Tips/Comments
By Stan

First I would like to thank the Winters’ family for hosting the hayride this year; it was sure a lot of fun. You can see the pictures by going to the web site at www.mustangclubmm.com.

Our next event will be the Christmas party which will be December 11^th at the Four Occasions Hall in Millington.

As Regional Director of our club for the Mustang Club of America I get to vote on certain issues. I was sent material regarding the by- law and rule changes that are coming up at the next meeting of the MCA. I voted for them.

It was mostly wording changes that made the by-laws easier to understand. Also I hope that if you are not a member of the MCA that you will consider becoming one.

Most of our women don’t know what to get us for Christmas, so do like I do. I make a list of Mustang stuff that I am going to need and put it up on the refrigerator. They are going to buy us something anyway, just tell them that you don’t expect everything. To make it easier for them, get the catalog and put the item number and the price on the list, then they can shop right over the telephone.

I was sorry to hear that my old friend Ed Freeman has passed away. He was a true Mustang lover.

We can be reached at: rmb3909@earthlink.net

Remember don’t be a stranger.

The October meeting was called to order by President, Gary Strappazon at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth at 7:05 pm. Those in attendance were: Gary & Linda Strappazon, Dick Lebsack, Dominic Glasgow, Carol & Terry Jozwiak, Gary & Linda Riley, Jim & Renee Waswick, Diane Williams, Gregg Glaviano, Rich & Susan Svatora, Tim Mace and Chris & Mindy Jansen. Proxy for Stan Bentley presented.

New Members Introduction: Jim & Renee Waswick and Tim Mace met our Club at the Bullitt Movie Excursion and have since joined the Club.

Treasurer Report: Gregg Glaviano did a detailed presentation of our current financial situation. Gregg will e-mail a copy of the presentation to newsletter editor.

• 76 pre-registered cars
• More vendors
• 10 "for sale" cars
• 239 registered cars

Motion by Linda Riley; seconded by Dick Lebsack for $100 for Christmas party favors. Motion passed.

Motion by Linda Riley; seconded by Terry Jozwiak & Linda Strappazon for $400 for Christmas party door prizes, etc. Motion passed.

Motion by Terry Jozwiak; seconded by Gary Riley for MCMM to pay $10 per plate for members at Christmas Party. Motion defeated.

Motion by Dick Lebsack; seconded by Linda Strappazon for MCMM to pay $5 per plate for members at Christmas Party. Motion defeated.

Motion by Gregg Glaviano; seconded by Diane Williams to have the Board do a study to review expenses & budget with discovery process with a seven month time limit. Motion passed. Note: Treasurer made report for 2004 car show. Expenses for show were $3,268.31 and income was $5,243.05 along with approximately $3,235 non-show expenses to run the Club during the year. Concern: we would lose a great portion of our monies if we happened to have a "bad weather" year; members advised caution in depleting funds too soon; and to get at least a two year’s average on costs for Club and Show.

Motion by Linda Strappazon; seconded by Dominic Glasgow to hold the November meeting on the third Monday, November 15, 2004. Motion passed.

Election Results:
President: Gary Strappazon
Vice President: Dick Lebsack
Secretary: Diane Williams
Treasurer: Gregg Glaviano
Membership Chair: Rich Svatora
Car Show Chair: Stan Bentley
MCA Regional Director: Stan Bentley
Newsletter Editor: Ruth Bentley

Miscellaneous:

Greetings to all MCMM members and friends: This is being written at home, finally after many computer upgrades and a summer of electronic malfunctions. Don’t mistake this for complaining, I am just very happy to have a computer and very happy it is back up and working. The printer still needs a driver to make it compatible with the Windows upgrade I installed. I spoke with Stan after they made it safely to Florida. They just had their hard drive replaced on their Florida computer. That was the same adventure that began my summer of frustrations! You may wonder what this all has to do with MCMM and/or Mustangs; only that we ALL have become very dependent upon electronic communication!

Last month I went through a long litany of notations of who from the Club was where and when. This month I want to extend a BIG THANK-YOU to WALLY WILCOX for securing the beautiful Red fire 2005 Mustang coupe we had at our MCMM annual Mustang Show. It was one of the big hits. Thanks again, Wally.

Speaking of the 2005 Mustang, I saw four 2005 Mustang convertible test vehicles heading northbound on I-75. They looked as good as the 2005 Mustang coupe. Also, Dominic Glasgow should have his 2005 Mustang delivered any day now. The new ones are finally appearing in the dealer showrooms.

We will have a regular membership meeting at the Bavarian Inn Lodge on November 15^th as voted by the membership present at the October 18^th meeting. We had a lot of business to conduct and had not finished it. That meeting will begin at the usual time of 7:00 pm.

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of MCMM. All were re-elected with the exception of Susan Svatora, who was not able to seek reelection as secretary. Diane Williams was elected as secretary. Congratulations to you, Diane.

There was much discussion of MCMM money at the regular meeting on October 18^th. That will be addressed at length by the Board at a board meeting in early December. All board members will meet at a date yet to be determined to formulate a budget for the calendar year of 2005. Also note, that after the October 18^th meeting, I directed Gregg as treasurer to put $5,000 into a CD. As you can see by reviewing the Treasurer’s report that this money was put into a CD. Lastly, we will be making our donation of the spectator gate receipts of $1,182.05 to the Flushing VFW Soldiers Family Fund. We will make this presentation on Veteran’s Day, Thursday, November 11, 2004 at their Post in Flushing. Any MCMM members and friends who would like to attend are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please call Gary (989) 652-4842 for details.

Gary Strappazon

Clarence E. "Eddy" Freeman

Ed Freeman was an active member in the MCMM Club since August, 1997. Even though he was a 23-year GM employee, the minute he first saw a Ford Mustang, he knew he’d found his true automotive love.

Over the years he had owned numerous Mustangs that he fixed up and sold but his all-time favorite was his 1968 blue Mustang convertible. In his honor it was part of his funeral procession.

SOCIAL CHAIRPERSON REPORT

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Denise & Jeff Pratt. Denise’s son passed away on October 5^th. Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time.

A speedy recovery is being wished for Sharon Sutherland who had breast cancer surgery. Our thoughts are with you as you go through your recovery process.

Thomas & Lynn Welch of Bridgeport. They have a 2000 Laser Red Mustang convertible.

Correction to new member information in October newsletter: Al Rogers of Canton has a 1979 original 12,000 mile Indy Pace Car.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

MUSTANG CLUB OF MID-MICHIGAN
CHRISTMAS PARTY & OFFICER INSTALLATION

When: Saturday, December 11^th

Where: Four Occasions Hall
Millington Road, Millington, MI

Time: 5:00 pm Meet & Greet
6:00 pm Dinner

Dinner will be buffet style which includes:

• Swiss Steak, Almond Chicken
• California Mixed Vegetables
• Baked Potato Bar, Rolls
• Salad, Relishes, Dessert
• Coffee & Punch

After dinner we will have a "Gift Game". Each person should bring a $5 gift. Wrapping your gift In a "unique" way will add interest to the game.

If there are 2 people in your party, bring 2 gifts. Gifts should be neutral for man or woman.

Children should bring a gift for a child.

Please make your reservation with Linda Riley at (810) 631-6601 or Carol Jozwiak at (810) 686-2398 no later then Monday, December 6^th.