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Interests ---> Antiques, Classics, Muscle Cars,
Sports Cars, Barn Finds, Racing, Restoring, Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Nostalgia
Photos,& Garages.
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November 2008 Club Newsletter
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Club Picnic held at Knoebel's Grove, September 14th, 2008:
| The day started out with some club members taking a ride to Hegins
for the benefit car show that was set up by Shane Ressler. The turnout was only 12
cars. Some of them were club members who showed to sign in and left early to get
to the picnic. This also prompted the club to take collections at the club picnic
and forwarded $106.42 back to Shane to be added to the benefit's talley. |
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On a side note, next year, the club will help, sponsor, organize,
and advertise the event. That will hopefully help raise the car count and get much
more participation.
- First, we will help pick an open date so it doesn't interfere
with the club picnic, scheduled again for next year.
- Next, we will help pass flyers out at the events prior to the
benefit car show. This will also include email reminders and coverage on the site
and message board.
- Finally, we will try to push for member participation, not only
to bring your car, but to help out at the event when needed as well.
The club has been itching to hold a car show, now is our chance
to try to do it right. Let's hear what your suggestions are and how we can make a
show people would really want to come to?
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Pics from Hegins benefit car show ---> 9-14-2008
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Bill Schoffstall, Red Florida, and Melissa and I left the Hegins car
show early to head for Knoebels Grove. We needed to get there and make sure everything
was in order and we could direct members to the pavilion. It was a beautiful day
for a cruise to the park for a picnic! The weather turned out perfect. |
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| Even though we tried to get there an hour before the park even opened,
there was quite a crowd there already. We had nothing to worry about however. Bob
Zubrickie was the first to arrive and took it upon himself to finalize our arrangements
for special parking right at the pavilion. Isn't it great to have poeple in the club
who are involved and will be leaders? Through out the day, the roped off section
of ourt parking became a car show. Almost everyone entering or leaving made a trip
around or through the roped off area to check out our rides! At the end of the day
when Mike Potts and myself went to the office to settle our account, the ladies commented
on how nice the cars were out there. |
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The pavilion was located under the trees right alongside the creek in the back. It
was the perfect spot! Not only wass the temperature kept moderate by the breeze,
trees, and water, we were only a stone's throw from the cars and could keep a close
eye on them. The food was served at 3:00 and our drinks were put on at 2:30. There
was another group that was scheduled just before us to eat and there was a little
confusion with our members eating from their food and their members drinking our
beverages, but it gort sorted out. I stood in the food line to pull our people out
till we got served and Jill Zerby and Michele Whitcomb stood gaurd over the drink
machine. Boy, they could send someone packing, let me tell you! |
The food turned out to be great. There was actually a good portion
available and no one went hungry. The chicken tasted good and the burgers and dogs
were grilled fresh right there. There was a crew serving us and they even had a band
play music. (Now the band could have been skipped by popular opinion as the music
selections weren't to our taste and we will note that for the future.) There was
a table designated to just the deserts and I stood gaurd over that. Somebody had
to taste everything to make sure it was safe, right?
The tickets went over very well with the families and kids. What a good idea to keep
kids from getting bored at a club function! I spent most of my day in the pavilion
helping get people their tickets as well as just hanging out and talking. I got to
really meet newer members who I wasn't familiar with and caught up with some older
freinds I haven't talked to in a while. I think Melissa and I finally ventured to
the park just after 5:00.
What a day! There were around 150 members that came to the event. (I am sure not
all signed the book, but almost all of them are there) We have heard nothing but
good comments and hopeful questions about next year. Let me assure you, we arranged
the same weekend with the same pavilion and parking arrangements. The meal will be
selected again as we did this year by popular vote, but everything should happen
just as this year. |
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Special note needs to be made of the members who spent the time to
arrange such a successful event. Alex Trexler was our prime member in this event,
who got the ball rolling and was a great help with setting up the event even with
her impending wedding in the month before the picnic. Mike Potts got all the checks
where they needed to be on time. Melissa Aungst picked up in the final portion of
the arrangement process when it came to a few questions I had, special arrangements
I hoped to make for parking, and phoning in the menu choice. Bob Zubrickie got our
parking finalized that day and forwarded me tons of pics. Finally, we want to thank
everyone who brought a coverred dish for dessert.
There are too many names to list who came to the event, but enjoy the pics below
and let's make it even bigger for next year. |
Pics from our picnic at Knoebels Grove ---> 9-14-2008
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