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NEWSLETTER Classic AIRSTREAM Club
Fall 2010 Volume 2 Issue 7
the Airstream RV Association IntraClub of WALLY BYAM CARAVAN CLUB INTERNATIONAL OUR PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Thank you for the honor to be your Classic Airstream Club President this year. I am looking forward to seeing many of you during our planned activities this coming year. Kay Corder did an outstanding job as the CAC President last year and we owe her a special thanks for becoming the acting Treasurer when Hallie Holmes died in April. The breakfast, ice cream social and annual business meeting at Gillette were enjoyed by over 100 CAC members.
There are many plans underway for your enjoyment in 2011. In addition to our usual social events we are working on two caravans and a special rally after the Florida State Rally. The first caravan shall take place during March 2011 and will travel through the states of Texas and Louisiana. The second caravan will begin in July after the International Rally at Du Quoin, to tour the state of Illinois. Our rally will take place February 20 – 22, 2011 at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. Three nights of DRY camping, a two day ticket to the theme park and a luncheon are being arranged for a limited number of participants. Details of our caravans and rally will be in future issues of the CAC Newsletter. Mark your calendars now to keep these dates open. Membership continues to be a matter of great importance. There are many WBCCI members who travel in Classic Airstreams but are not CAC members. Help them find the fun and camaraderie of the Classic Airstream Club; sign them up as you see them during your travels. Also remember to keep your membership current by paying your annual dues each year. Jack Glouner CAC President
Our club welcomes all the silver sided Airstream trailer and motorhome owners.
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MEET YO UR O F F I C E R S 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 11
Jack Glouner President 239-598-4325 glouner@juno.com
Ed Efira Vice President Membership Chairman Webmaster 650-759-5800 eefira@wbcci.net
Gloria Hissong Corresponding/Recording Secretary 254-652-8720 gehissong@gmail.com
Susan Bruce Council Member 1 Year 417-839-7405 skb02@aol.com
Mary Potter Council Member 2 Years 251-675-1396 travlinggal8769@aol.com
Dave Shaw Council Member 3 Years 515-332-4379 theshaws1@gmail.com
Kay Corder Treasurer President 2009-2010 816-524-5240 bencorder@att.net
Ben Corder Caravan Coordinator Past President 816-524-5240 bencorder@att.net
This page has been updated on September 14th, 2010. For errors, omissions, updates, and all inquiries please contact the CAC webmaster at Rich Stevens Public Relations Chairman President 2005-2006 918-257-4253 Richrock@wavelinx.net
John "JT" Lester Membership Directory 254-863-5109 jt-lester@msn.com
classicairstream@wbcci.net Marie Efira Newsletter Editor 650-759-5800 marie-and-ed@sbcglobal.net
This page has been updated. Some phone numbers and email addresses have changed.
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C LASSIC A I R S T R E A M C L U B N E W S Classic Airstream Club Business Meeting JUNE 29, 2010 The breakfast and Annual Meeting of the Classic Airstream Club (CAC) was held in Gillette, Wyoming, June 29, 2010, at the Clarion Inn Hotel. President, Kay Corder called the meeting to order at 7:30 AM with 95 members and guests present. Jerry B. Hissong gave the invocation and blessing for the meal. The Clarion Inn served a sumptuous breakfast and met the needs of late arrivals. President Corder opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Jack Glouner. President Corder then introduced the Officers and guests, 3rd International Vice President, Don Clark and wife Jan, Chaz Mertes, grandson of Dale and Marilyn Bannon, and Tate and Ross Ingram, grandsons of Janie and Jim Haddaway. CAC officers present were: Kay Corder, President, Caravan Coordinator, Ben Corder; Jack Glouner, Vice President; Gloria Hissong, Secretary; Ed Efira Council Member and Webmaster; Marie Efira, Newsletter Editor; JT Lester, Directory Editor; Rich Stevens, Public Relations Chairman; and Mary Potter, Council Member. Council Member Susan Bruce was not present. The minutes of the June 30, 2009 meeting in Madison, WI were read by the Secretary and approved. President Corder gave the Treasurer’s report and proposed budget for 2010-2011 due to the death of our Treasurer, Hallie Holmes. Kay praised Hallie’s long and faithful service to CAC. She will be missed. Kay also mentioned the deaths of members Ken Davis, Marty McCauslin, and Dave Blum. President Corder’s Treasurer’s report and proposed budget are attached. Ben Corder requested suggestions for future caravans. He also commented on recent caravans in the Cajun area. Another Caravan is in the works and will be in Minnesota. John Landry is working on a plantation caravan in the spring of 2011. More information can be found on the CAC Web page and in the newsletter. Rich Stevens is writing an article for the fall newsletter pertaining to Benny Woodal’s contribution to getting new members. International Vice President, Don Clark, encouraged members to participate in the caravans. He thanked the Club for having him and his wife, Jan, as guests. Ed Efira