Shop Talk September 2012

President Jim Haddon called the general meeting of the Whidbey Cruzers to order at 6:30 pm, September 4, 2012. There were approximately 87 in attendance. Previous minutes were approved as written. Car Fines This was the last month to collect a dollar for not driving your ride. There shouldnt have been too many collected because of the beautiful weather. Guests We had two guests this evening, Gracie Nienhuis introduced her friend Alice from Missouri and former member John Hendrich was present. Glad to see you, John. Treasurers Report for August Jim Rairigh START: Exhaust; Don Berg, sunshine Don Sullivan, party Diamond Rentals, party Intake; Car Fines Fun Meters 50/50 FINISH: $ 5577.23 100.00 236.51 170.00 2.00 12.00 67.00 $ 5151.66

Jim will be accepting membership dues for 2013 and Christmas Party reservations starting next month. Membership Duane Dillard NO REPORT Call him at 360-675-6866 or email [email protected] if you find any errors in the roster. If you have new photos for the roster get it to him. 2013 is just around the corner. You may also send them to Jack at Bay Printing. Sunshine Report for August Brenda Ackley August 7th a 'get well' card was sent to Gail Jaeger, as Gail had a medical procedure done in Seattle to regulate her heart beat., we are wishing all the best to Gail, as she is going through some hard times with her health and her over all stamina. August 7th a 'get well' card was sent to Norm McCullough, Norm had a cancer surgery on his scalp, we are wishing a speedy recovery to Norm after a long painful ordeal. August 22nd A' sympathy card' was sent to Judy Biddle on the

passing of her father, Delmon Anderson, after a long recovery from an accident, his Memorial Service will be this Saturday at The Methodist Church @ 2 P.M. We give our sincere sympathy to Judy, Bruce and their family. August 30th A' get well' card was sent to Dan Terrill, for his recent procedure, to have his stint repaired, by a balloon procedure, done on his previously collapsed stint, Dan was at Saint Josephs Hospital in Bellingham. He is home and doing very well, Thinking good thoughts for you Dan, keep making progress.. Hopefully our Cruzer Family will stay healthy & happy during the coming fall! Please keep me informed of any sunshine needs Please let Brenda know if you know of someone in need of a little Whidbey Cruzer Sunshine. 360-679-8363. Email [email protected] Car Cruise Committee Mel Rogers Contact Mel about any one day cruises you wish to explore or want help with. 360-678-7727 Car Show Committee No report Only one comment, that a caravan was leaving from Flowers for the Sept 8 Arlington car show at 7:00 am. Ted sent an email for the upcoming car events close by, see Events Calendar at a Glance for location and POC. Social Committee Deanna Rogers 1. September 8, Jacks Park Picnic CANCELLED. 2. September 13, Fidalgo Care Center - Whidbey Cruzers are invited to show off their classics on the 13th in Anacortes. Need to know how many, so sign up quickly with Deanna and watch for her email for info or contact her. 3. October 18, Homecoming The Oak Harbor High School has asked the Whidbey Cruzers to participate again this year to provide six convertibles to transport the Homecoming Royalty. Contact Jim Haddon or Deanna if you wish to commit for this event. Watch the emails from Deanna Rogers, some events already scheduled and some impromptu surprise cruise events. If you dont have email contact a Whidbey Cruzer friend by phone and ask them to keep you in the loop about whats happening. Again contact Deanna at 360-678-7727 or [email protected] if you have any ideas about a social event or need help planning one. Tech Adviser Jimmy Flowers vice Ron Teker

Jimmy gave us some info about fuel in the 40s and 50s, a separation of alcohol, cleaning problems, flow rate, pump problems, etc. We learned also that the 76 Gas Station on Hwy 20 now has gas with no ethanol. Talk to Jimmy if you want to know more. He also mentioned that Bob Black will have a good number of Metropolitans for viewing this coming weekend. I wonder who went to see them. Contact Ron if you have any questions tech or otherwise and he will guide you. If you think of a project the club may be interested in let him know. Call 360-675-8375 or [email protected]. Historian Ray Payeur No report New members should contact Ray and ask about our book of History Membership photos past and present. We want to see you and your cars in the book. Contact Ray at 360-675-2193 or email [email protected]. Old Business 1. Christmas Party, December 15, CPO Club A table decoration contest will happen, those who enter, about 15 people, will make a centerpiece and display it for judging (not by the Cruzers), winners will be announced. They will be able to take the centerpiece at the end of the night. Contact Gail Jaeger if you wish to compete. It was said that Jim Rairigh, Treasurer, will be accepting reservations next month, but no cost or menu was mentioned at this meeting. New Business 1. Presidents Survey August was a month to look at the Whidbey Cruzers and find out what the membership thinks about the club, where its going, how to improve, and encourage more participation. President Jim decided to find out. He mailed a survey of questions to the membership of likes and dislikes plus rating certain current events. All the members were asked to fill it out and return it before the September meeting. They were also encouraged to attend the meeting for the survey results and comments. About 80 people answered and 87 attended. Results of one section will be all Im reporting about and that is Club Operations: 1. 86% said they were NOT willing to serve an elected position, 14% said Yes! 2. 75% said they were NOT willing to head a committee, 25% said Yes! 3. 69% said they were willing to serve on a committee, 31% said NO! 4. 65% said they were not willing to organize a event, 35% said YES! You can draw your own conclusions to these results. After Jim went over all the questions and results various comments were made and discussed about cruising long and short, social aspects, getting the cars out to events, Car Shows, Rendezvous, advertise, wear more clothing with logo, greet and meet new members, event planning, no politics, religion, the ages of our members, getting the word out about our club. It mainly came down to more people stepping up and taking an active

