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October 2007 A Message From Your Wagon Master Happy Halloween Lazy Dazers! This outing is a special one for two big reasons; first off it s our annual Halloween Caravan where I hope you ll get in the spirit of having a really fun spooky time. It takes participants to make it work, so with your participation it can and will be a success. Hopefully you came prepared to take part in the 4 th Annual Harry Crabby Edgecomb Pumpkin Contest. Carved or decorated pumpkins are the requirements needed to enter. A new division was added last year called Fall Table Decorations, where several of you put together some very creative center pieces. Freaky Friday has become a tradition and all the work of putting it together really pays off when we see so many having a good time with it. So come and join the rest for a freaky fun time. The number two reason this is a special outing is that we are once again returning to Butterfield Ranch. It has gone through a lot since we were last here in February 1999 when 187 rigs rolled in. Since then there was a fire, and almost eight years of abandonment, except for the huge colony of gophers that took over the place; that alone had to be a monumental task removing them! Trees, grass, shrubs died for lack of water and the buildings went to shambles. The new owners have done an incredible job getting it back up and running. It has always been one of Lazy Dazers favorite place to camp. I hope that those of you that are experiencing Butterfield for the first time will enjoy what they have to offer and that all of us will enjoy and appreciate their accomplishments to provide for all campers an appealing place to come together. We re looking for some interesting articles for feature Caravaners; it was suggested some time ago that Lazy Dazers would be interested in reading about some of the places we have traveled to in our Lazy Daze. A short write-up about a fantastic camping spot, or maybe even some places to avoid, would not only be interesting but helpful. As we all know, traveling adventures can be amazing or appalling, funny or alarming. I m sure we ve all had a story to share; so get on your thinking caps and submit your article (even with a picture or two) and we ll get it published in a feature Caravaner. Rosemary The Roster Are Coming IMPORTANT NOTE: Have you looked over your current Roster yet? If not, please do so ASAP. If you have any changes or corrections there s only one week to get them in. That includes addresses, email (only one can be entered in the Roster) area code and/or phone number, zip code or even names if you want something different. Any and all changes are to be turned in no later than Wednesday October 31 st. There are Correction Slips at the Host Tent, fill out your changes and leave it with a Host Tent volunteer. Pleeeeese print clearly so mistakes aren t made. The new up-dated Rosters will be available at Live Oak for the bargain price of.50 each. Decorator Sign-Ups Want to help out and have lots fun while doing so? All you have to do is join the Christmas Decorating Team at Live Oak. Wednesday morning after you arrive and get set-up, the team will gather at the plain lackluster pavilion and proceed to transform it into a festive holiday setting. It takes only about an hour and a half to magically make a remarkable difference. All of the decorations will be provided; we just need your imagination and assistance to make it happen. Howard & Rose Cleek from Goleta have volunteered to bring the Christmas tree which will need to be dressed out in sparkling fashion. Again, all supplies will be furnished. If you do have something to add to the decorations, make sure your name and rig number is clearly visible so it may be retuned to the rightful owner. The decorations will remain up until the Christmas Party/Dance on Saturday night is over. After the band stops playing at 10:00 p.m. the dismantling will proceed. It will take all of 15 minutes to put the pavilion back to its dreary state. Look for the Sign-Up Sheet at the Host Tent area. Please see Rosemary if you have any questions.

