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Missouri State Fairgrounds. For 30 years, Sedalia has been host to the annual Scott Joplin Festival honoring America’s premier ragtime performer and songwriter (remember The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag?). This festival, the only pure ragtime festival, regularly draws over 50 entertainers. Our rally will be held during this year's festival. We will enjoy free performances by piano players and other instrumentalists from all over the world. Information about the festival is available at www.scottjoplin.org/festival.htm.
Other activities planned for this rally include a visit to the Bothwell Lodge State Historic site, an architectural and mechanical wonder built during the turn of the 20th century. Information is available at www.mostateparks.com/bothwell/geninfo.htm.
Campsites are $13/night with full hookups.
Nancy West and Barbara Schneider are hosting this rally. You may reach Barbara at bks311@gmail.com. For rally information and to register, visit the Mid-America Chapter website at http//midamerica.wordpress.com.
Mural-in-a-Day
TOPPENISH, WASHINGTON
June 3 to 5, 2011
Toppenish, Washington is a place "where the West still lives in the city of murals and museums." It has been named one of the 20 best places to live in the West by American Cowboy Magazine.
Each year on the first Satuarday in June, the Toppenish Mural Society gets a group of artists together to design and complete a new mural, which is added to the town's already impressive collection of 72 murals. Walls have been built in Toppenish specifically for the purpose of having a mural painted on them.
This event draws artists from throughout the western United States and Canada and brings approximately 13,000 visitors into town each June. Only invited artists participate in creating these town masterpieces.
We will spend Saturday observing the artists as they paint the city's newest mural and take a narrated tour (on your own) by horse-drawn wagon of several of the murals already painted.
We will begin our weekend with a meet and greet Friday (bring your own beverage and a snack to share). On Saturday, we will enjoy a hosted breakfast, carpool to the site of the mural and then come back to the campground to take the horse-drawn wagon tour. After lunch (on your own), we will carpool back to see what progress has been made on the mural. We may go to the Yakima Nation Legends Casino that evening for dinner.
Sunday will begin with a hosted continental breakfast, and we will then carpool to see the completed mural. After lunch, we will tour the Yakima Nation Cultural Center and Museum and then return to the campground for a potluck dinner. The evening will be left free for playing cards or table games or going to the casino.
Other area attractions include the Northern Pacific Rail and Steam Museum, the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge and the American Hop Museum. Fort Simcoe, the remains of an old Army fort, in about 30 miles south of town.
Rally leader: Patricia "Beckey" Beckey. For information call (541) 680-1935 or email rvwbeckey@rvingwomen.org.
Camping fees: We will circle our wagons at the Yakima Nation RV Resort. Campsites are $30/night for full hook- ups. The resort is located at 280 Buster Road, Toppenish WA 98948. Information is available at www.ynrv.com.
Registration fee: The fee for this event is $60 for RVW members. Include your RVW membership number on your registration form. The fee for non-members is $80.
How to register: Register at www.rvingwomen.org or use the registration form on page 43. Mail or fax this form with payment of the registration fee to RVW, P.O. Box 1940, Apache Junction AZ 85117-1940. Fax to (480) 671-6230 with credit card payment.
This is our spring-cleaning outing. Curt, our favorite rig washer, will be available Thursday through Sunday for rig cleaning ($30 for rigs up to 30 feet; $1 per foot over 30 feet). To help with scheduling, please let rally leader Christy Stevens know what day you would like your rig washed.
Other activities include a Friday night meet and greet, Saturday morning potluck breakfast, Saturday night "trailer trash" potluck (dress appropriately) and a Sunday morning clean-out-the-fridge breakfast. If you stroll by Beverly Hiltachk's rig any afternoon at 3 p.m., you might be offered one of her famous root beer floats.
Rachel Harp will present an RV maintenance seminar after breakfast on Saturday. Joel Harp will be available to service your RV; to schedule an appointment, call (926) 708-7221.
Cheryll Clark will lead a CPR class at 4 p.m. on Saturday. This could be cancelled, however, if the bass fishing this year is really hot. Fishing advice will be freely offered by our rally hosts. Marilyn caught a 26-inch bass last year. One-day fishing licenses are available.
Other area activities available include birding at the Pacific Flyway and hiking at the 2,600-acre Bidwell Park or 2,000-acre Rio Vista Nature Conservatory, which has over 20 miles of walking trails. Golf courses, wineries and casinos are nearby.
Christy Stevens and Marilyn Coey are hosts for this event. For information and to register, contact Christy at christy@cjstevens.com. For information about this park, go to www.woodsonbridgervpark.com.
Old Mill Stream Campground. The theme for this weekend and activities will be announced.
