Campout Highlights

Campout Highlights

August 2010

Chula Vista Elks Campout

Run a Ways August 2010

Fifteen Run-A-Way RVs traveled South to the Chula Vista Elks Lodge Campground in August. The weekend campout was sunny with cool breezes off the ocean keeping everyone quite comfortable. Many arrived a day early and treated themselves to a Thursday night fish-fry at the Chula Vista Marina, just a few miles away. We won’t discuss the one carload that got hopelessly lost, driven by someone who shall remain nameless…will we Dave? Friday night the group showed their support for the Elks Major Project by enjoying an Italian spaghetti dinner in the Lodge. The guest speaker was the grateful mother of a young man the Elks have been successfully treating for nineteen years. As is always the case, the campers were generous with their contributions to the Lodge’s fund raiser for the kids. Wagon master Pat Martino conducted the Sat morning meeting and discussed plans for the upcoming Elks Rally. He encouraged all to attend and to turn in their reservation forms to him. Pat complimented the group for their commitment to raising funds for charity and having fun while doing it. He said the club was still growing with the addition of two new members.

In addition to having full hook-ups and wonderful amenities, the Lodge campground has a picnic park with two official size Bocce Ball courts. Trailboss Dave Cooper held a Bocce tournament and the team of Marian Zannella & Harts Hobbs took home the trophies. The Sat. night pot luck dinner under the stars was, as usual, deliciously decadent, and topped off with the mean-hearted sheriff’s Marge Schreck and Andy Costello picking on even their closest friends. As they say, “All is fair in love and camping” The coveted “Space Cadet” award went to Marge & Tom Schreck for turning their RV into a lake when neither one of them left a water faucet running. Must have been one of the dogs! The night ended sitting around a campfire, telling stories and enjoying the company of the campground hosts. Thanks to Trailbosses Dave and Kathy Cooper & assistants Lenny and Sue Hersh for a fun filled and enjoyable weekend. Remember, if you have not trailbossed a campout over the last couple of years…you’re due!

Sept. Campout is at La Pacifica RV Resort in Chula Vista with Kathy and Nick Nichols as Trailbosses

Respectfully submitted,

Andy

July Campout 2010

This month's campground was only 44.36 miles from our lodge and is a quite escape from urban living. The Guajome Regional Park is locate on Route 76, just seven miles East of Route 5.

Thursday there was an early arrival of 5 rigs and some occupants headed for the local casinos, fourteen (14) more rigs arrived Friday for a total of (19)

Friday Night Cocktail and appetizers were served in the clubhouse but by the size and quantity it was more like another pot luck dinner. Some people stayed around to play the quarter game which was won by Jennae Wessling and Georgina Pickering

Saturday morning meeting chaired by Wagonmaster Pat Martino who just returned from Elks Convention in Orlando.

Guests introduced included Paul Popadak, Joe & Doann Girtin, Sue Backus, Glen & George Pickford

An auction of donated items was held Saturday afternoon and it raised $335.25 for the Run-a-ways general fund.

The Lapirres' hosted a high school photo identification contest that was won by Sandy McClure who identified 16 out of 23 photos.

The traditional potluck dinner was held in the clubhouse Saturday night. There were two cash drawings. Bob Lepley won $30.00 and Donna Wild won $50.00

Sheriffs for the evening were Bob & Linda Hauxhurst who raised charity money by imposing .25 cent fines for perceived infractions of members.

The Space Cadet Award was won by Jim Wessling for failure to recognize his own trash can.

Trail bosses Lepleys' and their assistants, Lapierres' did a great job planing the campout and organizing activities to keep people entertained.

August campout will be hosted by the Coopers and assisted by Len & Sue Hersh at the Chula Vista Elks. The September campout will be at the La Pacifica RV Resort and hosted by Nick Nichols

The Elks Rally will be held in Hemet September 24, 25, and 26. This year the games will be conducted indoors to avoid the heat we experienced last year. Plans are underway for the Annual Western Night held by the Run-a ways, and this year it will be held in August.

