The Saddle Bags - Imperial Mustangs Of Polk County

March 2016
Volume 23, Issue 02
Special Interest
Information:
 NEW MEETING
LOCATION!
Remember, we
are meeting at
Lakeland Ford
on Memorial
Blvd. for all of
our 2016
meetings!
 Who wants to
be a Member
Spotlight? We
could use a
volunteer to
step up at the
March meeting!
 We could use
some member
submissions for
the club’s email
blast. Please
forward any
funny Mustang
stuff or videos
to your editor
ASAP!
The Saddle Bags
The official newsletter of the Imperial Mustangs of Polk County
A Regional Group of the Mustang Club of America
Hoofbeats by Terry Blakely
I want to thank
everyone who worked the
show and made it so very
successful. I must admit I
was nervous this year
having changed venues
and dates, but the show
was great. I have received
feedback from a number
of participants who were
very happy with the venue
and look forward to next
year.
If you were at the
show, you heard my
announcement regarding
the surgery I was having
Monday, February 29th. I
have been having
problems with heartburn
and gas for about three
years. I had a stress test in
2014 and they found
nothing to be concerned
about. I had been to a lung
doctor, a
gastroenterologist, been to
the University of South
Florida in Tampa for
special tests and still no
definitive diagnosis. Yet,
the heartburn and gas
continued with much pain
and discomfort.
In January, I went back
to my primary doctor and
he decided another stress
test was in order. This
stress test showed an area
of concern so it was off to
have a cardiac
catheterization on Feb.
16th with the idea that I
might need a stent or two.
That was far from what I
needed. They found
multiple blockages too
severe for any stent.
On Monday, Feb. 29th,
I had quintuple by-pass
surgery. The doctors said
they would fix everything
they could find and
apparently they were
serious. Because I have
not had a previous heart
attack, my heart muscle
was good. If my heart had
been damaged in any
way, the number of bypasses would have been
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Pony Tales by Mark Houlahan
Wow! What a show we
had two weeks ago! I
must say, for the first time
at a new venue I think
things went extremely
well. Registration, photos,
parking, and even judging
seemed to go off without a
hitch. I know we were a
little light on judges this
year, and with the
expected increase in car
count next year, as our
show date will not fall on
the same weekend as the
Mid-Florida Mustang
show, we’ll need more
judging help. Something
to keep in mind for sure.
Otherwise the only
complaints I heard were
out of our control, and
that’s food availability
within our show, and the
so called “tram” that was
nothing more than a
glorified six-passenger
golf cart. Hopefully we can
get some food trucks into
our show area for the day
and possibly see to it that
Carlisle Events is able to
use a larger transport,
possibly something from
Sun-n-Fun.
I want to thank all
those that pitched in to
help on the day of show,
as these people are what
make the day work
without issue and help our
guest. Most of all though I
want to thank Terry &
Mary Ann for taking the
monumental task of
registration and all of the
other “behind the scenes”
show prep that takes
several months of their
time leading up to the
show itself. Without the
Blakelys laying the ground
work our annual show
would not be continuing
on.
I know last month I
said we had planned to
look at replacing Dawn’s
Explorer Sport Trac with a
Fusion in the coming
months now that she’s
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Secretary’s Report by Robin Van Gilder
Call to Order:
President Terry
Blakely called the
meeting to order at
7:00 P.M.
Cruise nights are a
great way to meet up
with fellow club
members and just have
a good time! Check out
the event listings for
more information!
Approval of
Minutes:
Larry Meadows
motioned to accept
the minutes as
published in the
Saddle Bags and
Pete Van Roo
seconded the motion.
Treasurer's Report:
The treasures report
was presented by
Jack English. Bob
Rieter motioned to
accept the treasurer
report and Jenny
Click seconded the
motion.
New Business:
Mustangs and
Mustangs is February
27th. You must be
pre-registered for this
show. We have 185
cars pre-registered at
this time. We’re
looking forward to a
great show.
Volunteers are
needed. Club cars will
only be judged if you
pay the $35
registration fee. Every
car must have a fire
extinguisher. We will
be arriving at Sun N
Fun at 6:30 a.m. the
morning of the show.
Bring your own
chairs. The club has
purchased a new club
tent. This is a 10x10
tent with our club logo
printed on it.
Member Spotlight:
No member spotlight
volunteers at this
time.
Raffle:
We had a 50/50
drawing at this
meeting. We sold
$50.00 in tickets.
Morgan Caraballo
was the lucky winner
of $25.00.
Adjournment:
Dave Hynes motioned
to adjourn and Emory
Moore seconded the
motion.
Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Robin
Van Gilder
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CLUB
MEMBERS THAT WORKED OUR
ANNUAL SHOW AT SUN-n-FUN AND
CARLISLE EVENTS LAST WEEK!
We appreciate each and every one of you putting in the effort to
make our show and its new location the best possible event we can
make it together as a team! You people ROCK!
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The Saddle Bags
19th Annual Mustangs & Mustangs: Legends Havin’ Fun
In lieu of our usual
Member Spotlight column
I thought it would be nice
to see a few cars from our
annual show displayed on
this page. Thanks to club
members Gerald Winget
and Jenny Click for
snapping the photos and
sharing. If you want to see
more please visit their
Facebook pages!
http://im
Recipe Corner
In honor of St.
Patrick’s Day!
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375
degrees F. Lightly grease
a large baking sheet.
Ingredients:
-4 cups all-purpose flour
-4 tablespoons white
sugar
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1 tablespoon baking
powder
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/2 cup margarine,
softened
-1 cup buttermilk
-1 egg
-1/4 cup butter, melted
-1/4 cup buttermilk
2. In a large bowl, mix
together flour, sugar,
baking soda, baking
powder, salt and
margarine. Stir in 1 cup of
buttermilk and egg. Turn
dough out onto a lightly
floured surface and knead
slightly. Form dough into a
round and place on
prepared baking sheet. In
a small bowl, combine
melted butter with 1/4 cup
buttermilk; brush loaf with
Irish Soda Bread
this mixture. Use a sharp
knife to cut an 'X' into the
top of the loaf.
3. Bake in preheated oven
until a toothpick inserted
into the center of the loaf
comes out clean, 45 to 50
minutes. Check for
doneness after 30
minutes. You may
continue to brush the loaf
with the butter mixture
while it bakes.
Got a great recipe you
want to share? Send it
in and we’ll print it in an
upcoming newsletter.
Photos of your creation
are always a bonus!
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Classifieds
(Free to members and will run for
three months unless sold)
Got something you want
to sell? Let us know and
we’ll put it in our
newsletter’s classifieds!
’05-’09 Mustang double
DIN stereo installation
kit w/ wiring adapter.
Asking $20. Contact Mark
Houlahan, (863) 8588720.
’94-’04 Mustang
caster/camber plates
and weld-in subframe
connectors by J&M
Parts. Brand new, in the
boxes. New they go for
just over $300. $200 for
all.
Contact Mark Houlahan,
(863) 858-8720.
[email protected].
-5.4 V-8 automatic
-Dual air
-9 passenger, removable
rear seat
-Leather
-Moon roof
-Air bag suspension
-Tinted windows
-Power window/door locks
-Backup sensors
-Lighted running boards
-Fog lamps
-Chrome wheels
-Towing pkg
-Factory roof rack
Expedition for sale,
loaded! Mileage is
approx. 122,000. Asking
$5,700. Contact Laurel
Hynes at
The best place to keep
tabs on club functions and
upcoming events is our
club Facebook page, but
we’ll also list upcoming
shows and club
happenings right here as
well.
3-10 IMPC Club Meeting
3-11 Burger King Cruise
3-12 Auburndale Cruise
3-18 Bartow Friday Fest
Brand new in unopened
box: iPad Air 16 GB,
model A1474, Part No
MD785LL/B.
Asking $400, but will
consider other offers.
Includes Lightning to USB
cable and USB power
adapter. Supports WI-FI
and Bluetooth. Also
comes with a Dux iPad
Rugged case. Contact
Rick Roberts at (863) 6448594.
Addco rear sway bar to
fit early Mustang with 8inch rear. Will probably fit
Falcon and other Ford
cars of same era. Comes
with all parts and
instructions. I installed
later model 8.8-inch rear
end in my Mustang and
the sway bar will not fit it.
$50. Pictures available on
request. Call Gary at (321)
750-4725 or
[email protected].
Upcoming Club
Functions
3-19 Plant City Cruise
3-25-27 Spring Turkey
Run
Birthdays:
March 06-Ron Michael
March 09-Bob Alexander
March 12-Ken Wesche
March 16-Jenny click
March 16-Mark Fennell
March 22-Greg Culmone
March 25-Bill Davis
March 26-Terrance Roberts
March 31-Chris Scruggs
Used Stock dual
mufflers from a 2007 GT$40 OBO
Used "Stock" AM/FM/6
CD changer "Shaker 500
Radio" from a 2005
Mustang-$50 firm
‘99-‘04 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Reese Hitch
(never used/installed-$40
OBO
(863) 812-2278 Robin &
Brad
Anniversaries
March 26-Terry & Mary Ann
Blakely
March 3-Dave & Laurel
Hynes
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The Saddle Bags
March 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
Thursday
2
3
4
5
Anniversary!
