive on Thursday, October 6 th, Meetings on Friday-Saturday, October 7-8, 2016 Directions: I-84 to Hood River Exit 64, South on Hwy 35 to Odell Cut Off, turn right on Aga Road (sign on fence) and left on Ehrck Road Cost: $10 registration fee per person includes two meals and use of Fairground Community Building on Friday and Saturday $15 per RV per night, camping fee includes basic electric, water and use of dump station upon departure Registration fees are payable by mail when sending in the registration form below detach and mail registration form with registration fees Please make checks payable to Oregon Good Sam Club and mail by October 1 st to: Joyce Davis, Fall Gathering Registration, 517 Madsen Loop, Carlton, OR 97111, As a courtesy please register as early as possible! Name: Chapter: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: Upon arrival let the parking crew know if you require handicap parking; they will do their best to assist you. Registration & 2 Meals: Parking: $10 per person.. $ $15 per night X number of nights..$ Total Amount Enclosed: $ Note: You may park your RV on the fairgrounds from Tuesday, Oct. 4th through the next Tuesday, Oct. 11th. Please pay $15 for each night parked. There are many things to do and see in the Hood River/Mt. Hood area. The Fairgrounds Community Building will only be used on Friday and Saturday. Everyone must be registered to participate in this required two-day leadership event. We recommend that each Chapter President brings their Vice-President with them so they can learn the procedure we use. If the President cannot attend, we ask that he/she send a representative in their place. 2

3 The 89ers Oregon Single Sams Bridgetown Campers Cascade Sams Trail Dusters Lighthousers OREGON GOOD SAM CLUB FALL GATHERING 2016 Host Pam and Wally Kundert, Assistant Directors for Capital Gang and Central Oregon Tues-Wed, Oct. 4-5 Thursday, Oct 6 Early Bird Parking $15/night (no planned activities on these days) Noon-8:00 pm Check in and getting everything ready to go 6:00 pm Homemade Cinnamon Rolls and Apple Cider at the Wells RV Friday, Oct 7 Breakfast on your own 8:00-9:00 am Pick up registration packets 10:00 am Opening words: Karen Wells, State Director 10:15 am Open Mic Discussion: Current topics and proposed changes 11:00 am Assistant Directors Meeting (all staff invited) Noon-1:30 pm Free time to chat, eat lunch on your own, shop or take a nap 1:30 pm OGS State Staff Meeting 3:00 pm Chapter Presidents/Representatives Meeting: Facilitator: Rosemary Wheeler 5:30 pm Dinner: Chicken/Potato Salad provided (bring desserts or sides) 7:00 pm Card Bingo (bring 3 nickels, 3 dimes, 3 quarters, 1 dollar bill) Saturday, Oct 8 8:00-9:00 am Pancakes & Sausages provided (bring juice and/or fruit for sharing) 10:00 am Keynote Speaker: Steve Rowland, NW OR Community Connections Magazine 10:45 am Critique of our 2016 June Samboree Rally 11:30 am Free time to chat, eat lunch on your own or take a nap 12:30 pm General Session (for everyone) 1:30 pm Time to clean up and either go home or play some more Sun, Mon, Tues You can continue to park at Fairgrounds for $15/night There are so many things to do around the Hood River/Mt. Hood area (no planned activities on these days) 3

4 SO Sams Eugene Sojourners Good Sam Trav l Nuts Rogue River Roosters Karen s Chat. The summer is flying by so fast. Larry and I have camped with a different Chapter almost every week. Our hearts are full with the memories and the new friendships we have found. As you can see by the photos, we have had a ton of fun. We have also camped in new-to-us RV parks. Last week we were at Twin Rivers RV Park west of Roseburg. If you haven t been there, you need to put it on your camping schedule next year ~ so peaceful, quiet and beautiful, The new owners are working hard to make it an experience you won t forget. Wow, Rollin Roamers and the Ready Roamers already have their tentative 2017 campout schedules put together and sent to me. Our webmaster has put a calendar on our website. I am looking forward to seeing all our schedules on that calendar someday. There are a lot of other things I want to see on that website, too. As soon as our camping schedule slows down by the end of October, you will hopefully find me working on that project. Karen WE LOVE OREGON! WE LOVE TO RV! WE LOVE TO CAMP WITH OTHERS! WE LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE! That s why we belong to an Oregon Good Sam Chapter! STATE DIRECTOR: Karen and Larry Wells 3080 Jefferson-Scio Dr. SE Jefferson, OR Cell: Home: oregongoodsamfamily@gmail.com Website 4

