POA Pontiac Owner s Association Newsletter Editor s note: Please email pictures to me for the newsletter! Take a few minutes and write down one of your experiences, tell me about your car! May 2016 ***Friday, June 10, POA meeting, 7:00, downtown Ashland, bring your lawn chair. Officer and board member meeting for activity planning at 6:30. Reminder: there are a bunch of fun activities coming up fast...now is the time to make some plans! All activities are so much more fun if everyone attends! I went to the Goodguys Day at the Hay last year and it was a very good event...should be even bigger this year and more organized. It s a pricy entry fee but Lincoln isn t far away and you won t see these cars at Flashbacks! June 25th..discount entry fee before June 11th! Sat June 4th is the Gretna High School Skills USA show at the high school. June 25th is Old Settlers Days in North Bend, NE. July 4th Car Show in Hooper NE. And Cruisers on Main Street in Fremont is July 9th. July 1st through the 3rd is Heartland Nationals Good Guys event in Des Moines...great show at the Fairgrounds, probably 3,000 cars. Where can I get me some of this?
Diane s Notes Pontiac Owner's Association was called to order Friday, May 6, 2016, at Don Carmelo's in Elkhorn. President Chuck Merica,presided. with twenty-six members present. New members, Tammy and Jerry Johnson, '37 Pontiac, brought their son, Ryan, who owns a '71 LeMans. Another new member, Rick Magee, introduced himself. Rick and his wife Carol are from Gretna and Rick drove his '70 GTO Ram Air Judge. Chuck thanked the members who drove the ice cream cruise to Fremont and Mel's Diner. It was a fun afternoon but overwhelmed the waitresses at Mel's. Activities chair, Don Wahonick, said POA is lined up for the Ralston 4th of July Parade. It is a "good deal, good for the club and is an all day event". Seven more Pontiacs are needed, call Don-402-597- 4114. Larry Davis has made arrangements at Plaza Buick-GMC, at 119th & I St. Omaha, for a Pontiac Tech Day, August 14th, 10:00-3:00. This will all be located in the employee parking lot, but members will be allowed inside. This event will be advertised on Craig's List, the clubs' newsletters, the webpage and facebook. Larry would like volunteers, knowledgeable on their Pontiacs, to give him a call. 402-672-7100 Shawn Kniesly gave an update on the I-29 Dragway. The Pontiac Challenge is August 20th, with a raindate of August 21st (same day as the 4th Annual Pontiac Show and Shine). President Chuck is trying to locate the parade banner, which has not been used in recent years. It is white with blue lettering. Anyone knowing of its whereabouts, please contact Chuck. Chuck has blue Pontiac t-shirts in Large and X Large, for sale. He would like to sell these shirts before ordering more. Claudia Mathes has applications to the national Pontiac organization. Anyone attending the POCI Nationals in Bettendorf, this July, and entering a car, needs to have a POCI membership. With a membership you will receive the monthly, all Pontiac, magazine "Smoke Signals". President of Nebraskaland, Tom Rappl, invited POA to a potluck-meeting, May 22nd, in Lincoln. Hamburgers, provided. Alan Fanning motioned to adjourn. Jim Black, seconded. Chuck asked if all were in favor and the meeting was adjourned. There was no cruise night in Plattsmouth, so members drove to Dairy Chef for ice cream. Next meeting will be Friday, June 10th in downtown Ashland. Bring your lawn chair. There is a variety of food options, available. There will be an officer, board member meeting at 6:30. All members are welcome to attend. Respectfully submitted by, Diane Rappl POA would like to express deepest sympathies to Mark and Kendall Tonjes for the loss of Mark's mother. Condolences are also sent to Kevin and Karna Wagner for the loss of Kevin's mother and Karna s father. 2
