Texas Highland Lakes Airstream Club
The Roadrunner
February - March
2019
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Texas Highland Lakes
Rally & Caravan Schedule 2019
REVISED FEBRUARY 11, 2019
The rally dates for the Brazos Bend Rally and the McKinney Falls Rally were changed.
Questions? Contact Peter Sajovich
Add the Christmas Rally to your calendar:
Th. Dec. 5 - Sun. Dec. 8, 2019
Brackenridge Park & Campground
891 Brackenridge Pkwy
Edna, TX
In looking up photos of the campground,there is also a Brackenridge park (no campground) near San Antonio. Therefore, we need to be sure to communicate that it is located in Edna. Edna is northeast of Victoria, TX. We will not be able to make reservations until 6 months out .
~Keith Ferry, 1st VP
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Hello Everyone,
What a wonderful start to an exciting new year. Carol and I want to thank everyone who turned out for the South Lake Bastrop Rally. Even though the weather didn’t co-operate the 30 rigs that showed up had a great time as did we.
We are super excited to start our first “Rollin’ to The BIG EASY” caravan which should be full of great food, wonderful sights, sounds and experiences. Carol and I arrived two days early at Lake Livingston and were greeted with one of the most beautiful sites in the park. We can’t imagine a better way to explore Louisiana then experiencing it with 48 friends.
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We are also looking forward to the back to back Vintage & Regional Rally’s. Our club is sponsoring the Vintage Rally so I hope we will see many of you there. If you haven’t already signed up, we still have room and it’s never too late. We will also be holding our spring business meeting at the vintage rally, so you don’t want to miss that. As for Regional, it’s only held once a year and your support is always welcome.
I want to leave you with one last thought, our next club rally will be a “Weekend Rally” at Brazos Bend State Park May 31
st – June 2
nd. I’ve reserved 25 of their base sites for our group. Our goal is to provide more opportunity for members who work and/or members with kids. But just because the Rally will officially start Friday afternoon doesn’t mean you can’t arrive earlier. I would like to fill all 25 sites and possibly more. Final Brazos Bend details will be sent out shortly.
Until then, safe travels,
Peter & Carol
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Update
Rollin to The BIG EASY Caravan
March 21 - April 2
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The Caravan started on Thursday, March 21 at Lake Livingston State Park led by Peter & Carol Sajovich. The weather has been wonderful so far. We also have some
"seasoned"
Louisiana folks, Grady & Keith Ferry, Mike & Betty Richards and Steve & Ginger Zeringue with us.
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Please pray for our continued safe travels and good health.
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Explore Bastrop
February 7 - 10, 2019
Lake Bastrop South Shore
It Was Cold!
The turnout for this rally was tremendous, considering the weather changed from sunny and warm on Thursdays to drizzly, cloudy and
cold for the rest of the rally.
Thanks goodness the ziplining company cancelled their tours due to high winds and cold temperatures. Many members enjoyed movies and popcorn in the afternoons in the
warm
dining hall.
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Activities:
- Happy Hour by the Campfire
- Dinner at Neighbor's Kitchen & Yard
- Potluck
- Valentine Gift Exchange
- Grill your meat/sides provided
- Pictionary Game
- Foundry Tour: Four of us went on the foundry tour. Kay, I, Cinda's niece, and Jami Eng. It was a great tour.~John Irwin
- Movies: "Thomas Crown Affair" & “Chocolãt”.
- PawPaw's Catfish Wednesday night. Really good catfish and shrimp, but really crowded (for a reason) ~Irwins
- Bastrop Visitor Center: Wonderful local history.
- Copper Shot Distillery
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Sunset in old downtown Bastrop.
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- Lunch at Billy's BBQ and Maxine's (two longtime Bastrop places)
~Trimbles
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Bastrop Visitor Center (outside)
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Bastrop Visitor Center (inside)
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This is the owner. He said he first started out in his garage.
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Copper Shot Distillery Patio
Live music in the evenings.
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- The Lost Pines Art Center is really nice. Lots of art to see and artists working on the upper level. Beautiful mosaic at the entrance. The 'gator was a community project.
~John & Kay
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Matthew and I ventured over to Smithville. While there, we enjoyed Honey’s Pizza and Amy’s Ice Cream. They also have a novelty store and a new bbq restaurant downtown. We really enjoyed seeing everyone. It turned a bad weather weekend into a good time.
