TIPS/COMMENTS
BY STAN
I would like to thank Lon and Sandy Hetchler
for putting on the fall color tour. We all had a great time even though the
color was not completely out. The
weather was good the whole weekend with no rain. Lon and Sandy had the whole weekend planned
out and it seemed to work well. There was
plenty of opportunity to eat, starting on Friday evening with lots of pizza. We all had a good time and arrived home
safely. Thanks again.
I sure did enjoy our show this year. It was a lot of work as it was in a new
location. Big thanks to all who helped. Big thanks to Gregg who did a great job of
bringing it all together. There are so many behind the scenes activities that
most of us never see. Thanks Gregg and
Mary.
This year’s Christmas party will be Dec 2nd,
the last few years we have had it earlier in the month so more people can
attend. As it gets closer to Christmas
people have more things to do and find it hard to attend. The $17 may seem high but this also includes
the cost of the building rental. It is
hard to find a place that will hold a group. This is always an easy, enjoyable time where
we can reminisce of all the things that happened over the last year and think
about next year.
One of the newer things for our cars is the
optima battery. This is still a lead
acid battery but the electrolyte is absorbed in a fiberglass mat, like a sponge
between the plates. This keeps the
electrolyte from boiling off. Sometimes
these are called AGM {absorbed Glass Matt} batteries. Most if not all of the new cars have the newer
type batteries. They are not as messy as
the older ones as they are sealed. In
the future, I think we will see the batteries getting smaller and smaller.
Welcome to all the new members, hope to see
you all soon.
I saw Ken Bayard at the Woodward Dream Cruise
and he told me that they were expecting their first child. And she has arrived! Congratulations to Ken and Merri on the birth
of Brooke McKenna Bayard.
Remember don’t be a stranger.
What kinds of
shoes are made out of banana skins?
Slippers.
What makes the
tower
What ship has
two mates but no captain? Courtship
CLUB MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS CLUB
MEMBERS ANNIVERSARIES
02 Salvatore Cipriano 10-01-1977 Jim
& Beth Church
04 Brenda Ostrom
08 Helen Wesolowski HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY TO YOU!
18 Nyla Lebsack
21
24 Ruth Bentley
25 Merri Bayard
25 Jacquelyn Martin
28 Pamela Kuk
30 Sarah Hanson
MCMM REGULAR MEETING 09-17-07
Meeting called to order by President, Dick Lebsack. Those attending were: Gary & Linda
Riley, Gregg Glaviano & Mary Leinberger, Lova & Charlie Reinhardt, Dick
Lebsack, Paul & Cynthia Wrigglesworth, Jim & Brenda Ostrom, Jim Church,
Bill & Ada Hoard, Jeff & Lori Amo, Ricky George & his grandmother,
Jim & Kathy Jansen, Rose Maier, Judy VanSickle, Renee & Jim Waswick,
Lon Hetchler, Pat & Quentin Levitte, Ruth & Stan Bentley, Tom Welsh and
Gary Strappazon. Proxy accepted for
Linda Kabobel. MCMM was happy to welcome
several new members at the meeting.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Report read by Gary Strappazon and approved.
He gave a preliminary report from the car show but since the show had
just taken place the day before the final figures were not available. A more detailed report will be given at the
October meeting. A motion was made and
approved to donate $1,300 to the Children’s Wish Fund. Motion carried.
Membership
Report:
Kathy Jansen reported that there were 4 new memberships this month.
Historian: Lova Reinhardt reports she
is coordinating pictures and information from the many MCMM activities.
Club
Clothing/Merchandise: Gary Riley reports that the club jackets and embroidery on
other clothing may be ordered from Coupar Creations,
Fall Color
Tour:
Hosted by Lon & Sandy Hetchler September 28-30. Reservations may be made at the Bellaire Inn
(231) 533-7777. Room rates are $85 per
night. Meeting place will be the Holiday
Inn on
MCA National
Show 2009:
There will be a special meeting to view the show site; the date will be
announced after Gary & Charlie talk with the Frankenmuth Parks
Department. Charlie & Lova Reinhardt
will attend a conference put on by the MI Festival & Event Association. They will be representing both the “Be Cool”
car show and MCMM. This conference is a
workshop to get ideas about fund raising, networking and getting sponsorship
for events.
By-Laws II: have been given to the BOD
to check for errors before being presented to the membership for a vote.
MCMM 2007
Show:
Gregg Glaviano stated the preliminary report was very favorable. For the first time at a new location it went
very well. There were some glitches but
any problem will be addressed with very thoughtful consideration. Gregg was presented with a well-earned
“appreciation” award for his hard work for the last two years. THANK YOU GREGG!!! And to every one that worked at the show
THANK YOU!
