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Ozark Chapter #17

Chapter Membership and Dues

The chapter# 17 membership fee is $10.00 per membership number for the calendar year. After July 1st, the dues are$5.00 for the half year For this you will receive four news letters so you can be aware of the rallies and activities of the chapter. Watch “OZARK RAMBLINGS” for all the details!


Please make your check payable to Ozark Chapter # 17, and send it to:

Cheryl Roberts
PO Box 900
Farmington, AR 72730
479-267-4755

SKP Hugs and Safe Travel Miles Cheryl Roberts, Chapter# 17 Treasurer
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Dues are $10.00 per membership number per calendar year.
Please make your check payable to Ozark Chapter #17 and send it to the address above.

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(information below is only needed for changes to your address or new members)

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HISTORY OF OZARK CHAPTER 17 Ozark Chapter 17 started as a rally initiated in 1979 by Lester and Gladys Gerber. This was before anyone in the present chapter had joined the group, but it has been rumored that back then Escapees camped beside the Indians who were still camped along the shores of Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas at or near Lead Hill. During those early years before Escapades came into being, the Lead Hill Rally was operated out of Rainbows End. As the Escapades came into being, this new event required so much of the time of the Escapees Leaders at Rainbows End that the Lead Hill Rally had to be released for local members to run. In 1986 Joe Tenpenny attended the rally and officially gave birth to Ozark Chapter 17. As Joe looked out over the crowd gathered by the lake, he spied Don Loomis and Lou Unfried and asked them to come forward. Joe promptly appointed Don as president and Lou as vice-president—and Chapter 17 was born. Many great years followed that fateful day. Lead Hill is a COE Park and by present day standards is not large. There were 130 rigs in attendance on that glorious day, and they were doubled up on all the spaces in the park. Such doubling would not be permitted today, but things were more lenient then. Door prizes were easier to come by and more elaborate in nature. Large fruit baskets and lots of tickets to the music shows at the up and coming music Mecca of Branson, Missouri were the norm. As the Escapades grew, attendance at the Lead Hill Rally began to fall. Lou Unfried was president in 1987 with Edith Curtis serving as secretary. This Fall Rally is well remembered by those who were there for the Pig Roast held in the park by a restaurant in Diamond City, Arkansas. Three days of smelling that pig roasting was almost as good as eating it down to the last bone. The first Spring Rally was held in 1987 at Shadow Rock Park in Forsyth, Missouri with 20 rigs in attendance. The Fall Rally was held at Lead Hill each year until 2001. Due to space limitations, cold wet Octobers and more modern rigs, the Fall Rally will henceforth be held in places selected by the Chapter Officers and the Wagon Master. The Spring Rally is also held in locations determined by the Officers and Wagon Master. Rally requirements have changed with more members preferring hookups and the need for closed in shelters with sufficient electricity for food preparation and group gatherings. In 2000 a Fun Days Rally was held by the Chapter in July. This Rally is patterned after the National Fun Days. The first one was held at Linn County Park at Lake LaCygne, Kansas. Ozark Chapter 17 covers Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas. The chapter has active members in all those states plus many members from outside the area. Yes, times have changed, the membership has changed, but the fun, fellowship and friendship remain the same. Escapees are great people and Ozark Chapter 17 has some of the best. Every Escapee is invited to attend a Chapter 17 Rally. By Lou Unfried and Marlene Pinkstaff

The 20th Aniversary of Chapter 17 was held at COACHLIGHT RV in Carthage, MO on OCTOBER 4th thru the 8th 2006. We had 42 rigs and 72 people attend and a good time was had by all.

Upcoming Rallies and Events

Chapter Voice Mail Information: 888-757-7701 ext. 8017

2008 CHAPTER 17 CALENDAR:
LUNCHEONS: Springfield is the first Friday of the month at Golden Coral in Springfield
Fayetteville second Friday of the month... See below for more information
September 16-17 Casual Camping
*** CHAPTER 17 FALL RALLY October 8,9,10th, leave on the 11th
October 21-22 Casual Camping
SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE DATES

________________________________________________________________________________________ CASUAL CAMPING Sept 16-17 The September campout has been changed to Horse Shoe Bend Corp of Eng. Park on Beaver Lake . Host Jimmy Arthur for Info. 479-739-1171. The location is on Hwy. 94 East of Rodgers Ar. Go left off 540 or Business 71 and it is about 6 miles to the park.
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CHAPTER 17 FALL RALLY October 8,9,10, leave on the 11th. Wagon Master's Bud & Jan Hanks with George & Sandy Welliver. The Rally site will be Coachlight RV in Carthage, MO. The number for Coachlight is 417-358-3666. More information on the Rally will be added when received, but with our wagonmaster's experience, it will be a great rally.
Coachlight RV in Carthage, MO, is off I44 at exit 18. Go North about a half mile and it will be on your left.

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR Fall Rally at Coachlight RV October 8,9,10th
NAME(S)___________________________________ SKP # ___________
ADDRESS_______________________________ CITY__________________ ST/ZIP ________
PHONE_____________ ________E-MAIL ______________________________
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# OF PERSONS IN R.V.______ IS THIS YOUR FIRST RALLY ----- YES NO
FEES: $10 PER PERSON RALLY FEE MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPT.20
WITH THIS FORM.
Make checks payable to: Ozark Chapter # 17 and mail to:
Cheryl Roberts, P.O. Box 900, Farmington, AR. 72730 (ph. 479-267-4755)
As attendee, you assume all risk and danger relating to your personal property, R V, and
attendance at this Event, whether occurring prior to, during, or after the event. In the
event of loss or theft, no claim will be made upon Escapees, its volunteers, employees, or agents. Volunteers may be directing and assisting you in your parking areas. It is however the driver of the RV or other vehicle who is ultimately responsible for avoiding obstacles or dangerous situations and is solely responsible for any damages to their property or the property of others. As an attendee at this event, you are granting your permission to be filmed, videotaped, audio taped, or photographed, and granting full use with out compensation.

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CASUAL CAMPING October 21-22 at Montauk State Park. Further information will be given
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If you are willing to host a Casual Campout, please E-mail the Eides or call them at 417-766-2191 with a date and location
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MONTHLY LUNCHEON in Springfield, MO. First Friday of the month at 1pm at GOLDEN CORRAL, 2734 N Kansas Expwy. (Just South of I-44 on the East side) Call Larry Ahlgren at 417-859-6324 for more information. All RV'ers welcome to join us and learn about the Escapees RV Club.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON in Fayettville, Arkansas
We will meet the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m. The Ar. luncheon has been moved to the Western Sizzler rest. at 3492 W. Sunset in Springdale. It is just east of 540 on 412 Hwy. which is sunset. Gloria and Jimmy Arthur are the contacts. Phone # 479-739-1171.
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Chapter Officers

For more information, please contact:

E-Mail: Larry Ahlgren, Chapter Webmaster
Phone: Larry Ahlgren at 417-859-6324

Mailing address:
130 Vista Drive
Marshfield MO 65706