T ire T ra c k s. W e had a great car. The. Volume 26. Number 10. November, 2008 Sedona Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America

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1 November, 2008 Sedona Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America T ire T ra c k s THE VOICE OF THE SEDONA CAR CLUB PUTTING DEAD TREES TO GOOD USE The Steering Column W e had a great car show; lots of spectators, more cars than ever, and we made money (about $2,100)! The reason for the increase in profits was that we raised the entry fee $5.00 and had about 60 more cars than last year. Our sponsor count remained constant. These are hard times for merchants. Many past supporters turned us down this year, but our hard workers uncovered some new ones. Please visit the merchants that support us. Let them know that you appreciate their support of the car club. I thank David Lombardi for leading us through this event. A hard core of members attended numerous committee meetings to do all the planning and pre-event work. Many club members helped on the day of the show by entering their cars and helping with registration, parking, ballot counting, and staffing the SCC tent. We have already had a critique meeting, which yielded some good ideas for next year. We do not want to grow the show, just make it better so participants will want to come back. There are a lot of car shows competing for car owner s attention. We need to have a show that can hold its own quality not quantity Did you hear about the Ferraris roaring down the runway or more probably the taxiway after the show? I do not know the details, but I understand the airport security trunk went after them with lights flashing. The grapevine rumor is that one of them reached 120 mph before shutting down. There are members of our club who would love to do a speed event in conjunction with the show. Did you know that long-time member, Bob Boydston, received the Big-Shot-For-A-Day Award from the Sedona Airport? He received a commendation plaque for his support of the airport for many years. He is the fourth recipient of the award. This was done at the opening ceremony. Most of our club missed it because we were registering cars in the hinterland of the airport property. Bob s Healey quit just south of Oak Creek on the way home from the show. Our mayor helped push Bob s car out of the way. I ll bet Bob votes for him next election. Bob had the Healey towed to Karl s RPM. Turned out to be a points problem. Lucas strikes again! Coming back from the Durango tour, Al Moss took us on back roads through the Navajo Reservation. Just south of Shiprock he headed west on a road that was not even on my road map. My GPS showed it as a fine dashed line with nothing else visible on the screen. I wondered if he knew where he was going. The road was paved at least. After a while we came to a mountain range. At this point the road had new blacktop. It was a really twisty section that had sharp turn after sharp turn. Soon my navigator (in the seat not the GPS) was carsick. One driver admitted to getting carsick too. It would be a great road for a sports car drive. Al ran off and left me in his Mazuar (Cross between a Mazda and a Jaguar). He said he had a great time paddle shifting through the turns. Maybe the Club should go back there. Happy motoring. Ed Pittman Volume 26 Number 10

2 C L U B C L I P S C lub C alendar TO: NOVEMBER Vince Monaci 5 Herb Soltero 13 Scott Mangarpan 20 David Lombardi 24 James Bradley 29 Lee Ann Morgan 3 Dorothy Levinson 21 Margery Ritter 26 Sharrie Wadsack 29 December 9 -- Christmas Dinner F REE money is once again being given away by Basha s & Food City starting in September. All you have to do is connect your savings card to the Car club. They ll do it for you, just tell the cashier. Folks, this is a no brainer. We have come up just short of $100 the past two years. Let s see if we can break $100 this year. - Editor Congratulations! On Your Anniversary! T i r e T r a c k s Page 2 Tire Tracks is published 11 times a year by the Sedona Car Club and contains information on events and activities of interest to members. It is compiled and edited by Greg Zucco. Distribution by Gene Mai. All submissions are due by the 22nd of each month. Send to: 50 Ranch Rd. Sedona, AZ OR to: sedonakid@esedona.net Ernie & Loraine Cousins 28 Phil & Sharrie Wadsack 3 NOVEMBER PROGRAM Karen Maddy, Executive Director of Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity

3 Captain Trash Bradley Trash Talkin...Again! HIGHWAY CLEANUP NOVEM- BER 8, MEET AT THE RED ROCK HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT 8:00 AM BRING WATER, WEAR GLOVES, LONG SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS AND COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES OR BOOTS. TRASH BAGS, PICK-UP STICKS AND BREAKFAST AT CAFE JOSE PROVIDED BY THE CLUB. REMEMBER, ONE OF THE KEY BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION IS THAT MEM- BERS MAY KEEP ANY TRASH THEY FIND! The following members have already signed up. We had one signer have to cancel so we need one more. If you can help, call Jim Bradley at or just show up. Jim Bradley Ralph Blankenship Sharon Blankenship Karl Scheinuck Phil Wadsack David Lombardi Rachel Lombardi See you there. Jim Bradley E n v e l o p e P l e a s e The nominees for the 2009 Board of Directors will be presented at the November meeting at which time members will cast their ballots. I know after November 4th you thought you wouldn t have to vote again for a few years, so get over it. There will be no early voting, absentee voting or voting by Mickey Mouse. If you have been or are a member of ACORN your ID will be checked at the door. And now the nominees: President Sally Peck First VP Scott Mangarpan Second VP Al Moss Treasurer/Membership Larry Currie Secretary David Lombardi Editor/Webmaster Greg Zucco Tours/Events Loraine Cousins N e w M e m b e r W e l c o m e Programs Martin Glinsky Historian Shari Ann Wadsack Frank Matthews 1992 Miata 1993 Miata John & Susan Davey 1963 Chevrolet C-10 SW3 A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The Stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger. VISIT US AT:

4 Road Rally Treasure Hunt Tests Club Members Al Moss s Road Rally Treasure Hunt once again tested the meddle of all who participated. With crafty precision Moss relied on aging brain cells to prolong an event and make fools of otherwise semi intelligent folks. The editor has it on decent authority that the first four winners cheated which would move Zucco/Giesbrecht up to first place tied with Cousins. The Road Rally Treasure Hunt Organization of America is reviewing video tapes and the judges findings to confirm the new results. In any case, if the results are overturned it would be a pyrrhic victory since all the prizes were awarded and already used. Don t pay much attention to the photos of the winners in case they are thrown out. Results of the Treasure Hunt. 10/11/08: 1)Lindhurst, Lynn & Sue 110 2)Ossenfort, John & Cheryl 90 3)Boydston & Lombardi 80 4)Harrison & derosier 70 Pittman family 70 5)Zucco & Giesbrecht 60 Cousins, Ernie & Lorraine 60 6)Wadsack, Phil & Sharrie 30 Photo Above - the detective said to the young lady viewing this photo It s alright they can t see you through the one way glass, just point out the person who you think did it. A chilling grin betrays the pleasure Linda McEvoy had correcting all the wrong answers turned in by members.

5 The Sedona Car Club Would Like to Express Its Appreciation to the Following Businesses for Their Help & Support for Another Successful Car Show Held on September 20, 2008 Members are encouraged to patronize these businesses and let them know who you are. Allstate Insurance Anderson Auto & Truck Repair Azadi Fine Rugs - Tlaquepaque Bank of America Big O Tires Butch Weisenbeck - Matco Tool Dealer Canyon Automotive Coffee Pot Restaurant Cuchina Rustica - Dahl & Diluca Dahl & Diluca - Ristorante Italiano Dennis Evans State Farm Insurance Draxler Insurance Farabee Jeep Rentals Flags, Kites & Fun M & I Bank M.C.S. European Medulla Construction Nelms Insurance - Farmers Insurance Group New York Bagels Olde Sedona Bar & Grill Redrock Precision Motors Sedona Ace Hardware Sedona Airport Restaurant Sedona Auto Parts (NAPA) Sedona Barber Shop Sedona Engraving & Awards Corp. Sedona Motors Sedona Sheet Metal Sedona Smiles, Dr. Ted Byers - Dentist Star Motel The Lon Walters Team - Coldwell Banker The UPS Store - Sedona Tire Pro Automotive TNT's Distributing Verde Valley Glass Village Ace Hardware Village Car Care Weber's IGA Food & Drug Wells Fargo Bank IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1918 THE ELEVENTH DAY, OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH, AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR WHEN THE GUNS FELL SILENT. AFTER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF CON- FLICT, AN ARMISTICE BETWEEN THE GERMANS AND THE AL- LIES TOOK EFFECT. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN. COLO- NEL THOMAS GOWENLOCK, AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WAS ON THE FRONT LINE THAT NOVEMBER MORNING AND WROTE THIS OF HIS EXPERIENCE A FEW YEARS LATER: ALL OVER THE WORLD ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918, PEOPLE WERE CELEBRATING, HAILING THE ARMISTICE THAT MEANT THE END OF THE WAR WHAT WAS TO COME NEXT [FOR THE SOLDIERS]? THEY DID NOT KNOW - AND HARDLY CARED. THEIR MINDS WERE NUMBED BY THE SHOCK OF PEACE. THE PAST CONSUMED THEIR WHOLE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE PRE- SENT DID NOT EXIST - AND THE FUTURE WAS INCONCEIV- ABLE." THOUGH THIS WAS WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE THE WAR TO END ALL WARS, THAT HOPE WAS PROVED WRONG WITH THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE KOREAN WAR. IT THEN BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THREATS TO OUR FREEDOM, AND OUR WAY OF LIFE, BUT, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE WHO STAND READY TO DE- FEND IT. WITH THAT, IN 1953 A SHOE STORE OWNER FROM EMPORIA, KANSAS BEGAN PROMOTING HIS NOTION TO TRANSFORM ARMISTICE DAY INTO AN ALL VETERANS DAY, DEDICATED TO HONORING EACH AND EVERY VETERAN WHO HAS FOUGHT TO PROTECT AMERICA. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SIGNED A BILL SOLIDI-

