Las Vegas Valley Model A Ford Club

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1 Las Vegas Valley Model A Ford Club JULY 2016 Thank you to Tony Gardner and Ed Kaminski for photo submissions for this issue 1

2 ~ Coming Events ~ Next Monthly Meeting: Aug 16, 2016 (Third Tuesday of the month) The Tap House 5589 W Charleston Meeting at 8:00 PM Optional dinner and social hour start at 6:00 PM. Club Breakfast get together Sunday Aug 21st Big Dog Draft House 4543 N. Rancho Drive Las Vegas, NV Restaurant: (702) Arrive 8:30 AM Breakfast : 9AM Contact Ed Kaminski (ekaminski2@outlook.com) or Linda Kaminski (ldkaminski49@gmail.com) if you want to participate in the breakfast. Those of you who signed up at the July meeting are already counted Model A Day at Friendly Ford Sept 10th Call Jim Miller if you plan on attending. TOUR REPORT BY MIKE KESSLER Please be sure to sign up at the meeting or tell the Tour Leader so we will know you re coming. Sorry, due to personal issues I have not been able to provide an update to this months newsletter 2

3 THE PREZ SEZ BY JIM MILLER Sorry to have not been able to be with the group this last meeting, but as they say in the military...we were OBE.Overcome by Events. I want to thank Mark Schieff for stepping up and taking the gavel at the July meeting. I ve heard nothing for good reports on how he so ably filled in. Looking forward to getting back in the groove and hope to see everyone at the Aug meeting and Club Breakfast. "Anyone that wants to be added to the International Model A Day at Friendly Ford Sept. 10th, please call and let me know. I need to give Friendly Ford a heads up. VICE PRESIDENT BY SUZAN LEWIS Special thanks to Tony and Jan Gardner for hosting the Summerlin 4th of July Parade Breakfast at their home. Jan and Pat White put a lot of effort into making this a great experience. We d also like to thank Ed and Linda Kaminski for their contributions that morning. We d also like to extend our gratitude to Judy and Steve Collet for opening their home for our summer BBQ. Judy, Steve and their adult children made the afternoon most enjoyable for all. SUNSHINE BY CHARLOTTE KESSLER Mike Kessler has had his bypass surgery and it will be a while before he will be taking phone calls. 3

4 MEETING MINUTES BY JUDY COLLETT President Jim Miller was absent. Mark Schieff called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. There were 24 members present and 2 Model A s driven. Tony Gardner made a motion and Jerry Vozzola seconded, and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Moving on, Mark Schieff thanked Hal White for doing such a great job with the Summerlin 4 th of July parade and also special thanks to Tony and Jan Gardner for opening up their home to the members who were in the parade for a great breakfast after it was over. Treasurer Bob Andrini and Secretary Judith Collett gave their reports. Sunshine: Charlotte Kessler reports that Mike Kessler has had his bypass surgery and it will be a while before he will be taking phone calls. Congratulations to Chris and David Ringenbach on their new granddaughter. Workshop: Tony Gardner reported that they worked on Mike Kessler s car and that they have plans for additional work as soon as Mike is ready. Old Business: Thanks to all the members who attended the service for Jim Hildreth. Jim was a very special person who will be missed and remembered by everyone who had the pleasure to know him. New Business: Vicki Hildreth would like to offer to sell the cars and parts that Jim collected to Model A Club Members first, before she puts them up for sale to anyone else who would be interested in acquiring them. Call Del Hering at (702) to make an appointment to check it all out. Del will continue to work at the shop on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. for a few months. Dark Horse: Hal White won the Dark horse for the second time in 14 years. Great going Hal. Adjourned: Motion to adjourn was made by Bob Taylor and seconded by Bob Andrini. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. God Bless Us All OFFICERS & DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Jim Miller jimmil20620@earthlink.net PAST PRESIDENT Mark Schieff mschieffpmo@aol.com VICE PRESIDENT Suzan Lewis DalmationLover@embarqmail.com TREASURER Bob Andrini highwood49@yahoo.com SECRETARY Judy Collett sendittojudy@gmail.com TOUR DIRECTOR Mike Kessler mlkess@yahoo.com WORKSHOP DIRECTOR Jim Miller jimmil20620@earthlink.net SUNSHINE DIRECTOR Charlotte Kessler charkessler@yahoo.com MEMBERSHIP & PUBLICITY Mark Sheiff mschieffpmo@aol.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Ed Kaminski (586) ekaminski2@outlook.com Club Breakfast, 21 Aug at the Draft House Nutz n Boltz NEWSLETTER: Published monthly by the LVVMAFC. Articles submitted for publication should reach the editor by Saturday noon following the monthly meetings. All articles become the property of the club and are subject to corrections or revisions. Permission granted to reprint articles. WEB SITE: DUES: $25 annual club dues are payable before the first day of January. Members not paid by January 31st shall be considered inactive and dropped from all chapter mailings. Members are encouraged to join the MAFCA national organization for $40. Visit to join. 4

