The Straight Arrow. The Monthly Newsletter of the Pontiacs of Central California. October 2005

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1 The Straight Arrow The Monthly Newsletter of the Pontiacs of Central California October Webmaster - Brian Massey Contents Volume 12, Issue 10 President s Message September Minutes Upcoming Events For Sale/Wanted The Regional Pontiacs in the Pines POCC, Home of the Best Western Regional Pontiac Oakland Club International Chapter #67 1

2 President s Message What can you say? Two years of planning and hard work ended in the best Pontiac show people could remember. We may have had a few minor glitches during the show, but the setting, judged show, Elvis, the banquet and our hospitality were overwhelming. We all have to thank Brian and Janet for their dedication and commitment to bringing this together. And, thanks to Greg and Ron for co-chairing the event. There was more than enough work to go around. In fact, we all deserve a pretty good slap on the back for the whole event. I believe the best part of it all is that we all came through relatively unharmed. The club can move ahead with a more hefty treasury and the collective feeling of success plus what I am sure will be long term recognition from our fellow Pontiac clubs for a job more than well done. All we have to do now is tally up the final receipts, pay the bills and enjoy the rest of the fall season. We still have important work to do for the Toys for Tots car show on November 5 and our next annual car show sometime next spring. To move ahead, we do have to take care of some business. We will elect new officers at our meeting on November 14. I would encourage everyone who has never held an office to give it some serious thought. While some may wish to serve another term, we will certainly need a new president, my two years are up. Hope to see all of you at each club event and meeting for the remainder of this year. More later. Andy Continued next page... Minutes of the P.O.C.C September 12, 2005 meeting (thing-ee) n.... Any part under a car's hood.... The strap fastener on a woman's bra. to another. (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj. Continued next page Fully opening up one's self emotionally... Playing football without a cup. (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.... The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.... Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys. family. (ko-mit-ment) n.... A desire to get married and raise a... Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one. beer. (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.... A good movie, concert, play or book.... Anything that can be done while drinking indigestion. (flach-u-lens) n.... An embarrassing by product of... A source of entertainment, self- expression, male bonding. 2

3 Minutes continued... (may-king luv) n.... The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve... Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it. Minutes continued..... Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and Good- looking?...they already have boyfriends....what do you call a women who knows where her husband is every night? (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.... A widow.... A device for changing from one TV channel to another.... A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes..... Why are married women heavier than single women?... Single women come home, see what's in the fridge and go to bed. Married women come home, see what's in bed and go to the fridge. AND; (this is the part I liked the most...!)... I don't know why you wear a bra; you've got nothing to put in it. Editors Note: Dennis I m not sure these are the minutes from the September meeting, but then I m not always sure what we discussed either a whole month later. So I will publish them with the thought that you know what you are sending me and we can always vote on it later.... You wear pants don't you?..... Shall we try swapping positions tonight?... That's a good idea - you stand by the ironing board while I sit on the sofa, watch TV and drink beer!.... What have you been doing with all the grocery money I gave you?....turn sideways and look in the mirror!.. How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?... We don't know; it has never happened. 3

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6 Upcoming Events (POCC Club events are in bold). POCC monthly meetings are held at the Denny s at 710 West Shaw in Clovis. Order dinner between 6:00 and 6:30, meetings start at 7:00 pm. October: 10th: Monthly Meeting in the banquet room at Denny's. November: 5th: 6th Annual Toys for Tot's All Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show at the Toy's R Us parking lot, Shaw at Sunnyside in Clovis. Club members should be there NLT 9:00 am to help set up, show runs from 11:00 to 3:00. Info: Brian or Janet Massey; , or bjmassey@bigfoot.com 14th: Monthly Meeting in the banquet room at Denny's. December: 10th: Christmas Party; Hosted by Sam & Elaine Fisher in Madera. Watch the November newsletter for more information and directions. Food assignments will be: Wine/Cheese Cruise Friday September 30, 2005 This is a Thank You note to all the great people who helped me out with the Wine and Cheese Cruises held Friday afternoon at the start of the event. First of all, many people expressed to me how nice the Wine and Cheese Cruise was. I told them it would have not been possible without the help of many great support people. For instance, Joel Garrett, actually Judy, volunteered to go to Hilmar, Ca and pick up the seven assorted Gourmet Cheeses cut into cubes to be used for the wine/cheese cruise. Dennis Schwarz went and visited several wineries and received several cases of free wine to supply all the conventioneer people, plus supply the Hospitality Reception. Special Thanks To: Joel and Judy Garrett and Scott Elaine Fisher Greg and Gloria Griggs Bill and Cheryl Richards Dennis Schwarz Dan Seibert Carl Smith Lee and Linda Garrett Diane Simonson And Thanks to the people I forgot Dennis A to G - Dessert H to R - Entre to go with Ham S to Z - Salad or Appetizer REMINDER: No regular meeting in December. 6

