A Colorado Good Sam Chapter


Chapter History
Annual Schedule
Recent Outings


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June 2, 2009

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New Officers for 2009!!
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The Aspen Leaves chapter takes part in Good Sams National Clean-Up day on
 May 19, 2007. The group helped clean along I-25 at the Colorado City KOA.








Strasburg



Strasburg KOA is our traditional last camping site of the year and 2008 was no different. We were blessed with good weather again and had time to relax. Certainly, part of the discussions were plans for the 2009 camping season.







 





Hints, Tips, and Tricks

During Colorado winters, RV's get limited use if any. Generators should be run once a month for at least 15 minutes to keep them exercised.

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Favorite Travel Spot

Do you have a favorite spot? A destination few others know about? What was your most memorable location? Let the rest of the Aspen Leaves in on your secret.


Click below to read about one of Jim and Renee's favorite trips:

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Chapter History
1980 - 2004

On October 15 of 1980, a meeting of Good Sam was held at the home of Gene and Bonnie Reisdorph to discuss organization of a new chapter in the Good Sam Club. In attendance were:

Richard and Helen Friesen - President
Ken and Linda Fligg - Vice President
Gene and Bonnie Reisdorph - Secretary/Treasurer
Tom and Margie Moss - Wagonmaster


Guests were:
Dick and Betty Michael - Colorado State Director
Wayne and Ruth Maynard - Assistant State Director

The group selected the chapter name of Aspen Leaves, and they combined by-laws of the Aristocrats and the Roadrunners for the new chapter. The color of burnt orange was chosen for the vests. The patch was voted to be a blue background with four main leaves representing the charter members of the chapter.

In
1981 the officers were:
Richard and Helen Friesen - President
Ken and Linda Fligg - Vice President
Gene and Bonnie Reisdorph - Secretary/Treasurer
Toma and Margie Moss - Wagonmaster

New members added in 1981 were Pat and Millie McCart (in April), Fred and Jan Runyon (in May), Jerry and Maureen Monberg (in May), Gordon and Flrence Peecher (in August), and Art and Jean Richards (in September). Resignations that year were Gene and Bonnie Reisdorph (in December)

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Club Officials - 2009

President
John and Sharon Hann


Vice-President
Marguerite Cheney

Secretary
Ron and Sheryl Martinson

Treasurer
Korky and Mel Brian

Wagonmaster
Fred and Sandy Trzos

Historian
Jim and Renee Pope


Charities
Chairperson
s:
Don and Judy Greer

A Typical Weekend
We camp each month from April through October except for months that have a State Samboree. A typical weekend would consist of:
  • Friday evening - we often go out to a local restaurant and sometimes have a pot-luck dinner
  • Saturday - there will be a general club meeting sometime during the day. The evening features a planned meal, usually potluck with the weekend hosts providing the meat. During the day the chapter members participate in many different types of games and activities. Sometimes a tour to a local site of interest will be planned.
  • Sunday Morning - we hold a potluck breakfast, a non-denominational devotional, and then wish each other fond farewell and safe travels until our next get-together


Members enjoy a game of "Bean Bag Baseball"
Lone Duck Campground
Near Cascade, Colorado



Annual Schedule for 2008 - 2009

Schedule  Hosts Location
                                                
2008


November 15               Chaney and Trzos             Old Neighborhead Restaurant

Sunday
December 7                 Ron and Sheryl Martinson     Annual Christmas Party and Dinner
                                     and Jim and Renee Pope         White Fence Farms
                                                                                           3:00 PM to 6:00 PM


2009

January 17                   Al and Fran Allain                    Cinzetti's Italian Restaurant
                                      Prestone and Allene Sharpe

February 21                 Kerns and Achenbachs            Apple Creek Restaurant, Aurora

March 21                     Briggs, Cheney                         Armadillo ?

April 17-19                   Hanns and Greers                    Johnson's Corner RV Park

May 15-17                   Hasselblads and Popes             Riverview RV Park
                                                                                         Loveland, CO

June 19-21                   Trzos' and Martinsons             Royal View Campground

July 17-19                     Tom and Verla Gray                Parrish Ranch Campground
                                                                                        Longmont, CO

August 14-16                 State Samboree                       Gunnison, CO
                                                                                        Gunnison County Fairgrounds

September 11-13          Mel and Korky Brian             Buena Vista
                                                                                        Arrowhead Point Resort

October 2-4                   Norma Emerson  and Rileys  Strasburg KOA

November 21                Stuckers                                   TBA

December 6                  Ron and Sheryl Martinson     Chapter Christmas Party
                                      and Jim and Renee Pope

 

NOTE: The dates above are based on the “usual”Aspen Leaves schedule of the third weekend of the month. As hosts make reservations the specific dates and locations of meetings and camp-outs will be placed in the above schedule. Some dates may change.

 

 


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Recent Outings

Aspen Leaves - 2004
Aspen Leaves - 2005

Aspen Leaves - 2006

Aspen Leaves - 2007

Aspen Leaves - 2008

Aspen Leaves - 2009


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