Monthly Newsletter of the Mother Lode Model T Club

http://www.motherlodemodelt.com

July 2014

Activities at a Glance

♦ June 21 - Tour - Junette & Susie are planning a tour, more info to come.

♦ July 10 - Thursday, Monthly Meeting.

Sizzler at 13570 Lincoln Way, Auburn. Come for dinner at 5:30 - 6 pm. Meeting will start at 7 pm. ♦ July 12 - Poker Run Tour by the Saylor's ♦ July 17- Tuesday, LOL Lunch 11:30 am, String's Italian Restaurant, Auburn. Hostess: Norma Hyatt 530 885-9011 ♦ August - Tour needed ♦ September - Tour - Marriott's are planning a tour. More info to come. ♦ September 14 - Antique Autos in History Park in San Jose, Sponsored by SCVMTC. Some of us are planning on going.

♦ October 25 - Annual Fall Colors Tour

♦ Dec 7 - Christmas Party, Auburn Valley Country Club

Poker Run Saturday, July 12

Meet at Raley's 9 AM, Leaving

at 9:30 AM. We will drive back

roads in the Meadow Vista, Chicago Park and Grass

Valley area ending up for lunch at Alta Sierra Pizza

for lunch. RSVP to John Saylor 916-202-5842.

MOTHER LODE SWAP MEET On June 1, 2014 the Mother Lode Model T Club held its 38th Annual Swap Meet at the Fairgrounds in Auburn, California. Bill and Christian Finkbeiner headed up the striping of the field with help from Bruce lngram, John Boorinakis, Lewie Burcher and Dick Johnson. Kitty Goodell had a lunch for all the members that helped with set up and the field striping. Those that helped set up where, Gary Krezman, John Saylor, Darren Saylor, Richard Weitzel, Kenny Marriott, Vern Marriott, Lewie Burcher, Dick Johnson, Rich Instness, Bob McCoy, Joyce Weitzel, Kitty Goodell, Gordon Goodell, Susie Krezman, Jerry Moore and Les

Silveira. Joyce Weitzel Hosted the Potluck dinner. John Saylor BBQ'd Tri-Tip. Again Joyce had gift baskets for the winners of

the drawing. Thank you all who brought a dish to share. Richard Weitzel turned 70 and we all celebrated with a cake that his family brought. The day of the Swap Meet was cooler this year. Sunday morning we immediately had an electrical

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(Swap Meet - cont'd) problem, some of the field lights and the electrical to the food booth went out. Lucky for us we had two electricians on hand to fix the problem, Gary Krezman and Richard Instness. We did not sell out of spaces this year, but we did have a good stream of buyers coming in and most of the vendors we talked with had good sales. The food booth was busy selling coffee and donuts at 5:00 am. By 8:30 our customers wanted hamburgers , hot dogs, and pie. Gordon Goodell and Kenny Marriott manned the BBQ all day. Those helping in the food booth where, Joyce Weitzel, Junette Avey, Susie Krezman, Bobbi Machado, Kitty Goodell, Gina (Kittys sister), Lewie Burcher, Mindy lngram, Eula Marriott, Cindy Lindstedt, Toni Moore, Janice Saylor, and Olivia Marriott. Thank you to Richard Weitzel and Darren Saylor for patrolling the field all night. Vendor parking was

coordinated by Steve Short and crew of Darren Saylor, Chris Instness, Anthony Shasta & Alysa Moore and Kenny Marriott. A special thank

you to some of our youngest members, Shasta and Alysa Moore who helped out at the gate and where ever they were needed. These are very hard working young ladies. Our Club sends a big thank you to Vern and Eula Marriott for storing the food trailer for over twenty years. The trailer has found a new home at the Rice Ranch of Jerry and Toni Moore. Erik Barrett supplied the ice and provided us with a dumpster for the garbage. We, as a customer of the fairgrounds, are now required to provide for our own removal of garbage created by our event. A very big Thank you to John Saylor and Gary Krezman for co-chairing the Swap Meet. To everyone who helped, field striping, set up of food booth, manning the food booth, taking money at the gate, and for cleanup of the field, a job well done. Many hands make light work. --Gary & Susie Krezman

Tour to Maidu Indian Museum & Historic Site

June 21

We had five cars and ten club members join us on

our tour. Allen Koch had guest Topher Matson, (a

potential new

member) ride along

with him. We rode

through town and

down Indian Hill

Rd, to Newcastle

Rd. Turning on to

Brennans Rd.

we passed the Old

Shanghai Restaurant sign. It was perched on an old

flatbed truck along with other old farming

equipment scattered around it. We made a right

hand turn on to King Rd. taking it to Val Verde.

As we turned on to Val Verde the Horton Iris Farm

was on the right, unfortunately we did not see any

blooming Iris but they did have lots of Lavender

along the side of the road. After a nice long stretch

of country driving Val Verde becomes Wells Rd.

and dead ends at Barton Rd. Another short

distance on Barton we were soon cruising another

great Model-T road, Cavitt-Stallman Rd. Arriving

in Roseville we

were able to

avoid driving on

busiest major

streets to get to

the Museum.

