Washington DC Unit Region 2 Unit 170 Vol 18 Issue 04 May 2017 PRESIDENT S LETTER Mary-Lou Gatward Hello Members and Affiliates, We had our first rally of the year at Bull Run Regional Park. We had a great turn out at and it was great to see old friends and meet new friends. The next rally is only 2 weeks away! Contact RJ Marquette rjm1@yahoo.com to let him know that you are attending. May 19-21 Ohiopyle Camping at Army Corp of Engineers Ohiopyle PA. Come join us for a weekend at the Army Corps of Engineers campground Outflow Camping in beautiful southwest Pennsylvania! Bring your bicycles and hiking gear, because this campground is located next to the Great Allegheny Passage trail, which runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland. Nearby is Pennsylvania s Ohiopyle State Park, which offers white-water rafting, natural water slides, hiking, and bicycling trails. Also, Frank Lloyd Wright s amazing Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob houses are less than 15 miles away. If there s interest, we can get a group together to visit Fallingwater and/or Kentuck Knob, or people can just go on their own. The June rally is only 5 weeks away! Contact Lori Martin lmartin803@gmail.com to let her know you are attending. June 15-18 Penn Wood Airstream Park PA. Things to do around Penn Wood: Archery range at Penn Wood can be used anytime. Please no crossbows. Bike trails Red Bank is crushed limestone. Allegheny Valley Trail is paved and over 50 miles long. Onesection requires a light as there are two ½ mile tunnels on it. North Country hiking trail Drakes Well Pittsburgh is 1 ½ hours away Grove City Outlets Also if you are interested in attending the July or August rally register with the campground as soon as possible as there are limited sites available and let the rally host know you are coming. July 15-18 Mackinaw Mill Camping Mackinaw City MI Aug 17-20 Knoebels at J & D Campground Elysburg PA See you down the road Mary-Lou Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 1
CONTENT: Presidents Letter. 1 Contents and New Members.... 2 Rally Schedule. 3 Renewal Info.... 5 Officer List. 6 Airstream Market.. 7 Editor Note, One Moore Thing 8 Rally Reports..9 Rally Info/Registration forms.. 10 Army Corp of Engineers, Ohiopyle, PA Penn Wood Region 2 WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS: Kristen Grimm and David Dreher Sam & Cris Youssef We can t wait to see you at rally! Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 2
WDCU 2017 RALLY SCHEDULE May 19 21 Army Corps of Engineers campground Outflow Camping - Ohiopyle PA Campground: Outflow Campground Click on the pink link to get to the campground website. Contact: Erica and RJ Marquette rjm1@yahoo.com Rally info: Reservations open in November (6 months out), and we'll have everyone book their own sites. We'll send a reminder and a suggested area of the campground then. The campground is electric only, and it opens for the season on May 19 (which is why the rally starts Friday). Rally fee will likely be something like $10-$15 per trailer. Come join us for a weekend at the Army Corps of Engineers campground Outflow Camping in beautiful southwest Pennsylvania! Bring your bicycles and hiking gear, because this campground is located next to the Great Allegheny Passage trail, which runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland. Nearby is Pennsylvania's Ohiopyle State Park, which offers white-water rafting, natural water slides, hiking, and bicycling trails. Also, Frank Lloyd Wright's amazing Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob houses are less than 15 miles away. If there's interest, we can get a group together to visit Fallingwater and/or Kentuck Knob, or people can just go on their own. More information at the end of the newsletter. June 5 Region 2 Rally See rally info at the end of the newsletter. June 15-18 Penn Wood Airstream Park PA Clarion, PA Campground: Penn wood Click on the pink link to get to the campground info. Contact: Lori Martin lmartin803@gmail.com and Linda Bell belrngr13@gmail.com Rally Info: Archery competition. Black powder demo. More information at the end of the newsletter. July 15 18 Mackinaw City MI Campground: Mackinaw Mill Camping (231) 436-5584 Click on the pink link to get to the campground info Contact: Dave Gatward dmlgatward@rogers.com A short rally prior to International. If not attending the Escanaba Rally you are still more than welcome to attend this event. Rally info: We have booked a site on Road 2 (they did not give us a site number). Call the campground (231) 436-5584 as soon as possible, tell them you are part of the Gatward Group on Road 2. The sites are 30 amp full hook up. Let Dave know you are attending. This is going to be a popular campground with a lot of airstream units prior to International. We only have this group area for a short period of time. Many things to see and do. The following are just a few: Colonial Michilimackinac, Star Line - Mackinac Island Ferry - free shuttle from camp, Soo Locks, Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mill Creek Discovery Park Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 3