Leo F. Hazell

The June campout was held at the beautiful Chula Vista Marina in San Diego County. 24 RV’s filled with members & guests enjoyed sunny skies and just a

slightly cool breeze coming off the water. First-time Trailbosses Fred and JoAnn Emmerich were ably assisted by Bob and Linda Hauxhurst .

Friday evening the group gathered for cocktails and “Heavy hors d’oeuvres” (as JoAnn described them). And as usual, they were delicious and plentiful. At the

Saturday 10:00AM meeting, Wagonmaster Pat Martino presented Gene Yamauchi with a monogrammed jacket as a token of

the Club’s appreciation of her years of service as Club Treasurer. A vote was taken to attend the Elks Rally in September. Pat also reminded the group

of their obligation to host one Campout at least every 3 years.

A departure from the usual Saturday night Pot Luck dinner was decided on in favor of an afternoon cocktail party. This time with

“Light hors d’oeuvres.” This was done to allow the campers to attend the fun Street Dance party put on by the Park. There’s

no shortage of parties with this group and they’re some pretty good dancers too!

Susan and Shelly Zeiler did a duel Sheriff’s routine and did a good job of building up our Purple Pig Fund. The 50/50’s were won

by Roger Probst and Babe Giuliano and Frank Gunning won the Space Cadet for his whining about not getting his lunch on

time, Jeeze Frank!

Run-A-Ways’ Report

...And till you Run-A-Way with us again,

may all your trails be happy trails!!!

More Info on Run-A-Ways at www.run-a-ways.org

MAY CAMPOUT 2010

(Submitted by Leo Hazell)

The May campout comprised 20 rigs and was held at Campland on The Bay, in San Diego. The trail bosses for the event were

Howard & Deb Dyson and assisted by Shari & Dave Roadway. Although our sites were only 100 yards from the beach the

weather was overcast, cool which did not encourge swimming.

Some of the campers arrived Thursday a day early. The campground has a myriad amenities geared for family entertainment.

A cocktail party with Hors devours was held Friday night in between the rigs of our hosts the Dysons and Roadways.

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Nick Nichols who was filling in for Pat Martino, Wagonmaster. The traditional

Saturday night the pot luck dinner was conducted in a large open air tent provided by Campland. Dinner was followed with a

large assortment of desserts that filled a large table. Pat & Barbara Martino were guests for the dinner and briefed the gathering on Convention events.

There was a double drawing for cash winners. Forty five dollars was won by Jim Lapiere which he donated to the Purple Pig Fund.

Thirty five dollars was won by Babe Giuliano.

The Space Cadet award was passed on to John Morrow who demonstrated a lack of safety awareness in the towing of his VW without the two required safety pins.

Sheriffs, Marge Schreck and Frank Gunning raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Sunday morning most of the campers returned home wile the Roadways remained for one more California day before heading to Colorado

Everyone at the campout had a great time and hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed, i

ncluding a boat ride in the bay. The gathering made cash donations to support the new Elk statue at the lodge.

The next Run-a-way campout will be June 11 – 12 at Chula Vista, hosted by the JoAnn & Fred Emmerich, assisted by the Hauxhurst's.

The July 9-11 Campout will be hosted by the Lepley's . at San Diego County ,Guajome Park.

For more detailed information about the Run-a-ways visit their web site at www.run-a-ways.org.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell 5/17/10

News

Run-A-Ways’ Report

April Campout 2010

Newport Dunes RV Waterfront Resort welcomed a wonderful turnout of 37 Run-AWays

rigs for its April Camp Out. Trail Bosses Joe and Babe and assistants Shelly

and Sue planned a unique and tasty Friday night cocktail party. On Friday afternoon,

Babe played Rachel Ray, and taught the gals how to make her zesty Italian sausage bread.

