August 2005 Newsletter

Tips/Comments
By Stan

Those attending the “Be Cool” car show in Bay City and Essexville know what a great time we all had. Congratulations to our team that won the pit crew contest for second year in a row. The Corvette guys had us out-numbered but in the end our guys took the trophy. Also congratulations to Jim & Rose Maier who for the second year in a row got a trophy for their “66 Mustang. On Saturday the show was in Bay City, and then in the evening we were at Leif and Melissa’s wedding reception at their home which was a beautiful setting in their back yard. The show ended at Essexville on Sunday. All and all it was one great weekend.

One of the things that we are doing as a group is the Caseville show on August 21st. We will be leaving the Wal-Mart parking lot in Caro at about 9 am. The Wal-Mart store is located on M-81 just east of town. It takes almost an hour to get there through a lot of farm country and the show is right on the lake shore.

Another event that is most exciting is our annual picnic on August 27th at the Deerfield Park. There will be lots to eat and the games will be the water balloon toss, volley ball and horse shoes. There are swings and a slide for the kids there is about 1/8 mile of hard surface gravel but it is hard and you can bring your Mustang to the park. The park is located at 6120 Falkenberry Rd, those with a computer can go to Map Quest to get the directions.

Ruth and I will be going to the MCA Grand National show which is at Youngstown, Ohio over the Labor Day weekend. We will be leaving early on Friday morning and arriving Friday evening. If anyone would like to travel with us, you are welcome to join us for a fun weekend.

I have mentioned here before about the horns sticking on the older Mustangs. Mine was acting up earlier this year, so I just let it blow for a few seconds and it started to work again. The points on the inside seem to rust shut from not being used, so just blow it once in a while.

Remember don’t be a stranger.
I intend to live forever-so far so good.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

CLUB MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS CLUB MEMBERS ANNIVERSARIES

04 Kate Barnum                                                           08-02-1992 Rich & Susan Svatora
05 Chris Jansen                                                           08-02-2002 Larry & Ann Guzdzial
07 Judy Rehmus                                                          08-10-1991 David & Diana DeSilva
10 Carol Nash                                                               08-24-1996 Rich & Cyndi Hoffman
11 Don Van Sickle                                                        08-28-1997 Cary & Connie Scott
12 Judy Mace
15 Terry Hanson                                                           HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL!
21 Jody Borchard
22 Richard Nash
23 Jack Morton
26 Bob Dillenbeck

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR FRIENDS,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

MUSTANG CLUB OF MID-MICHIGAN MEETING 07-18-05

The July meeting was called to order by President, Gary Strappazon at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth at 7:00 pm.

Those in attendance were:
Gary Strappazon, Rich Svatora, Stan & Ruth Bentley, Diane Williams, Dick Lebsack, Gregg Glaviano, Bob & Gina Dillenbeck, Gary & Linda Riley, Charles & Lova Reinhardt and son Matt, Bill & Ada Hoard, Del Zimmerman, Chris Jansen, Jim Ostrom and Paul & Cynthia Wrigglesworth. Proxy for Jack Morton submitted to Dick Lebsack for the remainder of 2005.

New Members: Sonia & Wilson Hall of Bay City, Lon & Sandy Hetchler of Lapeer and Larry & Ann Guzdzial of Bay City.

Old Business: Our Club received a “thank you” letter from the Saginaw County Veterans Memorial for our donation of our proceeds from our Show & Shine event in May. Our Club also received a “thank you” letter from the Bay City Parade Committee for having our Mustangs in their parade.

“Be Cool” Car Show in Bay City: 12 MCMM members participated. Our Mustangs attracted a lot of attention. For the second year in a row the MCMM team won the “Pit Crew” contest. The Corvette team took second place last year but slid to third place this year.

MCA membership: Please consider joining the Mustang Club of America! You will receive a monthly magazine with lots of good articles in it. MCA is currently having a membership drive and for each new member that enrolls our Club gets $10.00. Our Club is a Regional Club in the MCA and that entitles us to $200,000.00 of insurance coverage for our show. If interested in joining call Stan Bentley (810) 688-3909 for more information.

Magnetic Signs: The Club has agreed to purchase 4 sets (8 signs in all). They will have our Club logo in full color and are 12” x 12”. They will be used by MCMM members on their cars when participating in parades.

New Business: We have MCMM license plates in stock. They are $10.00 each. Contact Gary Strappazon (989) 652-4842 if interested in purchasing one.

Election Committee: Gary Riley (810) 631-6601 and Bill Hoard (810) 793-6818 and Gary Strappazon (989) 652-4842 are serving as our Election Committee. If you are willing to serve in an office for 2006 please contact either Gary, Bill or Gary.

Caseville “Cheeseburger in Paradise” car show is Sunday, August 21st. If interested in going meet in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Caro at 9:00 am. Chris Jansen is heading up this trip; contact him at (989) 672-1966 for more information.

MCMM Club Picnic: will be Saturday, August 27th at the Deerfield Township Park starting at 12 noon. We will eat at 1:00 pm. The Club will supply the meat. Bring a dish to pass, table service, drinks (non-alcoholic) and lawn chairs. See map in newsletter. There will be a brief meeting after dinner.

