Pony News. President s Corner. President s Message September Pierce County Mustang Club

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1 September 2013 Pierce County Mustang Club Pony News 2013 Executive Committee President Missy Willert (253) Vice President Bryan Zimbleman (253) Secretary Charlene Rivera (360) Treasurer Nancy Freeman (253) Membership Nancy Freeman (253) Directors Clay Concannon (206) Stacey Mellinger (206) Renea Merwin (253) Linda Yokes (253) Past President Paul Nee (253) Car Show Chairperson Monika Kirkland (253) MCA Regional Representative Nancy Freeman (253) Newsletter Editor Pam Pistella (253) Inside this issue: President s Corner 1-2 Minutes 3-4 Mustang of the Month 6 Recipe 8 Calendar of events 9 Past events 13 Sponsors 27 President s Corner President s Message September 2013 Oh say it isn't so! As the leaves begin to turn and the car show circuit winds down, so comes to an end does summer. Even as summer comes to a close, there is a bit of life left. Some members will cruise over to Yakima and Paterson for shows. Locally Riverside Ford and Mustang's West are favorite shows too. Even as the shows come to an end, monthly cruises and events start ramping up. We are still looking for someone to take charge and organize a September outing. If interested, contact a board member and we will get it on the calendar. Some sad news to report. One of our club's co-founders, Bill Ochs, recently passed away. Services were held August 31st at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The club sent flowers. Several members attended the service. Thank you Bill for pulling us all together. I know the club has changed my life. You will be remembered. The car show was another huge success! Thank you to everyone that participated, planned, and headed up committees and especially our co-chairs Monika and Charlene for a great show! For those interested, the next car show meeting will be held at the Lanigan's home on September 10th at 7:00 pm. We will be wrapping up this years' show before we begin to plan for next years' show. Continued on page 2

2 President s Corner (continued) Club elections are coming! Club elections are coming! As you know, the club elects officers and board members each year. Responsibilities for members are to attend board meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, club meetings on the third Tuesday of each month, get involved and organize events. The 4 officers are required to be members of MCA, which the club pays for. If you are interested or even if you just want more information, contact any one of our current members now serving on the Executive Committee. Those members are: President-Missy Willert Vice-President-Bryan Zimbelman Secretary-Charlene Rivera Treasurer-Nancy Freeman Board-Clay Concannon Board-Stacey Mellinger Board-Renea Merwin Board-Linda Yokes Past President-Paul Nee Tip Of The Month Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. Yep, you heard me Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. I recently discovered these are great to get rid of film on the inside of your windows, dust your dash, and even eliminate smudges you find in the finish of your car's paint. Missy Willert, President Page 2

3 PCMC Meeting Minutes General Meeting August 20, 2013 Call to Order Missy Willert Welcome Visitors, New Members, and Members Membership Report Nancy Freeman 4 new members joined at the show totaling 105 members. Mark Smith is home from the hospital and doing well. Danny Cobb is in the hospital and his son, Eric Cobb is still fighting cancer please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Approval of July General Meeting Minutes as published in the August issue of Pony News 1st Bill Norman, 2nd Bryan Zimbelman, Membership Accepted and Approved Treasurer s Report Nancy Freeman Car Show Revenue Pre- Reg s, Day of Show Reg s, Sponsorship, T-Shirts, Raffle/Coin Gold, Petty Cash/Raffle Expense/Deposit Expenses Gold Coins, San-i-Cans/Wash Station, Rental Truck/Gas, Awards, Sponsors Plaques, Petty Cash, Goody Bags, and One Time Purchases Club - Revenue Membership Dues, General Raffle, Club 50/50, Merchandize, Misc., Reimbursements/refunds, and Car Show. Expenses Nonprofit license, Membership Supplies, Printing, Postage, Shed Rental and Insurance, Game Prizes, Club Cruise, Misc., Parade Window Clings, and Car Show. MCA Representative s Report Nancy Freeman Pierce County Mustang Club has been approved for 2012 President Award. Check the MCA calendar for the 2015 National & Grand National show locations. Continued on page 4 Page 3

