November, 2011 Triple Creek RV Music Park Newsletter 11...Come join in the fun. Triple Creek...

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Triple Creek RV Music Park Newsletter November, 2011 Music Schedule: 1st Saturday weekend: Gospel 2nd Saturday weekend: Open Jam (Pickin’) 3rd Saturday weekend: Classic Country 4th Saturday weekend: Bluegrass 5th Saturday weekend: Open Jam (Pickin’) unless Special Activity planned (see Website) Our Favorite Native: Pileated “Woodpicker CHILI COOK-OFF Don’t’ forget the Chili cook off taking place here at Triple Creek on November 12. All forms of road-kill will be accepted. We do not require the disclosure of all your secret ingredients (Charles Glenn made this request). Return of The REDHEAD EXPRESS On Saturday October 29, we were treated to a brief stopover of our friends The REDHEAD EXPRESS. They were in the area, so they did a little show to a absolutely packed house here at Triple Creek. As you know, we have adopted them, and we are their Texas home. We’re very fortunate that they stop in here from time to time for a visit. This visit was even more special because they attracted even more local Bluegrass musicians that we haven’t known before. If you thought this visit was great, wait until they return for a full show in February in Jasper.

Transcript of November, 2011 Triple Creek RV Music Park Newsletter 11...Come join in the fun. Triple Creek...

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Triple Creek RV Music Park

Newsletter

November 2011

Music Schedule

bull 1st Saturday weekend

Gospel

bull 2nd Saturday weekend

Open Jam (Pickinrsquo)

bull 3rd Saturday weekend

Classic Country

bull 4th Saturday weekend

Bluegrass

bull 5th Saturday weekend

Open Jam (Pickinrsquo)

unless Special Activity

planned (see Website)

Our Favorite Native

Pileated ldquoWoodpickerrdquo

CHILI COOK-OFF

Donrsquotrsquo forget the Chili cook off taking place here at Triple Creek on November

12 All forms of road-kill will be accepted We do not require the disclosure of

all your secret ingredients (Charles Glenn made this request)

Return of The REDHEAD EXPRESS

On Saturday October 29 we were treated to a brief stopover of our friends The REDHEAD

EXPRESS They were in the area so they did a little show to a absolutely packed house here at

Triple Creek As you know we have adopted them and we are their Texas home Wersquore very

fortunate that they stop in here from time to time for a visit This visit was even more special

because they attracted even more local Bluegrass musicians that we havenrsquot known before

If you thought this visit was great wait until they return for a full show in February in Jasper

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You asked for them

Triple Creek RV is now a dealer for

Blueridge Guitars

And we have a nice selection that will be available at the park starting next week All are in Superior hard cases with plush lininghellip

BR-60CE CD-1510 -- Cutaway + Fishman electric pickup ndash several folks wanted this

BR-160 CD-1510 ndash this one seems to be the favorite of several of our musicians

BR-70 CD-1510 ndash beautiful gold tuners As well as great sound ndash this is the one that Richard Langley has been playing lately

BG-160 CD-1510 ndash slope shoulder modelhellip

BR-343 CD-1514 ndash 000-14 Gospel Guitar Beautiful inlay work

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SOLD

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Business Cards

$50 per year

$5 per issue

Quarter Page

$75 per year

$10 per issue

ADVERTISING RATES

Half Page

$150 per year

$15 per issue

Full Page

$300 per year

$30 per issue

Copy deadline is the 1st of each

month

Triple Creek RV is not liable for

content or claims of advertisers

No alcohol advertisements

Send all ads to the Editor

This is a picture of the feeder by the road

If you watch you can see the deer there

every morning and every evening

We think they are getting to accustomed

to Karen taking their picture as they just

stand there now Most of the time they

will at least look at the camera when shersquos

out there but at this minute they were

distracted by a car going down the road

Keep watching them year after year as

them mature and grow We just hope they can find enough water to drink this year

WOW

Would you look at this HOT Lady in this car This picture

was snapped when Ms

Ethyl wasnrsquot looking but

shersquos been out in the shop

trying out the vehicles

Rumor has it that shersquos

soon headed Back-To-

The-Future

Who knows where shersquos

going next

PINK PIG

There is a Pink Pig in the Jam Shack for donations Please help

the pig out Financial donations help us operate the Jam Shack

and keep it the friendly gathering place that we all know and love

Recent donations have not even covered the annual electric bill much less all the other operating

expenses All of us who enjoy the entertainment in the Jam Shack need your help

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assignments Please contact

Karen and sign up to partici-

pate We want to welcome this

group back to our area and

enjoy their talents that have

been on stage in both Branson

and Nashville and all around

the country touringmdash includ-

ing a cruise ship back to

A l a s k a

Just re-

m e m b e r t h e

names

Meghan

Theyrsquore Coming

The Redhead Express and

Walker Family Band consists

of nine members of the Brett

and Apryll Walker family We

just know them as family since

they have been here several

times Well they are coming

to this area again and will be

performing in Jasper on Feb-

ruary 25th For the Pickinrsquo

in the Pines Festival This

is a long time away but wersquore

helping them get ready If

your band can play that would

be appreciated Wersquoll also

need volunteers for all types of

Alisa

Kendra

LaRae

Return of The Redhead Express

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Thanks to the bands that entertained

