The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Teton Homes, Teton Club International, or any of its officers. Any technical advice is not intended to substitute for the ad-vice of a professional mechanic or authorized RV service technician and TCI accepts no liability. The newsletter is published quarterly in February, May, Au-gust, and November. Deadline for articles is the 10th of the month preceding publication. All letters, articles, art, and pho-tographs are subject to editing, alteration, or may be con-densed.

“A FAMILY OF FRIENDS”

A PUBLICATION OF TETON CLUB INTERNATIONAL

VOLUME 9 NUMBER 4 NOVEMBER 1999

• Y2K Rally Update & Application • Teton Club Memorabilia • 2 Winter Luncheons • Dues Change • Rally and Business Meeting

Highlights • Regional News

Plus Inserts . . . • 5 Rally Applications • 2000 TCI Dues Form • Welcome New Members

• AND MORE . . .

TCI Rally Hosts 68 Rigs at Chesapeake

NEW PRESIDENT IS HANDED GAVEL

D espite the inconveniences of Hurricane Floyd, 137 Teton-ers gathered together for a week of fun and fellowship at Virginia’s historic eastern shore. Thanks go out to our Ral-

lymaster Bob Krayer, his wife Biff, and the many volunteers who made the rally a success! More rally news on pages 6 – 11.

Bob Krayer Becomes New Club President

Carole Gilfedder (acting on behalf of Past President, Dugald Purton) hands the TCI gavel to new Club President, Bob Krayer.

Prez Says . . . “TCI is composed of a large number of individuals I would like to number as my friends. I look forward to seeing shinning Teton fifth-wheels with logo and numbers at-tached, pulling into our campground because I know that Biff and I can expect to share a drink, swap trail sto-ries, and maybe break bread with friends.”

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PHOTO OF OKLAHOMA OR BUST

Cody Wyoming in 2001

C owboy coun-try—here we come in

2001! I am excited to be your rally mas-ter for 2001 and have completed much of the prelimi-nary groundwork to give you an exciting, fun filled week. Addi-tional details will be distributed at next year’s rally, but mark your calendar for the week of Sep-tember 9 through 15, 2001.

I have chosen Absaroka Bay RV Park in Cody as our rally site. It will provide all pull through, full hookup 50 amp sites. The number will be limited to 80 rigs so you will need to get your reservations in early. The entire camp-ground will be ours if we can fill it up!

We handed out a questionnaire to all the rally attendees at Chesapeake Bay and have received some good feed-back. For any of you who might want to be included in the survey and were not at the rally, please contact me: e-mail is TXRV@aol.com or 158 Rainbow Drive, PMB 5879, Livingston, TX 77399-1058. So far it appears the majority rank seminars as their most important activity followed by local attractions, bus tours and catered meals.

Have a great year, safe travels, and we look forward to seeing you in Oklahoma! JIM TURNER, RALLY MASTER 2001

Jump Start on TCI Y2K Rally at Shawnee, Oklahoma

H ow(dy)⎯ what a jump start we got at the International

Rally in Chesapeake, Vir-ginia for our Y2K Rally at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Our pre rally work has paid off. We are pleased to an-nounce that before the close of the Virginia rally, we had 14 couples signed up and paid for the rally.

We know the rest of you will want to get your reser-vations in early to assure your site. The way we are going, the 175 sites we have could be filled early. Jim and I have spent considerable time planning a rally of fun, camaraderie, seminars, good food, and full of entertainment and talent. We know you’re not going to want to miss it.

Our optional tour will be to Oklahoma City. If you are in the area during your travels next year, you may want to hold off seeing the Omniplex, State Capital, Bricktown (with its new river walk), the Myriad Botanical Gardens, the historic Cattlemen Stock-yards, and of course, the moving Murrah Memorial (the site of the April 19, 1995 bombing). These will all be included in your optional tour. We will also be visiting the newly expanded Na-tional Cowboy Hall of Fame which is a must see.

The rally will run 7 days, with 13 catered meals native to the Old Chisolm Trail. You will want to come rested and hungry. Bring your cowboy boots, because you’re in for a boot-stomping good time. Watch for entertainment previews in coming editions of your TCI newsletter. PATTI BIPPLEY , RALLYMASTER 2000

PHOTO OF PATTI

BIPPLEY

PHOTO OF JIM TURNER

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Central Florida TCI Winter Luncheon

A ttention all Tetoners who win-ter in Florida. The second an-nual luncheon will be held at

Quincy’s Restaurant in Clermont, FL on Thursday, February 17th at 1:00 PM .

The restaurant is northwest of Or-lando on route 50 between the Flor-ida turnpike and route 27 (very close to 27). We hope to see all you Snow-birds. If you have any questions, con-tact me at the address listed for the editor or call (407) 421-9682. Last minute drop-ins are welcome. There’s always room for more! KAY HOOPER #454

Southern California TCI Winter Luncheon

W ill you be in Southern Cali-fornia in early December? If you are—Let’s do lunch.

Tentative date—12-08-99 Time—12:30 Where—Quail’s Inn at Lake San Mar-cas or possibly one of the wineries in Temecula.

Please call or e-mail for complete details and to make your reservation.

I should have all information by No-vember 1st. Call Flo Nordin 760-630-7343 or E mail NormFlo1@Juno.com.

I must have a firm count by Nov 29th. FLO NORDIN #77

Marty Jenkins Takes over E-mail List

A t the opening meeting of the Chesapeake rally, Marty Died-erich (#533) told club mem-

bers that he was going to stop keep-ing the club’s e-mail listing. Marty Jenkins (#727) offered to take over keeping the list up to date. All offi-cers quickly agreed to take Marty up on his offer.

Editorial Philosophy

T wo years ago, when asked to become the TCI newsletter editor, I met with the TCI Board to be sure that we shared a common philosophy and edito-rial policy for the newsletter⎯fortunately, we did!

I have been remiss, however, in not sharing this philosophy and editorial policy with you, our members. I believe the philosophy reflects our by-laws and the basic values of our club.

We are a “Family of Friends,” dedicated to the promotion and enjoy-ment of our Teton RVs and the camaraderie of our members. Reflect-ing this, the newsletter is looking for positive and upbeat articles that we would be proud to share with anyone, including our children. There will be no profanity or “off-color” articles in the newsletter. Anything that needs to be said can be said in an adult manner. We do not dis-criminate against any person, RV or truck. While we encourage techni-cal articles that point out problems and offer solutions, we will not print negative articles that directly attack TCI, its members, or Teton Homes. The newsletter accepts no advertising but will print notices of sale for a club member’s Teton trailer and/or tow vehicle. Following TCI Board guidelines, sale notices will be brief, including member name and TCI number; vehicle/trailer make, model and age; a few descriptive words, and the member’s phone number and/or address.

GEORGE HOOPER, EDITOR

Teton Club Memorabilia

A t two previous TCI international rallies, members indicated a desire to have Teton club memorabilia. Finally, with the help of Bernie Wainer #488, it looks like club members will have the opportunity to purchase

jackets, shirts, glassware, etc. imprinted with our TCI club logo.

Rondout Valley Publishing of Ellenville, NY has agreed to handle the task. They are currently reviewing sample items and are developing a catalog. Look for it in the future. If you have any comments or questions, Rondout Valley Publishing invites you to contact them directly at (800) 864-0263. Ask for their Teton Memorabilia Marketing Department.

