pontiacs of central california april 2018 newsletter · thorough house cleaning, flowers in the...

Pontiacs of CENTRAL CALIFORNIA April 2018 NEWSLETTER

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President’s message

Spring brings many opportunities for us to pursue; Giants baseball, yard clean-up, thorough house cleaning, flowers in the garden, gentle rain for the Valley’s crops and oh yes, the 20th Anniversary POCC car show. Things are moving fast for the car show, at our last show meeting chairman Andy was upbeat and positive that our 20th Anniversary show will be a great success!

Thanks in advance to everyone who has been supporting Andy behind the scenes, selling T-shirt ads, arranging for the catering for the Friday evening BBQ, to the picking up the food for the show BBQ lunch, to picking up the donuts and setting up the show field. I know I missed others, but, we all have had a hand in our 20th Anniversary show.

Our meeting on Monday will be slightly different in that I will be giving Andy as much time as he needs to tie up the loose ends for the show and any last minute “needs” that may have popped up over the last few days that require attention by other members of the club.

Spring is also a time to pull the classic out of the garage, clean it up and head out to local car shows. Rods on the Bluff held its first Friday meet on the 6th of April. If you need a list of local shows or swap meets contact activities chair Ron and he can answer all of your questions.

Happy Birthday to all of the April club members and especially to my wife Sharon.

In closing, if you can, please contact a member who hasn’t attended a meeting lately and invite them to Monday’s meeting.

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you”. Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864

Frank Mascola


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Minutes 3-12-2018 POCC Minutes

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS RICHARD MENO (NEW MEMBER) JOHN LEAL AND ROLAND EVANS (GUESTS). WELCOME! APPROVAL OF MINUTES A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES BY RON BERGLUND AND SECONDED BY BILL RICHARDS – A VOTE WAS TAKEN AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. TREASURER’S REPORT JUDY GARRETT PROVIDED THE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2018. OUR DEPOSITS WERE $812 AND OUR EXPENSES WERE $1026. AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY THE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES 34 REGULAR MEMBERS AND 21 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. OLD BUSINESS NONE. NEW BUSINESS CHANGES TO THE CLUB’S CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS WAS PRESENTED BY BILL RICHARDS. THE CHANGES WERE ACCEPTED AND THE CLUB WILL VOTE ON IT NEXT MONTH. REPORTS CAR SHOW. ANDY HOFF REPORTED THAT SAM FISHER HAD UPDATED THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES WHICH ARE NOW 34 WITH 80% OF THOSE ENTRIES BEING FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR IMMEDIATE AREA (FRESNO AND CLOVIS). POCC WILL HAVE A TABLE AT THE SELMA SWAP MEET AND THE CAR SHOWS AT KINGSBURG AND FOWLER. JOHN LEAL AGREED TO WORK WITH THE GROUP ON PARKING CARS FOR THE CAR SHOW. BILL RICHARDS, JOEL GARRETT AND GINGER BAKER ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH COOKING. DAVE VALLA WILL CHECK WITH STARBUCKS REGARDING THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF COFFEE FOR THE CAR SHOW. JUDY GARRETT WILL BRING THE DONUTS. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE GROUP PURCHASE A LARGE GIFT AND SELL RAFFLE TICKETS ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW. THE NEXT CAR SHOW MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH AT 6PM AT WENDY’S AT HERNDON AND CEDAR. RON BERGLUND REPORTED THAT HE AND DENNIS SIMONSON HAVE CONTACTED SPONSORS AND HAVE RAISED APPROXIMATELY $3K. THEY ENCOURAGED ALL POCC MEMBERS TO PICK UP RAFFLE PRIZES AND THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A MAJOR SPONSOR. THEY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING THE CONTACT SHEETS AND SEND THE NAMES OF THE DONATEES AND THEIR GIFTS TO DAVE VALLA. POCI RON BERGLUND STATED THAT 370 PEOPLE WERE REGISTERED FOR THE PROGRAM. THE POCI DUES WERE INCREASED TO $45. THE GROUP IS CONSIDERING CHANGING THE FORMAT OF THEIR MAGAZINE FROM PAPER TO EMAIL AS THIS WILL CUT DOWN COSTS.


