PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 
Well, this
is my last president’s message.
I had
planned to serve for one year and then it was two and suddenly three.
It has been
a rewarding experience and I would do it again…but I had lots of help with a
terrific executive and members who were always willing to take part in our
activities and help when needed. The elected members & committee chairs all
did a super job but I must specifically thank Darilyn Hill who has been my
right hand as secretary and Carolyn Beers for her keen input and my wife Carol
who has been a sounding board for many activities.
The PERFECT
CIRCLE is a wonderful organization. Lifelong friendships are made there.
We look
forward to seeing you on the trails.
Jack & Carol
EDITOR’S MESSAGE 
Here it is, May 2005.
I find it hard to believe that I have been doing the Newsletter for 3
years, and what fun it has been! When I
began as Editor, I wondered how I would do the first newsletter, what I would
put in it (boy, that problem was sure solved in a hurry for me), what format I
would use, etc., etc. I particularly
appreciated all the items of interest, the little stories and jokes, recipes
and hints that have been passed on to me to use in publications. So many, in fact, that I could not include
them all. I have had the enjoyment and
satisfaction of doing this job, which was a challenge at the beginning.
But now I feel it is time to hand over the job of Newsletter
Editor to another member of Perfect Circle.
It is time for me to step aside and give somebody else the opportunity
to be Editor of the Perfect Circle Traveller. It is time for some fresh ideas, and I know
there are many in our membership who could do justice to this position. This will be my last publication as Editor
of your Newsletter. I have enjoyed
working with the Executive and Committee Members to give you a Newsletter that
I hope was interesting, informative and fun.
I thank all of you who contributed to your Newsletter, and in closing, I
thank my husband, Don, who helped so willingly with every publication, to get
the envelopes stuffed, sealed and stamped for mailing. And we both send along our wishes for many
years of safe, fun RV‘ing in your future.
Liz & Don
NATIONAL
DIRECTOR’S REPORT 
Sometimes
things just don’t work out as planned – this happened to us recently when Leah
came down with food poisoning in mid March, and we had to cancel out on plans
to attend the FMCA Winter International Rally at
From
all reports Perry was an excellent rally with especially good entertainment,
and a total coach count of 6,467. High fuel costs can’t stop members from
enjoying the benefits of motorhoming and FMCA!
With
taxes done and yard work well in hand, Leah and I now look forward to our
summer rallies, and to seeing many of you again.
National News
National Officers and staff are
obviously busy preparing for the summer International Convention that is being
held at
You may have noted in the FMCA magazine that some
reward programs for recruiting new members have been continued. A free copy of
FMCA North American Road Atlas & Travel Guide is yours for the first new
member you recruit in 2005. After that you receive a $10 FMCA merchandise
coupon for each new member. After 5 new members in 2005 you receive a free
one-year membership renewal.
Northeast Area
News
The Northeast Area Rally will be held in
Other News
Although
only indirectly related to my role as your National Director, one project that
I am presently involved with is working with the executive in updating our
Chapter’s Operations Manual. This manual has been in use now for over ten
years, and is updated periodically. Its purpose is to assist those serving as
our Chapter Officers, and Chairs of our Standing Committees, to better
understand their respective jobs, and how the Chapter and FMCA operate. It is
just a tool to help us function smoothly as a chapter. I periodically make
contacts with Northeast Area and National Officers, and it is obvious from some
comments that Perfect Circle Chapter is well regarded. The credit goes to you, and others who have gone before. Hey, if we don’t blow
our own horn, who is going to do this for us, eh? J
At
our Spring Rally there will be elections for some offices, and the new officers
may be looking to fill some committee chairs. Don’t be afraid to get involved
if your circumstances allow. Previous officers and committee chairs are always
ready to lend a hand - it is not too onerous, and can be lots of fun.
Happy and safe travels,
John and Leah Devlin
SUNSHINE REPORT 
Thinking of You:
Joyce MacLeod is in hospital with Jim and her sons at her side
most of the time. She enjoys hearing the
Get Well:
Leah Devlin was in
hospital in
Carol Smith has been
in hospital and is presently at home. She is not well and says she is "so grateful,
more than words can express, for all the calls, cards, e-mails, visits, best
wishes & support from our Perfect Circle friends .”
