www.orccca.com Mark Your Calendars! 2015 Events May 16 May 23 June 5-7 June 12-14 June 21 July 10-11 July 11 August (TBA) August 16 September 20 September 26- October 2 October 25 November (TBA) December (TBA) AACA Western Reserve Chapter Spread Eagle Trek -Morrie & Wendy Dannenhirsh Port Clinton Air Museum Tour - The Stroms and the Heinrichs CCCA Museum Experience - Hickory Corners, MI AACA Northern Chapter and Crawford Auto Aviation Museum show and tour featuring Cleveland Made automobiles Stan Hywet Father's Day Car Show Arthritis Foundation Car Show Weekender - The Harwoods Grand Classic - Michigan Region Medina County Airport Airplane and Car Show - The Girardi's AACA Northern Chapter Patterson Car Show - Chesterland, OH Bedford Museum Tour - The Rosenthals CCCA Southern Hospitality Kentucky Caravan Fall Tour - Bob Porter ORCCCA Annual Meeting - The Dubes Holiday Party - The Heinrichs & The Harwoods *Orccca events in Italics If you want to test a man's character, give him power ~ Abraham Lincoln ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STAN HYWET INNER CIRCLE FOR 2015... 2015 Inner Circle at Stan Hywet will host cars and military vehicles from 1940-1944. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NORTHERN LIGHTS...Matt and Melanie are always on the lookout for a few good articles. Northern Lights items should be sent to Matt and Melanie at NorthernLights@orccca.com. All of us are busy these days, so digital format is always appreciated, but we also handle printed text, snap shots, etc. You may mail submissions to Harwood / ORCCCA at 9852 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg OH 44087. Upcoming Events APRIL 2015 Liberty Aviation Museum Tour May 23 The Stroms and the Heinrichs have teamed up for a great spring tour. Members will meet promptly at 9AM at the Schoepfle Gardens in Birmingham for coffee & pastries. At 10:30 we will begin a scenic tour through Mill Hollow and Mason Road, then cross the Sandusky Bay Bridge to arrive at the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton. The Tin Goose Diner is catering lunch overlooking our cars, parked alongside the museum's historic Ford Tri-Motor. After lunch we have the rest of the afternoon to tour this wonderful museum at leisure. If you act fast, it is possible to pre-purchase tickets for rides in the Tri-Motor. This promises to be a fun filled day for everybody, so please make your reservations now. The flyer follows in this issue. Also, if you would like more information on the museum go to www.libertyaviationmuseum.org. 58th Annual Stan Hywet Father's Day Car Show On Sunday, June 21 Our show, a well-attended Northeast Ohio tradition, delivers fun for the whole family. Show registration opened this year on January 1st. As of the April board meeting we had over 140 cars registered, with room for 450. We sold out last year, so please take some time and register early. You may register online at www.orccca.com, or print the form to send in by mail. Remember that there is no charge for cars 100 years or older in celebration of Stan Hywet's 100th Anniversary. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For additional information email events@orccca.com or call Melanie on 440-840-7474. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lend Me A Tenor" A Rousing Success The annual Theater Party on March 29th was by all accounts a rousing success. The brunch at the Market Restaurant in Rocky River had lots of delicious options; your editor vouches for their prowess with bloody marys. The production of "Lend Me a Tenor," a farce set in 1930s Cleveland, was delightful, keeping us in stitches from start to finish. A great job by Joan Virostek & Bob Porter in putting this excellent outing together. Hats off to you both! ****Lets Drive Our Classics****
2015 Ohio Region Board of Managers Director/Stan Hywet Inner Circle...Dave Heinrichs Assistant Director/Club Projects...Matt Harwood Secretary/Editor, "High Beam"...Mike Dube Treasurer/Awards Chairman...Al Truelson Head Judge...Gary Rosenthal Editor, "Northern Lights"... Melanie & Matt Harwood NorthernLights@orccca.com Membership...Norman Cangey Sunshine...Joan Kamper Equipment...Bob Brown Stan Hywet Coordinators...Margus Sweigard & Joan Virostek Public Relations/Club Projects/Web Editor...Melanie Harwood Historian/Alternate...Bob Girardi Stan Hywet Inner Circle...George & Marge Strom Jim Battenhouse Alternate...Andy Hussar *Board Members in Boldface Type ORCCCA Swag The email address for your order is shop@orccca.com. An order form is also on the website (www.orccca.com) and we will periodically print it here as space permits. The new ORCCCA logo folding chairs are in stock! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website Update The ORCCCA website is there for our convenience. Find past and current issues of the Northern Lights and the High Beam, photo albums of your friends having fun, and so much more. Please visit us on the web at www.orccca.com. If you have something to contribute, please contact Melanie Harwood via the contact page or call her at 440-840-7474. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Northern Lights Matt and Melanie are always on the lookout for a few good articles. Northern Lights items should be sent to Matt and Melanie @ NorthernLights@orccca.com. All of us are busy these days, so digital format is always appreciated, but we also handle printed text, snap shots, etc. You may mail submissions to Harwood / ORCCCA at 9852 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg, OH 44087. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stan Hywet Registration Opened On Janurary 1st Stan Hywet registration opened on January 1st. We already have 100 cars registered, so please remember that last year we sold out. There is only space for so many cars so don't forget to register early. You may register online at www.orccca.com. Please register on-line or print the form to send in by mail. Remember that there is no charge for cars 100 years or older in celebration of Stan Hywet's 100th Anniversary. