CEDAR CREEK MODEL A FORD CLUB NEWSLETTER Model A Club News MARCH, 2009 President s Message www.cedarcreekas.org Thank you, Bill Wittner, for standing in for me at the February Meeting so that I could visit my brother who was in a Tyler hospital. I also thank all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers on his behalf. He is now home with instructions from the doctors to make some serious changes to his life style. Walt set up a carburetor overhaul tech session led by Ken Parker which was held on Tuesday, February 10 th,at Ken s shop in Van. If you missed this session you can read all about it and view the pictures of our activities by clicking on the Event Reports icon on our web site. Thanks, Walt and Ken for an interesting Tech Session, and THANK YOU, Lillian, for some delicious food. Our tour for the month was a visit to Mark Ham s Garage in Tennessee Colony with a roadside park picnic on the way back to Malakoff. This was my second trip to Mark s place and I have learned something interesting and useful about Model A s on each visit. Again, you can read and view pictures about this tour on our web site. Thanks, Ola, for an excellent tour. Bill Lee has added an icon named Calendar that has been populated with upcoming swap meets, tours, shows, and other information you may find of interest. I believe that some of these will be of interest to us as a group and some as individuals. The important point is that this Calendar on our web site will serve as a reminder of events scheduled far into the future. Take a good look and see if you may want to talk about some of these events during our next meeting. See you at the March Meeting, Tuesday, March 3 rd at the Seven Points Dairy Queen. Don Inside this issue: CLUB OFFICERS Inside Story 2 Inside DON Story DYESS 2 Inside President Story 903-432-4551 2 Inside Story 3 Inside BILL Story WITTNER 4 Inside Vice Story President 903-675-3221 5 Inside Story 6 JOE CREECY ECY Secretary/Treasurer 972-932-2154 BOARD of DIRECTORS WALT HELLEBRAND 903-451 451-2852 SUE CAPPS 903-451 451-9651 SHIRLEY DYESS 903-432 432-4551 4551 NEWSLETTER EDITOR JOE CREECY Joelcreecy@nuwavenet. com
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS HAPPY BIRTHDAY John Dawson Ann Cooper SANDRA TREGRE 3/01 DENNIS PIRANIO 3/15 D C JOHNSON 3/25 JIM BLAKENEY 3/26 BILL WITTNER 3/31 THANK YOU Jim Harris CCMAFC Members for donated cell phones. Sue Capps for getting cell phones to BTC. Bill Lee for an outstanding CCMAFC web site. CONGRATULATIONS FEBRUARY raffle Winner SHIRLEY DYESS Shirley Dyess for the new Club Directory. The Parkers for hosting carburetor session. Don & Shirley for web site article and photos. www.cedarcreekas.org COMING EVENTS VISIT CCMAFC WEB SITE FOR MORE COMING EVENTS March 3rd CCMAFC meeting 5:30 Seven Points DQ March 6-7 Canton Swap Meet March 19-21 Swap Meet Chickasha, OK March 27-28 March 21-22 April 4-5 April 10-11 Poor Boy Tour Dogwood Trails Palestine, TX Dogwood Trails Palestine, TX Canton Tractor Show 1st Monday Grounds
Cedar Creek Model A Ford Club Minutes of February 3, 2009 Vice-President Bill Wittner called the February 3, 2009 Cedar Creek Model A Ford Club to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Seven Points Dairy Queen meeting room. President Don Dyess was out of town because of a family emergency. There were thirty-one members and guest in attendance and six Model A s driven to the meeting. Bill led the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Vice-President asks if everyone had received the Newsletter and read the minutes. Bill asks if there were any changes that need to be made, there were none. A motion to except was received from Johnny Bell with a second from Walt Hellebrand. Joe Creecy announced the January Treasure s report: CCMAFC had income of $161.00 and expenditures of $172.44. Ed Cliver, Jo Ann Cliver and Robert Bruce were recognized for having birthdays in February. The group sang Happy Birthday. Announcements: Vice-President Wittner announced Texas Tour, June 4-7 in Waco, Texas and that he had