Fran Reid has been
ill but recovering now.
Get Well Wishes also go out to:
Dorothy MacMonagle
Dorothy Mannette
Louise Forbes
Chris Burnett
Sympathy is expressed to Bill & Ellie Schofield in the
loss of their son.
I hope all the colds, etc. are
chased away as spring weather comes along.
Shirley Nauss
CHAPTER CHATTER 
Tim O’Connor & Ellen bought a new 2004 36'
Carolyn Beers had trouble making tea on her new
stove in
(She put the electric tea kettle on the hidden burner on her new kitchen stove and turned the burner on and melted the tea kettle)
John Nutter will be celebrating a big 60th
birthday June 15.
Olive Lounsbury escaped serious injury recently
when working on clearing a building lot. She has lots of bruises and a crushed
vertebrae but that doesn't seem to be keeping her down for long. We wish you a short recovery time, Olive.
We understand that Don Nauss’s company still is
having trouble maneuvering out of his driveway.
Maybe a circular driveway would help these people, Don.
RHUBARB
SURPRISE CAKE (OR ANY 
2 cups mini marshmallows 1
cup water
3 cups rhubarb 1
pkg. Strawberry jello
1 cup sugar 1
pkg. White cake mix
Grease a 9 x 13" pan. Put marshmallows in bottom of pan. Bring to a boil rhubarb, sugar and
water. Remove pot from stove and add the
pkg. of Jello.
Let cool. Meanwhile, follow the
directions on the white cake mix. Place
mixed, uncooked cake ingredients on top of marshmallows. Place rhubarb mixture on top of uncooked
cake. Cook for 45 min. at 350F. Keep in refrigerator. You can use any type berry.
FOR SALE
1991 SOUTHWIND motorhome, 30 ft. New brakes, new professional paint job,
redecorated interior. Clean and
mechanically sound. Call 506-853-7706.
Milestone
Jim Hodge, F12, founding member of
FMCA, celebrated his 80th birthday April 22, 2005, with some FMCA
friends. He reminisced about the time when a group of people were in a circle
deciding they should form a motor home club and choosing a name.
Several names were offered and
discussed until someone said we are gathered around like a ‘family’ and the
name ‘Family Motor Coach Association’ was chosen.
Jim says it felt like family then
and still feels like family when members gather together.
He has the first meeting notes and
the first FMCA magazine. Raymond Fritz F4 was the first president of FMCA.
Who could have predicted the
membership, benefits, education and fellowship that this association has
developed during these 42 years?
Shirley Nauss F195664
Happy Birthday Jim
From all your
Grandma's Apron 
The principle use of Grandma's
apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a
holder for removing hot pans from the oven;
It was wonderful for
drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty
ears.
From the chicken-coop the
apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs
to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came those
aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids; And when
the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped
many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood
were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it
carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled it carried out
the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen
from the trees.
When unexpected company
drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could
dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready,
Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was
time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time
before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time
apron" that served so many purposes.
REMEMBER THIS! "Grandma used to set her hot baked
apple pies on the window sill to cool.
Her granddaughter's set theirs on the window sill to thaw."
Women on Wheels, The
Red Hat Society 
Well girls, I have
been waiting all winter for us to get back together and enjoy each other’s
company. The summer is the time for us to kick up our heels, get all dressed up
and enter the world of the un-believable!
June 11/05 …St Martins Rally. We have
been invited to attend, as Women On Wheels, to the ladies’ luncheon Ann &
Paul have organized at the St Martins Rally. The luncheon will be held in the
large building in the campground on Saturday at 12:00. Ann says, “remember to bring two pocket
novels.” This is a luncheon for all
the gals attending the rally and everyone is encouraged to wear your
decorated hats, as we did last year.