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For additional information email events@orccca.com or call Melanie at 440-840-7474. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI...Current Membership We currently have 190 members and 77associates. Welcome New Members: Thomas Ciccarelli of Akron, OH and David Washburn of Columbus, OH. Good to have you with us, hope to see you at an event. 2015 Board of Managers Meeting Schedule: May 4...Lakewood...Bob Porter June 1...Elyria...The Stroms July 6...Fairview Park...The Cangeys August 3...Chagrin Falls...The Rosenthals September 14..Brunswick Hills...The Girardis October 5..N. Olmstead...The Battenhouses November Annual Meeting...TBA..The Dubes December 7...The Harwoods ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OHIO REGION TROPHIES... Our Trophies are Awarded yearly at the Annual Meeting Roadway Trophy - Most improved Classic by a shop must apply to head judge Bayowski Trophy - Most Improved Classic by member; must apply to head judge. Armington Trophy - Board of Managers choice of member's Classic at the Stan Hywet meet. Davies Trophy - Past Director. W.W. Williams Trophy - The person contributing the most to the betterment of the club. The "Good Joe" Award - Joseph B. Virostek Memorial Trophy, an annual award to be given to an ORCCCA member in recognition of a good deed or act of kindness towards another club member. Board of Managers Trophy - Most participation points. Northern Lights Trophy - Members choice of an article in the Northern Lights written by a regional member. Paige Palmer Award - For the 3 year or newer member contributing the most to the betterment of the Club. Touring Trophy - Most miles driven in a Classic in a year. The Rodway and Bayowski Trophies With a new ORCCCA season upon us, chief judge Gary Rosenthal encourages those of us that are beginning or planning work on a Classic to submit it for one of ORCCCA'S two "most improved" awards. The Rodway and Bayowski trophies are awarded to the two individuals who have the most improved Classics for the year. The Bayowski is given for the best owner restoration, with the Rodway going to the best effort by a shop. Please keep in mind that both submissions and work should be completed by September 2015 to be eligible for the awards made at our November annual meeting. If interested, please contact head judge Gary at 440-423-1718.
ORCCCA Meeting Minutes Monday April 6th 2015 Home of Margus & Vickie Sweigard Members present: Dave Heinrichs, Matt Harwood, Mike Dube, Gary Rosenthal, Bob Porter, Norm Cangey, Joan Kamper, Al Truelson, Margus Sweigard, Jim Battenhouse & Andy Hussar - alternate Absent: George Strom, Melanie Harwood & Bob Girardi - alternate Meeting called to order by Dave @ 7:30PM Reports: Director - Dave Heinrichs: Dave said the Annual Meeting in Savannah GA was great, good weather and some really nice cars. Ohio Regional awards this year were 2 nd place in the Steiner for participation in Grand Classics, 3 rd in the Tarnopol for CARavan participation & 3 rd in the Turnquist for publications. Assistant Director Matt Harwood: Nothing to report Secretary Mike Dube: Mike motioned to approve the March minutes, Bob Porter 2 nd, motion carried. Treasurer Al Truelson: Al submitted financials. Head Judge - Gary Rosenthal: Gary awaits applications for the Bayowski & Rodway most improved Classic Awards for 2015. Editor Northern Lights: Matt advised that a new issue will be printed shortly. He further stated that cost savings enabled by our submitting our copy digitally will allow us to go back to four issues annually with very little or no additional cost. Editor - High Beam Mike Dube: Mike advises that he and Jane will start the April issue when the flyer for the May tour comes in. Membership - Norm Cangey: We have 190 members & 77 associates. Renewals are coming in, albeit slowly. We have 1 new member to vote on: Thomas Ciccarelli of Akron. Mike motioned to accept, Gary 2 nd, all were in favor. Norm stated that he recently sent out 40 reminders, but still has 33 members who have yet to renew. He had a list, so Mike suggested that we divide it up amongst us and make some calls. Public Relations Melanie Harwood: Matt advised that we have 5 paid sponsorships for Stan Hywet so far. He also mentioned that sponsorship forms will be going out in the Stan Hywet application mailer and are also on the website. Melanie continues to update the website & reach out to potential sponsors and advertisers in our publications. Club Projects- Matt Harwood: Nothing to report. Historian Bob Girardi: No report Sunshine Joan Kamper: No news is good news. Equipment Bob Brown: All is well. Awards/Regional Al Truelson: No report
Stan Hywet Coordinators Margus Sweigard & Joan Virostek: Margus states the recent meeting with Stan Hywet went well. We now have more of the back parking lot to stage cars entering the show this year, this should reduce the line on the street and we are also taking steps to help get the cars to the show field faster. Another plus is that we will once again have Akron Police officers directing traffic. We will have the same caterer for lunch this year. Stan Hywet Inner Circle Dave Heinrichs, George & Marge Strom & Jim Battenhouse: Featuring years 1940-44. We have confirmed a few vehicles, including some military. 2015 Events: May 23rd Liberty Aviation Museum Tour Stroms & Heinrichs June 21 st Stan Hywet Father s Day Car Show July 10-11 th Arthritis Foundation Weekender The Harwoods August (?) Medina County Airport Girardis Sept. 20 th Bedford Museum Tour The Rosenthals Oct. 25 th Back Roads to Aurora Fall Tour Bob Porter November (?) Annual Meeting The Dubes December (?) Holiday Party Heinrichs & Harwoods, Gary motioned to adjourn @ 9:20PM, Norm 2nd, motion carried. The next meeting is Monday May 4 th at the home Bob Porter in Lakewood.