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FUTURE
MINI-ARTWORK: This year the mini-artwork will have
a historical theme. It will be the first of five in a row
and all linked to each other. For 2010 it will show the 1897
Olds driving down a street in Lansing causing all sorts of
chaos. In 2011 we’ll be on the starting line in 1905
for the start of the transcontinental race with Old Scout
and Old Steady. At our 2012 show we’ll go to a dealership
in 1937 that is displaying “Old Scout” in the
showroom to draw people in. 2013 we’ve moved to a gas
station in the 50”. There will be a car trailing Old
Scout as it is in need of a restoration. Then in 2014 you’ll
receive artwork that shows Old Scout with a trophy at Hershey’s
1998 car show and a 1998 Intrigue in the foreground. We’ll
follow this little car for almost a century. We’re ordering
75 of each so, if you have to go to a wedding for example,
you might be able to buy one later if any are left.
COMPUTER CRASH: Well it had to happen, and
just as I had only one sentence left to write to complete
this issue (Dec 20). Luckily the club purchased a laptop last
year and I had transferred most, if not all required data
to keep the club info safe. This edition’s newsletter
was there (most of it), the roster, emails and addresses had
been transferred over. Some chapters addresses we exchange
newsletters with have been lost however, when they send me
their newsletter, I’ll copy them back in. There were
some articles lost and some pictures, but I’ll get those
back. It’ll just take time. The mini-artwork prints
were lost but I’ll try to get them back. I have some
others that I can use in place of the ones above just in case,
but I’m sure I can get those lost back again and keep
the schedule above. I’ll do my best to keep what I wrote
above true. (Update: Dec 22. Found them! They were saved in
another folder). J
MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: It is with regret
that I mention that fellow member Tom Williamsom of Red Deer,
passed away from cancer on Oct 3, 2009. Tom and Cheryl were
frequent participants of our show in Olds and Tom was always
proud to talk about his 1971 Cutlass SX. He will be missed.
Our deepest sympathies go out to Cheryl and his family.
SPECIAL GREETING: I was contacted by the
editor of the Rocky Mountain Olds Club, based in Colorado.
Bob Brown emailed me to compliment us on our club newsletter.
We exchange newsletters with The Rocky Mountain Chapter among
others. Bob explained that he sends Olds Faithful to all the
members of his club, which is about the same size as ours.
So, to the members of RMOC, I hope you are enjoying the newsletters.
To the Canadian member(s) in RMOC, (Americans as well), I
hope you consider joining our club too.
Well, that’s it for this issue, enjoy the rest of the
winter.
Ken
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Happy New Year and welcome to
the second decade of the twenty-first century. I hope you
got that special
Olds part that you wanted for Christmas.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: As the previous page
explains, your membership in the club expires this month if
your membership card says expiry “Jan 2010”. If
you are unsure, please give Steve Zibresky a call at 403-244-7007.
If your card says Jan 2011, then thank you and don’t
worry about it until next year.
ROSTER: Sometime in February the roster
should be finished and the yearly membership list of all our
members will be sent out. If you want a roster, please make
sure that your membership is current by the end of January.
If it is not, we’ll assume that you’ve quit the
club and that you don’t want one. We have to have a
deadline somewhere and since February is the start of a new
year for us, we thought that would work. It’s a lot
of work to update the roster especially if you have to do
each time as members sign back up between January and April.
So as of February 1st only members will receive a roster.
If you sign up later than Feb 10, a roster can be purchased
for $10. You may or may not be in it however.
CLUB FINANCES: Looks like we are in pretty
good shape as far as money is concerned. The executive mulled
around on what we should do for the membership, since you’re
the reason why we’re doing so well. One suggestion was
a free one-year membership for all members who were members
as of July 17th, 2009. The majority didn’t like that
idea opting instead for an enhanced show in Olds. That is
where we can really give back. Since we get participants that
come to our show that are non-members, there will be no discount
for pre-registration. That option will be for members only.
ROCKET ROUND UP 2010: We are going with
a new format this year. This year we are introducing participant
judging and will be handing out plaques in 22 classes for
first and second place (or as many classes as we have cars
for). You will have to pre-register if you want your car in
the judging. There is simply no way to know how many plaques
to order unless we have the numbers by June 25. That gives
the trophy place just over three weeks to make the plaques.
So please pre-register if you want your car judged. Here are
the classes that will be on the registration sheet. |
