Early Ford V8 Club Regional Group # 23
General Membership Meeting
February 6, 2010
February Pot Luck Dinner
Officers in attendance:
· President Dale Furnish
· Tour Chairman Bob Long
· Treasurer John Clark
· Notes submitted by JoAnn Davis for Vonnie Satchwell
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by President Dale Furnish:
· He welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked Lisa Peters for organizing the February pot luck dinner.
· Birthday wishes were extended to club members with February birthdays.
· Willy Harms was featured on the Spokane PBS Northwest Profiles. The program was great! Becky Swenson, our newsletter editor, will add a link to this PBS Northwest Profile program on the V8 Club site so we can all view it.
Guests welcomed at tonight’s meeting were;
· Mike and Julian Robinson
· Suzie Summers
The motion to accept the January’s meeting minutes as published was made by Willy Harms and seconded by Butch Glander. Motion carried
Treasurers Report given by John Clark:
· Financial report was read
· Taxes for 2009 have been paid
o John thanked Don Pattinson for all his help with tax preparation.
· Starting in 2009 the club is paying sales taxes on the sale of clothing items.
· Currently the club has 114 members
o He cautioned that there were members that have not yet paid their dues and noted that the dues must be paid no later than next meeting.
o He also reminded the club members they must be members of the National V8 Club. He sent around a sheet asking if you were currently a national club member. If you were not at the meeting or didn’t see the sheet please contact John and let him.
o A list of unpaid members was read.
o If you have not yet renewed your membership there are membership forms on the web site, www.earlyfordv8ie.org , or you can contact one of the officers and they will make sure one is sent to you.
· The address for the National V8 Club Membership Dues/Address Changes/Subscription Problems is:
Cornerstone Registration
P.O. Box 1715
Maple Grove, MN 55311
866-427-7583 (US only)
(763) 420-7829
· John mentioned the Great Fall Skunk Wagon. For more information contact John Clark.
· A humanitarian shout out was made by Sue Harms for the people in the devastated country of Haiti, for the unselfish people helping them, and for the aid of the Red Cross. She made a motion that the club donates money to this effort. It was duly noted by the president that this motion would be considered by the board at the next board meeting. There was some discussion about this motion; again this issue will be discussed at the next board meeting.
The motion to accept the financial report as read was made by Lynne Lang and seconded by Annette Long. Motion carried
Old Business
· Perspective new members for the club are Mike and Julian Robinson
· New tables have been purchased for club use. Dale asked if anyone in the club would store the tables. Pat & Lisa Peters stepped forward to take on this responsibility. Jackie Feldmiller, our assets manager will be notified of the purchase and the storage accommodations.
· Donn Pattinson reported that the new roster would be published in the March-April timeframe. Please have all the changes to Becky Swenson bswenson@gmail.com or Donn in time for publication.
· Honorable mention was given to our newsletter in the National V8 Club Magazine. We are proud to say that the work and creativity of this honor goes to Judy Barns and Becky Swenson.
New Business / Committee Reports:
Tours with Bob Long:
· Garage Tour/Chris Swenson Tour Master
o Scheduled for April 17th
o Signup sheet at the March meeting
· Spring Fling Poker Run/Von Dago Scozzaro Tour Master
o Scheduled for May 8th
o More information on the tour to St. Maries at the March meeting
· Silver Dollar Run/Greg Cameron Tour Master
o Schedule is still in flux
o Hope to work out a time when our club could meet up with the Montana V8 group.
o More information on the tour at the March meeting
· ***A reminder*** to the folks planning on going on the Enterprise Tour/Tom Dailey Tour Master, to get your hotel reservations made.
Sunshine with Annette Long:
· No Blood bank report but we have blood for club use. Just call Annette if the need arises.
o Note: Willy Harms, at last count, to date has donated 21 gallons!!! Way to go Willy and thank you for your gift of life.
· Flowers were sent to Joy and Dick Gmeiner. It was reported that they were now doing better after suffering and serious car accident. Their thank you card was read. They thanked the club members for their cards and good wishes.
· Flowers were sent to Dolores Cain. She was in the hospital and is home now. Her thank you card was read. She thanked us for our kindness and good thoughts.
· Flowers were sent to Gary Davis. He was in the hospital for an appendectomy. He wanted to tell everyone thanks for the flowers and that he is proud to belong to the club.
Club Sale with Gail Whitman:
· There is a sample sale for the existing stock of items on hand. A list of the items will be posted on the web site after the March meeting.
· We will still be selling product at our monthly meetings
o If club members need to be sized for any purchase please visit Larry Burnette’s shop and remember, If it’s custom, it’s yours.
o Address: Brunette’s, 130 N. Lee Street, Spokane, WA 99202
· For the past year and a half Gail and Carol Langstaff have done a splendid job of handling this club responsibility. They have organized old inventory and got rid of it as fast as they could. Purchased new inventory and sold tons of new items in 2009/2010 and have a great inventory system. They have done a great service for the club. Thanks and appreciation for all their work is sent to them. Yes these comments are a prelude to them stepping away from club sales. Carol and Jim Langstaff have a busy summer planned and Gail is joining Harry’s racing team. Yes, you read this right; Harry is joining a world class racing circuit right here in CDA! Gail is turning the reins of club sales over to JoAnn Davis at the February meeting.
