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Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Revelers: Chapter 3922

August, 2014 Volume 3, Issue 8







July Campout

The Revelers met at Central
City KOA, July 11
th
13
th
.
Central City is a Historical
District.

At one time, the city was known as the richest square
mile on Earth. Gold Mine Tailings cover the hills around
the city. The Central City Opera was performing Dead
Man Walking .The historic town is now a casino and
gambling city. Those who gambled, envied Doris Joness
$685.00 win..Yippee!

Pot Luck was held Friday night at the KOA meeting
room. Card Bingo followed the pot luck. Prizes were
given. Saturday morning, CAMP group walked 25 miles.
(61 miles YTD) Doris, Michele and Mike walked an
additional 2 miles each in Central City. Sue, Deb and
Sally walked 2 miles each at the cemetery. So another 12
miles was added to the CAMP making it 73 miles YTD.
The meeting was held at 11:00am. and Michele won the
raffle. Century Casinos Mid City Grill was the Saturday
6:00p.m. site for supper, with most campers eating $5.99
Prime Rib dinner. (with players card)

Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., members met for $3.00
all you can eat pancakes, and the meat was $1.50 more.
The Revelers adjourned until the August campout. A
grand time was had by all.

Hosts: Ken and Sally
Co Hosts: Anita and Robert although Anita did not
show up as she was with grandchildren at Disneyland







ELECTED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Sue Wieland
VICE PRESIDENT: Larry Martin
SECRETARY: Linda Baker
TREASURER: Anita
VanDerEyken
BOARD MEMBER: Mike Ienna
Colin Peecher
SPC OFFICER: Kent and Sally
Schroeder
FIELD DIRECTOR: Bob and Anna
Peduzzi
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Michele Ienna









Aug. 29
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Sept. 4 Co. Statewide, Kiowa
Sep. 22
nd
25
th
Southern Colorado
Retiree Rally Co City
Sep. 26 28
th
Field Staff Workshop
Co. City KOA
Jan. 7
th
10
th
25
th
annual RV and
Adventure show at the
Denver Convention center

NEXT EVENT
September 12-14
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Parrish Ranch RV Park






We had another very enjoyable time camping in July in Central City.
My trailer had been in the shop all week, but thanks to Lampert Hitch,
I was able to pick it up Thursday morning and made it to the
campground that afternoon. That was a great campout.

I sometimes wonder how everything is going to work out, but it always
seems to. I take strength from my faith in God, and He never
disappoints me. Some of our members are going through some hard
times and are unable to camp with us. We miss you! We think about
you, and ask others how you are doing. I had lunch with Chris
Coleman and Patti Kent on Monday after coming home Sunday from
Central City. It was wonderful to share stories from the campout with
them, and to hear how they are doing. For those members who havent
been at a recent campout, let us know how things are going. Even if you
arent able to camp with us, it would be great if you could drive up for a
day to participate. We care about you!

In August we will return to Riverview, which was devastated by the
September floods. It will be good to see the campground and how it has
changed after such a tragic event. It is hard to believe that the summer
is more than half over! Where did it go? The days are still long, but are
slowly getting shorter. I love the long hours of daylight in May, June &
July. Hard to believe that there are only 2 more campouts left after
Riverview, Parrish Ranch in September and Dakota Ridge in October.

I look forward to seeing all of you in August at Riverview! We always
have a fun time! See you there! Your president,
Sue Wieland
A Word from the President

COLORADO
BETTER BEAN BAKE
1/2 lb diced bacon 1 lb hamburger
1 diced onion 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1 can lima beans 1 tsp brown sugar
1 can Baked beans 1tsp vinegar
1 can Kidney beans 1 tsp dry mustard
Salt/Pepper
Brown the bacon. Brown the hamburger. Saut the onion in the
bacon drippings. Drain the grease. Mix all ingredients together
Put in crock pot.

