NEWSLETTER
James Arthur, President Galen Sloan, Vice President Joe Jackson, Treasurer Terry Boldman, Secretary Bill Frazier, Wagonmaster Josie Stegall, Chaplain Carol Sloan, Historian
Cool Sam’s Chapter
Texas Good Sam’s Club
Area 2
January 2010
The
January “campout” was held at Pappadeaux’s Restaurant in Sugar Land, Texas on
December 23, 2009. This was a going-away
lunch for James and Wenonah Arthur.
Those present were: James and
Wenonah Arthur, Don and Terry Boldman, Peggy and Earl Capps, Marilynn
Eisenberg, Bill and Jacque Frazier, Jay and Janet Henry, Marc and Rita Hopkins,
Jack and Marilyn Shields, Galen and Carol Sloan, Claude and Josie Stegall, Bob
and Alice Vickers, Claude and Terry Zimmerman, and Terrel and Martha
Crumpler. Marilynn Eisenberg’s daughter,
Susie, joined us.
We
will really miss James and Wenonah, but know they will have many great
experiences in England. Of course, once
they drive on the left side of the road, they may have a bit of trouble keeping
their 5th wheel on the right (or proper) side of the road when they
get back for good. We will welcome them
with open arms even if we have to teach them to speak “Texas” again.
Our December campout was held at Coushatte Recreation
Ranch on December 10-13, 2009. We missed
those members unable to attend, but we had a very good time. Mrs. Santa (Peggy Capps) read the poem slow
enough for us to follow—at least most of us. I don’t know which was
funnier—Oscar Duncan with three left to right pass around gifts in his lap at
one time or Bob Vickers licking the top of the insulated cup he got for his
exchange gift so no one would take it from him.
Of course, Don’s left to right gift of a plastic penguin that poops
jelly beans was a close second. It’s
all in good fun, though. Needless to
say, no one took Bob’s gift.
Wenonah
had received the new blue Dogs for the Deaf patches, which indicate we donated
more than $500. You may either replace
the red ones on your vest or add the blue patch. I handed out the patches to those attending
the lunch and have the patches for the rest.
If I don’t hand it to you at the next campout you attend, ask me.
As
most of you know, we won’t be camping at Rayford Crossing RV Park in the
Woodlands in May. Instead, we are trying
a new place near New Braunfels, Jellystone RV Park. The Eisenbergs stayed there at Thanksgiving
and gave it a “thumbs up.” Also, in
September we will be going to Water’s Edge RV Park in Rockport for the Hummingbird
Festival. We went there several years
ago and really enjoyed it.
January
Birthdays:
Oscar Duncan – January 13
Terry Zimmerman – January 13
Claude Zimmerman – January 31
January
Anniversary:
James & Wenonah Arthur – 33
years
The
February campout will be at Magnolia Lake RV Park in Goodrich (near Livingston)
February 11-14, 2010. Take Hwy 59 North
to Goodrich. Turn right on FM 2665. The park is ¾ mile on the left. Be sure to call Don at 281-787-7808 to make a
reservation if you plan to attend. The
owner will give us a brisket if there are ten rigs attending and you know how
we like to eat.
Hope
everyone going to the valley has a good and safe trip. We look forward to seeing you when you
return.
Terry
Boldman
Secretary
Cool
Sam’s Chapter
Cool Sam’s Chapter
Texas Good Sam’s Club
Area 2
November 2009
Our November campout was held
at the Country Place RV Park in Cut and Shoot, Texas, on November 12-15,
2009. Members attending included: Don and Terry Boldman, Earl and Peggy Capps,
Al and Marilynn Eisenberg, Bill and Jacque Frazier, Herman and Bunni Halle, Jay
and Janet Henry, Jack and Gladys McCall, Sam and Lois Samuel, Jack and Marilynn
Shields, Galen and Carol Sloan, Claude and Josie Stegall, David Stroud, and
Claude and Terry Zimmerman. Oscar and
Peggy Duncan had to leave early because of a family obligation. Bob Weggemann, Jody Birchett and Marie
Broughton visited during the campout and Terrel and Martha Crumpler went out to
eat with us on Friday night. James and
Wenonah Arthur, Joe Jackson, and Brian and Alice Barnett, Assistant State
Directors, attended our meeting Saturday.