4 PCMC Meeting Minutes (continued) Old Business Car Show Charlene Rivera and Monika Kirkland A Big Thank You to our Car Show Committee, Members who helped find sponsors, goodie bag items, and raffle items, members who sponsored a class, members who helped set 5 am, members who help during the show, and a Big Thanks to the members who helped load the truck I want to apologizes about the extra stress that was caused next year we will rent the truck for an extra day. We had 80 t-shirts to sell; we have 5 left, if you would like one please see Nancy. We had 184 cars at the show, 186 cars regs. -69 pre- regs, 115 day of show, and 2 Best of Show. Parking less than 2 weeks before our show, the mall cut our parking less than half, if not for Pete & Nancy getting us 2 more rows, we would never of been able to fit. We have some large classes that we can not break down by year or model so we add a 4th place trophy. Gold Coin we might need to drop from our raffles due to expense. Raffle Table lots of great prizes, thank you Pam for organizing them. 50/50 - $581 divided between Missy Willert and Caring for Kids. Backpacks 24 backpacks and $120 went to Caring for Kids. 4 new members. Members liked not voting. Comments Most had fun, High marks for the show and registration. Big Negatives were the San-i-Cans and Parking room. So to fix the last 2, we have a new location for next year s Car Show Griot s. New Business Club Picnic Joanie Nordlund Sunday at Frontier Park in Graham. 11 to 4. Potluck bring dish by last name, see flyer for more info Past Event Updates Mustang on the Waterfront Clay Concannon- We had 20 plus cars, great day, lots of fun, the club won Club Participation Award. Props & Ponies Dennis Willert 5 Mustangs went up. This is an on line only registration car show. They had a new place, and next year will allow more cars. Upcoming Events & Meetings Hooked on Driving Charlene Rivera Friday at the Ridge, meet at exit 111 at the Hawks Prairie Restaurant at 6:15 leaving at 6:30. Tahoma Market Friday Nights Tony Merwin The first one had 16 cars. Pierce County has an open invite to use the parking area. They have indoor and outdoor seating for all kinds of weather. Next Friday Night is August 23 at 6 pm. International Show Nancy Freeman This year s is in Bozeman, Montana. Next year s will be in Vancouver BC. This is a great event to meet lots of people. Riverside Ford Show Missy Willert Sept. 7 at Riverside Ford, meet at I5 & 512 McDonald s to cruise over at 8:00 leaving at 8:15. Ponies in the Sun, Yakima Sunday, September 15 meeting at the Safeway on 410 at 6:15 leaving at 6:30. Mustang of the Month Congratulations to Randy Brown and his 1965 and 2007 Ponies Page 4 Adjourned Submitted by Charlene Rivera

5 PCMC Raffle Update August General Meeting Raffle Raffle brought in $18.00; expenses were $40.00 for a total of $ in revenue. Thank you to the following people for donations: Pete & Nancy Freeman Pammy Pistella Mike Lanigan Larry & Charlene Rivera Robert & Wendy Minnieweather Sonny & Barbara Alvarez If you have any questions or have a donation, please feel free to contact Rachel or Mike Lanigan at To date the 50/50 has $ You can purchase as many tickets as you like each month for $1.00, write your name on the back (in the event you lose your tickets) and tickets will be held by the Treasurer. Tickets will also be available for purchase at club events and cruises. YOU HAVE TO BE A PAYING CLUB MEMBER TO PURCHASE TICKETS. The drawing will be held at the annual PCMC Holiday Party in mid December and you do not have to attend to win. You will receive 50% of what was collected throughout the year and the Emergency Food Network will receive the other 50%. The Emergency Food Network can take a $1.00 donation and turn it into $12 of food. For example, if we sell $300 in tickets during the year, they can take their $150 share and turn it into $1,800. That can purchase a lot of food for people who need it. Page 5

6 Mustang of the Month Randy Brown 2007 GT I bought my 2007 GT with the GT appearance package, brand new in October 2006 and it has been my daily driver every since. I have driven it all over Washington and Oregon on road trips, rallies, etc. and it fits in nicely with the other Fords that I own, which include a 1965 Mustang hardtop, a 1963 Mercury Comet S-22 and 1972 F250. Mustangs and Fords have been in my family since before I was born. The 1965 has been in my family since 1974 when my mom received it for her graduation present, I can remember riding around in it while growing up. I bought my F250 from my Grandfather when I was sixteen. When I turned eighteen I was given the 1965 Mustang. The Comet was a car I worked on in auto shop in high school for my math teacher. A few years after I graduated my brother had the same teacher and found out the car was for sale. That was all I needed to know and bought the car. Page 6

