October

October 2015
BOARD of DIRECTORS
President's Message
Hello, all;
Nineteen of our members met for breakfast at the Shed in Edom on the 15th. Good
food and good fellowship.
CHUCK SPORTSMAN
903-833-5572
BILL CAPPS
903-451-9651
WALLACE KEMP
903-489-0026
Harris was pleased to have cat head biscuits, I don't know if the rest of the club had
heard of cat head biscuits but it brought some very good memories for me. As a kid I
heard my Dad refer to big biscuits as cat head biscuits.
Walt's entertainment for us this month was for each of us to guess how many people
would sign in at IMAD. Each one of us wrote our guess down and Walt revealed the
winner at the end of the IMAD gathering, I was the lucky winner.
Speaking of IMAD there was 22 of our club members and 11 cars there. Tex Willis
and his family represented the Autumn Trails club. I think there were 7 members
from the Tyler club. Several members of the Forth Worth club participated. The
Dallas club also had several members there.
Summer, the owner of Moore's store, was very appreciative of us having IMAD at her
place, and invited us back next year.
-----------------------NEWSLETTER EDITOR
and
WEBMASTER
BILL LEE
[email protected]
CLUB OFFICERS
President
JODY LETCHWORTH
903-498-3670
Vice President
There was a small group at cruise night. I was really surprised because the weather
was great, probably the best we have had this year for cruise night.
WALT HELLEBRAND
903-451-2852
Virginia was the winner of the 50-50 drawing.
See you all at next months meeting on October 6th.
Secretary/Treasurer
SUE CAPPS
214-616-5813
Jody
Birthdays in October
Jim Estes
Julia Waterman
Dale Hardy
Bob Beck
Rese Gremmels
Bob Letchworth
Nancy Wittner
Bill Holmes
10/04
10/04
10/06
10/07
10/07
10/23
10/28
10/31
Happy Birthday!
Tuesday Breakfast
The Shed – Edom, TX
September 15, 2015
Meetin' and eatin'! Seems like the mention of food is a magnet that
brings us all together. Tuesday, September 15, we all met at The Shed
in Edom for breakfast. Good conversations and a nice drive from the
west end.
Looking forward to the pot luck dinner and ice cream social at Jim
and Lois Estes' in October!
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September Club Meeting
September was a prosperous month for the club for birthdays and anniversaries. We had more birthdays and
anniversaries than any other month. Walt and Virginia, Emma and Gerald, Bill and Sue, Jim and Lois(65th!)
all had anniversaries in September. Shirley brought out an ice cream cake for us all to celebrate and enjoy.
Thank you Shirley!
We had a good turn-out for the club meeting.
Jody running the show.
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Coming Events
For more information visit: www.CedarCreekAs.org
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OCT 02, 2015 -- Visit The Windsor Nursing Home in Terrell - Friday Oct 2 .10-2pm
OCT 06, 2015 -- Monthly meeting at the DQ in Seven Points - Meeting starts at 5:30pm
Tire kicking at 5:00pm
OCT 08-11, 2015 -- Lewis Auto Swap Meet - Held in First Monday Trade Days Pavilion.
Hwy 19 Canton
OCT 14, 2015 -- Pot Luck lunch and Ice cream social - At Jim and Lois Estes home.
1:00pm
OCT 15, 2015 -- Cruise night at the Dairy Queen - 5pm-8pm. Seven Points. Last Cruise
Night of the year...
OCT 17, 2015 -- Dairy Queen's 13th Annual Car Show - Please join us for the 13th annual
car show at the Dairy Queen in Seven Points, TX. Humane Society Benefit for the Animals.
OCT 23-25, 2015 -- Autumn Trails Winnsboro - Autumn Trails weekend in Winnsboro, TX.
NOV 03, 2015 -- Monthly Meeting at the DQ in Seven Points - Monthly meeting at
5:30pm Tire kicking at 5:00pm
DEC 05, 2015 -- Club Christmas Luncheon and Party at LakeRidge RV Park GBC Luncheon at 12:00 noon Chinese Christmas Exchange
JUN 09-12, 2016 -- 53rd TEXAS TOUR in Glen Rose, Texas - Annual TEXAS TOUR
We also have our monthly “Wednesday Breakfast” (which usually occurs on Tuesday!) but the date and location each
month is set at the club meeting.
New Members
We have new members...please add them to your directory. Randy and Tammy Allen.
“I found your site off of Google and live in the Ennis area. My Dad gave me his 1930 Tudor and we
are just starting a minor restoration on it. I am interested in learning more about your club's
membership and also needing contact info for someone to do brake and king pin work on our
vehicle.”
(Randy's and Tammy's contact information can be found on the club roster on the web page.)
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Cedar Creek Model A Ford Club
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
President Jody Letchworth called the meeting to order at 5:31pm, then led in the pledge of allegiance to the
flag.
She asked if everyone had received a copy of the newsletter and had read the minutes from the last meeting.
Chuck Sportsman made the motion to accept the minutes and Billy Carpenter seconded the motion.
The financial report was given. Chuck Sportsman made the motion to accept the financial report. Gerald
Pharris seconded.
Sunshine Report: We have been notified that Jill Sullians, of the Dallas club and Chapter Chatter
coordinator had passed away.