RALLY LOCATION DATES Southeast Charleston, SC Mar 27 ....... 31, 2000 Southwest Chula Vista, CA May 2 ........... 6, 2000 Northeast Lake George, NY May 11 ....... 14, 2000 Northwest Fort Bragg, CA Jun 19 ........ 24, 2000 International Shawnee, OK Sep. 19 ...... 26, 2000 Southeast Corpus Cristi, TX 2001 Southwest Albuquerque, NM Wk of Mem. Day 2001 International Cody, WY Sep 9 — 15, 2001

Teton Club International Rally Calendar

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Medium Duty Trucks at Rally

A ccording to registration statistics at the Septem-ber, 1999 Teton Club International Rally at Wil-liamsburg , VA , 61 truck and Teton trailer combi-

nations were present. Of the trucks, 39 (or nearly 64%) were medium duty trucks (MDT) or larger, and consisted of the following breakdown by manufacturer:

It appears that, at least with Teton Rally participants, International has lost market share to Freightliner and that the percentage of MDT users has grown from just under 54% in !998 to nearly 64% IN 1999. This repre-sents a 19% increase in the use of MDTs in a 1 year pe-riod. Draw your own conclusions. EARL RICHMOND #737

1999 1998* Freightliner 27 69.2% 59.5% International 8 20.5% 28.6% F 800 1 2.6% 0 Peterbilt 2 5.1% 2.4% Isuzu 1 2.6% 0 Others 0 0 7.1%

*Denotes % of MDTs at the September, 1998 Rally. At that time, only 53.8% were MDTs.

Truck Tire Pressures

I feel compelled to respond to the article in the August TCI Newsletter "Tire Inflation Pressures - Another Point of View" by John Anderson, President of A'Weigh We Go. John didn’t

say in his letter to me, nor in his newsletter article, how he happened to be the recipient of an article⎯perhaps via an-other TCI member.

We reduced our tire pressure based upon statements made by A'Weigh we Go that were presented solely on the basis of comfort, not safety (i.e. “tire patch”), and were supported by a Michelin tire chart. There was no mention of the possible trade-off of reduced tire wear. It would be very difficult to con-vince me at this point that running a tire rated at 115 psi at 100 psi is unsafe. When I drop 3,800 lbs. in the back of my truck, I feel absolutely confident that “tire patch” is not a problem. Unloaded, tire patch is more of an issue, but the rear end of an MDT is so light that extra precautions need to be taken anyway regardless of tire pressure. As for ride, which tends to be very subjective, there is some degradation. With Patti having had two back surgeries, she is more sensitive to the ride than I, and she doesn't consider the difference to be significant.

When I was confronted with the realization that I had only ob-tained 50,000 miles on these tires, when I was expecting at least twice that amount, I was surprised and appalled to be polite. Therefore, I wanted to make TCI Club Members aware so they could assess their situation and make any adjustment they saw fit. I still don't feel my expectations were too high. And yes, excessive tire wear directly correlates to a significant increase in cost to have tires re-grooved or replaced. I, and others who were there, attributed this excessive wear directly to low tire pressure. Everyone has to make their own cost-benefit analysis and I have made mine. I'm no MDT tire expert, but I am a consumer and this level of performance in a tire is unacceptable to me. Consequently, I came away from this experience with two resolutions. One, I will never again run my truck on tire pressures as low as 65 psi again, and two, I will never purchase a Michelin tire. JIM BIPPLEY TCI #582

Thanks to . . . The many club members who have contributed articles to our rally issue. Thanks also to:

Marty Jenkins #727 Bernie Wainer #488 Sherry Bloomer #382 Louis Hughes #508

For contributing the photographs that you have seen in this newsletter. GEORGE HOOPER, EDITOR

Campground Wows and Woes

F or Coast to Coast members, Star Valley Ranch in Thayne, WY is really a nice park. Sites are really long, but do have side by side hook ups in most pull

throughs. But for us big boys, they put us on a site de-signed for two⎯so we had extra length. We also found two Tetoners here. Will and Jane Hill have bought a lot and we found a potential new member.

Also, Old America Campground in Newport, WA was really good. Sheffield Bed and Breakfast in Rexburgh, ID is a pass-up. The campsites are really tight to get into and are noisy due to the closeness of the highway. There is good restaurant called the Sugar Smokehouse on the south end of town. It has really good Texas type smoked meats and reasonable prices.

Another pass up for C to C is O'Sullivans Sportsman's Re-sort in Othello, WA near Moses Lake. It is way out of town and a lot of the sites have either inadequate electrical hook-ups or no electric. For sightseeing, we stopped at the earthquake region of 1956 above West Yellowstone. It was really interesting. We also toured Mt. Helens. All of the visitor centers have a different video, and ranger talks that were really great. We didn’t get to do any hiking because it was about 40 degrees when we were there. ROSE JENKINS #727

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TCI National and Regional Officers — And Other Positions

President Robert Krayer 1st Vice President Patricia Bippley 2nd Vice President Jim Turner 3rd Vice President Mary Doss Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Worley

Newsletter Editor George Hooper Club Historian Rose Jenkins Membership Chair Connie Hargin E-mail Coordinator Marty Jenkins

— International —

NORTHEAST REGION President Agnes Bichner 1st Vice President Rick McHugh 2nd Vice President Bill Cavanaugh 3rd Vice President Don Lenc Secretary/Treasurer Rhonda Chabot Newsletter Editor Bernie Wainer SOUTHEAST REGION President Louis Hughes 1st VP/Sec/Treas. Allan Snyder 2nd Vice President Pete McRae Newsletter Editor Ed Sullivan NORTHWEST REGION

President Marty/Dee Diederich 1st Vice President Bernie Hulse 2nd Vice President Bill/Sherry Bloomer Secretary/Treasurer Patti Maxfield Newsletter Editor Connie Hargin SOUTHWEST REGION President Peter Siewenie 1st Vice President Norman/Heath Rentle 2nd Vice President Rose Jenkins Secretary/Treasurer Jack Repplinger Newsletter Editor Colleen Woods

—Regions —

Teton Club Dues

E nclosed in this newsletter is the annual dues notice. You will notice that the dues for the year 2000 has increased to $25. This increase in dues was approved

by the membership at the annual rally at Chesapeake Bay in September. The increase was precipitated by two factors, 1) currently, a new member costs the club approximately $23 (badges, logo and numbers, note pad, newsletter, and cost of mailing) and 2) the newsletter needs to be maintained and enhanced as it is the only way members have to inform other members of things which may prove very useful.

Remember, your dues are due on January 1, 2000 and will be delinquent on March 1, 2000. On April 1, 2000 any member, who has not paid their dues, will be shown as inac-tive on the membership list. This is no bull and no April fools joke. So why not pay your dues today.

Some mailing labels have the letter “y” after the Zip Code. This means members have paid their dues for the year 2000 prior to any notice, they are life time members, or they paid their dues between the 1999 International Rally and December 31st. JERRY WORLEY #125, SECRETARY/TREASURER

’95 Teton Grand Miami III No road miles. Contact Joy Moyer #764 (215) 721-8943 1995 International 4700 DT 466 230HP 7 spd 4 door Bruno and Jo Evans #83 Cell Phone 405-820-3668 Message Phone800-722-7468 ext 1657 Jnre@aol.com 1996 Louisville Grand III

37 ft. 3 slideouts Larry & Sandy Griffin #652 941-997-9331 1994 Denver III 40’ 1994 Freightliner FL60 275 hp, Allison 6 sp auto. Jim & May Worman #336 623-566-8278, Cell: 602-284-3464 AZ 1997 FL-60 Freightliner 300 Cat Diesel, Allison 3066 Transmission Contact Rob Robertson #627 904-571-1863

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Highlights of the 1999 Teton

The TCI annual business meeting was held on Saturday, September 25th at 10:00 AM. Because President, Dugald Purton was unable to attend the rally, he asked Carole Gilfedder to stand in for him. Carole chaired the meeting.

Earl & Joanne Richmond (R) passed on the traditional “friendship basket” to Bill & Mary Doss (L).

Jerry Worley was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer for another year. The Secretary’s minutes were approved. Following an audit of the books, a financial report was presented and accepted.

Rose Jenkins accepted the position of Club Historian. In her absence, Sue Zweige was thanked for her years of service in this posi-tion.

Connie Hargin agreed to accept the newly created position of New Member Chairman. One representative from each region will assist her. Regional assistants selected at the rally are: Jack Repplinger (SW), Agnes Bichner (NW), Janette Hughes (SE), and Joan Hulse (NW). Mary Doss was elected 3rd Vice President.

Mary said she is considering Nashville or Branson as possible rally sites, but she has not yet made any decisions.

