Upcoming Events
To register for any event, download and complete the Registration Form and return it to the outing leader with your payment.
February 2-4, 2012
Hosts: Arleen Huffman, Marlene Morrison
Location: Casa de Fruta, Hollister, CA Toll Free Phone: 1 800 548 3813
IT'S CASA DE FRUTA TIME AGAIN!!!!
We have reserved 50 sites and a terrific clubhouse (The Music Hall) for this outing. The cost is $36.00 per night. This includes 2 people. If you have more than 2 people, it's $2.00 per person per night. We will handle reservations for Thursday night thru Sunday Nights. If want to come earlier or stay later, you'll need to make those reservations directly with the park but be sure you tell them you are with the group and I know they will try their best to put you in a spot from which you do not have to move.
Send your checks and the standard registration form to Arleen Huffman. If you need the mailing address, email Arleen and she will send it to you. You do not have a space until we get the cash. We will acknowledge receipt of your registration by email so if you don't hear from us within a reasonable amount of time, please contact us. Let us know if you have any special site needs and the park will do their best to accommodate us. Registration for this event will close on January 15, 2011. If there are more attendees than spaces, we'll start a wait list because there are always cancellations.
For those of you new to this outing, this park is a great venue for an often rainy February because there is NO MUD…it's an asphalt surface which means no sinking up to your wheel wells if you are a big rig and no muddy dog paws either! They have a great restaurant, produce market, sweets and a wine shop!
For those who may not be coming in a rig, there is also a motel on site, the Peacock Inn (with actual peacocks!) with rates starting at $79 for 1 Queen on the weekdays, $99 per night on Weekends. For details and reservations at the Motel, contact the motel directly but send us a registration form anyway so we know you are coming!
This year our theme is "HURRAY FOR HOLLYWOOD!!!"
Since this outing comes a few weeks before the Oscars, we're going to set the scene for a fun Hollywood style night. We are giving our wonderful All Girl Band the night off to enjoy some fun instead of working so hard! We are bringing in a PROFESSIONAL Karaoke DJ, Jenna Tayshak, with Rumors Production Co.for Saturday night. There will be prizes for best solo and best group karaoke. Jenna has wonderful state of the art equipment and a huge library (75,000 songs) of Karaoke, Sing-a-long and maybe even a couple of dance tunes to work off the potluck. If you have a special song you want to sing, please let us know…If Jenna doesn't already have it, she will try hard to get it into her list.
We are also having a Hollywood costume contest on Saturday night so come as a famous movie character! Oh yes and as usual, there will be a prize for the best movie costume.
There will be more expanded details to follow as we get closer but here is the tentative schedule so far:
Friday Evening:
•Meet & Greet in the clubhouse – bring snacks to share and your favorite beverages along with your own utensils, plates, etc.Saturday:
•Breakfast Potluck
•Drum Circle (tentative): bring your drums or any rhythmic percussion instruments
•Potluck Dinner
•7 PM – 9:30 PM – Karaoke Party , Jenna Tayshak, DJSunday:
•Hitch Up Breakfast and farewells.
March 2-4, 2012
Hosts: Angela Pettit and Jonni Pettit,
Location: The Lakes - RV & Golf Resort – Chowchilla, CA
FreeWheelers has not been to this park before - this is a wonderful park. All cement pads, full services at all sites, young trees, and lots of other amenities. The clubhouse has a complete kitchen, hot water, microwave.
Things to do in the area: 1. Drive the Blossom Trail - a self-guided tour that takes several hours. This is generally North and East of Fresno/Clovis. 2. Tour the Forestiere Underground Gardens - Built (dug) by an Italian(?) immigrant in the early 1900s. He wanted a place to live free from the Fresno heat in the summer. 3. A Mammoth museum - located about 10 miles South of Chowchilla. 4. A very nice, but inexpensive, restaurant in Chowchilla called Cosaro's.
Both the Blossom Trail and the Forestiere Gardens have been featured on the PBS program, California’s Gold.
More information will be made available as we get closer to the date.
March 30 – April 1, 2012
Sheila Welt, Patti Patton, Ardie Jarrett & Sally Johnson Location: Rancheria RV Park, Jackson
Spring is almost here (a little early), so get ready for the beautiful foothills in the Gold country at the Jackson Rancheria March 29, 30, 31 thru April 1.
I have 45 spaces reserved and they are filling up fast. Deadline to reserve your space is March 8th, Each night is $25.00. Send your reservation form and check to me; if you do not have access to my mailing address in our directory, email me (Sheila) and I will send it to you. If If you have already sent me a request for a space, I need your reservation form and check to make it offical.
