Region 9 Unit Information
Oklahoma City and Surrounding Area
The Oklahoma Unit has members from all over the state of Oklahoma. Our main concentration is from Oklahoma City and the surrounding area. The Unit has rallies each Spring and Fall. Each
of our Rallies are of seven days duration. We have five luncheons each year.
| President |
| Tom Caton |
| oau@tds.net |
Texas Units
Heart of Texas Camping Unit
This is our newest unit. Rallies are informal and usually held in public parks.
| President |
| Ann Flanagan |
| annflanagan@earthlink.net |
East Texas Lakes Unit, #98
DFW area, east to Texarkana and from Rusk north.
The
first meeting of East Texas Lakes Unit (ETLU ) was held at Tyler State
Park on February 21, 1970. The first rally was held at Daingerfield State
Park, April 3-5 1970, with twenty nine trailers. After much discussion
the name East Texas Lakes Unit was adopted. Today
we have 100 members. All members are retired except 2 families.
This year our unit had 6 rallies and 3 luncheons. Many of our members attended the Region 9 Rally and some are planning to attend the International Rally.
ETLU covers an area from Dallas and Greenville to the north, Ft. Worth and Hillsboro to the west, Rusk to the south and Texarkana to the east.
Some of our members are unable to continue traveling with their rigs due to health problems. New members are welcome to join our unit and enjoy the rallies and luncheons. Many of our rallies include tours that have been planned by the host and hostess, also games, food, and fellowship.
| President |
| Paula Boyd |
| grant413@sbcglobal.net |
North Texas Unit, #99
DFW/Mid-cities and Hillsboro areas, the North Texas Unit has members scattered out throughout the region, with concentratations in the metroplex area of DFW and at the North Texas Airstream Community (NTAC) in Hillsboro. The North Texas Unit is made up of a variety of ages including many members who are still employed. There are usually between 5-6 rallies throughout the year all within a couple hundred miles of the DFW area. Rallies range from planned activities to potlucks to bonfires - there's something for everyone.
The North Texas Unit luncheons are held the 2nd Saturday of every month at 11:30 A.M. We meet at Spring Creek BBQ in Burleson, TX. Address 13125 I-35 W, take the Alsbury Exit 38, located on the East side of I-35W.
For a fun time with lots of great people, please join us. .
| President |
| Larry Schultze |
| 200 Walnut Hill Ave #53 |
| Hillsboro, TX 76645 |
| lschu2929@hotmail.com |
| 254-266-2857 |
Texas Unit, #97
The Texas Unit disbanded in the fall of 2011. Texas Unit members have joined other Region 9 units.
San Antonio and Surrounding Area
The Texas Alamo Unit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) was founded on October 30,1977. That weekend
nine families who were members of the WBCCI gathered at Lockhart State
Park, Texas, to formulate the bylaws and initiate the procedure to obtain
a WBCCI charter. The Unit was specifically founded to accommodate Airstream
owners who were not able to routinely travel great distances. The Unit
Charter was granted and the Texas Alamo Unit assumed its place in Region
9 of the WBCCI.
Unit rallies are normally held a maximum of 100 miles from San Antonio. However, for reasons of geographical variety and campground availability, the rule may be occasionally altered.
The incoming Unit President schedules rallies for his/her presidential year for the months of October, November, January, February, March, April, May, and September. The September rally will be used for the installation of new Officers and Directors for the coming year. All rallies are scheduled to start with an opening ceremony late in the afternoon of the fourth Friday of each rally month. The rally ends after breakfast and a devotional service the following Sunday.
On the First Saturday of each month, September through May, the Unit holds a supper meeting at a local restaurant in the San Antonio area.
| President |
| Steve Huebinger |
| 38bowtie@gmail.com |
Houston and surrounding area
The
Texas Coastal Plains Unit covers about a 100 mile radius around the Greater Houston area although we have members all over the state and nation. Our
roughly 150 members range in age from young couples with children to great-grandparents. About a third of our members are still actively working. We have a number
of singles who are quite comfortable with our group. Of the 75 rigs represented
there is about an even mix of trailers and motor homes.
