NOVEMBER, 2009
President
Jim Gastel
JGastel@comcast.net
Vice President
Dave Wright
dlhoosier@comcast.net
Secretary
Karin Schulz
Knbschulz@comcast.net
Treasurer
Ruth Feece
nanafeece@galenalink.com
Newsletter Editor
Barb Watne
btwatne@msn.com
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The cost of bowling is
$4.00/person. There is
no charge for playing
Bingo.
Schmidts do not need to
know who is coming
ahead of time so ask
potential members if they
would like to take part in
this activity.
NOVEMBER 6
CRAZY BOWLING AND
BINGO OUTING
CHELLE-CREST BOWLING
ALLEY
201 Powers Rd.
(corner of Powers and 251)
Rochelle
(815) 562-8618
Wagonmasters: Schmidts
Time: 11:00 with lunch to follow at 1:00 at
Alfano’s Restaurant
Directions:
The bowling alley is on 251 south of
Rt. 64 or north of Rt. 38. It may also
be reached from I-39, Rochelle Exit.
Note:
The bowling is not normal bowling so
don’t worry if your game is not great!
It’s called ‘crazy bowling’ for a
reason!
OCTOBER OUTING
Our October campout was held at Timber Lake
Resort in Mt. Carroll, IL. The leaves were just
starting to turn color and wild turkeys roamed the
campground. Members attending were: Browns,
Feeces, Frosts, Gastels, Helms, Mary Morgan,
Pearsons, Schmidts, Swinbanks, Watnes, and
Wrights. Connetts joined us for supper Friday
evening before leaving for TX on Wednesday. Also
in attendance were our newest members, Ken and
Glennie Barshinger from DeKalb!
Members
arriving Thursday for the hot dogs used their
umbrellas most of the day as they moved from place
to place but the food and conversations made up for
the cool and rainy weather. Coaches were decorated
with Halloween and fall decorations, and Feeces’
coach drew attention from all passers-by with their
large inflatable moveable black cat on the top of
their motorhome. The rest of the group arrived
Friday, and the weather wasn’t much better,
although the rain lessened and the colder weather
moved in. We had a wonderful catered supper at the
Oakville Country Club (recipes from the dinner are
included on a separate sheet), followed by card
Bingo in the new building that was ours (free of
charge) for the weekend. After a tasty French toast
breakfast Saturday morning the group carved
pumpkins and decorated them. There were some
very clever decorations and embellishments added to
the basic pumpkins by the group! Winners were too
hard to decide so winning names were drawn from a
hat and winners received lottery tickets. Second and
third prize winners didn’t have any luck but the first
place winners (Feeces) won $20,000…unfortunately,
it was a fake lottery ticket so no luck for them either.
They were good sports about the bogus ticket!
Saturday afternoon everyone was free to do
whatever they wished. Mary, Wrights, and Frosts
drove to get potatoes ($5.00/30 pounds), while
others stayed inside to get warm. In the middle of
the afternoon, we were surprised to see snowflakes!
They didn’t last long, however, and the group sat
around a campfire until Halloween Happy Hour,
when many arrived dressed in costumes. They were
all great (and Darrell (sexy cavewoman) and Jerry (a
good-looking woman) already have their costumes
for next year’s IL Indians and GNR!) and lots of
fun! Gastels’ clever outfits of the “King and I” was
a hit, as well as Mary’s flapper-type costume with
her sexy orange fishnet stockings. We had a grim
reaper (Delores), a caveman (Toby), a biker (Ruth),
a redneck farmer (Leth), a witch (Joan), an outfit
with a flowing cape (Geneva), and a shirt that read
“This is my costume” (Joe). Following a delicious
potluck supper Sat. night, the group enjoyed
Pictionary, with some unusual guesses given. Our
monthly meeting followed Sunday morning’s
breakfast and Mary Morgan swore in new officers.
The campgrounds for next year were announced and
members signed up for their choices of months for
wagonmaster duties. A list of potential members
was also passed around and various members
volunteered to phone some of the people on their
lists to see if they would be interested in joining our
group. It was a good weekend to end our camping
season for the year!
BIRTHDAYS
November 3 – Mae Piacenti
November 11 – Bill Schulz
November 13 – Lee Brown
November 23 – Cookie Brizgis
ANNIVERSARIES
Nov. 20 – Bob & Genese Helm – 54 years
WIT ADDRESS AND INFO.