Historian with Caren Easterly: Nothing to report
Librarian with Bob Sills: Nothing to report
Web Master/news letter with Becky Swenson:
· View the website. If there are corrections or comments please contact her.
· Any new input send it to Becky for publication
· Dale mentioned that we have a good hit rate for the site. To-date there were 4175 hits on our site. People are looking at our site and he has had positive comments from inside and outside our membership.
LNCCC with Bill Schweiter For detailed report see below.
Swap Meet with Donn Leidell
· Swap meet is right on track.
· The color for this year is Green
· New action for this year is to have the vendors able to move in on Thursday night. This will help alleviate the congestion on Friday morning.
· Larry and Caren Easterly will be in charge of the 2010 Car Show
· Butch Glander suggested that the club celebrate our 40th year swap meet in a similar manor the 25th annual meet was honored. With a celebratorial button that displayed our success of 40 years.
Ladies Meeting with Vonnie Satchwell
· The next Ladies meeting will be February 12th, 11:00 am at Clinkerdagger Restaurant in Spokane. www.clinkerdagger.com located at 621 west Mallon Ave, Spokane, WA 99201-2154, 509-328-5965. Please call Vonnie for details.
Other business to be discussed?
· There will be a Board of Directors meeting on March 18th
o Perkins Restaurant on the corner of Argonne and Mission in Spokane Valley.
o No host dinner at 6:00pm and the meeting start is 7:00pm.
o Everyone is invited however only board members can vote on issues.
· ***Note to discuss in the March meeting****
o This year our April meeting falls on Easter Sunday and moving it to Saturday may be a wise idea.
· Veterans: Lowes and Home Depot are offering Veteran’s a 10% discount on their purchases.
Old Car drawing was won by Dave Swenson
Attendance drawing was won by Vic Falsetto
At the end of our February Meeting Lisa had a drawing for Valentines Gifts!
· Lisa Peters had great valentines’ gifts for the members whose names were drawn. This was a fun ending to a great dinner and an informative meeting.
The motion to adjourn February’s meeting was made by Al Holm and seconded by Al Pharness.
Motion carried
Inland Northwest Car Club Council
Meeting Minutes 01/26/2009
Submitted by Bill Schweiter
Meeting
brought to order by President Duane Murphy at 7:07 P.M.
Treasurer’s
Report Jacquie Witham
– The treasury has $3886.94
Meetings
have been moved from Casey’s Restaurant on Monroe to Timber Creek Grille in
Argonne Village.
Guests
–
Big
Horn Show Cars Needed! Mary K.
Repp is looking for cars. She
wants 6 cars for the show that are 60,s vintage cars that Dave Smith Motors
currently sells. Mopars, Chevys,
Pontiacs and Cadillacs. The Big
Horn Show is March 19, 20, and 2
Jamie
Wright from the Guild School was present and said the date of the Guild School Penny Drive is Saturday April 24, 2010. IF WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GUILD SCHOOL’S PENNY DRIVE AGAIN WE
NEEDTO CONTACT DODY DODD AND LET HER KNOW. DODY MUST KNOW BY APRIL25.
Linda
Thompson of the “Greater Spokane Area Substance Abuse Council” and “M.A.D.D.”
made a presentation. They would appreciate any support they could get.
Fred
Thomas of Tri State Soda Blasting which is mobile, made a presentation and
would appreciate any Business and support he could get.
Leslie
from the Northside Bambino
Buddy Ball providing summer
baseball opportunities for all individuals ages 5 to 20 with disabilities wants
donations for their “Babe Ruth”
program. The I.N.C.C.C. donated
$250.00.
Scott
and Gwynn from Schweitzer Mountain made a presentation on non snow out of skiing season opportunities for discounted fees
for lodging, scenic chairlift, May/June – Sept./Oct. lowest rates. Lodging is available for “Lost in the
50’s”.
The
Combat veteran Riders are hosting The “Ritzville Rendezvous” car and motorcycle
show June 24,25,26.
The
I.N.C.C.C. donated $200.00 to the Kidney Transplant Foundation in
memory of Bonnie Brown.
Their
will no Fall Scholarship Auction in 2010 due to lack of interest.
The
“All Original Car Show” will be held at Mirabeau Park on September 11, 2010.
The
“Dukes and Friends” annual picnic
will be held Saturday June 26, at Mirabeau Park.
The
Auto - Boat - Speed Show will be run this year by Orville Moe. Don Wilbur has stepped down for a year.
Meeting
Adjourned 9:02 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted,
William
J. Schweiter
Early
Ford V-8 Club Representative
