2009 NORTHWOOD RV OWNERS ASSOCIATION RALLY

              Wednesday June 24th thru Sunday June 28th. 

                Click HERE to download the sign up form and see the end of this post for cut off dates.


    We will be gathering at Eagles Hot Lakes RV Resort.(same place as previous years ) Their contact # is (800) 994-5253 or (541) 963-5253.

   When you make your reservations make sure you tell them you are with the "Northwood Rv Owners Association" and are attending the rally. They do have new managers but same owner.

AARP, AAA or Good Sam discounts available. Regular price is $30.00 4% Transient Tax Included and for all active Good Sam or AARP members $27.00 4%Transient Tax Included .


Directions from La Grande:
Exit #265 off of highway 84 by flying J station
At the stop sign at the bottom of the exit ramp turn right(south) onto 203 for 5-7 miles. RV Park is on right down short gravel road.

Contact them directly to make arrangement for a site and let them know you are part of the Northwood Gathering. 

The attendance fee this year will be $15.00 per RV  not per person and will cover the cost of putting on the rally, including the tee shirts, BBQ & Name tag. This $15 fee does not cover your RV site or the golf contest. Please take care of the site fee with Hot lakes RV directly.

Make out your non-refundable checks to Adam Sherman and mail them to 530 N. Roosevelt Walla Walla Wa 99362
You will be confirmed a spot once I receive your $15 for attending. I will also send you a notice that I received your check.


Things to do around La Grande: http://visitlagrande.com

Local area attractions are fishing, gold panning, hiking, Golf & visiting Historical downtown area of La Grande.

Baker City is  45 miles away and has the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, a must see! Here's their link



Wednesday- 24th: Arrival day

8:00pm Campfire Introductions & s’mores

Thursday - 25th:


10:00am Cathy Nowak presents "Wildlife in the Ladd Marsh" She will be covering how the marsh supports the Elk, birds and other creatures. This will be held in the community building at the RV park and will last 45 mins approx with time afterwards to answer questions.

11:00am Factory tour meet in Northwood’s office @ 10:45am

11:00am Plugitright Seminar in community building

1:00pm Factory Tour meet in Northwood’s office @ 12:45am

2:30pm - 4:30  Factory Sponsored classes

1)-Power Gears slide out - learn how to maintain and   how to move in or out during a failure of the system.

2)-Maintaining and repairing your rubber roof

3)-Question & Answers - this is a time for other questions you might have in regards to your unit.

7:00pm  Wine Tasting co-hosted by Bill & Mary Zawlocki and Jay & Jackie Yake in the community building.  Everyone who wishes to participate please bring a bottle (or 12 :-) ) of your favorite wine and a snack if you wish. Will also be showing a DVD of last years rally!

8:30pm Campfire


Friday - 26th:

10:00am AM Solar inverter Seminars in community building

1:00pm 9 Hole Golf Tournament at Buffalo Peak in Union(not included in $15 rally fee)No you do not have to be a professional or even good, just come out and join in this fun tournament!

1:00pm OK Ladies (and gentlemen), I have another activity to add to the rally:

 I have purchased a number of  throws so we could have a second craft activity, "No Sew" Throws. These are rather simple, take no time at all and best for me... need no sewing skills. They'll make a great item for the trailer or travel cab, or a fabulous Christmas item for others.

$5.00 No sew throws / Rag tie throws

Friday 1:00-2:00 @ community clubhouse (I am a golf widow)

Sign up here on this thread, OR  EMAIL ME

Only 8 spots available, pay me there at the activity.
Scissors optional but you are encouraged to bring your own. 
Not signed up? Your still welcome to join--we want you to join in the chatter and fun!---snacks and drinks welcome.
Don't forget to save time for potluck dinner and dessert prep! But don't miss this opportunity of fun either!

hosted by Mrs. Shotgun (Jill)


6:00pm Potluck dinner- in community building. After dinner everyone can go do their dessert. Everyone will bring an offering for dinner to share with the group.There usually will be around 40-50 people attending (remember that each dish does not have to feed 50, maybe 12 or so). Depending on the first letter of your last name, please bring the following items:


A-H: Vegetable Dish; Come on now, not just a can of corn, what does your imagination have to offer?

