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PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS

Dear Discovery Friends,

Happy Discovery'ing,

Jim Campbell

STARTER RELAY PROBLEMS?

      Many of us receive value from the information shared at round-table discussions at Discovery rallies.

Jim Campbell

AT THE SITE PHONE HOOK UP

      With access to the internet becoming so important, it is wonderful to find RV resorts and campgrounds that are on the cutting edge.

      One such park is situated in north Georgia on the North Carolina border.  River Vista Mountain Village in Dillard, Georgia, is brand new and only a few minutes from a National Forest and the Wal-Mart!  So, if viewing the fall foliage is on your list of things to do, keep this park in mind.

FRYEBURG RALLY

       By all accounts, the pre-rally was a significant success.  Sarah and I want to thank all that volunteered and attended which made the rally so great.  The Welcome party desserts, pancake breakfast, wine & cheese party, and pot luck dinner were the result of such wonderful volunteers.  Our parking crew and registration people did a super job with a final total of 58 coaches.

Sarah & Ron Hyslop

DISCOVERY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING

      The following is a brief synopsis of the secretary's report of Discovery International's Annual Meeting, held at the FMCA Summer Convention in Brunswick, Maine.

Dick Bohn, Secretary

FIRE SAFETY SEMINAR AT FRYEBURG

   One of the seminars offered at Fryeburg was a fire safety seminar conducted by Griff and Janet Livingston.  Griff is a retired fire chief with 36 years experience and Janet is a retired paramedic.  The seminar covered carbon monoxide poisoning, the most common causes of fires in motor homes and use and care of fire extinguishers.  During the classroom part of the seminar, many excellent tips and experiences were shared by the seminar givers as well as the attendees.  The informal seminar was followed by live fire fighting using extinguishers.  Over 20 brave Discovery International members repeatedly used fire using extinguishers to put out the fires set by fire bug Harry Condrey.  With the wind, it got a little messy, but that didn't stop anyone, including many first time users, from grabbing the extinguisher to put out the fire.

CHUCK AND DONNA TOLSON, WEBMASTERS

      Discovery International is very fortunate that the Tolsons have agreed to use their computer expertise to maintain a web site for Discovery International. Chuck works as a network administrator for Johnson Controls, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia, and Donna manages a group of software testers and trainers at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.  Chuck is a born and raised Stafford Virginian and Donna was born and raised in Kittery Point, Maine, and had previously worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  She moved to Virginia back in 1970.  They have worked their way from a 18ft Komfort Light travel trailer to a 24-ft Diesel C-class Coachmen, to a Thor Pinnacle, and finally to a Discovery, B & B model, in 1998.

      Donna is active in the Fredericksburg PC User's Group and teaches a monthly Genealogy class.  She also substitute teaches some of the Microsoft classes.  She is currently taking a FrontPage course so she can manage the DI's web page, where she is planning on adding a membership list in the near future.  They are also thinking about adding pages to the site like the Newsletter and previous newsletters, previous rallies and upcoming rallies, etc.  Donna and Chuck are open to any of your ideas for other additions to the web site. Email them with your ideas cdtolson@usa.net. 

QUICK AND EASY ICE CREAM

• 14 oz. can fat-free, sweetened condensed milk

• 3/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk

• 1 Tbls. vanilla extract

• 2 cups heavy or whipping cream

JUST CHECKING!

      We want to be sure that your name and address as shown on your newsletter mailing label is correct.  Please let us know if there is a misspelling or other incorrect information.

     The deadline for information and article submissions for the next newsletter is November 24, 2000.

PUZZLED?

      In a certain bank, the positions of cashier, manager, and teller are held by Brown, Jones and Smith, though not necessarily respectively.  The teller, who was an only child, earns the least.  Smith, who married Brown's sister, earns more than the manager.  What position does each person fill?

Taken from 101 Puzzles in Thought & Logic by C. R. Wylie, Jr.

GOVERNING BOARD REPORT

      On August 17^th, in Brunswick, I attended the Governing Board meeting as the representative from Discovery International.  84% of the National Directors were present.  I will comment on only the highlights of the meeting, which covered nine hours of reports and discussions.

Ron Hyslop, National Director

THINGS YOUR MOTHER PROBABLY TOLD YOU

BUT YOU WERE NOT LISTENING 

• If your sponge or dish rag gets a little stinky and germy - pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds.  You get a clean, fresh sterile sponge!

• Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.

• Use a meat baster to squeeze your pancake batter onto the hot griddle to get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.

• To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

• To prevent eggshells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling.

• Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan and the marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.

• To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.

• To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, bring to a boil on stovetop.

• Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring a tomato-based sauce and there won't be any stains.

• When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

Since one of the purposes of this newsletter is to share information, we would really like to hear from you about subjects that interest you.  So, if you have information about a Discovery modification, service or maintenance technique, funny story, clean joke, or story about a recent trip, please send us "your scoop."  We can be contacted by E Mail:  WEADJA@aol.com or snail mail:  Bill and Diana Allen, P.O. Box 2430 PMB 1037, Pensacola, FL  32513.  We would love to hear from you!