Shop Talk – April 2013
President Harry
Gibson called the general meeting of the Whidbey Cruzers to order at 7:00 pm, April
2, 2013. There were approximately 55 in attendance. Previous minutes were approved as written.
The meeting started
on a sad note, Harry Gibson has resigned as President of the Whidbey
Cruzers. He told us he has congestive
heart failure. He stated that he feels
he will not be able to put his full attention to the issues and events of the
club which would not be productive to the club.
In stepping down, our Vice President Richard Mack will assume the role
of President as our by-laws state.
Robert McConchie was asked by Richard to be considered for Vice
President. Richard Mack took the mic as
President and Robert was presented to the membership for a majority vote. A vote was taken and Robert is our new Vice
President.
It was nice to see
Archie and Lyla Lillis at the meeting, they looked great and relaxed. Welcome back!
I’m envious!!!!!!
New Cars
Pat Covello said
his wife Sharon has a new Hyundai Sonata.
Congratulations Sharon!
Car Fines
April starts fines
for not driving your club ride. The fine
is $1 rain or shine, no excuses. By the
end of the meeting I (your Secretary, Joan) noticed that there was at least $15.00
collected. I hope the weather is better
next month and see more beautiful rides.
Treasurer’s Report for March 2013 – Virginia
Teker
Beginning Balance (3/01/2013) $ 7106.91
Intake;
Dues 275.00
50/50
61.00
Total Intake: 336.00
Exhaust;
Richard Mack, Rendezvous
deposit 40.00
Cleaning fee 50.00
Brenda Ackley, Sunshine
supplies 29.90
Bay
Printing, Roster 251.10
Membership
cards 16.35
March newsletter 29.78
WI
Bank NSF charge 5.00
OHYC Xmas Party
dep. 250.00
Markel Insur. Premium 2013 405.00
Total Exhaust: 1077.13
Ending Balance
(3/31/2013)
$6,365.78
Contact Virginia via email at blueivories88@yahoo.com or at
360-675-8375 for inquiries, or mail inquires to Whidbey Cruzers, PO Box 1875,
Oak Harbor, 98277.
Membership
– Duane Dillard
Duane
reported that as of this meeting there were 151 paid members. New 2013 rosters were available at the
meetings as well as new membership cards.
He stated he would like to hand out
the rosters and cards to members vice mail them due to cost. Members
wanting additional rosters may purchase them for $5. Call Duane at 360-675-6866 or email duladill@comcast.net
to arrange getting your copy of the roster and membership card. You might also catch him at the Pizza Factory
Friday evenings between 5-7pm.
NO SUNSHINE REPORT THIS MONTH, BRENDA IS IN
OREGON.
Please let Brenda know if you know of someone in need of a little Whidbey Cruzer Sunshine. 360-679-8363. Email Brenda.ackley@gmail.com
Car Cruise Committee – STILL NEEDED
Whidbey Cruzers need a
Chairperson for this committee. If
anyone would like to step up contact any board member. This person does not have to organize a cruise, just be available to answer
questions about how to set one up. It
can be a short or long cruise. The
chairperson should be aware of all cruises scheduled and impromptu, and be able
to give a monthly report at each general mtg. or send out an email so members
can participate. Chairperson may have as
many people to help him as he/she can get. Email should be sent via Social Chair.
Deanna reminded of the
two cruises coming up that members can be a part of and they are:
1. 06/21-29, Cool Desert Nights, Richland, WA. Harry Abbott is POC 360-240-8474.
2. 06/27-30,
NSRA Meet, Vancouver, WA. Sully
Sullivan is POC 360-678-6032 or cell 503-572-5792.
Car Show Committee – Deanna for Bob Cairns
Deanna gave a report for
Bob Cairns. He staying near his
Mom. The following are car shows listed
locally within a 100 mile radius:
1. Auto
and Vintage Cycle Swap Meet, April 20, Mt. Vernon. For more info about this event contact Jimmy
Flowers, 360-675-2324 or 360-757-6333
2. Jeffco
Expo, April 27-28, Port Townsend, POC 360-385-1013
3. April
Showers Car Show, April 28, Cascade Mall, Burlington, Registration starts
at 8:00 am. Entry fee is $5.00 plus 5
lbs. of food or $10. For more info if
needed call Peggy at 360-853-7223 or 360-770-3648.
4. Racing Through the Years, April 28, Arlington, no other info
available.