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Minutes

ACTIVITIES. THE UPDATED ACTIVITY SHEETS WERE PASSED OUT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. NEWSLETTER JOHN BERGLUND REMINDED ALL MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE NEWSLETTERS AS THEY COME OUT. WEBSITE. BRIAN MASSEY THANKED THE MEMBERS THAT HAD SUBMITTED THEIR PHOTOS OF RECENT ACTIVITIES. BRIAN WILL ADD THEM TO THE WEBSITE. ANNOUNCEMENTS - BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES. DIANA HOFF’S BIRTHDAY IS MARCH 13TH. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANA. HEALTH AND WELFARE. CARL SMITH RECENTLY HAD GOOD RESULTS FROM HIS TESTS. LADIES LUNCHEON. IT WILL BE ON MARCH 28TH AT BJ’S RESTAURANT AT FASHION FAIR. GENERAL COMMENTS. DENNIS SIMONSON REPORTED THAT MR. KITAHARA RECENTLY SPONSORED A PBS PROGRAM ON THE JAPANESE ENTERNMENT WHICH WAS VERY NICELY DONE. CASH DRAWING. DAVE VALLA WON $40 FOR THIS MONTH’S DRAWING. CONGRATULATIONS. SURPRISE DRAWING. THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PACKAGE WAS WON BY GINGER BAKER. CONGRATULATIONS. THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8PM. SUENELL L. TORDINI


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Pontiacs of Central California Mission Statement:

OUR MISSION, FUN!

We are made up of a group of people with various backgrounds who have one thing in common, we LOVE Pontiacs. We drive 'em, work on 'em, polish 'em, restore 'em, break 'em (even cuss 'em) and have a lot of fun doing it. Be it an old '52 Chieftain straight-eight, a new WS6 Trans Am, or anything in between.

We are individuals, couples, and families that like to get together for a variety of activities. We host an annual judged car show and participate as a club in other local and regional car shows. We have informal BBQ Show and Shines and get together for Brunch and Dinner Cruises. We also attend the local Cruise Nights as a group. The cars in the club range from Concours cars, daily drivers, drag racers and cars undergoing restoration. Our goal is to have FUN while enjoying our Pontiacs.

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, JOIN US!

POCC Past Presidents

Bill Richards 2017 Dennis Simonson 2016 Dean Davison 2015 Ron Berglund 2014 Bill Richards 2013 Keith Watts 2012 Jack Fusari 2011 Dave Valla 2010 Carl Smith 2009 Joel Garrett 2008 Greg Griggs 2007 Bill Richards 2006 Andy Hoff 2004-2005 Ron Berglund 2003 Joel Garrett 2001-2002 Dan Seibert 2000 Michael Yoshihara 1999 Glen McGhie 1998 Joel Garrett 1996-1997 Ron Berglund 1995 Jeff Boyle 1993-1994

Pontiacs of Central California Officers, 2018

President Frank Mascola 559-288-9217

Vice President Dennis Baker 559-322-8441 [email protected] Secretary Paula Yost 559-970-4774 [email protected] Treasurer Judy&JoelGarrett 559- 479-1636 [email protected] Newsletter John Berglund 559-790-9271 [email protected] Ron Berglund 559-259-2079 [email protected] Brian Massey 559-645-8018 [email protected]

General Membership meeting is held on 2nd Monday of the month, at Denny’s @ Blackstone & Herndon at 7PM. interested visitors are welcome.

mailto:[email protected]


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The POCC Ladies held their March luncheon at the BJ’s Restaurant in Fresno. Everyone had an enjoyable time visiting and of course eating too. Birthday

gal Diana had a fun dessert that was presented to her by the restaurant.

