GMC Greater Midwest Classics
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From The President – Howard “Howie” Glenna
Greetings to all
the Greater Midwest Classics members. The Summer Rally will be held in
the “air conditioned city” as Duluth, Minnesota claims to be air
conditioned by nature. I suspect being next to Lake Superior might have
something to do with it. We are returning to a great campground and
restaurant combination, the Buffalo House Campground with Rally dates of
July 29-31st and early arrivals on the 28th.
Bob and Yvonne Miller with help from Jim and Teresa Dall will
be our wagon masters. This promises to be a fun rally. Bob is not only
our Past President but, Bob and Yvonne were two of the original founders
of the Greater Midwest Classics. Having them team up with the energy
and help of Duluth area residents Jim and Teresa, it has to be good. I
look forward to seeing you all in July. To my aviation friends I
apologize for the rally falling on part of the Oshkosh time slot.
The Spring Rally at Kiesler’s in Waseca was a great
opportunity to get caught up with old friends and with our new members.
We had 28 coaches in attendance, and 54 members at our Saturday dinner.
We had a couple of nice evenings around the fire with excellent music.
Kiesler’s is a very nice campground with many mature trees.
One technical note: If you have not replaced your brake
hoses recently, especially the front ones, it might be a good idea. We
are seeing a number of collapsed interior walls on the hoses and this is
causing the brakes to drag and not release properly. This can cause
excessive heat to build-up particularly in the front hubs. The hoses
look good from the outside. One hose I recently replaced when it was
off the coach 175 psi could not blow air through it.
As an added note, I have changed providers for email in an
effort to improve my web access and have a new email address:
hglenna747@netzero.com (So far I’ve not found it to be much better).
From Vice
President
– Lucy Weidner
Greetings to
everyone! Our Waseca Rally was very successful with great weather and
one of the record attendances that provided us with lots of time to “BS”
(Bonding and Sharing). Kudos to a great committee: Howard & Midge
Glenna, Sandi Renk and the Weidner’s As you can see in this Newsletter,
our First Past President’s Rally has been arranged by Bob & Yvonne
Miller with help from Jim & Teresa Dall. Looks like it will be another
good one with time for talking and sight seeing.
The Fall Rally - Sept. 20-23 is still scheduled for Menomonie
and if you want to visit the campground website it is:
www.menomoniecamping.com
We’re still looking for a Christmas party site and if we
don’t have one by the Fall rally, we’ll not be having one this year and
we’ll look to 2010.
I thought it might help to know a little bit about what’s
involved in hosting a rally so I’ve included some items from the
Wagonmaster Checklist:
1. Look in
your area for a campsite that may accommodate our group.
2. Visit with campground manager to determine: group rate,
deadline date for reservations, grill on site, hook ups, restrooms, an
enclosed shelter, local attractions and events.
3. Shelter needs to be enclosed, have water for coffee and clean
up, and is heated or air- conditioned as appropriate. Can accommodate
group for meetings, pot-luck, and fun activities.
4. Determine if the shelter is available for a dinner on Saturday
night. If so, arrange for a catered dinner, if that’s what you want.
Otherwise locate a local restaurant for a rally dinner. It’s easier to
order off the menu if possible, otherwise arrange for a buffet with one
set price.
5. Decide the schedule for Saturday. Are you going to have a
technical session? Something for the women? Or will a tour be arranged
for the group?
6. Will you have an evening activity for Saturday evening? Bingo?
Ice Cream Social? Your choice.
7. Put rally information together and send to Newsletter Editor,
Jane Hasek.
8. Rally supplies will be provided by previous Rally hosts.
There are other items to share and if you have questions,
just call me at 715-235-422 or email me at
WeidnerL@wwt.net Hosting a Christmas party (rally) is entirely
different, you just need to pick a date, find a restaurant, and let
someone know the plan! Please seriously consider hosting a rally in the
future, you will not do it alone, there are plenty of willing hands.
