September 21, 2009
Greetings:
Our September rally had all the characteristics of an October rally. We had the beautiful
Indiana fall weather and the ambiance of October in the heart of Indiana Fall Festival country,
without the crowds. The campground was quiet, peaceful and very pleasant. Bridgeton is located
in Parke County, home of the covered bridges, and features Indiana’s most famous covered bridge
and waterfall. Park County also claims to be the covered bridge capitol of the world. The town of
Bridgeton has a sign posted on the edge of town that states “Open 10:00 til- Tired”. This really
is how they run their businesses. The different festivals they boast of having are the Bridgeton
Milling Days, 1st weekend after Labor Day. Then there is the “Beat the Festival Crowd” Festival,
which is the weekend before the covered bridge festival. There are no lines, no crowds, and no
booths, but everyone is welcome. Of course the covered bridge festival, which is the second
Friday in October, and lasts for 10 days. And finally the OMF festival, (Oops, Missed the
Festival) Festival. After the big event and Covered Bridge Festival there may still be some
booths there, come and watch us clean up.
The September rally attendees were: Bob & Jan Israelson, John & Ruth Serio, Larry & Jolly
Whitener, Rick & Kathy Groves, Jerry & Carol Hardacre, Gale & Joan Scheller, Paul & Helen
Schatz, Bob & Paula Young, Jim & Carolyn Shedenhelm, Joe & Tommie Nash, Jim & Nina Francis,
Dan & Barbara Burns. The Hardacres, Whiteners, and Youngs left our rally to travel to Urbanna,
VA for the International Rally. Thanks to everyone for the contributions for the club basket.
Bob and Jan Israelson hosted our wonderful weekend and were ably assisted by John and Ruth
Serio as their co-hosts. John Serio managed to take time away from his duties and played in a
foursome with Gale Scheller, Rick Groves and Paul Schatz at a nearby course. At the time of this
writing, none of them have been ask to come back to play on the pro tour…more to come. The
ladies got together for a little girl talk and made bead bracelets with help from Ruth, Jan and
Paula. Thanks girls….it was very enjoyable !
Many of the attendees were pleasantly impressed with the unspoiled countryside around Park
County. Top on most of the activity lists was a self-guided tour of the world famous covered
bridges in the area. Saturday we were treated to a personal presentation and demonstration by
the owner of the Bridgeton Grist Mill, He gave us the history of the mill and demonstrated the
function of the almost 200-year-old structure. As we turned around once, a caravan of model T’s
A’s and what ever else, closed in on this small little town for some adventure and just as they were
leaving, a group of probably 100 or more motorcycles came roaring in. We had the opportunity to
see some neat old cars and some really cool motorcycles up close and personal.
It was a great weekend if for no other reason, we welcomed our latest new members, Dan and
Barbara Burns. We must have made a good impression on them or Jerry bribed them because
they joined on the spot. Even better, they are going to join us in October as well. Also, Jerry
received an application in the mail from Michael Leamy and Debra Young of Greenfield, IN. We
look forward to meeting them in the near future. Welcome, we are happy you have joined us.
We had two member drop by visits this weekend, Danny and Gail Leonard who spent most of the
day with us on Friday, and Rich and Susan Conley who stopped by after dinner Friday night and
spent time visiting. It was great to see them.
RALLIES:
October 15-18, Double J Campground, 9683 Palm Road, Chatham, Ill. 888-483-9998 www.
doublejcampground.com $27 per night - Mention you are with the Bounder group.Hosts: Jean &
Barbara Zielinski and Dick & Joan Clay
Since this rally is right before Halloween, this rally is going to have a Halloween theme. So come
ready to decorate your Bounder in all your Halloween decor because the best decorated Bounder
is going to win a prize. I have really great prizes so come ready to decorate and play.
**Please let us know if you are interested in participating in the tours. Email: Jean at
jean1126@comcast.net or Dick at ARCY42@aol.com ASAP**
Thursday, October 15, 2009
5:00 pm - Welcome get together - bring a snack to share and a beverage of you choice.
Campfire after get together.
Friday, October 16, 2009
8:00 am Breakfast - French Toast, Bacon & Sausage
Bus will pick us up after breakfast, have to confirm time.
10:35 am Tour Lincoln Home
12:00 noon Tour Old State Capitol
1:40 pm Tour Lincoln Tomb
We will return to the campground after the tour of Lincoln’s Tomb.
5:00 pm - Dinner at the Double J. I will be firing up the grill to do hamburgers, brats and
hotdogs with all of the fixin’s. We will also have baked beans, potato and macaroni salad. If you
would like please bring a dish to share, salad or desert.
After dinner, we will have a book swap, so that everyone has something new to read for the winter
ahead. So please bring any books that you would like to swap.
Campfire
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8:00 am Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Toast
Bus pick up ?