Made by Bob and Anna at the
Central City Campout.
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat
his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of
thumb'
Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled
'Gentlemen Only..Ladies Forbidden'...and thus the word GOLF entered into the
English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and
Wilma Flintstone.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this..) ---The
percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
And lastly, at least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!



Interesting Stuff

COLORADO CLIPS





From the Past to the Present

A 1953 musical tribute to a popular tourist attraction that operated in Colorado
from 1883 to 1910 went as follows:
"Let's take a trip, on memory's ship, back to the long ago. Back to the days, and old-fashioned
ways, Mother and Dad used to know. Let's take a ride on the old horse car, that goes up to
Cherrelyn. Oh the horse pulls you up, then he gets inside, and he rides back down again. You
wear your best Sunday bonnet, I'll bring my old mandolin, and we'll take a ride on the old horse
car, that goes up to Cherrelyn."
The Old Horse Car (That goes up to Cherrelyn) Music and lyrics by Forrest
Johnson and Ozie Waters Denver's first transportation service began with horse
cars in 1871. The initial route consisted of more than two miles of track running
from Seventh, down Larimer to Sixteenth, and along Sixteenth to Champa and
out to Twenty-seventh. By 1884 the service had expanded to forty-five cars, two
hundred horses, and over one hundred employees. The Cherrelyn Line was built
in 1883 by the Southside Investment
Company and operated until 1910. The
horse was hitched to a single car at
Hampden and Broadway.
It pulled the car up one-and-a-half miles
of track on a steep Broadway hill. At
the height of the run was a small
shopping community called Cherrelyn.
At this point the horse was unhitched
and led to the back of the car where it
was backed onto a platform.
Cherrelyn Horse Car
Harnessing gravity, the horse and
passengers would coast back to
the route's starting point. The trip
up the hill took fifteen minutes
while the ride back down took only
three. The fare was five cents in
1883, but after some time was
increased to a dime. The Cherrelyn
Horse Car became one of the most
popular attractions in Englewood.
The return trip was a favorite
camera subject, and numerous
photographs survive documenting
the horse car's fame.
The owners discontinued the line in 1910, and Louis F. Liebhart, a local fruit and
vegetable broker, purchased the car. The Liebhart family donated the coach to
the Englewood Rotary Club in 1950, after which it was refurbished and installed
on a platform in Englewood City Park. Later, it was placed in front of the City
Hall, and is displayed in Englewood Civic Center's lobby today.
This article curtesy of Coloradohistory.org
Revelers Campout in Central City
Friday Night Dinner and Games



The men enjoy some
conversation and
mechanics.
Saturday morning
CAMP walk.
The monthly meeting
comes to order.

Robert takes a spill!
Not really, but he made it
look good!
Sue, Deb and
Sally explore
the historic
cemetery.
Sue and Bashful
under the
rainbow.


Saturday Night
Dinner at the
Century Casino
Sunday Morning
Pancake
Breakfast!

Scenes and Stories
From the Road
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

On June 13, Robert and I, along with my sisters Linda, Susan and Debbie started on
our adventure. Robert, Linda and I took a plane to London. There we met up with the
other two sisters and we all got on a plane to Glasgow. From there, we boarded a Britrail
train to Aviemore. In Aviemore, we took a taxi to our home for the next week a lovely
A-frame cabin. Aviemore is a small town, a ski resort in the winter and a great home
base for our travels.

The next day, we took the Britrail again to
Inverness. Northern Scotland is beautiful. We
walked around Inverness and did a little
shopping. We ate at a lovely restaurant called
the Mustard Seed, where Robert had HAGGIS!
(contains sheep lungs, heart and liver)





Our next trip found us on the train again to
Edinburgh. We walked from the train station to
a road they call the Royal Mile. Here we took a
tour of the Whiskey Experience. Robert made
out here, as the four women he was traveling
with did not care for the samples of Scotch we
received. There was an amazing collection of
thousands of bottles of Scotch. One bottle was
from 1897. Many were collectable decanters shaped like golf clubs with bags, Scotty
dogs, chess sets, bag pipers and lots honoring the royal family.

