A CHAPTER OF THE FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION

CHARTERED 1977

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October 2015 www.NewYorkCentrals.com

Vol 14 Issue 6

HERKIMER RALLY

First and foremost, thank you to our co-hosts, Phil and Pat Dana. All of your help was deeply appreciated. We would also like to thank everyone that attended and made this a great rally. In all, we had 19 Coaches and 36 people in attendance. At Friday’s social hour, we did have a speaker from SkyMed, Larry Roberts, who explained what SkyMed is all about. Hopefully everyone had all of their questions answered. We would like to thank everyone who attended this presentation, as well as our guest speaker. Our Friday camp fire also saw everyone coming and having a good time. Saturday’s activities were great with several of us "prospecting" for diamonds and finding some very nice Herkimer diamonds. There was also the Canal Cruise in the afternoon with several enjoying the sights of the old canal villages. We had our social hour as usual and it was also a great turnout by everyone. Our usual pot luck dinner was great with a large selection of foods to enjoy, which was followed by our annual meeting and election of Officers. Congratulations to our newly elected officers, may your year be a great one. We ended the weekend with our continental breakfast on Sunday morning with every saying our good-byes until our next get together. We did show a rally profit in the amount of $116.72, which made our treasurer very pleased. To the entire group that was there, again, thank you for all of your support and help in making this an enjoyable rally. In all, this took a lot to arrange, but was also very enjoyable to see that it was worth the work it took to do this rally. The bottom line is that we get together to have a good time and we hope that is what we did at this Rally. Sincerely, and again thank all of you; Harry and Cheryl Zakorchevnoy

OFFICERS

President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Membership Secretary Treasurer National Director Alt Nat Director Newsletter Webmaster

Dan McCoy Jim Wilson Hal Soutar Elaine Barton Dolores Wilson Sue McCoy Bart Barton Steve Essler Rich Burrell Bob Flight

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President’s Report Dan McCoy

315-689-9397 colmac@twcny.rr.com

The passing of the torch has been made from the Burrell’s who have served so many years as president(s) and Secretary to the new kid on the block. I want to thank everyone who had enough confidence in me to make me your new president. I can’t promise a new RV in every garage, but I do promise that I will work hard and do my best to make the New York Centrals the very best chapter in the Northeast area. I cannot do it alone and it will only happen if everyone helps and more families step up and help. We have a very well respected chapter and just need to keep growing in size and more involvement in monthly rallies. We can’t expect the same few members to continually host rallies. I should also congratulate and thank the other executive board members. Jim Wilson our new 1

st VP, Hal Soutar

our new 2nd VP, Dolores Wilson the new secretary, Sue McCoy treasurer, Bart Barton National Director and Steven Essler Alt National Director. We all need to thank Rich and Charlotte Burrell for the many years they have served as board members. I look forward to their continued membership and guidance to this new executive board. This month’s rally consisted of great food, campfires, breaking rocks in search for Herkimer Diamonds and a boat ride on the Erie Canal. Cheryl and Harry Zakorchevnoy and Pat and Phil Dana had a well-planned rally and the Herkimer KOA was a very nice location. The end of the year dinner is October 25, 2015 at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Syracuse so be sure to call Jim Wilson with your RSVP by the 19

th. We will recap this year’s rallies and accomplishments and failures of some

members, you won’t want to miss this. Those of you who are going to Florida this winter, keep your eye on your e-mail, we want to have a winter happy hour sometime in February. Everyone traveling this winter stay safe. Those staying up north stay warm; we will all see you in May at our 1

st

rally at the Cortland Country Music Park.

1st Vice President’s Report Jim Wilson 315-406-2188 jwilson010@verizon.net

Great Rally at the Herkimer KOA. Thanks to our hosts, Cheryl and Harry, and co-hosts, Pat and Phil. Some of us went to the "diamond" mine and tried our luck at mining. Proved to be a lot of fun! Where did the summer go? It was a great camping season. Be sure and come to the end of season dinner. It will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse, New York. We will meet at 2:00 PM for cocktails/cash bar, and 3:00 PM for dinner. You can order off the regular menu, each couple/individual will be responsible for their own bill and appropriate gratuity. Please RSVP to Jim Wilson at 315-834-3004 (home) or 315-406-2188 (cell) no later than October 19, 2015, or via email at jwilson010@verizon.net. We look forward to seeing you there! And, last but not least, I'd like to thank Richard Burrell for his past service as President, and Charlotte Burrell, for her past service as Secretary. Jim Wilson 1st Vice President