September Club Meeting: will be on Monday, September 12th at the Thetford Township Pavilion on M-57 east of Clio. This is our goody bag stuffing event with the Club providing pizza!

MCMM Mustang & All Ford Show: is Sunday, September 18th at the Prime Outlets Mall in Birch Run. We need volunteers to help on Saturday, September 17th to set up and Sunday, September 18th day of show.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm

Paul Wrigglesworth won the 50/50 drawing and Stan Bentley won the Parts Bucket. Also the following won miscellaneous prizes: Lova Reinhardt, Bill Hoard, Chris Jansen, Bob Dillenbeck, Del Zimmerman, Gary Strappazon and Gary Riley

Respectfully submitted, Diane Williams, Secretary

THE PREZ SEZ

Greetings to members and friends:

As we arrive in the month of August, we are about half way thru the car show season. We still have some fun and interesting events coming up.

We have the MOCSEM show on Sunday, August 14th in Livonia.

The Woodward Dream Cruise in Oakland County on Saturday, August 20th.

The “Cheeseburger in Paradise” show in Caseville on Sunday, August 21st.

Our MCMM Club Picnic is on Saturday, August 27th at the Deerfield Township Park starting at 12 noon.

In September the Frankenmuth Autofest is September 9-11. As of now, we are just attending the Friday Night Big Block Party as a Club-more on this at our picnic and in the September newsletter.

Our goody bag stuffing party will be at the Thetford Twp. Pavilion on Monday, September 12th at 6:00 pm. NOTE THE TIME CHANGE. This is the SAME location as last year. This will also be our regular meeting.

Saturday, September 17th starting at 5:00 pm we will prepare the show site for our show-that means putting up our snow fence. Finally and most importantly, our 12th annual MCMM Show is Sunday, September 18th at the Birch Run Outlet Mall. Please be there by 6:00 am.

We have the MCMM Annual Officer elections coming up. The elections committee was selected at the July meeting. The members are Gary Riley (810) 631-6601, Bill Hoard (810) 793-6818 and Gary Strappazon (989) 652-4842. Call to volunteer or if you have questions. Please give serious thought and prayer to your service to your Club.

Without U in the club, we would only have a clb!

See you soon,
Gary

SOCIAL CHAIRPERSON REPORT

Congratulations to Melissa Morris and Leif Johnson on their marriage on July 9, 2005. We wish you much happiness as you start your life together.

A speedy recovery is being wished for Judy VanSickle. Judy broke her arm and will be wearing a cast for several more weeks. We hope you are on the mend real soon.

Welcome new members:

Wilson & Sonia Hall of Bay City. They have a 1999 White Mustang convertible.
Lon & Sandy Hetchler of Lapeer. They have a 1965 Mustang coupe.
Larry & Ann Guzdzial of Bay City. They have a 1968 Diamond Blue Mustang coupe.

We heartily welcome you to our Club. We hope to see you at our Club meetings and activities.

MCMM AGENDA

The regular membership meeting will be combined with the MCMM picnic on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at the Deerfield Township Park. The gathering time will be 12 noon. The meal will be at 1:00 pm. We will have the formal business meeting (but short) after dinner.

The meeting will be called to order after the picnic dinner.

Introduction of guests
Roll call of full-time active members present
Introduction of new members
Proxy Report
Reading of Minutes of July 18, 2005 meeting
Treasurer’s Report as of August 1, 2005
Committee Reports
Membership
MCMM Show
Election Committee
Old Business
Magnetic Signs
License Plates
Goody Bag Stuffing/September Meeting, date, time, location change
Business from the floor
Motion to Adjourn

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST
06 Riverfest Car & Motorcycle Show, Vassar, MI (989) 823-2601
13 Michiana Mustangs 22nd Annual All Mustang Show, Elkhart, IN (219) 874-4488
14 MOCSEM 30th Anniversary Car Show, Greenmead Historical Park, Livonia
           NOTE NEW LOCATION; call Gary for details (989) 652-4842
14 1st Annual Crump Day’s Car Show (989) 695-2416
15 NOTE: NO MCMM REGULAR MEMBERSHP MEETING
20 Woodward Dream Cruise (248) 582-3362
21 “Cheeseburger in Paradise” Show, Caseville (989) 672-1966
27 MCMM Picnic & Regular Membership Meeting, Deerfield Twp. Park (810) 688-3909
28 Capitol Area Mustang 8th Annual “Blue Oval Blast” SHOW CANCELLED

SEPTEMBER
2-4 MCA Grand National Show, Youngstown, OH (330) 792-1004
9-11 Frankenmuth Autofest (989) 652-6964
12 MCMM Annual Goody Bag Stuffing & Regular Membership Meeting 6:00 pm
      Thetford Twp. Hall Pavilion, Clio (810) 631-6601 Club provides PIZZA!
17 MCMM Show Set-up Outlet Mall, Birch Run 5:00 pm (810) 688-3909
18 MCMM 12 Annual Mustang & All Ford Show, Birch Run, MI (810) 688-3909
23-24 Michigan Antiques Festival, Midland Fairgrounds (989) 687-9001
30-02 42nd International Auto Show, Northwood University, Midland (440) 655-3067

OCTOBER
01 MCMM Hay Ride and Regular Membership meeting at the home of Mike & Rebecca
          Winter. (989) 795-9282 Map and more info in next newsletter