Big Announcement! The Winter Meeting Site has been chosen! The Attendees voted on a new site at the last meeting!

Transcription

1 $0.00 The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter November 2016 Volume 31 Issue 11 GPMC TODAY Visit our Website at Big Announcement! The Winter Meeting Site has been chosen! The Attendees voted on a new site at the last meeting! King s Family Restaurant 105 VIP Drive Wexford, PA First meeting at the new site: Wednesday November 2, 2016 See you there!

2 $0.00 The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter November 2016 Volume 31 Issue 11 GPMC TODAY Visit our Website at Next Meeting - Wednesday, November 2, King s Family Restaurant 105 VIP Drive, Wexford, PA Board Meeting 7:00 pm, General Meeting 7:30 pm Dear Fellow Mustang Enthusiasts, 39 club member cars are signed up for our Oct 15 th cruising season finale to enjoy the Fall colors in Cook Forest. Tim has another great ride planned with a stop at Gobbler s Knob (think ground hog), a rally activity, Iron Mountain Grill, Cook Forest Fun Park, a surprise activity and of course plenty of back roads cruising in the glorious Fall foliage. Sunday, December 11 th we will hold our GPMC Holiday Party, formally recognize some of our outstanding members and celebrate the Club s 30 th anniversary. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this always fun year-end get together. GPMC is the sponsor for Can-AM Mary Hutton is planning and organizing Chair for 2017 Can-Am. She has set up a planning and organizing committee, but it is not too late to contribute so volunteer and give her a call or . Your Club needs you to get involved and submit interesting ideas for fun activities and Mustang cruising in the Pittsburgh area and to participate in running this important and always fun inter-mustang club event. Some of our members have suggested that GPMC sponsor a MCA show in Pittsburgh. Dwight Hutton has volunteered to Chair the exploratory committee for this event. If you are interested in working on what will be a multi-year planning and organizing event, please let your board members and Dwight know. At the October Club Meeting at North Park the membership overwhelmingly voted to hold our Winter Season Meetings at WEXFORD Kings. Jennie has loaded the directions to Wexford Kings on the Club website. Let s start the winter season together on Wednesday, November 2 nd, at our new larger meeting site at the Wexford Kings. If you have an article for the newsletter, please forward to Scott Unger. Jennie Barker is always looking for new pictures and information of recent events for the GPMC website. Got pictures of cruises, events or your car, do not forget to send them in. Contact Tim Baker if you have any activity, event or cruise ideas. We will hold elections for Club Officers and Board at the December 7 th meeting. If you are interested in running for a position, please submit your name to a club officer or board member. Also, please attend the meeting and vote for the future leadership of our club. Before going to meetings, events or cruises, always check the Club Website for changes for inclement weather delay or cancellation. As always, we would like to hear from you, brand new or long-time members on any suggestions for improving Your Club. As always, your Officers and Board would appreciate your ideas and help. Get out and enjoy the glorious gold, red and yellow leaves, Mark and Charlyn

3 Upcoming Events and Activities Our GPMC Activities are listed in Bold Print. Some dates and events are subject to change, so please check the website at for the most current information such as weather postponements and cancellations. November 2 December 7 December 11 January 4 Mustang Club Meeting King s Family Restaurant, Wexford, PA 105 VIP Drive, Wexford, PA Mustang Club Meeting King s Family Restaurant, Wexford, PA 105 VIP Drive, Wexford, PA Holiday Party Ferrante s Lakeview 6153 Route 30, Greensburg, PA Mustang Club Meeting King s Family Restaurant, Wexford, PA 105 VIP Drive, Wexford, PA Officers, Directors and Other Points of Contact President Mark Mulkey president@gpmc.org Vice President Danielle Lane drl325@ymail.com Secretary Lisa Fricke secretary@gpmc.org Treasurer Jason Uhler gt350man@verizon.net MCA Director Ed Saitz eewsswe@comcast.net Webmaster Jennie Barker webmaster@gpmc.org Newsletter Editor Scott Unger newsletter@gpmc.org Membership Director Mary Hutton gpmc_membership@verizon.net Activities Director Tim Baker activities@gpmc.org Merchandise Director John Holmes jwhh50@comcast.net Directors at Large Tom Horner thorner4488@gmail.com Dwight Hutton huttons@verizon.net John Namachar namachar@zoominternet.net Alternate Directors Ken Barker 66RagTopPony@comcast.net Dennis Lane dplspike@ymail.com Al Pifer, Barb Pifer, bpifer1013@gmail.com November 2016 Page 2 of 14