Three by-law Changes In keeping with our by-laws, Nick Keller, from Teton Homes was voted “Registered Agent,” replac-

ing former Teton employee, Howard Casey.

Article VI (2) was deleted by the membership. This state-ment said that Teton Homes would pay the first year’s

dues of all new members who con-tacted them within 90 days of pur-chase of their new trailer. Club offi-cers said that this change would make the by-laws more accurate be-cause Teton Homes does not do this. The factory does contribute financially to all regional rallies and the interna-tional rally.

Article VI (1) was revised to reflect the dues change from $20 to $25 a year. Club Sec-retary/Treasurer, Jerry

Worley said that this was the first dues increase since the club began. It was necessary due to increased costs, including the newsletter and new member badges.

First Vice President, Patti Bippley, told us about the events she and her husband, Jim, have planned for our next rally in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

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Club Annual Business Meeting

A motion was made by Marty Diederich, recommending that each TCI regional newsletter’s information be included in a “Regions” section of the TCI newsletter. The reason was to save on printing/mailing costs, and cut duplication. Each region would continue to have an editor, or some-one responsible for collection and sending regional news to the International editor. The Northwest and Southwest regions de-cided to do this. Northeast and Southeast decisions will be made at a future date. After discussion, an amended motion was passed.

Rallymaster Bob Krayer, and his wife, Biff (R), were thanked for running the rally. They were presented with gifts of thanks by Carole Gilfedder (L).

DUES ACCOUNT RALLY ACCOUNT

Balance Brought Forward 2649.03 Amount Collected 5978.07

Balance Brought Forward 30096.65 Amount Collected 30850.00

TOTAL $8627.10 TOTAL $60,946.65

CLUB EXPENDITURES RALLY EXPENDITURES

Advertising 0.00 Postage 415.82 Printing & Office Supplies 288.23 Newsletters 3,689.43 Telephone 11.35 Logos & Numbers 0.00 Memo Pads 78.00 Regional Rally Support 800.00 Name Badges 780.50 Bank Charges 39.81 Miscellaneous 42.50 Cookbooks 231.98*

1998 Rally Expenses 24494.97 1998 Rally Refunds 6,780.00

1999 Rally Tickets, Williamsburg 3810.00 Camera 145.55 Tent 402.69 Caterer 2392.43 Race Track 2658.67 Pizza 593.49 Gift Certificates 303.00 Dangles 105.00 Teton Shirts 2132.16 Office Supplies 6.18 Evening Refreshments 613.62 Morning Coffee 445.07 Camping 7814.36 Miscellaneous 42.33 Refunds (partial) 1240.00

TOTAL EXPENSES: $6145.64

TOTAL EXPENSES: $53979.52

DUES BALANCE: $2,249.48 (As of Oct. 4, 1999)

RALLY BALANCE $6967.13** (As of Oct. 4, 1999)

* The Cookbook account was charged against the Dues account and was eliminated. Future income from cookbooks will be deposited in the Dues account.

** The Y2K Rally funds collected to date ($3548) have been placed in a sepa-rate account and will be added to the regular rally account as soon as all refunds are made.

Teton Club International Financial Statement

September 19, 1998 thru October 4, 1999

Photo at right . . . Jim Turner, now Second Vice President, shared some of the plans that he and his wife, Carol, are working on for the 2001 rally to be held in Cody, Wyoming.

Bob Krayer (now President) addressed members, reviewing rally activities and rally finances.

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S ome TCI members decided to go to the Thousand

Trails Chesapeake Bay before the start of the 1999 International Rally. Along came Hurricane Floyd, heading north along the Atlantic Coast, inching ever closer to Chesapeake Bay. So on Wednesday, September 15th, six Tetons were packed up to head west. This was just prior to a mandatory evacuation by the park.

We all met at the Citgo truck stop at Exit 136, Highway 64, and dis-cussed where to go. Af-ter getting no response at the KOA on 64, we de-cided on the Walnut Hills Campground off Highway 81, because they could accommodate all six of our rigs. Some of us drove a little faster than others, but we all arrived safely,

even the Krayers who had a blow-out. The Bipleys, Dosses, Burkses, Munters and Krayers opted for the 50-amp service with no sewer hookup and ended up parked in a line, looking like a tailgate party, with slideouts sticking out in the road. The Worleys, not wanting to park completely in the roadway, were assigned the “view” spot on the hill. During this time there were sprinkles on and off, but no real downpour like there was when we left the Thousand Trails park.

Club Members Avoid Hurricane Floyd

The following day, the Bipleys, Dosses and Burkses took a field trip to Monticello, stopping at Michie’s Tavern for an expensive but good chicken lunch. They all enjoyed the trip to Monticello.

During this time Floyd had hit the small towns in the area, wreaking havoc everywhere. Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay sustained some damage in the form of downed trees, one of which fell onto a trailer. There was a road which had partially collapsed after being pounded by water from the lake as well as several roads on the way to the park, which were closed down due to roads and bridges being damaged. Of course, debris was everywhere from the tidal surges. The Worleys and Bipleys were brave enough to return to the park before the power was turned back on. The rest of us returned three days after the evacuation. By then the park was up and running, trying to check in all the new Tetons arriving for the rally. As this was my first hurricane, I

thought it was all very exciting. Navi-gation was fun on the way back to the park with all the detours for the trees down, broken roads and bridges out. I can’t wait to see what happens at the next international rally. LIZZ MUNTER #566

Not all campers removed their RVs from Thousand Trails Chesapeake before hurricane Floyd arrived. Fortu-nately, our TCI members responded to the evacuation and headed inland.

PHOTO OF TRAILER

WITH TREE ON IT

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F riday, Duane and Carol Atkins organized a trip to Tangier Island. The Teton caravan left

Thousand Trails and headed to his-toric Reedville, VA, the center of the largest fishing industry in the U.S.

It was here that we boarded the boat for Tangier Island, known as the soft-shell crab capitol of the world. After a relaxing one and a half hour narrated cruise in the Chesa-peake Bay, we docked at Tangier. We were met by a guide who es-corted us to the Chesapeake House for lunch.

A wonderful family style meal awaited us and was almost more than you could eat. The menu con-sisted of ham, potato salad, corn pudding, crab cakes, clam strips, pickled beets, home made bread and delicious lemon pound cake.

After lunch, the Tetoners dispersed to the narrow streets of the island. Some were on golf carts, others just enjoyed walking and doing a little shopping.

The only transportation on the island is a few small trucks, golf carts, and bicycles.

After two hours on this quaint island we were back on the boat and headed towards the mainland. It was a great day and fun to see the life-style of the people on this working island. JOAN TANNER #132

A Day at Tangier Island

PHOTO OF GOLF CART IN THE WEEDS

Dee Dieterich forgot to take her foot off the golf cart accelerator! While touring Tangier Island, the golf cart got stuck in a rut. While the men tried to lift the cart, Dee was put behind the wheel and was instructed to step on the accelerator. Since she never heard anyone say, “STOP,” she drove us into the bushes at full speed! Sherry Bloomer #606

PHOTO OF DUANE IN FRONT OF BOAT

Duane Atkins #55 counts “heads” as TCI members board the boat to Tangier Island. This was a “busman’s holiday” for Duane, who is captain of his own charter boat.

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The Only one Not Happy at the Pig Roast Was Emma

A fter a busy day visiting Williamsburg, the Pottery Barn, or another interesting place, we were all ready to get to the Rec. Hall for the “Pig Roast”.

We found out that the poor pig’s name was “Emma,” and that she had been cooking for 10 hours before she arrived via the caterer’s truck.

The aroma of her cooking found all of the Tetoners lined up to get a serving of this delicious pig. She came with a very good tomato sauce, if you desired. Also, along with the pork, we found plenty of potato salad, green beans with ham, rolls, and a variety of drinks, like ice tea, lemonade, and water.

A special dessert was also served, including cherry, apple, and blueberry cobbler ala mode-DELICIOUS!