registration sheets. Ken Parker announced that Doug Buster with the host Club for Texas Tour is looking for someone to help with manning the Hospitality Room Thursday and Friday. Bill asks for a show of hands of those planning to attend Texas Tour. Joe Creecy told everyone that he had information for two RV Parks near the Hilton Hotel, one RV Park on the east side and one on the west side of the Brazos River. Sue Capps announced that they were staying at the I-35 RV Park and that it was ten minutes drive from the Hilton. Bill Lee asks how members were getting their Model A s to Waco. Ola Powell passed out a schedule of events for the coming months. Ola talked about the Ennis event and the outing to Tennessee Colony. Ola needed to know what day to go to Tennessee Colony. Wednesday the 18 th was chosen to give Roberto the opportunity to go. Walt Hellebrand announced the Canton Swap Meet. Bill Wittner announced the Athens car show in March and the group discussed future events and outings. Sunshine Report: Sue Capps stated that she had not been able to contact the Reynolds. Sue had no news on Jimmy other than he had returned home. Jim Bellah has finished his treatments and is feeling better every day. Judy Clay continues to improve from her long ordeal.
Tech Session Report: Walt announced that a carburetor tech session was scheduled for the 10 th at Ken and Lillian Parker s starting at 10:00 a.m. Members living on the east side of the lake will group together about 8:30 a.m. at Vetoni s parking lot for the hour drive. Lillian announced gumbo was being served for lunch. Walt also announced on Wednesday, April 15 th that the Club would spend the day at the Mabank High School with the automotive class starting at 8:00 a.m. Web Site Report: Bill Lee presented proposed changes to web site background. Joe Creecy had asked if something other than black be used and Bill said that was easy to change. Bill presented four photos of backgrounds for the group to choose. Most members liked the sunrise background with Charles Seabourne making a motion that it be accepted and the majority agreed. Bill also announced that he had eight moving blankets to give away. Ola Powell announced that John Dawson (Ola s neighbor) and John s sister Ann Cooper were joining the Club and were interested in Club vest. Shirley Dyess received thanks and applause from everyone for producing the new Club Directory. Nancy and Bill Wittner stated they would man the Texas Tour Hospitality Room; Sue Capps was to pass that information to Doug Buster while on the Poor Boy Tour. Walt Hellebrand had rolls of Teflon tape to give away to everyone at the meeting. The February raffle was held with Shirley Dyess wining with ticket number 2340. Vice-President Wittner asks for and received motion from Walt Hellebrand with a second from Paul Pirtle to adjourn the meeting. The February Cedar Creek Model A Ford Club meeting was adjourned. Joe Creecy, Secretary/Treasurer
Lewis EAST TEXAS TRACTOR SHOW and SWAP MEET April 10-11, 2009 Enjoy old tractors, trucks and farm equipment displays under covered pavilions at Lewis First Monday Grounds in Canton, Texas. Come display and/or sell old tractors, trucks and farm equipment, gristmills, hit & miss engines, balers, tools, old garden/ lawn tractors, knives, pedal toys, old water pumps, rocking chairs, covered wagons, windmills, blacksmiths, dutch oven cooking, etc., etc. Exhibitors free; Vendors- $30 per covered space. Featuring these clubs Lake Country Antique Tractor Association, Mineola, Quitman Lone Star Antique Tractor & Engine Association, Tyler North Texas Antique Tractor & Engine Club, Dallas, Terrell Wills Point Antique Tractor Club, Wills Point Wylie Antique Machinery Society, Wylie All Exhibitors, Vendors and Tractor Clubs welcome! 500 RV Hookups on site ($20/night), motels nearby. Flea Market, Craft Vendors and Old Time Fiddlers & Musicians welcome. Call 903/865-6979 for information/reservations. 350 Covered Spaces, outside spaces also available. One-half mile south of I-20 on Hwy 19 in Canton, Texas.