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2016 October 2018 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 3 Best in

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1 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER Best in 2016 October 2018 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 3 Best in 2016 Come and Spend a Day or Two in Tucson Northern Wheels Judged Best Regional Newsletter for 2016 Inside this issue: Cars and Fashion 1 Officers and Clubs 2 President s Message 3 Sparks Minutes 4 5 Calendar of Events 6 Fashion 7 Technical 8 National Banquet 9 10 Turlock Swap Meet 11 Last Laugh 12

2 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 NCRG Officers for 2016 President Jim Costello jimcos@mlode.com Vice President Paul Shinn Paul@paulshinn.us Secretary Patti Stetson Lambert Way Lockeford, CA plstetson@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Al Stoll P.O. Box 843 Meadow Vista, CA eas123@att.net Past President/Advisor Steve Lewis Modelalewis@comcast.net Youth Grant Award Vacant Newsletter Editor Tom Jeanes toms30ford@aol.com Webmaster Steve Mick webmaster@ncrgmafca.com NCRG MEMBER CHAPTERS No. Chapter Name Location 1 Acorn A s Castro Valley, CA 2 Auburn A s Auburn, CA 3 Capitol A s Sacramento, CA 4 Carson Valley A s Minden, NV 5 Chico A s Chico, CA 6 Delta A s Stockton, CA 7 Diablo A s Concord, CA 8 El Camino A s San Mateo, CA 9 Feather River A's Quincy, CA 10 Gra-Neva A's Grass Valley, CA 11 Hangtown A's Placerville, CA 12 Henry's A's Livermore, CA 13 Humboldt Bay A's Eureka, CA 14 Lake County A's Clearlake, CA 15 Marin A's San Rafael, CA 16 Modesto Area A's Modesto, CA 17 Mother Lode A's Murphys, CA 18 Napa Valley A's Napa, CA 19 Oakdale A's Oakdale, CA 20 Oroville Golden Feather A's Oroville, CA 21 Redding Rambling A's Redding, CA 22 Sagebrush A's Carson City, NV 23 Santa Clara Valley Chapter San Jose, CA 24 Sis-Q-A's Yreka, CA 25 Sonoma A's Santa Rosa, CA 26 Sonora A's Sonora, CA 27 Spark N A's Roseville, CA 28 Tokay A's Lodi, CA

3 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 NCRG President s Message It has been a very busy year getting ready for, and completing the task of hosting the 2018 MAFCA National Convention. Our final meeting was held on October 7, where Al Stoll gave the very successful financial report. Thanks again to all those who supported Trudy Vestal, our Chair for the event. Now it is time to move on to the business of the Northern California Regional Group. The purpose of our regional organization is to celebrate our hobby with activities that can take place between national events and that take advantage of regional talents and venues. In most cases our clubs are within an easy day s drive of each other. This means regional activities are within our reach. Thanks to the Sonoma A s, we can look forward to an NCRG Roundup in May of But what is scheduled beyond that? Nothing. Why? There are several reasons- Cost is one. Hotels in Northern California seem to be very costly. Especially those that can provide the facilities that a Roundup would like to have. Another reason is the competition for our time. It seems, even with those of us who are retired, there is more to do than we can squeeze in. And finally, we are getting older and health is often in the way of planning an out of town event. Clubs facing all these obstacles are reluctant to commit to hosting a Roundup. I believe it is time to reinvent the NCRG. Within the NCRG world, the Roundup is the mainstay. The traditional roundup tries to encompass all things Model A: Car judging, Fashion judging, Hubley races, Gymkhana, and Touring. All are great, but are they too much to fit into one weekend? To do this, a Roundup must be three days, often requiring a three or four night hotel stay. And it is a pretty big burden for a club to put on all those activities. Last year we had a very successful Hub Tour in lieu of a traditional Roundup. How about more Hub Tours for those who like to tour? How about a weekend of fashions, only Fashions? How about a weekend of car games and only car games? How about just Hubley races? Well, you get the idea. We can shorten our event to one or two days lowering the hotel and registration cost and simplifying preparation for the host club. How about the NCRG step up financial support to a host club? How about more simplified Roundups, not less? Let us talk about these and other ideas at our next meeting in Turlock at the Modesto Area A s swap meet in January. Your feedback is welcome. Jim Costello

4 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 MINUTES MAFCA National at Sparks NCRG Meeting Minutes - Sparks, NV June 25, 2018 Call to Order by President Steve Lewis at3:21 PM Introduction of NCRG Board: Steve Lewis, President; Jim Costello, Vice President; Patti Stetson, Secretary. Absent- Al Stoll, Treasurer; Tom Rut, Past President/Advisor Introduction of distinguished guests: None NCRG Past Presidents: Rodger Griffin MAFCA Past Presidents: Rodger Griffin Current MAFCA Board members: none MAFFI Board Members: None Chapter Roll Call Patti Stetson 9 of 28 chapters present Minutes of the January 27, 2018 meeting Patti Stetson - Motion to accept as printed in the NCRG newsletter, Northern Wheels by Ronni Zell, 2 nd Barbara Luthin. Motion carries. Treasurer s 2018 Financial Report, NCRG Chapter Registrations Al Stoll absent. Is presently working on Convention financial duties. Defer report. MAFCA Convention update- Jim Costello. Everything is coming along. Have received good comments so far about several events: Pick a Prize and Hospitality and especially the Welcome Dinner. Great job, Sonoma A s! Still need to confirm the Gymkhana details for Friday. Registration is busy and going along smoothly. Thanks to Steve and Judy Lewis for their work on this huge task! There were 571 registrations with 35 cancellations for a total of 536. Website - Steve Mick, Web Master made the needed updates for the Convention and tried to make it a helpful information tool. He cannot track the number of people who ready the Early Bird Newsletter on the web. A reminder to send chapter newsletter to him for publication on the website. Northern Wheels Newsletter - Tom Jeanes, Editor absent. He is the Convention Vehicle Judging Chair. Start & idle, photos and mandatory tour and staging are going on now. No report. Old Business Anyone submitting Logo ideas? None submitted. Will defer until the January Turlock meeting.