By seeing all of the empty plates, you could tell that everyone enjoyed a wonderful meal. And the best part, no dishes.

It was then off to a big campfire. ELLIE CAVANAUGH #91

A Visit to Historic Williamsburg

S even trucks and one auto left Thousand Trails at 9:15 AM for our one hour, 43-mile (one way) trip to Williamsburg, VA.

Floyd’s “passing” was evident along the Colonial Parkway, with uprooted and broken trees, limbs, and such.

In the lobby of the Visitor Center you can see an eight minute orientation film and a 37 minute film: “Williamsburg-The Story of a Patriot.” Also available in the Visitor Center is the bookstore with official Williamsburg books and items.

Four taverns are available for lunch within Colonial Wil-liamsburg. Many of the Teton group ate at King’s Arms Tavern. The food and hot cider were delicious!

There are many museum houses and trade shops to see in the historic area: the wig shop, courthouse, bootmaker, leather shop, gunsmith, carpenter, the Capital, print shop, a colonial garden and nursery, and colonial houses owned by prominent families of the 1700’s. All trade

shops had working trades people present to answer ques-tions and explain the craft in the 1700 era.

Of special interest:

The Public Hospital of 1773, an exhibit of the first institu-tion in America devoted to the treatment of the mentally ill.

The Randolph House, home to Peyton Randolph, Attorney General to the Colonies and Speaker of the House of Bur-gesses.

The Governor’s Palace and grounds, home to seven of the colony’s governors, some of whom added to the collection of 800 weapons decorating the Palace.

There are many evening programs to enjoy and shopping in the Merchant Square.

East of Merchants Square is the beautiful campus of Wil-liam and Mary College, founded in the 1600’s. WANDA AND ROGER MURRAY #750

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T uesday morning was dedicated to a question and answer ses-sion with Nick Keller from Teton

Homes.

Gooseneck/Air Hitches Some of the first questions dealt with air hitches and front end flexing of the fifth wheel goose neck. Nick said that since air hitches are too new, Teton Homes does not give an endorsement or recommendation of any kind. He said that all goosenecks flex a little when lowered onto the truck hitch. A deflection of about ½ inch is normal. Nick said that the easiest way to measure this deflection is to measure the distance from the front of the flat plate (which holds the kingpin) to the underside of the overhang directly above it. Then, lower the trailer onto the truck, raise the front jacks and measure the change. If the deflection is more than ½ inch, begin checking for other signs of a problem. He said that front-end gooseneck problems are not common, but have happened. One sign of a problem is cracking where the body of the trailer curves into the overhang of the front bed-room area.

Tires, Wheels & Rims There were several questions about tire wear, rims and wheel alignment. Nick said that there could be several reasons for rear tire wear, including off level towing with the rear too low. Also, making turns that are too tight, rear brakes grabbing, and poor wheel alignment can cause poor tire wear. A simple wheel alignment method is to use a straight line along the side of the trailer. The line should touch the front and rear sides of each tire evenly. Nick said that trailer rims are not the same as automobile rims. They don’t balance well on an automobile tire-balancing machine.

Slideouts Some members asked how to bring in a slideout if the motor won‘t work. Nick said some slideouts use the same motor as the front leg jacks. If

Factory Seminar Day that is the case, remove one of the jack motors and use it to replace the not working slideout motor to bring in the room. With triple slideout trailers that have opposing main slides, an alternate approach is to bring in the room that works. Then remove that motor and use it to replace the one that does not work. Bring that room in with the transferred motor. Then de-cide which one you want to use until a replacement arrives. Remember that there are switches, connections, re-lays, and fuses in the slideout sys-tems. Be sure to check that you actu-ally have 12 volts at the motor before deciding that the motor is at fault. With the newer hydraulic rooms, there is a hand pump built into the system. It can only be used to bring in the room.

Electrical Issues There were a variety of questions on electrical Issues, including 12 volt brakes and the 120 volt AC system. Regarding the 12 volt braking system, Nick brought a testing box made by TCI member, Allan Snyder. After the seminar, many members used the test box to check their trailer brake magnets and truck/trailer charging systems. When discussing the AC electrical system, Nick said that some problems are caused by poor camp-ground electrical systems. He said that the ideal voltage for the coach is 120 volts. If the electricity drops to 113 volts, you should start being con-cerned and begin conserving power. At 107 volts, you begin a low voltage “brown out” condition. The air condi-tioner will shut off at this voltage. At the opposite end of the scale, if the coach voltage goes over 132 volts, it is too high! GEORGE HOOPER #454

Dinosaur Boards During the rally technical seminar, there was discussion about the “check light” problem that some-times occurs on Dometic refrigera-tors. When the refrigerator is set to gas mode, after a period of time it shuts down and the “check light” comes on, again and again. A possible cause of this problem is corrosion, which causes a poor electrical ground, resulting in the burn out of a sensitive circuit. Re-gardless of the cause, it usually means replacement of the circuit board. Some of our club members (and some Escapees Club mem-bers) have reported good success using more rugged replacement boards from Dinosaur Electronics. These printed circuit boards, as well as boards for many furnaces, hot water heaters, and generators are sold through a company called

M&M Services, PO Box 1264, Lin-coln City, OR 97367 (phone: 541-994-9022). If you call or write to them, ask for their catalog and order form. It contains a handy cross reference list as well as pho-tos of various boards. M&M also sells a $55 circuit board tester for all 12v igniter boards that do not use an external sense wire.

Even though you can buy the cir-cuit boards directly from M&M Services, they do strongly recom-mend that you have the board re-placed by trained professional RV appliance service personnel.

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♦ Come rested, hungry, ready to partici-pate and have a good time.

♦ A guest need not own a Teton to at-tend, but please limit guests to two people or one additional rig.

♦ For those concerned about tornado ac-tivity, tornados in the Oklahoma City are primarily a springtime event. The Na-tional Weather Center for the state of Oklahoma says that the chance of a tornado in September is virtually zero.

♦ For questions contact 1st Vice Presi-dent Patti Bippley TCI #582 (888) 757-7701 Ext. 38842#.

♦ A guided bus tour of Oklahoma City.

♦ Myriad Botanical Gardens

♦ Bricktown—a fascinating new downtown development with shops, restaurants and a riverwalk that has just recently opened, and the Historic Cattlemen Stockyards.

♦ The OmniPlex

♦ Oklahoma State Capital

♦ Murrah Memorial -the very moving site of the April 19, 1995 bombing, scheduled to open in 2000.

What You Get . . . TCI 11th International Rally Shawnee, Oklahoma September 19 – 26, 2000 ♦ The opportunity to renew friendships from all

over the US and Canada, and acquire new ones.

♦ A rally site conveniently located in the heart of the country to encourage maximum attendance from all regions.

♦ Not six, but SEVEN nights with full hookups.

♦ At least THIRTEEN catered meals native to the Old Chisolm trail, including a meal of hot & cold hors d'oeuvres the evening of registration day.

♦ A 27,000 sq. ft. air conditioned facility for dining, entertainment, seminar and vendor activities.

♦ Professional entertainment indigenous to the Oklahoma City area—–Where the Cowboys and Indians Play.

♦ Grand Finale at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, which has recently been expanded, fol-lowed by formal dining and entertainment.

♦ Sunday church services, with a Cowboy Preacher and Bluegrass Gospel Singers.

♦ A day devoted to assorted seminars.

♦ Additional vendors with displays of a variety of products and services.

♦ Teton factory representation and trailer servic-ing.

Come to Oklahoma!

An Optional Bus Trip, Including . . .

Remember . . .

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NAME: LAST __________________ FIRST ___________________ SPOUSE/COMPANION _____________________

TCI # ___________ ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________

CITY _________________________________ STATE __________________ ZIP ___________________________

NUMBER OF ADULTS _______ NUMBER CHILDREN ______ NUMBER GUESTS ______ PHONE ____________________

THIS RALLY WILL BE THE (ENTER NUMBER) ___________ INTERNATIONAL RALLY WE HAVE ATTENDED.

