February meeting

well, i think everyone knows by now that George just suddenly and precipitously closed his Caesar's restaurant without notice to anyone, leaving us without a meeting place in January.
However, the board has met, and the february meeting will be at the new Western Sizzlin restaurant at (or near) Lubeck.
this may not be the most satisfactory location for everyone, but it was the only one that anyone could come up with.
if anyone has a better or different suggestion, contact John Rockhold, or bring it up at the meeting so it can be studied.
and remember, everything will be fine in 09
jvm

important notice Re: Jan. meeting

IMORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE JANUARY MEETING.
THE JANUARY PAAC MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
This has been made necessary due to the closure of Caesar's Restaurant.
He gave us no notice, just closed up and we found out about it later.
Arrangements will be made for a new meeting location.
if any one has a suggestion, please contact John Rockhold, at 304-422-1148.

christmas parade, december 2008

well, the Vienna Christmas parade was a great success. New president John Rockhold led off, driving the Parade Marshall, Mike Flanagan in Carol Strawhecker's red Oldsmobile, and followed by Norm Smith in his Model A ford ddriving the Vienna Senior Citizens.

I was unable to get pictures of them, but these scenes at the line-up show some of the cars that we had in the parade.

you can see part of John Hickman's car, Gene Reynolds' car, and my Cadillac (JVM) (Note-It is hard to get parade pictures when you are in it.)

But, the parade organizers gave the club a nice picture of each John Rockhold and Norm Smith, and they will be presented at the next meeting.

(Oh! yes! in case anyone doesn't know, Little Miss Christmas there is my granddaughter Rachel. The sun was shining in her eyes, so that is why she is squinting. JVM)

christmas dinner and officer installation

December 1, 2008 will be our Christmas Dinner and officer installation.

John Rockhold will be sworn in as your new president, along with all the other officers and directors.(refer to the November newsletter for the complete list.)

The Dinner will be held at the Comfort Suites in Mineral Wells, and we will be bringing donations for Old Man Rivers in lieu of a Gift Exchange.

your reservation is needed by November 26 if you are going to attend.

The club is helping to sponsor the dinner, with a $5.00 per member contribution to the cost for all those attending.

it is hard to believe that this great year of 2008 is almost over, and before we know it, we will be starting the car season all over again.

The Vienna Christmas parade will be held on December 13. We are signed up for 10 cars, and there is an entry donation of a case of canned food.

I have put a picture of my granddaughter Rachel on here, from a previous Vienna parade.

I don't know why, but I used to hear lots of comments about my car as i drove along the route. Now that I have been taking her along, all I hear is-- how cute the kid is. Wonder why? (Jerry Murphy)

Elvis night at Wendy's

WHAT A GREAT EVENING IT WASK! Saturday, September 14, at our usual Wendy's cruise-in. the weather looked a little iffy for the day, but turned out to be near perfect. A typical great late summer evening, although a little warm, but climaxing in a beautiful sunset, and highlighted by the appearance of a full moon.

It was a great turn out of cars, and a field full of friendly people. what more could you want.

The entertainment from MX was great, with plenty of Elvis music, and, Doug did his usual fine job of providing a multitude of door prizes and activities for everyone.

Next month, the October cruise-in will climax the year, with the halloween theme, and the drawing for tires and wheels..

you won't want to miss it.

Oh!! Yes, we had 128 cars registered, and several that were just there as spectators.

Great fun was had by all.

more picnic scenes

It would be difficult to find a more picturesque and scenic spot for a picnic, as the views here show.

we were glad to see Dave Smith able to attend again, and also Norm Smith just back from florida, and recuperating from knee surgery.

We were also glad to have Sharon Coleman's father able to attend with us once again.

It was great to see so many of the club cars out, as well as the members.

Don Harper led the invocation, particularly mentioning several of the members who have been ill.

Clem Dowler led the always inspiring pledge to the flag, to kick off the fine dinner.

Later, business was kept to a minimum, with discussions on the recent shows and cruise-ins, along with a remnder of the upcoming Elvis night Cruise-in on Sept. 13, and a call for all hands to turn out.

Ed Cain reported that Joe Hutchinson is doing well, and back at home.

Tom Jackson reported a slate of officers to be elected at the upcoming October meeting. Be sure to turn out at that meeting and elect and support the new officers and board members.

club picnic at lovely Fort Boreman Park

Since Monday was a holiday, the Sept. meeting was on Tuesday, and was held as a picnic at Fort Boreman Park.

The weather was great, the turnout outstanding, and the food was stellar.

But, see for yourself, as you view some of the pictures of the event.