5 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 New Business Nominations for the June 25, 2018 election are Jim Costello, President; Paul Shinn, Vice President; Al Stoll, Treasurer; Patti Stetson, Secretary; Steve Lewis, Past President/ Advisor. Any nominations from the floor? None. Motion by Steve Mick to accept the slate of Directors as presented. 2 nd by Rich Zell. Motion carries. New Directors for the term are Jim Costello, President; Paul Shinn, Vice President; Al Stoll, Treasurer; Patti Stetson, Secretary; Steve Lewis, Past President/Advisor. They will assume office on July 1, Sonoma A s NCRG Roundup May 27 30, 2019 Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa Santa Rosa. Steve reported there are good tour roads in the area and the late 1950 s hotel has updated rooms at $150 per night. The Roundup is planned for the weekdays since weekends in Sonoma County have even higher hotel rates. There is no trailer parking at the hotel. The County Fairgrounds has a RV park. They are planning all the usual events- Vehicle judging, Fashion judging, Hubley, Gymkhana, Seminars and tours. Will have more information at Turlock in January Any other business? None. The next meeting will be at the Turlock Swap meet in 2019 Thanks to all that have helped to put on this convention and plan to attend the NCRG Roundup in Santa Rosa- Steve Lewis. Closing comments- Jim Costello Jim thanked Steve for serving as NCRG president for 4 years to maintain consistently as we planned the Convention. Thank you to every person and club that was involved in planning, participating and hosting this event. Think about something for an event in A spring HUB tour or Roundup or something else? Bring it back to your club as discuss it. We need a host club for the 2021 Roundup. Again, bring it back to your club. Lake County A s is hosting the 25 th Spring Opener in April 2019 in Lake County. Details to follow. Adjourn at 3:39 PM

Modesto Area A s Turlock, CA Blossom Trail A s Selma, CA Tucson..they have streetcars and a Banquet in December Notices Would you like to be a Car Judge? Or perhaps a Fashion Judge?

6 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 6 Respectfully submitted, CALENDAR OF EVENTS Patti Stetson, NCRG Secretary DATE October 10-12, 2018 November 17, 2018 Annual Indoor Swap Meet November 27-December 1, 2018 January 26-27, 2019 Turlock Swap Meet March 15, 2019 Swap Meet DESCRIPTION Hershey Swap Meet Hershey, PA Enduring A s Albany, Oregon National Awards Banquet Tucson, AZ Modesto Area A s Turlock, CA Blossom Trail A s Selma, CA Tucson..they have streetcars and a Banquet in December Notices Would you like to be a Car Judge? Or perhaps a Fashion Judge? The are lots of little things to learn and appreciate. You can start slowly and learn about one area and then another. It is easy and lots of fun. The National Meet is coming. Check the MAFCA Website for details.

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9 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 9 National Banquet in Tucson Registration Packet The Registration packet is available on the MAFCA website (MAFCA.com) on the calendar page. This should be a lot of fun...sign up early.

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12 NORTHERN WHEELS NCRG NEWSLETTER PAGE 12 LAST LAUGH What Is The Oldest Profession? A physician, an engineer, and an attorney were discussing who among them belonged to the oldest of the three professions represented. The physician said, "Remember, on the sixth day God took a rib from Adam and fashioned Eve, making him the first surgeon. Therefore, medicine is the oldest profession." The engineer replied, "But, before that, God created the heavens and earth from chaos and confusion, and thus he was the first engineer. Therefore, engineering is an older profession than medicine." Then, the lawyer spoke up. "Yes," he said, "But who do you think created all of the chaos and confusion?" A Plane Flying in the 1930 s In the early 1930's, a farmer and his wife went to a fair. The farmer was fascinated by the airplanes and asked a pilot how much a ride would cost. "$10 for 3 minutes," replied the pilot. "That's too much," said the farmer. The pilot thought for a second and then said, "I'll make you a deal. If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the ride will be free. But if you make a sound, you'll have to pay $10." The farmer and his wife agreed and went for a wild ride. After they landed, the pilot said to the farmer, "I want to congratulate you for not making a sound. You are a brave man." "Maybe so," said the farmer, "But I gotta tell ya, I almost screamed when my wife fell out." Ponderings Collection 42 If cats and dogs didn't have fur would we still pet them? If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made out of? If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags? If swimming is good for your shape, then why do the whales look the way they do? If tin whistles are made out of tin, what do they make fog horns out of? If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi? If you jog backwards, will you gain weight? If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented? Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a picture of a running child? Why do they call it "chili" if it's hot?

MEETING MINUTE Lew Chee

MEETING MINUTE Lew Chee August 2017 Next Meeting: August 16th, 2017 AMA Chartered Club # 139 Web Site: http://flypcc.org/ P.O. Box 812, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 President Mike Solaegui 415-314-6261 mikes@perfectedgecutlery.com