5 Rollin Roamers Riverbenders Ready Roamers Layover Sams Here are some really great events happening in the next few months: October 7-8, 2016 (arriving on the 6th) Our Oregon Good Sam Fall Gathering (used to be called a mini-rally) at Odell on the Hood River Fairgrounds. A new place, a new format, a new theme with old friends. Registration form on page 2. October 19-23, 2016 Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival in Sun Valley, ID - another 2 nd year of Good Sam involvement in a long-standing event - for tickets. February 23-26, 2017 Good Sam RV Super Show at Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, AZ - an inaugural event - for complete details & to register online, visit or call tollfree see page 10 April 27-30, 2017 (arriving on April 27th) The Westerners Round-Up Regional Campout at Wapiti RV Park in Lincoln City. May 1-2, 2017 (arriving on April 30th) Our Oregon Good Sam Spring Gathering at Wapiti RV Park in Lincoln City. This is a piggyback event with the Round-Up. May 18-21, 2017 (arriving on May 18th) The Country Cuzzins Rondezvous Regional Campout at Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center (EOTEC) in Hermiston. June 21-25, 2017 (arriving anytime between June 18th-20th) Our yearly Oregon Good Sam RV Rally (Samboree) at Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg. August 3-6, 2017 (arriving anytime between August 1st-3rd) The Wy-East Pow Wow Regional at the Hood River Fairgrounds in Odell. August 7-8, 2017 (arriving on August 6th) Our OGS Fall Gathering (used to be called a mini -rally) at Hood River Fairgrounds in Odell. This is a piggyback event with the Pow Wow. MORE TO COME..Mark Your Calendar Now! 5

6 TWO MORE RECIPES FROM OUR VISITS WITH THE CHAPTERS MORNING GLORY MUFFINS 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup applesauce 1 cup sugar 2 t. vanilla extract 2 t. baking soda 1 large apple, grated (about 1 cup) 1 T. ground cinnamon 2 cups grated carrot (about 2 large) 1/2 t. salt 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 3 large eggs 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup vegetable oil chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350*. Line muffin tin with paper baking cups. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the coconut and stir to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Add apple, carrot and pineapple and stir to combine. Add flour mixture and stir just until combined. Gently stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into baking cups, filling each completely. Bake for minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Makes 24 muffins. From the kitchen of Larry and Rosemary Wheeler Rogue River Roosters NEIMAN-MARCUS CAKE 1 yellow, lemon or pineapple cake mix Mix first 4 items together and pat into a 9 x13 ungreased pan. 1/4 cup oil Mix rest of items until smooth and pour over cake layer. 2 eggs Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees F or until baked in center 3/4 cup chopped nuts (test with pick in center of cake.) 1 8 oz. cream cheese, softened NOTE: Best if baked at least 24 hours in advance of serving. 1 lb. box of powdered sugar It freezes very well. If freezing, let cake set overnight; cut into 2 eggs squares and freeze. After freezing, squares can be cut into 2/3 cup chopped nuts individual sized pieces and freeze until needed. 1/4 cup coconut (optional) From the kitchen of Norma Tayler Rogue River Roosters 6

7 Memorial Scroll Name: Ray Newtson Spouse: Phyllis Chapter: Blue Mountain Sams Born: February 5, 1927 Died: August 22, 2016 NEW CHAPTER MEMBERS Rogue River Roosters 2 Don & Juanita George Steve & Coleen Jenny Name: Alice Morse Spouse: Burt Chapter: Cascade Sams Born: February 5, 1929 Died: August 29,2016 OCTOBER CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES Good Sam Beaver Dam #1 47 years Ready Roamers 46 years SO Sams 39 years Name: Darlene J. Schirman Spouse: Marvin Chapter: River City Sams Born: April 22, 1935 Died: September 1, 2016 Cascade Sams Riverbenders Roseburg Sams Rolling Coasters Cascade Cruisers 38 years 29 years 25 years 17 years 6 years Come said the wind to The leaves one day, Come o re the meadows And we will play. Put on your dresses Scarlet and gold, For summer is gone And the days grow cold... A Children s Song of the 1880 s I love fall! Fall is exciting. It s apples and cider. It s an airborne Spider. It s pumpkins in bins. It s burrs on dog s chins. It s wind blowing leaves. It s chilly red knees. It s nuts on the ground. It s a crispy dry sound. It s green leaves turning and the smell of them burning. It s clouds in the sky. It s fall. That s why... I love fall. Author Unknown 7

8 I couldn t fit this in so I turned it sideways hope you can read it. RULES FOR THE OREGON GOOD SAM CLUB POETRY CONTEST FOR Theme: The theme for 2017 Oregon Good Sam Rally is A Night at the Library. With that in mind, the Oregon Good Sam Club is sponsoring a poetry contest, beginning this month and going through May 31, Subject: The subject will be RVing in Oregon. Rules: Each entry must be original and unpublished. Any style can be used with a maximum of 60 lines. Open to poets living in Oregon who are members of Good Sam Club. All entries must be received by May 31, Entry Fee: $5 Make checks payable to OGS. Will also accept cash. Prize: First Prize will be $100 or amount of entry fees received if under $100. Second and Third Prize will be $20 Camping World Gift Certificates. Submission: Submit to Oregon Good Sam Club. If sent by mail ** put personal identification on card taped to back of poem or if ed, *** to Oregon Good Sam, put your identification on separate page. ** Karen Wells, OGS Director, 3080 Jefferson-Scio Dr. SE, Jefferson, OR *** oregongoodsamfamily@gmail.com 8