us on Bluegrass weekend

Kenny Mary amp Friends

Earl Cochran amp Friends

Sabine Bluegrass Update from Gerald Block

Nov 27-03-Christmas In The Pines - Independence LA 985-507-1790

Feb 17-18-Kansas Bluegrass Assn Winter Festival - Wichita KS 316-524-6795

Mar 16-17-Spring Break in Bonham Bluegrass Festival - Bonham TX 903-367-7229

Apr-26-28-Country Bluegrass Show - North Platte NE 308-532-1465

More bluegrass at

2011-2012 Festivals amp Shows-

Monthly Shows amp Jams-

Your Blog-

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BIRTHDAYS

We are collecting birthdays (only the month) so we can

celebrate birthdayrsquos once a month Sign up next time you

are in the Jam Shack

For our monthly birthday celebration we have cake and

ice cream Our celebration is held after the big meal on

Bluegrass weekend Come join in the fun

Triple Creek ldquoLIVErdquo on KWUD radio

Radio has often been considered one of the most personal forms of media It brings the business to the people

right in the comfort of their very own homes

Karan is not talking on KWUD radio every Friday morning around 900 am Wersquore trying to get the word out

about all the good things going on at Triple Creek amp the existence of Bluegrass music

Karen talks about the specific instrumentation and how Bluegrass is has a distinguishing characteristic of

featuring two three or four parts harmony Unlike mainstream country music bluegrass is traditionally played on

acoustic stringed instruments The fiddle five-string banjo guitar mandolin and upright bass are often joined by

the resonator guitar (also referred to as a Dobro) and harmonica

We hope Alvinrsquos Blue grass jokes show up on radio

Ms Audreyrsquos camera

Ms Audreyrsquos camera has come up missing She uses it to take pictures that

we use in this publication If you see it please return it to her Next time

you see her please thank her for all the hard work she does not only taking

pictures but everything else that she does around here

She is wonderful amp we love her

Blues Weekend - If you like the blues like to play the blues like to listen to the blues or know anyone who does let us

know and wersquoll schedule a ―Blues Weekend It should be fun for all as well as something a little bit

different for Triple Creekhellip Interested

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LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

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GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

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Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

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They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

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Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

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We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

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BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

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Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

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BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

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MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

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FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

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APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

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Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

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Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

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Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

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In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

2

You asked for them

Triple Creek RV is now a dealer for

Blueridge Guitars

And we have a nice selection that will be available at the park starting next week All are in Superior hard cases with plush lininghellip

BR-60CE CD-1510 -- Cutaway + Fishman electric pickup ndash several folks wanted this

BR-160 CD-1510 ndash this one seems to be the favorite of several of our musicians

BR-70 CD-1510 ndash beautiful gold tuners As well as great sound ndash this is the one that Richard Langley has been playing lately

BG-160 CD-1510 ndash slope shoulder modelhellip

BR-343 CD-1514 ndash 000-14 Gospel Guitar Beautiful inlay work

Page 2 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

SOLD

3

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$50 per year

$5 per issue

Quarter Page

$75 per year

$10 per issue

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Half Page

$150 per year

$15 per issue

Full Page

$300 per year

$30 per issue

Copy deadline is the 1st of each

month

Triple Creek RV is not liable for

content or claims of advertisers

No alcohol advertisements

Send all ads to the Editor

This is a picture of the feeder by the road

If you watch you can see the deer there

every morning and every evening

We think they are getting to accustomed

to Karen taking their picture as they just

stand there now Most of the time they

will at least look at the camera when shersquos

out there but at this minute they were

distracted by a car going down the road

Keep watching them year after year as

them mature and grow We just hope they can find enough water to drink this year

WOW

Would you look at this HOT Lady in this car This picture

was snapped when Ms

Ethyl wasnrsquot looking but

shersquos been out in the shop

trying out the vehicles

Rumor has it that shersquos

soon headed Back-To-

The-Future

Who knows where shersquos

going next

PINK PIG

There is a Pink Pig in the Jam Shack for donations Please help

the pig out Financial donations help us operate the Jam Shack

and keep it the friendly gathering place that we all know and love

Recent donations have not even covered the annual electric bill much less all the other operating