7 Membership Page The Pierce County Mustang Club is open to any person or family interested in the PCMC Purpose. All Ford cars are welcome. Ownership is not required Enthusiasm is!!! Dues:$25 per year Membership dues are payable in January of each year. New Membership is prorated according to the month joined. CLUB MERCHANDISE Ball Cap $15.00 Car Pennant $7.50 Lapel/Cap Pin $4.00 (stick or magnetic) Parade window clings Items can be purchased by mail, please add an extra $1.50 for each cap or pennant to cover cost of mailing. OR Stop by a meeting to save the extra shipping cost and visit with friends. PCMC CLUB ANNIVERSARIES September Alice Cline 1993 Nancy & Pete Freeman 1999 Monika Kirkland 2004 Sandra & Lance Smith 2005 Linda & Mark Arsenault 2006 Lisa & Curt Pinks 2006 Ed Braun 2008 Barbara Walker & Vern Terry 2009 Kassandra & Matt Sparkmon 2009 Karen & Harley Edwards 2011 Lynda & Mike Rasmussen 2012 Roxanne & Doug Babcock 2012 ROSTER UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 31st 105 Members, 74 renewals, 21 new members, & 10 H/L WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Mary Howlett Bonney Lake 2000 dark red GT Bill Patten Tacoma 2010 candy red GT coupe Bob Hawkins Lakewood 2008 vista blue Shelby GT 500 Jeffery & Tracie Jones Lakewood 2010 sterling grey coupe, 2002 mineral grey convertible and 1992 hatchback In Our Thoughts Eric Cobb as he continues his courageous battle. Danny Cobb blessing as he recovers from a coma. Mark Smith wishing you a swift recovery. Mission Statement A social group whose purpose is to promote a better understanding and stronger fellowship in the preservation and maintenance of all Mustang and other Ford Motor products. Page 7

8 IN LOVING MEMORY It is with sadness we announce the passing of charter and lifetime member Bill Ochs on August 15th. A graduate of Lincoln High School, he attended UW and UPS and was a 32 year educator for Tacoma Public Schools. During the summer of 1991, Bill noticed while attending Mustang car shows that at almost every show he attended, there were other attendees from the Pierce County area. In talking with these folks it was suggested that they start up their own Mustang club and thus was born the Pierce County Mustang Club. Bill is survived by his girlfriend of 21 years Toby Barton and his three children, Dawn, Brian, Mark, 3 grandchildren and one great grandchild. To those of you who attended Bill s services, drove your Mustangs and wore club colors, thank you...bill would be so pleased.

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10 Calendar of Upcoming Meetings September 3rd Executive Meeting Korum 10th Post Car Show Meeting Lanigan s 17th General Meeting Korum October 1st Executive Meeting Korum 10th General Meeting Korum The deadline for Newsletter Contributions are the 28th of each month. Executive Meeting 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm General Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm Korum Ford 100 River Road Puyallup, WA In the upstairs conference room PCMC is a regional Club of the Mustang Club of America Want to be sure you know about club activities? Be sure that Nancy Freeman has your current info. Contact Nancy at or drop her a line at pnredride@msn.com, with any changes. Photobucket Make sure to upload your pictures from PCMC events and car shows to show everyone what a great time we have when we gather. then chose View Library Page 10

11 Calendar of Upcoming PCMC Events PCMC EVENTS 2013 EVENTS & SHOWS 10/20 TBD 11/09 EFN Volunteer 9-12:00 shift-nancy Freeman (253) /TBD JBLM Santa s Castle Elf University Volunteer Opportunity- Missy Willert (253) /07 Fantasy Lights-Missy Willert (253) /07 Sumner/Puyallup Santa Parade-Paul Nee (253) /14 PCMC Holiday Party- Charlene Rivera (360) Page 11