4 Combined Board and General Meeting Minutes Minutes October 5, 2016 The meeting was called to order by Mark Mulkey, President, 7:30 PM, at North Park, Roosevelt Pavilion The sign-in sheet was passed around, and the 50/50 was sold by Debbie Wetzler. We had no guests or new members in attendance. Minutes: The September meeting minutes were reviewed. It was moved by Ken Barker and Scott Unger 2nd the motion to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Treasurer's Report: Jason Uhler gave his report. We received our annual contribution (sponsorship) from Shults Ford. Expenses were paid for the All Ford Show, the Mustang Museum Banner, and embroidery costs. It was moved by Tom Horner and 2 nd by Dwight Hutton to accept the Treasurer s Report. Motion carried. Ed Saitz reported the expenses from the All Ford Show. He suggested that the club donate $1,000 to Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley. The donation amount given to Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley was finalized. Charlyn Mulkey made the motion to make the donation and Richard Fricke 2 nd the motion. Motion carried. Membership: Mary Hutton reported it was a slow month with no new members. Currently at 163 members. Your $20 dues are due to Mary by the end of December. The dues are $20 per family. An updated directory will be coming out mid-october. Newsletter: Scott Unger reported that the newsletter deadline is October 15 th. Reminder, we are still looking for members pictures with their cars. Scott will send out another reminder about needing the pictures. We are using these pictures for the Christmas Party. Please send Scott any newsworthy items to add to the newsletter. Merchandise: John Holmes reported that he was turning in some money into Jason for shirts and hats sold. If you have ordered shirts, please see John; he has them. We do have some shirts left from the All Ford show, they are $10 each. Webmaster: Jennie Barker thanked people that have been sending in pictures. Jennie changed the password since people were having issues logging into the members only portion of our gpmc.org website. MCA: Please led Ed Saitz know if you have recently joined MCA. Activities/Upcoming Events: Tim Baker was not present so Mark Mulkey gave his update: Past activities: September 16-18, Gettysburg trip. Over 30 members made the trip to Gettysburg. Friday's route took the group along the Lincoln Highway with stops at selected historic sites and lunch in Bedford before arriving in Gettysburg. We started Saturday with a battlefield tour and most of the group spent the afternoon with Bill & Valjean Rossmann's brother-in-law, Jeff, as he gave a private tour that included the National Cemetery and several stops on the battlefield. Thanks again to Theresa Senich for the work she did in setting up the hotel rooms and Saturday night's dinner. Upcoming activity: Saturday, October 15 - The Annual Fall Foliage Tour will depart from Kings Restaurant in Holiday Park at 9am and wind its way through Westmoreland, Armstrong, and Indiana Counties before arriving in Punxsutawney, where we will visit the famous Gobbler's Knob, home of the annual Groundhog Day weather proclamation, and a few other Punxsutawney sites. The tour will then head north through Brookville and Sigel before stopping for lunch at the Iron Mountain Grille near Clarington. Following lunch, we will divide into two groups and go in opposite directions around a loop route such that we pass each other along the way, then end the day at Cook Forest Fun Park, where we can participate in Miniature Golf and/or Go-Karting. If you haven't yet signed up, please respond to the invitation by October 13. November 2016 Page 3 of 14