reported on photos posted to the web page. He encouraged members to give him feedback regarding the web page. Marie Efira also encouraged comments and requests for material for the newsletter. Gloria then read a letter from the Shriners Hospital in Chicago to Bettie Jones thanking the CAC for their generous gifts. The gifts were well received by the children and hospital staff. New Business The slate of officers, via email from Bettie Jones, Nominating Committee Chairman, was read minus a nomination for Treasurer. President, Jack Glouner; Vice President, Ed Efira; Secretary, Gloria Hissong; Council Member, 3 year term, Dave Shaw. The officers for 2010-2011 were elected by acclamation. President Corder opened the floor for nominations for Treasurer. Marilyn Hofstetter nominated Kay Corder, seconded by Rich Stevens. Kay was elected unanimously. Past President, Ben Corder installed the new officers. Immediate Past President, Kay Corder, Presented Jack Glouner with the President’s pin and the President’s flag. President Glouner’s first order of business was for members to vote on next year’s annual meeting. The group voted for a 10:00 am brunch. President Glouner then requested that the new officers and council members meet for a short meeting before leaving the Clarion Inn. Kay Corder gave out many lovely door prizes that she had collected from vendors, the Airstream store, Wal-Mart, and the Clarion Inn. A Classic Airstream Flag was donated by the CAC Club. Kay reminded the members of the ice cream social July 2nd 4-5p.m. in Tent 2 In accordance with the Constitution and By-laws three members are to be elected to the nominating committee. Ben Corder, Dave Shaw and Mike Zimmerman agreed to serve and were duly elected by the membership. Meeting was adjourned.
Gloria E. Hissong Secretary
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C A C IN G I L L E T T E , W Y P H O TO A L B U M
A Great Attendance at the Classic Airstream Club annual breakfast and business meeting
New CAC Officers, from right to left Jack Glouner, Ed Efira, Gloria Hissong, Kay Corder, Mary Potter, Dave Shaw.
President Jack Glouner
Past Presidents Kay and Ben Corder
Singing before the Rain Blue Grass with Ed Efira, Lee and Shirley Look
Wonderful performance of the WBCCI Band
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C LASSIC CA R AVA N S 2 0 11 L AT E S T Beaumont, Texas to Louisiana Cajun Country Caravan (A Little Something Extra) March 16 to March 25, 2011 Leaders – Ben and Kay Corder Wednesday, March 16 – Rendezvous in Beaumont, TX Welcome/get acquainted party Thursday, March 17 – Spindle Top Museum and other sites in Beaumont as well as food - Enchiladas, Hot Spicy boiled shrimp. Beaumont definitely has a Texas sized portion of “Lagniappe”. Friday, March 18 – Travel to Port Arthur Saturday, March 19 – Port Arthur Sunday, March 20 – Travel to Jetty Pier RV Park, Cameron, Louisiana Monday, March 21 – Cameron, LA Tuesday, March 22 – Travel to Lake Charles, Sam Houston State Park Wednesday, March 23 – Lake Charles, LA Thursday, March 24 – Travel Creole Nature Trail to Holly Beach RV Park
Spindle Top Museum, Beaumont TX Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindletop
Caravan from DuQuoin, IL to St Louis, MO We’ll leave DuQuoin and go to Giant City State Park south of Carbondale and visit Jonesboro, IL, site of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debate sites. We will have a "famous" fried chicken dinner at Giant City Lodge. We’ll travel to Vandalia, IL to tour the Old State Capitol where Lincoln was a state legislator. Then on to Charleston, Il to visit another LincolnDouglas debate site and museum. The next stop will be at Springfield, IL for at least two if not three nights There will be a visit to New Salem, IL where Lincoln lived and worked, tour Lincoln law office, the old state capitol, and Lincoln's Springfield home, and end with visit to Lincoln Museum and Library (a wonderful facility). The final leg of the tour will be to the St. Louis area where there are opportunities to visit the St. Louis Arch and several Lewis and Clark sites. The 8-10 day caravan will include six or seven stops. Costs are yet to be determined. More details will be available on our website at http://classicairstream.wbcci.net in the next several weeks. For more informations call Gordon White at 618-319-0523 Email: gwhite@midwest.net The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between former House Representative Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, a Democratic Party candidate, for a seat in the United States Senate. At the time, U.S. Senators were elected by state legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were vying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the 1860 presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery. In agreeing to the debates, Lincoln and Douglas decided to hold one debate in each of the nine congressional districts in Illinois. Because both had already spoken in two — Springfield and Chicago — within a day of each other, they decided that their "joint appearances" would be held only in the remaining seven districts. The debates were held in seven towns in the state of Illinois: Ottawa on August 21, Freeport on August 27, Jonesboro on September 15, Charleston on September 18, Galesburg on October 7, Quincy on October 13, and Alton on October 15. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln-Douglas_debates_of_1858 Classic Airstream Club • Marie Efira, Newsletter Editor • Page 5 •