WE HAVE A TETON MODEL _____________________ LENGTH ______ YEAR ______ STRIPE COLOR _______________

DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING SPECIAL DUE TO HEALTH OR OTHER CONCERNS? _____________________________________

WHILE IN SHAWNEE, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR __________ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. BRINGING A PET (Y/N) ________

I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP WITH (PLEASE CHECK AS MANY AS YOU WISH): REGISTRATION _______ AM COFFEE _________

BUS TRIP HOST _______ PARKING _______ CLEAN-UP ________ AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT PARTICIPANT ____________

I HAVE TALENT FOR THE FOLLOWING: _________________________________________________________________

At the Exposition Center Shawnee, Oklahoma

September 19 – 26, 2000

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING: The undersigned hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Te-ton Club International Club officers of any and all liabilities, claims, losses, damages, injuries and reasonable attorney fees which may rise as a result from, or relate to this rally; or the negligence, omissions or lack of care of its officers during the time period specified above. Cancellation in accordance with TCI by-laws.

Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: _________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: _________________

For questions, contact 1st Vice President Patti Bippley at: (888) 757-7701 Ext. 38842#

Base Cost Optional Tour Total Per rig w/two people: ($407.00) ($54.00) $ ________ Per rig w/one person: ($251.00) ($27.00) $ ________ Per guest or child: ($190.00) ($27.00) $ ________ MINIMUM DEPOSIT $200.00 AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ ____________

Make checks payable to TCI CLUB (US FUNDS ONLY PLEASE)

Mail to: Jerry Worley, Sec/Treasurer TME 1614 • POB 10121

Eugene, OR 97440

TETON CLUB INTERNATIONAL (Y2K) RALLY APPLICATION

Come & Kick up Your Heels (That Ain’t no Bull !!!)

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Northwest Region . . . Northwest Rally 2000

T he Northwest Chapter rally has been scheduled for June 19 to 24, 2000 at Fort Bragg, CA. The rally will be held at the Pomo Campground. Pomo is a rustic campground with gravel sites in a redwood grove. We will have full

hookups with 30-amp service. Thirty amps will be OK because you will not want to run your air conditioner. The temperature in June is mild to cool. Even Joan will not want air conditioning!

Monday will be the arrival day. Get parked, get reacquainted, etc. At 4:00 PM, we will meet in the clubhouse for a wine tasting put on by Fetzer Winery. People from the Mendocino shop know the area and can tell us a great deal about Fet-zer’s and other local wines. After the wine tasting, we will have a light supper and more time to socialize.

Tuesday, we will have coffee and donuts. Fort Bragg Bakery has the finest donuts in the country. The baker claims that you can’t go to heaven if you have-n't tasted his donuts. Later, we will go to Fuchsiarama where you can get a mag-net for the fridge, an Italian dagger, a Roman sword, a fresh plant, and lots of interesting stuff. They will also give us some coffee, tea, and baked goods. Next, we will go to the State Park where we can walk the beach to explore tidal pools, watch for whales and enjoy the ocean.

Wednesday, there will be more donuts. Then we will go ride the Skunk (also known as the California and Western RR). We plan to have our own motorized car so we can set our own schedule. We will go to the midway point, explore the Redwoods, and have a barbecue dinner before returning to Fort Bragg.

Thursday will start with a full breakfast. The rest of the day you have a choice of many activities. Go to Mendocino, a quaint town with lots of “arts.” Visit all the malls and shops in Ft. Bragg or go for another ride on the train up to Willits. You can go to the botanical gardens across the street, go to Jug handle Wayside, sit on the cliff and watch the ocean, or take a nap. You get the idea.

Friday will begin with donuts and coffee. A chapter meeting will be held in the afternoon, and then our last dinner at the Cliff House.

Saturday, you will get your last donuts and coffee, unless you stop at the bakery on your way out of Ft. Bragg. It’s pack up and get out of town.

This is a beautiful coastal area we know you will enjoy. Hope to see you there. JOAN & BERNIE HULSE #309

Touring Historic Williamsburg

W ednesday was reserved for touring historic Williams-burg. The day was cool and

somewhat breezy, consequently some stayed in the campground. Most, however, did go to Williams-burg. We were on our own to go where we wanted. We were given passes that were exchanged for pic-ture I.D. badges. They are valid for a year. Most agreed that these pictures are worse than mug shots!

Our day in Williamsburg was a reen-actment of what happened on May 15, 1776. This was the day that Vir-ginia declared independence from Great Britain.

We were able to talk to costumed in-terpreters who discussed the social, moral, and political views of the time. Serving on a jury in those early days would have been tough. A juror was sequestered in a room in the capitol building without food or drink until a verdict was reached! In the Raleigh Tavern, Bill and I participated and learned an early Virginia dance.

At 5:00 we joined in celebration as the news of the delegates’ vote was announced outside the Capitol. This new resolution for independence was read and our new flag was raised.

Williamsburg is an interesting area to visit. It has so much to see and ex-perience. Everyone who went had dif-ferent stories to relate. We all had an excellent time. SHERRY AND BILL BLOOMER #606

For A Job Well Done

I t’s time for a big “thank you” to Connie Hargin for doing a superb job as our Northwest news editor. She has decided to call it quits and pass the hat to

another member of our region. As of the International rally, the Northwest and Southwest regions have de-cided to eliminate the local newsletters but to have a section printed within the international newsletter. This

will cut costs and eliminate repeat articles. Duties for the new NW editor will be to receive our latest newsletter articles, then send these to George Hooper who will integrate them into the interna-tional newsletter. Please call us or Connie if you are interested in the new job! Volunteers Anyone? “Happy Trails” MARTY AND DEE DIEDERICH #533 PRESIDENTS, NORTHWEST REGION

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Bill and Sherry Bloomer #606

Nov. 1st we are going to enter Mexico at Nogales and travel to Mazatau where we will be staying on the beach at Las Canous Private Club until the last week of April. If you get to Mazat-lan this winter come and see us. Our Mazatlan telephone number is 191828.

Phil and Connie Hargin #478

After a short trip with friends through the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina, we will head for Florida for the winter.

We haven’t made any concrete plans as to where we will be, but will spend most of our time in the Moore Haven area on Hwy 27. We do plan to attend the Tampa RV show, the Teton lunch-eon, as well as several car shows. Stop at the Robin’s Nest RV Resort and see us.

We have a new mailing address: POB 18254 Boulder, CO 80308-1254 Message Service: 888-535-6414

Jim and Patti Bippley #582

First, we will see grandkids and kids in San Diego and Vegas.

We will be mostly in Southern Califor-nia and Arizona areas.

Gambling at every Casino I can find.

Norm and Flo Nordin #77

We are planning an estate sale in beautiful Pahrump, NV to get rid of Flo’s mother’s junk (treasures). Hope-fully this will go well and we can get her settled in where she will be happy and we will be able to spend more time Tetoning in 2000.

Northwest Region Members’ Winter Plans 1999-2000

Jack and Mary Repplinger #522 Nov. – Dallas, TX Dec. – California, Temecala area Jan. – Weslaco, TX and Quartzite, AZ Feb. - Sunbeam Lake, El Cantro, CA March, April - Temecula, CA area

Bernie and Joan Hulse #309

We will leave the Chesapeake and follow the Gotimers home so Bernie can do his genealogy on Long Island. Then to West Chester, PA to spend time with Joan’s brother.

We’ll be in Yuma for 3 months start-ing the 1st of Nov except for Christ-mas in Houston with son and wife, 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Two weeks in Vegas in February and then head back to Sacramento.

Chick and Gloria Rogers #713

We will be traveling though PA to see relatives and on into New England before heading down the East Coast to FL for a short visit. We will slowly work our way across the south, with our final destination being Outdoor Resorts in Cathedral City, where we will spend the winter. If you are in the area, stop and see us.

Marty and Dee Diederich #533 Pres and Presette

As of today we have no definite plans for the first time in our lives! We will make plans as the wind blows, but we will update you in the coming newsletter.

Have a safe winter and enjoy your-selves.

