Escapees March/April 2016

SKP Get-togethers

SKP Get-togethers It’s time to eat! Join your fel low SKPs for any one of these regional dine-outs.

Ventura: 1st Tues. (every month), 11 a.m. Main Restaurant Steakhouse , 3159 E. Main St. Chuck Burton: 805 647-7382. Visalia: Last Fri. (Jan.-Oct.), 3rd Fri. (Nov.-Dec.) 9:30 a.m. Ryan’s Place Restaurant , 3103 S. Mooney Blvd.; west side of Mooney and south of Sunnyside and Pep Boys. Bring a friend; wear badge. Schatzi Lovett: 559-732-6973. COLORADO _______________________________________ Buena Vista: 3rd Tues., 1 p.m., Jan’s Restaurant . 304 US Hwy. 24. Don Anderson: draoda@aol.com. May-September Englewood: 2nd Tues., 1 p.m. Englewood Country Buffet . Located at 301 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110. S. Cherokee St. (East) at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Englewood Pky. Chuck Derington: 303-986-6192, chuckderington@comcast.net FLORIDA__________________________________________ Clermont: 1st Thurs., 11:00 a.m., Golden Corral . 1555 Grand Hwy. Just east of US 27 on SR 50, on the right. Note: This is a new location. Larry Jarvis: 716-949-1686, jarvissr@aol.com. November-April MISSOURI ________________________________________ Springfield: 1st Fri., 1 p.m., Golden Corral , 2734 N. Kansas Expway. (Just South of I-44 on the East side) Vernon Eide: 417-766-2191. All RVers welcome. (Casual campouts held 3rd Tues. of each month, April-October. New Casual Campout coordinator is Vernon Eide, eidevernon@yahoo.com) NEVADA __________________________________________ Pahrump: 2nd Mon., 11:30 a.m., Lakeside Caf é and Buffet , 5870 S Homestead Road, Rte 160 N to 1st signal, L on Homestead Rd. app. 5 miles to Lakeside Casino & RV Park on right, restaurant is inside casino. Phil Darling: wheel4home@yahoo.com. September-May Reno: 3rd. Wed., 1:00 p.m., Gold ‘N Silver Inn Restaurant , 790 W 4th St. I80 to Keystone Ave S, left on 4th St. Restaurant is on the right. Note: this is a new location. This luncheon is for all northern Nevada-area Escapees to meet and visit. Adrian Jones:adrianandrebecca@att.net NEW MEXICO______________________________________ Lakewood: 2nd Wed. Luncheons alternate between Artesia and Carlsbad. Call Mary Ann Obst: 575-513-0637, for time and place. OREGON__________________________________________ Medford: 2nd Tues., 11:00 a.m., Elmer’s Restaurant , 2000 Biddle Road. I-5 exit 30, toward Crater Lake/Biddle Road (to the right), follow Biddle Road, exit left at signal to restaurant. Chris Oman: 541-474-0161, coman@ budget.net. April-November Sutherlin: 2nd Wed., 9:00 a.m. (breakfast), Abby’s Legendary Pizza , 1011 W Central Ave. From I-5, exit 136 and turn E/B on Central Ave. for .6 of a mile. Restaurant on north side of road. Bud Covington: 541-229-0491. January-December Portland: 4th Mon., 1:00 p.m., Heidi’s Restaurant , 1230 N.E. Cleveland, Gresham, OR 97030. On the corner of NE Cleveland and NE Burnside. Every- one welcome! Contact LeRoy Vick: 503-784-7738, lavick1952@yahoo.com TENNESSEE _______________________________________ Crossville: 2nd Wed., 11:30 a.m., Shoney’s Restaurant . Restaurant is north of exit 317, I-40 on Hwy 127 north. RalphWiggers: 931-707-5334. Apr-Nov TEXAS____________________________________________ Livingston: 2nd Fri., 1:00 p.m., Please check Rainbow Chapter 10 voice mail for location. 888-757-7701 x8010. Gina Jensen: 936-355-1785, genejensen88@gmail.com