Ladies luncheon

Happy Birthday!


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Mystery Cruise

Our Mystery Cruise started out with the threat of rain with some overcast skies, but by ten o’clock the sun came out and it was a beautiful day. We met at the Chevron Gas Station on Highway 41. The Massey’s gave us instructions for the first leg of the cruise, with things we needed to locate along the way. We also guessed how many miles the cruise was going to be for a prize later.


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The first leg took us up Highway 41 where we cruised around the North side of Millerton Dam. We ending up at the Twenty-0ne Mile gas station, where we got our instructions for the second leg of our trip, and got to stretch our legs. The second leg took us North on 41, and we went through Yosemite Lakes and stopped at the Club House for our final instructions of the cruise. This leg took us to the town of Raymond, to the Raymond General Store. The General Store takes you back approximately 100 years with its rustic setting. They were prepared and had it all set up for us to have lunch. We all ordered food on our own. After lunch the prizes were given out. Winners were Mary Walters, Jan Coppola, Richard and Kay Borough. I think you will agree everyone that went, had a wonderful time! Thank you Brian and Janet Massey for all you hard work putting this together!! Ron Berglund


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Old Town Clovis will be holding its third annual Car Show on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 9am to 3pm. At this time we are accepting pre-registrations for vehicle entries.

The fee is $25 per vehicle and includes a commemorative t-shirt.

Last year we had over 300 vehicle entries and are hoping to make the show even bigger and better this year! We are seeking cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, vintage

trailers and modified vehicles (pre-1975 only). This is sure to be an amazing day in Old Town Clovis! We hope to make this a “classic” event and hope you will join us!

Find the application at http://oldtownclovis.org/category/car-show/, or for more information please call (559) 298-5774.

Pre-registration ends Monday, April 9th.

http://oldtownclovis.org/category/car-show/


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The 28th Annual Bass Lake Lion Antique and Classic Boat Show

May 19th, 2018

Back in the fall of 1990, Fig Garden Lions Club, Phil Gunner brought Brian Wilkinson to Fig Garden Lions meeting to discuss a proposal to co-sponsor a boat show at Ducey’s. Brian, Director of Sales and Marketing for Ducey’s and Phil, a boat enthusiast, sold the Lion the idea and the First Antique & Classic Wooden Boat Concourse D’Elegance was born. Glory Beall, the Northern California-Lake Tahoe Chapter president, put together the first two chapter Antique and Classic Boat Society show in the United States. The Southern California Chapter is the other half of the show. In year three, the name was shortened to the Antique and Classic Wooden Boat Show. At the request of Fig Garden Lion Stewart Koehler the Bass Lake Lions, assumed sponsorship in 2002. Since then the name was once again shortened and last year The Pontiac Car Club joined this event.

The event begins at 9:00 AM and is over at 4:00 PM on May 19th at Bass Lake. It is held at the Pines Marina in the Bass Lake Water Sports area. Tickets are sold for $5.00. This year we will be having two separate raffles. A beautiful quilt will be raffled for a dollar a ticket. A second raffle will have many gifts and gift certificates, those tickets are also a dollar. Music and Tommy’s (Marina Grill) will be available for you to enjoy. A trophy will be given For People’s Choice of the car show.

Pontiac Car Club: Suggested arrival time 8am. All drivers and one passenger may enter for free. Driver and one guest will be offered a free lunch from Bass Lake Marina Grill. We look forward to seeing you there.

Contact: Janie at Bass Lake Water Sport (559-642-3000) or Lion Tony King (559-676-5448)

Janie Long, of the Bass Lake Classic Boat Show, contacted our Pontiac Club regarding the show, to be held May 19th, 2018.

