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Little Guys Street Rods Business Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
April 8, 2008
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Tim Held at 7:0 PM, Howard on vacation.
GUESTS—No guests.
MINUTES Motion by Jerry Heiss, second by Jim Gerrard approve minutes of March 11, 2008 meeting, passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT Jerry Heiss presented the treasurers report. Collected $60 in dues and $130 for sale of two spaces at Big 3. Expenses were $147 for March meeting and $350 for 2009 Big 3 spaces. Balance in Fall Mountain Run account is $1,193.83 and the General fund balance is $1,070.30. Report filed for audit.
CAR CLUB COUNCIL Norm gave a report on the CCC. Our dues are due and a motion was made by Jim Gerrard, second by Sandra to pay the dues of $50.
GARAGE MEETING The March Garage meeting was moved at the last minute to That Pizza Place. Our host at Johnson’s Auto Body was very ill and had to postpone the tour until April. The April meeting will be at Johnson’s Auto Body, 2677 State Street, Carlsbad, on April 22nd. There were too many parties taking place at That Pizza Place and we will look for another location for last minute changes in Garage Meetings.
OLD BUSINESS
The Linda Vista parade was discussed. We will meet on April 26th at 9AM at Dalton’s to caravan to the parade. Red has made arrangements for us to be able to park our cars on the grass after the parade.
Confirmed that May 2 we will host Cruisin Grand. Club will have Cinco de Mayo pot luck. We decided to just bring whatever we wanted and not have a sign up sheet. Terry was authorized to spend up to $50 for plates, bowls, dinnerware and napkins. Terry will also bring the club coolers with soft drinks and water.
Confirmed that June 7th the club will attend car show at Ramona. Details to follow.
Confirmed that June 19th we will host Rods & Woodies in Encinitas. Details to follow.
Stacey Guffey had sent an e-mail requesting a classic car for her April 6th wedding. Jim Gerrard drove the bride and groom in his cool Chevy and donated his time and gas to the happy couple.
NEW BUSINESS
There will be a work party at Frank Rosas’s garage to pull his dash out of his Chevy. Terry, Jerry Heiss, Jim Norm and Keith offered to help.
CLUB EVENTS
Norm provided flyers for upcoming events. Terry will scan them and put them on the website.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
March 11, 2008
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Tim Held at 7:0 PM, Howard is recovering from a bad cold.
GUESTS—Robert McCreary (see New Business).
MINUTES Motion by Jerry Heiss, second by Harry Tabke approve minutes of February 12, 2008 meeting, passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT Jerry Heiss presented the treasurers report. Balance in Fall Mountain Run account is $1,193.83 and the General fund balance is $1,205.21. Report filed for audit.
CAR CLUB COUNCIL Norm has been very sick with a cold and Howard attended the Car Club Council meeting in his place. Howard was ill and sent a written report with Tim. Howard’s report is attached to the end of these minutes.
GARAGE MEETING The February Garage meeting was held at “Hot Rods & Custom Stuff”, in Escondido on February 26th at 6:00 PM. Jim stated he thought it was the best yet and the membership seemed to agree. The March meeting will be at Johnson’s Auto Body, 2677 State Street, Carlsbad, on March 25th.
OLD BUSINESS
The Linda Vista parade was discussed. We will meet on April 26th at 9AM at Dalton’s to caravan to the parade. Red has made arrangements for us to be able to park our cars on the grass after the parade.
Confirmed that May 2 we will host Cruisin Grand. Club will have Cinco de Mayo pot luck. Sign up sheet at April board meeting.
Confirmed that June 7th the club will attend car show at Ramona. Details to follow.
Confirmed that June 19th we will host Rods & Woodies in Encinitas. Details to follow.
Stacey Guffey sent an e-mail requesting a classic car for her April 6th wedding. Jim Gerrard will contact her and offer his Chevy.
NEW BUSINESS
Prospective member Robert McCreary was elected to membership.
Terry advised he has the passes for the 2009 Big 3 swap meet. Requested club reimburse for cost $350.00. Passed.
CLUB EVENTS
Tim presented a calendar of club events that he made. Terry will post it on the internet and Tim will arrange to have it mailed to the computer challenged.