5 Old Business: 30 th Anniversary Holiday Party - Still looking for pictures or memorabilia. The party will be held on Sunday, December 11 th. Jennie Barker is working with Mark Deleonibus on the registration process. You will be able to pay by cash, check or pony points. Pony points will be added to gpmc.org website under the members only section. More information to follow. Mark Mulkey mentioned that we are looking for a volunteer for the membership committee chair. Mary Hutton would like to retire from this post. Please let Mark know if you are interested. Mark also said that Dwight Hutton is putting together an exploratory committee to bring an MCA national event to the Pittsburgh area in the next couple of years. If you have interest in being on the committee, please contact Dwight. This committee will create an initial plan and then draft a proposal to bring before the club for a vote. If approved by the club, it will then go to MCA. Ohio Valley 700 Rally North America event was held September 28 - October 2nd and a few of our members participated: Tim Baker & Danielle Smith, Bill & Valjean Rossmann, Mark & Charlyn Mulkey, and Rich & Lisa Fricke. It was a 3-day rally covering over 700 miles. The rally started in Hershey, PA and ran through Maryland, West Virginia and ended in Ohio. The proceeds from the rally went to C.U.R.E (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy). Over $25,000 was raised for this great cause. New Business: 1. Mary Hutton gave an update on the 2017 CAN/AM being hosted in the Pittsburgh Area - June 16/17/18. The hotel will be the Holiday Inn, Monroeville. Cost will be around $105 a night which includes breakfast each day. More details to follow. 2. Mark Mulkey presented to the club members three new possible locations for the clubs winter monthly meeting location. After Mark explained the location and logistics of each location, he presented a poster board listing each location and each member could vote on their preferred meeting location. The three possibilities were: Harmarville King s - accommodates 60 people, 2 waitstaff (where meetings were held previously) Wexford King s - accommodates 80 people, 2 waitstaff North Park Lounge (Cranberry) - accommodates people, 2 waitstaff The Wexford Kings Restaurant was the chosen location. The address is 105 VIP Drive, Wexford, PA This will be our meeting location starting with the November 2 nd meeting. 3. Jason Uhler mentioned that he was organizing a trip on Saturday, October 22 nd to Snyder s car collection in Ohio with another car club he belongs to. Jason wanted to extend the invite to members of GPMC. There are approximately 100 cars in the collection with several being extremely rare. The club made a trip to Snyder s about 6 years ago but we have had a lot of new members join since then. Scott Unger will send an out to the GPMC members to give them more information and contact information so let Jason know if you would like to attend. 4. There was a request to have upcoming events that our members are attending posted on our website. Jennie Barker stated that all events can be added to the member forum page of the gpmc.org website. Please let her know if you have any issues doing that. 50/50 Raffle Winner - Dennis Lane won 50/50 Next meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 2nd meeting at Wexford King s. Adjournment: Motion was made to adjourn meeting by Ed Saitz and 2 nd by Charlyn Mulkey. Motion was carried at 8:36 pm. Lisa Fricke, Secretary November 2016 Page 4 of 14

6 The Holiday Party is 6 weeks away Please Help Mike and get your reservations in as soon as possible! GPMC HOLIDAY PARTY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 TH, :00 pm 9:00 pm Cash Bar with Hors d oeuvres 4:00 pm Dinner Buffet 5:00 pm Ferrante s Lakeview 6153 Route 30, Greensburg, PA (Five miles east of the Irwin exit off the turnpike) Cost is $25.00 per member, $30.00 per non-member guests. $8.95 for children 10 and under **Pony Points may be used toward cost of members only at 50 per point** For any questions, please contact Mike and Erin DeLeonibus mvd1219@comcast.net REGISTRATION FORM Please complete this portion and return to: Mike DeLeonibus 300 Hamilton Drive Extension Pittsburgh, PA along with your check made payable to GPMC ****FINAL DEADLINE: RECEIVED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 26, 2016**** Name(s) of $25/each $ Less Pony Points ( pts. X 50 ) $ Name(s) of children Name(s) of $30/each $ $ Total Amount Enclosed $ November 2016 Page 5 of 14

