The Horn - Red River Valley Honkers

Red River Valley Honkers
PO Box 144, Paris, Texas 75461-0144
October 2015
The Horn
Volume 6 Issue 10
Message from the President
Well, September started with a successful day selling hot dogs at the remodeled and expanded Atwood’s
store. Many of you were on hand doing your best and it looked like having fun doing it. Hot dogs were being
consumed as well as all of the additional items you all brought. The cars
looked good parked down one of the
rows. I hope it went as well for Atwood’s.
Inside this issue:
President’s
Message
1
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
2
Honker
Activities
3-5
Advertisers
6-7
Honker Calendar 8
The September meeting came and
went with all of you picking 3 of your
choices for the re-naming of the Dale
Nelson award. Our October meeting
will have the top three and maybe we
can vote for our “new” award just in
time for us to vote on a person to receive it.
If you have not seen your copy of the
AACA magazine it is that time of
year again when we vote in new people and pay our dues. Please vote.
Eva and I went to the car show in
Mena, Arkansas. It was a nice drive
and we had fun as well as some good
food on our ride back in Broken Bow,
Oklahoma.
The Travelers held their car show at the
fair grounds and it was a nice. Some of
what we saw in Mena traveled to Paris
for us to see again.
The last work night involved a reconstruction of 2 bucket seats for a Mercedes-Benz. Neither Lionel, Hayden
nor I had taken them apart, so it was a
huge (4 hour) challenge to get them assembled and mounted in the car.
October 1st was when the Light It
Pink campaign for breast cancer happened at the Civic Center (one car in
attendance).
Along with all of that the military convoy came through on the southern route
established in 1920. Many of us were
there to see the vehicles parked at the
Civic Center on Friday and off on route
on Saturday morning at O dark 30.
The MA & PA tour was also held and
from what I’ve heard it was GREAT! I
hope someone will report more on that.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
AUGUST DOOR PRIZE WINNER:
Pat Stemen
Kay Spraggins won the name tag
drawing
Red River Valley Honkers
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This is what the “Mean Green Machine” looks like, wicked and loud. After an entire tree is processed, you get the best-looking firewood, cut to fit your fireplace and stacked neatly,
Not only was it exciting to see, but the machine master, Delma Gibbs, tested us on the
different kinds of wood and other things.
Shirley Carroll and Jan Weiberg guessed the
most kinds of wood, Jerry McFadden predicted the amount of time to cut and stack a
full cord of wood and Dan McClessky
guessed closest to the number of pieces of
wood in a cord. Each won a gift card for a
local restaurant.
After we trekked back from Red River County, we enjoyed a tasty lunch at the Kountry
Kitchen In Blossom.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays:
Pauline Burton
Don Wall
Jim Nelson
Oct 3
Oct 4
Oct 15
Anniversaries:
Jerry & Connie Dudley Oct 3
Don & Shirley Carroll Oct 27
Volume 6 Issue 10
Don & Mary Lou Awarded Active Honker
Points from Jim Nelson
Page 3
Atwood’s Hot Dog Sale
Second Shift worked hard too.
October 2—3, the Military Convoy on the Bankhead Highway tour rolled into Paris
and spent the night. It was a spectacular sight to see. Several of the Honkers
were out to see them at the Love Civic Center.
Red River Valley Honkers
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Annual Ma Pa Tour 2015
Friday, October 2nd we left Paris for Emory to meet the Greenville AACA club for
lunch. If you are ever in Emory, the Circle W barbeque on US Hwy 69 received a
lot of kudos from our group. Getting back on the highway after lunch was fun, a
small “auto social” brought out a firetruck and ambulance, but we got on the
road anyway.
Saturday, we met for breakfast and decided where we would visit first. The Texas Ranger Museum (not the baseball rangers) proved to be a surprisingly large
collection of information about the original Rangers and how they became established.
We then visited the suspension bridge over the Brazos. The bridge was originally used to drive cattle and wagon trains over the river, but is being refurbished
as a tourist attraction.
After lunch there was a choice of the Homestead working farm or a visit to the
Mammoth Waco Dig. Both were worth a visit.
The closing banquet was held at “The Elite” restaurant, where the food and service was excellent. Everyone was invited to participate in a contest of Family
Feud for lots of fun and laughs.
Mary
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Volume 6 Issue 10
The intrepid Ma & Pa Crew, 2015
Waco Suspension Bridge over the Brazos
Banquet Time, MMMMmm Good
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The editor takes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
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Red River Valley Honkers
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Volume 6 Issue 10
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CLASSIFIED AD
DEADLINE
5TH DAY OF ANY MONTH
SAVE PLASTIC BAGS FOR
In Memory of
PARIS FOOD PANTRY
Jerry McFadden
Give to Wilma Curvino
Calendar
Ruling Board 2015
John Curvino
President
Don Carroll
VP
Jan Weiberg
Secretary
Jim Nelson
Treasurer
Shirley Carroll
Tours
Doug Weiberg
Events
Don Wall
Membership
Larry Schenk Director at Large
Shirley Carroll
Hospitality
Jan Weiberg
Refreshments
Open
Historian
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
>
Oct 17 — Mad Max Fun Run
Powderly Mud Bog
>
Oct 19—RRVH Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm
First Christian Church
>
Oct 22—Men’s Night Out at Curvinos
3104 Stillhouse Road
>
Oct 24 — Pumpkin Fest on the Square
>
Oct 31 — Happy Halloween
Downtown Trick or Treat
***Dates in this color, count towards points***
Organization
aaca.org
www.rrvhonkers.com
John
From:
The Red River Valley Honkers
PO Box 144,
Paris, TX 75461-0144