expenses All of us who enjoy the entertainment in the Jam Shack need your help

4

assignments Please contact

Karen and sign up to partici-

pate We want to welcome this

group back to our area and

enjoy their talents that have

been on stage in both Branson

and Nashville and all around

the country touringmdash includ-

ing a cruise ship back to

A l a s k a

Just re-

m e m b e r t h e

names

Meghan

Theyrsquore Coming

The Redhead Express and

Walker Family Band consists

of nine members of the Brett

and Apryll Walker family We

just know them as family since

they have been here several

times Well they are coming

to this area again and will be

performing in Jasper on Feb-

ruary 25th For the Pickinrsquo

in the Pines Festival This

is a long time away but wersquore

helping them get ready If

your band can play that would

be appreciated Wersquoll also

need volunteers for all types of

Alisa

Kendra

LaRae

Return of The Redhead Express

Page 4 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

Thanks to the bands that entertained

us on Bluegrass weekend

Kenny Mary amp Friends

Earl Cochran amp Friends

Sabine Bluegrass Update from Gerald Block

Nov 27-03-Christmas In The Pines - Independence LA 985-507-1790

Feb 17-18-Kansas Bluegrass Assn Winter Festival - Wichita KS 316-524-6795

Mar 16-17-Spring Break in Bonham Bluegrass Festival - Bonham TX 903-367-7229

Apr-26-28-Country Bluegrass Show - North Platte NE 308-532-1465

More bluegrass at

2011-2012 Festivals amp Shows-

Monthly Shows amp Jams-

Your Blog-

5

Page 5 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

BIRTHDAYS

We are collecting birthdays (only the month) so we can

celebrate birthdayrsquos once a month Sign up next time you

are in the Jam Shack

For our monthly birthday celebration we have cake and

ice cream Our celebration is held after the big meal on

Bluegrass weekend Come join in the fun

Triple Creek ldquoLIVErdquo on KWUD radio

Radio has often been considered one of the most personal forms of media It brings the business to the people

right in the comfort of their very own homes

Karan is not talking on KWUD radio every Friday morning around 900 am Wersquore trying to get the word out

about all the good things going on at Triple Creek amp the existence of Bluegrass music

Karen talks about the specific instrumentation and how Bluegrass is has a distinguishing characteristic of

featuring two three or four parts harmony Unlike mainstream country music bluegrass is traditionally played on

acoustic stringed instruments The fiddle five-string banjo guitar mandolin and upright bass are often joined by

the resonator guitar (also referred to as a Dobro) and harmonica

We hope Alvinrsquos Blue grass jokes show up on radio

Ms Audreyrsquos camera

Ms Audreyrsquos camera has come up missing She uses it to take pictures that

we use in this publication If you see it please return it to her Next time

you see her please thank her for all the hard work she does not only taking

pictures but everything else that she does around here

She is wonderful amp we love her

Blues Weekend - If you like the blues like to play the blues like to listen to the blues or know anyone who does let us

know and wersquoll schedule a ―Blues Weekend It should be fun for all as well as something a little bit

different for Triple Creekhellip Interested

6

Page 6 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

3

Page 3 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

Business Cards

$50 per year

$5 per issue

Quarter Page

$75 per year

$10 per issue

ADVERTISING RATES

Half Page

$150 per year

$15 per issue

Full Page

$300 per year

$30 per issue

Copy deadline is the 1st of each

month

Triple Creek RV is not liable for

content or claims of advertisers

No alcohol advertisements

Send all ads to the Editor

This is a picture of the feeder by the road

If you watch you can see the deer there

every morning and every evening

We think they are getting to accustomed

to Karen taking their picture as they just

stand there now Most of the time they

will at least look at the camera when shersquos

out there but at this minute they were

distracted by a car going down the road

Keep watching them year after year as

them mature and grow We just hope they can find enough water to drink this year

WOW

Would you look at this HOT Lady in this car This picture

was snapped when Ms

Ethyl wasnrsquot looking but

shersquos been out in the shop

trying out the vehicles

Rumor has it that shersquos

soon headed Back-To-

The-Future

Who knows where shersquos

going next

PINK PIG

There is a Pink Pig in the Jam Shack for donations Please help

the pig out Financial donations help us operate the Jam Shack

and keep it the friendly gathering place that we all know and love

Recent donations have not even covered the annual electric bill much less all the other operating

expenses All of us who enjoy the entertainment in the Jam Shack need your help

4

assignments Please contact

Karen and sign up to partici-

pate We want to welcome this

group back to our area and

enjoy their talents that have

been on stage in both Branson

and Nashville and all around

the country touringmdash includ-

ing a cruise ship back to

A l a s k a

Just re-

m e m b e r t h e

names

Meghan

Theyrsquore Coming

The Redhead Express and

Walker Family Band consists

of nine members of the Brett

and Apryll Walker family We

just know them as family since

they have been here several

times Well they are coming

to this area again and will be

performing in Jasper on Feb-

ruary 25th For the Pickinrsquo

in the Pines Festival This

is a long time away but wersquore

helping them get ready If

your band can play that would

be appreciated Wersquoll also

need volunteers for all types of

Alisa

Kendra

LaRae

Return of The Redhead Express

Page 4 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

Thanks to the bands that entertained

us on Bluegrass weekend

Kenny Mary amp Friends

Earl Cochran amp Friends

Sabine Bluegrass Update from Gerald Block

Nov 27-03-Christmas In The Pines - Independence LA 985-507-1790

Feb 17-18-Kansas Bluegrass Assn Winter Festival - Wichita KS 316-524-6795

Mar 16-17-Spring Break in Bonham Bluegrass Festival - Bonham TX 903-367-7229

Apr-26-28-Country Bluegrass Show - North Platte NE 308-532-1465

More bluegrass at

2011-2012 Festivals amp Shows-

Monthly Shows amp Jams-

Your Blog-

5

Page 5 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

BIRTHDAYS

We are collecting birthdays (only the month) so we can

celebrate birthdayrsquos once a month Sign up next time you

are in the Jam Shack

For our monthly birthday celebration we have cake and

ice cream Our celebration is held after the big meal on

Bluegrass weekend Come join in the fun

Triple Creek ldquoLIVErdquo on KWUD radio

Radio has often been considered one of the most personal forms of media It brings the business to the people

