SUN COUNTRY MUSTANG CLUB P.O. BOX 556 MOXEE, WA 98936 EVENT DATES TO REMEMBER Month Date Event Location May 3 rd Yakima Eagle s Car Show 4 th & Chestnut, Yakima WA 10 th Zillah Community Days Parade Zillah WA @ 11:00 11 th MOTHER S DAY 17 th Selah Community Days Parade Selah WA @ 10:00 16-18 Moxee Car Show/Cruise on 5-17 Moxee WA 21 ST SCMC Board Meeting Selah/Magic s Pizza @ 7:00 25th PNWMC car show Tri-Cities WA (meet at Kmart at 7:30) 26 th MEMORIAL DAY 28 th SCMC MEETING MAGIC S PIZZA @ 7:00/ SELAH June 4 th Cruise-In Kings Row, Selah WA 6th 9th Coffee Stop Indian John Hill East Bound *see below for schedule* 14 th Old Town Days Parade Union Gap WA @ 10:00 18 th SCMC Board Meeting 7:00 Magic s Pizza/Selah 25 th SCMC Meeting 7:00 Magic s Pizza/Selah Page 1 of 9
May 2014 General Meeting: Board Meeting: 4 th Wednesday of every month Wednesday before the regular meeting Magic s Pizza, Selah Magic s Pizza, Selah 7:00pm 7:00 Deadline for newsletter submissions is 7 days after the event, If you re submission is not received by that date, it could be put off until the next month s newsletter. Membership Requirements: Attend 2 meetings or club functions per year Have a valid driver s License Own a Mustang or Cougar Provide proof of liability insurance Be 18 years or older or join with parents as a family membership Annual Dues Single: $17.00 Family $20.00 www.suncountrymustang.com SCMC Board Minutes Sun Country Mustang Club Board Meeting 4/16/14 President David Hawkins brought the meeting to order at 7 p.m. at Magic Jack s Pizza Shack. Others in attendance were Ray Fletcher, Jan & Guy Anderson & Jeannette & Dave Biddle. Treasurer reported $1754.31in checking and $2008.46 in savings. The Zillah Spring Fling will be April 26 April 27 Old Steel Car Show at Fulbright Park in Union Gap May 3 Yakima Eagles Car Show (4 th & Chestnut) contact Ruth at 310-488-6243 or Ken 509-728-6306 May 16-18 Moxee Car Show, (meet at 8 a.m. at K-Mart to go down as group); cruise on the 17 th (meet at 10 a.m. at the Yakima Chamber office) May 16 Hot Rods & Harleys starts, at McDonalds on 40 th Ave.; then every Friday night thru Sept. May 25, Memorial Day Weekend, Tri City Car Show (meet at K-Mart at 7:30 a.m.) June 4 is our cruise night at King s Row in Selah July 13, Veterans show at Lincoln Center in Yakima from 9-2 p.m. $20 registration July 17-20 Mustangs NW show in Bellevue July 31 Kelleher Motor Co. in Ellensburg will be stopping place on a tour with a 2014 Mustang that Ford will be auctioning off for Wounded Warrior project September 21 st, our own Sun Country Car Show We changed web site host due to problems with our previous host. Cost of new one is $3.49 a month. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Jeannette Biddle, Secretary Membership Dues This is a reminder that SCMC dues are past due. Please remember to pay Doris ASAP and renew your membership. Thank you Page 2 of 9
SCMC General Meeting. Sun Country Mustang Club General Membership Meeting April 23, 2014 President David Hawkins brought the meeting to order at 7 p.m. at Magic Jack s Pizza Shack and asked everyone to introduce themselves. Treasurer reported $1754.31 in checking and $2,008.54 in savings. $156 in sponsorships has not been deposited yet. There were quite a few cars at Miner s on April 5; however the Seattle group did not make it. Several members will be attending the Woodburn Parade on April 12. The Las Vegas show is the following weekend. It was agreed that David Mitts would order the hats & visors at a cost of about $5 each. He will also get some more business cards for us to use. Ray Fletcher asked for support for the Wounded Warrior Program. A 2014 Mustang will be auctioned off after driving cross country. There will be a stop at Kelleher Motors in Ellensburg and they would like Mustangs and motorcycles to accompany it from Biggs, OR, on Highway 97 on July 31. The Tri-Cities club will be asked also, along with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle club. President David reminded everyone that our goal for our September car show is 200 cars, and we need to go out to other car shows and promote it. Upcoming activities include: April 26 Zillah Spring Car Show (not the 