12 Pony News August 2013 Calendar of Other Mustang Events 09/02 Fall Ford Fest 09/ th Annual Rod Run to the End of the World 09/07 Riverside Ford All Ford Show & Shine 09/07 Caffeine & Gasoline-Griot s 09/08 8th All Ford Car Show-XXX, Issaquah 09/14 Island Classic-Burlington 09/14 Job s Daughters Show-Jerry Murphy (253) /14 Muscle Car Show-Griot s 09/15 Ponies in the Sun Yakima, WA 09/29 Mustangs West - Ponies in the Park 10/05 Caffeine & Gasoline-Griot s 10/06 PNWMC Concours d' Elegance Paterson, WA 10/12 Pumpkin Fest Car Show Orting, WA 10/19 Garage Plus Halloween Bash-Spanaway 11/02 Caffeine & Gasoline-Griot s 11/17 Toys for TOTS/ Wounded Warriors-Griot s 12/07 Caffeine & Gasoline-Griot s Page 12

13 ***NEWSFLASH***NEWSFLASH*** 50/50 RAFFLE Remember tickets are available at all club meetings and events. Drawing will be at the club holiday gathering in December BUT you do not need to be present to win. Get your tickets and lets see how much money we can raise for the Emergency Food Network (and yourself)! ***For Sale*** 2004 Mustang Premium GT 40 th Anniversary Model 39,800 Miles $11, Automatic Transmission Leather Interior, Premium Wheels 6CD, All Power options, ABS Very Clean, Well Maintained Garaged Please contact Vern at Page 13

14 People s Retirement Home Display By Missy Willert The cold, cloudy, dreary morning soon turned to a hot sunny afternoon. Just perfect for getting the cars ready in the morning and enjoying residents and participants in the afternoon. Eleven cars, and that pesky new Harley, turned up to display their beautiful vehicles for the residents of the retirement home. Several residents and neighbors came out and enjoyed the cars. The delight on their faces and conversations made it all worth while. There were no trophies at this event, the purpose was purely to entertain the residents; giving them a chance to get out and about to stroll through the ponies and interact and chat with a new group of folks. The center fed us a tasty lunch of burgers, dogs and fixings. We signed up a new member and peeked the interest of another. Another great day in the Northwest! Page 14

15 2013 Pierce County Mustang Club Car Show By Monika Kirkland This year s car show concluded our guest the South Hill Mall. With the Mall s new leadership and a new restaurant needing more parking, our Show field was cut the middle of July. Thanks to Pete & Nancy s pleading with the Mall, we were able to get 2 more rows of parking. Even so, it proved to be tight quarters. 82 spaces were lost plus Sears did not help by parking 2 Vans in the Show field. A move to Griot s Garage for next year s Show is in the works. A big heartfelt Thank You goes out to all the volunteers who made it all happen. We registered a record 183 cars. 69 cars pre-registered. In addition to saving $ 5.00 off the entrance fee, our goodie bags (pre-registration only) held some fantastic loot. The best, I can remember. So for next year: Pre-register, pre-register. There was also a freebie table that held not only catalogues and informational items. It also had coupons, silicone bracelets as well as pens & pencils. Oh yeah, not to forget some lollipops. The weather was great and the food vendor had some excellent fixings, I was told. Korum Ford had some new, good looking rides on display and the Kiwanis of Gig Harbor sold raffle tickets for their 1 st Generation Mustang. You can also find a link on our web page for a 1 st Generation Mustang that the North Olympic Mustang Club is raffling off. Due to space restraints, that group was unable to display their car. We had 2 photo vendors that do photo as well as digital painting of your beautiful ride. I saw one finished product that just looked terrific. Costco provided us with much needed bottled water. Pammy did an excellent job with our general raffle. That table boosted over 70 primo items that were well received. She netted $ 1, The gold coin raffle brought in another $ Our Backpack drive collected 24 stuffed backpacks along with $ 120 cash donations. We turned those items along with $291 from the 50/50 raffle ( which was won by Missy Willert ) over to Diane Formoso from the charitable organization Caring for Kids. With that amount netted, some hard core 50/50 ticket sellers had been at work. Page 15 Continued on page 15

16 2013 Pierce County Mustang Club Car Show (cont) By Monika Kirkland Mustangs West took home the Club Participation Award with 22 member cars present. This was PCMC first year not voting at the show and just glancing over the results our club took least 19 trophies. Not bad. Not bad at all. Not to mention the majority of members said it was wonderful to just send the day checking out the rides without a time constraint. Registration showed 163 Mustangs and 20 Non Mustangs. Thanks again to all who came out and those who helped to make the Car show a success. We netted $ And for next year, remember to pre-register. See you there! Best of Show 2013 Page 16 Continued on page 16