Dave & Laurel
Hynes
First Friday
Winter Haven
Cruise
11
12
3rd
Quarter
Moon
6
7
Birthday!
Ron Michael
13
14
Daylight
Savings Time
Begins
20
21
March Equinox
Friday
Saturday
8
9
10
New Moon
Birthday!
Bob Alexander
IMPC Club
Meeting
15
16
17
18
19
1st Quarter
Moon
Birthday!
Jenny Click
Mark Fennell
St. Patrick’s
Day
Friday Fest
Bartow
Plant City
Cruise
22
23
24
25
26
Birthday!
Greg Culmone
Full Moon
Birthday!
Bill Davis
Birthday!
Terrance
Roberts
Auburndale
Cruise
Birthday!
Ken Wesche
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Anniversary!
Terry & Mary
Ann Blakely
27
28
29
30
Easter Sunday
31
3rd Quarter
Moon
Birthday!
Chris Scruggs
Ford Fun Facts for March
March of 1966 was a banner year for Ford. The
Mustang had been released in April 1964, barely two
years prior, and Ford had already sold one million
Mustangs! Ford built a commemorative one millionth
Mustang, a white convertible, with “Millionth Mustang”
lettering on its sides for assembly line photos. Ford would
later build a limited run of Anniversary Gold Mustang
hardtops to celebrate (my car is a replica of one).
The Saddle Bags
President: Terry Blakely
(863) 875-1961
[email protected]
Vice President: Brad Van
Gilder
(863) 812-2278
[email protected]
Secretary: Robin Van Gilder
(863) 812-2278
[email protected]
Treasurer: Jack English
863-858-4737
[email protected]
MCA Director: Terry Blakely
(863) 875-1961
[email protected]
Membership: Mary Ann
Blakely
(863) 875-1961
[email protected]
Newsletter: Mark Houlahan
(863) 858-8720
[email protected]
Directors:
Mary Ann Blakely
Judy Gibson
Ken Wesche
Brian Stilwell
Mary Jean Wesche
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.imperialmustangclub.org
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Hoofbeats
Pony Tales
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limited. So the number is
not the problem. Some
people have had more if
you can imagine that.
Tuesday morning I was
moved to the cardiac unit
where I remained until
Friday.
The operation went
well and the doctors
expect a full recovery. The
doctor told me my heart is
in better shape than when
I came in and I should be
able to do all and more
than what I was doing.
Having said that, I still
have a way to go. There
will be home health care
for a while as well as
physical therapy. Winter
Haven Hospital has a gym
that I can go to and
exercise (after a couple of
weeks at home) with
supervision. Right now I
will have good days and
not so good days. I am not
up to visits or even phone
calls for a while. I am
reading emails. Your
prayers and good wishes
are appreciated.
We can't say enough
good things about the
cardiac program at Winter
Haven Hospital. The
staff—doctors, nurses,
technicians,
housekeeping, business—
have all been outstanding.
Winter Haven Hospital is
home to the Bostick Heart
Center and has been
focusing on cardiac care
for about 10 years. My
operation took only 3
hours instead of the
average of 5-6 hours. This
reduced the amount of
time I was on the heartlung machine which is a
good thing. Everyone took
time to explain things,
sometimes more than
once, and answered all of
our questions. If I had to
do this, and apparently I
did, I am glad this hospital
is so close and so good at
this. Our son, Rob, and
daughter, Denise, flew in
on Saturday before the
surgery and stayed until
Tuesday. It meant a lot to
have them here with us for
the surgery.
So, March is pretty
much booked at home.
However, I am still
planning to attend the
National Mustang show in
St. Augustine the middle
of April. Life goes on.
April 15th-17th brings
the MCA National show to
St. Augustine. You must
be an MCA member to
participate in this show but
it a great opportunity to
enter an MCA show
without having to leave
the state. And in May, the
love bugs put the cars
away for a couple of
weeks. If you have any
ideas for other club
activities, bring them up at
the meeting.
working, but she’s since
been notified her position,
though still a temporary
one, has been extended
to an eight to ten month
assignment with the ability
for it to become
permanent an even higher
chance. Couple that with
the Explorer hitting 241K
miles we decided to
consider a replacement a
little sooner. I was thinking
possibly in May or June,
but just doing some online
window shopping I found
a private one-owner lease
return 2014 Fusion
Titanium with just 18K on
it with all the options we
wanted (save for one) and
the rarely optioned 19inch wheel package. We
got a great deal on it and
it came home last
Wednesday. To say the
least: Happy Wife, Happy
Life. Right?
See you at the meeting!
Mark