Goodwill Ambassador Report Your Goodwill Ambassador has been very busy since her last caravan. There has been a multitude of replacement surgeries. I think there must have been a sale of hips this past summer. Vern Tutterrow #1222 of the Drifters started it with his replacement on 7/12. I imagine the horseshoe contenders best watch out now. Mary Lou Smith #2394 of the No Mads, not to be left out, had her hip replacement on 7/23. The first attempt at her surgery had some complications and a second surgery was needed to keep the ball in place. It seems both the ball and socket had to be replaced. This second surgery was performed on 8/23. Next to get on band wagon was Martha Philippi #2118 of the Past Tents. Martha s hip replacement was on 8/3. Also of the Past Tents and one of our newer members, Janet Baker #2918, had to have a major mass which was growing in her chest area removed. This rare thing was called a teratoma and could have been there since her birth. The growth was restricting the flow of blood from her heart and lungs. She was so kind to send us a note on the spirit of our Lazy Daze Family. I have forward it on to be printed in the Caravaner to share her thoughts. George Watson #2741 of the Outbacks was scheduled for back surgery on 8/1. He seems to have had complications after he was under and they decided not to operate. He woke up in ICU without having the surgery and wanted to know how things went. Stay turned! A former Lazy Daze member, Bob Holliday #2083 of the Bunwarmers has recently past away. For those of you that wish to send your personal message to his daughter, Sue Widick, her address is 3034 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-4917. Recently, Ed & Isabel Cook #1065 of the Drifters had an adventure that made Breaking News. From the sounds of it, it is something that none of us would care to repeat in our travels. Earlier this month, Louis VanderMolen #2163 of the Lazy Gourmets celebrated his 90 th Birthday and we sent him a special card in honor of this magnificent occasion. May we all be so lucky like Louis to still be RVing? I am planning on it, how about you? Just before we left for the September Caravan, we heard that Enos Hirst #2126 of the Bunbusters was ill with a blood infection and will be in the hospital for awhile. That s no way to spend your birthday. Barbara Sitts #1666 of the Outback s had surgery on 8/27 for colon cancer. From the news I received the results were on a positive nature. Doc Magness #1751 of the Lazy Gourmets is planning on having his heart surgery that he put off earlier in the year. recommend that everyone send a prayer his way for its success. I Roadrunner s Chuck Herbert #2008 has been in the hospital for pneumonia. Recently, Barbara Burris #2264 of the Firesiders has had surgery for melanoma. Yvonne Saunders #1438, wife of the former Wagon Master, has an extended hospital stay. With the length of this article I sure don t have to worry about job security, now about my raise. Hopefully, everyone will stay healthy though the upcoming holidays. Thanks to all that emailed me notes of people that needed to be remembered. Remember: if one of our members needs a reminder of a speedy recovery please email me at MonaL@sbcglobal.net. Mona Shaner

Sweat Shop Sweatshirt Class Are you thinking of taking my next sweatshirt class? I am planning the next one in May, 2008 at Live Oak. If so, you might want to buy your sweatshirt in the next few months, while you will have a chance at a variety of colors and sizes. You should buy one size larger than you normally wear. Do not wash the sweatshirt. Leave it in the sack so it will be ready to take to the yardage store for your coordinating fabrics. I will post a sign up sheet at the April Caravan. You will be supplied a supply list at that time. Mona Shaner Getting Ready For the Craft Sale? At our December outing once again we will be having our semi-annual Craft Sale. This is the time when all of our very talented Lazy Dazers have an occasion to sale their home-made items. The sale of all goods is any type of craft or art work, and has always been limited to club members only. This means no aunts, uncles, brothers or sisters, no children or grandchildren, or great grandchildren, not even your talented and helpful neighbor s creativity. All items sold must be made by a Lazy Daze Club member. And for all you eager shoppers this is a perfect opportunity to check off some items on your Christmas list. Happy Holiday Shopping! Lureta Gibbs (aka Mama Bear) Just repeating last month's message since we were replaced with the outstanding presentation by our friend and CHP Officer Steve Hunsaker. Come on out for some fun, games, and, oh yes, some good (I hope) information and chat time. See you there. Listen for the announcement as to where we ll meet. A Message From The Assistant Wagon Master Dear friends, it was so wonderful to see all of you at Indian Hill last month and hear about your journeys over the summer. Even though it was at times bitterly cold, we all had a wonderful time around the camp fires telling of our adventures. Some times the wind cut our time short and forced us inside. The laughter that was coming from the many conversations was indeed very nice to hear. Gary and I had a wonderful time over the summer. As you saw I came home unharmed and whole form our trip to Idaho. I do have to say though that Gary had to go into the bathroom with me and stand by while I got into the shower. It was pretty traumatic for me but once I got in I was ok from then on. You know the old adage, you have to get right back on the horse if you fall off, or something like that. Anyway I conquered my fear and was very proud of myself. Gary and I along with the rest of the family went 4 wheeling in the forest across from their home. Talk about a fun time. I got to drive with Gary seated behind me. We couldn t stop laughing. Another fun thing we did was spend the day on the lake on their new pontoon boat. It was about 25 feet long and a great ride. All in all we had a wonderful time this year as compared to last. The fishing experience at the Snake River in Oregon was absolutely fabulous. I caught my share of Bass, Perch, Croppy and Catfish. I had never caught a catfish before and was it fun. What a battle they put up. All of us gals went out one night until about 3 AM and each of us caught 3 to 4 BIG catfish. I was so alarmed at the grunting noise coming from them when they were netted and brought aboard. I didn t realize that they made such a noise like that; sounded so weird. Another thing that was so intriguing was the rolling they did during the night. You could hear it so clearly. It sounded like waves coming on shore but they were in the lake! I am looking forward to doing that again. Oh I forgot to mention that the gals caught way more fish than the guys!!! Girls rule I hope that you brought a costume to wear on Friday night and that you also brought a pumpkin to possibly carve or decorate. Or maybe you are going to decorate your rigs. This is one of my favorite holidays and I can t wait to see what everyone is going to do. Have a fun caravan and I will see you out and about. Linda