Jeff and Jennifer Hoemberg had a meal with us and visited until early
evening, as did James and Wenonah.
The weather was absolutely beautiful and we took
advantage of it by taking walks and sitting outside. On Saturday night the guys decided to cook
steaks outside. For a spur of the moment
plan, everything was wonderful. We were
all so full after the meal,
it was difficult to stay
awake to play games. I saw lots of yawns
(mine included). It’s hard to leave good
friends, but we know our next campout is coming up soon.
December Campout - A paper was passed around for those planning to
attend the Christmas campout next month to sign up for. If you signed that paper and your plans
change, be sure to call Bill Frazier as soon as you know you are not
going. We will be in the same clubhouse
we were in last year.
James and Wenonah will not be
attending next month. They will be in
England looking for a place to live.
James has to report for work the first of January. We will certainly miss them, but know they
will have many interesting experiences to share with us. Anyone who has Skype will be able to keep in
touch with them.
Christmas Party - Now, about the Christmas party. After all the dust settled, the rules of the
$10 gift exchange are: ladies bring a
gift wrapped in red paper to be exchanged with ladies and men bring a gift
wrapped in green paper to be exchanged with men. There can be two exchanges only. At the end of the exchange, after the last
person gets a gift, the person who drew #1 and got the first gift may exchange
with anyone. That’s the only exchange
allowed at that time. Remember, this is
a fun time. This is a time for
giving. If you don’t get the gift you
really wanted, better luck next year.
Someone will be happy and it might be you.
The pass-around gift should
be inexpensive and non-breakable.
Castle Tour - Wenonah has contacted the owner of the castle in
Bellville and made arrangements for us to have lunch there and take the tour of
the castle. We are to meet at Newman’s
Bakery at 10:30 on Thursday and someone will lead us to the castle, which is
about 5 miles from town. The cost is
$12.50 per person and includes the tour and lunch, a drink, and a pastry
dessert. They need a count of the number
of people planning to attend so they will know how much food to prepare. Please let me know definitely at least by
Tuesday before the campout if you will be attending so I can let them
know. For those of you who usually come
to the campout on Thursday, you will need to plan to get there early on
Thursday or come on Wednesday. It should
be fun and interesting.
Craft Project - Carol suggested making a penguin tote bag at the
December campout (maybe to carry your eating utensils and plates, etc.). She will try to get some for around $3. She has the paint and assures me that they
are easy to make. Right! We did decorate Christmas shirts last year
and they didn’t turn out too bad.
Annual Dues - Don’t forget to send your annual dues ($13 for
members and $11 for associate members) to Joe Jackson, 14014 Kathi Lynn Lane,
Sugar Land, TX 77478. The chapter has already sent in 2010 dues for
all members to the state since they required it by November 15th. Those unable to attend the campouts may
become associate members. You will still
receive the newsletter and will be welcome any time, but will not be counted
against our chapter when percentages are used by the state to determine
attendance at the Samborees.
Also, Carol has requested
members bring any and all pictures of club members and activities in 2009 to
the December campout for the scrapbook.
Sam and Don are going to
contact a military organization and find out if there is a needy military
family our chapter could donate to through the organization. The results of that research will be
discussed and decided at the December campout.
Our plan is to donate $500 to a needy military family.
Treasurers Report - For those
unable to attend the November campout, Treasurer Joe Jackson gave a report on
how much money we made at the Samboree.
Our profit at the Sloppy Joe booth was $911.45, at the Dogs for the Deaf
table-$380.00, and the flea market-$145.00, for a total of $1,436.45. We will donate $960.00 to Dogs for the Deaf
and $500.00 to the Bellville Food Bank.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
December 10 – Leah Berlin December 12 – Bob
Weggemann
December 12 – Janet Henry December 26 – Gladys
McCall
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY!
