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God Bless America

MID‐STATE ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB – Secretary Minutes Stuff to talk about at GENERAL Meeting – Monday February 11, 2019

Meeting Location: VETERAN’ CENTER ‐ Pond and West Street Leominster, MA

1. 7:05 PM - Call to order – Pledge of Allegiance “Moment of Silence” for our departed Members, friends, victims of other catastrophes, and our troops overseas.

2. Pledge of Allegiance – Marty

3. WELCOME VISITORS and ANY NEW MEMBERS - None

4. REPORTS – a. Secretary – Meeting minutes appear in last Newsletter b. Treasurer – Finance $$$ Report was accepted c. Additions or Corrections??? Motion and Acceptance by

Members 5. SUNSHINE LADY – JEANNITA – February Birthday – Louise

Rathier, Janet Fickett, Bud Brown and Karl Hasenstein. a. Sonny LeBlanc wife is doing good after hip surgery. b. George Pasay is in rehab in Putnam Ct. He is at:

Matulaitus Rehab, 10 Thurber Rd, Putnam Ct. 06260

6. OLD BUSINESS OR WHAT WE DID:

a. Elder care visits will be on Saturday see list below. Flyers will be made and distributed. Life Care Center June 1st 11 to 1 Manor on the Hill June 8th 11 to 1 Fitchburg Health Care July 13th 11 to 1 Life Care of Neshoba August 10th 11 to 1 Broadview Asset Living Sept 7th 11 to 1

b. Breakfast Run handled by Joe Gonynor will be at the Carriage House on March 24, 2019 signup sheet was passed around. Price is $16.99 per person.

c. Dues are due $20.00 see Treasurer.

d. BJ’s membership - Bill Schultz said no letter is needed. If you paid dues for 2019 simply go to BJ’s and you will be all set since they are in contact with Bill.

e. Business Card sponsor $75.00 due by May 1st.

f. Father Day Tasks to be discussed & flyers will be coming soon.

7. NEW BUSINESS: a. The cookout in July there will be a signup sheet at the next

meeting in March.

2019 Officers: President: DAVE CRAMM 978 423-8878/[email protected]

Vice-President: BRYAN LeBLANC 978 660-3768 / [email protected] Co-Secr'y: BRENDA LASHUA 603 899-6079 / [email protected] Co-Secr'y: MARTY WASZNICKY 978 597-6228 / [email protected]

Treasurer: JOHN RICHINICK 774 641-0046/ [email protected] 2019 Board of Directors:

BUD BROWN 860 508-5309 [email protected]

BOB CRAMM 978 340-5700 [email protected]

RICK GRIFFITH 603 899-6079 [email protected] GEORGE LaCROIX (508) 829-6222 [email protected] RICHARD LEGER 508 648-9623

[email protected] BILL SCHULTZ 978 502-8316 [email protected] NED SPARROW 978 425-5021

[email protected]

2019 Advisory Council

EMERY GAUDET (978) 537-1907 [email protected] TOM YODER (978) 502-6641 [email protected]

Hon Editor,LifeTimeBoD & Historian: MO TREMBLAY 978 345-5272

Newsletter Editors (Contact Info Above) TOM YODER & DAVE CRAMM

MAAC Rep - HAROLD REHRAUER (978) 464-2694 / [email protected]

Sunshine Lady - JEANNITA GAUDET (978) 537-1907 / [email protected]

Club Meeting Refreshments ANITA WINTERS (978) 345-5279

BJ’s INFO: BILL SCHULTZ See Above for Contact Info

M I D - S T A T E A N T I Q U E A U T O C L U B Established 1979 P. O. Box 24 www.MidStateAAC.org Fitchburg, MA 01420

VOL. 40 No. 3 MARCH 2019

1979 to 2019 ... Our 40th Year...!!! God Bless America

b. Ned Sparrow will organize a run to get to the

cookout more information will be coming. 8. PIX of the MONTH: a. Harold Rehrauer VW Jetta special constructed

pick-up. 9. GUEST SPEAKERS – Next meeting in March will

be Dottie Markham will be taking about Hagerty Insurance on Classic cars

10. COMING CLUB EVENTS: a. May 26 Turnpike BBQ - Veterans will receive

dinner at half price $5.00 more information to come being held in Ashburnham Ma.

b. February 23rd at 2:00 PM Gathering of the Clubs in Sturbridge, Ma.

c. Two scholarships to Tech School will be given out.

11. TECH ISSUES & Questions: Peter Venezia wanted to know if anyone knew

where he could get chroming done and not too expensive.

