Tug Hill Update-March 22, 2013

After measuring a couple feet, not inches, of snow the past 24 hours, this is what the snow piles look like in Barnes Corners, NY. Barnes Corners is located on the Tug Hill plateau, an elevated area east of Lake Ontario, and northeast of Syracuse, NY. The Tug as its often referred to, can receive as much as 200 to 300 inches of snow every winter. Most of this falls in the form of lake effect snow
Anyone headed there?

More Member News

Here are some updates from our members
Millie Worden writes: I had my surgery..I had two torn cartilages in my knee.  He removed them .. He shot me in the hip to see if that would help.. Setting here with ice on my knee now.. Hope this helps..  Thanks everyone for their thoughts. Can't wait to get back to almost normal..
Millie

Harold Wollaber sent these pictures from FLorida.

 

Northeast Area Request for Officer Nominations

We got this note from Kathianne Taylor, NMA Secretary. The area is requesting applications for officers for the next 2 years. It would be nice if someone from our area were interested.

To all officers in the Northeast Area

 

Normally we hold our elections for Area Officers at our Annual Rally.  Since there won’t be a rally this year we will hold the elections by mail.

This year we will need nominations for three Vice Presidents and a Treasurer. The purpose of this letter is to request interested candidates from the Area Chapters to submit their resumes’ stating the following as per FMCA Member and Volunteer handbook:

1.       Heading; Includes Name Address, Chapter and F Number.

2.       Office being sought

3.   FMCA Experience: Involvement in FMCA. Include Chapter office(s) committee(s) volunteer work at conventions and rallies.

4.  Other Experience-gained through employment and community service

5.  Education and training that would enhance one’s qualifications

6.  Interests and activities, hobbies and skills

7.  Summary of qualifications-Brief statement for seeking office describing      

Area and FMCA goals if elected.

Please submit resumes to:

Frank Rizzi

15 Glenwood Ct            or e-mail to eleriz15@yahoo.com

Bayport NY 11705

Respectfully submitted,

The Nominating Committee

News of our members

While I can't confirm everything, consider this the TMZ (like an internet National Enquirer) of the Fingerlakers and here's our HEADLINES-

• Walt and Beryl Linden spent the past couple weeks in the Bushnell, FL area where they saw the Millers, Johnsons, Roules and many more. From there, they headed to the LEFT coast to see the Plattens and Walt's family. Then they head to south Florida.
• The Bessegers are in Leesburg where Bud continues to gain strength after his heart problem.
• Roules got together with Ben and Pat Reed and John Young who now live in the Villages full time. Ben and Pat are Wagon Masters for a rally to Savannah for St. Patrich's day. They hope to visit a Fingerlaker rally this summer. Also, Ben and Pat have put a beautiful addition on their place in the Villages. Pat plays golf twice a week while Ben enjoys a host of activities.
• Harold Wollaber has made it to Florida just north of Clermont.
• Millie Worden has arthroscopic surgery on her knee March 15th. Keep her in your thoughts.

You can add your notes by clicking on the "Post a Comment" below or email me at:
troule@aol.com

This Is Scary

We did it !
We signed up for the Good Sam International in Syracuse - $199, but it was free. We have Good Sam towing insurance and are "Premier Members" which qualified us.
Re-Upped for 5 years at $17 per year. So, for $85 we have membership until 2018 and a free International.

FMCA - are you listening?
FMCA membership has gone from 120,000 to 80,000 while Good Sam has gone from 1,000,000 to 1.4 Million. FMCA dues are $50/year vs $17.
We have made so many great friends, as a result of our chapters being the lifeblood of FMCA. We will stay as long as our friends do.
But --- it's scary.
And --- Winnebago has introduced its first complete line of towables since the 70's.

PLEASE POST A COMMENT WITH YOUR THOUGHTS

Daylight Savings time

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead One hour Sunday (March 10th) for Daylights Savings Time.

Future Rallies

If you have not checked out the Future Rallies tab above, there are items of note:

• We need a Wagon Master for the July rally. Please help.
• We are planning on going back to Harborfest in Oswego in 2014.

Linden's 11th Trip Report

February 13th  -  It rained on and off all day as we got ready to leave New Orleans for our drive to the Silver Slipper Casino in Bay Saint Lewis, Mississippi.  Had a great half price buffet ($6.00 each) and received a free nights camping at the Silver Slipper Beachfront RV Park.  We all, either broke even or won a little.

     We are still traveling with Ed and Sandy Miller and are headed to Florida with them. 

February 14th  -  Woke up to a cool and overcast morning.  The RV park is right on the Gulf and we are parked right on the beach.  Hence the parks name.

February 17th  -  Time to move again.  We spent a few days at the Boomtown Casino in Biloxi, MS,.  After three free buffet lunches, including crab legs, we continued on to Summerdale, AL and the Escapee RV Park.  Sandy and I stuffed ourselves with crab meat.  I can't remember ever having crab legs as full of firm meat as these.  They were great and very tasty.

     Bill and Jeanne Nixon, friends from Rochester, NY, are staying at the Escapee park in Smmerdale.  John and Sandra Wihlan, from Pittsford, NY are also staying in the Summerdale, AL. area.  We spent the evening at an ice cream social before sitting around visiting.

February 18th  -  Ed and Sandy spent the night in the Escapee  over flow camping area.  Today they moved in to a full hook up site.

     The four of us met John and Sandy in Foley, AL., for lunch at the "Gift Horse" restaurant.  The Gift Horse is an excellent restaurant and is well known in the area.

February 22nd  -  We started for Millers house in Inverness, Florida.  We stopped at the Passport America office in Clearview, Florida, and visited with the owner, Ryan. We continued in a rain that lasted all day.  We stopped overnight in Perry, Florida. 

February 23rd  -  We continued on to Inverness where we will be staying for a few days.

February 25th  -  Beryl and I went to Dade City, Florida with the Millers for a luncheon with Newmar friends from New York.  We met Jim and Nancy Anten, John and Carol Schiltz, Martha and Harry Byrd, Bob and Barb Engel and Jack and Marge Flood.

     After lunch the Lindens, Millers, Antens, Engels and Schiltz then went to Parkdale Farms in Plant City for our fix of fresh strawberry shortcake.  It was great.

February 26h  -  The Millers went to Leesburg, Florida, with us to visit Tom and Sharon Roule, friends from Livonia, New York.  

Walt Linden

wlinden@juno.com
I will add that Walt and Beryl blew in on 30 mile/hour Texas winds and 60 degree temperatures. We've had one day with 70+ plus temps and winds less than 20 mph since they got in the area.
Good to seen them !!!!!

Tom