Host Tent Volunteers for September It was so great to see that all of you that volunteered at the host tent hadn t lost your charisma over the summer. All of those happy faces I hadn t seen for what seemed like an eternity was very heart warming. Your volunteers were: Vern and Charlene Tutterrow Joe and Jane Fletcher Betty Boschma Bill Arthur Bob and Joanne Wayne Marlin and Peggy Zabel Allen and Sue Mercer John and Zoe Caires Bob and LuAnne Lowe Ruben and Jenny Pasilla Dave and Katharine Spencer Juergen Richardt Rodney and Lynne Mortenson Dave and Laura Techentin Jim and Ann Cook Lurlie Edgecomb John and Ilene Von Gossen Al and Lydia Granger Don and Marjorie Richards The Roadrunners Backscratchers Thank you all very much for your invaluable help. You are very much appreciated. Linda Geneser Asst Wagon Master Greetings to Our September 1 st Timers Pat Macias & Blackie #2938 Cloverdale, CA Barbara Avenna & K.C. (King of Casa) #2939 Hawthorne, CA

Our Guest Speaker, CHP Public Administration Officer Steve Hunsaker from the Mojave Station came and gave a very informative talk on highway safety where we learned a lot! Steve tried to get Betty Boschma to walk a straight line! We all braved the chilly weather to enjoy lots of yummy food at the Pot-Luck

Painted Turtle News The new Team Turtle members for 2008 Summer Camp came forth with 14 afghans and two box cameras. Thank you Verona McCutcheon for the cameras, honorary member Doris Joseph for her afghan, Mary Moffett and Ruth Judd did six afghans each (WOW), and Lucy Joe's Mom contributed an afghan. I will be displaying these works by loving hands at the Live Oak Campout during the craft show. The Live Oak Caravans are about the only time I can show off the talents of Team Turtle. For the "New Timers" the Painted Turtle is a summer camp for terminally ill or life threatening diseases to have a real camp experience. They sleep in tents, ride horses, fish, and swim; do crafts, play games and anything you associate with camping. There is a hospital on the ground that does not look like one completing the idea that these kids really have a non-medical experience. It has been found that the kids do very well, laugh a lot and look forward to coming the next year. Each child is given an afghan for brightening up their tent and as a cuddle blanket. There are many volunteers who participate by making some 800 quilts and afghans. Last year we made over 100 of them. Jane the Afghan collector,.remember a stitch in time saves nine. HIGHWAY HUGS Laureta and Joe Gibbs (aka Mama and Papa Bear) THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! What a wonderful load of bears and critters we brought home with us from Indian Hill Ranch. WOW!!!!! You have all adhered to the specifications well and we have so many wonderful very soft, cuddly, squishable critters to bag and give to the various Highway Patrol Offices that we support. Please remember: NEW, SOFT, CUDDLY, and BEARS. We love all of the critters, but the officers REALLY like handing out BEARS. Just think of a soft toy you might give a newborn. This is what we are looking for. Steve Hunsaker, the officer who spoke on Friday at Indian Hills, is the Public Affairs Officer we deal with in Mojave. He has always been so pleased and receptive to our "gifts of hugs". These critters mean more than words can ever express and when we deliver them and see the smiles, we are truly proud of each of you who generously support this project along with us. Once again, and it cannot be said often enough, thank you so much. Safety Committee Meeting The Safety Committee will meet Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Richards rig # 2315. Bring a chair. All safety team members are encouraged to attend as well as anyone else that might be interested is serving on the Fire Team or Medical Team. Hopefully we won t ever need their services, but it s nice to know their there if we do. Like the Boy Scouts motto...lets Be Prepared Are You Ready For The Safety Team Special Information: "ICE" The subject of ICE, "In Case of Emergency," a file for your cell phone, was mentioned by our Highway Patrol guest speaker in September. It is recommended that all cell phone users add an entry in their contacts list in their cell phone under "ICE," with the name and phone number which emergency service and or person should be call on your behalf. Paramedics know what ICE means, and they look for it immediately. You can save them much time and have your loved ones contacted quickly. It takes only a few minutes to do this. For more detailed information check Internet "ICE" Submitted by Don and Marjorie Richards Safety Team Officers

