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Greetings Fellow Chinookers,
I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season and are ready to start the New Year with a fresh and exciting anticipation of great things to come. Last year was a bit difficult for me as I continued to care for my 93 yr. old mother who suffers from dementia and requires 24 hr. care. But this year things are looking up already, as my siblings and their children are now pitching in to help. So, for me this year is already looking good.
On another note, I am so happy that we will be having an annual rally at the Mountain Valley RV Resort in Heber City UT, this September. Thank you, Jan. I have made my reservation already! I want to encourage ALL OF YOU to do so immediately. This is a beautiful resort, and you don't want to miss it.
Looking forward to many more adventures with you.
Happy Trails,
Mary Esther Chavarela, President
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~~~WELCOME NEW MEMBER~~~
Jeanne Dardini from Healdsburg, CA
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Membership and Directory Report |
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The Final Membership numbers for the new directory is 60, which is a good number to start the 2024 year. I want to thank all you sharp eyed folks who emailed your directory corrections to me. A lot of us have gotten rid of our very expensive land lines! I am hoping to get the directory to the printer and have it mailed before our planned Asian cruise.
Thinking about a Chinook Glacier?
Patsy and I are mulling over what to do with our wonderful but recently underused 2004 Glacier. No sales pitch here, just wondering if anyone in the club would be considering owning one. We hate to part with it, but nature has come to collect on all the operations to my eyes over the last 25 years, making driving increasingly difficult for me. On a more positive note, this Glacier comes with extraordinary technical support. (I would say unlimited, but as I‘ve come to learn, nothing is unlimited anymore.)
~ Dave Shehane, V.P. Membership and Webmaster
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Need New Newsletter Editor
and New V.P. Rallies
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The Newsletter Editor role is to gather information and pictures from the club officers and others and get that information out to the entire membership in a newsletter. Currently, the newsletter is created and processed through an easy online application called Constant Contact, where you can simply make a copy of a previous newsletter or message and make changes.
The V.P. Rallies role is to communicate with club members about becoming hosts for rallies and to support and facilitate the efforts of the hosts. When I first became V.P. Rallies, I was told that the best way to find hosts for rallies was to talk to people about hosting rallies at every rally you attend, with a goal of getting at least one proposed rally in the works.
Thinking about a Chinook Destiny?
Since Dave mentioned their Glacier, I thought I'd go ahead and mention our 2001 Destiny that had a new engine installed in August 2021. As I said in the November newsletter, our RVing days have come to an end, so let me know if anyone is interested or knows someone who is.
~ Debbie Shetland, V.P. Rallies and Newsletter Editor
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UPCOMING RALLIES SNAPSHOT |
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Possible May Rally in Idaho, Utah or Wyoming - Jan Pavia-Colabella is researching another possible rally for this year. If anyone has a favorite RV Park in any of those states, she would love to get your feedback. Jan's contact info: Email: janniek@prodigy.net, Cell: 310-503-7914
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Heber City, UT (20th Annual) - In September 20, Out September 24, 2024 - Mountain Valley RV Resort, https://mountainvalleyrv.com, hosted by Jan Pavia-Colabella. (see article)
Please consider hosting a rally in 2024 or 2025.
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<<< JANUARY RALLY RECAP >>> |
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QUARTZSITE, AZ Dry Camping Mini Rally
Held January 16-25, 2024
Off Plomosa Road 6 Miles North of the Town of Quartzsite
Hosted by Chris Rynhart
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It's fantastic when a fellow Chinooker, who has plans to camp somewhere, decides to reach out to the rest of us to see if anyone else wants to come along. That's what Chris Rynhart did when she planned to camp outside of Quartzsite around the time of the big Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show. Thanks so much, Chris!
~ Debbie Shetland, V.P. Rallies and Newsletter Editor
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This was a small but very friendly rally with 4 different Chinookers showing up on various days.
First, Sonya and Sherry from Surprise, AZ with their 2003 Glacier. This was only their second venture out but first time boondocking for 4 days.
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We travelled to Bouse for fish and chips on Friday and visited the big RV Show and tent. |
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Next came Safari Steve and Traveling Terry from Brenda, AZ. They came only for 24 hours because Steve was on call. (In the aerial picture, you can see the 3 Chinooks with all of us sitting around a campfire at the bottom of the picture) |
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Next came Jeff Johnson and Olga from Long Beach towing their dune buggy for 4 days. Fish and chips again. |
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Finally from LA came Stuart Bird-Wilson, a charming British gentleman with an old friend Mike, also British, who flew airplanes together. Stuart did not bring his Glacier Chinook, which was new to him, because he was having several repairs done. They only came for the day. |
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All in all it was a fun rally. Temps were in the 60’s and a few days of wet weather.