MCA Regional
Director:
Stan Bentley explained the benefits of being a MCA member. MCA provides insurance coverage for our
annual show. As a member you receive a
very nice monthly magazine. The new
yearly dues are $40 a year. If you are
interested in becoming a MCA member call Stan Bentley. If you are a MCA member Ruth Bentley needs
your MCA number. Call them at (810)
688-3909.
2007 MCMM
Christmas Party:
Lon Hetchler reports that the Christmas party will be Sunday, December 2ne at
the Four Occasions Banquet Hal, 5397 W. Millington Rd, Millington, MI. A full menu will be offered buffet style with
punch & coffee included. Price per
person is $17.00. Make check payable to
Lon Hetchler,
MCMM Brick: Dick Lebsack reports that
the brick that was donated in our behalf by the Saginaw Veterans is now in
place at the
October
Meeting:
will on Monday, October 15th at Captain Hooks on
Respectfully submitted, Diane Williams,
Secretary
TIME IS RUNNING . . . .
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ONLY 19
MONTHS UNTIL JUNE, 2009
THE
PREZ SEZ
We
had over 25 members at the goody bag stuffing party. A great turnout and the bags were stuffed in
record time. The club’s cargo trailer
really did its job. We put our new
tables, all the goody bags and club equipment in the trailer. I see now why we bought it. Thanks to all the members who brought
cookies, pies and other good snacks. The
pizza and pop made it a perfect meal.
Thanks again to all the members that helped.
Our
car show was a very successful event even at its new location at the
A
very big congratulations and thank you go out to Gregg (the teddy bear)
Glaviano for doing a great job in putting on the car show. I really heard some nice comments on the
show. Thanks and appreciation goes to
Mary Leinberger, Gregg’s assistant. Many
other members worked diligently on our car show. Their work and effort were rewarded by the
many positive comments we received about the show. I know I would not be able to list every
member who worked, but you know the great job you did at the show. You are a great group to work with. You all looked like pros doing your job. Thanks, again.
If
you were at the show and have ideas or suggestions for improving the car show,
please take a few minutes to call or e-mail me your thoughts. I am interested in comments on the layout,
what the car show guests had to say and anything to do with the vendors
(location at show etc.). I will pass
this on to the car show co-chairpersons.
Contact me at (989) 631-9536 or rrl289@aol.com
Five
new members joined the club at the show.
Their names are listed in the newsletter. Welcome to the club. We hope to see you at the meetings & club
activities. The winners of the
pre-registration prizes were: Brian Bloomfield,
Don’t
forget to put Sunday, December 2 on your MCMM calendar. This is our annual Christmas party at the
Keep
Smiling,
Dick
Lebsack
OCTOBER
UPCOMING EVENTS
05
Pumpkin Festival Car & Truck Show,
06 Pumpkin
Festival Car Show, Fairgrounds,
13
15 MCMM
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, CAPTAIN HOOK’S
RESTAURANT, FRANKENMUTH, 7 PM, BOD 6
PM.
21 Autumn
Car Cruise, Holly Presbyterian Church, Holly 1-5 pm (248) 634-6340
31 Trick
or Treat and HAPPY HALLOWEEN
MCMM
TREASURER’S REPORT 09-17-07
Balance Forward
08-20-07 $4,414.76
Income:
Dues 80.00
MOCSEM
Donation 100.00
Car
Show Pre-registers (35) 525.00
Car
Show Vendors 165.00
Car
Show “For Sales” 20.00
Yellow
Mustang Registry Trailer Sponsorship – 3 years 300.00
8-20-07
50-50 18.00
Total Income $1,288.00
Expenses:
Ruth
Bentley Sept newsletter and Show Printing
204.34
Linda
Riley – Social Chairperson 99.43
Award
& Sports Trophies Balance 550.00
Emmendorfers
– Best of Show, Dash Plaques 330.00
Goody
Bag Stuffing Meeting – Pizza & Pop
97.81
Gregg
Glaviano – Paper, printing & postage for Show 59.07
Tent
Rental – Boy Scout Troop #101 125.00
Total Expenses $1,134.13
Ending Balance: $4,488.63
Respectfully submitted, Gary Strappazon, Treasurer
The treasurer’s report is as it was given verbally
at the September 17th membership meeting. There was not a formal Show Financial Report
as the show was just a day before the meeting.
However, the treasurer read some of the figures with the then bottom
lines as follows:
Income
was around $9,674.30
Expenses
were around $2,907.20
There are still some invoices that have not been
received. Likewise, there is some income
that has not been received.