Terry Tanner s Tech Talk Exploding Velvac Mirror Arm Article 27 The third Velvac mirror arm failure in our Caravan Club happened to Rig #2851 just before the September 2007 outing to Indian Hills. The mirror arm exploded while the arm was folded in and stationary. The first two failures happened to Rig #2854 and were about a year apart. The original mirror arms exploded while they were being unfolded. Both rigs are Lazy Daze model year 2004. The main pivot in the mirror arm is a downward pointing cast metal post with a machined grove near it s free end and is shown in Photo 1. The mirror arm fits on the post first. Then the strong spring is placed on the post. Finally a retaining washer is forced on the post and compresses the spring. The fingers on the retaining washer lock into the machined grove on the pivot post. The main pivot the assembly is shown below: Photo 1 - Mirror Arm is not shown Photo 2 - Failed ring folded back The tip of the cast post shears off at the machined grove and looks like a ring. The ring is about the size of a Quarter coin. In Photo 2, the ring is shown folded back. When the ring shears, the spring is released with considerable force and the parts are launched. The failure appears to be a casting, machining, or design problem. Rig #2851 was able to obtain replacement mirror arms from the Lazy Daze factory at no cost to him. Rig #2854 was able to get a good will mirror arm replacement from Velvac, but he had to pay the overnight shipping charges. The Velvac warrantee is normally for 1 year. A replacement arm assembly includes a standard 2020 mirror head. An arm without the standard mirror head is apparently not available. A replacement mirror arm assembly from Ryder Fleet Products costs about $125 plus shipping at http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/. The mirror arm length is measured from the center of the pivot to the center of mirror head post and the arm length varies from year to year. The three failures have occurred while the rig was parked at home. If the failure happens while the rig is underway, the mirror head could be lost or damaged as well. There is no obvious way to make an emergency repair to reattach the heavy mirror arm. Driving the rig with a missing mirror would be very dangerous. I try to minimize the number of times I fold back my mirror arms. Techsnoz, the Tech Talk website. Check it out at: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/techsnoz/

Mother Nature's Report or Life Goes On! Though we didn't have a Nature Walk at Indian Hill, some critters crossed our line of sight. The black oaks provide food and nesting sites or hidey holes for the many active and noisy acorn woodpeckers. A pair of red-tailed hawks circled the northern and eastern sections of the camp. On the west side an osprey posed for some of our photographers. A bald eagle came the first day and soared long enough to be identified. That's a lot of predators to be in one area. We can suppose their dinners are available whether in the several "lakes" or hiding in the ground squirrel and gopher holes. Only one coot was seen on the first lake. Several fish were caught...eating size, I was told. Most of the small birds were western bluebirds with a sprinkling of sparrows and swallows. Large deer droppings were scattered from the frog pond down to the lake area and many were fresh on Wednesday. Obviously, the four-legged critters were scared away by the big, bad humans. When the breezes slowed down, flying insects pestered us, but they do provide food for the bluebirds and swallows. I had one report of the great blue heron, but none of our usual visitor, the great-horned owl. It is another dry year, but there are survivors at Indian Hill Campground. Butterfield Ranch was home to the vermilion flycatcher in years past. Let's hope it still hangs out here. Sparrow-sized, but mostly red, the male snaps your head around as he flies from fence post or low tree limb to snatch a bug. From my eye level to the grasses is where you concentrate on in order to spot one. I remember a pair of red-shouldered hawks had a successful nest when we were last there so we'll also have to look up. Butterfield is flat and not too high so Mother Nature ought to be able to do a walk this time. I'm thinking of Thursday as I write this, so listen to the announcements at 8 am while you are putting on your shoes or having your breakfast. Mother Nature aka Lurlie Edgecomb #2285 Death Valley Is Coming Your Way! Submitted by Frances Smith Thought it might be nice to give an early reminder to all caravaners about experiencing New Years in Death Valley. This will be our eleventh gathering of new and old friends and if you ask around you will find quite a number of people have been attending. It started with four rigs and last year we had 42. Last year we had special t-shirts made to recognize our tenth time. We share hors d oeuvres (hot and cold) every evening and you bring your own drinks, some people call it a normal DVD (Death Valley Dinner). On New Year s Eve we bring out more food than you can imagine and bring in the New Year sipping champagne or whatever. You have the opportunity to go sight-seeing, photographing, tour Scotty s Castle, plan your own 4-wheeling trips, or just sitting around relaxing. We also have a washer toss tournament and plenty of time to practice. In the past we ve had soup night, hamburger night, gone to Beatty for breakfast, had a group breakfast in camp, etc. This year we are making a few new suggestions on food so come to our meeting at Live Oak to get the agenda. Give it some thought and at Live Oak we will schedule a meeting to go into more detail. If you have any questions, ask Frances Smith, #2206 or Rosemary Webb, #2477. Submitted by Frances Smith, #2206