~Deanna Shepard
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Community Service Project
for Bastrop Animal Shelter
We loaded their cart with all it could carry. Most of the load was heavy bags of pet feed. The facility is totally dependent on donations and they were very thankful for our help.
~John & Kay
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Slideshows of the rally will come in a separate email.
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The Spring Business Meeting will be held at The Vintage Rally
in Mineola.
Nomination of Officers and Executive Board 2020 will be on the agenda.
Consider putting your name in for a position.
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The 11th Anniversary Texas Vintage Airstream
Round-Up Special Event Rally
May 2 - 5, 2019
Mineola, Texas
Sponsored by THLU
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Membership in WBCCI or VAC is NOT required-
--the only requirement is that
attendees have some type of an Airstream product-
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any year of manufacture.
Every year, we have attendees join WBCCI & VAC for the first time. At our 10th Anniversary Rally in April 2017, we had 1948 model Airstreams to 2017 models of which nearly 60% were Vintage.
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A note from Myron Fischer: I am accepting door prizes from individuals in THLAC for the May 2-5 Vintage Rally in Mineola. For more information, contact me at:
Phone
: 512-266-3488
Cell
: 512-784-0635
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Region 9 Rally
"Cowboy Up"
We will be gathering for the 50th Annual Region 9 Rally in
Bandera
, the Cowboy Capitol of Texas.
May 6 – 11, 2019
at
Skyline Ranch RV Park.
We will gather for some business and a lot of fun and fellowship. There will be games, meals, seminars, flea market, entertainment, door prizes, sightseeing and ice cream.
“Cowboy Up”
brochure has everything you need to know about the rally. Send registration to David Thompson, the Region 9 Treasurer.
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62nd WBCCI International Rally
July 20-27, 2019
Doswell, VA
Click on the image to learn more.
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Hunt, Franklin & Donna
WBCCI #: 7602
Austin, TX 78739
Airstream: 2017 Int’l Serenity 25’
Joined: 2019
Henry, Lee & Tricia
WBCCI #: 16242
Austin, TX 78739
Airstream: 2019 Globetrotter 27’
Joined: February 2019
Boozer, Brant & Jean
WBCCI #: 19760
Sunset Valley, TX 78745
Airstream: 2016 Flying Cloud 25’
Joined: February 2019
Morris, Wilson & Lynn
WBCCI #: 31411
Georgetown, TX 78628
Airstream: 2013 Flying Cloud 25’
Joined: February 2019
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Berry, Shayne & Karen
WBCCI: 1318
Spicewood, TX 78669
Airstream: 2014 Int’l Signature 30’
Joined: March 2019
Smith, Brad & Josh Finto
WBCCI #: 17010
Austin, TX 78759
Airstream: 2019 Flying Cloud 25’
Joined: March 2019
Guidry, Sharon & Kirk
WBCCI #: 5873 Affiliate
Cypress, TX 77429
Airstream: 2018 Flying Cloud 25FB
Joined: March 2019
Randolph, Mark & Lisa
WBCCI: 30618
Lakeway, TX 78734
Airstream: 2018 Int’l Signature 25’
Joined: March 2019
Philip/Betty Lanasa
WBCCI #3153 (Affiliate)
Livingston, TX 77399-2064
Joined: March 2019
Dennis Burchell
WBCCI: 05322
San Antonio, TX 78231
Joined: March 2018
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Lunch at Hoover's
March 7
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If you live in the Austin area, the lunches are a great way to meet our members and learn about the club.
Places:
Chuy's
Pappadeaux
Jack Allen's Kitchen
Maggiano's
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Our celery from just one plant. ~Rick
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The best carrots ever! ~Rick
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I love having flowers in the winter in the Valley.
Are you tired of seeing my stuff? Email me with news.
~Debbie
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My 2014 Interstate has somehow ($$$) changed into a 2018 Interstate GT. I have been busy getting it ready for the upcoming Rollin' to THE BIG EASY caravan. ~John Irwin
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John and Sherry Parten are doing some major inside remodeling to their home in Giddings.
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We are very excited that construction on our new home at NTAC has started. We hope to be completed in 5 mths. We are looking forward to entertaining our airstream friends.
~Steve and Ginger
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Lynn & Ann Perrin have a new 2019 Classic, 33' called Casa Azul (Blue's House). Blue is their dachshund.
