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1 I S S U E 11 O c t o b e r ALMOST MONTHLY The Bluebonnet NEWSLETTER OF TEXAS HILL COUNTRY UNIT this issue President s Corner P.1 November Info P.3 New Officer List P.5 Birthdays & Anniversaries P Rally Schedule p.8 Editor: Shannon Wylie 2015 Officers President Shannon Wylie First Vice President Joan Ermis Second Vice President Doug Wylie Treasurer Zephyr Marek Recording Secretary Sheryl Wylie Corresponding Secretary Sheryl Wylie 1 Year Director Joe Long 1 Year Director Nancy Westley 2 Year Director Gayle Ketchum 2 Year Director Dan Marek Past President Sheryl Wylie President s Corner Hello Ghouls and Goblins!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful fall!! I am enjoying the cooler weather in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Some of us are in the middle of a caravan heading to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Doug Wylie is leading a six rig caravan. Joining in the caravan is Joane Ermis, Doug, Sheryl & Shannon Wylie, affiliate member Dee Bryant, Morgan & Barbara Flournoy (TGCU), Fred & Ruthanne Richardson (TGCU) and Robert & Susan Warner (TGCU). We started in Haskell, Texas and headed for Eagle Nest, New Mexico. In Eagle Nest we met with Region 11 members where affiliate members Roger & Jan Pruter are President and First Lady of the Region. Every morning we woke to 29 degree weather but the afternoons were perfect in the 70s. There were 22 rigs at the Region rally, a big difference from our Region 9 rallies. We had a great time there visiting with new and old friends. From Eagle Nest we traveled to Santa Fe, where we will stay until the Balloon Fiesta starts. Linda & Gary Shelton met up with us in Santa Fe while they are traveling Route 66 and heading to Los Angeles, California. There is a lot to see in Santa Fe in a short time. We took a hike at Tent Rock, did some shopping downtown, toured some historical churches and enjoyed happy hour and grilling dinner every night. Doug Wylie made homemade vanilla ice cream one night, Fred Richardson made peach ice cream another night and Barbara Flournoy made home made sherbet. Susan made a chocolate cake that was so yummy!! We will leave in a couple of days and head to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. The Balloon Fiesta is a first for everyone on this caravan. I will take lots of pictures and include them in next months newsletter. The next rally will be in November and Joane s Installation Rally in Snook, Texas. Please let me know if you will be attending. Be safe in your travels and hope to see you soon. Airstream Hugs, Shannon Wylie, President, THCU

Rally Change The November 12 15, 2015 Rally will be in Snook and not Cut N Shoot.

Bring your fishing pole! See you all there. DUES ARE DUE It is that time again.

are due now. Please make checks payable to Texas Hill Country Unit for $80.00.

New Members: If you paid your dues July 1, 2015 or after, you are already paid for

2 Rally Change The November 12 15, 2015 Rally will be in Snook and not Cut N Shoot. Paradise RV Park, FM 60 E, Snook, TX 77878, (979) Bring your fishing pole! See you all there. DUES ARE DUE It is that time again. The WBCCI International dues of $65 and the Texas Hill Country Unit dues of $15 are due now. Please make checks payable to Texas Hill Country Unit for $ Your dues must be received by October 30, 2015 to have your name listed in the WBCCI s 2016 Directory. Please mail your dues to Zephyr Marek, 936 CR 303A, Rockdale, TX New Members: If you paid your dues July 1, 2015 or after, you are already paid for the year If you paid before July 1st, your dues are now due. Joane Ermis with the band. Morgan & Barbara Flournoy from TGCU Susan & Robert Warner from TGCU and Shannon Wylie waiting for dinner. Fred & Ruthann Richardson and Susan & Robert Warner from TGCU and guests from the Haskell City Park we were staying at before leaving for our caravan to New Mexico. Sheryl & Doug Wylie enjoying everyone s company. Affiliate member Dee Bryant and Joane Ermis catching up from the last caravan they were on.

3 Doug Wylie with affiliate member Jan Pruter. Shannon Wylie with affiliate member Roger Pruter. Shannon Wylie visiting with Richard & Jan Girard, 1st Vice President of International. Our entertainment one night at Eagle Nest, NM. A statue at the Eagle Nest rv park we stayed at. Susan & Robert Warner with their fur babies Molly & Buttercup in Red River. View in the afternoon from the Wylie s motor home in Eagle Nest, NM. Such a beautiful area! Side view from the Wylie s motor home in the morning. The fog is over the lake in Eagle Nest, NM.