These were then served along with hors d'oeuvres, sangria, and a keg! Games and a

very competitive Poker Tournament completed the fun. Wagonmaster and new ER

Pat presided over the Saturday morning club meeting with decision regarding our attendance

at this year’s Rally still pending.Many thanks to guests Richard and Stella

Oliva, who donated $100 to the Purple Pig and to new member Jeanne Frankenreiter,

who displayed her poker talents the night before and her generosity by donating $50.

Lovely Babe, the birthday girl, celebrated with her family and Run-A-Ways friends,

by serving deliciously rare steaks, plump and juicy sausages, and tender pork roast

to approximately 100 campers and guests on Saturday night. The only complaint was

that by the time you reached her goodies, your plate was filled with the succulent

shrimp, amazing vegetable dishes, salads of all kinds, and tempting breads! Yes, devilish

desserts too! Somehow the female sheriff got lost but Shelly nailed all of Babe's

family but good and male sheriff Frank kept everyone in stitches as he lightened their

wallets with fines. Lucky Nick Nichols won the $100 drawing and showed where his

heart is by promptly donating half his winnings back to the Purple Pig for the kids.

My goodness, these Run-A-Ways are generous and fun loving group!

May campout is Campland on the Bay with the Dysons as Trailbosses.

Submitted by Dave Cooper,

Assistant Publicity

Run-A-Ways’ Report MARCH 2010 CAMPOUT

Sixty-one Campers descended into the Desert Hot

Springs area for a weekend of camping, golf,

sunshine and (Gulp!) wind. The early Thursday

arrivals enjoyed a bonus of 2 beautiful days before

the gale force winds arrived early Saturday

morning. Trail Bosses Janice and Martin Carbone,

hosting their first campout along with assistants

Kathy & Nick Nichols and Marge and Tom Schreck,

did a marvelous job of managing the festivities in

spite of Saturday’s winds. A calm sunny Friday

morning brought out 24 campers for the golf

tournament on the resort’s beautifully manicured

course. Trophies, courtesy of Dave & Kathy

Cooper, went to the first place team of Dotty

Morrow, Tom Schreck, Fred Emmerich and Dave

Cooper Jr. Even the last place team, who shall

remain nameless, received a trophy. The spacious

& comfortable club house did double duty as our

party place and our refuge during the wind storm.

Of course the campers, undaunted by the high

winds, just enjoyed their card playing and games

all the more as they watched their lawn chairs sail

by in the wind. Saturday night’s pot luck was a

smashing success with the room nicely decorated

in a St. Pat’s Day theme. The 50/50 was won by

Lenny Hersh and Sandi McClure. First-time

Sheriff Pam West did a great job of assessing fines

on just about every one of the 61 attendees. Male

Sheriff Shelly Zeller kept the group in stitches with

his humorous accounts of their weekend

indiscretions. Shelly should have been a stand-up

comedian. The infamous “Space Cadet” award

was given to John Ahlstrom for pulling into the

campground with one of his RV’s wheels about to

fall off. A very relieved John said he was happy

(and lucky) to be there to receive the award. Big

thanks go out to Jan & Martin and team for a great

weekend of fun and fellowship. The April Campout

will be at Newport Dunes hosted by Babe & Joe

Giuliano

February 2010 Campout Tucalota Springs, Sage, CA

Beautiful snow capped mountains, cold nights and warm days, peacocks, turkeys,

yellow breasted finches, and a fishing pond were just a few of the amenities enjoyed

by the Run-A-Ways at their February camp out in the rolling hills of Tucalota Springs

Campground. Some of Thursdays early arrivals found a casino for fun while others

just enjoyed dinner at the campground. Fred and JoAnn Emmerich hosted a marvelous

"New Rig" party, complete with a champagne toast! Acting Wagonmaster

Andy Costello engineered the Saturday morning business meeting where nominations

for new officers were made. Andy also coerced several commitments for 2011 trail

bosses. Saturday night dinner featured a wonderful assortment of delicious entrees,

salads, and desserts, including bithday cake for Nick Nichols, who also won the 50/50

drawing and promptly donated half back to the "kids" Major Project charity. Sheriffs

Rosemary Lionetti and Dave Cooper then extracted a goodly number of quarters

from those naughty campers who deserved it. Thanks to Trailbosses Elizabeth

and Leo Hazell and their able assistants, Carol and Jim Lapierre for planning such

a fun campout. Janice and Martin Carbone are Trailbosses for the March 13-14

campout at Sands RV Resort. Hurry and sign up! It promises to be a good one!

