Owen Autry was Western Area President from 1996 – 1999.

Owen was born on August 7, 1930 and passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

Owen was a Navy veteran serving in the Korean War from 1948 to 1952.

Memorial Service was held November 16, 2019, 2:00 p.m. at Sacramento Memorial Lawn

Consider donating to the Wounded Warrior Project ( www.woundedwarriorproject.org ).

Registration is Open!!

Register at FMCA.com or call (800)543-3622 or Download the  PDF registration form here: WEA20RegistrationForm_0719

Rally date: January 8 to 12, 2020

Riverside County Fairgrounds, Indio, CA
Early Arrival Area Opens: Sunday January 5, 2020 at Noon
Rally: January 8 to 12, 2020

Save The Date!   January 8 to 12, 2020

Our Rally theme for 2020 is “At The Hop”.

Riverside County Fairgrounds, Indio, CA
Arrival Area Opens: Sunday January 5, 2020 at Noon
Rally: January 8 to 12, 2020

Tickets go on sale July or August – stay tuned for more details!

As mentioned by our Editor’s post we had a very productive Corporate Governing Board meeting at the Kings County Fairgrounds in Hanford.  We had 22 of our 48 chapters in attendance, which included 7 new chapter representatives. The first half of the day was spent working on WMHA business, passing a balanced budget for the coming year, and Chapter issues. The second half of the day was spent working with our Captains (new and returning) on the up coming Indio Rally. We will be celebrating our 30th year at the fairgrounds and plan on having hand dipped ice cream and cake to mark this special occasion.

There are some open Captain positions available
• Rally Photographer (for 1 year only)
• Donations Captain
• WMHA Secretary (elected position)
• Decorations Captain
Please contact me if you would like to volunteer for one of the positions.

We also had some time for relaxation as Christine and I met several other couples at the Superior Ice Cream Shop.

I would like to give a big thank you to all those members who took time away from their busy schedules to attend the Hanford meeting…THANK YOU!

The Indio Rally theme is Viva Las Vegas and starts on January 10, 2018. See you there!

Sincerely,
Lon
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Lon Cross, F233066
FMCA National VP, Western Area
President, Western Motor Home Assoc.
lcross@fmca.com
Cell: 661-886-5077

We had a pretty productive Western Motor Home Association Governing Board and Indio Rally Planning session at the Kings County Fairgrounds in Hanford these past few days.  Our leaders provided a hospitable environment (thank you Christine) and we got stuff done in record time.   The Western Area Rally team gained some enthusiastic new volunteer captains and it looks to be another great rally.  We will be saying goodbye to some other captains and we thank them for their service.

Not all was work, some early arrivals went to Superior Dairy for dessert Sunday night:

That’s right!  That’s 15 scoops of ice cream in a Banana Split… no wonder it’s a WMHA favorite spot in Hanford.  Ice Cream for a week.

— Editor