MONDAY,
June 14th 9-00
AM – 4
PM Check-in and get your RV Space.
Welcoming Committee to assist
you when you arrive. Welcoming Committee Chairs: Jim & Pat Borris
and Chuck & Julia Burke.
Members receive “Goodie Bag” which
includes
- Welcome Packet
- Itinerary of Rally & Events
- Local information,
places of interest
- Freebies
- Drink Tickets
(social hour)
- Food Badges (your ticket to all
the meals)
4:00 – 4:45
First Timers Meeting
Have your questions ready.
Meet the President and Board, the Wagonmaster,
and your Welcoming Committee. Conference Room
1.
5:15 – 7:00 Welcome Meeting & Wine
and Cheese Tasting
Everyone bring a bottle of wine
or non-alcoholic beverage to share
Short Welcome speech
by President and Wagonmaster – Location to
be determined
Dinner on your own
TUESDAY, June 15th 7:30 – 9:00
- Catered Breakfast
Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon,
french toast, fresh fruit salad, cinnamon rolls, juice
and coffee
8:30
AM – Golf Tournament – City Park 9
A challenging 9-hole golf course.
One of Colorado’s best! Located two miles
from Heron Lake RV Park. A scramble.
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Seminars will be held in conference rooms 1 and
2 --
Be sure to attend the seminars and have an opportunity to win a door prize. Each
seminar will have a drawing for a door prize!
9:00 – 10:30 - -
RV Weight Safety – a seminar to help
the RV owner understand the issues related to weight
and loading, and the potential hazards and expense
of traveling in, or purchasing, an RV that exceeds
established ratings. Presented by Larry Lister, Recreation
Vehicle Safety Education Foundation. (This seminar
will be repeated on Wednesday at 11:15 am) Conference
room 1
10:00 – 11:00 - -
Brake Safety Clinic. Presented by Lawrence
Jones, Brake-Guard. (This seminar will be repeated
on Wednesday at 10 am). Conference room 2
11:00 – 12:00
- - Radial Tire Safety and getting the most life
from your RV tires. A safety seminar to
assist RV owners with understanding radial tire performance
and optimizing their investment in their tires. A
key part of the presentation is designed to help
the RV owner determine the correct pressure for their
tires, and thus minimize the risk of tire failure.
Presented by Larry Lister, Recreation Vehicle Safety
Education Foundation. Conference Room 1
1:00 – 2:00 - Maintenance
and Care of Our Awning
Presented by: Carefree of Colorado - Conference Room
1
Vendors available
for the duration of the rally. Our vendors this year
include: Beaudry RV Resort; Brake-Guard; Cleopatra’s
Day Spa; Discount RV Marine; Gilbert RV Insurance;
Monaco; RV Safety Education Foundation; RV Special
Things; and Shelly’s Wood Interiors.
Book and Video Exchange – Conference
Room 2
The Book and Video Exchange will be set up and available
throughout the rally.
2:15 – 4:45
Budweiser Tour – Ft Collins
5 PM
Social Hour – Meet us in the Saloon
for your favorite non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.
Remember to use your drink tickets in your goodie
bag. Location to be determined.
6:00 PM Potluck Dinner inside building
Club
will furnish rolls and beverages
Last name beginning with A to H – Bring
Hot Dish
Last name beginning with I to Q – Bring a salad
Last name beginning with R to Z – Bring a Dessert
7:00 – 9:00 Entertainment –Stony
Slue Band
WEDNESDAY,
June 16th
7:30 – 9
AM - Catered Breakfast
Smothered breakfast
burrito, biscuits and sausage gravy, fresh fruit
salad, Cinnamon rolls, juice and coffee.
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10:30 – 2:30
CRAFT FAIR --
(inside building – downstairs)
Craft Fair Chairman, Jean Andrew
$5 per table. 9
AM – 10 AM - Digital Photography Seminar – Presented
by Ethan Brady
Conference Room 1
10AM – 11
AM – (repeat) Brake Safety
Clinic.
Presented by Lawrence Jones, Brake-Guard. Conference
Room 2
11:15 – 12:15
- Weight Safety Seminar (Repeat) Conference
Room 1
1:00
- 2:30 - Maintaining your RV – Presented
by Monaco Staff
Tips and information on the proper
care and cleaning of your furnace; what you need
to do each year to make sure the hot water tank works
properly and efficiently; questions and answers to
insure the holding tanks are cleaned properly along
with what types of chemicals are recommended for
holding tanks. Conference Room 1
2:30 – 3:15 – Chapter
Meetings or Free Time
3:30 – 4:45
PM
General Meeting conference room
or large pavilion
Nominations of Officers
This
is Western Night – Get out those cowboy
and cowgirl hats and duds!
