Region IV

Hello Ramblers!

Important: The recall on the 4-door Norcold refrigerators has been greatly extended. This is a fire-danger issue and needs to be addressed immediately -- Models: 1200, 1201, 1210, 1211 found on a plate inside refrigerator and Cooling unit Ser.: 700000 to 13850759 (found outside through access panel) built between 1997 and 2010. Also, 2-door models: 621, 641,821, 841, 1082 Ser. 1380000 to 1990000 built between 1999 and 2000.

A local repair shop can do the repair after authorization by Norcold @ 800-767-9101. Caution: Windshield wiper system in Admirals built between June 4, 2009 and June 26, 2010 may become inoperative without warning.

(These have been in previous issues, but worth repeating)

• Neptune, Ambassador and Endeavor Owners: Check if your leveling jack fluid tank is supported. Some have been losing fluid. Fabricating a support isn't hard. * Neptune owners need to have their rear axle trailing arms checked for cracks. Call 541-935-0308 with the last 6 digits of your VIN # and have Source Manufacturing check to see if your rig is included in this problem.
• Flying J Value Card holders get 3 cents off per gal. after Sept. 1 initially only @ RV island. NEW: Coupon for $10 gift card when renewing or joining Sam's Wholesale Club expires Dec. 31, 2011, has been sent to all National Directors and your State Managers. Info should be in the next Ramblings and on the website. This benefit was obtained to help offset the dues increase.

INTERNATIONAL RALLY NEWS
The 47th. International Rally in DuQuoin, IL on July 18-22, 2011 was a great rally. It was very hot and humid but green. They have had a lot of rain. DuQuoin received over 4 inches of rain the week before we arrived. It was difficult to park some of the rigs. The entertainment was great. Jim and Debbie did an excellent job of planning seminars and tours. We have several to pick from every day. There were 210 rigs on the grounds with 7 walk-ins. State count was 36 from Illinois, 28 from Florida, 19 from Ohio, 14 from Missouri and 12 from Pennsylvania. Region IV had 8 rigs. They used 149 gallons of ice cream (18 flavors, 4605 scoops) during the week. The charities collected a large sum of money which you can see the amounts in the "Ramblings".

We heard from Mike Snell, vice president of sales and product development for Monaco, describe some of the changes which included the new Tripp motorhome. Several other model are being restyled. The new units will have the Navistar MaxForce engine which does not require urea to be used where the Cummins engine requires urea to met emission standards. They are re-aligning the towable units with a new group of people who will be just involved with towables. They are saying several new rigs will be available by the end of the year.

We heard Bill Osburne, vice-president of custom products for Navistar Inc.'s Monaco and Workhorse Custom Chassis LLC subsidiaries, describing some of the changes they are making on the assembly line to help improve the quality of their products. His goal is to improve the product using some of his engineering background with several big companies. He is working on quality, innovation and service as the three primary areas. He told us that we would hear some interesting information soon but it was not ready for publication. As you know now they are re-locating some of the operations from Oregon back to Wakarusa, Indiana. The Oregon facility will be a Regional RV Service center as well as one in Wakarusa, IN. They are trying to find a location in the Southwest part of the US and possibly in Florida. My concerns from his discussion is that they are being extremely particular as they set-up a new dealership. He indicated that they wanted only dealers that would be able to service and sell all types of vehicles. He indicated that Holiday Rambler is a Family Brand with a unique interior look. Several of the most expensive motorhomes that have been built will be built by special order only.

Monday night was a great sight when the State Flags marched in by Regions. The flags were placed in stands on the east side of the meeting area through Friday night.

Tuesday afternoon, John Powell conducted the business meeting. Doyle McMurry with wife, Peggy was sworn in as Region IV Director. Region I Director, Scott Parkhill was unable to attend the rally due to health problems. John Powell installed the officers for 2011-12. They are Ray Nichols from Region VII, Treasurer; Doyle McMurry from Region IV, Secretary; and Tom Knight from Region III, Vice-President. Past National Director from Region I, Paul Brand, installed newly elected John Powell from Region II, President.

Several revisions were announced at the business meeting from the Board of Directors meeting.