Jul 18 Caravan to International Contact: Mary-Lou Gatward dmlgatward@yahoo.ca Caravan Info: we will leave Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground at 10 a.m. travel to Escanaba MI. The journey is 150 miles. July 22 29 - WBCCI International Escanaba MI Links and Rally info: Escanaba WBCCI 2017 Escanaba Mi Rally Aug 17 20 Knoebels - Elysburg PA Campground: J and D Campground click on the pink link to get to the campgrounk info. Contact: Nick Iverson Nic6930@Gmail.com Rally info: BOOK NOW. ONLY 20 Sites!!!! Book directly with J&D Campground. J&D Campground is closer to the park and across the street from the Ice Cream Stand. We need to reserve by January to secure the sites. Contact the campground and send in a $50 check to reserve your site. This Campground sells out quickly. Make sure the check says WDCU Airstream club and the dates you want. Sept 14-17 - TBD Due to job relocation a new volunteer host and location is needed. Oct 12-15 Installation Rally - Killens Pond State Park Campground DE Campground: Killens Pond State Park (1-877-98-PARKS) click on the pink link Contact: Greg & Lori Wilson flamingo.babe@comcast.net Rally Info: More information coming soon! GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - April 27 30 - Capitol Kickoff Rally at Bull Run Regional Park Campground, Manassas VA See the rally report on page 9 Have a great location or event in mind that would make a great rally, for this year or next? Contact dmlgatward@yahoo.ca or any of the officers. Don t be shy. If you are fearful of hosting a Rally, there are many of us that can lend a hand; you don t need to go it alone. We all want the same thing, adventure, meet new people and have fun. The schedule for any Rally can be as stringent or as loose as you want, if it is your Rally, it is your prerogative. If you would like to co-host a rally, that would be great way to get the feel of it. Just let us know. Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 4
Join Us / Renew 2017 WBCCI Membership Renewal Infomation It is time to renew your dues for 2017. WBCCI dues have not changed they are still $65.00 for WBCCI membership plus $1 for membership in the Washington DC Unit. There are 4 ways to pay your combined WBCCI and WDCU dues: 1. Paypal to HQ: Cost to you $66.00. This is the preferred method. Go to the WBCCI HQ website: http://wbcci.org/component/rsform/form/12-renew-your-wbcci-membership: Complete their on-line membership renewal form and pay $66.00 dues through Paypal. WBCCI HQ pays the processing fee, and the Paypal receipt will be emailed to you. 2. Paypal to WDCU: Cost to you $69.00. Complete our WDCU Paypal form (http://wdcu.wbcci.net/44-2/), we pay a processing fee so your cost is $69.00. The Paypal receipt will be emailed to you. 3. In Person: Cost to you $66.00. Pay $66.00 with cash or a check at the Installation rally. 4. Snail Mail: Cost to you $66.00. Print and complete the form with a $66 check payable to WDCU. If there are no changes, you may skip the form and simply send a check with a note stating no changes. Mail it to: Deborah Bede, 196 Old Warner Rd, Bradford, NH 03221. To ensure your information is correct, please do the following before you renew: Preview your information in the 2016 WBCCI Directory. Ensure the facts you want included are current and correct. If something has changed since last year, please update your changes. Nothing will be changed unless you notify us. Corrections and changes will be made in both the WBCCI Directory and in our WDCU database. Membership information must be received at WDCU HQ by mid-november to be included in the Annual Membership Directory. Your information will not be used for any commercial purposes nor will it be provided to non-wdcu individuals. Note the questions on the Renewal Dues Request form that ask about: o Courtesy Parking o Receiving print copies of the Blue Beret and/or the Annual Directory o Your contact information in the Print and/or the Digital Directory Your information will not be used for any commercial purposes nor will it be provided to non-wdcu individuals. Questions, comments and Suggestions: Contact Deborah Bede Deborah.Bede@gmail.com Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 5
Unit Officers President - Mary-Lou Gatward #11443 - dmlgatward@yahoo.ca First Vice President - Rob Sunde #6945 - rsunde@verizon.net Second Vice President - Open Third Vice President Open Past President - Linda Moore #15116 - lindamoorenh@comcast.net Trustee - Kim Alaniz #2468 - daneekim@yahoo.com Trustee - Nancy McDowell #4714 - giommi1@gmail.com Trustee - Tom Waugh #2641 - me1sirius@verizon.net Treasurer & Membership Deborah Bede #4980 Deborah.Bede@gmail.com Recording Secretary Becky Weimer becky@penn.com Newsletter - Linda Moore #15116 lindamoorenh@comcast.net Webmaster RJ Marquette #13270 rjm1@yahoo.com Webmaster - Tom Waugh #2641 - me1sirius@verizon.net Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 6
AIRSTREAM MARKET WDCU tee shirts now available! Beautiful Airstream Royal Blue with red silver grey capitol dome and red WASHINGTON DC UNIT and WBCCI. Men s style is crew neck and women s style is a more attractive V neck. Sizes to choose from for both men s and woman s L, XL, 2XL. $10 plus $4 shipping. See photo below with our models wearing the WDCU tee shirts. Collared shirts also available for $16 plus $4 shipping. Please print this page and send along with your check for $14 or $20 to Linda Moore, 131 Castle Hill Rd, Windham, NH 03087 with the following information. Name: Address: Phone # if there are any questions: Do you have an Airstream or Airstream related item to sell? Send an email to lindamoorenh@comcast.net. I will put it in the next newsletter or send out to the membership. Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 7