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We picked up our new 2019 Airstream Classic 30' Rear Twins on February 15 at Camper Clinic II. Our first two night trip in it was to A&M for a Foundation meeting. Our next trip will be its maiden caravan voyage with the THLAC The Big Easy Caravan on March 21.
We had our old Airstrem about 12 years and had over 360,000 miles on it. We are looking forward to many more with the new rig.
Harvey, Gail, & Jack & Jill, too!
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We had our Michigan friends come visit us at the Valley in late February. It was their first visit so we did not run out things to do,
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Our thoughts and prayers are with these folks who are grieving, under the weather, undergoing treatments, surgeries or are on the mend
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- Barbara Burger: Dale passed away on February 16.
- Larry Heinold's mother, Lela, passed away on January 31. The same day he fell off a roof and broke his femur. See Note from Larry on 2/16/2019
- Willard Fischer and wife, Linda, could use our prayers. He is battling cancer and has had some really rough patches. They are both worn out due to lack of good sleep. They are still THLAC members, but have sold their Airstream and moved to NTAC last year.
- Wayne & Janice Prentice joined our club in August 2018. Due to continuing health issues, they have decided to put RVing off for while. Their trailer and truck are sale. See email from Wayne
- Mike Lovell. I received this email from Mike. He wanted to let his friends in the club know about his health. He wanted to get through the surgery before sharing. Keep Mike and Colin in your prayers.
Debbie, I was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus on Nov 14th. I went to MD Anderson for a week in December for testing. They came up with a plan. On Jan 9th I had a procedure to remove the top layer of the lining of my esophagus. There were some nodes that went deeper so they removed 2/3 of my esophagus on Feb 12th. They detached my stomach and turned it upside down to form a new esophagus. I spent 16 days in MD Anderson. I am home now and on a feeding tube. Hopefully it will be removed in a few weeks. They feel that they got it all and I will not need any treatments.
Thanks, Mike Lovell
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MARCH
Sajovich, Peter
3/3
Reyes, Humberto
3/6
Richards, Mike
3/11
Harkey, Harry
3/12
Fischer, Linda
3/16
Martin, Pat
3/22
Fischer, Myron
3/23
Juenke, Gaynell
3/28
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APRIL
Steed, Gayle
4/2
Reyes, Aurora (Mickey)
4/10
Haddaway, Janie
4/11
Ferry, Grady
4/12
Ferry, Keith
4/17
Arnesen, Sue
4/18
Sobotik, Stephanie
4/19
Kachilla, Darrell
4/29
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MAY
Shepard, Matthew
5/1
Findlay, Jennifer
5/2
Melton, Colin
5/3
Mooney, Jimmy
5/7
Walker, Billy
5/8
Mitchell, Ken
5/9
Haddox, Jim
5/19
Spruell, Phil
5/20
Ball, Marve
5/24
Trimble, Debbie
5/28
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Haddaway, Jim & Janie
3/25
Lovelace, Bill & Pat
3/26
Blanchard, Gene & Kathy
4/16
Russell, Tim & Kathy
4/26
McClanahan, Gary & Marilyn
5/7
Thomas, Douglas & Patricia
5/7
Sheridan, John & Susan
5/18
Richards, Mike & Betty
5/23
Broadus, Stephen & Andi
5/30
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If you would like to download copies of these lists, just click on the button!
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Name Your Airstream
~John Irwin
I don't think most of our members know this exists and it is free, free, free!.
Go to
Airstream.com
. Click on "Owners." Click on "Name your Airstream." Click on "Register." Fill in the blanks with your Airstream name, the history/reason for the name, and the serial number of your rig. Wait a few weeks and you will receive a very nice certificate and an engraved medallion. The medallion is about 2 1/2" in diameter and very nice. I mounted mine inside the sliding door of my Interstate.
I have attached a photo of my medallion. It takes a few weeks to go through. I think they just process these when things are slow.
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FOR SALE
2015 Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB Bunk
2018 Ford F250 Super Duty
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Intex Inflatable Raft - Mariner 3 - $90
Almost new raft. Excellent condition. Complete with oars, pump, carrying case. Price is firm at $90.
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My thanks to all that shared news, updates, articles, pictures, prayers requests and proofing time. Thanks to Rick for his patience with me on the time I spend in writing and editing the newsletter.
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Our Sponsor
Camper Clinic II
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