Ken and Shirley Bridges #470

Shirley and I work in the summer at

the Ponderosa Ranch in Incline Vil-lage, Nevada, the home of “Bonanza” TV fame. This was and is a Cowboy Movie Set where more than 300,000 “Bonanza” enthusiasts visit each summer. This ranch brings back memories of one of the most popular TV westerns featuring Hoss, Little Joe, Ben, and Adam Cartwright. Some of the Tetoners are aware that we work here and have visited us at the Ranch, but others probably wonder whatever happened to us. Shirley works in the cash cage as an “AUDITOR” and I am a “COWBOY.” We have enjoyed the activity for the last four years but we have missed all our Teton friends and we plan to change that next year. We are cutting our work season short this year. We left here (Nevada) September 14th for Dollywood for the Southern Gos-pel Music Festival. We plan to be there for two weeks, then work our way from there through Nashville, TN to Branson, MO where we will attend the first annual “COWBOY HEROES & FRIENDS FESTIVAL’ from Oct. 27 through 30. After that we will work our way back to AZ where we live in the winter at Happy Trails RV Resort in Surprise, AZ.

The last Northwest Rally that we at-tended was MT Hood, Oregon in 1995 but we are looking forward to joining you at Fort Bragg in the year 2000.

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NORTHWEST TCI RALLY FORT BRAGG, CA

JUNE 19—24, 2000

NAME: Last____________________ First _____________________ Spouse /Companion ______________________

ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY: _____________________________ STATE: ____________ ZIP :_______________ TCI# ________________

NUMBER IN RIG _____________ MODEL __________________ LENGTH ____________________ feet

Do you require anything special due to health or other concerns? Please List __________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cost: $310 per rig (TWO people) $211 per rig (One person) PETS: $.90 cents per day (Due on arrival)

EARLY ARRIVAL/LATE DEPARTURE: $22.50 per day. This is POMO’s busy season so it is very important to call early and make your reservations.

DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2000 Make checks payable to Northwest TCI. Mail to: B. T. HULSE PMB 6417 131 NW 20th D Newport, OR 97365

Your rally fee includes: 5 Nights Full Hookup

4 Continental Breakfasts 1 Full Breakfast 3 Dinners Wine Tasting Tour of Fuchsiarama Skunk Train Ride/Tour

POMO RV PARK & CAMPGROUND 17999 TREGONING LANE FORT BRAGG, CA 95437

TELEPHONE: (707) 964-3373

DIRECTIONS: From JCT of SR-20 & SR-1, S 1 mile on SR-1 to Tregoning Lane, E 0.1 mile.

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Southeast Rally ‘99 Report

F irst off, Janette and I enjoyed having everyone visit Gulf Shores. It is a great place for

wintering. The weather is moderate and there are many activities for visi-tors. There is an excellent activity center, twenty plus miles of bicycle trails, nine golf courses within ten miles, a state park, numerous camp-grounds, many good eating places with moderately priced menus, and around twenty miles of one of America's best beaches. In addition, there is a 96-store outlet mall ten miles north in Foley. Also, nearby are Mobile, Al and Pensacola, Fl.

We had 62 Tetoners and 30 coaches come in between the 18th and the 21st of April. The mix of attendees ranged between, Teton #18 and #809. Twelve of the attendees were at-tending a Teton rally for the first time.

After a welcome from the mayor's office, the rally started with light snacks, wine, and soft drinks. The first evening con-cluded with a barbecued dinner ca-tered by Katy's. The first day was a little hectic trying to get everyone settled and greeted. It was nice to see some people who we had not seen for awhile.

Day two was a full day. We started with a convoy to Hazel's for a break-fast buffet. I do not think anyone left there hungry. The omelets, cooked to order, were great. After Hazel's, the convoy proceeded on to the US

Southeast Region . . . Naval Aviation Museum. Pictures sent to me by Elaine and Carroll Kas-ten were impressive showing a line of trucks going over the bridge at Alabama Point. Thanks. The mu-seum is one of the best. Our tour started with an IMAX presentation about our present day space pro-grams. A guided tour of the displays followed the movie. Our day at the museum completed with an IMAX presentation, The Miracle of Flight.

This film was about the Navy aerial demonstration team," The Blue An-gels". The day ended with dinner at Lambert's “Throwed Roll” restaurant in Foley. Again I do not think anyone left hungry. Everyone appeared to enjoy Lambert's.

Days three and four were similar. They started with coffee and begnets on Friday; and coffee and biscuits/with sausage on Saturday. Both days were left open with recommended places to visit. Each day concluded with a catered dinner at the park ac-tivity building. Friday's meal was a

Low Country Boil. This was a new dinner for most of the attendees. Most enjoyed the shrimp, corn, po-tato sausage, and spices cooked in a large pot. Also, Katy cooked a serv-ing of fried green tomatoes for each person. This was a first for many of our group.

On Saturday we had our first Swap Meet. There were twelve participants and most of our group attended. Most indicated they enjoyed the meet. We learned that little more advertising in the RV Park would have helped

Saturday's dinner was Beef some-

thing. The meal was very good. It was catered by Hazel's. Again all ap-peared to enjoy the food and fellow-ship. Our intent was to have good meals and to let our ladies have a break at the end of the day. We hope everybody enjoyed.

On Saturday morning, we had our annual member meeting. Our new officers for the year are: Louis Hughes, President; Allan Snyder, Vice President, Sec/Treas.; and Pete McRae, 2nd Vice President.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 18)

PHOTO OF TRUCKS CROSSING BRIDGE

Southeast rally truck (and motorcycle) caravan travel the causeway on the way to the Naval Aviation Museum.

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(SE RALLY. . . CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17) The Treasurer's report showed the after rally bank balance as $1080.00.

President Ed Sullivan proposed we consider, electing a separate office for Sec/Treas. at the next meeting.

Due to Glenda requiring surgery, Allan was not able to attend the meeting. I will continue functioning as the Sec/Treas. until the Interna-tional rally.

I’m happy to report that Glenda suc-cessfully completed her surgery and is convalescing, I believe on the road. Allan and Glenda are planning our 2000 rally. Tentative location is Charleston with a late April date.

Pete indicated the 2001 rally would be in Corpus Cristi, Texas.

I would like to thank Ed and Jimmie Fay on behalf of all SE members for the fine year of leadership they pro-vided our club. The region grew under his tenure to 48 memberships. Also, I would like to thank Luxury RV Park, Independence RV, Teton, Camping World and Protect-all for their support by providing door prizes.

Arlene Lenc displayed our photo al-bums at every meeting. Be sure to remember to send any extra pictures you have to Arlene. They help us re-member past rallies and keep a pic-torial history for the club. Thanks Ar-lene. LOUIS HUGHES #508

PHOTO OF AGNES, DICK, ELLIE & BILL SITTING AT EDGE OF

TENT

A day at the races. Agnes asks, “Where did my horse finish?” (Lto R) Agnes and Dick Bichner sit with Ellie and Bill Cavanaugh at the race track. TCI members had a special events tent and a catered meal almost entirely to themselves

PHOTO OF ROGER & WANDA MURRAY AT WILLIAMSBURG

Club members Roger and Wanda Murray (still smiling after a long day of walking at Colonial Williamsburg) stand at the steps of the Governor’s Pal-ace.

