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Welcome to LaPaz County ParkLive Oak in December

Wow! We had great weather this year and not like last year when we froze our tootsies.

There were 77 rigs and that figure included four guests.Hopefully everyone enjoyed playing Mr. and Mrs.

Right. I’m sure everyone knows their left from their right after the brown bag gift exchange.

Of course our annual washer toss tournament was held on Friday. We had a large number of spectators root-ing for their favorite people. Sue Mercer and Guy Rich-ards came in first place with Merlin Thimlar and Frances Smith in second place. What a surprise when John Mail-liard showed up at caravan and ran the tournament like old times.

On Friday evening we had our Christmas Pot Luck Mixer. There was a lot of delicious food wait-ing for us to devour. After everyone went through the line there was almost nothing left. Everyone was assigned a potluck table upon arrival at caravan and it was fun to find out who your table partners were (after all, it was a ‘mixer’). After dinner Don, Rose-mary and Frances gave out some great door prizes.

Overall, the Webbs and Smiths hope everyone enjoyed the decorations and tree and we truly hope everyone had a good time because we sure did.

January 2016

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Toys for Tots

The Toys4Tots Lazy Daze donations were picked up on the 17th & driver remarked it was one of the larg-est collections he made that day..!!

Another box is in the van & I estimate there were approx 175 toys donated by the club..!! Because of the club’s efforts it nice to know that many children

will experience the Joy of Christmas... Merry Christmas..!!

Gene Caulfield

Caravan Pet BadgesI am now able to order dog badges for our four

legged family members. Would you be able to let members know with an article in the Caravaner? They will be $6 with their choice of color.

Thank you!Connie J

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Goodwill Ambassador Report

Former Bun Buster, EARL MOORE #647, passed away on October 30th. His wife FLORENCE still lives at the Pomona ad-dress.

Another Bun Buster, BETTE BALDWIN #2407, passed away on October 21. She was 93 years old. Her husband, BRISCOE died in 2013.

Back Scratcher, JUERGEN RICHARDT #2853, passed away early November. Juergen will always be remembered for his dry since of humor and the way he told his jokes. I always enjoyed them. For those of you who like to send a card to his children, Denise Gardiner and Steven Richardt, use this address: 1100 Coastline Dr., Seal Beach, CA 90740.

With a very sad heart, I send you all the notice that Firesider, DARLENE JOHNSON #2380 passed away on November 16th from cancer. She will be missed by all.

Drifter, GEORGE REEDER #1397 passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, in Ontario, California. George was the Chairman of the Lazy Daze Caravan Club Executive Council for five years. In 1996, Rosie and George were named Lazy Daze Caravaners of the Year.

Mona Shaner MonaL@sbcglobal.net

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WE SALUTE YOUHost Tent Volunteers

For December

Bill ArthurBetty Boschma

Lurlie EdgecombMary Sue / Irene Ferrell / Paulin

Bob & Di FillerAl & Lydia Granger

Carol HarterHerb Johnson IIHerb Johnson III

Don & Carol KratzerAllen & Sue Mercer

Dave NordstromCarl & Jean Orr

Ken & Linda PalmerClaude & Carol Potts

RoadrunnersBob SchmahlByron Shaner

Mike & Margaret SkinnerLarry & Sharon Turner

Vern & Charlene TutterrowArt & Ursula Vorbeck

Marlin Zabel

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John Mailliard conducted the tournament which allowed me to participate in the tournament. It was exciting as Guy Richards and Sue Mercer had to defeat Merlin Thimlar and Frances Smith twice to win the tournament.

