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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH

JAN 14, 2018 | 12 :30 PM | GEORGE'S STEAKHOUSE • 1001 KANSAS AVE • MODESTO

Steak Luncheon

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Party Photos!

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IN THIS ISSUEAnniversaries

Birthdays

Calendar of Events

Meeting Information

Minutes

The Thunderbird

Agency

Prez Sez

Vice Prez Sez

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OFFICERS & CHAIRPERSONSPage 3

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President: Don Wigle

(209) 527-7775

Email: wigles@sbcglobal.net

Vice President: Katrina Tellez

(209) 480-3628

Email: classic57duskrose@gmail.com

Treasurer: Elaine Rogers

(209) 527-2639

Secretary: Jim Ridenour

(209) 505-3512

CTCI: Jim Ridenour

(209) 505-3512

Board Members:

Earl Reedy

(209) 823-0258

Jim Montavon

(209) 522-8830

Publicity:

Donna Montavon

(209) 522-8830

Sunshine: Donna Montavon

(209) 522-8830

Games: Keith Rogers

(209) 527-2639

HENRY FORD'S QUOTE OF THE MONTH

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE CREATOR

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

SEQUOIA CLUBDate: May 17-20

Location: Fresno

Next QC:

PREZ SEZ

First of all, I'd like to thank everybody for putting your faith in me to guide the club for the next year.

I'd also like to thank those who volunteered to help me with the various officer positions, Katrina for

V.P., Elaine as treasurer, and Jim R. for stepping up as secretary. Thanks also to those who offered to

fill the appointed positions that help keep the club running. We face several challenges in the

upcoming year, with possibly the most pressing being filling the last of the appointed positions

especially the newsletter. While Katrina was kind enough to step up with a mailer for this month, but

she already does so much for the club and it would be nice if we could find a new editor. While I'm

sure Katrina will be reminding everyone, our meetings are the real foundation of the club and road

trips can enhance the friendships between members. If you are able to help out by arranging for a

place to have one of our lunch meetings, it will be really appreciated by the entire membership.

Road trips, especially overnight trips, are more work to arrange, but leave great memories for those

who can participate. If you are interested in setting up a trip, but find the idea of arranging

everything overwhelming, there is usually a more experienced member that would enjoy helping

with the planning. A final task we have to address this year is to begin getting ready for our next

QC, which will come much too soon if we don't start planning for it now. I would like to get a small

group of members together to help decide on a location and activities, and hopefully start finalizing

things toward the end of the year.

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THE MOST SPECIAL DAYS

BirthdaysJim Darwin 4

Bill Graham 15

Ken Van Dyke 19

Joe Hood 22

Darlene Cose 26

Anniversaries

No Anniversaries

This Month

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VICE PREZ SEZ

Happy New Year wonderful friends and T-Bird enthusiasts! Kick off the New Year by Joining

President Don Wigle January 20th at Pep-Boys Re-Opening & free car show on McHenry Ave. in

Modesto; and remember the annual Turlock swap meet Jan. 27-28th. Those who have access,

check modestotbirdclub.org. Consider hosting a meeting by booking the banquet room at your

favorite restaurant, or a tour to a fun destination, let's fill the event calendar! Please send me

information regarding meetings, tours and car shows so it can be included at meetings, added to the

calendar and posted on the web site. A HUGE Thank You to Bev Montgomery and Pat Mason for

their hard work publishing the newsletter in the past years. My goal is to send out the next meeting

information with the minutes for each month and a newsletter every other month.