~Dave Cooper, Publicity

..And till you Run-A-Way with us again,

may all your trails be happy trails!!!

More Info on Run-A-Ways at www.run-a-ways.org

Run-A-Ways’ Report

...And till you Run-A-Way with us again,

may all your trails be happy trails!!!

More Info on Run-A-Ways at www.run-a-ways.org

JANUARY 2010 CAMPOUT

(Submitted by Andy Costello)

Our January campout was held at the beautiful

Golden Village Palms RV Resort in Hemet.

Judy & Barry Buckser were the trail bosses with

Linda & Bob Hauxhurst as assistants. The

weather was warm and sunny and the weekend

a huge success. At the Saturday meeting,

Wagonmaster Pat Martino announced the club

membership was up to 67 couples. All the

campouts for 2010 were assigned and

trailbosses for 2011 were needed. Pat reminded

everyone that if you have not signed on to serve

as Trailboss in the past three years, you are

expected to do so in 2011. Pat also said that the

$1000 donation to the two military families for

Christmas brought the club’s charitable

donations for last year to an all time high.

Saturday afternoon’s events included swimming

and also a tournament on the Resort’s

professional quality shuffleboard courts which

were great fun but a real challenge to the novice

Elks’ players whose errant shots sometimes sent

propelled disks into the next county. The

tournament was won by the team of Kathy

Carmer, Dave Cooper Jr. and Bob Hauxhurst.

The Saturday pot luck was a big success as

usual, and sheriffs Judy Lepley and Andy

Costello managed to fine all for their weekend

indiscretions. The Space Cadet award was

presented to Jim Lapierre for making an extra 5

hour round trip from the campground to pick

up wife Carol. Now that’s true love! The laugher

of the weekend came Saturday night when Len

Hersh, walking home from the clubhouse after

a late night card game, made a right turn in the

dark and walked right into the pool, clothes,

shoes & all. Companions Ken Zittrer and Bob

Hauxhurst were still laughing when they

delivered the sloshing Len to his RV. Camping

with the Run-A-Ways is such a blast! The

February Campout will be held at Tucalota

Springs RV Park, Trailbosses Leo & Elizabeth

Hazell assisted by Jim & Carol Lapierre.

Submitted by Andy Costello,

Publicity

RUN-A-WAYS'

CAMPERS NEWS

Run-A-Ways' Report 2009

AUGUST CAMPOUT

Oak Creek RV in El Cajon welcomed 26 Run-A-Way campers August 14-

16. Two beautiful shade trees provided a pleasant atmosphere for companionship,

fun, food, and our monthly meeting. Everyone enjoyed meeting guest

campers John and Dottie Morrow, who walked away with 3 prizes at the delicious

Saturday night pot luck dinner.

Long time campers Andy and Harts won the 50/50 drawing, assuring them

gas money for the trip home. A special thanks to Shar, who volunteered

to take over the vacant Secretary position.

Pat finalized a horde of plans for Western Night. Campers were reminded

to sign up for the Elks Rally Sept. 24-26. Please let Pat know when

you have registered! Perennial candidate Martin Carbone once again was

awarded the Space Cadet outhouse and was advised to sign up for a "How To

Back Up A 5th Wheeler" senior citizen class. Trail Bosses Mark and

Kathy were forced to turn over their duties to Assistants Jerry and Marilyn

when Mark's Mother was hospitalized. Jerry and Marilyn responded with a

marvelous camp out and not only fulfilled trail boss duties, but did a fantastic

job as Sheriffs, too! As usual, our campers (especially Ruth and Jean)

donated to the Casino business, but Marge got even by winning a couple

of jackpots. Our September campout will be at La Pacifica RV with Nick

and Kathy serving as trail bosses.

