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Birthdays
Happy Birthday
USA!!
Happy July Birthdays to Amy Kennedy,
Danny Davis, Jim Bothwell.
And, a special Happy Birthday to Presley
Marie Christianson, born July 21st 11:00 AM
Happy August Birthday to April Simpson
Happy Anniversary to John and Sheryl
Lewis - 26 years!!
Announcements
Stop
the presses!!!!!
Hot News!!
Born,
July 21, 11:00 am, Presley Christianson. 9 lbs 5 0z, 20 inches.
Please wish Taylor and Ashley a hearty congratulations!
Word has it that Presley has been asking
Granddad Kevin for the keys to the CJ-5.
Trailmaster Pool Party
at Ken and Kay Foster's. See Calendar
below.
Very sad news, Key Foster's mother Florence
Ennis has passed away. She was a mother, grandmother, and a
great-grandmother to many. We all know a lot of them through the
Foster family. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers as
they go through this difficult time.
*Mike and Connie Thompson received a phone call
just a few hours from returning home from vacation in Colorado, to hear
horrible news that their house was flooded. The new floors and carpet are
ruined not to mention the furniture and belongs. They are now continuing to
live in the motor home in the back yard until things can be fixed.
*Fires in the East Mojave-Don’t have all the
details, we know that Goffs has so far been ok. Some 52,000 Acres have been
burned. The Wild Horse and Narrows fires joined to some extent and went
through Round Valley entering just north of the Narrows. We talked to Dick
and Kathy MacPherson, also long time friends of Goffs and Friends of the
Mojave Road, just a few days after they lost there residence and there is
nothing left of their 80 acres. Goffs is continuing to clear brush and weeds
and is staying alert
*Brett
and the Avy-Check out the September Issue of Petersons 4 Wheel Off Road on
page 78 for the write up on the Avy.
*Congratulations-Mike Ahrens is now the proud owner of a 2005 Suzuki 400 DRZ
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COLORADO
Colorado is a beautiful place. The weather was
wonderful, we even got snowed on. Fireworks were totally awesome; trails
were really fun with lots of scenery. If you would like to hear about the
trip talk to one of the group that went-Mike and Connie Thompson, Larry and
Barbara (Connie’s mom and dad) Kevin, Erin, and Allison Askier, Eric Davis,
Gary and Terri McKibbon or Raymond and Judy Davis, They may even show you
some of the many pictures they took.
Judy
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There is a lot of info
floating around on the Bulletin Board. Don't miss out.
Ideas for trips, parts, pictures of new treasures, and info about upcoming
events that came too late for the newsletter. Don't miss out, visit it
often. If there ain't new info to look at, did YOU post anything
for everyone to see?
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FLAG purchases. Please let Raymond
know if you would like to order a flag if you have not done so already.
Stickers - Scott Smith was able to get
artwork done for stickers. These are now laser cut, similar to
windshield stickers. If you have any questions, please see Scott or
Raymond.
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Ryan Lewis's little league team has been invited as the sole team to
represent the United States in Lithuania for August 5th through August 18th
for their annual international
baseball tournament. John is going to go along to take photos.
Check out the info and action at:
www.lithuaniabaseball.org
Calendar
Trailmaster
Pool Party at Ken and Kay Foster's Home. Saturday, July 30th at 1:00
PM. They will supply hamburgers, bring a side dish and your own
drinks, suit, and towel. Call if you have questions or need directions.
Hey, any prospect of some of those world-famous Fosterdogs?
Next Meeting
August 13th 7:00 PM at the Askier Home. Call or check the Bulletin
Board for details.
JL |
Monthly Chuckle
Why do banks leave the doors open, and chain the pens to the counters?
 Maybe
the word "Politics" describes the process better than we think. If
"Poli" in Latin means "many" and "tics" means bloodsucking creatures,
does Politics mean many bloodsucking creatures?
Why do drive up ATM machines have Braille lettering?
Randsburg
White House Saloon
Had an interesting adventure yesterday
afternoon. Was out at China Lake to see some customers, and decided to
take a detour through Randsburg and see what's there. I stop in the
White House Saloon for a coke, and who is there? My fraternity buddy
Jim Veech that I haven't seen since 1972!!
Jim moved out to Randsburg in the mid-80's and
bought the White House. It's a very popular stop for dirt-bikers and
off-roaders in the area, much like the Iron Door is in Anza Borrego. Ed
Waldheim and Rick Russell are regulars.
Hot enough for ya? This was how hot it
got where I was working out by Wagon Wheel staging area, right before it
started to rain!!!!
Jim's got a 47 Jeep that he drives regularly,
but doesn't get to off-road much anymore because the Saloon's keeping him
busy.
Randsburg is in the hilly area just before you
turn off to go to the Wagon Wheel staging area. Be sure to stop in for
a cold one and a bite if you're in the area. It's dirt-bike and
4-wheeling friendly, and Jim's said to make the best double cheeseburgers
anywhere! He's mostly open around weekends and closes early.
Tell him John Lewis sent you, and he'll only charge you double.
JL
We've been on vaction so we're not up on who is working on
their vehicles. Update next month.
John's Astro - OK I've been writing this
thing with the house AC out, so to fill in some space, I'm gonna rant a bit
about Power Chevrolet.
Well, the Astro's not exactly my 4wd, but an AWD that tows
the stuff out to the desert. Took it into Power Chevrolet with the
"Service Engine" light on and the OBD saying it was a miss in Cyl 3.
Hoped it was a fuel injector, but no such luck. Needed a valve job.
Kept it there and paid through the nose because I really needed it back
soon. (Had a Durango Hemi as a rental in the mean time - fun!)
Well, they called back and said the exhaust manifolds were warped and it
would take another week. Then they didn't come in and it took ANOTHER
week, and they refused to have them expressed in and just brought them in
with their weekly shipment. Finally got it back and had to finish up
some things they left loose - such as the air hose behind the air flow
sensor!
Paid through the nose, got it back late due to their errors,
and even then they still didn't get it right. Rant Rant Rant.......
Next time I'll do it myself and save time and money!
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