Spike & Kay Kramer – Presidents
As fall creeps slowly upon those of us that live in the Pacific Northwest some of us are preparing to make the annual “snowbird” migration to the areas with warmer temperatures over the fall and winter months. By this time, the Oregon State and combined Washington/Region 2 2024 rallies are a thing of the past.
Kay & I have already started planning for the 2025 Evergreen Aires Rally. We have secured 20 campsites at the Eagle Tree RV Park in Poulsbo WA starting on the 13th of July for 4 nights. We have a reserved a combination of pull thru and back in sites near the Club House and Community fire pit. Sites are all FHU sites some with 30A, some with 50A power. So, mark this on your Calendar! Anyone desiring to attend the 2025 Evergreen Aires Rally feel free to make campsite reservations by calling Eagle Tree RV Resort at 36-598-5988, let them know that you are part of the Newmar Kountry Klub group. A nightly rate of $40.37 has been negotiated, this includes early and/or late departure days. We anticipate opening this rally for registration in late October or early November.
For those of you residing in the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsula areas Fife RV has opened a new dealership on Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard. They will offer both service and sales for Newmar Products thru the Dutch Star line. They intend to focus on Newmar Products, but of course they will sell and service the products available at other Fife RV Dealerships. By the time you read this article the dealership should be in full operation.
Poulsbo, Washington is a quaint Scandinavian themed village that is home to Sluy’s Bakery which just so happens to hold the title of “Best Bakery” in Washington State. If you are a connoisseur of Lutefisk, or if you are looking to sooth any cravings you may have for all things Scandinavian, Poulsbo is the place to be. Poulsbo is located on beautiful Liberty Bay; it is also the land access to beautiful Bainbridge Island. Bainbridge Island was home to many people of Japanese descent in 1940’s, because of the island’s proximity to naval bases, these local Japanese Americans were the first in the whole country to be interned, 227 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave the island with six day’s notice. To commemorate this event The Japanese American Exclusion Memorial and Hiking Trail was established. The hiking trail follows the route these Japanese Americans had to walk to get to the Ferry Dock in Winslow.
Nearby is located Naval Submarine Base Bangor which is home to the Pacific Fleet of TRIDENT/SSGN Submarines, along with some of the newer Fast Attack style Submarines, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and the USS Turner Joy for those of you that maybe interested in that sort of stuff. Also located nearby is the Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Keyport Washington, which is the site of the US Naval Undersea Museum. We will arrange a group tour of the museum facility for all Rally attendees wishing to participate. The museum’s long-term exhibits provide a comprehensive introduction to the Navy’s undersea history and operations. It has both static and interactive display covering the many things the US Navy carries on beneath the seas throughout the world.
Kay & I just spent eleven days at Camp Rilea, the Oregon National Guard base in Warrenton, Oregon. If you have access to military base camping this is a wonderful spot if you are looking to just chill for a while. Unfortunately, the weather was less than stellar, heavy marine layers in the AM, had a few days of sunshine, but for the most part a bit soggy. Such a beautiful location with some of the best beach access on Oregon coast. Near are Fort Stevens where the Lewis & Clark expedition spent some time, Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Ilwaco, and the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State. During one of their dog walks Kay and Cassie, our Cocker Spaniel puppy, came upon this huge herd of Elk grazing in one of the many meadows/sand dunes along the beach. Pretty Cool.
Anyone wishing to join the Evergreen Aires Chapter can contact us, we would be happy to get you signed up. If you already are a member to the Evergreen Aires, be sure visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/evergreenaires, access is restricted to Evergreen Aires Chapter members only. Also, you can find out what is happening in the Klub, and our region by visiting the Region 2 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/410829772457458. This site does not have restricted access.
If you own a Newmar product and are in the Yuma, Arizona area this fall and/or winter, Kay & I host a monthly luncheon on the first Tuesday of each month, November through March @ 12:00, we invite you to participate. The luncheon is held at the Golden Corral located on 16th street in Yuma.
Happy trails to y’all, safe travels, may the wind be at your backs, hope to see you down the road.
We can be reached at 360-633-0722 or kaytel1@msn.com or spike_kramer@msn.com for any information regarding the NKK in Washington State.
