It Was Spring Rally Time

The rally has come and gone. Watch this site for a review of the rally.

To all that registered and attended, thanks for making it a tremendously successful rally.

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Members and Guests Attending

Bolser, R - Visitor Boyd, C - Eastern States Brown, W - Eastern States
Buchanan, J - Eastern States Burton, K - Eastern States Cashman, P - Visitor
Dilk, L - Eastern States Dotson, L - Eastern States Ekl, J - Eastern States
Frady, Z - Visitor Frisz, P - Alumni Garman, J - Eastern States
Gaskins, L - Eastern States Gray, B - Visitor Gregg, D - Eastern States
Hart, D - Eastern States Henderson, K - Eastern States Holloway, J - Eastern States
Howell, J - Eastern States Karlovich, J - Visitor Knezek, J - Visitor
Kosier, G - Eastern States Leslie, D - Alumni/Eastern States Little, R - Visitor
MacDonald, R - Visitor McConnell, L - Eastern States McCreary, P - Eastern States
McNeal, M - Visitor Merrell, B - Eastern States Michel, B - Eastern States
Mondello, J - Visitor O’Laughlin, T - Alumni Perry, D - Eastern States
Rice, P - Eastern States Rowell, H - Eastern States Sharpe, J - Visitor
Shepard, B - Eastern States Shotwell, J - Eastern States Sirum, A - Alumni
Slaten, J - Eastern States/Alumni Songer, B - Eastern States Stockholm, R - Eastern States
Tase, R - Alumni Tessler, A - Eastern States Walters, J - Visitor
Whelan, R - Alumni Whisler, L - Eastern States White, J - Eastern States
Whitson, E - Visitor

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Calhoun Times Story

The Calhoun Times, the local bi-weekly paper in Gordon County, sent a photographer and reporter to the KOA to do a story on the Eastern States rally. Click on one of the images below to view/download a reprint of the story from April 28, 2010.

Calhoun Times Page 1Calhoun Times Page 2Calhoun Times Page 3
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Spring Rally Presentations

PDF versions of the presentations (slide shows) given at the rally are available to view/download in the Members Only area. Membership in Eastern States is required to view the files. Once in the Members Only area click on the Tech Sessions tab to view the page where the files may be accessed.

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Rally Schedule

• Thursday, April 22nd
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration and Check-in
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Early Arrivals; Sightseeing/Shopping Trips
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Cocktail Party- BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage), snacks provided
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome Meeting - Presidents of Clubs
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Group Pot Luck Dinner, meat provided; last name beginning A-M bring desert, last name beginning N-Z bring side dish/salad.
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Special Presentation: Ron and Sue Tase; Our RVing experiences
8:30 pm - ?:?? pm Campfire with stories and marshmallows, pie irons…bring your stuff, fire provided.
• Friday, April 23rd
7:00 am - 9:00 am Coffee & Doughnut Time
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Check-in
8:00 am - 9:00 am Organize Caravan (ridesharing for off-site trips)
9:00 am - 10:00 am Alumni Business Meeting
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Touring, Shopping and Lunch (on your own)
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Coach Weighing (sign-up for time on posted schedule)
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Cherokee Historic Tour (ridesharing for off-site trip)
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Technical Seminar #1: Matt Frady; An Air Bag for the Future
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Cocktail Party: BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage); snacks provided
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Catered Dinner
7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Joint Technical Session: Daniel Prigmore: My TZE Land Yacht
• Saturday, April 24th
7:00 am - 9:00 am Coffee
7:30 am - 8:30 am Pancake and Sausage Breakfast (Songers and Whites cooking)
8:45 am - 9:45 am GMCES Business Meeting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Technical Seminar #2: Joe Mondello; Rebuilding and Tuning the Oldsmobile 455 for Your GMC.
10:00 am - 10:45 am Craft #1: Spring/Summer Small Door Wreath (supplies provided)
11:00 am - 11:45 am Craft #2: Making Personal Greeting/Note Cards (supplies provided)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch - On Your Own
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Technical Seminar #3: Mac McNeal; Dashboard and Instrument Upgrades
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Ladies Technical Session: Innovative Storage/Organizational Ideas for Your RV (group discussion)
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Technical Seminar #4: Alex Sirum; Coach Weight and Drivability Issues.
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Open Coach, Flee Market & Book Exchange
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Cocktail Party; BYOB; snacks provided
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Catered Dinner
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Movie (popcorn provided)
• Sunday, April 25th
7:00 am - 9:00 am Coffee & Doughnut Time
9:30 am - 10:00 am Church Service
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Pack Up, Farewells and Get on the Road


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