~ Chris Rynhart
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HEBER CITY, UT (20th Annual)
In September 20 (Thurs.) - Out September 24 (Tues.), 2024
Hosted by Jan Pavia-Colabella
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Mountain Valley RV Resort located in beautiful Heber City, Utah welcomes you to one of the finest RV resorts in the Western United States and the highest rated park in Utah. You will find the resort just off HWY 40 in Heber City, located in Northern Utah just 45 mins east of Salt Lake City, 20 mins south of I-80 (Park City) and 30 mins east of I-15 (Orem). Open year-round and sheltered by the stunning Rocky Mountains of the Heber Valley, we offer the absolute best in full-service RV lifestyle and accommodations. |
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LOCATION: Mountain Valley RV Resort, 2120 South Hwy 40, Heber City, UT 84032
HOST: Jan Pavia-Colabella, Email: janniek@prodigy.net, Cell: 310-503-7914
Our hold ends FEB 2 so call ASAP and confirm your site!
INFO for booking: Phone: 855-901-6100.
Our contact is Julie, but anyone in reservations can help you.
The reservation group name is: Colabella,-Chinook 24
DEPOSIT: The deposit is $94.77 and the balance is charged to your credit card 9/19/24 the day before our rally. You need to cancel 8 days before the event or they will keep the $94.77 deposit.
Originally, Jan booked 16 sites for the rally, but there was such an immediate YES response that she added a few more.
SITES: P1- P6 P12- P21. These are all $75.00 per night.
GRAVEL BACKIN SITES: F2 - F5. Right behind the others. These are $64.00 per night.
Our sites are located in the upper left section of the map.
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Great Forum for Technical Questions |
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A valuable resource that is not a part of the club is the free group site ChinookRVOwners, which I run and moderate. Most all members of the club are members of the site as well but there are many that are not part of the club. This forum is mostly technical – troubleshooting, problem solving, references and questions. Link is https://groups.io/g/Chinookrvowners. This site was at Yahoo Groups for nearly 15 years and is now moved to groups.io. ~ Dave Shehane, V.P. Membership and Webmaster
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To Join the Chinook RV Club Facebook Page |
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Our Facebook Page is private and hidden, so if you haven't already joined, there's a little process you need to follow:
- If a club member wants to join our club's FB page they must first be signed up with Facebook.
- I can only send invitations to FB Friends, so send me a friend request.
- I will then issue an invitation to the club's FB page, which the member must accept to complete the process.
- Then, I will “unfriend” the member in my personal FB account. Please do not take this as a slight! Our friendship will still exist at the Chinook RV Club page, but there is no telling if our social media preferences align, and I do not want to take a chance that our individual preferences would in any way endanger our Chinook related relationship!
~ Dave Shehane, V.P. Membership and Webmaster
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Chinook History Since 1938 |
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First Generation
1971 Chinook 18 Plus
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Second Generation
1988 Chinook Concourse 18+
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Third Generation
1998 Chinook Concourse XL
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THE CHINOOK SONG (OPUS THREE) by Al Enriquez 9/17/2003
(Sung to the tune of On Top of Old Smokey)
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WE ARE HAPPY RV'ERS
WE SELDOM GET SHOOK
AND OF ALL OUR POSSESSIONS
WE LOVE OUR CHINOOK
WE TRAVEL THE HIGHWAYS
WITH NO CARES TO BEAR
WHEN WE STOP AND HOOK-UP
MOST PEOPLE STARE
THEY GATHER AROUND
TO ADMIRE OUR RIG
WE ASK THEM INSIDE
IF THEY'RE NOT TOO BIG
REFRAIN
WE'VE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY
AND WHEREVER WE ROAM
IN OUR TWENTY-ONE FOOTER
WE NEVER MISS HOME
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WE GO EAST AND WEST
NORTH AND SOUTH TOO
WE FACE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS
THEY'RE EASY TO DO
WITH ONLY TWO SEATS
IT IS QUITE A THRILL
TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY
IF GRANDKIDS ARE STILL
TRAILWAGONS GO FORWARD
KEEP CHINOOKS WITH ZEST
FOR AS LONG AS WE'RE ABLE
WE'LL BE DRIVING THE BEST!
WE ARE HAPPY RV'ERS
WE SELDOM GET SHOOK
AND OF ALL OUR POSSESSIONS
WE LOVE OUR CHINOOK
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Club Officers 2022-2023
President:
Mary Esther Chavarela mechavarela@earthlink.net
V. P. Membership:
Dave Shehane dshehane@gmail.com
V. P. Rallies:
Debbie Shetland debbieshetland@gmail.com
Secretary:
TBD
Treasurer:
Mary Coleman maryccoleman@hotmail.com
Co-Members-at-Large:
Dale Frank dale.frank@centurytel.net and Jane Earley earleyjane@gmail.com
Immediate Past President:
Bob Shetland bshetland2@gmail.com
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Other Club Positions
Webmaster:
Dave Shehane webmaster@chinookrvclub.com
Editor:
Debbie Shetland debbieshetland@gmail.com
Club Historian:
TBD
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PURPOSE: This Club (Chinook RV Club) exists to promote social, recreational & informational exchange activities that provide for the enjoyment and pleasurable use of all its members. Our club functions primarily in the western and central US, although it is open to qualified members from the Eastern club (Chinook Camping Club).
DUES: Our dues are $35.00/year. Our fiscal and membership year is October 1 through September 30. Prompt payment not only helps Treasurer in budgeting expenses, but also helps the V.P. Membership to produce our Membership Directory. Please advise V.P. Membership of any changes in e-mail and mailing addresses.
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