The 'ALL GIRL BAND' was asked to play and unfortunitly they will be unable to, as they have several members who will be out traveling to other places. It is my hope that we can have an open mic, and have a variety of people participateing. If you would enjoy entertaining you fellow FreeWheelers please let me know what your act will be and about how much time you will need. We could also put the Kareoki into the mix.
Email me to let me know what you want to share!
May 4-5, 2012
Hosts by Irene Paulin and Mary Sue Ferrell.
Location:Lake View Campground at Pardee Lake Recreation Area, 4900 Stoney Creek Rd, Ione CA 95642. Phone: (209) 772-14727th Annual Wienie Roast at Pardee Lake!
New weekend for our traditional outing at Pardee Lake with mostly boondocking sites ($23/night) and 12 full hook ups ($32/night). We will book your reservations and assign sites, saving you the $6 reservation fee & pet fees if you book with us by April 6th, 2012. If you attended in 2011, and want the same campsite, tell us on the registration form.
WHERE: Lake View Campground at Pardee Lake Recreation Area, 4900 Stoney Creek Rd, Ione CA 95642 Phone: (209) 772-1472 Their website gives detailed driving directions from Sacramento, Stockton and Bay Area. We will send those of you who register "fool proof tips" on how to follow the directions in our final detail letter closer to the outing.
Pardee Lake Recreation Area is a clean, quiet place about 1 hour southeast of Sacramento. There is a huge lake for fishing, with boat slips for those who have a boat or boats to rent. Swimming, jet skies, etc. are not allowed as “body water contact is prohibited. “ There are lots of areas to walk or hike, a restaurant with food for breakfast and lunch, and it’s the perfect place to come relax and enjoy.
Weather can be variable at this time of the year. Pardee furnishes us with canopies no matter the weather.
TENTATIVE AGENDA:
• Friday early evening happy hour with campfire later weather permitting
• Saturday Morning: potluck breakfast
• 3rd Annual Washer Toss Tournament (please bring boards if you have them!)
• Saturday Evening: Wienie Roast & potluck with continued campfire into evening
• Sunday morning clean out your refrigerator breakfast potluck
As we get closer to the event, those signed up will receive an email with suggestions for what to bring to the Wienie Roast and final details for the weekend. Need firewood!!
Assignment of sites will be based on FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED which means date of receipt of check and completed standard registration form by Irene. (Checks will be held and deposited after April 6th unless you want them cashed sooner.) If you can only attend if you have full hookups, let Irene know as she will keep a wait list in case of cancellations. After April 6th, all reservations will go through Pardee Lake so contact them directly and send an email to Irene that you have signed up and your site number.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 6th, 2012
Send Registration Form & Check To: Irene Paulin. The mailing address is in the FreeWheelers directory, but if you need me to email it to you, just let me know!
June 1-3, 2012
Sheila Grothe and Jeanne Stevenson
Location: Woodson Bridge RV Park, CorningThose previously attending this outing who wish to have the same space as last year need to contact me via the above email. Others may request a favorite space, and if available I will do my best to fullfill your request. A map of the park will be forthcoming.
Please send the outing registration form to me; if you need my mailing address, let me know by email and I will send it to you.
The rates are the same this year as last, $27 per night with full hookups, to be paid upon arrival.
The schedule of events is under development.
Come join us, this is always a fun filled event by the warmth of the Sacramento River. Yes we will be having BINGO.
September 27-30, 2012
Beverly Smith, Faye Mendenhall and Judy Leonard
Durango RV Resort, Red Bluff, CA
November 9-11, 2012
Hosts: 2012 FreeWheelers Board
Location: Sugarbarge RV Resort, Bethel Island
Phone: (800) 799-4100
December 6-9, 2012
Casper Nordahl and Harumi McWhorter
French Camp RV Park
Along with the traditional gift exchange ($15 limit), we are asking that members who can to bring a new pair of hooded sweatshirt and pants for any size child to age 18. (Watch for the end of winter sales!) These sets of clothing will be donated to the Children's Receiving Home in Sacramento. With an average of 45 days stay, these children, especially in the winter, many times have no clothes. CRH makes sure that each child, upon departure, has three sets of clothing. If you would like to also donate a toy, that is perfectly acceptable also. CRH is thrilled with the idea and very grateful.
Our potluck dinner will feature Christmas "favorites"-entrees and desserts. Be it glazed ham, green bean casserole, yams with brown sugar....whatever, we can't wait to try it!
Saturday afternoon there will be a Zoogle tournament - a baton throwing/catching game - in the club house.
January 3-5, 2013
Irene Paulin and Mary Sue Ferrell
Vineyard RV Park, Vacaville
November 1-3, 2013
Hosts: 2013 FreeWheelers Board
Location: Sugarbarge RV Resort, Bethel Island
Phone: (800) 799-4100