Secretary’s Report Dolores Wilson 607315-406-2188 jwilson010@verizon.net

Many of our members traveled to the Herkimer Diamond Mine KOA in Herkimer, New York for a weekend of fun, good food, and friendship. While there, some of us enjoyed the experience of mining in hopes of finding some Herkimer "diamonds". Jim and I had a little luck and lots of fun! We both decided that we just might have to go back and try again sometime in the future. We, along with some other New York Centrals, also enjoyed a leisurely cruise on the Erie Canal. The weather was beautiful, and the cruise was educational. As always, the pot luck dinner was very good and plentiful! The Herkimer Diamond Mine KOA proved to be a great choice of campground for our rally and a big thank you goes out to our rally hosts, Cheryl and Harry, and co-hosts, Pat and Phil! I'd like to take a moment to thank Richard Burrell and Charlotte Burrell for their past service as President and Secretary, respectively. And, I'd like to offer Congratulations to all the newly elected Officers! May everyone have a healthy and happy winter, and I'll look forward to seeing everyone when the 2016 RV'ing season commences! Dolores Wilson Secretary

Know anybody that is in sickness or distress or In need of our aid or sympathy?

Call or email Chapter secretary

See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. What the heck am I doing here?

If you want that diamond ring, we better keep looking!

2nd Vice President Report

Hal Soutar 518-810-2118 jgandrow@frontiernet.net

It’s hard to believe that we just had our last rally for 2015! Where did the summer go? The September rally at the Herkimer Diamond Mines was great. Nice weather, nice facilities, good food, and most of all good friends. Many thanks go out to Cheryl, Pat, Harry and Phil for a great job. Now Judi and I are looking forward to a nice winter in Florida with no snow as many of our members are also. We also look forward to catching up with the “Mayor of Turkey Lake “ for another happy hour in his neck of the woods. Please keep in mind the rally schedule for 2016 and give some thought to the September event, which we will be hosting with the Esslers in the wine country. We look forward to seeing everyone in Syracuse on the 25

th of October at the Spaghetti Warehouse. Until then,

safe travels. Hal Soutar 2

nd Vice President

From the National Director Bart Barton 585-289-4792 NatDirector@NewYorkCentrals.com

What a great rally at Herkimer. Great weather, great food and most of all great times with great friends. Thanks to Cheryl and Harry and Pat and Phil. Next stop Spaghetti Warehouse in October. Hope to see y’all there.

Bart PAST PRESIDENT REPORT

I want to summarize a couple of issues which came up during the chapter meeting in September. First, the chapter has offered our services to the Northeast area as volunteers for the 2016 FMCA International rally in Springfield, Massachusetts. I contacted Bob Mills on behalf of the chapter and offered our services as hosts for coffee and donuts during the rally. More information will be coming later. Next a motion was passed that we will offer lifetime memberships to the New York Centrals to those who founded this chapter. I have sent notification to Andy & Ginny Mancini, Pat Snyder and Nancy Rifken informing them of this decision and asked their assistance in locating any other surviving members of this initial membership list. Finally, a motion was passed that will require any person, member or non-member, to get prior approval of the executive committee to sell any items at chapter gathering. It was an honor to serve as your president for the past two years and I am looking forward to continue to work with the officers and members to assure the New York Centrals continue to grow and thrive. Rich

Treasurer’s Report Sue McCoy 315 689-9397 Treasurer@NewYorkCentrals.com

Sept 1, 2014 --- Aug. 31, 2015

Opening Balance: $3008.43 Revenues: Membership dues $ 605.00 Apparel sales $ 96.00 Rally profit $ 224.70 $ 925.70 Expenses: Rally expenses $ 179.98 Newsletter $ 150.00 Chapter expenses $ 134.82 $ 464.80 Ending Balance: $3469.33