17 Mustangs on the Ridge By Charlene Rivera It was a cloudy day as 4 ponies met in Lacey to travel to Shelton for a new adventure. They stopped for feed in Shelton, knowing that they had a day full of fun waiting ahead of them. They trotted onto the Paddock to their special pony stall to rest and were met by two more Pierce County Mustangs and a whole lot more other ponies. The track day began with 2 ponies already experience in B group, hitting the track to stretch their skills. While the other 4 met with riding coaches to help them learn the secrets of the track. One of the 4 was released to run on his own. The other 3 listened and learned, until one by one they were allowed to run on their own too. They had riders join them for the excitement of the track. Passing slower Ponies, and letting the faster Ponies pass them. By the end of the day, they were no longer Ponies but Wild Mustangs Racing the Ridge. Page 17

18 PCMC Family Picnic 2013 By Pammy Pistella The Pierce County Mustang Club doesn t only know how to throw a great car show year after year they also know how to throw a great Family Picnic. I have been going to the yearly family picnics since Every year the club never ceases to amaze me. This year has been tops thus far. Charlene Rivera and Joanie Norlund and all their helpers put on a fantastic Picnic. As always the food was great. The Club provided the yummy chicken that seemed to go as quick as a red Shelby. The games were fun. I won t bore you with tempting you to read all the fun. Just sit back at look at the collage of pictures from the picnic. Page 17 Continued on page 18

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20 PCMC Family Picnic 2013 By Pammy Pistella Thank you again Charlene, Joanie and the wonderful volunteers who helped make this a great year! Page 19

21 PCMC WEBSITE Still Waiting Have you visited PCMC New Web Site?????? Is it missing your Mustang Picture??????? We would love to add it, please send your Pony s Picture to riveralarrycharlene@comcast.net REMINDER: GENERAL CLUB MEETINGS WILL NOW BEGIN AT 6:30PM! Page 21

22 MCA s 50th Birthday Celebration of the Mustang If you are considering joining in the Mustang Club of America's 50th birthday celebrations, take a moment to check out the website... It is very easy to use: open, select from the gold Mustangs for the Pony Drive/Kick Off Party and/or chose the city celebration you wish to attend and from there you can book your hotel, register, event schedule, merchandise, and other news at it become available. There are 9 MCA planned routes for the Pony Drive including one originating in the Northwest. The Pony Drive site will list route, meal stops, hotels, etc to get you to Norman, OK and from there you can choose to go on to Las Vegas or Charlotte. Over 600 registrations have already been made...join in the fun of this once in a lifetime event. MUSTANG 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE The Mt Hood Mustangs and Fords are planning an event to compliment the 2 national MCA gatherings. Come join them as they strive to set to world records...one for the largest Mustang Parade and the 2nd for the largest Ford parade. Look for a 2 page flyer later in this newsletter. Page 22

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26 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW SPONSORS Be sure to thank these businesses & individuals for their support of our club & charities. Page 25 KORUM FORD LINCOLN 100 River Road, Puyallup LAKEWOOD FORD GUSTAFSON INSURANCE PERFORMANCE COATINGS Lakewood Puyallup Auburn RIVERSIDE FORD S & S TIRE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE Sumner Puyallup Puyallup MUSTANG RANCH WEST VALLEY MORTGAGE BRAD HADMAN RACE CARS Eatonville Puyallup Tacoma METAL MAGIC CJs PET SERVICES TOP DOLLAR GOLD & SILVER Tacoma Olympia Puyallup YOKES CONSTRUCTION LEGENDS ROOFING AQUARIUS PUMP COMPANY Spanaway Puyallup Seabeck RAINIER VIEW WINERY BATTERY SYSTEMS 21st CENTURY AUTO INS. Graham Sumner Philadelphia COSTCO EMERALD QUEEN CASINOS GRIOT S GARAGE Puyallup Fife Tacoma LEMON TREE.COM TRIPLE XXX ROOTBEER GIG HARBOR KIWANIS Winnipeg Issaquah Gig Harbor VERN TERRY & PAT MCCARTHY DEE & BOB FRENDER BARBARA WALKER COUNTY EXECUTIVE BILL NORMAN KATHY & JERRY MURPHY RICK & JOANIE NORDLUND RENEGADE CLUB OF WA