Terry advised that on March 3rd, the club website received its 10,000th hit. Information about club e-mail accounts was passed out and explained. Any member’s spouse or significant other may have a club e-mail account, just contact Terry. Terry also offered to print out club business cards for anyone wishing some.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
February 12, 2008
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Howard Haston at 7:06 PM
GUESTS—Robert McCreary attended his first Little Guys meeting. Robert has a ’73 Corvette that he is completely restoring. He needs to paint it and install an interior. Prospective members Bob Bliss (36 Chevy) and Keith Hall (52 Chevy) attended the meeting and along with Jay Rodriquez, who had attended a previous business meeting, were voted into the club as new members.
MINUTES Motion by Jim Gerrard, second by Jerry Heiss approve minutes of January 8, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT Jerry Heiss presented the treasurers report. Balance in Fall Mountain Run account is $1,193.83 and the General fund balance is $1,110.82. Report filed for audit.
CAR CLUB COUNCIL Norm reported on the CCC meeting. He said it was the most informative yet and that a new board was installed. Flyers were given to Terry to post on the club website. A new club made up of only yellow cars called the Yellow Swarm is planning to park a large number of yellow cars and do an aerial photo showing a huge yellow ribbon. Bob Swanson, director of the Auto Museum welcomed everyone and announced that attendance at the museum is way up. Route 80 Historical Society is hosting a “Bonnie & Clyde” night, details to follow. AAA Insurance made a presentation to the group about classic car insurance. Several members have this insurance and state they were happy with the cost and benefits. Parking at the Big 3 for non-vendors will be $10 per vehicle. Terry distributed passes to members and has three passes left. If you need one contact him. Norm also reported that the 1/8 mile drags will be starting soon at Qualcomm. The magazines collected for the military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan were delivered, however the Muslim government objected to the females depicted in the magazines. Peterson Publishing will provide free magazines acceptable to the Muslims. Norm also presented a flyer for an Auto Expo Show set for February 15th through the 17th. Terry advised he had received an e-mail stating that the show had been moved up to April 18th through the 20th. Free admission if you bring your ride and free breakfast, lunch and dinner.
GARAGE MEETING The February Garage meeting will be held at “Hot Rods & Custom Stuff”, in Escondido on February 26th at 6:00 PM.
OLD BUSINESS
Jim Gerrard reported on the San Juan Capistrano show. We only had 7 members present, but we were all able to park together. The show director spoke with Jim and Norm and she was very anxious to make the show better. The only complaint was that the music was too loud and not age specific for the crowd. Shortly after it was turned way down.
Howard brought more shirts and hats for the members. Kudos to Howard for his efforts on getting this taken care of. The location of the shop doing the embroidery is A & T Sportswear, 1527 Mission Avenue, Stall #2, Oceanside, Ca. It is in the old K-Mart building behind the old Police Station. Very nice people to deal with. Telephone 760-433-9295.
Howard stated that the Auto Museum is looking for volunteers to work as docents and in the restoration shop. The museum has free admission on Tuesdays and that is when they need extra help. If you are interested, contact the Automotive Museum for details.
Oceanside Transmission is considering a car show and has solicited our help. It is in the very early planning stages and Cindy will keep us posted of the progress. Looking at a date in March or April
Red and Debbie Johnston brought information on the Linda Vista Parade. Terry & Bonnie, Curt, and Debbie & Red participated last year and had a lot of fun. Howard suggested we could all cruise somewhere for lunch after the parade.
NEW BUSINESS
Terry read several e-mails he has received from persons visiting the website.
Prospective member Robert McCreary had sent an inquiry about membership.
Bob Scott sent an inquiry, Bob has a 38 Buick streetrod.
Stacey Guffey sent an e-mail requesting a classic car for her April 6th wedding. Several members expressed an interest.
Lisa Hamel sent information about a Farmer’s Market in Oceanside. She invited the club to bring their cars for an impromptu car show.
Sue Dusharme sent information about Cruisin Grand. Terry responded with three possible dates for the Little Guys to be host club. May 2nd, 9th, and June 6th were submitted. We are waiting to hear back from them.
