Spacecoast Winnies
February 2004 Outing

By Lynn Fitts
The Space Coast Winnies held their February campout at KARS Park in Merritt Island, FL.   There were 12 member coaches and an additional 5 couples drove in for our meeting and dinners for the weekend.  Don & Diane Hawthorne were guests. 
To begin this Valentine weekend, the Fitts’ had prepared a pot of homemade chili, complemented by Italian bread and cookies  on Friday evening.   After dinner, the cards came out and the weekend games began.
Our Saturday breakfast consisted of casseroles made with sausage and eggs with fruit and muffins to complete it.  There was also one "Atkins casserole" for those following that diet regimen.
 Soon after breakfast at our regular meeting, officers for 2004 were installed by former Florida Winnie-Gator president and member Max Kruichak.  They are  President - Nancy & Dick Russell;  Vice President - Ron & Veronica Koehn; Secretary - Lynn & Jimmy Fitts; and Treasurer - Jack & Carolyn Harris. 
The RV park was filled with former NASA retirees who had come to view a Delta rocket launch.  The weather was a little overcast and cool but there was enough clearing at launch time for all of us to see the vapor trail and hear the roar of the engines when it launched lifted from the ground directly across the Indian River where we were parked.
Cards came out again during the afternoon until time for our craft class.  Nancy Russell had embroidered doilies with a strawberry in the center for the ladies to wear during the upcoming Florida State Rally.  Interested ladies coated the backs of the doilies so they would stick to the front of their shirts during this "Strawberry Festival" in March.
A delicious Saturday night dinner of fried chicken and ham, supplied by the Chapter, with salads, vegetables and desserts  supplied by members was enjoyed by all. 
Sunday morning we finished up leftover casseroles and ham and rolls along with the requisite pastries before leaving for home.  This was another great campout by our Chapter.
The next campout will be at the Florida State Rally in Orlando March 13-16.  Hope to see many WIT members from all over the country there.
Nancy Russell,  321-383-8031