26
May
2009

Pismo Report

The webmaster(s) didn’t make this campout, but from the reports we have it was quite an outing. 34 rigs total from both Northern and Southern California clubs. Lots of good food and a few exciting moments. The full reports are in the June issue of the Newsletter which is available in the Member’s area. A few safety tips are worth sharing:

1) Do NOT use white gas for starting a campfire. If you must do so INSURE that there are no ignition sources in the fire pit before applying the liquid fuel.

2) Do NOT use a rocking ottoman for a step stool. Just don’t.

3) Watch your step. All the time. There are many hazards and falling is hard on people.

Aside from the extra excitement there was a lot of good food and good friends.

There are bylaw changes proposed for the general meeting this year. Refer to the Newsletter for details.

Hope to see you next time,

24
May
2009

Pismo Campout!

While everyone is out having fun at Pismo Beach, we’re at home working on the website and a few other things.

The ByLaws are posted in the Member’s Area. Thanks to DawnB for scanning them in. See the newsletter for some proposed changes to the ByLaws at the Annual Meeting.

We’ll post a campout report as soon as we get one. Hopefully someone will stop relaxing and send one soon…

27
April
2009

April Campout Report

The weather was wonderful and the company was great.  We arrived at The Vineyard RV Park in Vacaville on Friday.  There were 8 rigs in all.  We did have some thunder and lighting on Friday but it was short lived and we had just enough rain to keep the dust down.  The blue sky came out and we had clear skys for the rest of the weekend. Friday we were treated to Dave’s homemade turkey soup and baked potato bar. Saturday most everyone converged on the newly opened Camping World RV Sales.  Camping World is only a mile from the campgrounds, where they moved from Cordelia.  We did have wonderful food at the potluck - we have great cooks in the group.  On Sunday we all had continental breakfast with Starbucks coffee then packed up and said good-bye until May.

24
April
2009

Campout Weekend!

See you soon at this weekend’s Club Campout!

12
April
2009

International Rally Update!

Just announced!! The International Rally in Illinois is open to any Starcraft Club chapter member (including associates). If you are interested let Jan R. know and she will forward you the rally application.

10
April
2009

Club Newsletters

If you have trouble keeping track of your paper or emailed Club Newsletter, they are also kept in the Member’s area on the website for your convenience. The April issue was just uploaded. All 2009 issues are there now, and older issues will be added over time.

28
March
2009

April Campout

There are a few days left to register for the Club’s April 24-26 Campout at the Vineyard RV Park in Vacaville. Come and enjoy the outlet shopping, golfing and local wine tasting opportunities. The campout coupon is in the Club newsletter (and the newsletter is in the web club member private area here). Registration closes April 5th, so do not delay! The Wagonmaster’s (Amrine) will provide friday evening Hospitality (food) and they have guaranteed the weather…

15
March
2009

March Campout Report

5thwhl The St. Patty’s Campout at Petaluma was a great success. There were 11 rigs and the food at this campout was particularly good with two types of exceptionally tasty corned beef, a lamb stew to die for, soda bread, cabbage and specialty potatoes. We had big camping breakfasts each morning for everyone, big Italian hospitality with homemade spaghetti sauce with sausage, fresh green salad and rolls and hot Irish coffees with whipped cream at night around the campfire. Dave and Myra gave us all a tour of their new fifth wheel while serving wine, beer, cheese and crackers. The weather was great. A special thanks goes out to all the cooks for this campout. Short of our yearly Thanksgiving campout, I cannot remember the last time the food was so coordinated and tasty.

Thanks

Wagonmasters Susan, Barry, Christa and Kathy

That’s all we have on the March Campout at this time. If anyone has some more words or photos from the March Campout please send them to the Webmaster. (File Photo, unknown campground)

13
March
2009

Hello Campers!

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Welcome to the new website for the Northern California Starcraft Camper Club. We have been working on this site for awhile. There were some technical issues to solve, and a lack of time that slowed the progress. Some things are not quite complete, but we wanted to get this site live rather than waiting any longer for perfection. Thanks for your patience.

The Camping Calendar for 2009 is updated and available on the Club Activities page, see the sidebar for the page links.

The Starcraft clubs page has been updated and all Starcraft clubs that have active websites are linked. Visit these club websites to see what the other clubs are up to and to learn more about the situation back east with the Jayco factory and Club.

The Popup Camper Webring has been reinstalled on our front page. Visit the webring sites to find a number of interesting personal and club websites.

The Starcraft Company page has a little history and links to articles on the net about Starcraft and some recent awards.

The Member Area also has Club-private content, members can contact the Webmaster for login passwords to access the Member Area.

The Photo Gallery is set up with about 600 photos, approximately 1/3 of which are public (RV Shopping for Starcraft RVs), and the remainder is Club Members Only.

Club Officers and Members with content to post here should send it to the Webmaster for posting, or obtain a password so they can post it themselves. Editing these posts is simple and requires only a web browser.

Dawn and Alan

16
February
2009

Campout Report

The February Club campout was a wet one, as it often is. The venue was Casa de Fruta, and the big hall was used by quilters and youngsters for a fun time. Looking forward to next month!