When we

arrived Topher's

lovely wife

Kelly joined us for the tour.

When we reached the Indian Museum we had

a very informative docent who explained the

different displays. For 3000 years the Nisenean

Maidu prospered on the site, which has been since

1973 on the National Register of Historical

Places. There are walking paths which lead to rocks

with petro glyphs and areas the Maidu had used

for their daily activities.

After leaving the Museum we drove up a more

rural part of Eureka Rd. to Auburn-Folsom Rd. We

had a delicious lunch at Tratoria Deli then we all

headed different directions to home. Susie and I

thank those of you who came and we hope you

enjoyed the tour. --Junette Avey Brown

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2014 Rosters

The rosters were distributed at the last couple of

meetings and mailed to some. This year they have a

light blue cover. If you have not received your 2014

roster, please call John Saylor at 916-202-5842.

We have two new members that have joined since

the printing. Please add them in and include in any

club correspondence.

Philip Gardner 319 Bird Street Yuba City, Ca 95991 530-671-2029 phil_1922detroit@yahoo.com

Gary & Carol Dean 598 Gregory Dr. Yuba City, CA 95993 850-554-7600 garydean2@comcast.net

July 4th Parade, Nome, Alaska, 1915

Starting this issue I will be running pictures from the

Model T era provided by member Jay Buscio.

Many of these Jay has posted on the MTFCA

Forum. Thanks Jay for providing access to your

collection.

Sunshine

We were saddened to hear Craig Purvis, son of Russ

Purvis was killed in a motorcycle accident in Nevada.

Cleona Duncan is resting at home with Hospice care.

LOL

All ladies in the club are invited to join in the LOL lunch, Tuesday July 17 11:30 am, String's Italian Restaurant, Auburn. RSVP to Norma Hyatt 530 885-9011

Show Off your Club Affiliation

Club Logo Items

Travel mugs with club logo are available to purchase for $10.00 each. These are really nice, stainless steel with lid. Call Steve Short to get yours. 916-791-7087.

********* Club Shirts We also still have a small supply of shirts with the club logo. Blue Tee Shirts with the logo on the back and club name on the front. $10. ea. Sizes M, & XL & 2XL. Polo shirts with the club name on the front above a pocket. $22. Sizes M, XL. Call John Saylor 916-723-1613 to reserve yours.

******* Embroidered logo patches both large and small are also available. These can be sewn onto jackets or other items of your choosing. Contact Kitty for these items.

Ford Factory, Copenhagen

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What's Happening at the CAM

“Selling the Dream:

Sacramento’s Early Car Dealers” On display from June 28, 2014 to November 30, 2014

The upcoming rotating exhibit, “Selling the Dream:

Sacramento’s Early Car Dealers,” is a completely

unique in comparison to our past exhibits. In

particular, we are focusing on the entrepreneurs

behind the

auto sales

industry in

Sacramento

rather than

just the cars.

The

experience

will include

images of historical Sacramento buildings that were

once vehicle showrooms, and an interactive display

for making your very own video advertisement after

a look at some of the local industry’s most clever

ads. The interactive addition will give visitors the

opportunity to become part of the exhibit!

Information in this exhibit has been curated

entirely in-house which makes it completely unique

to the Museum realm and the Sacramento

Community. “Selling the Dream” will span time

from the very first automobile dealers in the early

1900s into more recent years of the 1970s. Many

stories of the people who shaped Sacramento’s

culture and business, including many of whom are

still very familiar in today’s culture.

This exhibit has been developed in the midst of a

Museum renovation that is still in the planning

stages. Depending on

construction plans of our

building, this exhibit

could remain on display

for additional time.

Remember, every Mother Lode Member gets

one free admission per year. Just show you

membership card.

Photograph courtesy of Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects.

Anyone remember the Studebaker Dealer?

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New Hats

Member Jerry Anders

has a limited supply of

dark blue hats with the

gold club logo

embroidered on. They are

$10 each. See Jerry at a

meeting. Contact him at

916-434-8113.

Q: Where was the first drive-in

restaurant?

A: Royce Hailey's Pig Stand opened in

Dallas in 1921.

