Stray Angels Contemporary Car Club, PO Box 1936, Roseburg, OR 97470 Volume 40 Issue 7 September 2017 Officers Gordon Boyd-Director PO Box 2193 260 Plum Street Winston, OR 97496 541-679-0119 ~ 541-643-8467 gkboyd@q.com ~ gboyd@papemachinery.com Gail & Rodney Kuntz-Secretary & Tour Planner 269 Johnson Street Sutherlin, OR 97479 Gail: 541-315-5471 ~ Rodney: 541-315-0980 sixfootonefemale@yahoo.com Vic & Louise Bridges-Officer At Large PO Box 1868 Winston, OR 97496 541-679-4789 Hal & Wendy Benedict-Photographer 7310 NE 163 rd Ave Vancouver, WA 98682 360-260-8024 Don Larson-Assistant Director 1753 SW Kendall Street Roseburg, OR 97471 541-672-2359 ~ 541-430-1807 donginlar48@charter.net Ron Massey- Treasurer 2040 NE Sunset Street Roseburg, OR 97471 541-671-2099 ~ 808-445-3439 ramassey1946@gmail.com Sam Wilson- Officer At Large 12851 Lookingglass Road Roseburg, OR 97471 541-679-0294 ~ 541-580-2644 skyo_or@yahoo.com Walt (Vernon) Tosh- Newsletter Editor 17401 N Bank Rd Roseburg, OR 9747 301-904-7137 tundraone53@gmail.com ~ strayangelsnews@gmail.com August Car Club Meeting Minutes Sunday, August 13, 6:00 p.m. Gordon Boyd called the meeting to order. We stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The reading of the minutes was waived, as there was no meeting last month. Treasurer s report: Report was given by Gordon in the absence of Ron. New Members or Guests: Jim and Sherri Hyder. Past Events: Coquille Car show was last weekend. 4-5 club members got trophies. The Adams House retirement show was yesterday. It was a nice show and they would like to try it again. Ray and Mike both won that the Myrtle Creek Show. Hot Rods and Hallelujahs in Sutherlin had their first show, Joe Chambers won. Sam Wilson just got back from Hot August Nights, the jag didn't sell. Don Larson went to the Lutheran church, him and Gordon both won. Old Business: Thanks to those that helped at the show n shine. There were 600+ cars. The car corral did well; the poker walk was a success. Cascade community credit union is going to take over the poker walk next year. The
teen center that did parking for first time did well. Gordon gave the totals made in each area of the show. Great success. Good of the Order: Gordon read a card that Ray gave us speaking of how happy Doris was to be part of the Stray Angels. She will be missed by all. Roger and Dorothea state that they are missing metal signs that were used in the March and Medford Show displays. They will be looked for. New Business: Dana made motion and Jerry seconded it to have the teen center park cars again next year. Don states they need at least four more people. Don Larson stores the club trailer at his home under a canvas canopy. He had to replace the canvas. Jerry made motion and Dana seconded it to reimburse the $135 that Don paid for replacement. Decisions need to be made on charities. In the past Doernbecher and the cancer center were each given $1,000. Ron would like to see Meals on Wheels and the unit at the VA that helps homeless veteran's get donations. Gordon opened the floor regarding other charities ideas were: Camp millennium St Jude's Dale Bowman pond (pond where handicap adults and children can fish) Douglas Community Library Association Douglas Special Equipment Fund These will be discussed at the next meeting. On August 26, NASCAR will be at the Douglas County Speedway. From 12-2 classic cars can be brought n and the driver gets in free. The next meeting will be on the 3rd Sunday in September as many officers will be out of town at the Seaside show on the normal Sunday. The next meeting will be on September 17. The meeting room reservation has been changed. Bob Bright spoke of needing a first aid kid in the pavilion at the show. Rob will put together a proper kit. Sam states that the Friendship Meet at Lost Creek Lake on August 20 has been cancelled due to the fires. Dell states that there are show-n-shine shirts leftover and for sale for $10. Gordon states there are also dash plaques for those that worked the show and didn't get one. Upcoming events: August 18-20: Blackberry Festival, Sutherlin August 26: Kool Coastal Nights, Winchester Bay September 2: MDA Car Show September 2: Unida Familia Show September 7-10: Seaside Waves and Wheels September 23: Harvest Festival, Myrtle Point September 29: Fall Swap Meet PIR September 30-October 1: Medford Swap Meet Blue Raffle Tickets for prizes that are dated and not picked up at show Winners: Vicki Budel and Karn Boyd Sponsor plaque winner Dorothea Rogers 50-50: Sunshine - $26 Jack - $8 Mary Lou - $8 Gordon - $8 Ray made motion and Jerry seconded to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned 6:43 pm Respectfully submitted, Gail Kuntz, secretary Editor Corner: Well, Graffiti Week 2017 and eclipse 2017 are history and Labor Day is just around the corner. It s hard to believe that the year is two thirds of the way over. REMEMBER SCHOOL STARTS 5 SEPTEMBER, STAY ALERT WHEN DRIVING.