right in the comfort of their very own homes

Karan is not talking on KWUD radio every Friday morning around 900 am Wersquore trying to get the word out

about all the good things going on at Triple Creek amp the existence of Bluegrass music

Karen talks about the specific instrumentation and how Bluegrass is has a distinguishing characteristic of

featuring two three or four parts harmony Unlike mainstream country music bluegrass is traditionally played on

acoustic stringed instruments The fiddle five-string banjo guitar mandolin and upright bass are often joined by

the resonator guitar (also referred to as a Dobro) and harmonica

We hope Alvinrsquos Blue grass jokes show up on radio

Ms Audreyrsquos camera

Ms Audreyrsquos camera has come up missing She uses it to take pictures that

we use in this publication If you see it please return it to her Next time

you see her please thank her for all the hard work she does not only taking

pictures but everything else that she does around here

She is wonderful amp we love her

Blues Weekend - If you like the blues like to play the blues like to listen to the blues or know anyone who does let us

know and wersquoll schedule a ―Blues Weekend It should be fun for all as well as something a little bit

different for Triple Creekhellip Interested

6

Page 6 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

4

assignments Please contact

Karen and sign up to partici-

pate We want to welcome this

group back to our area and

enjoy their talents that have

been on stage in both Branson

and Nashville and all around

the country touringmdash includ-

ing a cruise ship back to

A l a s k a

Just re-

m e m b e r t h e

names

Meghan

Theyrsquore Coming

The Redhead Express and

Walker Family Band consists

of nine members of the Brett

and Apryll Walker family We

just know them as family since

they have been here several

times Well they are coming

to this area again and will be

performing in Jasper on Feb-

ruary 25th For the Pickinrsquo

in the Pines Festival This

is a long time away but wersquore

helping them get ready If

your band can play that would

be appreciated Wersquoll also

need volunteers for all types of

Alisa

Kendra

LaRae

Return of The Redhead Express

Page 4 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

Thanks to the bands that entertained

us on Bluegrass weekend

Kenny Mary amp Friends

Earl Cochran amp Friends

Sabine Bluegrass Update from Gerald Block

Nov 27-03-Christmas In The Pines - Independence LA 985-507-1790

Feb 17-18-Kansas Bluegrass Assn Winter Festival - Wichita KS 316-524-6795

Mar 16-17-Spring Break in Bonham Bluegrass Festival - Bonham TX 903-367-7229

Apr-26-28-Country Bluegrass Show - North Platte NE 308-532-1465

More bluegrass at

2011-2012 Festivals amp Shows-

Monthly Shows amp Jams-

Your Blog-

5

Page 5 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

BIRTHDAYS

We are collecting birthdays (only the month) so we can

celebrate birthdayrsquos once a month Sign up next time you

are in the Jam Shack

For our monthly birthday celebration we have cake and

ice cream Our celebration is held after the big meal on

Bluegrass weekend Come join in the fun

Triple Creek ldquoLIVErdquo on KWUD radio

Radio has often been considered one of the most personal forms of media It brings the business to the people

right in the comfort of their very own homes

Karan is not talking on KWUD radio every Friday morning around 900 am Wersquore trying to get the word out

about all the good things going on at Triple Creek amp the existence of Bluegrass music

Karen talks about the specific instrumentation and how Bluegrass is has a distinguishing characteristic of

featuring two three or four parts harmony Unlike mainstream country music bluegrass is traditionally played on

acoustic stringed instruments The fiddle five-string banjo guitar mandolin and upright bass are often joined by

the resonator guitar (also referred to as a Dobro) and harmonica

We hope Alvinrsquos Blue grass jokes show up on radio

Ms Audreyrsquos camera

Ms Audreyrsquos camera has come up missing She uses it to take pictures that

we use in this publication If you see it please return it to her Next time

you see her please thank her for all the hard work she does not only taking

pictures but everything else that she does around here

She is wonderful amp we love her

Blues Weekend - If you like the blues like to play the blues like to listen to the blues or know anyone who does let us

know and wersquoll schedule a ―Blues Weekend It should be fun for all as well as something a little bit

different for Triple Creekhellip Interested

6

Page 6 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

5

Page 5 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

BIRTHDAYS

We are collecting birthdays (only the month) so we can

celebrate birthdayrsquos once a month Sign up next time you

are in the Jam Shack

For our monthly birthday celebration we have cake and

ice cream Our celebration is held after the big meal on

Bluegrass weekend Come join in the fun

Triple Creek ldquoLIVErdquo on KWUD radio

Radio has often been considered one of the most personal forms of media It brings the business to the people

right in the comfort of their very own homes

Karan is not talking on KWUD radio every Friday morning around 900 am Wersquore trying to get the word out

about all the good things going on at Triple Creek amp the existence of Bluegrass music