10:15 am Tour Lincoln Presidential Museum. This tour will last anywhere from 2 ½ hours to 3
hours and there is an additional cost to get into the museum of $5.50 per person. Please confirm
that you want to go on this tour because we are a group, I will be billed in advance. Therefore, I
will pay for entrance and get reimbursed from those who want to go on the tour.
5:00 pm Dinner at the camp ground. We are going to have an Italian night dinner with Italian
beef, spaghetti and meatballs, fettuccini Alfredo w/chicken and broccoli. Please bring a salad or
desert to share.
After dinner we are going to play Halloween bingo, I have some really great prizes, so we re going
to try and raise some money for our charity. So bring a $1.00 to play bingo.
Campfire
Sunday, October 18, 2009
8:00 am Continental breakfast.
Table service will be provided for all meals.
Vice President Rick Groves gave a small report on 2010 rallies. Please check the web site for
some changes to next years rally schedule. The Shedenhelms were scheduled to host the May rally
but will graciously move there rally to June which will make way for the Executive Committee
(Hardacre, Groves, & Whitener) to host the May rally somewhere in the Goshen/Elkhart area.
This rally will be in preparation for the Mid-America Bounders to host the 2011 BOA National
Rally somewhere in the same area. Your MAB officers have stepped up to the plate and are
hosting a rally for everyone’s benefit. We still need a host for October 2010, so when you are
ready to stand up and take on a rally, drop a line to Rick Groves at rgroves@mabounders.org.
May 20 - 23 - Executive Committee - Planning Rally for 2011 International Rally at
Goshen, IN / Elkhart County, IN
June 17 - 20 - Shedenhelm - Clarksville, MO
July 15 - 18 ???
July 27 - 31 – Branson, MO - International Rally
August 26 - 29 - Joint with MOB
September 21 - 26 - Whitener & Young – Kentuckiana
October 21 - 24 - Open
BYLAWS COMMITTEE REPORT:
After much time and effort, Mid-America Bounders has its first set of Bylaws. With a unanimous
vote Friday night, a model set of Bylaws was put into place. Some very informative discussion
preceded the vote and it is anticipated that our Bylaws will require additional attention to make
them as unique as our club. President Hardacre appointed a standing Bylaws committee to serve
during the initial stages to review and accept suggestions from the membership on how to refine
them as needed. Members of the Committee are Rick Groves, Paula Young and John Serio. Please
feel free to contact any of the committee members with your suggestions and input. A copy of
the Bylaws is posted on the web site.
NEWS & CONCERNS:
Barb and Bob Werner are going through a very difficult time. Please keep them in your thoughts
and prayers.
Our prayers go to John Barrett and his family on the passing of his wife, Ruth. John and Ruth
had been very active in our club in past years.
Just a reminder that Herb Feltner is going to reprint the MAB Recipe Book. Please forward your
recipes to him.
Mark your calendar for Monday, December 7, 2009 for the annual December Luncheon held in
Indianapolis. More details to follow.
We still need pictures from the June Rally in Effingham, IL. Please send them to
kgroves@mabounders.org.
THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD
This will be my last article to you as your North Central Region Vice President. As I sit here
trying to decide what to write, I went back to my previous articles and decided there really
wasn’t much more to say!
One-on-one recruiting is still the most effective way of getting new members, so always carry
applications for BOA and MAB with you. It is easy to sell something when you know what you are
selling is a good product and well worth the money. Selling Bounder owners on joining BOA and
MAB should be a piece of cake!
Retention starts the day a new person is added to the roster. Why didn’t someone make it to the
last rally? Why haven’t we seen that person very often? We must make sure that every member
realizes how valuable they are to the club. We have added people and then dropped them without
ever seeing their faces! There are members of this club I still haven’t met! So retention is an area
that still needs a lot of work by every member of the chapter.
OK, so where are we? We have certainly made a lot of new friends and truly enjoyed visiting and
laughing with you. It has been an honor to represent you and your interests on the Executive
Board. Thank you for allowing me to serve you. Welcome your new Region Vice President. Stan is
great; Tina is just super!
By Tom Robinson
Executive Vice-President, BOA
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
This last meeting was very rewarding, in that we had a line-by-line second reading of the
proposed Bylaws and they passed with a unanimous vote. There were some discussions on a few
points of verbiage that the Bylaws Committee will deal with at a later date. The Bylaws
Committee will monitor this document to make sure that it fits the needs of the MAB membership.
We were glad to welcome Danny & Barbara Burns into our membership at the Bridgeton rally. We
hope to see much more of them in the future.
We also voted to host the International Rally in May of 2011. The plans are to hold this rally in
our area.
Carol & I are presently at the Bounder International Rally at Urbanna, VA. They are expecting
+/- 180 coaches to attend. We are looking forward to having a good time. We are also looking
forward to seeing all of you in your BBB (Big Beautiful Bounders) at the October Rally at Double
J Campground in Chatham, IL.
By Jerry L. Hardacre
MAB President
Kathy Groves
Newsletter Editor