DON’T FORGET TO FEED THE PIZZA CAN!!!! NOTE: if we do not get enough money this may go away.

12. ATTENDANCE DRAWING– WHO – Leonard Hoey and Susan Whalen $60

50/50 DRAWING - Karl Hasenstein

43 Members & 1 Guest were in attendance.

Meeting Adjourn: 7:42pm

Hi all. Well, once again we’re looking forward to the end of winter. I should say rather that at

least most of us are. We’ve been lucky this year as I see it, with comparably less snow then we’re

used to. I hope that this trend continues as I’m getting antsy about getting the old Mopar out.

All of us are really looking forward to the warmer weather so, looking down the road, the first

event in line this year is The Gathering of The Clubs which is coming up very soon down in Sturbridge Mass. This year

the date is the February 23rd and will be held, once again, at The Sturbridge Hotel. Some of us went down last year

and were surprised at the how diverse the makeup of the various clubs was as well as where the clubs hailed from. I

was amazed when I found that one of the clubs came down from Canada but then found that still another came over

from Ireland!

Next month we at Mid‐State are planning one of our dust‐off events, getting together for breakfast at The Carriage

House in Winchendon Mass. on the 24th at 11.00. Once again this year Joe Gonynor put this event together and has a

list of all those who have stated their intent to attend. If your currently not on the list and would like to please see or

call Joe and I’m sure that he’ll be happy to accommodate you.

This being our 40th anniversary year we're looking to add something special to several of our events which include,

but aren’t limited to, our spectacular Father’s Day Meet on the 16th of June and at our annual Mid‐State outing to be

held on July 27th up in Rindge N.H. I guarantee that you can count on more information on these and other events as

the calendar and our planning progress.

Dave Cramm, President - MSAAC

MSAAC – SecretaryMinutes Feb 11, 2019 ‐ Cont'd...

Harold Rehrauer accepts the Coveted White hat and Color Picture of his recent PIX of the Month from Pres Dave. Anyone who has not experienced the Thrill of having their car as PIX of the Month… talk to TOM or DAVE soon …!!!

BTW – We’re still looking for a new M.A.A.C. Rep to replace the great job Harold was doing . Talk to him or any officer if interested.


2019 - Mid-State Antique Auto Club's 40th year - Forty years of lots of club events and activities, including 40 years of Mid-State Club Newsletters…!!! Granted, November is still a couple months away to be ‘exactly’ 40 years… but close enuf to take a look at the very first Vol 1. Number 1 of Mid-State Antique Auto Club’s News:

…and the message remains the same …!!!“…to provide members with enjoyable club activities through out the year…”

NEWSLETTER CHANGES ARE IN THE WORKS - In the coming months our club newsletter will be using the header that you see on this issue, “Mid-State Club News” as we begin a new era of newsletters. Your Board of Directors recently voted to change the formats of the monthly newsletter such that there will be – Four (4) Full-size Newsletters (Quarterly), similar to last month's issue, with a PIX of the Month or other picture-type front page info and the other issues (~6) will be the Shorter, Smaller Versions aka Mini-News Letters similar to this month's format.

Dave Cramm has stepped up to assist Editor Tom for the remainder of 2019 and will take over the Editor role beginning with the 2020 Mid-State Newsletters. As always, he will welcome any and all input, including photos and short write-ups for events that we, as a club, attend.

Dave will join a fine line of Editors, including Paul Giordano – 1979 & early days; Mo Tremblay for many, many years; Rich Holt Asst. Editor during the 1990’s and Tom (Yours Truly) Yoder as Co-Editor 1999-2007 and Editor 2007 to present.

Since 1979, our Club newsletter has only had two major changes to its header page. In Feb 1999, “Celebrating 20 Years” was added to a more stylized header.

And … In September 2001, the MSAAC Newsletter Header was again revised; the US Flag was added to the Footer ‐ Showing our support for the 9/11 tragedy that had just taken place, the week before.


SUN MAR 10 –REMEMBER TO SPRING AHEAD as Daylight Savings begins ...!!! MON. MAR 11 – CLUB MEETING – 7PM - GUEST SPEAKER – Dottie Markham, talking about Hagerty Insurance for Classic cars. Leominster Veterans’ Center, Pond & West Sts. Leominster, MA

SUN MAR 24 – Breakfast Run & Ice Breaker – 11AM - we plan on a morning BRUNCH, at the same site as last year. The Carriage House Restaurant, 660 Spring St. Rt. 12, Winchendon MA. JOE GONYNOR HAS INFO. A Hand count will be taken at March meeting. Google DIRECTIONS - Carriage House Restaurant, 660 Spring St. Rt. 12, Winchendon

MON. APR 8 – Doors open Early at 6 PM - ANNUAL AUCTION & MEETING NITE – bring yer Goodies to donate to the Auction ...!!! at Leominster Veterans Center Pond & West St

MON APR 15 – PATRIOT’S DAY (3rd Monday of April) – Fly your Flag !!!