The Real Story of AC-8 Written In the Spring of 2003 by Ron Webb, Condor Keeper AC-8, one of the wild condors captured in the 1980 s to establish a captive breeding flock when the world s population of condors dropped to just 22 birds, was found dead on Tejon Ranch on February 13, 2003. She was located on a rainy afternoon by USFWS biologists. Her body was hanging in a tree and the only injury visible was some blood on one of her wings. Normally, any condors that die in the wild are sent to the San Diego Zoo s pathology lab in order to conduct a necropsy (an autopsy for animals). When it was rumored that she may have been shot, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service intervened and rerouted her body to the USFWS forensics lab in Ashland, OR. There, scientists determined that the cause of AC-8 s death was a gunshot. AC-8, which stands for Adult Condor #8, was captured on June 6, 1986. She was the last female California condor to be taken into captivity. The only other birds out in the wild with her were all males: AC-2, AC-5, AC-6, & AC9. All 4 of those males tried courting her during her last breeding season in the wild. She ultimately decided to nest with AC-9, the youngest bird of the bunch. Together they produced the last wild-laid egg in 1986. That very valuable egg was removed from the wild and hatched in captivity at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Coincidentally, the egg hatched on the very same day AC-8 was taken into captivity, June 6, 1986. That chick, named Nojoqui [pronounced noho-wee ], is now a huge adult male condor and one of the best breeders at the Wild Animal Park. Once all of the wild condors were brought into captivity, it seemed obvious to keep AC-8 & AC-9 together as a breeding pair, but due to low genetic diversity caused by a diminished wild population, it was decided to pair these birds with new mates in captivity. Because of her prolific egg-laying history in the wild, AC-8 was paired with one of the most genetically under-represented condors in the world, AC-5, with the hope of beefing up his genetic line. Together, AC-5 & AC-8 produced 9 condors at the Wild Animal Park from 1988 to 1995. 6 of those chicks are in the captive breeding program, 1 is currently flying free and nesting in the Sespe Condor Sanctuary, and 2 have died in the wild after being released (One of those is Chocuyens [pronounced cho-coo-yenz], one of the first condors released back into the wild in 1992 into California. He later was poisoned by drinking antifreeze.) AC-8 laid her last egg in 1995. No one really knows how old she was. She may have reached the age at which condors no longer breed. One of the condor biologists that tracked her in the wild thinks that she could have been laying eggs in the late-1960 s, making her over 40 years old! Biologists believe that condors can live up to 50 years. In 1999, AC-8 was used as a mentor bird to teach juvenile California condors how to behave and interact before they are released to the wild. She helped coach some birds in the Ventana Wilderness Sanctuary (in Big Sur), as well as the Sespe Condor Sanctuary (north of Los Angeles). In 2000, the California Condor Recovery Team decided to honor this venerable bird by releasing her back into the wild where she came from. Since she was no longer helping her species by breeding in captivity, it was hoped that she could assist out in the field by acting as a wild mentor, a positive role model in a manners of speaking. Also, is seemed disrespectful to keep this historic animal confined to captivity for no obvious reason. After 14 years in captivity, she was released back to her old home range of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary on April 4, 2000. She immediately began using her old flyways and roosting sites she used in the 1980 s, almost as if she had never been removed from the wild! During the hunting season of 2002, AC-8 was found to be suffering from lead poisoning. She evidently fed from a carcass that was improperly disposed of by a hunter in the Los Padres National Forest. She was taken to the Los Angeles Zoo for treatment in November 2002. There, zoo veterinarians found 3 lead pellets in her digestive tract and a blood-lead level of over 400 parts per million (a blood-lead level of 300 parts per million is enough to result in brain damage in a human!). Eventually, AC-8 was able to pass the 3 pellets from her system the longer it takes to pass the lead, the more damage is caused to the body as the lead is broken down by the body s digestive system. After more than a month of treatment and care, the Los Angeles Zoo staff brought AC-8 back to her normal level of health with, miraculously, no permanent damage from the lead. She was released back to her home on December 23, 2002. 52 days later, AC-8 was found dead. Not from the incredibly high levels of lead in her system. She was able to survive that. Not from the cold, rainy weather. She endured much harsher winters, including the extremely harsh winter of 1984-85 that claimed her mate (known only as SSM) as well as 4 other wild condors. We all hoped that she would be able to finish her life in the wild and die a peaceful, natural death, far from humans. That way, we could all feel as if her confinement in captivity would be justified that we took care of her, while she took care of her species. Instead AC-8 was killed by three unfortunate, but not altogether unexpected things: ignorance, irresponsibility, and a bullet. This bird was a survivor, a matriarch to her species, and a flagship to conservation. She will be sadly missed. Ron Webb, Condor Keeper