For campsite reservations, call Old Mill Stream Campground at (717) 299-2314. Make your reservations early, and be sure to mention that you are joining the MidAtlantic Chapter RVW rally. Information about this campground is available at www.oldmillstreamcampground.com.
The rally registration fee for this event is $12/person ($11 for the rally and $1 for the chapter). For rally information, contact host Lynda Ippolito at (610) 657-3771 or email lyppo@yahoo.com.
John Gurney Park. Join us in Hart for the Asparagus Festival. The city's John Gurney Park, where we will be camped, is just a short walk from downtown where the festival, parade and a variety of fun activities will be happening.
Campsites are $24/night. Full hookups with sewer are $2 more per night; these spots are very limited, so reserve early or use the dump station. To reserve your campsite, send a check or money order payable to the City of Hart for the first night's deposit and mail this deposit to Paul Whitney, Park Manager, 3643 Southern Drive, Hart MI 49420. Include your name, address, phone number, dates and number of nights desired and be sure to mention that you are joining the RVing Women rally. Make your final payment on site (cash or check only, debit and credit cards are not accepted).
Please let rally hosts Joy Bondy and Skye King know you are attending so plenty of asparagus can be prepared. Call (248) 547-2545 or email fluffyjoy38@yahoo.com.
Elkton RV Park. Beckey Beckey and Barbara Hicks are the rally hosts for this event.
Campsites are $25/night. The park has a covered pavilion for our use.
Elkton RV Park is located right on the Umpqua River at 450 River Drive, Elkton OR 97436 OR 97479. For more information about this park, call (541) 584-2832 or go to www.elktonrvpark.com.
To reserve a campsite and register for this event, contact chapter secretary Barb Pace at barbpace1@msn.com. No deposit is required, but you will need to let her know the length of your RV.
Attendees who have time are invited to follow Arlene and Woody home from this rally to spend a couple extra nights at their place in Glide, Oregon.
Cultus Lake Thousand Trails Preserve. For rally information and to register, go the Event page at www.cascadiarvw.com.
Palace Campground. Venture to a corner of Illinois surrounded by hills and valleys all untouched by the ancient glaciers. We will camp at Palace Campground, the oldest campground in the state. Amenities include full hookups, outdoor pool, laundry room, dump station, shower house, and free Wi-Fi.
Activities planned for this weekend include strolling along Galena's historic Main Street, visiting a president's home, touring a vineyard and winery, riding down a slide and taking a riverboat cruise. Other activities may include riding bike trails, fishing the river, visiting a farmers market and local gardens, golfing and visiting a casino. A hot air balloon race with a nightglow is also scheduled this weekend.
After a Friday night social hour, we will eat at a local restaurant as a group. We will also have a social hour Saturday night, followed by a campground pitch-in cookout' bring your own meat to grill and a side dish to share.
Some activities for this rally have fees: vineyard wine tasting, $5 to $10; slide and riverboat cruise, $25. There is a $10 rally fee for this event.
Campsites are $31, $29 or $27 per night, depending on hookups. We have reserved sites with electric and water. You may choose what hookups you want when you reserve your site. Cabins with AC and electricity are available for $60/night for those that do not want to bring their rigs or do not have a rig. All cabins sleep five; bring your own linens. Make your reservations with Palace Campground online at www.palacecampground.com or call (815) 777-2466. Be sure to mention that you are with the RVW Ohio River Valley Chapter.
Please also RSVP to rally host Anita Kessinger at asuekess@aol.com or text (309) 242-4486. Sandy Nosler is co-hosting and can help with any concerns. She can be reached at rrkarz@sbcgobel.net.
Shore Hills Campground. Join us for a great lobster fest weekend. The rally host for this event is Teddie Grayson. You may reach Teddie at tedgiu@yahoo.com or (860) 859-223.
Campsites are approximately $40/night. Please confirm with Teddie Grayson before calling the campground. After you have contacted Teddie, call the campground at (207) 633-4782 to reserve your campsite; be sure to mention that you are joining the RVW Northeast Network rally. A deposit of $40 is required with your reservation. This campground accepts cash or checks only (no credit or debit cards).
Shore Hills Campground is located at 533 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay ME 04537. Information about this campground is available www.shorehills.com.
Chalk Creek Campground. We will camp by the creek, listen to the bubbling water and the birds singing in the grandfather cottonwoods and smell that fresh, mountain air. The only thing better than this is joining a wonderful group of women and enjoying life, good food, fishing, rubber duck races and sightseeing.
The quaint town of Nathrop offers unique shops and friendly folks. This is also the weekend for Salida’s annual art walk.
Information about our campground is available at www.chalkcreek-campground.com.
For rally information, contact hosts Dolly Courier and Bert Sealing at msberto1@msn.com. To make your campground registration, contact Donna Arnink at darnink@q.com.
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