19 th ) (meet at 8 a.m. at K-mart so we can drive down together) April 27 Old Steel Car Show at Fulbright Park in Union Gap (meet at the Bingo hall old Layman s Market in Union Gap at 8 a.m.) May 3 Yakima Eagles Car Show (4 th & Chestnut) May 16-18 Moxee Car Show, cruise on the 17 th May 25, Memorial Day Weekend, Tri City Car Show (meet at Kmart at 7:30) September 21 st, our own Sun Country Car Show East Valley High School car show went well, about $600 raised for North Star Cancer Center. June 28 will be a car convoy for Children s Wishes & Dreams. More info later. Cruise in on July 9 will be at Big Red s Diner in Moxee. Pat Champoux will set it up. Jan Anderson won the door prize and Alan Frazier won the raffle. Mark Sires reminded everyone to send photos of events that we attend to put on the website. Lee & Traci McClanathan were introduced as new members. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Jeannette Biddle, Secretary Page 3 of 9
COFFEE STOP SCHEDULE INDIAN JOHN, EAST BOUND June 6 TH Friday SET UPTO NOON: STEVEN, RAY, VELDA NOON TO 6 PM: GAIL AND LANCE 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT: JUDY AND HELPER JUNE 7 TH Saturday MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM: DAVE/ JEANETTE (FRI NIGHT-SAT MORNING) 6 AM TO NOON: HEINZE/ DORIS NOON TO 6 PM: ZEE/ OPAL/ KARRI 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT: MARK/LEE McCLANATHAN and his wife JUNE 8 TH Sunday MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM: JIM KINGMAN AND HELPER (SAT. NIGHT- SUNDAY MORNING) 6 AM TO NOON: GUY/ JAN NOON TO 6 PM: DAVID AND DAVID 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT: DON/ PAT JUNE 9 th Monday MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM: RAY AND VELDA (SUN. NIGHT- MONDAY MORNING) TAKE DOWN: STEVEN, RAY, VELDA We still need supplies: Coffee, water, cocoa, & non-dairy coffee creamer 1968 FORD MUSTANG *2dr Coupe 6-cyl. 200hp *Rebuilt Engine & Transmission *New white vinyl top *New interior upholstery *New exterior paint Marilyn Ellis (509) 833-8973 cell Price $ 21,950 (OBO) Page 4 of 9
SCMC will be escorting the Wounded Warrior Mustang on the "High Five 2014 Tour" on Thursday, July 31. We will begin the escort on SR97 on the Washington side of the bridge at Biggs Junction. We will be escorting the Wounded Warrior Mustang to Kelleher Motors in Ellensburg. The times have yet to be determined. I believe Ray is also getting a veteran s motorcycle group to join in the escort. See flyer below. Any question, please contact Ray by email at ray101abn@gmail.com or at 509-306-0780 Page 5 of 9
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50 th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN LAS VEGAS By David Mitts April 15 th, Lonnie Epperson and I ventured out beyond the solitude of Yakima to a place known to many as Sin City. Lonnie was nervous, but I told him not to worry that I would protect him in my Shelby GT. Onto Interstate 82 we go, toward Oregon. The first night we stayed in Twin Falls, ID. My thought was to take the shortest route to Vegas which is Highway 93 due south from Twin Falls. The Great Basin Highway is a two lane road through 450 miles of nothingness. At one point I wanted to abort the mission but reminded myself that the reward was seeing hundreds of beautiful Ford Mustangs. The next day we made it to Las Vegas. We were staying at the Luxor and Mustangs were everywhere. After we checked in we went to the Mandalay Bay to get our packets for the 50 th birthday celebration. Lonnie and I ran into a couple of gentleman coming up the stairs and they said they closed the doors on them after waiting three hours in line. They were not happy. We had to come back in the morning and get in line again. By about 8 o clock the next morning we were ready to go to the speedway. Could not wait to get there because we had to walk into the infield of the speedway and get in line again to receive our goodie bags. Oh by the way it is almost 90 degrees out by now. Lonnie was HOT... Literally. There was no official number of cars in attendance, but there were a lot of beautiful ones and not so beautiful ones. Mustang owners young and old brought their cars even if they