Hello Fellow Spikers,
Barbara and I sure hope this finds all of you well this fall and looking forward to a healthy and happy holiday season ahead.
First off, I would like to pass out some well deserved kudos for our rally last September/October 1. If you missed this one you really missed out on a great time as well terrific fellowship with a bunch of well seasoned RVers. Our wagon masters, Patty and Dan along with their side-kicks Bill and D, are to be specially thanked for the extensive planning and execution of an out-standing event, THANKS.
Last September Bill and I attended the Western Motor Home Association (WMHA) board meeting in Hanford, CA. This group is a sub-chapter of FMCA and we, as the Golden Spike chapter, operate through WHMA in line to the national group.
Most of the information shared at this meet-ing revolved around chapter roll call, treasurers‘ report, the 2012 budget and plans for the 2012 rally in Indio. Our chapter will again be involved with ice cream distribution for two days of the rally, Chapter Fair, and post-rally trash clean up, basically like last year.
Based on action at our business meeting in Carson City we will also be coming into the Indio rally one day earlier this year in order to simplify the parking process we use to keep the group together on the grounds. It will be an extra $20 paid after we arrive. If you are interested in parking on the rally grounds with our group please contact Bill so he can procure the appropriate number of volunteer windshield identity sheets. We will also be parking the group in the electric hook-up area (no genera-tors) which will be $50 this year (again to be paid after arrival).
Please review the proposed changes to the By-Laws on Pages 10-13 of November newsletter. These are being sent per Article VIII of our present By-Laws at least 30 days before the meeting at which they will be presented for a vote (66% to approve.) We will vote on these at the Business Meeting, in Indio, January 11, 6PM.
Also at the Business Meeting we will be choosing a date in July for the Montana Rally and hearing more about the Big 3 train rally in Colorado from Dave Cross.
We‘ll see you in Indio.

Conductor Tom Westerfield