Karen talks about the specific instrumentation and how Bluegrass is has a distinguishing characteristic of

featuring two three or four parts harmony Unlike mainstream country music bluegrass is traditionally played on

acoustic stringed instruments The fiddle five-string banjo guitar mandolin and upright bass are often joined by

the resonator guitar (also referred to as a Dobro) and harmonica

We hope Alvinrsquos Blue grass jokes show up on radio

Ms Audreyrsquos camera

Ms Audreyrsquos camera has come up missing She uses it to take pictures that

we use in this publication If you see it please return it to her Next time

you see her please thank her for all the hard work she does not only taking

pictures but everything else that she does around here

She is wonderful amp we love her

Blues Weekend - If you like the blues like to play the blues like to listen to the blues or know anyone who does let us

know and wersquoll schedule a ―Blues Weekend It should be fun for all as well as something a little bit

different for Triple Creekhellip Interested

6

Page 6 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

6

Page 6 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

LET IT RAIN

Many of you have asked about the boat that is ―docked

here at Triple Creek Well as many of us have aged we like

to be prepared for all events Therefore this baby is gassed

up and ready to go once the fall rains finally hit here

No the real story is that ―Tug Boat Joe is getting some

work done to his trailer Once repaired his boat will no

longer be dry docked

ITS GOING TO RAIN

Forgive our mess When it does start raining around

here we want to be prepared Wersquore currently trying

to get the drainage fixed around here Several areas

are washing out so wersquore putting in culverts and

installing concrete areas to fix this for the future

Next time it rains donrsquot think it strange when you

see several of us will be out there looking to see

where all the water comes from and goes to Wersquore

just trying to identify what needs to be done

WHEN IT DOES RAIN

If you havenrsquot seen this project going on Royce is

building little Lynda a patio behind their house Lynda

is supervising Royce on a hour by hour basis but even

with all this supervision Royce is able to make pro-

gress

As you can see when this is finished Lynda is going to

have a screened in porch to watch the world from Irsquom

assuming that wersquoll soon be invited over for the open

house celebration

Triple Creek on the World Wide Web

If you enjoyed your stay here at Triple Creek please go and post a note at wwwtripadvisorcom We have received many great reviews but even more comments would be appreciated The best form of adver-tisement is from our friends

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

7

Page 7 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

GOT BREAKFAST

Ms Audrey (in the pink) puts together this country breakfast

every time she knows a crowd is arsquo cominrsquo Biscuits amp

gravy eggs sausage bacon grits potatoes and plenty of

coffee and juice She also serves home made jellies and

jams

Ms Audrey asks that you support her cooking habit with

financial donations so she can keep buying food and cook-

ing Dudley really likes it when she cooks so please throw some money in Audreyrsquos bucket that is on the

counter Her cookinrsquo is mmm mmm good

Take your hobby with you

Have you seen this L-O-N-G motor home

and trailer out back Well this is the home

of Patricia and Charles Now what is so

note worthy about this rig is that the trailer is Patriciarsquos

―Sewing Room Yes no matter where they travel too they

are always prepared for Patricia to really relax with her

hobby of sewing

Wersquore not sure what shersquos sewing but I bet wersquoll have to

take a peak and let all our readers know

Would you like to attend events at Triple Creek RV and do not

have an RV You might want to consider contacting

Winnaway Bed amp Breakfast

Hosts Susie amp Dave Winn (Phone 409-331-9944)

5681 FM 1746 Woodville TX 75979

Web wwwwinnawaybedbreakfastcom FAX 409-331-9906

E-Mail susie_winnyahoocom

The Winnrsquos and their family have supported TCRV

for years

and are wonderful hosts

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

8

Its Time for those Banjo Jokes

Always remember

that we have two

40rsquo Park Models

(mobile homes)

available for long or short term

rental They are perfect for a

Snowbird or someone needing

temporary housing

Our Favorite Native

Pileated Woodpicker

Notice he is playing a guitar

Page 8 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

They come from everywhere to visit Triple Creek

Pictured here is Jim and John Not everyone knows

this fact but Jim and John are twins Jim doesnrsquot talk

much about his famous brother but on occasions you

can get him going on the subject By the way at the

time of birth each of these twins weighed in at 8 lbs

They were some mighty big babyrsquos

1 What did the banjo player get on his IQ (or SAT) test Droolhellip

2 How can you tell if the stage is level If the banjo player drools out of both sides of his mouth

3 Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players It saves time in the long run

4 Whats the difference between a skunk run over on the road and a banjo player run over on the road You see skid marks in front of the skunk

5 Whats the difference between a run over skunk [or frog] and a run over banjo player The skunk [frog] was on its way to a gig