June 17/05 ….A tour of Old Government
House,
On July 16/05 at Louise Forbes &
Bill Boyce’s Rally in St Andrews, the Women On Wheels have also been invited by
the Rallymasters to take a guided tour of Kingsbrae Gardens in St Andrews by
the Sea. The tour begins at 2:00 on Saturday.
Again, this tour is for all
Thanks Louise for thinking to extend a
special invitation to our Red Hat Chapter.
Please let Louise know your intentions…you snooze, you lose!
Well gals, the Duke of
We even managed to organize 16 gals (15
Women on Wheels and a guest) to meet in Mt Dora for lunch. It was wonderful to be that far from home and
manage to have that many gals from our Chapter to
break bread together. And that’s what we really had to do, was break bread—no
butter, no wine, the wine was too expensive..food late..well
almost like a luncheon relay, as we all seemed to eat at different times. It was certainly more different than I
expected but I did the arranging so who could I blame but “me”. I like to think that the important thing was,
that we “Women On Wheels” were all together and were
“out to lunch” in
Queen Mother, Marie
Stress
Management - Some
interesting observations
A lecturer, when explaining stress
management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how
heavy is this glass
of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer
replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long
you try to hold it." "If
I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold
it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the
heavier it becomes." He continued, "And that's the way it is with
stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner
or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry
on. As with the glass of water, you have
to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with
the burden." "So, before
you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You
can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever
burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can."
"Relax; pick
them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!" And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of
life:
* Accept that some
days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your
words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff
that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully.
It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be
kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend
someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
* Never buy a car
you can't push.
* Never put both
feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand
on.
* Nobody cares if
you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the
early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse
gets the cheese.
* When everything's
coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good
for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only
one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are
too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a
lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have
weird names, and all
are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
* A truly happy
person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
PERFECT CIRCLE’S SPRING RALLY SCHEDULE JUNE 17-19/05
THURSDAY, JUNE 16/05 -- please do not arrive prior to 1:00pm. on Thursday.
Additional $18.00 charge for Thursday night parking, include this with your Registration.
The Nashwaaksis Lions Club Bingo ----6:30 pm Early Birds and 7:30 pm Regular (in building)
FRIDAY, JUNE 17/05
No Coffee scheduled, building not available
8:30 am GOLF at Kingswood Executive Course. Tee off at 9:00 am .. own expense
FREE TIME Enjoy the sights of Fredericton, visit old friends, shop ‘til you drop,
or just relax
CUMMINS ONAN SERVICE available on request. Telephone 451-1929
12:45 pm TOUR of Old Government House, open to all—free. We will be leaving from the front of the Exhibition building at 12:45 p.m. to walk to Old Government House. This is a short walk from here. All Red Hatters: We welcome you to come in your red hats and purple attire.
1:00 pm Remember to put your AUCTION ITEMS in the building
2:15 pm SEMINAR by Fredericton Police Dept on “ CRIME PREVENTION”
“What YOU can do to keep your home safe”
3:30 pm MEMBERSHIP, MERCHANDISE & RED HAT MEMBERSHIP
3:30 pm DROP OFF DONATED BOOKS for SATURDAY BOOK SALE (in building)
3:30 pm NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
(For new members or very first rally attendees inside building)
5:30 pm SIT DOWN PIZZA PARTY…free, 2-3 pieces of pizza. Bring your coupon
(Bring your own dishes/cutlery and, of course, your favorite chocolate dessert)
6:00 pm POT LUCK DESSERT CHOCOLATE DESSERT EXTRAVAGANZA –
Pot luck chocolate dessert, EVERYONE brings a chocolate dessert- if allergic to chocolate, bring a dessert you and other allergy sufferers can enjoy. Tea and Coffee will be provided.
Bring your own dishes & cutlery & cups, and the love of chocolate.