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Birthdays and Anniversaries

July Anniversaries

Jay & Christine Buscio 2 Brad & Darothy Derrenger 17

Murray & Harriette Work 18 Roger & Mary Lynn Barrett 27 Bob & Karol Nowack 30

July Birthdays

Nich Boorinakis 5 Russ Purvis 12

Jerry Anders 6 Skip Nowack 16 Jay Buscio 10 Jill Jackson 23 Erik Lindstedt 10 Trudie Barnes 31

General Meeting Minutes

Mother Lode Model T Club General Meeting Minutes, June 12, 2014 The June 2014, general membership meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm by President Gary Krezman. The meeting was held at the Sizzler Restaurant, Auburn, Ca. A moment of silence was observed in honor of Russ Purvis' son Kevin who passed away recently in an accident. Greeter Report - Initially Junette noted there were no new faces. Later in the evening she introduced Topher Matson who came in later in the meeting. Topher is interested in getting a Model T. Secretary Report – John reported the minutes of the last general meeting (May 2014) were printed in June T Diggins'. John noted that the date for the Christmas party was in conflict with previous announcements. Vern made a call to Eula who verified the date to be Sunday Dec 7. Correspondence from other clubs and other miscellaneous was passed around. Treasurer Report – Kitty gave the report. We had income from shirts, Coffee mugs, 50/50, swap meet gate and food booth. Expenses were for newsletter, and swap meet expenses. Detailed reports are available. Activities VP Susie reported the upcoming events - Saturday, June 21, Junette has a tour to the Maidu Indian Center and Museum in Roseville. Sign up was passed around. Susie asked if anyone was interested in the Auburn 4th of July parade. There was no interest so we will not do the parade this year. LOL's is Tuesday, June 17 at Sweet Pea's on Luther Rd. Mary Ramsey is host. Sunshine - Cards sent to the Purvis family and to Cleona Duncan. Cleona is on Hospice.

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(Minutes, Cont'd) Old Business Swap Meet - Gary reported we had a very good meet. The weather was perfect. Kitty went over the financials and we did make more than last year. While talking with both vendors and buyers, all reported that it was a a good meet and were very satisfied. Gary thanked all who helped. The food trailer will need some work before winter. A date will be set up later this year. Several comments were made on things to improve on for next year. Gary will be meeting with the fair director to confirm the same weekend for next year. New Business Board meeting will be Monday July 7, 6 pm, Round Table, Loomis. Reports - John gave a report on the May tour to the Rio Linda Farm & Tractor show. All had a good time. Junette gave details on her tour. Meet at Raley's and leave at 9 am. Lunch in Roseville. John gave the details on the July poker run tour. Sign up was passed around. Kitty requested approval to have more envelopes and letter head printed. Motion by John Boorinakis and second by Junette Avey. Motion passed. Hats - Jerry Anders brought sample of hats with the club logo embroidered on the front. They are available for $10. 50-50 -- Several items were auctioned off including a set of band linings. Drawing for the money went to Steve Short and Jerry Anders. One club hat won by Bill Finkbiener. Since there was no additional business, Gary wished the Dad's a happy Father's Day and the meeting was adjourned at 8:17 pm. John Saylor, Secretary

Swapmeet 2014

Robin Ferris

Christian Finkbiener

Two nice speedsters for sale

June Maidu Tour

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"Wittstatt Radiator Shop, 13th Street N.W, Washington, D.C., circa 1920.

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Monthly Newsletter of the Mother Lode Model T Club

http://www.motherlodemodelt.com

2014 Officers

President ------------- Gary Krezman 530-823-7957 Vice President ------Susie Krezman 530-823-7957 Treasurer --------------Kitty Goodell 916-334-5904 Secretary--------------John Saylor 916-723-1613

Board Members

Gordon Goodell--------916-334-5904 - 2014-2015 Lewis Burcher --------- 530-885-6912 - 2014-2015 Junette Avey Brown --916-436-4176 - 2014-2015 Stephen Short --------- 916-791-7087 - 2014-2015 Sunshine ---- Susie Krezman Website & Newsletter - John Saylor

***** Address all correspondence to: Mother Lode Model T Club P.O. Box 4901 Auburn, CA 95604

The Mother Lode Model T Club was organized during 1967 and became a member of the Model T Ford Club of America in 1969. The club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the personal enjoyment of its members through the preservation and restoration of the Model T Ford and especially through activities involving the use of Model T Fords. Meetings at held on the second Thursday of each month with the exception of December, at the Sizzler, 13570 Lincoln Way, Auburn, Ca. 5:30 pm for dinner, 7 pm meeting. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Model T Fords. Ownership of a Model T is not necessary. Dues - Annual Dues are $20 per family.

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Published monthly to keep members informed of club activities and to promote participation in club events. Publication copy should be sent to the editor by the 20th of the month to be included in the next issue. Send all copy to: 7304 Goldwood Way, Citrus Heights, Ca 95610 or email to j99saylor@gmail.com

Members are encouraged to join the Model T Ford Club of America. MTFCA members receive the bi-monthly publication The Vintage Ford, voting privileges in national club and can participate in the many national club tours and events. Annual dues for the MTFCA is $40.00 payable to:

The Model T Ford Club of America P.O. Box 126 Centerville, In 47330-0126 Telephone: (765) 855-5248 www.mtcfa.com email: admin@mtfca.com

Club Website The Mother Lode Model T Club maintains a website at http://www.motherlodemodelt.com. The website keeps members informed of club activities, photos of club events and members cars. The website also provides a membership information and application. The website also introduces those new to the hobby to the club.

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