Flyers rec’d about
upcoming car shows:
1. Open Car Show & Swap Meet, May 4,
Yakima, WA. Registration is $20 or $15 if rec’d by April 27. POC is Ruth Kidd 310-488-6243.
2. Classy Chassis Parade and Car
Show, May 3-4, car show May 4, $ 25,
Eastmount Community Park, East Wenatchee, WA. POC is 509-886-6108.
3. Foothills Toyota Annual Show N Shine,
May 11, Burlington, WA. 9am – 3pm.
Registration Fee is Non –perishable food items. POC 360-766-5802
4. Skagit Co. Fair 2nd Annual Car
Show and Shine, August 10, POC is Aric Gaither at
360-336-9414/360-708-0394.
If any member knows of a
car show please contact Bob at 206-499-2436 cell or email bob2bobc@aol.com.
Social Committee – Deanna Rogers
Deanna recapped March’s
activities starting with the social gathering at the vacant Car Depot lot on
March 9, lots of people showed and had a good time. St. Patrick’s Day parade was a success plus
Brenda and Gail drove their cars representing the Red Hot Ya Ya’s. DH Buffet dinner on March 21 was also a
success with 26 people and finally the day cruise to Acme, 36 people went and
the Blue Mountain Grill served great food.
Also watch for an email
about a social gathering at Car Depot.
Hot dogs and condiments will be served, but bring everything else,
drinks, chair, utensils, etc.
DH Buffet Dinner, March 21, 6pm – Located between the
Dollar Tree and the BBQ Joint on Midway Blvd.
Sign up with Deanna.
Social Gathering, March 9, 4-5pm, vacant Car Depot Lot – Jimmy announced this
and offered maybe to have a few more in the future.
VFW Dinner Social, April 11, 6pm* $10 – Meet near Precision Tire
on Goldie Rd at *5:30pm and cruise
together to VFW Hall. Fred Benninghoff
is in charge. RSVP to Deanna via her
email notice or call her at 360-678-7727.
Again
contact Deanna at 360-678-7727 or meldeanna@comcast.net
if you have any ideas about a social event or need help planning one.
Tech Adviser –Ron Teker
Ron gave us a modified
version of his report on motors oils and what to look for, the good and the
bad, and what types available for your car.
See the full article on the Whidbey Cruzers website. Go to www.whidbeycruzers.com, click on
Newsletter. If article does not appear
first, scroll down to the bottom and see the menu, and click on Motor Oils.
Contact Ron if you have any questions tech or otherwise and he
will guide you. If you think of a
project the club may be interested in let him know.
Call 360-675-8375 or rteker@comcast.net.
Webpage – Ed Hammond
Another sad announcement,
Ed Hammond Jr. is stepping down as Webmaster and Ed Hammond Sr. is stepping
down as webpage chairperson and club photographer as of this meeting.
Old Business
1. July
13, Car Show - There were concerns by the membership about the car show and
the use of our Cruzer name, money, and charity affiliation. After all was said and done, Richard asked
for volunteers to sign up to help organize the show. April
3, email from Pres. Richard Mack – The
July 13, Whidbey Cruzer Car show we were trying to put together is
cancelled. I take full responsibility
for this. Thank you.
2. Christmas
Party - Party coordinator, Virginia Teker told us the CPO club was having
financial difficulties and possibly could not handle our party, so the party
has been rescheduled. It is now going to
be held at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club (OHYC), December 21. The price will be the same $25. The
theme is “Let the Good Times Roll”. The number of tickets mentioned to be sold
was set at 90. Jim and Linda Haddon are
members and will sponsor us. There was a
lot of discussion about the CPO club, the change, tickets to be sold; the
number OHYC can manage, etc. I’m sure it
will all work out fine.
3. Duane Dillard gave us an
update about the auto shop owned by Todd and Kathy Schmidt and the progress
that made in moving the contents out of the building and that there were still
a few items for sale. Contact Duane Dillard
or Bruce Biddle if interested in what’s left.
5. Jim Croft reminded us that the Goodguys will have a tour group coming
to Oak Harbor to tour a few garages, Tuesday July 23. Anyone interested in showing off? Maybe show off our cars? Contact Jim Croft if interested at
360-675-4146.
New Business
1. Car
Plaques – Treasurer Virginia has Whidbey Cruzers Car Plaques on hand for
sale, $20. They are to be displayed on
your club vehicle. Paint them however
you wish.
Next Meeting – Tuesday May 7, 2013
Come to our next meeting,
find out what’s new and old this year.
