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GARAGE GOSSIP
Stones River Car Club
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
February 2014
Special points of
interest:
Appreciation
Luncheon planned
for Saturday, March
8th at 11 am at Olive
Garden Restaurant
Honoring our Club
Member, Johnny
Beasley
Special Presentation
by Tom Murrah
Restoration of
Taylor Tot Strollers
Inside this issue:
Members Birthdays
& Anniversaries
2
Reports from the
2
Benevolence Report, 3
Honoring Johnny
Beasley
Spring Calendar
4
Special Presentation –
Restoring Taylor Tot
Strollers
Going Places & Doing
New Things in 2014
5
AACA Events
6
Dear Club Members:
February 2014
Tuesdays meeting went well and many things were addressed. New prospective member, Bill Anderson came to the
meeting along with Jim Walker. A young volunteer for the swap
meet, Ethan and his father were also in attendance, Ethan is
also a prospective member and hopefully the first new young
member of our new youth group, headed by Jeremy Byrd.
Blessings,
Jerry
PS:
There are always going to be problems when taking on an event
like the Swap Meet. Suggestions are always welcome and
should be addressed. However, I was extremely proud and very
satisfied with the way most things were handled by everyone that
had a job to do and did it to the best of their ability or know
how. I think that in spite of the weather, it was all in all a great
success.
Along with everyone heading up their committee's and the
people working with them should be commented for a job well
done. To many names to be singled out for fear of leaving
someone out. Bless all the volunteers and those that recruited
them.
Thanks for all your efforts in making the meet a success.
UP-COMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, March 4th—Business Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Special Presentation by Tom Murrah on his Hobby of
Restoring Taylor Tot Strollers
Saturday, March 8th “Appreciation Luncheon” at 11:00 a.m. at Olive
Garden Restaurant at Stones River Mall. * This luncheon is for all the club
members and volunteers, that helped with our Swap Meet this month.
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March Birthdays:
1st
10th
14th
20th
Our Members with
February Birthdays:
Betsy Pack
Terry Ridgley
Kathy Shamblin
Judy San Angelo
Mike Freeman
H. F. Houston
- 2nd
-10th
- 20th
- 20th
- 22nd
- 27th
Daniel Fry
Dennis Boles
Michelle Boles
Danny Outland
Clinton “Buzz” Busbee
Members with March Anniversaries:
9th
29th
Juan & Wanda Gasser
John & Peggy Klindt
Anniversary Well Wishes go to:
Jim and Mary Ann Witt
President, Jerry Dunlap opened the
February Business Meeting with a
word of ‘Thanks’ to all the club
members, who helped with the Swap
Meet.
Jerry called a special Executive
Board Meeting for Sunday, February
16th at 2 p.m. to discuss some ideas
sent to him to help improve the Swap
Meet.
Jerry introduced a new prospective
members, Bill Anderson and Jim
Walker, who came to the meeting. A
young volunteer, Ethan and his father were also in attendance. Ethan
was one of the volunteers from
Central Magnet School.
Membership Committee
Chairperson:
Carylon Hickerson introduced
these prospective members for
approval as Stones River RegionAACA members.
Everyone accepted their
application for membership, and
welcomed them to our car club.
Report from Jeremy
Byrd about more
Garage Tours:
Jeremy Byrd and Jay
Werthmuller are planning
more Garage Tours for us
this year. He told us that
Jim Hery has got more rare
and unique cars in his shop
in Belfast, Tennessee.
Soon we will planning
another tour there!
Activities Report: The “Appreciation Luncheon” is planned for Saturday.
The date changed to Saturday, March 8th at 11:00 a.m. (at the February
meeting, I announced it as February 22nd)
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It was suggested that we have more guest speakers and programs at our
monthly meetings this year! So, I am asking for your ideas?
Garage Report: by Garage Forman, Ron Merritt. He told us that we have all
the materials to put up the railing along the sidewalk be side the clubhouse,
and fence around the AC unit. They are waiting for better weather to
complete this project.
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Benevolence Report was given by Derrell Billingsley:
Derrell Billingsley announced the January and February birthdays and anniversaries.
Derrell also read the thank you card from Carol Anne Beasley for the flowers sent by the
club, as well as our Stones River Region cap given for Johnny Beasley at his funeral.
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Be sure to keep Johnny Beasley’s family in your prayers.
Remember our members, who have been sick and have had surgery like
Martha Dunlap and Juan Gasser.
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Keep our country’s leaders and military personal in your prayers.