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Southeast Region TCI Rally March 27th thru 31st, 2000

Mt. Pleasant/Charleston KOA PO Box 248, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466

The Rally Includes:

♦ A guided bus tour of historic Charleston ♦ A visit to two plantations ♦ Two southern style dinners ♦ A visit to Patriots Point Maritime Museum ♦ 5 nights with full hookups

NAME: LAST____________________ FIRST __________________ SPOUSE /COMPANION ________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________________ CITY _____________________________ STATE ____________________ ZIP _______________________ NUMBER OF PEOPLE _____________ NUMBER OF GUESTS _______________ TCI NUMBER ______________ TRAILER MODEL ________________________ TRAILER LENGTH _________ EXPECTED ARRIVAL ___________ DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING SPECIAL DUE TO HEALTH OR OTHER CONCERNS? ______________________________ I AM WILLING TO HELP WITH COFFEE _____ REGISTRATION _____ OTHER (SPECIFY) ___________________ COST:

$350 PER RIG (2 PEOPLE) — $125 PER ADDITIONAL PERSON (IN YOUR RIG) — SINGLE PERSON IN RIG, CALL PLEASE RESPOND BY JANUARY 1, 2000

Make checks payable to Southeast TCI Region (US Funds Please)

Mail to: Allan Snyder 239 N Channel Haven Dr. Wilmington, NC 28409 (910-791-3182)

Southeast Region Rally Registration Form

Early arrival and late departure, call the campground at: (800) KOA-5796

Directions: From junction I-596 and US 17N, go 4.9 miles North.

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Southwest Region . . .

JO AND BRUNO EVANS #83

After eight years of full time, Bruno and I have decided it’s time for a house, we’re now making prepara-tions in that direction. We’re putting the Teton and truck up for sale and will do our traveling in a smaller trailer.

Last spring we bought a 24ft SOB and took it on its maiden road trip this summer, exploring the New Eng-land states and making a short trip into New Brunswick and Nova Sco-tia. We were fortunate to spend an evening with Jack and Mary Repplin-ger in Iowa and Jim and May Wor-man in Nova Scotia.

At the moment, Bruno is at the farm in Iowa for harvest and I pulled the little trailer to Oklahoma. I’m here in Shawnee, OK where our next Inter-national Rally is to be held, staying close of my granddaughter who just gave me my first great-grandchild. A little hard to swallow, but they didn’t ask me if I thought I was old enough to be a great-grandmother.

We love the desert and usually spend our winters in the Arizona, Ne-vada, California areas but this winter w have decided to spend the winter exploring along the Gulf coast and probably ending up in the Hill Coun-try of Texas.

If you have plans to be along this route this winter keep your eyes open for that Teton #83 and stop by to say Hi.

JACK AND MARY REPPLINGER #522

We met our son in Orlando, Florida, two weeks before the International Rally and had a great time at all the theme parks. We had planned on leaving Orlando the 14th or 15th of September and head to the Interna-tional, but the news said Hurricane Floyd was going to hit the coast of Florida on Tuesday, so we left on the 12th. We got to Richmond VA on the 14th. The news that night said that Floyd was going to cause 60-70 mph winds and heavy rain on the 15th.

We left the morning of the l5th and drove about 100 miles west of Rich-mond to Staunton, VA. We were joined by six other Tetons later in the day. They had all been at the rally site and left to get out of Floyd's path.

We received some rain and mild winds in Staunton. Mary and I stayed there until the l9th and then went to the rally site. I was told that Floyd dumped about 19 inches of rain on the campground and they lost some trees. Trees fell on a Jayco and a Kountry Star—The trees won.

We, of course, had a great time at the rally. Sorry that everyone could not be there.

GEORGE AND SHIRLEY GOLAY # 382 New address for George and Shirley

Golay: PMB 5660 801 East 4th Street #22 Gillette WY82716

We've been in Gillette all summer. George has worked for the boys cleaning the coalmines. I've done some home nursing and played bridge at the Senior Center. We should be heading back to Phoenix late September or early October. We are unable to attend the Inter-national Rally in Williamsburg this year but maybe Shawnee Oklahoma next year⎯One day at a time. We've had typical Wyoming weather--hot along with cool days. We went to Casper for George's class reunion and his 65th birthday party. A lot of fun. We spent a lot of time around family. Younger son Mike's wedding was beautiful.

Member News

Welcome New Member Ray and Goldie Gore TCI# 837 9016 25th Ave SW #E-101 Seattle, WA 98106

(Note from Colleen Woods) Denison and I met Ray at the Teton Factory last spring and are very glad that he and Goldie decided we were serious when we said that Tetoners have more fun than anyone!

Reminder: All of us who use a mail service, i.e. Escapees, now must use PMB#### in our addresses, thanks to a mandate by the US Postal Ser-vice. So, please keep that in mind when writing to your friends with a Rainbow Drive, Livingston, TX ad-dress.

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FROM THE SW RALLY IN PISMO BEACH

A ll the ladies attending the Spring Rally in Pismo Beach received a quart jar uniquely

filled with the ingredients for Sand Art Brownies. There were requests for the recipe and Carole Siewenie was kind enough to supply it. Here it is:

SAND ART BROWNIES Layer in a Mason quart jar: ¾ teasp salt ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp flour 1/3 cup cocoa

Level by gently tapping jar ½ cup flour 2/3 cup brown sugar (crumble it in) 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped nuts Directions on outside of jar: Add to contents of jar- 1 teasp vanilla 2/3 cup oil 3 eggs Pour into a greased 9 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees 27-32 minutes.

Regional Newsletter Information

P lease send news of your ac-tivities and travels to me (Colleen) whenever you can

and I will pass it on so other mem-bers can see how much fun every-one is having. Since it takes nearly 10 days for mail to catch up with me and I need to send it on to George Hooper for the International News-letter, please try and get your news to me by the FIRST of January 2000 for the next newsletter. I would en-joy hearing from everyone! Thanks for your help. COLLEEN WOODS #329 SW REGION NEWS EDITOR PMB 3750 137 RAINBOW DRIVE LIVINGSTON, TX 77399-1037

Southwest Spring 2000 Rally

H eath and I just about have the plans finalized for the rally. The money will be a little tight but I wanted to keep it under $300 if I could. We will have two catered dinners and one catered breakfast. We are planning one day

at the Wild Animal Park and since we live only a few miles from there, we will go by our home on the way back for a poolside barbecue. We have other activities planned, but you will have to wait and see for yourself.

We haven't taken any more RV trips this year. We have a spot at the 6000-ft. level on Mt. Laguna that is about 60 miles east of San Diego. We go and spend a few days whenever we get an opportunity. We are planning a trip to Park City, Utah in August but we will be on our time-share exchange, so the RV stays home. Next year we shall more time since I will be giving up one of my Masonic duties on the Shrine Divan. I will remain active but it just takes too much time to be one of the officers for a couple who wants to get more out of their Teton! NORM AND HEATH RENTLE #466

Apology

M y apologies to WILLLAM and Mary Ellen Doss #422. I in-advertently addressed their

last newsletter to Richard and Mary Ellen! Mary Ellen dropped me a note and said that Bill was wondering who Richard was! They also have an ad-dress change—William and Mary Ellen Doss 212 Rainbow Drive PMB 11281 Livingston IX 77399-2012 COLLEEN WOODS, SE EDITOR

Bugs Be Gone

B ugs and windshields certainly have an affinity for one an-other. Yes, the bug deflector

mounted on our Ford helped consid-erably. Our International truck is not so blessed ⎯ yet, thus a bigger bug problem. To make the nasty job of bug removal tolerable, I fill a quart spray bottle with one part soap to a hundred parts water. At fuel stops, if no squeegee or water is provided, my first chore is to spray the mixture on the windshield and let it soak while I perform the fueling task. The mixture may evaporate on hot days so I give the splattered bugs another shot. Af-ter fueling I give the windshield a final soaking of the mixture and wipe with a rag having the surface texture of a bath towel. Bugs come off with little effort. I finish the job with a clean dry towel to clear off soap residue. The same strategy works on the back of outside mirrors and chrome bumpers, grills etc. It’s the texture of the towel that makes the difference. DENISON WOODS #329

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SOUTHWEST REGION SPRING RALLY

CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA May 2nd thru May 6th, 2000

Rally Hosts Norm & Heath Rentle

Chula Vista RV Resort 460 Sandpiper Way Chula Vista, CA 91910 (800) 770-2878 Chulavistarv@isat.com Www.gocampingamerica.com/chulavista

RALLY FEE INCLUDES:

• 5 Nights Full Hookups • Two Catered Dinners • Wild Animal Park & Pool Side B.B.Q. • One Catered Breakfast • Lunch at Viejas Casino & Outlet Center • Good Fellowship & Lots of Fun

$295 Per Rig (Two Adults) $210 Per Rig (One Adult) $100 Each Additional Guest

DIRECTIONS

Take I-5 South of San Diego to J St.- Marina Parkway Exit in Chula Vista. West to Water and Left on Sandpiper Way.