December 7 - Sam & Lois Samuel – 54 years
December 22 -
Earl & Peggy Capps – 61 years
Our next regular campout will
be at Coushatte Recreation Ranch on December 10-13, 2009. Be sure to call Bill Frazier at least a
week ahead to make a reservation.
Bill’s number is 936-856-5369 or cell phone 936-524-4360.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Cool Sam’s Chapter
Texas Good Sam’s Club
Area 2
October 2009
Our October campout was held at
the Fall Samboree in Canton, Texas, on October 21-25, 2009. Members attending included: Jody Birchett, Don and Terry Boldman, Al and
Marilynn Eisenberg, Herman and Bunny Halle, Joe and Dee Jackson, Dodie Schmidt,
Sam and Lois Samuel, Jack and Marilynn Shields, Galen and Carol Sloan, David
Stroud, and guests, Bob and Alice Vickers for their third visit.
The Boldmans, Eisenbergs, Samuels, Shields, and
Vickers caravanned to Canton on Tuesday and Jody Birchett, the Jacksons,
Sloans, and David Stroud were already
there. The Halles came in on Thursday. Wednesday night it rained
all night. When I looked out the window during the
night, all I could
see was water—no road, no
grass—just moving water. It was as
though we were in the middle of a river.
It was a bit alarming. The next
morning people were looking for their rugs, chairs, and steps, which had
floated away. It finally quit raining,
but we were left with lots of mud. The
Samuels decided to move to higher ground and had to be pulled out by tractor.
We all worked so hard during
the Samboree and made it a great success for our chapter. You should have seen the guys work the Sloppy
Joe booth. I think they enjoyed making
the sandwiches, wrapping them, and serving the beans. Maybe it was stirring the beans and Sloppy
Joe mixture that they liked. At any
rate, we had quite a system going. For a
prospective member, Bob Vickers really got into the Sloppy Joe booth mode. He was still manning the booth after the bulk
of customers were served. We served
approximately 225 lunches. We didn’t run
out and will have leftovers on Thursday of our next campout. Please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert
to help round out the meal.
Our chapter donation to Dogs
for the Deaf was over $900. Special thanks
should go to Rita Hopkins. She obtained
many great donations from pet stores, her veterinarian, and Wal-Mart (to name a
few) for the raffle. The dog blankets
(or lap pads) were a great hit. At
Country Place RV Park Joe Jackson will be able to give us an accounting of the
money we made and donated.
Speaking of the Jacksons, Dee
had a flare-up with her hip and was confined to a wheel chair during the
Samboree. She manned the Dogs for the
Deaf booth and the Sloppy Joe sales table.
She should have gone home and received care from her doctor, but she is
such a trooper, she didn’t. Like I said
before, everyone worked very hard pitching in where needed. I rarely saw the Dogs for the Deaf table when
Dodie Schmidt and Marilynn Eisenberg weren’t there, along with Carol
Sloan. Marilyn Shields, Alice Vickers,
and Don Boldman delivered Sloppy Joe lunches to the vendors.
Terry Zimmerman’s sister
passed away in California. Terry and Zim
left their rig at Coushatte and drove to California. James Arthur had a wreck in his truck prior
to the Samboree, plus he had to leave for a temporary work assignment in
England on Saturday of the Samboree, so they were unable to attend. Thieves broke into Mark and Rita Hopkins
mobile home (due for a sales closing on October 30th) and stole
copper wiring. Then, Mark’s truck died
on him the day before we were due to leave for Canton. All three couples had planned to attend the
Samboree.