4 The caravan gang at Tent Rock National Park. Dee Bryant starting the hike at Tent Rock National Park. Susan & Robert Warner, Ruthanne Richardson, Gary & Linda Shelton, Dee Bryant and Doug Wylie resting in the shade on a hollow log. Barbara Flournoy and Sheryl Wylie resting in the shade at Tent Rock. Shannon Wylie with a hollowed out tree at Tent Rock. These formations are in two parts of the world, one outside Santa Fe, NM and the second is in Turkey. Such a beautiful place to visit. Ruthanne Richardson climbing at Tent Rock.

Joan has prepared the following list; feel free to volunteer for any of the needed positions.

Director: Gayle Ketchum 1 Year Director: Dan Marek 2 Year Director: Linda Shelton 2 Year Director: Gary Shelton Past Unit President: Shannon Wylie Auditor: Budget: Caravan: Chaplain: Zephyr Marek

Public Relations: Publicity: Shannon Wylie Webmaster: Shannon Wylie 2015 Committee Chair: Caravan Constitution By-laws Devotional Leader Ethics & Grievance Golf Historian Hospitality Legislative

5 Joan has prepared the following list; feel free to volunteer for any of the needed positions. President: Joan Ermis Officers First Vice President: Doug Wylie Second Vice President: Treasurer: Zephyr Marek Recording Secretary: Sheryl Wylie Corresponding Secretary: Sheryl Wylie 1 Year Director: Gayle Ketchum 1 Year Director: Dan Marek 2 Year Director: Linda Shelton 2 Year Director: Gary Shelton Past Unit President: Shannon Wylie Auditor: Budget: Caravan: Chaplain: Zephyr Marek Constitution & By-Laws: Joan Ermis Ethics & Grievance: Raisin Schwerdfeger Golf: Harry Harkey Historian: Hospitality: Sheryl Wylie Legislative: Membership: Doug Wylie Parliamentarian: Photographer: Public Relations: Publicity: Shannon Wylie Webmaster: Shannon Wylie 2015 Committee Chair: Caravan Constitution By-laws Devotional Leader Ethics & Grievance Golf Historian Hospitality Legislative Membership & Parliamentarian Photographer Public Relations Publicity Webmaster Shannon Wylie Zephyr Marek Raisin Schwerdfeger Harry Harkey Sheryl Wylie Linda Shelton Doug Wylie Joan Ermis thcu.wbcci.net thcu104@gmail.com Shannon Wylie Shannon Wylie Sheryl Wylie posing on the wagon at the campground in Santa Fe.

Sunshine Report If you have any happy news you would like to share with

We would love to share in the joy with you.

Sympathy and Prayers Barbara Flournoy enjoying an orange drink with the

If you know of anyone that is sick and needing prayers please let me

6 Sunshine Report If you have any happy news you would like to share with us please call or Shannon Wylie. We would love to share in the joy with you. Dee Bryant waiting for her laundry to be done. Sympathy and Prayers Barbara Flournoy enjoying an orange drink with the group. If you know of anyone that is sick and needing prayers please let me know. I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see. -John Burroughs Joane Ermis having fun on the wagon at the park.

~Marcel Proust 3 Jeremy Carter 3 Linda Marie Esper 8 Marvin Crane 8 Bob Grimes 16 Dan Marek 16 Mary Jackson 19 Dee Bryant 22

7 August BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES HAPPY BIRTHDAY Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust 3 Jeremy Carter 3 Linda Marie Esper 8 Marvin Crane 8 Bob Grimes 16 Dan Marek 16 Mary Jackson 19 Dee Bryant 22 Gayle Ketchum 24 Catrina Allan 27 Barbara Dezendorf 28 Gary Shelton 30 Ken Sands HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 4 Ronnie & Judy Opphile 6 Joe Long & Gayle Ketchum 10 Harry & Debi Jean Harkey 27 Phil & Betty Lanasa 29 Bill & Mica Householder

8 June 26 July 4, 2015 August 15, 2015 Sept 24 27, 2015 Oct 2 6, 2015 Sept 20 Oct 9, 2015 Nov 12 15, 2015 Explore the Possibilities International Rally McGee Park San Juan County Fairgrounds #41 County Road 5568 Farmington, New Mexico Unit Luncheon & Business Meeting 11:30 am in Liberty Hill Thirsty Mule Winery & Vineyard 101 CR 257 Liberty Hill, TX State Fair & Buddy Rally/Business Meeting CANCELED Lewisville Lake Park 1900 King Fisher Dr Lewisville, TX (972) Balloon Fiesta Rally Albuquerque, NM Caravan to and from Balloon Festival Relax in the Shade Rally Paradise RV Park FM 60 E Snook, TX (979) $40 per night Texas Hill Country Unit 5826 Oak Country Way San Antonio, TX thcu104@gmail.com

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