ALABAMA ________________________________________ Gulf Shores: 2nd Mon., 10:30 a.m., Original Oyster House . Hwy. 59. (In March: 2nd Mon., corned-beef dinner at Marlow Church.) Cushman Phil- lips: cushman@cbphei.com or 770-312-8871. October-April (except March) ARIZONA _________________________________________ Apache Junction: 1st and 3rd Wed., 11:30 a.m., Mickey D’s Café , 1408 W. Apache Trail. From Hwy. 60, take Ironwood exit 195, go N two miles. Across the trail from Food City. Please RSVP Ed Allard: 480-213-8096, edrdnalice@gmail.com. November-March. Benson: 2nd Wed., 11:30 a.m., San Pedro Golf Course, Ironwood Grill . From I-10, take exit 303, go north on Ocotillo, turn right on Darby, turn left on N. Madison and follow signs. Chuck Dupuis: 520-226-6552, cddupuis@ gmail.com. October-April Casa Grande: 2nd Tues., 1 p.m., Golden Corral . 2082 E. Florence Blvd. Jan Tilton: jtilton7@yahoo.com. October-April Quartzsite: Every Wed., 8 a.m., Times Three Family Restaurant . 1265 West Main. Green building next to McDonald’s. November-February. This group needs a representative . Tucson: Group forming. For information please contact Cliff Haycock at 919-412-4029 or e-mail hayvirginia@yahoo.com. Wickenburg: Visit the Chapter 32 Website or voice mail for date and location. Dave Gilbert: 928-427-3765, rplace@q.com. Yuma: 2nd Wed., 11 a.m., Foothill’s Eatery and Spirit , I-8 and Foothill Blvd. Ed/Elaine Brandt: 928-342-0443. November-April CALIFORNIA ______________________________________ Chico: 2nd Wed., 11:30 a.m., Hometown Buffet , 2021 Whitman Ave. Bob/Naomi Tweedie: 530-872-7802. Citrus Heights: 2nd Wed., 1 p.m., Hometown Buffet , 7028 Sunrise Blvd. David and Shirley Sturdivant: 916-967-3862. Clovis: 1st Thurs., 11:15 a.m., Denny’s Restaurant , 710 W. Shaw. Corner of Shaw and Willow. 936-612-3216. Wayne Zimmerman: 559-638-1631. Huntington Beach: 3rd Wed., 11:30 a.m., Sunny’s Restaurant , 7148 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach. From I-405, exit Goldenwest St., go south, left onto Edinger Ave., turn right by Toys “R” Us and Hobby Lobby. Nancy Madigan: 949-646-8513. npickl@aol.com Modesto: 1st Thurs., 11:30 a.m., Modesto Elks Lodge , 645 Charity Way. From Fwy 99, exit 219 for Salida/Kiernan. Go east 4.4 miles and turn left onto Pentecost Dr. (just before McHenry Ave). The lodge is at the end of Pentecost Dr. Rob and Karen Cannon: 209-605-4716, rcannon55@me.com. February-November. Redding: 1st Tues., 11:30 a.m., Country Waffle , I-5 to Cypress exit 677, west on Cypress, right on Athens (2 blocks on left). 2300 Athens (near Orchard Supply Hardware). Jerry Gromacki: 530-241-8338, gromacki@ prodigy.net. (No meetings Jan. or Feb.) March-December San Diego area: 4th Sat., 9:30 a.m., Marie Callender’s , 6950 Alvarado Rd. I-8 to Lake Murray BL/70th St., turn onto Alvarado Rd. Wayne and Lynn Selden: 619-890-5383, dlorean81@gmail.com Santa Maria: 2nd Thurs. (every month), 11:30 a.m., Coco’s Restaurant , 1635 S. Broadway, exit 101 Freeway at Betteravia. Go W to Broadway, R a few blocks to Coco’s on left. Erv Hartman: 805-937-1856.

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