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C LASSIC A I R S T R E A M C L U B N E W S Airstream safety recall for all “Classic” trailers built between March 2005 and April 2009 By Ed Efira
We happen to own a 2008 “Classic” so we were notified for this safety recall. We took it very seriously as it concerns the brakes and Airstream warned that the actuator might fail, potentially resulting into total loss of braking power or brake lock up, and possible deadly consequences. I made an appointment with our dealer and got on a waiting list as they had to get organized to inspect the dozens of Classics they have sold over that period (they are one of the most successful dealerships in the US). Meanwhile good friends from our unit called us while traveling back home for a completely unrelated matter. Marie mentioned the recall as a nuisance that could prevent us from attending the next rally, when they suddenly realized that they were also part of the recall ! We advised them to call Airstream because having been on the road for a while, they had not got their recent mail yet. Airstream found out that they were on the recall list, recommended that they check their brake fluid level and go to their dealer for further inspection ASAP regardless of their findings. They found out that the brake fluid container was nearly empty, so they refilled it and "limped" to their dealership. When our appointment time came up, it took about an hour and a half for our dealer to inspect the actuator (they have to take it out) and although my brake fluid level was fine, they found out that the actuator was leaky. I was lucky that they had one in stock as Airstream requests that they send back the faulty parts prior to ship them the replacements. They are pretty pricey, around $2K, if I understood well. It took them another two hours to put it in, if you add over four hours commuting back and forth in the traffic, that was quite a productive day!
Not a Classic Airstream Club member yet? Our club welcomes all the silver sided Airstream trailer and motorhome owners. Don’t know if you qualify? Contact Ed Efira #5495, Membership Chairman at 650-759-5800 Email: eefira@wbcci.net You have friends who qualify and are not CAC members yet? Invite them to visit our website at http://classicairstream.wbcci.net They will be able to access our photo albums and appreciate our many activities. The membership application can be downloaded from our website
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A Message from Kay Corder, CAC Treasurer Have you paid your dues? Our fiscal year is July 1 through June 30 and dues can be paid between July 1 and October 31 but will be delinquent on November 1. If you would like to be included in the 2011 Directory, please pay your dues NOW! If you arenʼt sure whether you have paid for 2011, contact Kay Corder at bencorder@att.net or 816-524-5240. Anyone interested in joining the Classic Airstream Club go to our website http://classicairstream.wbcci.net , download an application and mail it to the address shown or just clip the application below.
Classic Airstream Club A WBCCI IntraClub
Date: ......../......../ 2010
[ ] New Member [ ] Renewal
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name (Last) _____________________________ (First) ___________________ (MI) ________ (Spouse) _______________________________ WBCCI # _____________________WBCCI Unit ________________________ Street, P.O. Box or Private Mailbox # ________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________ State or Province ________________ Zip __________ Phone _________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________ My Classic Airstream is a (CHECK ONE)
[ ] Trailer [ ] Motorhome
Model _______________________Year____________ Length_____________ Annual Membership $10.00 (US Funds) [ ] Cash, [ ] Check #_________ PLEASE DO NOT MAIL CASH MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CLASSIC AIRSTREAM CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO WBCCI MEMBERS OWNING A CLASSIC AIRSTREAM AS DEFINED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE CLASSIC AIRSTREAM CLUB, AN INTRACLUB OF WBCCI.
Submit to: Kay Corder, CAC Treasurer,
1002 SW Allendale Blvd, Lee's Summit, MO 64081. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PLEASE DESTROY OLD COPIES – TREASURER’S ADDRESS HAS CHANGED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Time to renew!
Thank You to All who participated in this Fall edition of the Classic Airstream Club newsletter. Please email your articles and comments to Marie Efira at marie-and-ed@sbcglobal.net
CAC Member Gary Rush (AKA Duke’s Dad) renewing his membership at the Classic Airstream Club table in Gillette WY (from left to right, Gary Rush, Past President Ben Corder, Vice President Ed Efira, Treasurer and Past President Kay Corder.
Happy Thanksgiving
Don’t forget to check our CAC website http:// classicairstream.wbcci.net for news & updates. If you would like to receive a notice when the newsletter has been posted on the CAC website, send an email to : classicairstream@wbcci.net.
Happy Holidays
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