Mark Stansell sent an e-mail about the Capistrano show. He had a booth and was airbrushing a gas tank with the “Grim Reaper”.
CLUB EVENTS
The Big 3 Parts Exchange will be February 29th, March 1st & 2nd, the club has 7 spaces and 14 passes, though two spaces have been sold to a friend of Curt’s. Club members are encouraged to attend and bring all your old car stuff you no longer need.
Flyers for the Chevy Show at Bates on April 27th and the Civitan Show in Vista on June 8th.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
January 8, 2008
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Howard Haston at 7:00 PM
Guests—Jay Rodriquez attended his first club meeting. Jay has a ’36 International pickup truck undergoing reconstruction.
Howard Haston presided over his first club meeting as president. He presented several sample shirts and hats that he obtained from Oceanside Bazaar. The shirts and hats were nicely embroidered and were very reasonably priced. Shirt pocket and hat logos are $6 each on any garment of your choice. They have the fitted hats for $7 plus $6 for the logo. Howard will look into several sample jackets and shirts and report back at the next meeting. Howard presented a newspaper article about Tim Clemons and that this feature is looking for members who want to showcase their cars.
Minutes Motion by Jerry Heiss, second by Tim Held to approve minutes of December 11, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry stated there were no changes in the report from December. Balance in General account $1,672.03 and FMR account $1,193.83. Motion by Bob Dietrich with second by Frank Lewark, passed unanimously. Terry Newman requested estimate of Christmas Party expenses, Diane Stansell stated it was approximately $600. Everyone commented that it was the party of all parties and that Norm & Diane should host all future club Christmas parties.
Car Club Council No car club council meeting was held in January due to the holidays.
Garage Meeting The January Garage meeting will be held at “That Pizza Place”, 2622 El Camino Real, Carlsbad on January 22nd at 6:00 PM. The February meeting will be held at “Hot Rods and Custom Stuff” on February 26th.
OLD BUSINESS
Terry reported that the website has had almost 9,000 hits since starting. There is a new slide show on the home page with members cars featured in the presentation. If your car is not featured there, sent Terry an e-mail with a .jpg file of your car and he will add it.
NEW BUSINESS
No new business
CLUB EVENTS
Burger Run is this coming Saturday the 12th. The club will meet at the run at 7:00 AM. Terry will supply maple bars and coffee for not having his Oldsmobile ready for the run.
The Big 3 Parts Exchange will be February 29th, March 1st & 2nd, the club has 7 spaces and 14 passes, though two spaces have been sold to a friend of Curt. Club members are encouraged to attend and bring all your old car stuff you no longer need.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
December 11, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 7:04 PM
Guests--no guests
Motion by Howard Haston, second by Sandra Heiss to approve minutes of November 13, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry presented the Treasurer’s Report. Correction, $40.00 should read negative $40.00 for post office box renewal. Balance in General account $1,672.03 and FMR account $1,193.83. Motion by Tim with second by Harry, passed unanimously.
Car Club Council Norm and Howard attended the Car Club Council. Elections for 2008 officers were held. Discussion on availability of black license plates for vintage cars and trucks.
Garage Meeting No discussion about January Garage meeting yet.
OLD BUSINESS
Election of club officers for 2008 were held. No additional nominations were presented, motion by Sandra, second by Norm to close nominations and call for the question. Nominated members were elected to office. Howard Haston, President; Tim Held, Vice President; Terry Newman, Secretary; Jerry Heiss, Treasurer.
Christmas party. The club Christmas Party will be held at Norm & Diane Stansell’s home on December 15th, 6:30. Norm & Diane will have Honey Baked Ham, Prime Rib and Chicken with all the fixings. Terry will bring Clubs coolers with soda and ice. Gift exchange with $15 gifts.
NEW BUSINESS
Terry brought up the Fall Mountain Run. The club decided to hold a run similar to this years run with no fees, prizes, trophies, etc. Date of Fall Mountain Run #25 will be November 9, 2007. Fun run to Julian.
Harry Tabke brought an article from the North County Times about changes proposed for Cruisin Grand. The club would like to pick a date near Cinco De Mayo for our club day. Terry has volunteered to be on the Cruisin Grand committee.