Central Area Representatives (temporarily)
Doug and Pat Formanek (641) 585-6461
E-mail: dformanek@winnebagoind.com
State President IL Indians
Ed & Barbara Allen
P.O. Box 72
Secor, IL 61771
Home (309) 744-2355, Cell (309) 825-8121
E-Mail: eallen3@earthlink.net
State WIT—IL Indians
E-Mail: www.illinoisindians.org
RECIPES
The recipes included in this newsletter are from the
catered dinner we enjoyed at the Oakville Country
Club in Mt. Carroll. Thanks to Genese for getting
these for us. They’re both delicious! The recipes
are arranged so they will fit in our club cookbook.
Enjoy!!
CANS
Bob Helm presented $79.00 to the club as a result of
the cans recycling projects he has been doing for
some time. This is the last collection Bob is going to
do. Thanks, Bob, for all the hard work and
dedication you have put into this project for us!
DECEMBER PARTY
Our next outing is our annual Christmas luncheon on
Dec. 6. This will be held in Dixon again this year.
Additional information will be coming in the next
newsletter. I also have a correction to make from
last month’s newsletter. I said that individuals
weren’t to bring gifts for other members. I should
have written you could bring something for other
members in addition to or in place of a card if you
wish. In other words, we’re going to continue doing
what we’ve always done but the members decided
the club wasn’t going to pay for prizes for members
that day.
MEMBER NEWS
Dave Wright had a bout with the flu but is feeling
better now.
Judy Schmidt was getting around much better than
we had expected on her ‘new’ knee. The surgery
was in mid-September and she’s walking without
even limping! Way to go Judy!
NOT SUCH GOOD NEWS
It was announced at the October meeting that two
couples have made the difficult decision to not join
C.C. for another year. Paul and Donna Chambers
stated they really enjoyed being members but
because of their other commitments they can’t take
part in most of our activities. They are also making
plans to visit their son and daughter-in-law who now
live in England. Donna stated that if they can’t be
active members they don’t feel it’s fair to belong to
the group. We will miss them and wish them well as
they continue their travels in their Winnebago.
Bob and Phyllis Stadtmueller have decided the time
has come to end traveling in their motorhome, but it
was a hard choice to make for them. They have
been very active members in both WIT and C.C.
through the years, acting as wagonmasters on several
caravans and rallies, as well as taking charge of
GNR volunteer committees. (If you or friends are in
the market for a motorhome, theirs is up for sale.
They have completely redone the interior and it’s a
beautiful customized job!)
Both of these couples are going to be missed by us.
We know these were hard choices to make, and
although we don’t like the choice you’ve made, we
understand it and hope you’ll both stay in touch and
let us know how and what you’re doing!
WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOMES
This is the perfect time to get those little annoying
items repaired so your unit is ready to go in the
spring. They also have a full line of products to help
you winterize your unit.
SNOWBIRDS
Please let me know ASAP (by mail, e-mail, phone)
where, how, and how long you would like your
newsletters over the winter months.
DUES
Your dues for the coming year need to be paid
ASAP. Ruth Feece is our new treasurer and she can
be reached at either the e-mail address on the first
page or at 151 Blackjack Rd., Galena, IL 61036 or
(815) 777-3393. If you are an honorary member and
wish to receive just the newsletter the cost is $7.50.
Active members’ dues are $25.00.
ROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION
If you wish to donate a check to the mission, please
send it directly to Rockford Rescue Mission, P.O.
Box 1958, Rockford, 61110-0458.
HUMOR CORNER
A redneck family from the hills was visiting the city
and they were in a mall for the first time in their
lives. The father and son were strolling around
while the wife shopped. They were amazed by
almost everything they saw, but especially by two
shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then
slide back together again. The boy asked, “Paw,
what’s at?” The father, who had never seen an
elevator, responded, “Son, I dunno. I ain’t never
seen anything like that in my entire life. I ain’t got
no idea’r what it is.” While the boy and his father
were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a
wheelchair rolled up to the moving walls and
pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady
rolled between them into a small room. The walls
closed and the boy and his father watched the small
circular number above the walls light up
sequentially. They continued to watch until it
reached the last number and then the numbers began
to light in the revere order. The walls opened up
again and a gorgeous, voluptuous 24-year-old
blonde woman stepped out. The father, not taking
his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his
son, “Boy….go gitcha momma…..”