(sumitted by the Bloggs, pictures by Gary Ousey)
A very successful rally was held at Sandown Park, May 26 – 28, 2006. There were 40 coaches attending with a total of 79 people. Special guests were Northwest Area Vice President Bob Gummersall and his wife Sylvia.
Although the weather was not the best, everyone enjoyed themselves.
Friday afternoon a meet and great, under the disguise of a Scavenger Hunt, was held which had many members going from coach to coach to answer the clues.
Happy Hour followed with a great assortment of appies. The Pot Luck Supper was wonderful – such an assortment of food, all delicious! Following dinner, the first of the draws were held and every coach received a prize.
As the weather was not too great, most people retreated back to their coaches after dinner, however, there were the few die-hards who stayed and played Pass the Ace! Saturday morning the coffee pot was on early and breakfast was served at 8:30. There were lots of sausages and pancakes with fruit and whipping cream as well as fruit salad. After breakfast a General Meeting was held and election of officers, our new members on the Executive include Stella Blogg as Secretary and Cecil Hamilton, Cary White and Joe Blogg as Directors.
On Saturday afternoon the men enjoyed a very informative discussion with Dan Hope, a Technician from Triangle RV. While the men were talking, the ladies headed off to Sidney for a Poker Walk. Judging from the number of shopping bags (especially Rogers’ Chocolates) there was quite a bit of shopping going on! The winner of the Poker Walk was 
Carolyn Ousey with 4 of a kind (6’s). Carolyn received a lovely tin of Rogers’ Chocolates. The other winners were Carol McAvella, Marian Lutener, Josie Williams and Donna Caspers who received a prize for the Worst Hand. 
At Saturday’s Happy Hour many people arrived in their finest fashions from the 50’s & 60’s several Poodle Skirts were seen as well as slicked back hair, t-shirts and rolled up jeans! A Best Dressed competition was held with Bob & Sylvia Gummersall and Sylvia from Triangle RV as the Judges. The winners were Merrilee & Cary White and runners-up were Audrey Hauge and Drew Ralph. Congratulations to all – you looked great! 
Saturday’s dinner was Roast Beef done to a turn on the spit thanks to Andy Balogh for an excellent job of cooking the Beef (and almost roasting himself in that tent the coals were still hot the next morning!) Ham was also on the menu along with salads, buns and baked potatoes. Thank you to all the ladies who helped with the preparing of the potatoes and the use of their ovens to cook them! Dessert was carrot cake and an assortment of cheesecakes. Again, as the weather was cool, only the die-hard Pass the Ace fans stayed outside after dinner!
Sunday morning breakfast featured eggs in a bag, ham, and hash browns. Thanks to everyone for being patient as it took quite a while to cook all those eggs!
After breakfast another draw was held, and again, each coach received a prize. The 50/50 draw also took place and the winner was Marge Hendricks. As well the Ken Williams Award was drawn and the winners were Lee and Barbara Burnham.
Cleanup and taking down of tents followed and by noon the coaches were on their way home. We sincerely hope that everyone enjoyed themselves. Many, Many Thanks to all who helped with collecting donations, set-up, mealtimes, and cleanup. We greatly appreciated it! It was quite an experience!
We wish to also thank the following companies/people who generously donated prizes:
Passport America
Thetford Corpora
Onan
Arbutus RV
Peden RV
Home Hardware
Acklands
Monk Office Supply
Rogers RV Repairs
Audrey Johnson
Camping World
Fan-Tastic Vent
Triangle RV
True North RV
Drew & Sherry Ralph
Touch of Class
Rogers’ Chocolates
Pacific Controls
All the Rave Salon
Canadian Tire
Petro-Can
Carolyn Ousey