CLUB EVENTS
January event is the Burger Run. Date is Jan 12th with a 26th for the rain date. The CARE show in Capistrano was suggested for the February run, it is on the 2nd and a flyer will be posted on the website.
Meeting adjourned at 7:32PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
November 13, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 7:03 PM
Bob Dietrich announced that there were no members who lost their homes in the fires last month, though several had to evacuate.
Guest, prospective member Doug Armstrong. Doug brought several photos of some of his cars and shared with the members.
Motion by Jerry Heiss, second by Norm Stansell to approve minutes of October 9, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry presented the Treasurer’s Report. Balance in General account $1,712.03 and FMR account $1,193.88.
Car Club Council
Norm Stansell and Jim Gerrard attended the Car Club Council meeting, however due to an eight vehicle traffic collision on 163, they arrived at the sparsely attended meeting late. Several flyers were picked up and will be posted on the website.
Garage Meeting Due to the fires the October Garage Meeting was cancelled. Jim will reschedule with Hot Rods and Custom Stuff early next year.
OLD BUSINESS
Christmas party. The club Christmas Party will be held at Norm & Diane Stansell’s home on December 15th, 6:30. The club will cover the costs of the party for members and guests, however anyone wishing to be involved in the gift exchange must bring a gift. We decided to keep the cost of the gift around $15.00, but Diane would like a more expensive gift. Diane will mail flyers to those not at the meeting.
The Fall Mountain Run was held on Sunday, November 11th. There were only 6 members and 4 club cars at the event. Jim Gerrard and Norm Stansell had senior moments and forgot the run was this weekend. Several others thought it was next weekend and several others were busy with family or personal projects. There were approximately 40 cars that arrived at Dalton’s in the morning and we picked up a few more on the way to Dudley’s. From Dudley’s we continued on to Julian where there were another 10 to 15 cars that had gone straight to Julian. Most of the comments from those in Julian were positive and they seemed to have a good time.
We discussed the events of the Run to Barrett Junction Café the day the fires started. Terry made it to the Barrett Junction Café, but the wind was starting to really blow and trees were shedding branches and it was getting very dark. Terry & Bonnie tried to call the rest of the group, who hadn’t arrived yet, but there was no phone service. A quick backtrack up the mountain and they were able to intercept the group. We turned around and headed back to Dulzura Café, where we had lunch. Fortunately the fire fighters were able to save both the Barrett Junction Café and the Dulzura Café.
Howard Haston asked about the progress on the new club logo. Norm Stansell said his son Mark has been very busy and hasn’t had time to work on the design. When he has some free time, he will draw up some examples.
NEW BUSINESS
Jim Gerrard said that though many use the website and e-mail for information about club activities, he and some of the “older” members were computer illiterate. Jim and Norm Stansell offered to establish a phone tree to notify members of club activities via telephone. We will still continue to use e-mail and the website for information, but will supplement it with telephone calls.
Bob Dietrich said he saw Jerry Lee and he is doing much better. He is really bummed that he can’t drive yet and is driving Patty crazy. Terry Newman spoke with him on the phone just before the meeting and he said Jerry was in good spirits and can’t wait to get back behind the wheel.
Nominations for officers for 2008 were held with the following people nominated.
President: Howard Haston
Vice President: Tim Held
Secretary: Terry Newman
Treasurer: Jerry Heiss.
The election will be at the December 11th meeting.
CLUB EVENTS
On December 1st there will be a special Cruisin Grand event in Escondido from noon to 3:00. This is the same date as the Run to Simpson’s Nursery to honor Obie.
December 2, there will be a birthday party for John Force at his shop.
January event is the Burger Run. Date is Jan 12th with a 26th for the rain date.
Terry Newman suggested we might attend the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade on January 20th.
Saturday morning November 17th, 9:00 AM, Frank Lewark and Diane Phillips will be taking their vehicles to Terry Newman’s house to fix Frank’s door latches and Diane’s radiator fan. All are welcome to drop by and lend a hand or just hang out. Coffee and donuts will be available for munchies.
