October 2003 Newsletter

                    Rivers Jayco, Flight 9

 
The weekend started for some on Thursday.  The weather was great. Friday was just as nice.  Perfect for campfires and toasted marshmellows.  Saturday began chilly and turned windy & rainy.  But was still unable to dampen our spirits.  Those braving the weather for the weekend were Roger Barrall & Kay Frasier, Steve & Judy Dawson with Danielle & Craig, Dennie & Elsie Hinkle with Trenton Lowery, Jasmine Lentz, Sabrina & Savanna Douglas, Samuel Hinkle & friend Laureen, Randy, Vicki, & Nathan Knight with Julie Ostlund, & Sarah Knight, Dave & Martha Sue Peters, Norman & Jean Proffitt, Bob & Wanda Ray, Bill & Betty Ryan, Frank & Pat Sherman, George & Mary Taylor with Cody, Dale & Jan Wright with Daniel & Chelsea Duncan. Guests for the weekend were Don & Dot Eizenga, AJ & Anna Mills with Colleen Mills, Visiting with the Knight’s were Kirk & Laurie Clark, Lonnie & Joy Knight, Carl, Tammy & Ronnie O’Saile, Kevin, Susan, Megan & Samantha Taylor, & Bradi.  Visiting with the Ryan’s were Aaron, Vicki, & Tristyn Allbritten, Randy, Mary, Ryanne, & Austin Kessel, Rick, Tiffiney, Colin & Blake Ryan.  Visiting with the Wright’s were Gary, Mary, & Sarah Carrell, Steve, Lynne, Tabatha, Eli & Jeremiah O’Saile, Harvey Smith & Maureen, Charlotte & Dave Sheehan, Rhonda, Jim, Brianna & David Wilson, Ed & Megan Musselman, Michelle Wright & Damon Harris, Mindy Wright & Tony Harris.  Jim, Mitzi, & Jessica Borum, John, Cynthia & Johnny Haley, Susan, Audrey & Katie Thompson, Jim Snow & family came and joined us for potluck on Saturday evening.  Some spent the day Saturday fishing, biking, carving pumpkins shopping for new vehicles and visiting with our “camping family”.  Saturday afternoon Susan Thompson (Durwood & Rheitta’s daughter) came and played Tupperware Bingo with some of the ladies.  Every one came away a winner.  The pumpkin carving contest was at 4:00 followed by a chili potluck.  After dinner there were lots of characters in costumes.  The following were the lucky winners:

Pumpkin carving 0-4            Austin Kessel, Sarah Whitley, Blake Ryan

Pumpkin carving 5-9            Amber Dixon, Ronnie O’Saile, Austin Kessel, & Chelsea Duncan

Pumpkin carving 10- 16       Sarah Knight, Tabatha O’Saile, Megan Taylor

Pumpkin carving Adults     Nathan Knight & Julie Ostlund, George Taylor, Lynne O’Saile

Costume 0-5          Fireman (Ryan’s Grandson),     Furry Skunk, (friend of the Wright’s),     Unicorn (?)

Costume                6-9          Belly Dancer- Danielle (Dawson’s granddaughter), Cowboy – Ronnie O’Saile, Poodle Skirt – Samantha Taylor

Costume 10- 14     Outhouses – Tabatha & Eli O’Saile, Raggedy Ann (?), Head Hunter – Bradi (with the Knight’s)

Costume Adults   Ugly Witch - ?,     Hula dancer – Randy Knight,  shark – (?)

Best Decorated Rigs – 1st place Wanda Wilson, 2nd place Tammy O’Saile, 3rd place Susan Taylor & Elsie Hinkle

Please help me out with the names.  My sheet got wet & I can’t read it.

I hope everyone had a good time, I know that we did.  We want to say Thank you to the Mills for their help in judging.  It was greatly appreciated.

Our Remaining Campouts are:

November 14-16 Nashville, TN (reservations are needed) if you are going, you owe the club one night of camping for your deposit. (If the club made your reservation)

December 20 will be our Potluck.  More information to follow

The November door prize will be furnished by the Dawson’s