SUN. APR 28 – EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB 49thAnn Car Show & Flea Mkt - Fitchburg Arprt 8AM - 1PM

MON. MAY 13 – CLUB MEETING-7PM Leominster Veterans’ Center, Pond & West Sts. Leominster, MA

BJ’s Club MEMBERSHIP – Getting a new membership to BJs or renewing a current membership has now been simplified. An updated list of Mid-State members is being kept at the courtesy booth so, if you’ve paid your dues, just go see them with your request. Remember, have your 2019 Mid-State DUES PAID UP to

renew your membership…!!!

WHERE WE GO & WHAT WE DO … !!!

Pres. Dave & Bill Schultz also presented a MSAAC appreciation plaque to Billy Bishop, at LKQ / ABC Auto Parts, 1525 Central Street in Leominster, MA. THANKS for your SUPPORT ...!!!

GOLD SPONSOR ‐ LKQ / ABC Auto Parts

Bill Schultz and Pres. Dave present the MSAAC appreciation plaque to JC & Holly Cahill of Owners New England Auto & Truck Recyclers located at 800 Spring Street (Rt. 12) Winchendon MA. THANKS for your SUPPORT ...!!!

PLATINUM SPONSOR ‐ New England Auto & Truck Recyclers

WRAPPING UP 2018 – Huge Thanks to OUR MAJOR FATHER’S DAY Sponsors…!!!


5 and 10 YEAR SPONSORS – It all began back in the early 2000's. Your club has enjoyed the support of dedicated members & friends who ‘kick-in’ some extra bucks from their business coffers to see that our club stays financially healthy. NOT MANY SPONSORS HAVE BEEN WITH US THIS LONG... In 2018 we celebrated 10 YEARS with DJ’s Auto Repair and 5 YEARS of continued sponsorship from Main Street Sunoco…!!!

WRAPPING UP FATHER’S DAY MEET 2018, 2 LONG TIME & 1 NEW SPONSOR...

WRAPPING UP THE YEAR 2018 - OUR SPONSORS help our club !!!

MAIN STREET SUNOCO ‐ 5 YEARS Pres. Dave, Fin Keneally, owner & Tom

DJ’S AUTO REPAIR ‐ 10 YEARS Pres. Dave and Dan Pothier, owner

BILL JULIAN (on left ) – has been supporting Mid‐State as a GOLD & SILVER SPONSOR since 2008. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT...!!!

WYMAN’S LIQUORS (right ) came on board in 2018 as a

NEW GOLD SPONSOR. We appreciate their

support…!!!

Tom presents Bill with our 10 YEAR GOLD & SILVER SPONSOR appreciation plaque.

Pres. Dave & Bill present Patrick Wyman with our GOLD SPONSOR appreciation plaque.

PLATINUM SPONSOR for 17 years - Colonial West has been a friend as well as a supporter to Mid-State for seventeen years now their continued support is greatly appreciated by the Mid-State membership. Colonial West sometimes has some classic cars in their inventory as you can see here.

In this photo, Pres. Dave presents Jeff with our Platinum Sponsor appreciation plague while standing beside their beautiful classic Chevrolet El Camino.

THANKS - JEFF & COLONIAL WEST ...!!!

COLONIAL WEST CHEVROLET‐ Pres Dave presents the 2018 appreciation plaque to Jeff .

FOR SALE:TRI-FOLD BED COVER for a 2013 RAM 6 1/2 ft bed - $75.00

1 set MONROE FRT STRUTS - NEW for 2006 RAM 1500. For either, call Dave 978 423-8878

FOR SALE: MACSIMIZER TOOL BOX - Value: $15,000.00 Selling for $3500.00 FIRM Call after 5:30PM Rick or Brenda 603.899.6079

BUY STUFF … !!!Need info by the 20th of the month.

PARTING OUT - 61 T-Bird coupe. All parts for sale. ALSO - complete 1964 T-Bird Engine $600.00 Call Charlie 978 597-8064

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their ad in Mid State’s Business Card Pages !!!

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