The last information I
received is that James and Wenonah will be in England in January. We sure will miss them. We hope the Vickers can come to our campout
in Cut-N-Shoot and, if not, to Coushatte in December. They need to find out if they were voted into
the chapter. We met a very nice couple,
from Clear Lake, who are looking for a chapter to visit and possibly join. They have been invited to visit us in
Cut-N-Shoot in November and/or Coushatte in December.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
November 8 – Debbie Wanless November 20 – Melva Weggemann
November 18 – Kathleen Burgess November 25 – Toshi Hamilton
Our next regular campout will
be at Country Place RV Park in Cut-N-Shoot on November 12-15, 2009. Be sure to call Bill Frazier at least a
week ahead to make a reservation.
Bill’s number is 936-856-5369 or cell phone 936-524-4360.
Please check your member
roster for the expiration date of your Good Sam membership, changes in
telephone number or contact information.
See you in Cut-N-Shoot!
Terry Boldman, Secretary
Cool Sam’s Chapter
Cool Sam’s Chapter
Texas Good Sam’s Club
Area 2
September 2009
Our September campout was
held at North Shore RV Park in Onalaska, TX, on September 10-13, 2009. Members attending included: James and Wenonah Arthur, Don and Terry
Boldman, Earl and Peggy Capps, Oscar and Peggy Duncan, Al and Marilynn
Eisenberg, Bill and Jacque Frazier, Herman and Halle Halle, Jay and Janet
Henry, Marc and Rita Hopkins, Joe and Dee Jackson, Galen and Carol Sloan,
Claude and Josie Stegall, David Stroud, Bob Weggemann, and Claude and Terry Zimmerman. Bob and Alice Vickers visited us for their
second visit. Terrel and Martha Crumpler
drove in to go out to eat with us on Friday afternoon.
It was very hot when we arrived on Wednesday, but
became overcast, drizzly, and a little cooler as the weekend neared. James recommended we camp at Water’s Edge
RV Park in Rockport in
September 2010 for the Hummingbird Festival and return to North Shore in
Onalaska in May 2010. Bill checked with
the office at North Shore and found that they are booked for May 2010, so we
will make it for May 2011. Since we
already have a reservation at Rayford Crossing for May 2010, we will keep that
plan and go to Water’s Edge in Rockport in September 2010 and North Shore in
Onalaska in May 2011. Wenonah will
probably distribute the new schedules at the November campout.
You’ve never seen the Cool
Sams members work as hard as we did during this campout. There were people using sewing machines, people
sewing with needle and thread, people using hot glue guns, and people cutting
material. A lot of the guys tried
keeping a low profile so they wouldn’t be recruited to work. After all, they had to discuss the “issues of
the world.” But, Al did himself proud by
making a big sign for our Dogs for the Deaf table. He painted pictures of dogs on flowerpots for
our “wind chimes.” Thanks so much Al. We did find time to play some games. Just a hint:
Don’t play Hand and Foot without shuffling the cards after the last
campout.
We did vote to increase our
donation to Dogs for the Deaf to $500 plus the proceeds from our Dogs for the
Deaf table.
Some important dates you may
want to keep in mind are the Fall Samboree in Canton on October 22-25, 2009;
the 2010 Spring Samboree in Waco on April 1-4, 2010; and the 2010 Fall Samboree
in Abilene on October 21-24, 2010. Next
year’s national rally will be in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2010. The next mini-rally at Coushatte will be
March 4-7, 2010.
Fall Samboree
So far the Arthurs, Boldmans,
Eisenbergs, Hopkins, Jacksons, Samuels, Shields, Sloans, Stroud, Zimmermans,
and our guests, the Vickers, are planning to attend the Fall Samboree in
Canton. These folks will be handling the
Sloppy Joe booth, the raffle table, the flea market, and the Dogs for the Deaf
table. If anybody else can attend, you
are welcome to join us. Remember you can
register when you get there or on line at http://www.texasgoodsam.com/. Directions to park at the Samboree: All RV rigs are to come off Hwy. 64 onto FM
859 and enter the grounds from FM 859.
No rig will be allowed to enter from any highway other than FM 859.