We
feature 10 unit rallies a year, two dinners a month, and several caravans
a year. The monthly newsletter helps keep us all in touch. We try to have
our short rallies run from Friday evening to Sunday morning so that those
who are still working or have kids in school can participate. Our members
represent nearly every occupation and interest group. Our programs are
so varied, we are sure that we’ll have some that interest you.
For further information contact: Fred Walschburger, 1-713-686-3291
| President |
| Ronald Gilbert |
| rmgilb3673@aol.com |
Texas Gulf Coast Unit, #103
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc. at Zavalla and South Eastern Texas Area around Nacogdoches, Lufkin, and Beaumont.
Texas
Gulf Coast Unit serves the greater East Texas area and part of Louisiana. We
have members as far away as Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Houston,
Port Arthur, Temple, Oberlin, LA, and Baton Rouge, LA.
Our monthly rallies are held at Texas Airstream Harbor Inc. on beautiful
Sam
Rayburn Lake near Zavalla, Texas.on
the second weekend of each
month (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) with
the exception of July and August.
We have a large clubhouse
with all facilities, and RV lots with full hookkups @ $10 per day.
Come see us.
| President |
| Gordon Babbitt |
| gbabbittg@aol.com |
Texas Highland Lakes Unit, #172
Austin and Surrounding Area
The Texas Highland Lakes Unit is a very active
group representing over seventy Airstream families. Most our
members are from the Austin general area, but others come from as much
as several hundred miles away, including Houston and Dallas.
We join for lunch at Luby's Cafeteria in northwest Austin, near the intersection of US183 andRM620, at 1pm on the first Tuesday of every month except when preempted by a rally. We also schedule occasional "Southside Gatherings" in San Marcos so that our far-south members can more conveniently attend.
We hold six formal rallies each year, usually scheduled from Thursday through Sunday, although many show up on Wednesday in order to spend more time with their unit friends. In addition, we schedule several informal, no-host"Campouts" each year at state parks.A very high proportion of our members also attend the annual Region 9 Rally and the International Rally. Very often, groups of our members will gather for "not really a rally" informal campouts or for an informal unit rally.
| President |
| Marque Mooney |
| 101 St. James Court |
| Stephenville, TX 76401 |
| marquemooney@gmail.com |
| Cell: 254-967-5689 254-592-5245 |
Central Texas
The Texas Hill Country Unit was chartered by WBCCI in January 1966. With a rich 44-year history, we are a relatively new and dynamic unit with 50% of our members joining within the past five years. Our members cover a vast area of Texas beyond the hill country, in fact, we make a “star” pattern … from Dallas to the north, Houston to the east, San Antonio to the south, Fredericksburg and Brownsville to the west. Many live along the I-35 corridor. We conduct rallies 8 months of the year from January – May and from September – November. Annual luncheons are held in August and December. Our members caravan together as a unit to Region and International Rallies as well as Unit caravans in Texas. Our monthly rally sites are selected by our unit president, but it’s our member hosts that make each rally special. Known for taking unusual tours, we find access to places that individuals could not go. Come join us for a rally and we’ll introduce you not only to campers and caravaners but also to wine makers and gardeners, fishermen and golfers, crafters and musicians, hikers and explorers, games players and chefs, camp fire sitters and story tellers, parents and grandparents, workers and retired folks, pet owners, civic volunteers … we are friends, we are family. Come see for yourself!
| Membership Chairman |
| Joe Long |
| 15251 Miller Rd. |
| Saint Hedwig, TX 78152 |
| gaylejoe@hotmail.com |
Home: 830-914-3572
Cell: 210-860-6006 |
Texas Plains Unit, #106
Lubbock
and Surrounding Area
Effective January 1, 2009 there was a merger of Top-O-Texas and Texas Plains Units. The survivor, Texas Plains Unit, now covers the Texas Panhandle. We have forty-three regular members and eleven affiliates and/or associates. Most of the members are located in either Lubbock or Amarillo. The unit will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on February 20, 2009. Unit events include weekly dinners at Home Plate Diner in Amarillo, monthly luncheons at Home Plate Diner in Lubbock and weekly balloon volleyball games in Lubbock. We have eight unit week-end rallies planned for 2009. All of our unit activities are detailed on our website, www.txplainsrv.com . .
Our 2009 membership chairman is Sam Spence, 3603 61st Street, Lubbock, TX, .
| President |
| Myrna Coffman |
| jmcmbc32@aol.com |