7 GPMC is well represented in Charity Rally When the Ohio Valley 700 charity rally took off from the AACA Museum in Hershey on September 30, four teams with ties to the Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club were in the field. Organized by Rally North America, the Ohio Valley 700 is a scavenger hunt style automotive event that stretches through four states. Teams raised money ahead of the event to determine their starting spots. Altogether, the 52 teams in the rally raised over $25,000 for CURE: Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy. The GPMC teams that took part in the OV700 were: Team Coyote, Mark & Charlyn Mulkey; Team Pony Power, Rich & Lisa Fricke; Team 911, Bill & Valjean Rossmann, and Team Miser Brothers, Tim Baker and Danielle Smith. The rally started on a rainy Friday morning with teams getting an early morning tour of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey. Once the first clue card was received, teams roared off to CJ Pony Parts to snap a photo and get the rest of the route. The group decided to eat breakfast at a local diner and solve all the clues during the meal. The route for the day consisted mainly of a drive along the Lincoln Highway with such extra items to find as roadside murals, neon signs, and live bison! Despite the rainy weather, the group moved right along, snapping photos of a nearly 200 year old toll house near Chambersburg, a haunted hotel in Everett, and finally the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville. The day ended at the WISP Resort in McHenry,MD. Day 2 saw the group head south from Maryland into West Virginia, with checkpoints that included a train station, a waterfall, a courthouse, the highest point in West Virginia, and the world s largest steerable radio telescope while looking for items like historical signs, railroad crossing signs, Mail Pouch Tobacco barns, log buildings, and Civil War battlefield markers. The highlight of the day was the drive down WV Route 72, from the Tucker County Courthouse to the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Featuring switchbacks and hairpin curves, the drive was spectacular! The day finished at the Snowshoe Resort in Snowshoe, WV, a ski resort that sits at the top of the mountain. Day 3 began with a run down the mountain to find food and gas. At this point, since the other teams were heading home early, Team Miser Brothers took off on its own to chase the checkpoints and scavenger hunt items. The route included a triple waterfall, a couple of Civil War sites, a hokey roadside stand called the Mystery Hole, the West Virginia state capitol building, and the Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, WV before ending in Athens, OH. Scavenger hunt items for the day constituted additional checkpoints like an old Company Store, abandoned buildings, and a few red herrings! Unfortunately, Team Miser Brothers was one minute late in checking in to the hotel and missed out on a possible award! The teams had a terrific time driving some fantastic roads and most importantly, helped raise over $25,000 for epilepsy research. Next year s rally has not yet been announced, but details are leaking out. It will be in July and will run through the Appalachian Mountains, starting near Beckley, WV and finishing in Rome, GA. Rally North America is a not-for-profit organization that combines the automotive hobby with charitable endeavors to raise money for specific chosen charities each year. Over its seven years of rallying, Rally North America has raised over $620,000 that has been donated directly to the chosen charities. Thank you! Tim the Tour Man November 2016 Page 6 of 14

8 All the news we can find! Huttons make the Mustang Times again Check out the Brick! After last year's Fall Foliage Tour stop at Al Zamba's car collection, GPMC bought a brick at the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA in Al s honor. While Tim the Tour Man was out and about (when does that ever occur?), he took this picture of the brick during his visit to the museum A Short Editorial Carol and I want to complement Tim the Tour Man for an excellent Fall Foliage Tour. Great route with the interesting twist at the end where the two groups passed each other on the second leg. Great imagination Tim; you can tell you enjoy planning these trips for the members of the GPMC. Scott U., Newsletter Editor Tim the Tour Man s Activities Round-Up - Activities Update for November, 2016 Tim says there is no report for this month; however, he reminds us that the Holiday Party is next on the list! (I think he is resting.) December 11 Ferrante s Lakeview 6153 Route 30, Greensburg, PA Scott for Tim November 2016 Page 7 of 14