6 How many banjo players does it take to eat a opossum Two one to eat it amp one to watch for cars

7 How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs By their nameshellip

8 What is the definition of perfect pitch Throwing a banjo into a toilet without hit-ting the seat

9 What do you call a good musician at a banjo contest A visitor

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

9

Kenrsquos Mobile RV

Repair amp Service From Mild to Wild

936-239-2014

Ken Coates is available for all your RV repairs Come stay with us at

Triple Creek while Ken performs your needed repairs Ken can do

just about type of repairs needed on any brand RV from major to

minor The roof on your RV is

a vital piece of protection and

is often neglected Have Ken

check it out just to insure all

seams are properly caulked and

can keep out that moisture that will cause costly body rot Ken does a lot of

roof replacement jobs because of caulking that has gone bad He accepts

insurance amp warranty jobs too If you will call Ken and tell him what your

problem is and when you will be at Triple Creek Ken will come to your site

for all repairs

Page 9 Tr ip le Creek RV Music Park

We would like feedback and Bluegrass articles from our readers Tidbits or article(s) can be an

amusing quote reviews of festivals or music conventions behind the scenes reports of bands

technical RV amp campground reviews or anything you feel would be

of interest to Bluegrass enthusiasts Articles may span more than one issue and full credit

will be given

Thanks to the people that wrote in after the last letter with comments

Digger Davis and Tombstone wrote in to say they are taking bookings again Yea

Bob sent us an email to check on the status of the wash tub base he ordered He said ―Sorry that we havent been out there in some time but I drive truck for a living I get one day at home and its hit ground running just to keep up with the HONEY DO LIST Thanks Bob Oh Bob we all know about those lists

Shirley GuidrymdashVidormdashShe send us a note saying she is going to come up and enter that chili cook of that will be hosted here at Triple Creek on November 12

Carl Stumpmdashthanks for the news Hope everyone is well Im back in Florida for now but I hope to see you all after the New Year Stump

Doug ChildressmdashGlad to see that you have got things going great at Triple Creek I am playing on Nov 12th for a private party otherwise I would try to get up there for the Chili Cook-off jam Meanwhile I am putting a new band together and when I think we have got it right I want to come up there and do a showcase at the park It that agreeable with you 409-886-1348

Jamie Lynnmdash Doing good up here until yesterday It has gotten down to freezing and we all had to shut RV waters off overnight to prevent bursting parts Busy busy so I have to run Thanks for the update

Sharon ClarkmdashCould you please add us to the newslettermdashSharon it is our pleasure Soon we will have the ability for everyone that is interested to add themselves Its coming

Jim SandifermdashI worked with Jim before we ―retired He wrote to say ―I hope to see you two for the chili cook-off Well Jim we hope you come up

Tug Boat JoemdashNice announcement I REALLY like the effort your making

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

10

BABA Fire

On The Strings

Remember the olrsquo Burma Shave signs along the side of highways typically in groups of 6 Burma-Shave sign series

appeared from 1925 to 1963 in most of the United States Well its been suggested that we at Triple Creek do the

same thing Therefore please send in your suggestions The best suggestions will be posted along the dirt road

By the way this suggestion was made by the Hitersquos at ldquoSigns Todayrdquo here in Woodville They were here one

weekend enjoying the music and Bill suggested we do a little something along the road

Well lets do it Get those jingles sent in

Dirt Road Jingle mdash Contest

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Camping DiscountsmdashAfter the last Newsletter went out we had a request for

camping discounts Well Triple Creek RV does offer four (4) different discount club

memberships Not only that but we will give your camping club a discount

If you have a suggestion for a specific monthly discount just let us know and we

may try it We appreciate your ideas

1 If you like to pick and sing Or if listening is your thing As long as you bring smiles and cheer Yoursquoll

always be welcome here Triple Creek

2 Stayins sweet Plenty to eat The musics fine All the time Triple Creek

3 Karen amp Marc Live in the park So hurry soon While theres still room Triple Creek

4 A new Experience isDown the WayFun Games and Lots to Play Down Home Cookin And Music

Too Karen and Mark are Waiting For you Triple Creek

5 Yoursquore on the Trail To a Great Big Treat Where Wonderful People You Will Meet Lots of Music

Good Food Too Fun Games All just for you Triple Creek

6 Happiness yoursquore sure to Find When you Follow These Silly Signs Fun Games and Food To Eat

Wonderful People You will Meet Lots of Music All Around Yoursquove arrived at a GREAT Camp

Ground Triple Creek

7 Hey Hey Down the Way Come to Play Enjoy your Stay Yoursquoll not miss a Trick When yoursquore stay-

ing at Triple Crick

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

11

Original Bass This is the tub bass that Karen saw while traveling in New York State It is the basic model Moving the pump handle up and down is what gives the bass the different pitches The neck of this fine instrument is short enough to allow you to set down and play This item comes in a cardboard box ready for your assembly which is pretty much straight forward

If you are interested in purchasing such a refined instrument such as this contact Karen and she will tell you all the details

Deluxe Model This is the model that Karen has for herself It can be seen in action here at the Creek almost any time there is music played