Meeting adjourned at 8:42PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
October 9, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 6:58 PM
Motion by Jim Gerrard, second by Frank Lewark to approve minutes of September, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry and Sandra were in Boston and not able to attend the meeting. Jerry provided a copy of the treasurer’s report to Bob Dietrich. Balance in General account $1,711.03 and FMR account $1,193.88.
Guests
Former member Dave McChesney attended the meeting.
Car Club Council
Norm was in Missouri and not able to attend the Car Club Council or the club business meeting.
Garage Meeting Jim stated he received a very positive response about the meeting at Carbon by Design. Our next garage meeting will be at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff. Jim thanked Terry for his work on the Beachin’ 101 scavenger hunt. The club won the $500 prize.
OLD BUSINESS
Christmas party. Norm told Terry that he will not be available on December 14th and wanted to move the party to December 15th. There were no objections from anyone at the meeting. Club will pay all expenses for party except for gift exchange. Members may bring a gift valued up to $15 to exchange at the party. Same system as last year’s party.
Terry attended a Cruisin’ Grand wrap up meeting. Lots of ideas were discussed for next years event, including increasing the amount of Grand Avenue available for the cars and shutting off some of the side streets. Terry has volunteered to serve on the Cruisin’ Grand committee for next year.
Terry received a call from Dewey Smith. Dewey stated that there were rooms reserved at the La Estancia Hotel in the club’s name and that we needed to contact them and cancel the registrations. Terry called the hotel and cancelled. Dewey stated Marc Collins was extremely busy with his business and personal matters and has not been able to attend any club meetings.
NEW BUSINESS
Bob stated he spoke with Curt and Curt’s friend who has been participating at the Qualcomm swap meet with us in the past has requested to buy two spaces this year. Motion by Terry, second by Bonnie to sell two spaces at our cost. Passed unanimously.
Bob reported that Jerry Lee was hospitalized in Arizona, but he is home now and feeling much better.
Terry thanked Jim Gerrard for helping with the frame for his Olds. Jim brought his power washer and muscle over to help get the frame ready for paint.
Bob Dietrich announced that next month are nominations for club officers. Bob stated he does not intend to hold a club office next year.
Dave McChesney requested the club become involved with his Shriners Club in putting on a poker run. Possible destination would be Simpson’s Nursery. A lengthy discussion was held concerning the pros and cons of the event and our participation. Jim Gerrard and Bob Dietrich said they would meet with Dave and brainstorm with him about the event. Consensus of the membership was it was too soon to commit to another major event.
CLUB EVENTS
October event will be a run to Barrett Junction for the Fish Fry. Meet at Dalton’s at 10:00 AM on October 21st. We will caravan to Barrett Junction and have reservations for 11:30.
October Garage meeting will be on October 23rd at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff, 2324 Vineyard Ave, Escondido
November 11th event will be the “Fall Mountain Run” to Julian, leave Dalton’s at 9:00. This is not the official run, but rather a club outing. Other clubs and individuals are invited to tag along. No trophies, no registration, no organization, just fun.
December 15th is the Club Christmas Party at Norm & Dianne’s home in Carlsbad. Details will be presented at a future meeting. Club will pay all expenses.
January event is the Burger Run. Date is Jan 12th with a 26th for the rain date.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
September 11, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 7:04 PM
Motion by Jerry Heiss, second by Jim Gerrard to approve minutes of August, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry reported that we received a refund of our $100 deposit from Bate’s Nut Farm and that some of the moneys posted to the Fall Mountain Run Account should have been put in the general account as they were collected dues. Balance in General account $1,227.22 and FMR account $1,318.83.
Guests
Prospective member Doug Armstrong attended his first Little Guys meeting. Doug lives in Poway and has 10 special interest cars, from Model As to a Simca convertible, AMC Marlin, and lots more. Doug said he would be at the next garage meeting.
Car Club Council
Norm said there were about 60 people at the CCC meeting. A report that Joe Fingers was improving and had movement in his fingers (no pun intended) and his spine was not severed, only some compression is real good news.
Garage Meeting Jim has not firmed up the September garage meeting location yet. He will notify me when he has confirmed and it will be posted on the website, e-mail sent and telephone tree.