One Moore Thing Hello All, Ok, who s reading the newsletter. Send me an email and let me know you are! Don t forget I have tee shirts and they are ready to go. If you would like one, please send me an email. I also have a handful of children s sizes. If you are running a rally, please consider making a flyer to put in the newsletter with all the information. That is the best way to get as much information out as possible and promote interest for good attendance. All the rally info/coupons I have received so far follow. Please submit any newsletter articles for the next newsletter by May 25th. Send to lindamoorenh@comcast.net. I hope to see you all soon! Linda Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 8
RALLY REPORTS Capitol Kickoff Rally (CKR) CKR had a great turn out this year with 22 airstreams and 45 attendees and 14 of the attendees were new members. The CKR Maintenance rally was held April 27 30 at Bull Run Regional Park in Manassas Virginia. The rally co-hosts were John Dibella and Mary-Lou Gatward. Half of the group arrived on Thursday and we all met at site 4 for a happy hour which gave us a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new friends. We all had supper on our own then met up again for a campfire. On Friday morning we all met for a continental breakfast. Thank you to Dave Gatward for making superb coffee. We then gathered at the pavilion to discuss Airstream maintenance. The discussion ranged from windows, fantastic fans, cleaning mouse fur (the low nap carpet on some airstream walls), to internal tank, electric and propane. The afternoon was spent visiting local sites. Some went to the Manassas battle field, some to Aerospace museum and some of us made a return visit to Suzie s quilt shop. The remainder of the group had arrived at the campground and we met for happy hour. Danee Alaniz put up an extra pop up and surrounded the campfire area with twinkle lights, thank you Danee. We had a great pot luck supper including a great turkey cooked in an infrared cooker (2½ hours from start to finish) thanks Gayle and Rob Sundae. The were lots of dutch oven dishes and of course desert. We all gathered around the campfire at the end of a perfect day. Saturday started off with everyone meeting for a continental breakfast. We then gathered at the pavilion for our flea market. The flea market had used trailer treasures, had weaved towels and embroidered items. There was also a set of red solo cup lights that a certain clown could not get rid of even though he kept reducing the price. The afternoon was on our own to visit with each other or see the sites around Manassas. We had a great happy hour, then another pot luck in the pavilion. Special thanks to Dave Gatward for the Smoker Pork and the succulent Roast Beef. The pot luck food items were outstanding. The temperature at the campsite was in the low 90 on Saturday so we had a small campfire. Danee Alaniz setup his outdoor theatre and a number of us watched Hidden Figures. We were serenaded by a family of Owls part way through the movie. It was either a large family of Owls or they were having a rally too. Sunday was our departure day. Some folks gathered for breakfast and some just hitched up and left. Overall it was a great rally enjoyed by all. Mary-Lou Gatward Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 9
RALLY CONTACT INFO May 19 21 Army Corps of Engineers campground Outflow Camping - Ohiopyle PA Registration: No registration fee. Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/vchtysmnutxqv1q23 Rally agenda: Friday: Arrival day; Happy hour around 4:00; Potluck dinner around 6:00 p.m. Saturday: --Morning bike ride on the Youghiogheny River Trail, part of the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail, weather permitting. The trail runs right next to the campground. Distance and exact departure time to be decided by participants. The trail surface is crushed limestone. --Afternoon group trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and/or Kentuck Knob, if there is interest. --Happy hour around 4:00, potluck dinner around 6:00. Sunday: See you down the road! Penn Wood Rally June 15-18 Thursday - Arrivals all day 4:00 Happy hour bring a drink and an appetizer to share, dinner on your own Evening campfire weather permitting Friday 8:00 to? Coffee and continental breakfast 4:00 Happy hour, bring drinks and a snack to share 6:00 Dinner a Dutch oven and pot luck dinner Evening- campfire, weather permitting Saturday 8:00 Coffee and continental breakfast 1:30-3:00 Black Powder range 4:00 Happy hour, brink your drinks and snack to share 6:00 Dinner Pot luck, meat provided Evening campfire Sunday 8:00 Coffee and continental breakfast Everyone is welcome to come early to the rally or stay later. There is plenty of room. Parking is $25 a night. Things to do around Penn Wood Archery range at Penn Wood can be used anytime. Please no crossbows. Bike trails Red Bank is crushed limestone. Allegheny Valley Trail is paved and over 50 miles long. One section requires a light as there are two ½ mile tunnels on it. North Country hiking trail Drakes Well Pittsburgh is 1 ½ hours away Grove City Outlets Wendel August Penn Wood has a big fire pit to do the Dutch oven cooking together. So bring your ovens, drinks and a chair and enjoy Please let Lori Martin know if you attending: Lmartin803@gmail.com or 803.517.6524 Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 10
That is all for this newsletter. I hope to see you all soon and remember.. WE ARE JUST CAMPING! Capital Times Vol 18 Issue 02 March 2017 Page 11