That about sums things up. Loving the flowers coming up and
sitting on our screen porch with a good book. Hope you are all getting
some R & R at home and hope to see you in Duluth. Lucy (and Larry 2).
2009
SUMMER RALLY – DULUTH, MN July 29-31
The Summer 2009 Rally for the GMC Midwest
Classics will be held July 29th to the 31st , with
early arrivals on July 28th , at the Buffalo House
Campground, Duluth, MN (located about ten miles south of Duluth. The
wagonmasters are Bob & Yvonne Miller assisted by Jim & Teresa Dall.
The Buffalo House Campground is located at: 2590 Guss Road &
Buffalo Vally Rd., Exit 245 on I-35, Duluth, MN. 55810. Call
218-628-7019 for reservations and mention you are with the Greater
Midwest Classic GMC Motorhome club. DO NOT bring any of
your own firewood, due to ash disease. You can get more information and
check out the campground at
http://www.buffalohouseduluth.com or call 218-624-9901 for more
information. You can also check it out on the club website at
www.gmcmidwestclassics.org for the latest updates.
SUMMER RALLY SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
, JULY 28TH –
Early Arrival
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH
5:30 PM –
Potluck/Social Hour. Please bring your own meat to grill and a dish to
pass, as well as a plate and eating utensils.
THURSDAY, JULY 30TH
7:30AM - Breakfast omelet in a bag. Please bring your own plate, eating
utensils and a cup of fresh fruit for the bowl.
9:00 AM – Business meeting
10:00 AM – Concurrent Sessions
Technical
seminar
“Who Gets
Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?”
12:00 PM – Lunch on your own
1:00 PM – Leave for activities (YOUR
CHOICE)
Tour the Glensheen Historic Estate
Downtown Duluth activities:
Lake Superior Maritime Museum
Great Lakes Aquarium
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
S.S.
William A. Irvin Ore Boat Museum
Please
go to “Visit Duluth” website for information:
www.visitduluth.com/attractions/listings.php?page=general_attractions
6:00 PM – Dinner at the
Buffalo House restaurant (order off the menu).
FRIDAY, JULY 31ST
8:00 AM
– Coffee and conversation.
Checkout and leave for wherever your
next journey takes you.
PS – There will be continual BS sessions (Bonding and Sharing) each day,
all day!
2009 GMC RALLY
SCHEDULE
Summer Rally –
July 29-31, Duluth, MN
Fall Rally – September 20-23,
Menomonie, WI
Fall GMCMI Rally – September 27 –
October 2, Pueblo, CO
RECIPE
REQUEST (from Summer Rally)
EASY RASPBERRY TRIFLE
1- Angel
Food Cake (you can make your own or buy one already made)
1- 8 oz. Pkg of sugar free Raspberry Gelatin
1- 10 oz. Pkg of frozen Raspberries
2-3 6 oz. Containers of Yoplait 97% Fat Free Raspberry Yogurt (I use at
least 4-5 for this full recipe)
Pour 2 cups of boiling water over gelatin. Stir until
dissolved. Add THAWED raspberries (save some for garnish if desired)
Refrigerate gelatin mixture until it starts to thicken, but not set.
Tear angel food cake into ¼” pieces. Place half of the cake in a bowl
(you can use a glass bowl to make it special). Place a layer of the
gelatin mixture over the cake. Place a layer of the yogurt over the
mixture (I put the yogurt in a bowl to make it easier for layering).
Repeat layers and garnish with leftover raspberries if desired.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm. Cover and refrigerate any
leftovers (usually there aren’t any!)
Makes 16 servings. For our potluck, I cut the recipe in half. ENJOY, Lucy Weidner
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS:
Dean & Cherie Klakoski, 2738 Brown Street, Portage, IN
Vern & Darlene Maslow, 112 375th Ave. NE, Stanchfield, MN
Keith & Patti Vasilakes, 5131 Greenwood Drive, Mounds View,
MN
Currently GMC Greater Midwest Classics club has 145 members and 78 coaches.