~submitted by Dave Cooper

More Info on Run-A-Ways at www.run-a-ways.org

...And till you Run-A-Way with us again,

may all your trails be happy trails!!!

Palm Canyon Resort

Borrego Springs

Run-A-Ways Campers News

April 2009

(Submitted by Leo F. Hazell)

The April campout comprised 21 rigs and was held at Palm Canyon Resort, 221 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs. The RV Park is located next to the entrance to the Anza Borrego State Park Visitors center..

The trail bosses for the event were Elizabeth and Leo Hazell and assisted by Betty and Marvin Rawitch. The weather was clear, cool and windy but none of the coastal rainfall reached the resort.

Some of the campers arrived Thursday a day early. The campground was surrounded by desert meadows and canyons containing spring blooming cactus and wild flowers.,

A cocktail party with Hors devours was held Friday night in the local clubhouse to celebrate the new rig of Jim and Carol La Pierre

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Pat Martino, Wagonmaster. During the meeting Pat announced that the Run-a-ways donated a check for $960.00 to the incoming ER Jim Humphrey to the Elks Purple Pig Charity to aid children. Saturday afternoon was spent playing cards and table games and nature hikes. The traditional Saturday night the pot luck dinner was conducted and the dinning room and tables were beautiful decorated in accordance with the Spring Flower and Easter theme. Dinner was followed with a large assortment of desserts that filled a large table

The 50/50 was won by Tom Schreck and Betty Rawitch. The Space Cadet award was passed on to Lenny Hersh who demonstrated a lack of peripheral awareness of the assisting parking marshal. .

Sheriffs, Barbara Martino and Lenny Hersh raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Easter Sunday morning most of the campers returned home to attend church services and family gatherings.

Everyone at the campout had a great time and hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed.

The next Run-a-way campout will be May 8 & 9, hosted by the Schreck's and Roadways at the Golden Palms in Hemet. The June 12 & 13 Campout will be hosted by Gross family and assisted by the Hersh family at the Chula Vista Marina.

For more detailed information about the Run-a-ways visit their web site at www.run-a-ways.org.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell 4/13/09

Lionetti Markus Hazell

Roadway Lepley Hersh

Carbone Yamauchi Costello

Schreck Young Martino

LaPierre Urban

Hauxhurst Berreth Carmer

Rawitch Emmerich

Dyson Gunning

Bob & Charlie Rosemary & Bob with Charlie Harris

Tucalota Springs RV Park and Campground

March 2009

Run-A-Ways Campers New

March 2009

(Submitted by Leo F. Hazell)

The March campout comprised 23 rigs and was held at Tucalota Springs RV Park and Campground,41601 E Benton Road, Sage, California . The RV Park is located in the foothills of Temecula Wine Country, at an elevation of 2,380 feet. The campground is located 71.8 miles from Lodge 2444 and can be reached by RV in one hour and thirty two minutes.

The trail bosses for the event were Don & Kay Berreth and assisted by Donna Wild and Mike Cline. Guests at the campout;were the Zeiler's, Seward's , Hamner's and the O'Malley's. The weather was clear and cold and RV heaters were required for comfort.

Some of the campers arrived Thursday a day early. The campground was in close proximity to local casinos and wineries and were patronized by many Run-a-ways.

A cocktail party with Hors devours was held Friday night in the local clubhouse to celebrate the new rig of Kathie Carmer.

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Pat Martino, Wagonmaster. Saturday afternoon was spent playing cards and table games. The traditional Saturday night the pot luck dinner was conducted and the dinning room and tables were beautiful decorated in accordance with the St Patrick theme. Dinner was followed with a large assortment of desserts that filled a large table

The 50/50 was won by Dick Seward and Kathryn Nichols Phil Hammer donated a rafel prize for the Purple Pig and the high bidder was Nick Nichols who made a generous donation. The Space Cadet award was passed on to Joe Giuliano who entertained spectators with his hilarious antics while attempting to align his portable satellite antenna.