What Labor Day Means For most people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and a chance to say goodbye to the summer. However, why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885, Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country. In the USA, governmental recognition first came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. September Car History September 3, 1900, the first car ever made in Flint, Michigan makes its debut in the town s Labor Day parade. Designed and built by a county judge and weekend tinkerer named Charles H. Wisner, the car, nicknamed the Buzz- Wagon, was one of the only cars built in Flint that did not end up being produced by General Motors. In the end, only three of the Wisner machines were ever built. September 13, 1899, Henry Bliss became the first pedestrian killed by an automobile in the U.S. Bliss, a Manhattan real estate salesman, had just stepped off a streetcar at West 74 th Street and Central Park West when he was struck by a passing taxicab. He died the following morning. September 30 1955, at 5:45 PM on this day, 24-yearold actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection. The driver of the other car, 23-year-old California Polytechnic State University student Donald Turnupseed, was dazed but mostly uninjured; Dean s passenger, German Porsche mechanic Rolf Wütherich was badly injured but survived. Only one of Dean s movies, East of Eden, had been released at the time of his death ( Rebel Without a Cause and Giant opened shortly afterward), but he was already on his way to superstardom and the crash made him a legend. Buy Swap and Sell: REMINDER: SEPTEMBER MEETING WILL BE THE THIRD SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER AT 6 PM. SCHOOL STARTS 5 SEPTEMBER, PLEASE STAY ALERT AND STOP FOR THE FLASHING RED LIGHTS.
Upcoming Event SEPTEMBER 1-2 - Salem Oregon Carousel Cruise - 503-580-6300 7-10 - Seaside Waves and Wheels, Seaside, OR 503-738-1637 8-10 - Fall Blues Show & Shine, Yachats, OR 541-979-0615 8-10 - Florence Invitational Car Show 541-997-3128 9 - Redmond Oregon swap meet 541-548-4467 9-11 - Ocean Shores Run to End of World 360-665-3565 10 - Grants Pass Oregon Swap Meet 541-476-2592 15-17 - 49 th Annual Winston Oregon Melon Festival 16 - Cruise the Coos, Coos Bay, Oregon 541-269-0929 16-50 s in the Fall, Lebanon, OR 541-990-5553 23 - Harvest Festival, Myrtle Point, OR 541-290-3841 30-1 OCT - Medford Swap Meet OCTOBER 1 - Canby Oregon Swap Meet 503-557-7884 7-8 Monroe WA swap meet 360-941-9460 6-7 Crescent City CA Sea Cruise 707-954-4207 22 Collector Car Auction, Salem, Oregon 541-689-6824 23-24 - Portland Oregon Swap Meet 503-827-7223 NOVEMBER TBA - Springfield Oregon VA Parade 11 - Roseburg Oregon Veteran Parade 18 - Albany Oregon Swap meet 541-928-1218 DECEMBER TBA - Festival of Lights