Tips/Comments by Stan The year i

Tips/Comments by Stan

The year is drawing to an end and what a year we have had. Of all the things that happened this year a couple things stand out.

The 2005 Mustang came out and it sure looks like a winner, especially to Mustang people.
Some of us got to go and tour the new plant, which is state-of-the art.
At our show in Birch Run we got to take a ride, and hang on as the driver put it through its paces.
As a club we were involved in more shows than ever before and sure had a lot of fun. The Bay City “Be Cool” show where our guys beat the Corvette people in the “pit stop” contest was really great. You just had to be there; it was the Mustang people all the way!

From going to the many shows and reading our Mustang magazines it appears that the restomoding is very popular especially with the older Mustangs. Everyone wants to personalize their car to their own needs and also to make them more like the high dollar cars. The Parts Houses have stepped up and made the parts available so anyone can have a high dollar car, even if it may just look like the expensive ones.

I would like to welcome the new members and would hope that they would join us at the Christmas party. We are a fun club and you only get from it what you put into it. We say that we are a car club but it is the people that sure make the difference.

As a car club we are dedicated to keeping your personal information private. We will not give it to anyone for any reason. If you need anything just give us a call or e-mail.

Remember don’t be a stranger!!!!!!!

There are two sides to every divorce: Yours and buttheads.

A good friend will come and bail you out of jail… but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, DAMM… that was fun!.

Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I have stayed alive.

CLUB MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS CLUB MEMBERS ANNIVERSARIES

02 Tom Rehmus                                                                12-15-1979 Tom & Judy Rehmus
03 Thomas Welsh                                                             12-21-1996 Jack & Zona Wood
04 Cary Scott
06 Al Wesolowski                                                                       HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL!
07 Martin Torres
11 Scott Keller
12 Cyndi Hoffman
14 Rich Mackowski
15 Missy Jewett
17 Leslie Haver
22 John Babala
26 Wally Wilcox

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

THE PREZ SEZ

Season’s Greetings:
First of all, we want to thank Mike, Rebecca, Michael & Olivia Winter for hosting the MCMM hayride and potluck on Saturday, October 9th. They went above and beyond for all of us and we really enjoyed ourselves. However, in the future we hope that the second wagon load of Club members won’t be so disorderly! As I recall that Saturday was the last nice Saturday that we had, great timing everyone!

During the next few months, we can enjoy and reflect on the recent activities we shared as a Club, the Mustanging we did, the miles we drove and the new people we met or the old acquaintances we renewed. Our ponies are stored and we can relax, refresh and recharge. We will have no regular membership meeting in December. So, please attend the Christmas party and Officer Installation on December 11th at the Four Occasion Hall on Millington Road, just west of M-15 in Millington.

Dues for 2005 are payable anytime. Mail your check to Gregg Glaviano at his Flushing address.

Enjoy your holidays with your family & loved ones. We look forward to seeing you at the Christmas party or at the January regular meeting, or both.

Gary Strappazon

LADIES CORNER
GINGER-SESAME SALMON
RECIPE PROVIDED BY LINDA STRAPPAZON

1 ½ lbs. salmon fillets 2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed 1 tbs. fresh ginger, minced or pressed
1 tbs. sesame oil 2 tsp. seasoned rice vinegar
2 tsp. soy sauce salt and black pepper

Preheat barbecue or broiler. Season salmon with salt and pepper; grill or broil salmon 3-4” from heat, until opaque through (4-5 minutes on each side). Remove all skin and bones; break salmon into large chunks and arrange on serving platter; stir together, soy sauce, seasoned rice vinegar and ginger, spoon over salmon and scatter green onions over all. Combine garlic and sesame oil in a small saucepan and warm gently until garlic is golden light in color. Pour gently over salmon and serve. Recipe makes four servings. Enjoy!

UPCOMING EVENTS

DECEMBER

3-5 World of Wheels, Birch Run Expo Center, Birch Run (989) 624-4665

3-5 Toy and Hobby Expo, Novi Expo Center, Novi (734) 455-2110

11 MCMM Annual Christmas Party and Installation of Officers 5:00 pm
Four Occasion Hall, Millington Road, west of M-15 (810) 631-6601

NOTE: NO MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN DECEMBER

JANUARY

15-23 North American International Auto Show, Cobo Center, Detroit (248) 643-0250

17 MCMM Membership meeting, Bavarian Inn Lodge, 1 Covered Bridge LN
Frankenmuth, MI at 7:00 pm (99) 652-7000

MUSTANG CLUB OF MID-MICHIGAN MEETING 11-15-04

The November 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 & Linda Strappazon, Gary Riley, Jim & Renee Waswick, Diane Williams, Dick Lebsack, Tim Mace, Jim & Rose Maier and James & Brenda Ostrom.

Treasurer’s Report: Question raised about money received from MCMM car show sponsors. We are still waiting for the $500 from the Prime Outlets Mall.

Minutes from the October meeting were approved.

Membership report: Currently we have 63 families in our Club.

The date for our 2005 MCMM car show will be Sunday, September 18, 2005. It will be held at the Prime Outlets Mall in Birch Run. Note: The dates for the Auto Fest of Frankenmuth for 2005 will be September 9, 10 and 11, 2005.

Our Club Christmas party will be on Saturday, December 11th starting at 5:00 pm. It will be held at the Four Occasion Hall on Millington Road in Millington. We also will have the Installation of Officers for 2005.

Another date for 2005 to keep in mind is the “Be Cool” car show in Bay City. It will be held on July 8, 9 and 10. Members stated that this is a real fun show and encourage members to try to attend.

The Telephone “fan-out” list is being completed and will be available to the members in the near future.

Jack Morton our Club Webmaster works hard at keeping our web site updated. Members are encouraged to utilize the web site. www.mustangclubmm.com

A donation of $1,087.00 was presented to the Flushing VFW Soldiers Family Fund on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2004. It was part of the proceeds from the MCMM car show.

Would you like to help a soldier in Iraq? Renee & Jim Waswick obtained the following names and address:

SPC Sperry (Female) SPC McCartney
SPC Danieleski SPC Loehr
SPC Lincoln

The address for each is as follows:
251 TC
CAMP SPEARHEAD
APE AE 09305

The boxes can be any size and you can send them for Christmas or anytime. Some ideas are: Christmas decorations, garland, hokey decorations, nothing electronic, cards, paper and stamps. Chips, crackers, peanuts, canned cheese, gummy bears, beef jerky, cookies (store bought or homemade, if homemade they must be wrapped individually in wax paper and foil), books, DVD, Christmas CD’s, crossword and word search puzzles. Basically include anything fun because they have the necessities, but not much else. Boxes have been taking 3-5 weeks to get there, so send them as soon as possible. Be sure to include a personal note to tell them how much you appreciate what they are doing. You could also tell them a little bit about yourself and your family. If you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope they most likely will write you back.

Respectfully submitted, Diane Williams standing in for Susan Svatora