Sheriffs, Elizabeth Hazell and Bobby Lionitti raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Sunday morning most of the campers returned home while a few remained to prepare for a Mexican side trip to Puerto Penasco.

Everyone at the campout had a great time and hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed.

The next Run-a-way campout will be April 9,10 and 11,at Palm Canyon Resort RV Park in Berrago Springs and hosted by the Leo and Elizabeth Hazell and assisted by Marvin and Betty Rawitich.The May 8 & 9 campout will be hosted by the Schreck's and Roadways at the Golden Palms in Hemet.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell 3/15/09

More photos from March campout

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Dessert Hot Springs February 2009

Andy"s Pictures follow:

February 2009

(Submitted by Leo F. Hazell)

The February campout comprised 20 rigs and was held at Sands RV & Golf Resort, Desert Hot Springs, California. The RV Park is located in, Coachella Valley in Riverside County at an elevation of 1,076 feet.

The trail bosses for the event were Glen and Andrea Collins assisted by Nick and Kathie Nichols. There were four guests at the campout; Jim and Barbara Girton and Barry and Adele Thomas.

The weather was clear and cool with gusty winds and the evenings dropping into the 40's. The predicted rain storms never reached the RV Resort.

Some of the campers arrived Thursday a day early. The campers took advantage of the local discount malls, casinos and commercial hot spring spas.

A cocktail party with Hors devours was held Friday night in the local clubhouse.

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Pat Martino, Wagonmaster. Saturday afternoon was spent playing cards and table games. Although extremely windy, a golf tournament was conducted for participating Run-a -ways. The traditional Saturday night the pot luck dinner was conducted and the dinning room and tables were beautiful decorated in accordance with the Valentine Day theme. Dinner was followed with a large assortment of desserts that filled a large table

The 50/50 was won by Nick Nichols and second place by Gene Yamauci. The Space Cadet award was passed on to Leo Hazell, who failed to properly supervise plumbing repairs to his RV that was repaired at the park.

Sheriffs, Judy Lepley and Nick Nichols raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Sunday morning most of the campers returned home while a few remained to bask in the sun and enjoy the local mineral waters.

Everyone at the campout had a great time and hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed. All of the campers with computers enjoyed the free WiFi provided by the resort. All of the necessary details of the campout were neatly prepared and presented in spreadsheet format to the attendees.

The next Run-a-way campout will be March 13 and 14 at Tucalota Springs and will be hosted by Don & Kay Berreth and assisted by Donna Wild and Mike Cline.. The April campout will be at Palm Canyon Resort RV Park in Berrago Springs and hosted by the Leo and Elizabeth Hazell and assisted by Marvin and Betty Rawitich.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell 2/14/09

Enterance Sign Forest West & Martin Cabone Trail Boss & Assistant Snow capped mountains

Run-A-Ways Campers News

January 2009

(Submitted by Leo F. Hazell)

The January campout comprised 19 rigs and was held at Sands RV & Golf Resort, Desert Hot Springs, California. The RV Park is located in , Coachella Valley in Riverside County at an elevation of 1,076 feet .

The campout consisted of nineteen (19) rigs, down from the original 23 rigs which signed up for the event. The trail bosses for the event were Forest & Pam West assisted by Martin & Janice Carbone.

The weather was clear and warm with gusty winds and the evenings dropping into the 50's

Some of the campers arrived Thursday a day early. The campers took advantage of the local discount malls, casinos and commercial hot spring spas.

A cocktail party with Hors devours was held Friday night in the local clubhouse.

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Pat Martino, Wagonmaster. Saturday afternoon was spent in the pool followed by table games. Some of the football fans watched the games on a big screen TV in the main rec room. Saturday night the pot luck dinner was served in the local rec room and topped off with an assortment of desserts that filled a large table

The 50/50 was won by Ken Zittrer and second place by Kay Berreth. The Space Cadet award was passed on to Roger Probst, who while visiting a casino, mistakenly identified another vehicle as his own before finding his own vehicle.