Calendar of Events Please note date and location change for June POA meeting. Sun. May 22, Nebraskaland Potluck and Meeting, 1:30, Bill's Classic Body Shop, Lincoln, 402-466-5292. All are invited Fri. Sat. Sun. June 3-5, Pontiac Tribute Day. Olathe, KS. Facebook KCARROW- HEADS ***Fri. June 10, POA meeting, 7:00, downtown Ashland, bring your lawn chair. Officer and board member meeting for activity planning at 6:30. Fri. Sat. Sun. June 17-19, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Back to the 50's Car Show, State Fairgrounds MSRA.com Sun. June 19, Yutan Father's Day Car Show, $15 entry fee, 402-669-1498 Fri. July 1, POA meeting, 7 p. m. Don Carmelo's, ice cream cruise. Mon. July 4, Ralston parade, club activity, contact, Don Wahonick. Sat. July 9, Cruisers on Main St. Fremont, John C Fremont Days Car Show. Free t-shirt with pre-registration. 402-941-1254 Tues.-Sun. July 12-17, Pontiac Nationals, Bettendorf, IA. Cruise Across Iowa leaving July 13. Sun. July 24, Ashland Stir-up Days, car show, Brad Pfeiffer. Fri. Aug.5, POA meeting, 7 p. m. Don Carmelo's, ice cream cruise. Thurs,-Mon. Aug. 4-8, Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals and Swap, Norwalk, Ohio. Sun. Aug. 7, Pontiac Tech Day, Plaza-Buick-GMC, 119th & I St. Contact, Larry Davis. Sat. Aug. 20, Pontiac Challenge, I-29 Dragway, Contact, Shawn Kniesly. Sun. Aug. 21, 4th Annual Pontiac-GMC Show and Shine, Restore a Muscle Car, Lincoln For Sale: 1999 Pontiac Firebird, Husker Red!, V-6, Automatic transmission, Air conditioning, AM/FM radio, 143k miles, New Tires. Asking $4950. If interested contact Chuck Roberts (402) 734-1652 3
I highly recommend that you join the Nebraska Rod and Custom Association. They work hard for the car hobby in Nebraska all year round. Dues are cheap and they don t ask much of your time. You can join on line at: www.nrca.wildapricot.org I ve told this story a couple of times but here s proof! Below is a scan from Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine, Sep/Oct 1996 with coverage of the GTOAA Nationals in Denver, CO. Upper left is a picture of Wagon as displayed by Christine (Walls) Dentz. Barbara and I attended this meet and I fell in love with the car and hung around until I could meet Christine. Since then we ve become good friends and she eventually sold Wagon to us. This is also the meet where we met Howard and Dottie Toelle who took 1st place in their class at the show with their 66 GTO. Don t remember the asking price of the go kart but wish I had bought it! 4
Club Officers President: Chuck Merica (402)731-0494 chuck_merica@hotmail.com Vice President:Don Wahonick (402)597-4114 maryanddonw@cox.net Treasurer: Mary Schwanz (402)763-8537 Secretary: Diane Rappl (402)796-2395 Board Members: Alan L. Fanning 18 (402) 721-6875 Kevin Wagner 18 (402) 677-5182 Tom Rappl 17 (402)796-2395 Bruce Breitkreutz 17 (402)891-1589 Gus Frics 16 (402) 490-2038 Lynn Lueder 16 (402) 339-8681 Historian: Harry Allen (402) 697-0970 Newsletter Editor: Alan L. Fanning nelilgto@msn.com Show Co-Chairman: Hillis Mathes (402)427-7323 Bill Schwanz (402)763-8537 Advisors: Activities: Don Wahonick (402) 597-4114 Overhead Cam Pontiacs: Jim Black (402)597-8625 gtojr@cox.net Appraiser: Bob Ryan (402)681-2968 Meetings: info@usaautoappraisers.com First Friday of each month 7:00 PM Don Carmelo s, 1024 North 204th Ave, Elkhorn NE (unless noted below) Visit us on the web at: https://nebraskapontiacowners.wordpress.com We re also on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ OmahaPontiacCarClub As seen on Craigslist! 5
Pontiac Owners Association is a group of people who really like Pontiac cars. You don t have to own one to join. You don t have to be a gear head, we tend to be more of a social club than a hard corps greasy hands group. We are family oriented and welcome new members. Contact anyone listed on the previous page for information or just come to a meeting. Pontiac Owners Manual Alan L. Fanning 502 Johnson Rd Fremont, NE 68025 Next Meeting: ***Fri. June 10, POA meeting, 7:00, downtown Ashland, bring your lawn chair. Officer and board member meeting for activity planning at 6:30. 6