Gary Wells

Washer Toss Champions

1st Place: Guy Richards Sue Mercer

2nd Place: Merlin Thimlar Frances Smith

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live oak swapmeetItems for Home and RV

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Caravaners of The Year YEAR LAST FIRST1983 Fleming Don1984 Wine Jack1985 Matthews Jim1986 Saunders Bill & Yvonne1987 Kudell Carolyn1988 Barger John & Marlene1989 Cash George & Dorothy1989 Lawrence Frank & Marion1990 VonSoosten Ron1991 Graham Bob & Beulah1991 Williams Lyle & Helen1992 Wass Roland & Edythe1993 Boschma Frank & Betty1994 Moore Earl & Florence1995 Bevington Florence1996 Creath Roy& Helen1996 Holliday Bob & Darlyne1996 Reeder George & Rose Marie1997 Johnson Herb1998 Wayne Bill1999 Widmer Ed2000 Greene Gordon2001 Alford Bill2002 Edgecomb Harry & Lurlie2002 Tutterrow Vern & Charlene2003 Fletcher Joe & Jane2004 Nelson Don & Bobbie2005 No-Mads2006 Joe Terry & Lucy2007 Filler Bob & Di2008 Mailliard John2009 Smith Frances & Bob2010 LaPorte Donna2011 Berggreen Barbara2011 Gibbs Joe and Laureta2012 Tanner Terry2012 Hurley David2013 Wayne Bob & Joanne2014 Zabel Marlin2014 Shaner Mona2015 Webb Don & Rosemary2015 Turner Sharon

Congratulations to our 2015 Caravaners of the Year recipients, Don & Rosemary Webb and Sharon Turner

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Caravan Anniversaries

25th Caravan — Carl & Jean Orr

25th Caravan — Tom & Nancy Riley

Bob Filler

It was my privilege to serve as your Wagonmaster and Chairman during the past year, and I wish to thank you all for your encouragement and support. The recognition and gift card presented to me at Live Oak are much appreciated.

Di and I wish everyone a Very Happy and Healthy New Year!

Bob

2015 Board Members

2015 Board in place. From left to right: Greg Young-Vice Chairman, Charlene Tutterrow-Treasurer, Sharon Turner-Secretary, Al Granger-Chairman, Dave Nordstrom-Membership Officer.We also have Marlin Zabel-Statistician and David Hurley-Caravaner Editor/Webmaster

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Terry’s Tech TalkTech Talk Article 93 Rear Bath Wardrobe Door January, 2016

Techsnoz, the “Tech Talk” website.Check it out at: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Techsnoz/

Terry Tanner Rig #2779

Several times in my 2001 Lazy Daze Rear Bath, the wardrobe door would open while I was driving along causing a minor in convenience. Several other Caravaners have told their tales of having the wardrobe door open and then having the drawers work their way out and preventing the door from being closed - thus lock-ing them out from the bathroom and refrigerator as well. There is a two inch opening above the top of the door and less than an inch opening at the bottom of the door. The hinges are hidden behind the wood trim. This makes for an interesting act of contortion to try and work the drawers back in so the wardrobe door can be closed again. A safety issue also comes into play here: What if someone inside the bathroom had opened the wardrobe door for privacy and fell against the door and was unable to get up, then how would one get ac-cess in a timely manner to help them?

So I measured down 49 inches from the top of the door and drew a horizontal cut line. I decided to cut the door in place and not risk breaking the mirror trying to get the door out of the rig and back in again. Also I was working alone and did not want to balance the door and reattach the hinges at the same time. I screwed a guide board to the door below the cut line, offset for the distance between the circular saw blade and the edge guide for the saw. I made a clean cut across the door until the saw was obstructed by the wood trim just beyond the door jam. This left about two inches to finish the cut with a hand saw. The door consists of an inch and a half vertical board at each edge of the door while the body of the door is solid foam with a wood veneer panel on each face. After the cut, the door still seems to be solid. I removed the lower part of the door and relocated the two hinges to the upper part of the door. I drilled a hole in each end of a “café” curtain rod and attached it to the bottom edge of the door just above the cut on the dinette side of the door. The hardware that came with the curtain rod was too bulky. I attached the curtain rod with a dry wall screw in each end. I bought two 27” x 52” bath towels to use as a privacy curtain. The towels are doubled over the curtain rod as shown below:

I then installed a “Full Turn Button” for each of the three drawers as indicated by the “Arrows” in the left photo above. When the Full Turn Button is in the horizontal position, the drawer can be opened as shown above. When the Full Turn Button is in the vertical position, the drawer is locked closed for travel. The Full Turn Button is usually found in the screen door section of the hardware store.

