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2011 Officers

President’s Note

Larry House—President

(317) 841-2828

kathleenhouse@comcast.net

Clyde Burghardt-Vice President

(765) 538-2898

cburghardt@tds.net

Ken Shaw-Treasurer

(812) 294-4898

keshaw@verizon.net

Duane Johnson-Adv. Council Rep.

(765) 628-7668

redbird57johnson@juno.com

Ron Marchand-Two-Year Dir.

(574) 967-3640

marchand@embarqmail.com

Dottie Pierce-Secretary

(317) 849-6868

piercee317@att.net

Bev Lucas-Newsletter Editor

(317) 748-7599

bev.lucas@comcast.net

March Meeting

Saturday, March 26th @ 2:30pm

The Historic Hoosier Gym

355 N. Washington Street

Knightstown, Indiana then lunch at

the Kopper Kettle Inn @

approximately 4:30pm

Morristown, Indiana

RSVP:

Larry & Kathleen House

(317) 841-2828

Club Officers 1

& President’s Note

Cars of the Month 2

Sally Schmidt and

A web-site featuring the original factory brochures for nearly every American car you have ever owned.

March Meeting Info 3

Photos from January 4

Planning Meeting

EBOH Calendar of Events 5

Club News, Updates, 6

EBOH Gear Info

“Hey Wasn’t This Us” 7

Submitted by John Royer

H oosier Bird News is published monthly and is the official publication of

the Early Birds of Hoosierland. A club dedicated to the preservation of the 1955, 1956, and 1957 Thun-derbirds. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the Classic Thunderbirds.

If you would like something placed in the Newsletter send information to the editor by the 20th of each month to Bev Lucas, 10632 E. 79th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46236 or email bev.lucas@comcast.net.

Reminder

There is no February Meeting

April Meeting

Saturday, April 16 @ 11:30am

The Indiana History Center

450 W. Ohio Street

Indianapolis, Indiana followed

by lunch at the

Santorini Greek Kitchen

located at 1417 Prospect St.,

Indianapolis, Indiana

RSVP:

Larry & Kathleen House

(317) 841-2828

Our 2011 is off to a great start. Our January Planning Meeting was attended by 42 members. Big thanks go out to Ed & Dottie Pierce for ordering our box lunches and the arranging for the meeting room.

Our calendar for 2011 is complete. It looks like anoth-er year of interesting, educational and FUN outings, and as always some great food. The calendar of events for 2011 is on page 5 of this Newsletter.

I would like to thank our members who put forth ideas and especially those who agreed to host each event, Ken & Sara Koehler, Clyde & Audrey Burghardt , Greg & Gail Wilfing, Diane & George Kopscick, Don & Bev Lucas, Tom & Maggie Smith, Joe & Jan Baker, Jim & Lynn Caylor. Being a host for a meeting requires a lot of planning and it takes a significant amount of time. Thanks again to all of you.

We have many members who only attend a few of our monthly meetings/outings or not at all. I would sure like to see more members attend. You are missing out on a lot of Fellowship and FUN!

Let’s hope for an early spring so we can drive our T Birds as soon as possible.

Larry

Think

Spring!

Page 2 Hoosier Bird News

Cars of the Month

Owner

Sally Schmidt

Sally’s New T-Birds! How Sally came across her pink T-birds---yeah, she has 2 of them. When we were in Hawaii, we had lunch at a little place on Waikiki Beach. They served kids meals in the T-birds. Well, at the time we didn't know until after we saw a kid throw his bird in the trash bin. Yep, she dug it out!! Then she decided to get a kids meal so she could have an "original" T-bird. Thus she has 2 pink T-birds. She now is a full member of the Early Birds of Hoosierland club, complete with proud owner of not 1, but 2 pink T-birds!! Now that’s a car story!

Submitted by Kathy King

This has to be one of the neatest web sites whether you have gasoline in your veins or not. This is a web-site featuring the original factory brochures for nearly every American car you have ever owned. Pick the manufacturer, the year and the model. Enjoy!

Submitted by

Marilyn & Leo Mann

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

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EBOH March Meeting Info

March 26, 2011– Saturday @ 2:30pm — Meet and tour the Historic Hoosier Gym located at 355 N. Washington Street,

Knightstown, Indiana 46148 (800) 668-1895, home of the Hickory Huskers from the movie ―Hoosiers‖ (one of Indiana’s Hoosier

Hysteria basketball shrines) for our meeting, and shoot some hoops ($1.00 donation) then followed by late lunch /dinner at the

Kopper Kettle Inn located at 135 W. Main Street (US Highway 52) in Morristown, Indiana 46161 @ 4:30pm (765) 763-6767 –

great family style food. Chicken, Catfish or Haddock—$21.50 including tax and gratuity, Fried Shrimp $22.50 Please RSVP to

Larry & Kathleen House (317) 841-2828 (H) or (317) 710-7886 (Larry cell) or (317) 710-7883 (Kathleen cell) with attendance and

food preference by March 19th.

GUIDELINES FOR UNDERSTANDING 'THE HOOSIER CULTURE'

For those of you who are Hoosiers, this is so accurate it hurts. I mean really hurts!!! To those of you who are displaced Hoosiers, you may get homesick.