9 Getting To Know You No one guessed who the special person was that I featured last month. It was none other than our own Ann Springer. Now that you know who it was you might like to go back and reread her story. The answer of this story is on the last page of this Drifter. This month s story features another gal. Guess who it is.. 1. I was born in Wauneta, Nebraska but grew up in Palisade, Nebraska. I grew up in a time and place where we would be outside every minute we could, no matter what the weather. All we had to worry about was listening for mom to yell out the door for us to come in for supper. 2. The schools I attended were: Palisade Grade School, Perkins County High School and Umpqua Community College. 3. The most unusual job I ever had was when a man brought me two little round pouches from his deer and wanted me to make a coin purse for him. 4. I have 14 grandkids and 6 great grandkids; there are too many stories to tell. 5. I still love to sew. I could spend my whole day doing that. 6. I played the French horn in the high school band starting in the fourth grade. 7. I really like being with people and taking classes. I dislike book work of any kind. 8. My dream vacation would be a trip to Ireland. I would also like to go to Niagara Falls. 9. My favorite color is purple or pink. Other favorites are Italian food, music of the 60 s Greatest Show On Earth movie and Alaska travel shows on TV. DIRECTIONS TO THE FALL GATHERING Take I-84 to Hood River, exit 64 Drive south on Hwy 35 to the Odell cut off, turning right Drive straight ahead until you come to Aga Road Turn right on Aga Road (sign is on the fence) Turn left on Ehrck Hill Road Fairgrounds is on the corner of Ehrck Hill Road and WyEast Road There will be someone at the entrance to guide you to your parking site If no one is there to help you, call on your cell and we will come running 9

10 CLASSIFIED ADS AND PERSONALS MOTORHOME MOUNTED TOW BAR HITCH Falcon 2 Tow Bar, 6,000 lb. towing capability, coiled safety cables with attaching hooks, skid wheel on stinger for steeper driveway aprons, factory cover, 4 -wire electrical cord, newly rebuilt at ROADMASTER Factory in Vancouver WA. Owner, Don Nedrow, has new car that cannot be towed. Tow bar only used once. He would like to sell it for $ Complete package sells for $ at Camping World. If interested please call Don at His is donnedrow@gmail.com. ROCK GUARD FOR SALE Located in Lincoln City Fits a Jeep Only $30 Contact Jim Sage for more information oregoncoastjim@gmail.com GOOD SAM CLUB PLEDGE As a member of the Good Sam Club, I pledge to give aide to others in need, respect nature and the environment, give back to the community and those less fortunate, treat others with dignity and respect, wear a smile (like Good Sam & Good Samantha s) and promote the pledge of The Good Sam Club to others. ENJOYED OUR NON-CAMPOUT AT RICE HILL A funny story from the Weekend Sams Newsletter The August campout at Rice Hill RV Resort was cancelled but some did not get the message. The Harrisons showed up Thursday and the park said that we were cancelled. They gave them a space anyway and Joan called me because she knew we were coming. We still wanted to go so called the park and they gave us a space next to Cliff and Joan. Eric and I then ran into Jay and Sandy at Best Buy and asked them if they were going and they said, no it was cancelled. We told them we were going anyway and they decided to go as well. So there were three couples at the non-campout and we had a great time. Highlight was going to the ice cream shack for Umpqua ice cream. The park was very nice and the staff were very accommodating. We would go there again. We missed the rest of you. 10

11 Oregon Good Sam Club, State Director Karen & Larry Wells 3080 Jefferson-Scio Dr SE, Jefferson, OR HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET A COPY OF THE DRIFTER Caren Farber is the answer Please send me a subscription to THE DRIFTER, the Oregon Good Sam Club newsletter: New Renewal Hard paper copy sent by Postal Service (11 issues) $10 for one year copy sent by (11 issues) Free $ $ 0 Make check payable to: Oregon Good Sam Total $ Name Street Address City State Zip - Phone Cell Chapter Required for E-Drifter Subscription MAIL THIS FORM AND CHECK TO: Karen Wells, 3080 Jefferson-Scio Dr SE, Jefferson OR If you don t want to receive this Drifter, you can opt out by letting Karen know your decision. DID YOU KNOW *Oregon Good Sam has 42 Good Sam Chapters, divided into 9 regions. Each region has an Assistant Director who is available to help the Chapters with any needs they have. *All Good Sam members are encouraged to join a local Chapter for wholesome, increased outdoor fun, fellowship, travel, touring places of interest, pot luck dinners and other interesting camping activities. *A Chapter is made up with a varying number of rigs, each determining its own membership size. They camp together, play together and give support in times of need. Our Website Our oregongoodsamfamily@gmail. com 11