October
Birthdays:
October 1 – Jay Henry October 16 – Dodie Schmidt
October 19 – Joe Jackson
October
Anniversary: October 19 - Joe and Dee Jackson – 36
years
Our next regular campout will
be at Country Place RV Park in Cut-N-Shoot on November 12-15, 2009. Be sure to call Bill Frazier at least a
week ahead to make a reservation.
With the economy the way it is, more people are camping closer to home
and we need to be sure we have enough spaces reserved for our group. Bill’s number is 936-856-5369 or cell phone
936-524-4360.
Since the State needs to know
the new officers for 2010 now, we had to hold the election in September, rather
than wait until November. The new
officers will be David Stroud, President, Terry Boldman, Secretary, and Don
Boldman, Wagonmaster. Galen Sloan, Vice
President, and Joe Jackson, Treasurer, will remain in office since their terms
do not expire until next year. Al
Eisenberg will serve as Assistant Wagonmaster.
Member News: The Zimmermans are off to California to spend
some time with Terry’s ill sister, Jo King.
Joe and Dee Jackson are back on the Samboree circuit (in Arkansas) after
attending the funeral of Joe’s grandson.
We have just learned that Toshi Hamilton is now receiving Hospice care
at home. Our thoughts and prayers are
with them all.
Please check your member
roster for the expiration date of your Good Sam membership and let me or
Wenonah know of any changes and updates.
Hope you have enough rain if
you need it, good health for everyone, and we will see you in Canton and/or
Cut-N-Shoot. For those who’ve been asked,
don’t forget to make the Sloppy Joes before you go to Canton and don’t forget
to bring it with you!
Terry Boldman, Secretary
Cool Sam’s Chapter
James Arthur, President Galen Sloan, Vice President Joe Jackson, Treasurer Terry Boldman, Secretary Bill Frazier, Wagonmaster Josie Stegall, Chaplain Carol Sloan, Historian
NEWSLETTER
Cool
Sam’s Chapter
Texas Good Sam’s Club
Area 2
August 2009
Hope everyone has had a great summer so far. We certainly had a great day on July 17th
when many of us visited the Houston Holocaust Museum, Pappas Barbecue
Restaurant, and the Ronald McDonald House.
Marilynn Eisenberg did a fantastic job narrating during our visit to the
museum. We all found it very
interesting, as well as eye-opening. She
is an excellent docent. If you couldn’t
make it then, you should plan a visit.
The visit to the Ronald McDonald House was very
informative. We must all count our
blessings that we have never found the need to be one of the families to take
advantage of their facilities for a sick child and their family. They provided us with a list of needed
supplies and food items to stock the pantry they have on hand. They even have a schoolroom for school-age
children receiving treatments and for their siblings as well.
Our next campout will be at North Shore RV Park in Onalaska September
10-13. Last year our campout there was
interrupted
by Hurricane Ike. This year
will, hopefully, be more calm. Of course,
we did have a good time in Georgetown at the Corps of Engineers Park we
“evacuated” to as “refugees.” Notify
Bill Frazier as soon as possible at (936) 856-5369 if you plan to be at North
Shore.
We have received good news. The
Cool Sams will again have a Sloppy Joe booth at the Canton Samboree in
October. They will be served on Thursday
at 11:30 a.m. In addition, we will be
selling “doggy items” to benefit Dogs for the Deaf. So, at our September campout, come prepared
to decorate cuzi’s in dog-themed fabric.
We will also be making wind chimes out of clay pots. I am sure there will be plenty for the guys
to help with.
If you have a nylon jacket with a Cool Sam decal on the back, please
don’t put it in the washing machine. If
you must wash it, wash it by hand in cold water. Those decals don’t last like you would hope
they would. Maybe spot cleaning would
work.
Please check your member roster for the expiration date of your Good
Sam membership. Just call me to update
or let me know next time you see me.
Thanks.
See you in Onalaska at North Shore RV Park!
Terry Boldman, Secretary, Cool Sam’s Chapter