Ruben and I are looking forward to the next big thing.... T-Bird on! -- Katrina Tellez

THE NEXT BIG THINGBUSINESS MEETING

Sunday January 14

GEORGE'S STEAK HOUSE

1001 KANSAS AVE. - MODESTO - 12:30

NOTE: The restaurant does not open until 12:00

Hosts: Ruben and Katrina Tellez

North / South 99 - Kansas Exit - Head West

Order off the menu, Separate checks, Gratuity included

Need to sign up? Contact Katrina 480-3628

PLAN AHEADBusiness Meeting - Valentine's Luncheon

Sunday February 11th - Table 26 Turlock - Noon

Hosted by Judy and Jim Lyon

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Editor’s Note: The Thunderbird Agency is a murder mystery

story written by Modesto’s Rubén Porras. Every month you will

be able to follow along with private eyes, Jack Long and Eddie

Gibbs as they try to solve a case that neither of them were

expecting to end up on their desks in a rundown Chinatown

building in San Francisco. I hope you enjoy it! - Katrina

The Case of the Scoundrel and the Bar Maid

It had been a long and uneventful night for Jack Long and his

partner Eddie Gibbs. The duo spent hours in a cold car on a

cold pier watching for what was supposed to be a major

shipment of illegal contraband from Venezuela but nothing

ever materialized. As a matter of fact, the only eventful part of

the evening was when their trusty Thermos finally gave up its

last cup of hot java. Sadly this happened way too soon into

their shift, leaving both of the partners tired, frustrated and

irritable.

There had been too many nights like this since the retired San

Francisco detectives and best buddies started their post-cop

gig, Thunderbird Detective Agency and the usually fiery duo

was getting bored. They needed a spark. They needed some

action.

Named after their choice of transportation, their office was located in Chinatown over a Chinese restaurant

because it was really all they could afford to get started. Long needed the gig to pad his pension and Gibbs

needed to get out of the house because his wife wasn’t used to him being home as often. The two were

slowly driving one another insane even after over 30 years of wedded bliss.

Six months had passed since the agency opened and so far the duo had managed to find a few missing

pets, bust up a small illegal basement casino ran by incredibly stupid Russian mobsters, solve a case

involving a missing taco truck, and help to give a few ladies the evidence they needed to land huge divorce

settlements from their sleazy cheating husbands.

After a meeting of the minds one foggy day, Long and Gibbs decided to give the project six more months to

get more interesting and lucrative. After that they would likely end up being regulars at a wharf-side coffee

shop that spent their days fishing and polishing their cars. That wouldn’t be a bad life for many but for two

gritty ex-detectives used to gun fights and car chases, it simply wouldn’t be much fun.

It was a Tuesday afternoon when things changed for the pair. A Tuesday afternoon that neither one of them

could see coming. A Tuesday afternoon that would change their lives forever.

Changing of the GuardPapapolloni Mediterranean Bistro and Bar was a

great place to celebrate the holiday and greet our

new officers!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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ToursMeetings Shows

Jan 14 • 12:30 George's Steakhouse

Ruben & Katrina Tellez

Feb 11 • Noon Table 26

Judy & Jim Lyon

March 11 • Noon Open

April 15 • Noon Jim & Donna Montavon

TBA

May 06 • Noon Dolly Reedy & Joyce Williams

Del Web Manteca

Jan 21 • Open

Feb • Open

March • Open

April • Open

May 17-20 • QC Sequoia Club

Jan 20 Pep-Boys Free Car Show

Jan 27 (7-5) • Jan 28 (7-3)

Turlock Swap Meet

MINUTES FROM DECEMBER

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Meeting Minutes

Papapolloni Mediterranean Bistro and Bar

Oakdale, California

December 14, 2017

The meeting was called to order at 12:25 p.m. by President Jim Ridenour.

Keith Rogers made a motion to open a discussion regarding the nomination of Secretary,

as Pat Mason will not be able to fill the office, Don Wigle seconded the motion. Jim

Ridenour called for nominations to be made from the floor to fill the office of Secretary.

Earl Reedy nominated Jim Ridenour for the office of Secretary, Jim Ridenour accepted the

nomination. Roberta Van Dyke made a motion to close nominations for Secretary,

seconded by Ken Van Dyke. By an all in favor vote, Jim Ridenour was elected

as Secretary for 2018.

CTCI dues have been raised to $37.50 per year, however members have the opportunity

of locking in at $35.00 for the next three years by paying $105.00. If interested call

treasurer Elaine Rogers.

Next meeting at George's Steak House, 1001 Kansas Ave., Modesto at 12:30.

Meeting adjourned at 12:33 p.m.

Respectively Submitted

Katrina Tellez

Secretary

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