Know the State casserole. The state casserole consists of canned green beans, Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup and dried onions. You can safely take this casserole to any social event and know that you will be accepted. Get used to food festivals. The Indiana General Assembly, in an effort to grow bigger athletes, passed legislation years ago requiring every incorpo-rated community to have at least one festival per year dedicated to a high-fat food. It is your duty as a Hoosier in fact to at-tend these festivals and buy at least one elephant ear. The Weather. Speaking of Indiana weather is… wear layers or die. The thing to remember about Indiana seasons is that they can occur at anytime. We have spring-like days in January and wintry weekends in October. April is capable of providing a sampling of all four seasons in a single 24-hour period. For these reasons, Indiana is the Layering Capital of the World. Don't take Indiana place names literally. If a town has the same name as a foreign city --- Valparaiso and Versailles, for example --- you must not pronounce them the way the foreigners do lest you come under suspicion as a spy. Also, East Enterprise has no counterpart on the west side of the state. South Bend is in the north. North Putnam is in the south and French Lick isn't what you think either.

Page 4 Hoosier Bird News

EBOH Planning Meeting Photos

Page 5 Volume 2, Issue 3

EBOH Calendar of Events 2011

January—Sunday, January 23, 2011 - @ 12:30pm—EBOH Planning Meeting — Delaware Township Community

Building (located behind the Government Center) at 9090 E. 131st Street in Fishers, Indiana

The food will be provided by McAlister’s Deli, the cost will be approximately $10.00 per person. Please RSVP to Larry & Kath-

leen House (317) 841-2828 or Ed & Dottie Pierce (317) 849-6868.

February—No Meeting

March 26, 2011– Saturday —@ 2:30pm -The Hoosier

Gymnasium —Home of the Hickory Huskers from the

movie ―Hoosiers‖ - located at 355 N. Washington Street, Knightstown,

Indiana 46148 (800) 668-1895 tour and shoot some hoops, and followed

by lunch at the Kopper Kettle Inn in Morristown, Indiana @4:30pm –

RSVP: Larry & Kathleen House (317) 841-2828 (H) or (317) 710-7886

(Larry’s cell) (details on page 3).

April 16, 2011—Saturday— @ 11:30amThe Indiana History Center located at 450 W. Ohio

St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (317) 232-1882—www.indianahistory.org. Admission $6.00,

Seniors $5.50. Lunch at Santorini’s Greek Kitchen (not all Greek food), voted Top 25 res-

taurant and #1 Greek Restaurant in Indianapolis, 1417 Prospect St., Indianapolis, IN 46203

(317) 917-1117 @ 2:00-2:30 –Lunch Menu (avg. price $10-$12.00 plus tax & gratuity)— RSVP: Larry & Kath-

leen House (317) 841-2828 (H) or (317) 710-7886 (Larry’s cell) or (317) 710-7883 (Kathleen’s cell).

May 14, 2011—Saturday—Time—TBD—Architectural Tour & Lunch —Columbus, Indiana— RSVP: Ken &

Sara Koehler (317) 253-4494 (more details to follow).

June 15th—19th, 2011 —CTCI Convention—Ramblin’ Roads to Richmond—Richmond, Virginia

June 26th, 2011—Sunday-Time-TBD - West Baden, French Lick, Indiana Trip—RSVP: Cyde & Audrey Burghardt (765) 538-2898

(overnight optional) (more details to follow).

July 16 & 17, 2011—Saturday—Meet at Wilfing’s Home for 10:30am Brunch, 56219 Quince Road, South Bend, IN 46619 , leave

for Hotel around noon (Baymont Inn & Suites– check in if staying overnight). Meet & Greet in Lobby 5-6pm—Dinner and Enter-

tainment after! Sunday Morning—Head to Gilmore Classic Car Club Museum-located at 6865 W. Hickory Rd., Hickory Corners,

Michigan 49060 (269) 671-5089, 8-8:30am, Lunch and Museum package $15.50, view cars until noon have lunch and meeting—

head home! RSVP Greg & Gail Wilfing (574) 232-6521 (more details to follow).

August 2011– Date & Time—TBD—Culver Military Academy & Lake Maxinkuckee @Culver, Indiana— www.culver.org/. RSVP: Diane & George Kopscick (740) 427-2637 (more details to follow).

August 24-28—2011—Midland’s Gold Celebrating 50 Years of CTCI Convention—Omaha, Nebraska

September 2011—Date & Time—TBD—Metamora Trip with Ohio Club—RSVP: Don & Bev Lucas (317) 748-7599 and/or Brad

& Lisa Nogar (OVEB) (more details to follow).

October 15, 2011—Saturday—Time TBD—Halloween Costume Party– Weenie Roast —Don & Bev Lucas’ Home—Indianapolis,

Indiana. RSVP: Don & Bev Lucas (317) 748-7599, Greg & Gail Wilfing (574) 232-6521 or Tom (Scooter) & Maggie Smith (317)

841-9005 (more details to follow).

