Bob & Wendy Wilkerson

A Curve in the Road. We noticed a curve on the way to the Newmar International Rally in Pueblo, Colorado, and we took it with excitement. On the way, some Chile Peppers stepped back and others stepped forward, and we were able to charge through the Pueblo experience. Our acting President, Stephanie Bishop, stepped up from Vice President to introduce you to Gourd Painting.

Then, the Chile Pepper Officer ladies changed into formal attire for tea, and what a tea it was! Beth Foehse, Wendy Wilkerson and Stephanie Bishop brought their own special style to the tea.

Now some of us guys don’t understand this tea stuff, but apparently the ladies loved it so we will just keep our comments to ourselves.

True, some of us had power losses, one of our coaches even lost its refrigerator to the gremlins, but wait, we are The Chile Peppers, so all is solved. Even the hot days were cooled with white water rafting. It just proves there was more than one way to beat the heat.

The New Mexico Chile Peppers Spring Rally will be held in Elephant Butte, New Mexico April 14-17, 2025. This is shaping up to be a truly fun-filled event. What else would you expect in a place called “Truth or Consequences?” Stay tuned as we finalize the plans for this time in central New Mexico. We will be posting detailed information about this rally, along with the schedule for all our 2024-25 rallies, both here in the Legacy magazine and on the Newmar Kountry Klub website:

https://newmarkountryklub.com/category/region-one-news/new-mexico/

As we looked forward, we also looked back at what’s been fun. We decided that more would be better! We like each other so much that getting together once a year is not enough, so we are planning more rallies and events each year. Our main rallies will build on the successful events of the last few years. However, we will add several events next year that offer more choice in your activities. A new gathering, which is easier to “host” is called a Hangout. The Hangouts will focus on member-planned activities, where a member can pick and choose what is of interest to them and join Klub members for an occasional social get-together or meal.

Our first Hangout will be December 10-15 at the Festival of the Cranes (https://friendsofbosquedelapache.org/festival/ ). The Festival offers 75 (yes that’s a lot!) different optional activity that you register for on your own.  Otherwise, we will just Hangout and watch the birds and drink pinon coffee. There isn’t a rally fee for this Hangout.

We are also urging our members to share their travel plans on our Facebook page (Chile Peppers Page) and just gather with other Klub members along their journey. We are going to try to get our members together more often so that almost every member can join us sometime during the year. We are doing off-season lunches and adding RV educational phone meetings – infomercials – that will avoid travel in the snow. Speaking of schedules, we are now planning over a year ahead of time so you can get us on your calendar.

So, you see, that curve in the road has turned into a great deal of fun. No matter if you live here or next door or maybe just travel through New Mexico, if you’re looking for a fun group that’s worth the trip, you might be a Chile Pepper!

We hope to see you soon in the land of the New Mexico Chile Peppers! We can be reached at email crgcrisis@gmail.com, wlwilkerson@icloud.com or cell 505-757-3008 Bob, 505-428-8128 Wendy