part small or large. If you would like to see the results of the survey, percentages YES and NO, etc. contact Jim Haddon or Deanna Rogers for a copy. Im sorry I could not give you a play by play it would have been very, very, very long. 2. Nominating Committee Bill Morrow reported the committee has started to recruit candidates for next year. Treasurer Jim Rairigh will not run again. Joan Reeves will run again for Secretary. They are looking for nominees to run for President, Vice President and Treasurer. Need members to step up and make a difference for next year. Please contact Bill Morrow, Bruce Biddle, Bob McConchie or Don (Sully) Sullivan if interested, I know they will ask you. 50/50 Drawings Bucket Dude was Jim Croft Tonight there were no door prize drawings, only money drawings. Three money drawings for $25.00 each, winners were: Rudy Parhaniemi, Dave Graham, and Charles Terpenning. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER 1. Letter from Scott Dated 8/26/2012 Hello fellow Cruzers, Again, I hope this finds everyone in good health and enjoying the last few weeks of summer. I recently received several care packages from my loving Cruzer friends and as before, I say a big THANK YOU! Virginia, your cookies were a big hit, everyone who got one enjoyed it and wanted me to pass on their thanks. The box filled with treats and snacks was also greatly appreciated. Things here are going good, the weather is starting to cool down a bit and working outside is not too bad. Our underground cable install job is almost done and we should have it completed in a week or two, the down side to that is our team has been notified that we will most likely be sent back into Afghanistan to help finish some smaller jobs before our rotations is done, with that said, I'm not sure what my new address will be or what type of internet access I will have so I will try to keep in touch with everyone the best I can. Rumor has it we will be heading back to the states on October 17th or 18th leaving out of Al Udeid Air base in Qatar, but until that planes takes off I'm not going to believe it. Once we are back we get to take 30 days worth of leave and R & R so I will not be going back to work for the WSP until the end of November, hate to say it but I have not missed the daily grind of working patrol and chasing trucks around. The Air Guard unit (215th EIS) I am currently assigned to in Everett is in the process of closing so I have accepted a new guard job with the 194th Security Forces Squadron at Camp Murray (McCord AFB) as a firearms instructor/Armor and will report to them after the

first of the year, so that should be an exciting change, however the down side is at some point I will have to attend approximately six months worth of training in San Antonio and always a possibility of being deployed back to a combat zone to work security. Oh-well I'll take it one step at a time. Again, thank you for the care packages, your thoughts and prayers, its great having such good friends and support back home. Ill keep in touch. Scott. PS. President Jim, I was able to Skype with Frankie the other night and we answered the questions on the survey you sent out, I think she is going to attend the Sept. meeting and bring it with her to give to you. Thanks for sending out such a well written survey, I feel very strongly that we have a great club and getting everyone's input is very important. Thanks Scott FYI: Scotts email address: [email protected] A new address will be forthcoming from Frankie when she gets it from Scott. 2. A family pass for Skagit Speedway was presented to George Higley because he was the first one who said he wanted it when offered to the membership. 3. The North Whidbey Car Show presented the Whidbey Cruzers with a large participation trophy for all the continuous years we have participated, helped, and supported the car show.
EVENTS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
Date 09/16 09/16 09/23 09/29 10/14 10/21 10/28 10/28 10/31 11/11 12/02 12/15 Event Location Regrets Truck/Car Show XXX Drive-In, Issaquah Speed/Chrome Show Bellingham Hawleys End of Summer Ferndale Jerry Chambers Show/Shine Bellingham Magnum/Charger/Challenger/300s XXX Drive-In, Issaquah VW Fall Fling XXX Drive-In, Issaquah Blood/Sweat & Gears Blood Drive XXX Drive-In Pumpkin Run Bellingham Halloween Trunk n Treat Ace Hardware Project Santa Cruise Bellingham Jingle Bell Cruz/Toys 4 Tots XXX Drive-In Cruzer Christmas Party CPO Club POC__ 425-373-6001 360-733-4522 360-384-3513 360-733-7997 425-903-0927 253-841-2037 425-392-1266 360-380-2733 360-679-7936 360-380-2733 425-392-1266 360-675-5723

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EVERY FRIDAY EVENING THE WHIDBEY CRUZERS AND THEIR FRIENDS HAVE A SOCIAL GATHERING TO GOSSIP, FIND OUT WHATS HAPPENING AND TALK CARS!!!!! DONT MISS OUT, COME, ENJOY, AND ADD YOU COMMENTS AND OPINIONS AND SHOW OFF YOUR VEHICLE(S). 5:00 7:00 PM AT THE PIZZA FACTORY. CLASSIFIEDS - NONE

If anyone has something for sale, a wanted item, either for you or a friend give Joan Reeves a call at 360-679-7936 or email me at [email protected]. ***These ads will run for only two months in the newsletter. If they are sold before that period ends please contact Joan Reeves at 360-679-7936 or email her to delete from newsletter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER Vic Gabrenas Darlene Hammond Clarice Rairigh Doyle Lewis Sharon Covello Gail Jaeger Larry Duckert Jim Haddon Claude Merrill Kathy Doll Kevin Black Brice DeVos Joe Spiker

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FROM YOUR SECRETARY My goal for this year is the same, to provide as much correct informative information to you in this newsletter as I possibly can. If you have any ideas of what you might like to see in the newsletter let me know. 360-679-7936 Thanks again. THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH THE CAR HAS BECOME AN ARTICLE OF DRESS WITHOUT WHICH WE FEEL UNCERTAIN, UNCLAD, AND INCOMPLETE IN THE URBAN COMPOUND.

NO PRESIDENTS MESSAGE THIS MONTH!!!!!