Come to the October meeting for the final figures.
Gary Strappazon, Treasurer
AWARD
WINNERS
Jeff
& Lori Amo won an award at the Woodward Dream Cruise and Mustang Alley.
Dale
Rondo and Dick Lebsack won awards at the Midland Car Show. Congratulations to all!
LOST KEYS
Leroy
Rumble of
Dick
Lebsack
PHOTOS OF
YOUR CAR
The
photographer at our car show has pictures of your car on her web site. www.tssphotography.com/butler. Just click on “view your photos” and click on
the “Ford and Mustang car show”. Just
under 500 pictures are on the site.
HIT THE
BRICKS!
The
Mustang Club of Mid Michigan has a memorial brick at the
SOCIAL CHAIRPERSON REPORT
Welcome
new members:
Steve Burtt
of
David &
Cindee Kunz of Swartz Creek. They have a
1978 blue King Cobra.
Ken &
Mary Margaret Rahamut of
Jeff &
Kathy Esckilsen of
Emil &
Delores Mueller of Frankenmuth. They
have a 1965 orange convertible.
Ed &
Jennifer Frank of
Garth O’Mara
of
We heartily
welcome all of you to our club. We hope
to see you at our club meetings and activities.
Speaking of
new members, let’s introduce our “newest” member. Brooke McKenna Bayard arrived September 4th
at 4:46 pm. She weighed 7 pounds and is
20” long. She has sandy blonde hair with
blue eyes. The proud parents are Ken and
Merri Bayard.
OCTOBER AGENDA
Call
to order 7:00 pm Proxy Report
Introduction
of guests Treasurer’s
Report
Introduction
of new Members Roll call
of full-time active members
COMMITTEE REPORTS OLD
BUSINESS
Property:
G. Riley By-Laws/Constitution: D. Lebsack
Membership:
C. Jansen Car Show
Final Report: G. Strappazon
Historian:
L. Reinhardt Sponsorship:
T. Welsh
Club
Clothing/Merchandise: G. Riley MCA
National Show: Gary, Charlie
NEW BUSINESS Fall Color Tour: L.
Hetchler
Any
other new business? MCA Regional Director: S. Bentley
Two
members talk about their cars Members
to view 2009 Show site: Gary, Charlie
Adjourn Christmas
Party: L. Hetchler
50/50
Drawing: B. Dillenbeck
GUEST SPEAKER AT OCTOBER
MEETING
Bill
Smith, a member of MOCSEM will be a guest speaker at our October General
Membership meeting. MOCSEM has hosted
TWO National MCA shows. Bill will give
us information on what is involved in putting on a show. At the end of his presentation he will answer
general questions regarding hosting a show.
Questions pertaining to our specific club should be asked at the meeting
hosted by Gary Strappazon and Charlie Reinhardt at a later date.
NEW ONLINE MAGAZINE
I want to invite you to take a look at
Automotive Traveler Magazine. This magazine
is a first because it is on-line only.
What does that mean? Answer-
there is no hard copy. It is an on-line
magazine that is viewed anywhere in the world.
It is unique, intriguing and informative, so take a look. I contributed to the “Woodward Dream Cruise”
and “Your Car” stories. We plan to
feature many road trips including the ones featuring what we call “Your Car”
where we will have the opportunity to showcase cars like some of yours. The subscription is free.
I also want to tell you that I was able to put
MCMM members Bill & Ada Hoard in the new issue (volume 4) of Automotive
Traveler Magazine. The feature is part
of the Woodward Dream Cruise and Mustang Alley coverage. In addition, there is a more detailed feature
story on this “great and special” couple in the magazine. Yes they will be featured. I can’t disclose additional information but
look for it. Hope you enjoy seeing them
in volume 4 and like the content of the magazine. Remember there is no charge to subscribe or
look at the magazine. The web site is: www.automotivetraveler.com.
Al Rogers
FOR
One
set of 4 lug, chrome nugget wheels with tires.
Belinda
& Fred Torrey (810)
966-9540
1969
Mustang Coupe Dk. Blue with lt. blue interior, with black vinyl roof.
Madelyn
Cipriano (586)
791-7378
50/50 Salesman Linda at
membership table
Raffle Table
Club
member’s cars Our
adopted Patrol Car Dyno
Vendor
Best
of Show Winners Waiting
for the Trophies
Gregg announcing winners
Dave
giving trophy
Madelyn having lunch Members taking a
break
Dinner
after show
Dinner after show Thank you award for
Gregg