2850 PR 8335

Woodville TX 75979

Karen amp Marc McConnell Owners

Phone 409-283-3799

Fax 409-283-2244

E-mail infotriplecreekrvcom

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines

Always check our

web site for

current activities

and schedules

A special note from Karen amp Marc We appreciate all the wonderful friends that we have met

since moving to Triple Creek several years ago This is the type of life we wanted to live in our

retirement and all of you are making our dream come true

T riple Creek is proud to

be a member of the

Better Business

Bureau

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

12

BINGO

Are you interested in playing BINGO We host a ―White

Elephant BINGO every Monday evenings Just bring any

White Elephant that you have laying around and donate as a

prize Its not only a great way to have fun but its also a

wonderful way to get rid of those little things around the

house that just need to go

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Rob amp Tonya

Irsquom sure you have already seen them

around here as they have really fit in lend-

ing a hand doing almost everything Be

nice to Rob as he is an Aggie but we still

think he fits in with us Rob is even play-

ing his new guitar in the circle Rumor has

it he can sing too

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dale amp Betty

Here are two more new faces that are not

new any more Our newest friends are

greatly involved with camp activities

Dale can fix anything mechanical and is

really lending a hand out in the shop with

all the little things that need his attention

Dale brought all his karaoke equipment

here to Triple Creek and that is what

wersquore using on Tuesday night

Triple Creekrsquos Work campers

Please welcome Dorsianne amp Gary They have just

been here two days so they are really new Dudley

put poor Gary to work immediately doing something

around here Wersquoll know more about them and give

you more details in the next Triple Creek Newsletter

Say Hello and welcome them Be sure and give them

your name several times so they learn all of us That

way they will come to love all of us even sooner

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

13

MD Anderson VisitormdashVince Ellis a Bluegrass person currently receiving treatment

at MD Anderson and staying in a nearby RV park

He is receiving chemo but is having a little bluegrass withdrawal While in the area

he contacted Gerald Block who put him in contact with Rick Kirkland of BABA

Vincent is a mandolinguitar player from Kansas City MO If any of you are up that

way please extend our SE Texas hospitality Give him a call at 816-804 0314 or email at vaellisattnet

Vincent would love to find some pickersjams in the Houston area to help pass the time

Vincent you are in the finest facility of its type in the world We at Triple Creek will keep you in our

prayers

httpsabinebluegrasscom If yoursquore looking for the latest Bluegrass news check out Sabine Bluegrass

your Information Center for recurring bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music in the Central South The Sabine

Bluegrass Update is a free weekly newsletter with the latest announcements and reminders of up-coming

events Youre invited to subscribe

Sabine Bluegrass supports our regions Bluegrass Associations many of whom are hosts for this site You are

always welcome at association activities either as a guest or member Association newsletters provide you

much additional information about bluegrass in your area

While youre there dont forget to sign the guest book So tune up that old guitar banjo mandolin or fiddle

load up the RV and head down the road Ill meet you there

Gerald Block

Editor

Our friends at Bay Area Bluegrass Association (BABA) in

League City have a show the third Saturday of every

month Show starts at 700 PM For more Bluegrass events see

the BABA web site at wwwbayareabluegrassorg

My friend Barbara Monroe is the editor of the BABA Newsletter

Her contact information is as follows

Barbara Monroe

4327 Townes Forest

Friendswood TX 77546

281-993-1620

bmonroe0409 sbcglobalnet

Join Us for Pickin in the Pines February 24-25 2012

You can thank the work

campers for all that they

do as well They are all

a big help to keep Triple

Creek RV the wonderful

place we all enjoyhellip

THANKS

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

14

FOR SALE

Dudley has a like new 5 th wheel hitch for sale See him and he

will make you a good deal (see Marc and he will make you an

even better deal just to get it out of the shop) The hitch comes

with rails too $200 HURRY HURRY it wont last long

Audrey amp Dudley have this

Pop-up camper for sale

Since they have become resi-

dents of Triple Creek and

live in the 5th wheel this

camper has been sitting in

storage Its now here at Tri-

ple Creek waiting for a new

owner to take it home Call

them at 713-852-1262 or

just come out to the park

take a look You wonrsquot find

a another trailer for a better

price Its ready to go

We call him ―Bubba but his name

is Jacob Bubba lives here at

Triple Creek He is going to be our

Soccer champion

Karen saw this

and thinks its

something that

Triple Creek

needs Since we

are the home of

the Red Head

Express she

thinks this would

be the perfect

addition to Triple

Creek but it would have to be modified to include some camo

somewhere After all camo goes with everything

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

15

APPLE COOK_OFF

Here is a picture of the offerings that were all made by our local

chefs for the competition in October We sampled and we sam-

pled until there was nothing left This is one crowd pleasing event

that not only drew a lot of entries but also a significant amount of

judges As always this proves to be a VERY popular event every

year

This years top award went to Ms Audrey with her Apple Ice-

cream Second place went to Ms Pat with her apple crumb cake

As we all know Ms Pat has been the winner for several consecu-

tive years now Dudley and Marc found that by combining the

ice-cream with the apple crumb cake we can enter that next year

and come out the winner We know that will be the ultimate winning combination

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

16

Custom Pens

Handmade ndash one at a time

These pens are hand-crafted here at Triple Creek RV Music Park Other options and pen styles with a variety of wood and acrylic are available Great for graduation Christmas gifts etc Laser engraving is also available for personalized items