Join in the fun and sign up for events and committees. You’ll find that event planning is much
easier with more people helping. The
evening starts off with a potluck at 6 pm, bring a dish to share, plates,
utensils, favorite drink, or get a drink from the bar. The general meeting starts at 7 pm. If you have an item(s) you want to add as a
door prize, bring it. We sell tickets
for door prizes and a 50/50 money pot.
Our 50/50 money pots have been many times, $100 for the winner! SEE YOU
THERE!!!!
FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER
1. It was mentioned the
North Whidbey Car Show scheduled for August 10 at Windjammer Park is still a
probability that it will happen.
Door
Prizes and 50/50 Drawing – Bucket Dude, Bill Morrow
At this meeting there was only one small door prize, a bottle of
ZDDP Maxx. Winner was Dale Turner.
50/50 drawing,
$88.00, Winner was Carl Taton!!
Congratulations! Carl has to appear early next meeting to be “Bucket Dude” and
sell tickets in May.
EVENTS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE – Mark Your
Calendars
Date Event Location POC_____
04/20 Auto/Vintage Cycle Swap Meet Mt.
Vernon 360-757-6333
04/27-28 Jeffco Expo Port Townsend 360-385-1013
04/28 April Showers Car Show Cascade Mall, Burlington 360-853-7223
05/07 WC Potluck/Gen. Mtg OH Elks Lodge 360-679-7936
05/04 Open Car Show/Swap Meet Yakima, WA 310-488-6243
05/04 Classy Chassis Car Show East Wenatchee, WA 509-886-6108
05/11 Foothills Toyota Show/Shine Burlington, WA 360-766-5802
06/21-29 Cool Desert Nights Richland, WA 360-240-8474
06/27-30 NSRA Meet Vancouver, WA 360-678-6032
07/20 WC Rendezvous Rocky
Point 360-240-0843
12/21 WC Christmas Party OHYC Seaplane Base 360-675-8375
******REMEMBER – EVERY FRIDAY EVENING THE WHIDBEY
CRUZERS AND THEIR FRIENDS HAVE A SOCIAL GATHERING TO GOSSIP, FIND OUT WHAT’S
HAPPENING AND TALK CARS!!!!! DON’T MISS
OUT, COME, ENJOY, AND ADD YOU COMMENTS AND OPINIONS AND SHOW OFF YOUR VEHICLE(S).
5:00 – 7:00 PM AT THE PIZZA FACTORY.
CLASSIFIEDS
For Sale: 1957 Seeburg Jukebox. Hi Fi Selectomatic, Extra records, records
are 50’s and 60’s. 45 RPM’s. Please contact Don (Toby) Tabach if
interested at 360-678-5952 or 360-929-7436.
If anyone has something for sale, a wanted
item, either for you or a friend give Joan Reeves a call at 360-679-7936 or
email me at joanreeves158@yahoo.com.
***These ads will run for only two months
in the newsletter. If they are sold
before that period ends please contact Joan Reeves at 360-679-7936 or email her
to delete from newsletter.
BIRTHDAY’s
The following list
of birthdays may or may not be complete, if I have left out someone or you do not
want to be listed please notify me, Joan Reeves, at 360-679-7936.
May
Jeff Rosenfelt 2
Thomas Gibson 3
Bill Waite 4
Dean Lohman 6
Grace Hsu 6
Bill Morrow 10
Jerry Rolfe 10
Dan Terrill 11
Bob Mitchell 11
Gary Lawrence 12
Linda Sherman 14
Matthew
Hernkind 17
Bob Reamer 18
Dennis Doll 20
Eloise Bronson 24
Ruth Terrill 25
Dawn VanDyk 25
Jim Jaeger 26
Carol Reamer 27 “I hope everyone has a Happy
Birthday”. Joan
FROM YOUR SECRETARY
My goal for this
year is the same, to provide as much correct informative information to you in
this newsletter as I possibly can. If
you have any ideas of what you might like to see in the newsletter let me
know. 360-679-7936 Thanks again.
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
I think that cars
today are almost the exact equivalent of the Great Gothic Cathedrals: I mean
the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by unknown artists, and
consumed in image if not in usage by a whole population who appropriate them as
a purely magical object.
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
On behalf of the
Whidbey Cruzers I would like to thank Harry Gibson for his service.
The cancelled car
show was a big miss step for me. I tried
to go to fast. Hopefully I have learned
from this mistake.
I am always open to
suggestions, words of wisdom, and being pulled back from the cliffs.
Mack