Note: Check in 2:00PM Checkout 12:00 Noon

Note: If you wish to arrive one day early or stay one day later, you will receive the same discounted rate of $20.57 (including tax). You must make reservations with the resort in advance yourself and send them a $20 deposit. Do not include this payment with your TCI payment. They will make every effort to put you in your rally site so you will not have to move.

SOUTHWEST REGION RALLY REGISTRATION Name: __________________________ First ____________________ Spouse ___________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________ State __________ ZIP ______________________ Number of Adults ____________ Number of Guests _____________ TCI Number _______________ Trailer Model _____________________ Trailer Length _____________ No. of Slide outs ____________ Do you require anything special due to health concerns? _____________________________________ Please Respond By March 3, 2000 Make checks payable to TCI Southwest Region Mail to: Jack Repplinger PMB 331 3818 South Western Ave. Amount Enclosed: ____________________ Souix Falls, SD 57105

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9th Northeast Region TCI Rally May 11th thru 14th, 2000

Lake George Escape Campground East Schroon River Rd. - Lake George, NY 17535

Rally Package Includes: ♦ 4 nights camping, full hookup ♦ Bus trip to Ft. Ticonderoga with box lunch ♦ Cruise on Lake George, including the

captain’s lunch buffet ♦ Barbecue dinner ♦ Wine and cheese socials ♦ Coffee and donuts

NAME: LAST____________________ FIRST __________________ SPOUSE /COMPANION ________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________________ CITY _____________________________ STATE ____________________ ZIP _______________________ NUMBER OF PEOPLE _____________ NUMBER OF GUESTS _______________ TCI NUMBER ______________ TRAILER MODEL ________________________ TRAILER LENGTH _________ EXPECTED ARRIVAL ___________ DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING SPECIAL DUE TO HEALTH OR OTHER CONCERNS? ______________________________ FT. TICONDEROGA BOX LUNCH (INDICATE CHOICES) ____ TURKEY, ____ HAM, ____ ROAST BEEF, ____ VEGETARIAN BARBECUE DINNER (INDICATE CHOICES) ____ STEAK, ____ CHICKEN ____ I AM WILLING TO HELP WITH COFFEE, ____ I WILL HELP GRILL THE BARBECUE DINNER (MEN) COST:

$200 PER RIG (2 PEOPLE) — $140 PER RIG (SINGLE) — $60 PER ADDITIONAL PERSON (IN YOUR RIG) PLEASE RESPOND BY MARCH 15, 2000

Make checks payable to Northeast TCI Region (US Funds Please)

Mail to: Rick Mc Hugh PMB 12174 221 Rainbow Dr. Livingston, TX 77399-2021

Northeast Region Rally Registration

Early arrival and late departure, call the campground (518)- 623-3207 (ask for TCI rally rate).

Directions: From Albany, take the Northway (I-87 North) to exit 23, go 1/4 mile east on Diamond Point Rd. and 3/4 mile north on East Schroon River Rd. to Evergreen Resort.

Diamond Point Rd.

Albany

To New York

Rt. 9

Exit 23

Campground

East Schroon River Road

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George Hooper, TCI Editor PMB 885 POB 917729 Longwood, FL 32791-7729

Finally Some TCI Sunshine After Hurricane Floyd

Hurricane Floyd tried to put a “damper” on our International Rally, but to no avail. Club members braved the bad weather on the way to the rally and brought enough sunshile with them to chase the clouds away. See page 8 to read more about Floyd’s attempt to “rain on our parade.” HELP! We still need scenic photos of your Teton RV to highlight on this cover page.

PHOTO OF TRUCK AND TRAILER IN THE

TREES

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New members TCI #847 Ron and Michelle Hobill PO Box 1475 Lander, WY 82520 TCI #848 Tim and Donna Rosette PO Box 540 Silt, CO 81652 TCI #849 Jack and Stella Steele 11311 Spring Valley Kansas City, MO 64134 TCI #850 Dennis and Barbara Preis PMB 112208 222 Rainbow Dr. Livingston, TX 77399-2022 TCI #851 Richard Dickinson PMB 13066 220 Rainbow Dr. Livingston, TX 77399-2020 TCI #852 C. Edward and Ellen Ryf 27100 NW 36th Ct. Ridgefield, WA 98642 TCI #853 Gary and Edith Cantwell PMB 9815 198 Rainbow Dr. Livingston, TX 77399-1098 TCI #854 Doug and Doreen Freeman TME 1717 PO Box 1012 Eugene, OR 97440 TCI #855 Frank Hoffman & Virginia Haze PMB 159 922 S Woodbourne Rd. Levittown, PA 19057 TCl #856 James and Jean Hodge PMB 602 3213 W Main Rapid City, SD 57702

Welcome New Members TCI #857 Howard and Candi Franklin 2302 Towery Trail Lutz, FL 33549 TCI #858 Marvin and Anita Hopper 145 Rue de Grande Brentwood, TN 37027 TCI #859 Vern and Joanne Rasmus PMB 9852 198 Rainbow Dr Livingston, TX 77399 -1098 TCI #860 Thomas and Darlene Behre 556 Griffen Rd Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 TCI #861 Darl and Joan Lewis 199 Spindley Rd Gallitzin, PA 16641 TCI #862 Charles and Janis Tyler, SR c/o 1406 Secretariat Dr Helena, AL 35080 TCI #863 Frank and Joan Johnson 11763 Mandarin Forest Dr Jackonville, FL 32223 -1792 TCI #864 Dean and Joy Warner PMB 499 104 Rainbow Dr Livingston, TX 77399 -1004 TCI #865 Rod Howard and Virginia Hyde PMB 12109 121 Rainbow Dr Livingston, TX 77399

Rejoined TCI #731 Fred and Joan Mattox 731 S. Arbustus St Lakewood, CO 80228 TCI#432

Rob and Vikki Pietras 2 Robin Pl Farmington, NY 11738 TCI #549 Dick and Karen Crawford 120 Rainbow Dr., PMB 2028 Livingston, TX 77399 TCI #674 Dennis and Sandy Kitchen PO Box 4478 1324 Dorre Drive Troy, MI 48083 TCI #618 Bill Berkshire 2713 N Pacific Tucson, AZ 85705-4285

Changes

TCI #478 Phil and Connie Hargin PO Box 18254 Boulder, CO 80308-1254 TCI #629 Spencer and Opel Gregory PO Box 6673 Virginia Beach. VA 23456 TCI #750 Roger and Wanda Murray 429 S Croft Rd. Suite 3 Inverness, FL 34453 TCI #649 Bob Presson and Lavern Lewis 2724 Cherry Bud Ct. St. Louis, MO 63129 TCI #742 Doug and Rosayln Palmer PMB 10093 200 Rainbow Dr. Livingston, TX 77399-2000 TCI #796 Buzz Olson and Jane Ruch PMB #532 3818 S Western Ave Sioux Falls. SD 57105-6511

TCI #420 John and Dorothy Clowsen

11801 N Washington St

#H-407 Northglenn, CO 8Q233-501 TCI #634 Howard and Alice Fryover 3800 15 Mile Rd Barryton,.MI 49305 TCI #752 Moe and Eilyne Levy 15714 SE 50th St Bellevue, WA 98006 TCI #422 William and Mary Ellen Doss PMB 11281 212 Rainbow Dr Livingston. TX 77399-2012 TCI #476 Don and Olivia Peachy PMB # 1101 18824 Soledad Cyn Rd Santa Clarita, CA 91351 TCI #822 John and Vera Andrews RR 1, Box 203E Port Matilda, PA 16870-8418 TCI #617 Carl and Juanita Vincent 4820 Westgrove Dr. #2206 Addison, TX 75348