OLD BUSINESS
The Little Guys participated in the Beach’n 101 Cruise II and we won the $500 cash prize for the club with the best activity. Our activity was a scavenger hunt and everyone tried to answer 15 questions to win a prize. Bob suggested we use the money for the club Christmas party and Dianne Stansell offered her home and suggested a baked potato party. See new business for more information. Diane Phillips was grinning from ear to ear because she went on the run in her 33 Ford and didn’t have any problems. Tim Held won $100 cash in the drawing and everyone had a great time. Some of us have already signed up for next year.
Fall Mountain Run. The club will meet at Dalton’s and leave for a cruise to Julian at 9:00 AM. Anyone who would like to go is invited and there will be no organization, no trophies, no fee, no dash plaques or tee shirts. Just a fun cruise to the mountains and do whatever you wish. Everyone that needs to be notified of the cancelled run has been notified.
NEW BUSINESS
Christmas Party at Dianne & Norm’s on December 14th. Club will cover all expenses from money won at the Beach’n 101 Cruise.
October event will be a run to Barrett Junction for the Fish Fry. Jerry Heiss will provide details at the next meeting.
November event will be the run to Julian, leave Dalton’s at 9:00 on the 11th.
December 14th is the Club Christmas Party at Norm & Dianne’s home in Carlsbad. Details will be presented at a future meeting. Club will pay.
January event is the Burger Run. Date is Jan 12th with a 26th for the rain date.
Mark Stansell, one of the many Stansell children has offered to design a new logo for the clubs 30th anniversary. Mark will prepare several ideas and present them to the club. Dianne has one of those fancy sewing machines that does embroidery and she said she will make several samples.
Jim Gerrard suggested we do the Ziggies run sometime soon. It is on the second Saturday of each month in Temecula and is supposed to be a fun event.
Meeting adjourned at 8:01PM
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
MINUTES
August 14, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 7:02 PM
Motion by Bob Dietrich to approve minutes of July 10, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report Jerry was not able to attend the meeting and a written report was presented. Dues are due July 1 for all members. Motion by Terry Newman to approve treasurer’s report, passed unanimously.
Cash in General Account $813.22, Fall Mountain Run account $1,555.96 and petty cash $99.86.
Guests
Prospective members Harry and Rita Tabke (’32 Ford roadster “Tequila Sunrise”) A photo of their car was on the cover of several local newspapers taken at the Vista Car Show. The Tabke’s have met the requirements for membership. A motion by Carl, with a second by Norm to elect them to membership passed unanimously.
Prospective members Tim and Jackie Held (40 Chevy sedan), they won Arthur’s choice at Chicken Pie Shop, were not able to attend the meeting, but they have met the requirements for membership. Terry moved to elect them to membership, second by Howard, passed unanimously.
Car Club Council
Norm gave a report on the CCC and presented numerous flyers and old club newsletters (15 to 20 years old). He reported that the council collected tons of magazines for our Heroes in Iraq and another drive is being held for the Heroes in Afghanistan. If you have any questions about the CCC or would like to attend one of the meetings with him, call Norm.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
Diane is selling her ’67 Chevy. This car is very clean and low mileage. It is a 4 door with a 327/powerglide. Call Diane for more info.
August Garage Meeting will be at Dalenzie Torque Converter, 2517 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Vista.
September run will be the Beachin 101 Cruise II. Meeting places will be at 08:30 the Jack-in-the-Box, North Santa Fe at Bobier for the Vista group. They will caravan to Angelo’s Burgers on Coast Highway, just above Carlsbad Lagoon and arrive at 09:00. The group will leave Angelo’s at 10:00 to head for registration at the Del Mar Fair Grounds, Solana Gate.
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
FALL MOUNTAIN RUN COMMITTEE MEETING
The Fall Mountain Run Committee meeting followed the regular business meeting.
Marc and Sandra were not at the meeting. Sandra gave Terry a written report on the status of the run and dropped off flyers before the meeting. Marc has not attended the last 5 FMR committee meetings.
The written report stated essentially that there are no sponsors, no raffle prizes and only 12 pre-registrations. Jerry had sent out begging letters for prizes and goodie bag stuffers with only one response. There are no vendors lined up for the run at this time.