This will be our Pontiac Club activity for May, as we have been invited to show our cars at this event. They suggest arriving by 8 am. All drivers and one passenger may enter for free. The driver and one guest will be offered a free lunch from the Bass Lake Marina Grill. Ron and I will be going up May 17th for the show and staying at the Bass Lake RV resort in our 5th wheel. If anyone would like to join us the price is $56.50 per night/RV, if you have Coast to Coast it is $12.00/night, and if you have Good Sam’s it is approx. 18.50/night. If you don’t have a RV they have cabins (which are so-so). The cabin rates are for 2 people $80.00/night, 4 people $106.00/night, 2 Bedroom $144.00/night, 3 Bedroom $180.00/night. There is a clubhouse on the premises and we could plan a potluck and get together if there is enough interest, though we would be sharing the clubhouse with other people who want to be there, they do not reserve it for a group to have it alone. The clubhouse is quite big and there is a kitchen available to use. They are saying that they are getting filled up already, something else is going on during that time and they have a large group coming in for a two week period. Camping is on a first come, first serve basis, as far as getting the spot you want to camp. You will need our membership # to be able to make a reservation, and we have to be camping there at the same time. We will be camping May 17th – May 20th, call us if you want to camp with us and we will give you our membership number, use this number when making a reservation along with my name (Willa Harkey-Berglund). If you are not familiar with this campground, it is right next to Bass Lake, within walking distance of Ducey’s and the shops. The Bass Lake RV Resort’s address is 39744 Rd. 274, Bass Lake, CA 93604, ph# office 559-642-3148, reservations 559-642-3145. You can look up the park on line for further information about the RV Park. A BIG drawback is the lack of extra parking space there in the park, parking is at a premium, but there IS some extra parking….I’m just worried about it being a busy weekend and the park being full, so good luck to us!


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Solvang Car Show

August 25th, 2018

Bob Stokes from the Wheels N’ Windmills Car Show in Solvang has contacted our Club to attend this year’s show. Bob indicated that the show is going to be

televised by “My Classic Car”, hosted by Dennis Gage.

Registration opens the middle of May, and they only have spaces for 300 cars. Dennis Simonson and I have been invited back because of previous year’s awards. If you are interested in attending this car show, it is imperative that you get your

entry fee in early, as this is a very popular show. Make your hotel reservation early as well. They always make this a fun show with a poker run for the ladies, lots of good eats, last year there was a BBQ on Friday night and some really nice cars. I

hope you plan to attend!

Ron Berglund


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Need Activity Info?

Contact

April 9 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 15 Clovis Car Show 25 Ladies Luncheon Other: Castle Air Base Car Show, April 28th Tower Car Show Kingsburg Car Show Cherry Auction Swap Meet, April 15th May 4 – 5 20th annual Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac

car show 19 Bass Lake Boat Show 14 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 30 Ladies Luncheon Other: American Legion Car Show, May 12th Warbirds, Wings and Wheels Car Show, May 12th June 11 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 16 Club Activity – Underground Gardens 27 Ladies Luncheon Other: Pismo Beach Car Show July 7 Club Activity 9 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 25 Ladies Luncheon August 11 Club Activity 13 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 29 Ladies Luncheons

Check out past club activity photos and newsletters at

pontiacsofcentralcalifornia.org

Activities Director

559-259-2079

[email protected]

September 8 Club Activity 10 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 26 Ladies Luncheon October 8 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 27 Halloween Party at the Berglund’s 31 Ladies Luncheon Other: Potluck at the Hoff’s November 3 Toys for Tots Car Show 12 Monthly Meeting at Denny’s 28 Ladies Luncheon Other: Veteran’s Parade December 1 Zoo lights, Fresno Chaffee Zoo 9 Annual POCC Christmas Party


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General Membership Meetings: Second Monday of the Month

Denny’s 30 E Herndon Ave Fresno, CA 93710

Phone: 559-435-5638

Dinner: 6:00PM / Meeting: 7:00PM www.pontiacsofcentralcalifornia.org

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