{"id":4087,"date":"2016-05-08T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmcws.org\/blog\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2016-06-13T10:33:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T17:33:59","slug":"spring-2016-rally-report-by-carol-and-armand-minnie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmcws.org\/blog\/spring-2016-rally-report-by-carol-and-armand-minnie\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2016 Rally Report by Carol and Armand Minnie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another great rally by Joanne and Phil Hernandez!\u00a0 They picked an ideal venue - the Pechanga Casino Resort in Temecula - and filled it with good food, fun, and plenty of socializing.<\/p>\n

The non-tech seminars included a Phone seminar by Armand Minnie<\/a>, two craft sessions with Jodell Banovich and Carol Minnie, a book review led by Eileen Staal, and a great appetizer preparation session with Dave and Donna deGraffenreid.<\/p>\n

Jodell helped us make beautiful paper flowers that we glued to twigs for a wonderful no-wilt bouquet.\u00a0 And Carol showed us how to make gift bags from simple lunch bags, adorn them with decorations and coordinating gift tags, and then put together a great little set of notecards to include in the bags.\u00a0 There was lots of creativity and camaraderie and fun!<\/p>\n

Eileen had a great turnout for the book review and everyone enjoyed discussing \u201cThe Perfume Collector\u201d.\u00a0 It was such an interesting book and there were lots of guesses about the plot when it was discovered that the hardback vs. soft cover vs. E-book had different versions of the ending!\u00a0 Great choice, Eileen.\u00a0 And for anyone wanting a headstart on the Coos Bay book session, read \u201cWild\u201d by Cheryl Strayed.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great adventure and we will have lots to talk about!<\/p>\n

On the technical side we had Rob Mueller give a seminar on centering the steering box<\/a>, Jim Kanomata talked about fuel injection and the MSD Atomic system. Mark Elmer, our NAPA man, gave a very informative talk about automotive chemicals and sealers. Chuck Botts talked about the redesign of their 23-footer to accommodate their RV lifestyle. Gary Worobec visited with his hotrod pickup truck and Martin Carew showed off his 77 \"23D\" a conversion done about 12 years ago by Jim Bounds at the Coop in Florida<\/p>\n

With Dave and Donna\u2019s help, we prepared sangria, fresh (delicious) guacomole, bean dip and mini-quesedillas as appetizers for the big Cinco de Mayo meal on the last night.\u00a0 Ben Wright added his delicious margaritas and a good time was had by all.<\/p>\n

All the meals were delicious - outstanding breakfasts, and hearty dinners.\u00a0 The final dinner was a Cinco De Mayo special. \u00a0It was also the celebration of the 70's and several members got into the spirit with some great 70's costumes.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Joanne and Phil and to all the volunteers for making this such a successful rally.<\/p>\n

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