There was lengthy discussion about the Fall Mountain Run by the 15 members present at the meeting. The membership was concerned that without major sponsorship, raffle prizes and manpower it would be difficult to put on the run and it could end up costing more than we take in. Reviewing last years run, many of those present stated they worked both Saturday and Sunday without a break. Club membership is less than last year with approximately 20 member families. There was also discussion about the chancy weather in November and that if the event were rained out it could bankrupt the club and we would be left with a ton of food and no one to eat it. Most attendees wait until the day of the run to register and not risk a rainout. It was mentioned that when the Fall Mountain Run started, it was one of only a half dozen runs all year. Now there are 6 to 10 runs every weekend and there is a run the week before and after the FMR at Bate’s.
Norm Stansell stated he was in the process of attempting to get sponsorship from several businesses he has contacts with in San Bernardino, however has not yet received any commitment from any of them. He has received negative responses when he mentions Special Olympics as our charity. They have had such bad publicity this year it is the kiss of death when asking for donations. We have not had very good response from Roxanne either, except when she wants money with a day or two notice.
After 25 minutes of discussion, Diane made a motion not to do the Fall Mountain Run this year, seconded by Howard, vote was 14 ayes and one nay. The 2007 Fall Mountain Run is cancelled.
Terry will notify Marc Collins via telephone, e-mail RPM Productions and post the cancellation on the website.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:08 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
Recording Secretary
June 12, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 6:57 PM
Motion by Jim Gerrard to approve minutes of May 8, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report by Jerry Heiss. Cash in General Account $404.65 and Fall Mountain Run account $1,380.96. Jerry requested the club have a petty cash account for things such as postage and small emergencies, motion by Terry to have $100 petty cash fund, Norm second, passed unanimously.
Jerry reported the club account is now at Washington Mutual and we now have a EIN with the IRS. We will have to file annual taxes, but should not have to pay due to giving all proceeds to charity.
Jim brought a flyer for the Cruise for the Cure and suggested it be the club activity for September. It will be on the 22nd and all members are encouraged to attend. Flyer posted on the website.
Guests
Butch Kaske from Civitan, Butch heard about the Little Guys from an article in the newspaper. Civitan also supports Special Olympics and we discussed possible assistance from Civitan at the Fall Mountain Run and supporting their car show on June 14, 2008. Butch has a ’67 Cadillac convertible.
Tim & Jackie Held brought their outstanding ’40 Chevrolet sedan. They are interested in becoming members of the Little Guys and Terry will be their sponsor. They won the “Favorite Car” award at Chicken Pie Shop the previous Tuesday evening.
Car Club Council
Norm stated the Car Club Council wants to do something to benefit wounded vets at the VA hospital they are collecting car magazines to ship to Iraq and Afghanistan. Talk of allowing free admission to car shows to active duty military. Norm also discussed the SEMA Legislative Lobbyist, CCC donated $1500 to support efforts to protect our passion with old cars.
OLD BUSINESS
Terry Newman read an thank you card from Special Olympics for the snacks provided for their golf tournament.
Meeting adjourned at 7:44 PM
FALL MOUNTIAN RUN COMMITTEE MEETING
The Fall Mountain Run Committee meeting followed the regular business meeting.
Neither co-chair was present at the meeting. Jerry made a brief presentation reminding us it is time to really get going with the run.
Rick Bennett said he had contacted the general manager of Hooters and they cannot participate with the Hooter’s Girls, but suggested we contact the Rancho Bernardo store to see if they can help.
Norm Stansell contacted the general manager of Stater Brothers and is trying to get them to sponsor the Fall Mountain Run.
Meeting adjourned at 8:03 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
Recording Secretary
MINUTES
April 10, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 6:57 PM
Motion by Marc Collins to approve minutes of March 13, 2007 meeting, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report by Bob Dietrich. Jerry Heiss was unable to attend due to previous commitment. Bob Dietrich reported that to date $168.00 has been collected in dues. Check number 106 for $90.00, dated February 25, 2005 was returned to the club by John Lenos. This was for swap meet stalls purchased from John in 2005. A new check was issued to replace the expired check. Motion by Marc Collins to approve Treasurer’s Report, passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Terry Newman gave a report on a vendor who has offered a better price for club jackets. A Special Olympics volunteer owns an embroidery business and offered club jackets with large logo on back and name on front breast for $83.45, with a $350 tape setup charge. No action taken.