6 Sedona Car Club Annual Christmas Party & Officer Installation Our annual Christmas Party will be held at the Cucina Rustica Restaurant (Tequa Marketplace 7000 Highway 179, Village of Oak Creek). The date is December 9th which is on Tuesday evening. Social hour will begin at 6:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:45 PM. A cash bar will be available. The cost is $40 per person. Make checks to: Sedona Car Club and give to Larry Currie at the November meeting or mail to him by December 3rd with your entrée choice at: 230 Coronado Trail, Sedona, AZ According to Larry Currie this is the deal of the century. (And who would know better?) Limited to the first 75 reservations. This is a four-course dinner with wine; tax and gratuity included. For starters there will be an antipasti course. Waiters circulating through the room will serve fried olives, stuffed mushrooms and grilled bruschetta. After being seated we will have a green salad and bread. Entrees will be a choice from: 5oz filet mignon with Mushroom-Gorgonzola sauce 5oz grilled salmon with an orange Grand Marnier reduction sauce Chicken Parmigianino or Eggplant Parmigianino Dessert will be a choice of: Boca Negra - warm flourless chocolate cake or Cheesecake with white chocolate and macadamia nuts. Lisa Dahl asked to do the dinner this year to honor the club because of her dad, club member Herb Levinson. As in prior years, if you would like to donate unwrapped toys, they will be donated to a local charity. (Sorry, no battery powered toys, politically incorrect ones (i.e. war-like) or stuffed toys.) Bring your cameras and appetites, cause there will be plenty of photo ops and food!

7 ANOTHER POST CARD FROM THE PAST FEATURING A TRAVEL CARTOON Sure looks like the Pittmans to me Courtesy Victoria Clark Thanksgiving George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in However, it was Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, whose efforts eventually led to what we recognize as Thanksgiving. Hale wrote many editorials championing her cause in her Boston Ladies' Magazine, and later, in Godey's Lady's Book. Finally, after a 40-year campaign of writing editorials and letters to governors and presidents, Hale's obsession became a reality when, in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was proclaimed by every president after Lincoln. In 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Ed Pittman st VP Scott Mangarpan nd VP Jim Bradley TREAS./MEM. Larry Currie SECRETARY Judy Gain TOURS Al Moss NEWSLETTER/PR Greg Zucco PRODUCTION Gene Mai WEBMASTER Greg Zucco HISTORIAN John Gain PROGRAMS Tom Wachs

8 Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The next meeting of the Sedona Car Club will be on Tuesday, November 11th, at 7:00 PM, at the Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Rd. Sedona. T i r e T r a c k s S e d o n a R e g i o n A A C A P. O. b o x S e d o n a, A Z