5 Notes from the Summerlin Parade Well, once again we are in the throws of summer, and the 4th of July Summerlin Parade is upon us. This year I spoke with the powers that be from Summerlin about our concerns of being put farther back in the parade, and our concerns of overheating our 85/86 year old cars. What a shocker, they listened and moved us up front to the escort division of the parade. For those that do not know what the escort division is, I will tell you. Basically this is the parade before the parade. This is where the dignitaries, ( you know, the politicians, the miss whatever queen, and other people address the crowd). Well, we are assigned the position of E-15, which put us way up front. (note: only 23 E positions and we are #15) However, and this is where the buts come in. We are only allowed 16 Model A's in the parade. In the past that would not have been a problem as only a few Model A's actually made it to the parade, but we were holding our own and more and more Model A's were making it due to all the hard work Model Ayers were doing to their cars. We will start the parade at 8:30 am and be finished by 9:00 am which made us all very happy. However this year was different for some reason. There was controversy from the start. Where to have breakfast following the Summerlin 4th of July Parade. What was the menu going to be, where were we going, and the cost. All minor compared to the now nervous stomach that I now have. Who was going to be in the parade due to the numbers of Model A's that we were allowed. After being the Summerlin 4th of July Parade chairperson for the thirteenth year it should not have been a surprise to me. But these Model Ayers can and will surprise even the most seasoned veteran like me, in this regard. For the fist time I now have a new problem. You see before it was hard work to get enough people with their Model A's to make a showing. This year we had so many Model A's that wanted to be in the parade that I have to make a decision of who goes and who doesn't. What a predicament. Whoa is me, whoa is me, what to do. Well, Tony and Jan Gardner open their beautiful home up to the Model Ayers that were going to be in the parade and we graciously accepted. Problem #1 solved. Since this was going to be a club event the members of our wonderful Model A club would help defray the cost. Problem # 2 solved. What about the menu you ask? Well after careful deliberations, Jan Gardner and Pat White decided to have breakfast burito's, but ( here's are those buts again) it would be to costly to order in what we felt was needed. So problem #3 looked like. what do we do now. Well a recipe was obtained and the two women decided they needed to make a dry run, sorta. Well they hatched a scheme and found some military type volunteers. You know, I need a volunteer, you, you, and you. A date was set and the judging began. Not bad for the first time. Needs a little of this, a little of that, etc. Now problem # 3 solved. Whoa is me, still have to decide who goes to the parade and who doesn't. Well as I said earlier, I should have known. You see the Summerlin July 4th parade is always hot. and through the fault of no one, things start to happen. This Model A won't stay running. This Model A won't start. This Model A is overheating, never done that before. But, ( here are those buts again) I am not worried this time because I have so many Model Ayers that wanted to go that it would not be a problem. The 4th came and we all met at our meeting location. We caravan'd to our #E-15 spot and signed in. We decorated our Model A's with the 4th of July scheme and waited for the start of the parade. After the parade we went to Tony & Jan Gardners home and what a spread Jan, Pat, Linda and Jan's daughter Becky put on. Not only did they make delicious burito's, but scrambled eggs, sausages, muffins (mini & full size) assorted, orange juice, coffee ( regular & decafe ) plus many other items to much to remember. What a job they did, my hat goes off to them for making this breakfast better than any you could buy. In summary we made of great showing and all the Model A's were beautiful. We were notified that we had won 3rd place for the best car club. I was more than a little disappointed as the Cadillac club and the Military club came in 1st & 2nd respectfully. But ( there's that but again) That's the way it goes sometimes. Can't win them all. All in all we had a great day, great showing. great breakfast, and great conversations with club members. Like all great days and events, there comes a time when we must say so long for now. So, one by one or two by two the members left and rode off into the sunset, ( okay the afternoon, well more like late morning ) with Their beautiful Model A's. WHAT A GREAT CLUB WE HAVE. Hal White 5

6 Club Members Birthdays for August. 4th - Welene Richins 6th - Jack Crockett 8th - Lindy Hirschi 11th - Robert Waroway 11th - Anya Richins 15th - Chad Richins 16th - Robert Chesto 16th - Nancy Holland 17th - Bob Andrini 20th - Paul King 23rd - Bonnie Ramsey 23th - Michael Smith 25th David Jacks 25th - Patrick McMahon 26th - Cathy Schieff Wishing all a Happy Birthday Welcome New Member: Robert Waroway LVVMAFC ADVERTISERS DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT 6

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9 LAS VEGAS VALLEY MODEL A FORD CLUB 1001 HOLLYHOCK DRIVE HENDERSON, NV Tony Gardner and Grandkids enjoy the Summerlin 4th of July Parade Las Vegas Valley Model A Ford Club 9