7:00pm AUCTION, followed by ENTERTAINMENT (in the building)
BECAUSE OF LAW REGULATIONS WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING BEER, WINE OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INTO THE BUILDING. A CASH BAR WILL BE SET UP.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18/05
8:00 – 9:30 am COFFEE & TOAST (in the building) (Bring your own coffee mug )
9:00 am DROP OFF PAPER BACKS FOR OUR BOOK SALE
8:00 am – 12:00 BOYCE MARKET –visit on your own
9:30 am - 12:30 SEMINAR at RV WORLD, BUS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED
11:30 am LADIES LUNCHEON, Delta Hotel (prev. Sheraton) on Woodstock Rd
We will be walking, so wear walking shoes. Own expense
2:30 - 4:00 pm BOOK SALE/CRAFT SALE/YARD SALE crafts / yard sale /any items you
choose to sell. Inside of building in designated area for craft tables. Half tables
will be provided.. no cost to sellers
2:30 – 3:30 pm MEMBERSHIP, MERCHANDISE, RED HAT MEMBERSHIP
3:00 pm ICE CREAM SOCIAL, bring a food item for the Food Bank, please
(Bring your own dish)
6:00 pm CATERED TURKEY DINNER – (in the building) Bring your dinner ticket
(your own dishes are not required )
7:30 pm EVENING ENTERTAINMENT (in the building)
Bring your dancing shoes and be ready to have some “swinging” fun
CASH BAR WILL BE AVAILABLE
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SUNDAY, JUNE 19/05
7:30 – 8:30 am COFFEE & MUFFINS (in the building) Bring your own coffee mug.
9:00 am CHURCH SERVICE, REV. PAUL THOMPSON (in the building)
10:00 am GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING (in the building)
FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING - HOG DOGS WITH ALL THE FIXINS’
12:00 noon FAREWELLS
Thanks for coming …hope you have a wonderful time with us in Fredericton.
In case we have to make some changes/adjustments, check the schedule in your goody bag on arrival.
Glynn & Marie Salter, Rallymasters
PERFECT CIRCLE SPRING RALLY 2005
DIRECTIONS TO THE FREDERICTON EXHIBITION CENTRE, SITE OF 2005 RALLY
Travelling West from all points East of Fredericton (Moncton, Saint John, Etc)
Travelling on Trans Canada Hwy, Route #2,
- Exit 294 to Route 7 North , divided highway to Fredericton /Miramichi
- Watch signs closely as no exit number for the Mactaquac/ Edmundston turnoff. Take this exit and this will bring you out on the old highway. This will avoid heavy traffic on Prospect St
- Exit #5 to Smythe St, straight down Smythe St. After passing through the 4th traffic light, turn left into FIRST entrance to the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds. This fourth light is at the entrance to the Superstore, just past this light is the gate to the Exhibition grounds.
Travelling from all points coming from the Miramichi area;
Travelling south on Route #8: directions are for crossing the Princess Margaret Bridge
- If following Route 8 South, coming into Marysville at the set of lights facing the Irving Station, turn left onto Bridge St., continuing on Route 8
- Cross the Princess Margaret Bridge,
- Exit at # 5 exit to Smythe St., straight down Smythe St. After passing through the 4 traffic light, turn left into the FIRST entrance to the Exhibition Centre. This fourth light is at the entrance to the Superstore, so just past this light is the gate to the Exhibition grounds.
Travelling East on Route #2 from Woodstock, 1-95, Prince William area;
Travelling east on Route #2 coming to Fredericton
- Exit 280 to Fredericton
- Then Exit # 3 to Fredericton Centre /Hanwell Rd
- Turn right on Hanwell Rd
- At first set of lights, turn right onto Prospect St
- Stay in left lane, at the 2nd set of lights turn left onto Smythe St
- Then straight down Smythe St. After passing through the fourth set of traffic lights, turn left into the FIRST entrance to the Exhibition Centre. The Fourth set of lights is at the entrance of the Superstore, so just past this light is the gate to the Exhibition Grounds.
TRAFFIC ON PROSPECT ST. AND SMYTHE ST ARE USUALLY PRETTY HEAVY, PARTICULARLY AT SUPPERTIME . We have tried to guide you through the easiest routes as possible, but use caution at all times, especially if travelling as a group. Don’t try to run lights at these busy intersections, take your time, you wont get lost, your friends will not be too far ahead . Better to be safe than sorry.