November 13, 2011—Sunday - Arrive at 12:00, Eat as soon as possible —Annual Thanksgiving at the Baker’s—Daleville, Indiana.

RSVP Joe & Jan Baker (765) 759-2289.

December 3, 2011– Saturday—Time—TBD—Christmas Party—American Legion, Lebanon, Indiana

(Further clarification of meetings, schedule of times, and any further information will be in each Newsletter and on email and

discussed at monthly meetings).

All passed events are highlighted in gray.

Page 6 Hoosier Bird News

February Birthdays

February Anniversaries

To order EBOH gear, sweatshirts, jackets, t-

shirts, sweaters, golf shirts, hats, patches, etc.

Contact Lori @

TNT Sales & Promotions

(317) 774-7106

www.tntsalespromo.com

To View All Upcoming Car Shows

& Events Around Indiana check this

website: OldRide.com

REMINDER

EBOH DUES ARE PAST DUE

DUE JANUARY 1, 2011

Please send check for $30.00

Payable to EBOH to:

Ken Shaw

6707 Hwy. 160 E.

Henryville, IN 47126

Thank you!

8 Jim Perkins

9 Tom Johnson

10 Bud Slagle

11 Don Lucas

11 Darrell Ginn

13 Charlie Jones

15 Dave Tulowitzky

15 Jean Collins

17 Duane Johnson

21 Robert Turner

22 Gary Gagliardi

24 Nancy Ford

28 Bill Powers

March Birthdays

March Anniversaries

10 Susie Gibbs

13 Cathy Johnson

2 Doc & Jean Runner

23 Jerry & Jan Wraley

15 Greg & Gail Wilfing

16 Joel & Sandy McShane

Updates from the Editor…………………..

1. Bill & Nita Windmiller have a new email address:

56blacktbird@att.net

2. Ken & Martha Shaw have a new email address:

keshaw46@frontier.com

In Remembrance

Bill Simpson, 82 years young, a long time member of the Early Birds of Hoosierland passed away January 21, 2011. We are deeply sad-dened by Bill’s loss, our hearts go out to Bill & Betty’s families and friends and our prayers and sympathies are with them during this diffi-cult time. Bill is also a cousin to club member Kathy King. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.

CTCI Early Bird Magazine

Issue Jan-Feb 2001

I hope you get a chance to read the

article on pages 43, 44, & 45 written

by Dottie Pierce for the Early Birds

of Hoosierland. Dottie did a won-

derful job talking about our club and

our events for 2010!

What a FUN group of people!

Thanks again Dottie—Great Job!

This is NUTS!

This year we will experience 4 unusual dates…...1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, and 11/11/11…………...NOW go fig-ure this out…………...take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it WILL EQUAL….111

Submitted by Clyde Burghardt

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Ben Smith

4258 Mill Creek Estates

Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-1630 (H) (765) 432-0514 (Cell)

Email: corvettes4fun@dishmail.net

1957 Black

Our thoughts and prayers

are with you

Bill Windmiller!

Our thoughts and prayers go out to

Joel and Sandy McShane after the

recent passing of Sandy’s father.

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“Shade Tree Mechanic” EBOH Tech Reporter Don Lucas and

“On The Road” with EBOH Reporter Bill Bishop are taking some time off but will be back!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM INDIANA WHEN…...

You think the state Bird is Larry. You can say 'French Lick' without laughing out loud. There's actually a college near you named 'Ball State.’ You know Batesville is the casket-making capital of the world and you're proud of it. You could never figure out spring forward-fall back, so still think you should just ignore Daylight Savings Time! You know several people who have hit a deer. Down south to you means Kentucky. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing Terre Haute . Your school classes were canceled because of cold. Your school classes were canceled because of heat. You know what the phrase 'knee-high by the Fourth of July' means. You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are a master of Euchre.. You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store, no matter what time of year it is. Detasseling was your first job. Bailing hay, you’re second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to get clean and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops, all in the same barn lot on the same day. You say things like catty corner and know what it means. You install security lights on your house and garage, and then leave them both unlocked You carry jumper cables in your car regularly. You drink pop. You catch frogs at the crick. If you want someone to hear you, you holler at 'em. You know that baling wire was the predecessor to duct tape. You know that strangers are the only ones who come to your front door. Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups. You think nothing of driving on the roads and being stuck behind a farm implement in spring and fall. You just hope it's not a hog truck or a manure spreader. High school basketball games draw bigger crowds on the weekend than movie theaters, IF you have a mov-ie theater. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six for local sports. You can repeat the scores of the last eight NBA games, but unless the MVP is a Hoosier, you are not sure who he is. You can see at least two basketball hoops from your yard. You can name Bobby Knight's exploits over the last few years. The biggest question of your youth was IU or Purdue. Indianapolis is the BIG CITY. Getting stuck by a train is a legitimate excuse for being late to school or work. Everyone knows who the town cops are, where they live, and whether they're at home or on duty. You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival. And you took back roads to get there. To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded, & fried piece of pork served on a bun with a pickle. You end your sentences with prepositions, as in 'Where's it at?' or 'Where's he going to?'

Submitted by Theolinda Foster

Bev Lucas 10632 E. 79th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46236

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