I-R: Salads/Fruits; Something in a bowl maybe? Whatever suits your fancy!

S-V: Main Course Dish; What fantastic thing can you come up with?


W-Z: Breads; Bring your favorite bread, roll, pastry or just something interesting to share.


7:00pm Campsite Judging while everyone is making there desserts I will be taking campsite photo’s to show on the screen.
Campsite judging. Yep, you got it; we are going to decorate our rigs & campsite prior to Friday night again this year. You will have to come up with your own theme, Last year there were some real great ones! 7'ish after the potluck dinner I will walk around the park and take photo’s. Then we will display them on the screen in the building and everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite decorations.


8:00pm Dessert Bake off (please make card and leave with dish with dessert name) & Judging of both Campsite & Bake off contests Ok everyone once again loosen your belts as we are going to have a friendly "Bake Off" to see who can make the best camp desert! We will judge by popular vote who gets the "Golden Spoon" award for this year!

9:00pm Campfire

Saturday - 27th:

10:00am Intro to GPS and Geocaching in community building Tom, Woody & Mary will teach an informative class on GPS and Geocaching, it will be broken up into a basic and advanced groups followed by an introduction to Geocaching http://www.geocaching.com This is a great family activity, and also a great way to learn how to use your GPS’ This will be in the community building at the RV Park.


10:00am Crocheting/Knitting with Donna (Mrs. Adam)in community building, bring whatever your working Crochet/Knitting/Needle work. If you have a project you are already working on then please feel free to bring it. If you have one you want to start and need some help bring the info/supplies and I will be glad to help you. This will be in the community building at the RV Park. If you have needles/hooks, thread and patterns bring them. I also have a huge collection of patterns, which you can make copies made from.

1:00pm Northwood BBQ in community building Ron Nash's & crew will be hosting a BBQ as well as a Raffel drawing with gifts given away. EVERYONE WEAR YOUR RALLY TEE SHIRTS PLEASE!

4:30pm Dutch & Sandy  introductory Dutch oven cooking session/class for anyone who might be interested. We enjoy teaching and introducing people to this fun hobby. It would be a combination of talking and discussion with the people there, and also actual cooking demonstrations of various types of dishes at the same time. The class would be aimed at beginners, but we would be very happy to follow up with a question and answer session for both beginners and experienced cooks. My specialty is yeast breads of all kinds, and desserts, all baked directly in the Dutch ovens. Sandy is very good with recipes of all kinds in the ovens.


7:00pm Movie Night in community building- The Long Long trailer staring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Approx 96 minutes long.

8:30pm Campfire

Sunday 28th:

9:00am Potluck breakfast in community building, while this maybe early for some of you, many attendees have to get an early start to head home. There is no official format for this one just bring whatever you wish!

Clean up and depart



Please post your questions here on the board, those of you that have decided to attend down load the form HERE and sent it along with the $15.00 check to the address on the form.



Those of you who attended last year please bring your name tag from last year. If it came up missing let me know and I will add you to list for new ones. 


While you can schedule right up to the day of the rally to come and it will be no problem. I still have some cut off dates for stuff. So here they are.

MAY 26th

Is the cut off date for receiving your check and form if you want a rally tee shirt and fancy wood name tag as this is the date I have to turn all the orders in to give them time to get them done. Anyone who signs up after this date I am sorry but I will not be able to provide you with either but of course you are still welcome to come and join in all the activities.

JUNE 10th

Will be the cut off date to mail in your payment & form  After that just bring both with you and turn them into me at the RV park. 

 

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Last edited on Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 04:21 by Kuma