Terry Newman gave a report on a member of Civitan who has contacted him through an article in the North County Times. Butch Kaske is a member of both the San Marcos and Oceanside Civitan clubs. He said Civitan is very supportive of Special Olympics and wanted to get involved with the Little Guys. A very positive discussion was held about having Civitan members assist with the Fall Mountain Run. Bob Dietrich presented a flyer he had received for the Civitan Car Show in Vista on June 3rd (flyer posted on website.) Club encouraged to participate in this show as it is close to home, supports a cause we support and is sponsored by Civitan.
Red Johnston gave a report on the Linda Vista Parade for April 28th. We will meet at Dalton’s at 7:00 AM and caravan to Linda Vista to participate in the parade. Questions, contact Red.
The Little Guys will host Cruisin Grand on May 25th. We will have a potluck dinner and hope to have everyone attend. The last two years we have done this it has been a great success.
Terry Newman reported he has met with a new prospective member. Gerry Sevigny has moved to Bonsall from Sacramento and has an absolutely gorgeous ’37 Ford.
John Castro reported that his friends Dennis and Don would like to join the club. They have attended garage meetings and other club events. Dennis has that really nice gray Falcon Sprint and Don has the yellow Dodge. John picked up applications for each.
OLD BUSINESS
Roger Casio was at the meeting and told the members about his two cars. One a Mayflower with a Chevy 327, narrowed Olds rear end and tubbed and a ’42 duelly. It was great to see Roger again and we hope he becomes a regular at the business meetings.
Meeting adjourned at 7:21 PM
FALL MOUNTAIN RUN COMMITTEE MEETING
The Fall Mountain Run Committee meeting followed the regular business meeting.
Sandra Heiss was unable to attend and Marc Collins chaired this portion of the meeting. Marc stress that we need to collect raffle prizes and sponsors. Last year we gave the smallest donation ever and we need to make up for it this year.
Norm Stansell stated he has several possible sponsors, but they were concerned with the negative publicity that Special Olympics has recently received in the media. Marc and Terry assured Norm that this was the San Diego Office and not North County Special Olympics, that they are a separate entity under the Special Olympics banner. Terry will contact Roxane and request a letter to give to possible sponsors explaining the situation.
Carl Collier reported that he has several raffle prize donations and is working to hook up with a sponsor. Marc will follow up on the contacts that Carl has made.
Bob Dietrich reported that we have received several pre registrations for this years FMR.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry L. Newman
Recording Secretary
MINUTES
March 13, 2007
6:00 PM
Coyote Café
1450 North Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
The meeting was called to order by President Bob Dietrich at 7:00 PM
Motion by Marc Collins to approve minutes of February 13, 2007 meeting, second by Red Johnston, passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report by Jerry Heiss, correction change “Income” to “Expenditures” under Expenditures heading. Motion by Marc Collins to approve Treasurer’s Report as corrected, second by Howard Haston, passed unanimously.
Terry gave the Car Club Council Report. Discussion on Big 3 Swap Meet. Used car dealers very upset about booking at same time as Big 3. Big 3 upset about booking at same time as used car sale. No parking available, parking lot closed by SDPD. Many people very unhappy. CCC has surplus and paid the insurance premium for this year. Check was refunded to Little Guys for $100.
OLD BUSINESS
Jim Gerrard reported that Ed Malinski of Totally Custom had cancelled check for 2006 FMR. Club will give him free entry to 2007 FMR.
Bob Dietrich stated he spoke with former Little Guy who has uncashed check for Big 3 spaces from several years ago for $90. Marc Collins made a motion, with Jim Gerrard second to issue new check and exchange it for out of date check. Passed unanimously.
Sandra will present the check to Special Olympics at the Polar Plunge on Saturday. Club will meet at 101 Café at 8:30 for breakfast and then caravan to event together.
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