Panhandle Winnies                           March 2002 Outing                                      By Jan Eichorst Our chapter did not have our normal monthly campout because of the 2002 Florida State Rally (Citrus Jubilee) held 16-19 March hosted by the Winnie-Gators at the Central Florida Fair Grounds in Orlando.  This year, our Panhandle Winnies had 12 coaches in attendance for the festive  March event.  The weather was absolutely wonderful with sunshine during the day and cool nights for the four days of the rally.  Seven Panhandle Winnie couples took advantage of the early check-in to stop by the local flea markets and take advantage of picking up delicious produce while others took a wallet-emptying visit to the local Camping World store.  As they did last year, Winnebago Industries had a maintenance team at the rally  for 3 days to do on-site repairs.  The team had a maintenance coach/office and  was available to hear problems and schedule on-site repairs.  Several of our club coaches were satisfactorily repaired during our stay.  Again, many thanks go out to the maintenance team and their efforts.  The rally entertainment on Sunday and Monday evenings took advantage of audience participation and several of our members were recruited to assist on stage. Needless to say, our other members took the opportunity to provide additional good-natured harassment to our temporary actor members.  With each state chapter assisting the state Winnie-Gators in the rally activities, our Panhandle Winnies were responsible for the Wine and Cheese Hour.  This event included the preparation and serving of three types of wine along with tasty cheese to the rally attendees.  There were a number of rally participants in the fiesta spirit that had to be encouraged to leave the Wine and Cheese Hour to get ready for the evening meal and entertainment. On a sad note, we lost one of our beloved members in March.  Sarah Brown wife of Hiram Brown passed away after a long bout with Alzheimer's.  She was wonderful lady that will be truly missed by her family, friends, and chapter family. Our next campout will be held at Parker's Landing north of Biloxi, MS on 26-28 April with the Mississippi South Magnolia Travelers and then on 17-19 May we will meet at Wolf Bay Plantation in Elberta, AL.  Our chapter will not officially meet in June, July, or August but will start again in September. Kurt Eichorst 850.678.6623 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Brown W55771 Sarah Shiver Brown, 78, of Pensacola, passed away Monday, March 18, 2002 at a local nursing home.  Sarah was a nurse at the Pensacola Sacred Heart Hospital for 13 years. Sarah and Hiram were members of the Florida Panhandle Winnies Chapter Winnebago Itasca Travelers and loved to travel, having visited 49 states.  Survivors include Hiram her husband of 60 years; daughters, Sarah Howard (James Wallace) and Becky Schultz (Paul); grandchildren, Penni Cress, Pamela Smith, Jeffrey and Christopher Schultz; great grandchildren, Christina and Melissa Mac Neil, Taylor and Jennifer Mehaffey and Annabelle Schultz.  Sarah was one of those calm, kind, and compassionate ladies that will be grievously missed by family and friends alike.