October Anniversaries October Birthdays 3: Paul & Sandy Hallagan

5: Ed & Karen Tickner

9: Dale & Judy Brookins

14: Bill & Lisa Fridley

29: Bill & Dianne Armstrong

Rally host/Co-Hosts are needed

for the 2016 rally season. If you are willing to host or co-host a rally, contact Hal Soutar jgandrow@frontiernet.net

2015 RALLY SCHEDULE

October 25

END OF SEASON DINNER

Spaghetti Warehouse, Syracuse

Contact Jim Wilson if planning on attending

3: WALTER KOLCZYNSKI, CINDY SMITH 5: RICH SNYDER 14: TRACT D’ACQUISTO 15: MARTY CHARPENTIER

1: Dick Wheeler 19: Steve Essler 5: Butch Charpentier & Debbie Dhalle 28: Dale Brookins

BIRTHDAYS FOR REST OF YEAR

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1: Eleanor Kolczynski & Earl Ward 4: Andy Mancini 17: Elaine Barton 6: David Reuffe 18: Anita Walker 8: Ralph Dudgeon 23: Judy Soutar 12.: Paul Zaidel 25: Joanne Comins 13: Charlie Dhalle 30: Tom Hancock

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR REST OF YEAR

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 2: Linda Ward 26: Sharon Bazinet 4: Rich Murtaug 29: Phillip Dana

5: Perry Jones 31: Dan Bazinet

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 8: Jean Canfield & David Reffue

13: Dave Schenk

16: Penny Dates

17: Dick Hood

18: Robert Thompson

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1: Jim D’Acquisto 21: Marianne Burdick 3: Ron Dates 27: Gail Murtaugh

15: Patty Pritchard 30: Charlotte Burrell

20: Joyce Buccina

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 1: Dolores Wilson & Mike Vrabel 20: Pat Dana 2: Joe Cook & Rich Dzialo 8: Dan McCoy 28: Lee Kimler 12: Bill Leach 13: Diane Armstrong APRIL BIRTHDAYS 1: Jim Wilson 24: Jerry Rogers

Jon Burdick 25: Bill Armstrong

16: Louise Hancock 30: Hal Soutar

17: Wilhelmina Lanfear

NOVEMBER

17: Brian & Patty Pritchard

25: Harry & Cheryl Zakorchevnoy

30: Ann & Paul Clark

JANUARY

17: Andy & Ginny Mancini

28: Earl & Shirley Gates

MARCH

1: Bill & Kay Leach

11: Leo & Glenda Gingrich

DECEMBER

30: Ken & Cindy Smith

27: Ralph & Anita Walker

FEBRUARY

2: Rich & Kathryn Dzialo

10: Jim & Sherry Miller

27: Richard & Rita Snyder

APRIL

8: Pierrette Williams, Jim & Tracy

D’Acquisto

14: Ralph & Ginger Dudgeon

24: Lee Kimler

New York Centrals Family Motor Coach Association

Dinner Meeting – Sunday October 25, 2015

This year’s Dinner Meeting will be at the “Spaghetti Warehouse” 689 N. Clinton Street,

Syracuse NY.

We will gather for cocktails at 2:00 PM at the restaurant with a cash bar, followed at 3:00

PM for dinner in a private room.

Everyone will order from the regular menu with a wide selection of great meals ranging in

price from $9.00 to $18.00.

It will be member’s responsibility to pay their own bill and leave appropriate gratuity.

Please RSVP to JIM WILSON, jwilson010@verizon.net or

315-834-3004 or 315-406-2188, with the number to attend, NOT LATER THAN

October19, 2015. If you forget to RSVP don’t be afraid to come, we will find space, but

please let us know to assist set-up.

Directions:

From WEST (690 / NYS Fair) Exit 11/12 Genesee St. Left on Genesee St to left on W.

Willow. Left on Franklin St, under the bridges turn left on N. Franklin. First right on

Genant St. Left on N. Clinton St to restaurant on left.

From NORTH (I-81) I-81 south to exit 21 Spencer St. Right on Spence and left on N.

Clinton St to restaurant on right.

From SOUTH & EAST (I-81 & 690) follow R 690W toward Baldwinsville. Exit 10

(Geddess St). Take left on Geddess St. Left on Genesee St and follow direction from WEST

above.

Richard Burrell 1767 NYS Rte. 13 Cortland, NY 13045

Last dips of the summer.