Federal Lands Passes Submitted by Terry Tanner Rig #2779 A new set of Interagency Passes for access to Federal Lands was introduced this year. The passes are honored nationwide at all Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Fish & Wildlife Service sites charging entrance or standard amenity fees. Additional information is at: http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/. Admits pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private non-commercial vehicle. At per person fee areas, admits pass holder and up to 3 persons. Persons15 and younger are admitted free of charge. Senior Interagency Pass (Replaces the Golden Age Pass which is still honored) Cost: $10 Lifetime - not replaced if lost or stolen. Age requirement: 62 and older. Receives a 50% discount on some expanded amenity fees like campgrounds (does not include hookups for water/sewer/electricity), highly developed boat launches and swimming sites and for specialized interpretive services. Interagency Annual Pass (Replaces the Golden Eagle Pass) Costs: $80 Annually Valid for 12 months from the month of purchase. Expires the last day of the month punched. The Interagency Annual Pass has two signature lines and any two individuals may sign the pass. Both are considered pass holders. Interagency Access Pass (Replaces the Golden Access Pass which is still valid) Cost: Free, lifetime. Requires documentation of blindness or permanent disability. Receives a 50% discount on some expanded amenity fees like campgrounds (does not include hookups for water/sewer/electricity), highly developed boat launches and swimming sites and for specialized interpretive services. The Interagency Pass is valid in locations where an Adventure Pass is required. For about 10 years, the four National Forests in Southern California have had a Recreation Fee program using the Adventure Pass. The purpose of the Recreation Fee is to allow Forest users to pay for a portion of the amenities that they are using. Certain specific sites, such as Picnic Areas, in the Forest are designated as Fee sites and require an Adventure Pass to be displayed on parked vehicles. Other general areas of the Forest with high recreational use also require an Adventure Pass. Additional information is at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/ap/. The Adventure Pass can be purchased at most Ranger Stations, at many sporting goods stores, and other retail outlets. A listing of locations for purchasing the pass is at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/ap/vendors.php Annual Adventure Pass Cost: $30. Valid for 12 months from the month of purchase. Expires the last day of the month punched. Second Vehicle Pass Cost: $5. Must be purchased the same time as the Annual Adventure Pass. Valid for 12 months from the month of purchased. Expires the last day of the month punched. Daily Adventure Pass Cost: $5. Valid for date purchased and until 10am for the following day.

Harry & Marie Wilson #2616 75 Caravans Andy & Bev Moine #2232 125 Caravans Herb & Marion Coddington #2505 100 Caravans Gordon s Computer meeting enjoying his talk along with the warm sunshine on Friday Was it cold Saturday morning??? It sure was as Di Filler & Steve Tivy will attest to!! But it s never too cold for Ice Cream!! Soft & Cuddly Critters...all six of them!

Keep in the KNOW! Pick up the latest news from the Lazy Daze website! www.lazydazecaravanclub.org Art & Barbara Berggreen #2771 webmasters? EMERGENCY? Call on CB Channel 30 CODE RED: FIRE/GAS LEAK CODE BLUE: MEDICAL PLEASE Do Not use the CB until The ALL CLEAR Is Sounded PLEASE REMEMBER To Park So You Don t Block the Exit Of Another Rig Contributing Photographers To This Months Caravaner Bob Filler Frances Smith IT S OUR LAZY DAZE CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday Night December 1, 2007 At the LIVE OAK PAVILION The Fun And Upbeat Rhythm Rangers Are Coming Back! They ll Be Sure to Get Us up and Dancing to Their Energetic & Lively Music We ll have our huge Finger Food Feast Pot-luck Just bring an appetizer to share and don t forget your dancing shoes. It s going to be a blast! CHURCH OF THE LAZY DAZE All are Welcome Sunday 8:30 a.m.