Sheriffs, Shari Roadway and Bob Hauxhurst raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Sunday morning most of the campers returned home while a few remained to bask in the sun and enjoy the local mineral waters.

Everyone at the campout had a great time and a hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed.. All of the necessary details of the campout were neatly prepared and presented in spreadsheet format to the attendees..

The next Run-a-way campout will also be February 13 & 14 at Sands RV & Golf Resort and will be hosted by Collins and Fernandez families. The March campout will be at Tucalota Springs

and hosted by the Berreth family and assisted by Dona Wild and mike Cline.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell

1/11/09

Run-A-Ways Campers News

November 2008

(Submitted by Leo F. Hazell)

The November campout comprised 31 rigs and was held at Mountain Valley RV Resort in Hemet, California. The RV Park is located in Riverside County at an elevation of 1,565 feet just West of the scenic Santa Rosa Mountain Range . The November campout was the biggest of the year and a favorite of all since the annual full course Turkey Dinner is served.

The trail bosses for the event were Clay and Glori Ball and they were assisted by Bob and Linda Hauxhurst. .

The weather was clear and warm with the evenings dropping into the 50's

The Saturday morning meeting was conducted by Pat Martino, Wagonmaster

Saturday afternoon was spent in the pool followed by table games.

Saturday night the traditional turkey supper was served to sixty four people in the large rec room The meal was preceded with a relish tray and topped off with an assortment of desserts that filled a large table

The 50/50 was won by Judy Probst and GeneYamauchi..

The Space Cadet award was won by Bob Hauxhurst for parking vehicles on the wrong side of their rigs.

Sheriffs, Babe Giuliano and Mark Furlan raised a few dollars for charity with a fun filled perception of Run-a-ways wrong doings.

Sunday morning a turkey brunch was held to try and finish off the vast amount of food left over from Saturday night. There was still food left over for campers to take home and eat during the week.

Everyone at the campout had a great time and a hats off to the trail bosses and their assistants for a well organized program that all enjoyed.

The next Run-a-way activity will be Annual December Dinner dance hosted by the Lepley's. on December 13th The January 9th & 10th campout will be at Desert Hot Springs and will be hosted by Forest West.

Submitted by

Leo Hazell

11/16/08

Run-a-ways: Class of September 2008

Run-A-Ways Report for January 2008

(Submitted by Al Sabsevitz)

The New Year kicked off with a great campout for the Run-A-Ways. Sixty two RV'ers enjoyed the 70-plus degree weather at Emerald Desert Resort in Palm Desert. Gene & Harry Yamauchi were trail bosses with Pam and Forrest West as assistants. Over half the group attended the Friday night performance of the world famous Palm Springs Follies.

Wagonmaster Pat Martino conducted Saturday's business meeting. Annual dues of $15 is now due for the 2008 season. Send your check to Gene Yamauchi. You must be a member in good standing to vote in the upcoming club elections. Officer nominations will be held in February with email balloting in March. The positions of wagonmaster, assistant wagonmaster, secretary, treasurer, publicity chair and all the alternates are up for election. The new officers will assume their office on April 1.

Saturday's night pot luck dinner was held in the Emerald Desert party room. There was plenty of good food and tasty desserts. Both 50/50 drawings were won by Babe Giuliano. (She buys lots of tickets.) The sheriffs were Lenny Hersh and Shari Roadway. The Space Cadet Award was given to Roger Probst for his “Quad 9” hand.

Upcoming campouts: Feb. 8-10: Sands RV Resort, Desert Hot Springs. Babe & Joe Giuliano are trail bosses. March 7-9: Tucalotta Springs. Jerry & Laura Hoff are trail bosses. April 11-13: Oak Creek. Rob Lionetti is the trail boss.

More April Camp out pictures at Palm Canyon Resort at Borrego Springs.

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