5 PM – 6:00
– Social Hour
Meet us in the Saloon for your
favorite alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage.
Remember your drink tickets!
6:00
PM - Dinner
Catered Bar-b-que
Dinner - Bennett’s Bar-be-que (Awesome
food and service). Dinner will Choice of three meats
(Chicken, Beef, or Pork), Bennett’s yummy bar-b-que
sauce, fantastic bar-b-que beans, homemade potato
salad, creamy cole slaw, French bread and all the
trimmings.
7:00
PM Entertainment:
You will be entertained the
Cowboy way! Cowboy musician and storyteller,
Ace Ball. Ace has appeared on the Grand Old Opry
and other shows nationwide.
THURSDAY,
June 17th
7:30 – 9 AM – Catered
Breakfast
Pancakes, Scrambled eggs, hash
browns, sausage links, fresh fruit salad, cinnamon
rolls, juice and coffee
9:00 – 10:30
- Not Necessarily for the Ladies – Presented
by Monaco Staff
By special request from some of
our ladies, this seminar is a good review of how
to set up your towable – Inside and outside
the rig. Hooking up the outside connections (water,
electric, phone, TV, and septic); leveling; adjusting
the sliders; switching the refrigerator from propane
to electric; lighting the stove and oven, checking
the pump; putting your chemicals in the toilet and
drains; and, of course, answering your questions.
Conference Room 1.
10:30
AM – 11:30 AM – Discount
RV – Presented by Al Denomme
Information and demonstration on
tow brake, telescopic ladders and vehicle polish. Products
will be available for purchase. Conference Room 2
10:45– Noon:
Maintaining Your RV (Repeat) Presented by Monaco
Staff
Tips and information on the proper
care and cleaning of your furnace; what you need
to do each year to make sure the hot water tank works
properly and efficiently; questions and answers to
insure the holding tanks are cleaned properly along
with what types of chemicals are recommended for
holding tanks. Conference Room 1
11:30 – 12:15
- RV Special Things – Presented by Len Bunts
Understanding Macorators and water
pumps. Conference Room 2
1 PM – 2
PM: A Frugal Wireless Modem for the Road
Presented
by Jim Borris - This seminar will address:
the cell phone plan/ costs/coverage/features and
drawbacks.
Buying
the cell phone/make/model/cost.
Buying the cable and software package to connect
to your laptop and installation on your laptop.
Brief demo (if the Cell phone Gods allow) and a bonus
extra – activating
the built in Web Browser on the phone to check
weather and some limited road condition information.
2:30 – 4:00
Activities
Paddle boat races – Prizes
for the winners!!
5:00 – 6
PM Social Hour – Meet us at the Saloon – Alcoholic
and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to suit every taste!
6:00 – Monaco
Night
Monaco Sponsored Dinner
Meet your new Board and be ready
to WIN some great door prizes!
And,
for those who choose to spend an extra day...
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FRIDAY,
June 18th 8:30 Fly Fishing the Poudre River
9:00 – Noon – Fort
Collins town Tour
Or, if leaving, Have
a safe trip home
Don't
let the big one get away!
Guide
Terry says he has been checking out all of
the fishing holes for the best one to take
all you fisherman on Friday, June 18. He
comments, "it's a tough job, but for us,
he's willing to do it".
There
is no charge (tipping the guide permitted)
for this excursion. Fishing license are
available for one and five days. Cost: 1
day, $5.25 - 5 day, $18.25.
If you
are a fisherman, don't miss fishing in Colorado. This
is mainly a fly fishing exposition, but Terry
say's if you must bait fish, he will point
out where that can be done. He did say
to mention, he has been catching 18 - 20 inch
rainbow and German brown. It's not to late
to sign up, you can do it at the rally.
Happy
Fishing
LET’S
RALLY!
BE READY TO HAVE A GREAT
TIME IN COLORADO! Please bring
something to donate to the raffle!
| Registration
forms were mailed out on or about April 1st
with a due date no later than May 15th. Registration
fee $200 per rig. $150 for one person (rig).
If you have not received your registration
form, please call Zel at 503-472-2634 or » Download
Rally Registration Form (PDF) |
Remember – if
you are planning to arrive early or stay
after the rally, you need to call Heron
Lake RV Park for those reservations. Toll
Free: 1-877-254-4063. Let them know you
are with the McKenzie Rally to receive
the rally discount. The park is filling
up quickly so be sure and call ASAP. Park
information at www.heronlakerv.com
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| Wagonmaster,
Zel Parsons, zel@macnet.com. Phone 503-472-2634
(503-550-3465 cell) for more information
or mail to PO Box 1114, McMinnville, OR 97128!
See you in June! |
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