9 Announcement With sadness we pass this along: Margie Smith, wife of Jim Smith, passed away on Friday, September 30, Margie and Jim were very active in the early years of our club. Photos This will be the final request for photos for the 30 th anniversary PowerPoint. I would like to have one picture of each member, and significant other for the presentation. I attempted to put four on a slide, however, it wasn t as clear so I m now fitting 2. The good news is I ve received 55 Photos! Help me get to 163! Please or send a hard copy to the newsletter editor: newsletter@gpmc.org or Scott Unger, 414 Summit Dr., Pittsburgh, PA I would like People with their cars, not just pictures of the cars, one photo per family. So, if you want to show more than one car, you will need to be in the picture with all of your Mustangs. Take photos like these of Dave with Jan, and Bill with ValJean, and Ken with Jenn as shown here. Scott U. November 2016 Page 8 of 14

10 Classified Ads FOR SALE: FOR SALE: Corvette pinball machine made by Bally FOR SALE: Corvette pinball machine made by Bally in of 5,000 produced. Lots of action and a must have for the car enthusiast. Half the cost of a new Mustang pinball machine and hard to admit, but probably a better game! Nice cabinet and playfield, everything works well. All listed online for $5-6K. Offered first to GPMC members only for $3,500. Listing on E-bay soon. Jason or gt350man@verizon.net. For Sale: 5.0 L engine plenum $ Call Larry, or , lsouleret@lsse.com November 2016 Page 9 of 14

11 Support Our Sponsor Support our Advertisers ADVERTISING POLICY Free Member Classified Ads: "For Sale"" and ""Wanted"" cars and parts only. Cars/parts for sale must be personal property of the member (not the property of the member's business or that of a non-member friend or business associate) Limited to three consecutive months, fifty words or less; photos will be cropped to fit as space allows. Business Ads: Must be for a one-year period, can be renewed annually. No changes in content until up for renewal. Must be copy-ready. Business card sized ads in the GPMC newsletter and on the GPMC website are $50 per year, $50 for both (Not Each). Please contact the newsletter editor for prices on other size ads. *** special pricing for GPMC members*** November 2016 Page 10 of 14

12 Support our Advertisers Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. November 2016 Page 11 of 14

13 Links to other Mustang and car Websites: GPMC NEWS November 2016 Mustang Club of America (MCA): AllFordMustangs -. MustangForums - Windveilblue Registry (Yes the club has two, Unger s and the West Coast Correspondent Malcolm) CarTalk: Yellow Mustang Registry: Red Mustang Registry: Blue Mustang Registry: Mustang 6 Association: Mustang Museum: Keep us up to date and current! Let us know when your address changes ( and home), add or change phone numbers, or you add or remove a car from your stable. (Hope you add rather than remove). Please contact us, we want to keep our records as current as possible. Besides those addresses, we have a photo section on the website that depicts our Mustangs, project cars and other vehicles of interest for sharing, so send those to Jennie - Webmistress Supreme - too. Send s to or use the USPS to: Mary Hutton, the GPMC Membership Director - gpmc_membership@verizon.net Snail Mail: Mary Hutton, P.O. Box 1073, Monroeville, PA Jennie Barker, the Webmaster (Mistress?) - webmaster@gpmc.org Scott Unger, the newsletter editor - newsletter@gpmc.org Snail Mail: 414 Summit Dr., Pittsburgh PA CORRECTIONS, ERRORS & OMISSIONS Please send corrections & omissions to the editor, newsletter@gpmc.org November 2016 Page 12 of 14

14 GREATER PITTSBURGH MUSTANG CLUB Scott Unger Newsletter Editor 414 Summit Dr., Pittsburgh, PA TO: Next Meeting Wednesday November 2, 2016 King s Wexford Board Mtg 7:00 pm General Mtg 7:30 PM Newsletter Submissions Please share your pictures and short stories with the newsletter and the website; however, large quantities of photos are better shared with the webmaster, while short stories accompanied by one or two shots are better suited for the newsletter. The Newsletter will share with the webmistress! The next deadline for the newsletter is: November 15, 2016 November 2016 Page 13 of 14