were not in perfect shape. Each one had a story to tell. It was great to see the passion each driver had for their own car. We did run into some club members. David and Audrey Haynes were enjoying the heat. Also Jim Kingman and his group were relaxing in the shade. One of the many high points of the experience was seeing the new 2015 Mustang. I think Ford did a great job in the design and function. It should be the best handling Mustang ever. Next was going to the Shelby American Gala. The main speakers were Henry Ford III and Carroll Shelby s grandson. Also in attendance was the great Parnelli Jones. I met some fellow Shelby GT owners and had a good chat while we were in another long line to get food. We also toured the new building, museum and gift shop. I had an amazing time. I was a bit disappointed the event was not organized in a more efficient manner. Although we waited in a lot of lines, still wouldn t have missed this experience for the world. It was a once in a lifetime event. Page 7 of 9
May May 17 - Selah Community Days Parade Selah WA @ 10:00 May 18 - Moxee Car Show, Moxee WA May 21 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm May 25 PNWMC Car Show Tri-Cities WA (meet at Kmart at 7:30) May 28 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm June June 4 - Cruise In at Kings Row June 6 to 9, 2014 - Coffee Stop at Indian John Hill - East bound June 6th - Friday Set Up to Noon: Steven, Ray, Velda Noon to 6 pm: Gail and Lance 6 pm to Midnight: Judy and Helper June 8th - Sunday Midnight to 6 am: Jim Kingman and Helper (Sat. Night- Sunday Morning) 6 am to Noon: Guy/ Jan Noon to 6 pm: David and David 6 pm to Midnight: Don/ Pat June 7th - Saturday Midnight to 6 am: Dave/ Jeanette (Fri Night-Sat Morning) 6 am to Noon: Heinze/ Doris Noon to 6 pm: Zee/ Opal/ Karri 6 pm to Midnight: Mark/Lee Mcclanathan and His Wife June 9th - Monday Midnight to 6 am: Ray And Velda (Sun. Night- Monday Morning) Take Down: Steven, Ray Velda June 18 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm June 25 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm July July 16 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm July 23 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm July 31 Escort of the Wounded Warrior Mustang from Biggs Junction to Ellensburg August August 16 Props and Ponies at Heritage Flight Museum, Skagit Regional Airport August 20 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm August 27 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm August 30 Bickleton Car Show September September 17 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm September 24 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm September 21-23rd Annual Ponies in the Sun! October October 5 PNWMC Concours de Elegance at Columbia Crest Winery, Patterson WA October 15 - Board Meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm October 22 - Regular meeting at Magic s Pizza Shack in Selah, 7:00pm Page 8 of 9
Board Members & Chairpersons President David Hawkins {No Email Address} 509-731-2947 Vice President Ray Fletcher ray101abn@gmail.com 509-306-0780 Secretary Jeannette Biddle thewithams@charter.net 509-575-5324 Treasurer David Mitts dmmitts@clearwire.com 509-453-2225 Past President Jason Ratliff jason.s.ratliff@gmail.com 509-307-0082 Alt. Board Member Jan Anderson classycuts1@live.com 509-469-3339 Membership Doris Humann hdhumann@centurylink.net 509-877-2276 Hospitality Opal Duffield dennyopal@msn.com 509-452-5809 Newsletter Editor Tracy Ratliff jtratliff@charter.net 509-576-0855 Show David Mitts dmmitts@clearwire.com 509-453-2225 Phone Committee Velda Welch veldajeanwelch@aol.com 509-697-7891 Web Administrator Mark Sires m.sires@charter.net 509-901-9350 Club Historian Lance Sontag lsunday1@charter.net 509-457-7661 Activity Leader Ray Fletcher ray101abn@gmail.com 509-306-0780 Happy Birthday to the following members: May Judy Mangum 9th June Dennis Duffield 13th Rob Lions 3rd Amelia Epperson 13th Doug Heilman 5th Doris Heinz 18th Mark Sires 23rd Tracy Ratliff 19th David Haynes 30th Sandy Daley 28th 1 If I ve missed anyone s birthday, please give me a call at 576-0588 or contact me by email @ jtratliff@charter.net Page 9 of 9