1. The Chapter Officers Registration and Membership Forms (HRRVC Form 2 and 2a) are to be completed annually by each Chapter using the forms posted on the HRRVC website. Forms must be typed or printed and the completed forms sent electronically using E-mail to the State Manager by January 1. The State Manager reviews the forms and forwards them electronically to the Region Director by January 15. The Region Director reviews and approves the forms and forwards them electronically to HRRVC headquarters by January 20. The Chapter, State Manager and Region Director should maintain a copy of the forms either electronically or by hardcopy. (Revised and Amended – BOD 7/2011)
2. The Annual Chapter Campout Schedule and Chapter Officer's Roster (HRRVC Form 10) is to be completed annually by each Chapter using the form posted on the HRRVC website. The form must be typed or printed and the completed form sent by electronically using E-mail to the State Manager by January 1. The State Manager reviews the form and forwards it electronically to the Region Director by January 15. The Region Director reviews and approves the form and forwards it electronically to HRRVC headquarters by January 20. The Chapter, State Manager and Region Director should maintain a copy of the form either electronically or by hardcopy. (Revised and Amended – BOD 7/2011)
3. Innumerable Caravan Notification of Death as follows:
   1. The State Manager should be notified immediately by any HRRVC member who has knowledge of the death of another Club member. The State Manager shall, in turn, and without delay, notify the National Chaplain of the death by phone or in writing.
   2. The National Chaplain shall be responsible for preparing the list of names for publication in the Innumerable Caravan of the Ramblings and sending it to the HRRVC office.
   3. A special memorial service will be observed during the International Rally – to be conducted by the National Chaplain. The National Chaplain may, but is not required to, send letters to the family of the deceased.
   Please send to State Manager the name of the spouse, address and Chapter number so the State Manager can email the Chaplain and copy to the Region Director. Region Director can then keep a current list for the International Rally Innumerable Caravan service. The National Chaplain for 2011-12 is Rev. Dr. Don Fishel (83253) and his email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
4. Motion that we allow Emeritus members to vote on Chapter motions and Hold local Chapter office, if the Chapter and Emeritus Member agree. This will allow members in existing Chapters to continue to fulfill HRRVC and Chapter needs if the Chapter members and the Emeritus member are in agreement.
5. The National Director shall assume the position of "Acting State Manager", when an HRRVC member cannot be found for appointment to the position of State Manager. The "Acting State Manager" (National Director) may appoint a qualified state resident to act as the State Treasurer. An additional person may also be appointed to function as the focal point for communication with the State HRRVC Chapters and membership.
6. Dues for new members (not new non-members) have been changed to $50 per year or a 3 year membership of $140 starting August 2011.

Committee assignments were made by President John Powell.

State and Province Officers were then called forward and installed for the next year.

The business meeting closed with the presentation of the Scholarship by Scholarship Chairman, Tom Knight, assisted by Joyce Knight and President John Powell. Eleven young people were awarded scholarships.

Games, seminars, vendors and a large display of RV units kept us busy each day. The HRRVC Band played several times for us. They had a great sound and everyone enjoyed hearing them. Several mornings, they played during hospitality.

Region IV Rally News
Remember, Region IV/Mississippi State Rally is October 11-14, 2011 at the Canton Multi-Purpose & Equine Center, Canton, Mississippi. Early parking begins October 9-10. Directions are from I-55N, take exit 119, turn left onto Hwy. 22, At Soldier's Colony Road, turn left and proceed through the four way stop sign. The center is the next drive to the left. Watch for the orange HRRVC arrows.

This will be our last rally for 2011 but several chapters will still activities through December, 2011.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REGION IV?
Sam and Jan Daniels have resigned as State Manager of Alabama due to health reasons. Ken and Edie Otto have agreed to move up to State Manager. Ruby and Larry Ziegler have agreed to be the Assistant State Manager.

Laverne and John Rockhold have resigned as State Manager of Louisiana. We will need to find a replacement for them.

Willard and Dortha Mills have agreed to be State Manager of Oklahoma.

Chapter News
Remember the new procedure for registering your membership and campout schedule described earlier in the Courier.

State Managers and Assistant State Managers, please determine your State Rally as soon as possible and let me know so I an prepare the Event Cards.

CALENDAR FOR 2011 AND 2012

Website
Check out the website for information, hrrvc.org or hrrvc4.org. I have sent in the new information for our Region IV website, hrrvc4.org. Maria Donnelly said she would make the changes real soon. I would like to encourage the Reporters for each chapter to send Maria your newsletter when you send it in for the "Ramblings" event section. Send it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and she will put it on the website. Check out the Region IV website for features that you might need to use.

Units for Sale
I will list RV units for sale if you will email me the information. You can also list it on the website. Board of Director- We are still trying to find ways to save money and also stop the loss of members. We are trying to eliminate some of the excess equipment left in the office. We are checking the list of dealers receiving the "Ramblings" against current dealer list.

Prayer List

• Sam Daniels- Chemo treatments
• Rose Fesmire- waiting on decision what to do
• Teresa O'Berry- Arthur Rhoads- treatments
• June Pitzer- broke leg just above the knee, pathology report benign, surgery went well and is in rehab at Integris Clinton Hospital
• Our Nation, Leaders, Service Personnel
• Rain for Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, etc.

Doyle McMurry, Region IV Director