Bob Letchworth was not present, he is down on his back.
Birthdays: Sue Capps, Shirley Leone, Sandra Lee, Lou Carpenter, Paul Pirtle, Gerald Pharris, Pat
Westbrook and C. L. York. Happy Birthday was sung.
Old Business: IMAD Sat. Sept. 19 in Ben Wheeler..meet on the square in Eustace and leave promptly at
8am. Bring your door prizes.
New Business: Ice Cream social October 14 at the Estes' home. Pot luck lunch with ice cream at 1pm. We
will have a sign up sheet at the October meeting. Estes will purchase the ice cream and the club will
reimburse them.
Julia Waterman is taking orders for our blue vests. She has a lady who will make them for us.
Coming events: Tuesday breakfast. Sept. 15 at The Shed in Edom. Meet on the square in Eustace and leave
at 7:15am.
Cruise night Thursday, Sept. 17 at the DQ 5-8pm
IMAD Saturday, Sept 19...in Ben Wheeler
Windsor Nursing Home in Terrell 10-2pm. Friday, October 2
DQ car show Saturday, October 17. Shirley asked for car parkers.
Raffle Drawings were won by Joe Creecy and Emma Pharris
Bill Capps made the motion to adjourn. Billy Carpenter seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at
6:05pm
Attendance: 28
Sue Capps
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International Model A Day
September 19, 2015
Ben Wheeler, TX
Report by Sue Capps, Pictures by Sue and Lou.
The morning started early for me, but the weather
was perfect for a tour to Ben Wheeler for the
International Model A Day.
We had eight Model A's drive over from the lake
area and others drove in from their routes. We were
met by Chuck and Wallace who took care of the
parking. With the help of everyone, it did not take
long to set everything up.
Jody and Gerald registered everyone, while Teena
and John Shore worked the raffle table. I think
everyone brought one or more door prizes, keeping
Emma Pharris busy....and everyone took home a
door prize. It was fun!
The skies were a bit dark at times and the wind got
up, but we stayed dry and pretty cool.
The tents on the back porch of Moore's Store were
great. Everyone thought the fish was excellent. We
registered 42 folks, CCMFC had 27 attending,
Winnsboro Autumn Trails club had 5, the Dallas
club had 4, Fort Worth had 1 lone gentleman who
drove his Model A pickup all the way from Fort
Worth and the Tyler club had 5 folks attend. I think
the last count of Model A's was 17. It was a great
day...Bob Beck donated a luggage rack for a Model
A trunk, which was raffled off...and the winner was
our very own President Jody! Bill Capps won the
50-50 drawing. We could not have done this without
the help of you all....thank you all who worked to
make this a great day. I think we all went home
pleased that we had done a great job!
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IMAD
Thank you to everyone who donated door
prizes, those who registered everyone, sold
raffle and 50-50 tickets, maned the raffle and
door prize tables.
Thank you Bob Beck for donating the luggage
rack for the raffle, Chuck for working with Summer at Moore's Store to get
things planned and also for getting the water and ice.
Thanks Jody for shopping for the supplies and the delicious cookies we all enjoyed. Thank you Walt for
donating our plates and cups.
Thanks Chuck and Wallace for directing the parking. And everyone with the set up and clean up. We
could not have done this without all helping.
Missing, but not Forgotten
Bill Lee
As most of you know, I have another hobby besides the Model A: it's model airplanes. I am a nut for
aviation, have been all my life and have been a model airplane person since before I can remember.
I wasn't at IMAD because I had a very important competition for my model airplane hobby.
As you may recall, Sandra and I travel a lot for the hobby, all over the world. Every two years there is a
World Championship event somewhere for the type of models I fly, and every country picks a team to
represent their country in it. Over the years, I have been on the team as a competitor, or a team manager,
or an assistant team manager, or ... almost everything. In 2016, the World Championships will be held in
Perth, Western Australia, in mid-May. Sandra and I will be going.
The weekend of IMAD, we had the Team Selection for my event. We hosted it in Dallas, I was the
primary organizer. My flying partner and I competed and we made the team for Australia. Quite an
accomplishment and one we have been working on very hard for the past 2-3 years. Needless to say, it
took precedence over IMAD! :-)
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Cars for sale
This information comes from Max Westbruck, please direct any questions to him. Car is available from a
company called DMC in Forney, TX, Chip Starr, phone number 972 979 3685. Asking $11k
From Gary Vick
469-404-4314 or 214-288-1124
With some reservation, I have decided to sell the Model A I purchased from Brooks Gremmels last year. I
haven’t had the time to enjoy it. It’s been sitting in my shop for the past six months covered up and attached
to a battery charger. I know it’s not good for the car, and the car should be owned by someone who knows
how to take care of it.
Brooks told me it was worth $16,000, so that’s what I am going to ask for it. I thought I’d make it available
to anyone in the club before I made it known it is for sale, in case there was anyone who wanted it for
sentimental reasons.
I haven’t started it in six months, but the last time I did play with it, it started and ran fine. It’s a driver, not a
show car. Unfortunately, I don’t know enough about the cars to give anyone my opinion on it.
Thoughts
One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.
Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Can an atheist get insurance against acts of God?
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's
dog around.
Even duct tape can't fix stupid ... but it can muffle the sound!
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