See Rob McDonald for details

Bullet Pen with Camo - $2500

Bullet Pen with Antler - $3000

1) Manly chili

2) best use of meat

3) No beans about it

4) best fragrance

5) kid favorite

6) chunkiest

7) most unique

8) Whats that secret ingredient

9) fire alarm

10) needs the Beano chili

11) Best use of road kill

12) Sweetest

13) Best use of a can opener chili

14) Fire cracker

15) Best Traditional

16) Navajo

17) Thickest

18) Screwball

19) Best over-all

20) Puts hair on your chest

Chile competition on November 12 Mark this date on your calendar

We are proposing to have the following categories for judging Donrsquot forget all forms of road kill are perfecta-

bly acceptable ingredients

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

17

Here are the words to the song

Right Left of Floyd

By Gary Hudson

When you pick a seat in the circle jam

Be careful where you go

Therersquos a lot of talent here at Triple Creek

Irsquom here to tell you so

If you sit to the left of the wrong one

They make you sound real bad

You might think yoursquore singing pretty

But its really pretty sad

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Oscar

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

I donrsquot want to follow Mary

She makes me null and void

And I just canrsquot follow Kenny

Lord please let me follow Floyd

I donrsquot want to sing after Deana

Thatrsquos a chair I must avoid

So if you get there early save me the seat right left of Floyd

Wild Pigs

Yes we do have wild pigs around here

This is a picture taken just outside the

park at one of the deer feeders Our

own Gary Hudson has lined the pigs up

and shot two of them with one bullet

We BBQ then are really enjoy these

dudes that show up all season long

These wild hogs are very lean unlike

their domestic cousins

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

18

Ingredients 3 cups All-purpose Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

frac14 cups Sugar

frac14 cups Pickled Jalapenos Chopped

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

12 ounces fluid Beer (one Can)

12 cups Melted Butter

1-2 tbs taco seasoning for just that touch of flavor

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Measure and then sift the flour baking powder sugar and salt into a mixing bowl Add the chopped jalapenos and cheddar cheese Pour one can of beer into the mixing bowl and mix until blended Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan Pour melted butter over mixture Bake one hour or until golden brown Cool for 5-10 minutes Remove from pan and cool an addi-tional 10 minutes Slice and enjoy Self-rising flour may be substituted for all purpose flour Just omit the baking

Jalapeno Cheese Beer Bread

This dish came to the pot luck on November 4th and was an instant hit The cook said she makes it ―artisan

style (no bread pan) She adds the taco seasoning for just the right amount of flavor and cooked it in a cast

iron pot topped with sliced Jalapenorsquos Talk about good

FALL PLANTING TIME

WANTEDmdashSomeone with artistic

capability

We are getting ready to start plant-

ing trees bushes and shrubs around

the park However we would really

like someone with artistic capability

to provide us with some direction

This picture shows all the trees and

shrubs that have been purchased to

be planted but we need help to in-

sure everything looks great and in-

viting If you have the talent we

have the time

By the way thanks to Bob Honey

for taking such good care of these

plants until they are in the ground

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

19

In Loving Memory

Of

Nancy Jane James

March 11 1947mdashOctober 29 2011

For every burden that we bear

For every sorrow every care

Therersquos a reason

For every grief that bows the head

For every tear-drop that is shed

Therersquos a reason

For every hurt for every plight

For ever lonely painracked night

Therersquos a reason

But if we trust God as we should

All must work out for all our good

He knows the reason

Nancy was a long time resident of Triple Creek

When she left Triple Creek she took a part of it

with her Her room was filled with pictures and

pictures and pictures of all the faces she came to

know at Triple Creek She never really left us

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME

20

NEW PICKING SHED

If you havenrsquot seen it wersquore slowly making progress

on the new picking shed The new shed is located

next to Ms Ethylrsquos The erection of new facility will

allow for yet another location for the various groups

to get together and pick prior to their performance on

stage

Since Lynda lives next to this product she is getting

all kinds of ideas of what the finished product should

look like With the likes of Rob Dudley Royce and

Marc working on it wersquore not really sure when wersquore

going to call it ―finished We just know it going to

Things are happening at Triple Creek

Just to show you how much is going on at Triple Creek

our little PUG has delivered a little twin We now have

two little PUGrsquos running around the park Bob always

kept one of them very busy so now wersquore really anxious

how hersquos going to drive two of them at the same time

Knowing Bob hersquoll find a way

Marcrsquos costume

What fun Marc had at work with this costume of his You might

guess it that he won 1st place in the Halloween event Marc

called Karen and told her that his co-workers came up with the

idea of making the droopy ears They made them and then used

tape to attached to his head No surprise that the tape held all

day long

AWESOME