Johnny Beasley pictured here
at our Winter Banquet at the
Main Street Grill.
We want to honor our Car
Club Member, Johnny
Beasley, who passed away
on February 4th.
Johnny Beasley was a very
active member of our Car Club.
He was faithful in his attendance
at our club meetings, and
activities. Through the years he
has brought many different cars to
our events. He was a great help to
us at our annual Swap Meet at the
Nashville Fairgrounds.
For his faithful service as a
Stones River Region-AACA
member he received the
Don Anderson Service Award.
He was a great supporter of the
Shiner's Children’s Hospital.
We will miss him, and we will
keep Carol Ann and his family
in our prayers.
Several groups come on a Field
Trips to our car club’s garage
and museum.
Ron Merritt serves as tour
guide; and some groups had
their picture made with Johnny
Beasley’s Ford Truck, that was
at the museum.
Johnny Beasley brought this
Studebaker to our June 2010 Car Show
at Cannonsburgh. He also had his red
Hudson and Ford Pick-up on display at
our museum. Sometimes you would see
him and Carol Ann riding around in their
red convertible Cadillac.
Here he is working at our
Swap Meet .
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Save these Dates:
From the Activities Director:
If you have not picked up your 2014 Wall Calendar they
will be available at the next club meeting on Tuesday,
March 4th. They also will be available at the Appreciation
Luncheon at Olive Garden on Saturday, March 8th.
ATTENTION Members there has been a date and time
change for the “Appreciation Dinner/Luncheon.”
The date for this “Luncheon” Saturday, March 8th at
11:00 a.m. at Olive Garden Restaurant. The restaurant
is located at the Stones River Mall off of Old Fort
Parkway in Murfreesboro.
*This for all club members and volunteers, who worked
at this year’s Swap Meet.
If you plan on attending, please contact me, Celia
Murrah, at #615-893-6286 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
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A Date and Time will be announced for some
“Spring Cleaning” for the Club House and Garage.
We want to have our Club House looking good for all
the visitors this spring and summer.
Mark your calendars for our Annual Pioneer Day
Cruise-in on Saturday, April 26th. Invite your friends and
family or any car enthusiast to bring their car or truck,
and join us that day. As always there will be a lot of
activities at Cannonsburgh for Pioneer Day.
This year we will plan to have some special guest
speakers and interesting programs, during our monthly
meetings. If you have any suggestions for people to
invite to give a presentation during one our club meeting,
please let me, Celia Murrah, know!
In May:
May 15th through the 17th the Blacksmith Group will be
at the Club house.
Also, in May we are planning a tour and luncheon at
Falcon Rest Manson in McMinnville, Tennessee.
Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. you are
Invited to a Special Presentation
at Stones River Car Club Clubhouse
by club member: Tom Murrah on his Hobby
of Restoring Taylor—Tot Strollers.
Tom will tell some History about the company with a
stroller he restored, pictures and stories from family
members who had one of these strollers.
TAYLOR-TOT
Stroller-Walker
For some of us, these were our first set of “Wheels’.
During the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s, the Taylor-Tot stroller was the ‘class of the industry’.
More of these strollers were built than any other brand.
The stroller on display was made in 1949, but was perfectly typical of those made in
the 50’s and 60’s.
Something New this Year:
We are glad Ethan and his father
joined us at our February club
meeting. Ethan (who was one of the
volunteers from Central Magnet
School came, and helped us at our
Swap Meet). He is also a
prospective member and hopefully the first new young member of our new youth group, headed by
Jeremy Byrd.
We appreciate Jeremy for leading this new youth group! Youth are our future!
During our Executive Board meeting it was discussed about how our car club could become more
involved in the community. We want to let people in Murfreesboro and the area know we are here!
We want to make a positive impact for our area.
Let’s Make 2014 a Great Year for Going Places, and Doing Things for our
Community!
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Art of the Build: Rods and Kustoms
Chocolate Covered February - 1st thru 28th
A month long celebration of all things chocolate all around Hershey, PA!
Here at the AACA Museum:
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Hershey's Kisses Scavenger Hunt all month long.
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Decorate your own white wall tire - February 1st
Make your own Hershey's Kissmobile Cruiser with Hershey's Chocolate
products - February 17th along with $5 Admission
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Link to our website for all the details on Museum activities
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Chocolate Covered February Activities at other Hershey entities
Sirens of Chrome
The Enduring Allure
of Auto Show Models
Celebrating Women's
History Month
March 1-31