We then toured the Edinburgh Castle, built in
the early 1800s. You could see all of Edinburgh
from the grounds. We were all amazed at the
construction of this castle, armor, weapons, and
stained glass. Roberts favorite part was
meeting his idol William Wallace of
Braveheart fame

Our next day found us on a train back to
Glasgow, where we boarded a propeller plane
to Dublin.









We got on one of the hop on-hop off buses to tour
Dublin. One of our stops was Kilmainham Gaol, a
prison from 1787 that still held prisoners in the 20th
century. During the famine in Ireland, people,
including women and children, intentionally
committed crimes so that they would go to prison,
where they knew they would a least get one meal a day.
Cells that were made to hold only one, held 5 people.
The women and children were usually just kept in the
hallways. Executions were held in the yard.


That night we went to a pub and heard a great live
Celtic Band.

The next day, again on the hop on-hop off bus, we
went to the Guiness Brewery. It was fascinating, but
again, none of the sisters cared for the beer.

Our flight back to Glasgow got us in too late for the
train back to Aviemore, so we rented a right hand
drive Volvo and Robert had to drive on the wrong
side of the road all the way home. Roundabouts that go clockwise, strange road signs and
a long drive added to our adventure.

Finally, we took a day off. We stayed in Aviemore and did some laundry in a
combination washer-dryer. We shopped in a cute candy store in town. That evening we
joined the locals to watch a World Cup match in the pub. It was Britian vs Uraguay,
sorry Britian lost.

Now that we had a car, we got to see more of
Northern Scotland. We went to the Loch
Ness Centre, sorry we did NOT see Nessie.
We then went to see the Urquart Castle built
in 1220. Although it was ruins, enough of it
remained to learn a great deal about life in
that era.



After leaving Urquart Castle, I wanted to
see an existing castle with typical English
Gardens. We found Cawdor Castle and
Gardens nearby. It has been in the
Thanes of Cawdor family since 1370. A
woman still lives there 7 months of the
year. Outside we walked through
beautiful, manicured gardens with so
many varieties of flowers, sculptures and
even a MAZE.


Finally, we had to leave Scotland. We took 3
trains from Inverness to London, so we got to
enjoy a great deal of scenery. After arriving in
London, we took a London taxi to our hotel.
The sisters decided to take a walk down the
street. Big mistake! We felt like we had left
England and ended up in Lebanon. Apparently
the area near our hotel is like little Lebanon.
Men and women in outdoor restaurants smoking
hookahs!

The next day, however, we again did a hop on-
hop off bus tour around London. Here we saw
the changing of the guards at Buckingham
Palace, the Tower Bridge, the Tower of London,
and even a cruise down the river Thames.




The next day, we toured Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral. The Abbey is
where, the queens coronation was held, where Dianas funeral was held, and where
William and Kate were married. One of the
guides we talked to, was actually there for the
rehearsal and after the wedding received a thank
you note and a piece of the wedding cake.

There are thousands buried in Westminster Abbey
and there are amazing sculptures and caskets for
many of them.

Our final day in London, we scheduled a tour that
took us to Stone Henge, Salisbury and Bath. Stone
Henge was fascinating. We learned it was
constructed to use as a calendar, so the farmers
could calculate the seasons. Obviously we wondered how they got the stones shaped so
well and how they managed to get them on top of one another.

In Salisbury, we toured a beautiful cathedral. We
enjoyed the stain glass windows. There is one of only 4
original copies of the Magna Carta there.







Our last stop of the day was the town of Bath. This was a Roman Bath from around the
year 800, containing hot mineral water. The town was buried for over 150 years and
later unearthed. Many of the artifacts have been recovered.



After returning to London, we used our last new form of transportation, the subway
system in London, the Tube to return to our hotel. The next morning we boarded a
plane back home.


All in all, we had a wonderful trip. We saw a lot and were able to see and do a great deal
in a short time.