7 For Sale Tempest, GTO & LeMans 1964 to 1967 parts. Left & right fenders, some trim, lenses and miscellaneous parts. Call Andy Hoff at (559) for complete list and prices. Weather striping, seat covers, head liners, sun visors, seat belts and carpets for most makes and models. Call Dennis Baker, (559) Two sets of 68 Catalina tails. Any reasonable offer accepted. Call or Rick DiGiacomo at or Miscellaneous 55 Pontias parts. Contact Rick DiGiacomo for list of items and prices at or Miscellaneous 69 Firebird parts. Convertible brackets, pump and cylinders. Hood, tail lights, dash, grills, rear seat springs and console. Also a 66 GTO rear bumper and miscellaneous trim. Call Victor Weitzel at (559) Dark green bucket seat cover for a 70 GTO or Lemans. Never installed, nothing wrong with it, just not the right color for my car, $50. One driver s side black GTO seat complete and original. Solid condition, but has scratches on back plastic, head rest won t stay up and some seams are coming apart, $150. Call Alan at (408) cell (leave message if no answer) Hurst Olds. Needs restoration. $8,900. Call Dennis Baker at (559) Formula Firebird, 95% restored. Pictures at photos.yahoo.com/ gearheads1967. Contact Victor Weitzel at or ipw@sti.net Trans Am, SE. T-top with snoflakes. 1 of 210, needs restoration. Contact Victor Weitzel at or ipw@sti.net Bonneville two-door hardtop with fender skirts. The car hasn t been run in a while, but is all there. It is red with black interior, power seats, windows, brakes and steering. It is powered by a 389 with auto trans and also has air conditioning. It has hubcaps rather than 8-lugs. The car has some dings along with a replaced fender. There is no title, just a bill of sale. You can see the car on Highway 168, approximately 1.5 miles south of Prather. For more information, contact Jay Kelley at Wanted Set of Honeycomb wheels. Contact Dave Bettencourt at (559) or baadgoat@webtv.net A 1965 or 1967 GTO, preferably a convertible. Car should be in, at least, decent restorable condition. If you have such a car or know where one might be located, contact Ren Hallett at (this is in Hawaii) or at shopoevent@sbcglobal.net. Proposed Officers for 2006 Voting will take place at the November meeting. President - Bill Richards Vice President - Carl Smith Secretary - Dennis Schwarz Treasurer - Bill Truckell Activities - Joel Garrett After the new slate of officers is elected then the Webmaster and Newsletter Editor positions will be filled. 7

8 Pontiacs of Central California Officers for 2005 Pontiacs of Central California (POCC) is a club for owners and lovers of Pontiacs. The club members range from young guys and gals to old guys, who own all types of Pontiacs from the Muscle to the Luxury cars. A few members don t even own Pontiacs, they simply like them. Club dues are $24 per calendar year or $2.00 per month for the remainder of any calendar year. Members must also join the Pontiac/Oakland Club International (POCI). POCI dues are $31 per year and includes a subscription to the POCI monthly magazine - Smoke Signals. The magazine alone is worth the $31. It s full of interesting Pontiac stories, tips on doing Pontiac things, as well as free advertising for members. Since this magazine goes out world wide, it is a great place to find parts or that special Pontiac you have been searching for. President Andy Hoff andrewh@csufresno.edu Vice Pres. Gayle Huls gohuls@hotmail.com Secretary Dennis Baker socalolds@aol.com Treasurer Bill Truckell goldengoat70@webtv.net Newsletter Joel Garrett calbug61@aol.com Activities/ Brian Massey Webpage bjmassey@bigfoot.com (All area codes are 559) Club meetings are held the second Monday of each month at the Denny s restaurant at 710 West Shaw in Clovis. Meetings start at 7:00 pm. Please feel free join us. October 2005 Joel Garrett 3155 Sylmar Clovis CA