The “Full Turn Button”

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? EMERGENCY ?Call on CB Channel 30

CODE RED: FIRE/GAS LEAK

CODE BLUE: MEDICALPLEASE Do Not Use the CB Until

The ALL CLEAR Is Sounded

From the EditorThe deadline for articles

is the Sunday following each Caravan. Thank you for your continuing support in the production of the Caravaner.

David Hurley Rig #229 2910 S. Archibald Ave. Suite A #546 Ontario, CA 91761-7358 d.churley@verizon.net

In Memorial - 2015

DOTTIE BAIRD #2158

BETTE BALDWIN #2407

CATHERINE CLEER #2134

CAROLE HURLEY #229

CARL JENSEN #935

DARLENE JOHNSON #2380

EARL MOORE #647

JUERGEN RICHARDT #2853

FRANK SIMERLY #2230

DUDLEY VARNEY #2973

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Caravan Dates Location Amenities Phone no./Elevation

JANUARY 13 - 17!Hosting Group !Past Tents

LA PAZ COUNTY PARK!7350 Riverside Dr.!Parker, AZ 85344

Dry Camping!Limited electric $$!Monday arrivals permitted

928) 667-2069!435 Ft. Elevation

FEBRUARY 17 - 21!Hosting Group!Drifters

Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista!2040 N. Santa Fe Ave.!Vista, CA 92083

Dry Camping!No dump station!Monday arrivals permitted

(760) 941-1791!340 Ft. Elevation

MARCH 16 - 20!Hosting Group!Road Runners

LAKE PERRIS STATE PARK!17801 Lake Perris Blvd.!Perris, CA 92571

Water & Electric Hook-ups! Dump Station! Bring extra leveling blocks!Tuesday arrivals permitted

(951) 657-0676!1658 Ft. Elevation

APRIL 13 - 17!Hosting Group!Firesiders

TUCALOTA SPRINGS RV PARK 41601 Benton Road, Sage, CA 92544

Full Hook-ups!Sunday to Sunday rates

(951) 767-0604!2345 Ft. Elevation

MAY 18-22!Hosting Group!Backscratchers

LIVE OAK CAMP!Star Route, Hwy 154 !Santa Barbara, CA 93105

No Hook-ups!Water & Dump available @ Lake Cachuma!No Early Arrivals!

(805) 686-5055!810 Ft. Elevation

JUNE 8 - 12!Hosting Group!Drifters

SILENT VALLEY CAMP!46305 Poppet Flats RoadBanning, CA 92220

Full Hook-ups!No Campfires!Tuesday arrivals welcome

(800) 472-5601!3500 Ft. Elevation

SEPTEMBER 14 - 18!Hosting Group!NoMads

VENTURA COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS!10 West Harbour Blvd. CA 93001!Ventura, CA 93001

Dry Camping !Limited electric ($$)!Tuesday arrivals permitted

(805) 648-3376!10 Ft. Elevation

OCTOBER 12 - 16!Hosting Group!Past Tents!

STAGECOACH TRAILS!7878 Great So. Overland Rte.!Julian, CA 92036

Full Hook-ups!Monday arrivals permitted

(760) 765-3765!2042 Ft. Elevation

NOV 30 - DEC 4!Hosting Group!Outbacks!

LIVE OAK CAMP!Star Route, Hwy 154 !Santa Barbara, CA 93105

No Hook-ups!Water & Dump available @ Lake Cachuma !No Early arrivals!

(805) 686-5055!810 Ft. Elevation

2016 Schedule Revised 12/2015

LAZY DAZE CARAVAN CLUB 2016 CAMPING SCHEDULE

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