It’s coming up fast! I check with the park and they still have two sites remaining, so if you think you might be coming and haven’t made any reservations yet, I will be releasing those sites on Sept. 8th. For Reservations at General Sibley Park, phone 701-222-1844, and be sure to mention the “Ruebel Airstream group”.
September 01 2008 | News and Rallies | No Comments »
We have been invited to attend the Minnesota Unit’s celebration of the 50th anniversary, which is being held in conjunction with their Installation Rally. It will be held at the Airstream Park near Clear Lake, Minnesota Sept. 5 - 7. See the attached Invitation and Rally coupon. The RSVP date is August 25 to their out-going unit President Carolyn Grandstrand at the phone or e-mail address on the invitation. You can be assured great hospitality with our neighbors to the east.
Minnesota 50th Celebration Invitation
Minnesota Installation Rally Coupon
August 21 2008 | Rallies | No Comments »
The September - October 2008 issue of our unit newsletter, the Prairie Rose, has been released and is available for download. In this issue you will find information on the upcoming Installation Rally, which will be held at Bismarck’s General Sibley Park Sept. 11 - 14, reports on the Region 7 Voyageur Rally and our Stump Lake Picnic Rally, plus listing of neighboring units’ rallies which we have been invited to attend. To view and dowload, click Prairie Rose Newsletter - Sept/Oct 2008
August 21 2008 | News | No Comments »
The Region 7 Rally is near over already and I’ve finally gotten onto the web, thanks to someone else’s computer. Well, that’s not entirely true, because we have been so busy and having a great time, tracking down WiFi and sitting at a computer seems like a lessor priority.
Mission accomplished at the Panorama Amethyst Mine. I got my “Purple, Sparkly, and Big”. And made a surprising contribution to the local economy with the GST and PST taxes. The weather has been absolutely beautiful. There are 40 units here, from Manitoba, Ontario, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida, and Washington state. Today, we drove out to Kakabeka Falls for a leisurely walk around the falls. Yesterday, we caravaned to Fort William Historic Site., and went to an open air concert down at the the Harbor front. The Symphony was playing Big Band when we arrived, following with a Pipes & Drums Corp, with Tanglefoot entertaining third and closing the evening. Tonight, there is a dinner at the Polish Legion and it is rumored we will be eating very well. Wisconsin unit is getting geared up for their hosting of next year’s International Rally in Madison. More details to follow. CR
August 14 2008 | News and Rallies | No Comments »
Message from the Manitoba Unit:
The Manitoba Airstreamers are having a Buddy Rally Aug 28 to Sep 1st in Ile Des Chenes, Manitoba. This is a Passport America
Campground !! Please come & join us. See the attached for information. Manitoba Fall 2008 Rally Info
Our fall luncheon and Installation of Officers will be held in October. Further information will be sent out at a later date.We hope to see you there !!
Bruce Harrower, President
Manitoba Airstreamers
August 02 2008 | News and Rallies | No Comments »
The July-August issue of our unit newsletter has been released and is available for download. In this issue are a report and photos from the 51th International Rally at Bozeman, along with rally information for the upcoming Stump Lake Picnic Rally, which will be held July 25-27, 2008. To view and dowload, click Prairie Rose Newsletter - July/August 2008
July 13 2008 | News | No Comments »
The day was pretty laid back. We met our good friends, the Carlsens from Regina, Saskatchewan; a fried of theirs is planning an official caravan to the 2009 International Rally in Madison and wanted some inputs on what might be interesting places to visit along their route. We met with the South Dakota Unit at the John Bozeman Bistro in Bozeman’s historic downtown for their luncheon. President John and Bobbi Tetzlaff and their granddaughters hosted the luncheon. Attending were Myrtle and Don Bell from Texas, R7 2VP Joan and Mike Lahr from Wisconsin Past R7 First Lady Annette Hooker. The food was a little pricy, but it was very good and I wasn’t able to eat it all, which says volumns, as many of you know.
In the afternoon, we took a drive up into the mountains south of here, to Hayalite Reservoir. The mountain streams feeding this dammed lake are still running high and the level is putting water over the spillway. Nice and cool up there, where we did get to points over 7,000 feet. It must be a very popular location so close to Bozeman, as you were never very far from someone.
Last night, the evening’s entertainment was the Ringling Five singers, a group of eight local ranchers who sing cowboy songs. We saw this group at the Host Fest and they were promoting this October’s events.
We are hitching up this moring and pulling out. Temperature for the 4th of July in Bozeman are forecast to be in the upper 90’s. We don’t have air here. Time to giddyup and move along.
July 03 2008 | News and Rallies and Uncategorized | No Comments »
Just retrieved our unit directory and newsletter from the Unit Publications Contest. North Dakota will bring home the Best in Show trophy for our newsletter, the Prairie Rose. At first I could not find our directory, but then found it in an envelope under the newsletters. Our directory had a little note attached to it that read “Sorry this was misplaced & not judged”. Wisconsin’s excellent directory had the same little note on it, too.
July 01 2008 | News and Rallies and Uncategorized | No Comments »
We were invited to celebrate Canada Day with the Canadian delegation for breakfast this morning. It was just a sea of red and white attire under the Montana State University stadium bleachers, it appears everyone got the memo. Check your schedules for Labor Day weekend - If you don’t already have plans, the Hands Across the Border Rally hosted by the Montana and Alberta-Saskatchewan units is being held this year in Havre, MT. We had a GREAT time several years ago at Estevan.
Today the weather is supposed to be a little cooler, but chance of severe thunderstorms later on - it got up to 94 degrees yesterday. Might have to take a drive up into the mountains later on, now that the serious business of the rally is done for us, anyway. And we haven’t done any shopping yet - need to pencil that in, too. Wait, I take that back - we’ve made two visits now to the Airstream store, so that counts.
Yeaaaaaa! They’re here! It’s garbage pick up day today- It’s been quite warm here, you know, and we are the trailer closest to, and immediately downwind to the dumpster.
July 01 2008 | News and Rallies | No Comments »
The Delegates’ Meeting finished at 11:31 am. The following is the 2008-2008 slate of International Officers
President Jerry Larson, unopposed
1st Vice President Tom Collier, unopposed
2nd Vice President Norm Beu, unopposed
3rd Vice President Barry Heckenswiler defeated Robert Thompson by a vote of 4,851 to 1,199, with 14 abstentions
Recording Secretary Carolyn, unopposed.
Treasurer, unopposed.
Nominating Committee top two vote recipients were Sandra Poast 4,776, and Phil Risher 4,238. Floor-nominated Patrick McFadden 1,328, and Leo Garvey 1,590, and 196 abstentions.
By a vote of two-thirds majority, an amendment was approved to the WBCCI Constitution, Article XII, adding a Section 7 which clarifies the voting procedure to the Nominating committee when there are two, and more than two candidates for the two positions.
June 30 2008 | News and Rallies | No Comments »
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