March 2008, Volume 11, Issue 3


General Meeting - March 5, 2008

The March 5th 2008 monthly meeting was called to order by President Keith Thorson at 7:02pm. As the Raffs were visiting China, Theo Bechtel was asked to fill in as Secretary.

The first order of business was to review minutes from the previous month. There were no corrections to the Minutes and Robert Holland moved to accept the minutes as printed. Frank Brown seconded and the minutes were approved.

The next order of business was the Treasurer's Report which can be found in another area of the Newsletter. In the absence of Treasurer J.O. Raff, Theo read the Treasurer's report.

Old Business: Past Events;

The only event in February had been the Valentines brunch at Thunder Valley Casino. We had 9 Club members attend the event and everyone enjoyed the buffet. Unfortunately we had no big winners from gambling.

Under other Old Business we briefed Frank Brown on the Club pens the Club has decided to purchase to give away as Club advertising. (As of March 15th, the pens have been received).

New Business: Upcoming Events;

First up was the St. Patrick's Pot Luck at the Raff's on Sunday, March 16th at 1:30 PM. The Raffs have agreed to prepare the corned beef and cabbage, potatoes and carrots (on the Club, of course). Everyone is requested to bring a side dish and/or dessert.

On Sunday, March 30th, the Club will have a bowling day and will most likely go to pizza afterwards. The meeting time will be a few minutes before 3:00 PM and the location will be announced but will most likely be Crestview Lanes. (Check Upcoming Events).

Tentatively on April 27th there will be a Chili Cook Off.

Also in April, but Activities Director Terry Trimble was not sure of the date, is the Madera Car Show. More information will follow on these events.

For the month of May: May 17th. Elk Grove High School will hold the Annual Car Show that benefits their auto shop. Terry will have more information on this event at a later date.

May 24th and 25th will be the annual Thunder in Depot Park in Rio Linda.

The All Pontiacs Show hosted by the Central California Chapter of the Pontiac Oakland Club was discussed. This event will be September 25th -28th at Bass Lake.

Terry also discussed the possibility of another gold panning trip this year and will contact Gary Vollstedt to see about getting more information.

With no further business Frank Brown motioned to adjourn the meeting and Dennis Trimble seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm.

Respectfully Submitted: Ted Bechtel, Vice President.

TACA, GSC Meeting Place and Time.

Club Meetings will be held at Denny's Restaurant, 3520 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month. Anyone with an interest in the Pontiac Firebird, Trans Am, Formula or Firehawk is welcome to attend.

Birthdays.

Pearl Ackerson, Mar. 19th
Terry Trimble, Mar. 26th
Jim Prinzivalli, Mar. 29th
Gary Vollstedt, April. 4th
Rachel Gershanoff, May 6th

Upcoming Events: 2008.

BOWLING - 3/30/08
Sunday, March 30th, Crestview Lanes, Carmichael. Tentatively, bowl at 3:00 PM, eat afterwards. (More Info. To Follow).

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - 4/2/08
Meet at 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Denny's Restaurant, 3520 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA.

CHILI COOKOFF - 4/27/08
Sunday, April 27th, Tentative. (More details to follow).

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - 5/7/08
Meet at 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Denny's Restaurant, 3520 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA.

SPRINGTIME EXTRAVAGANZA - 5/10-11/08
Saturday-Sunday, May 10-11, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, all cars, Entry fee, $45.00 or General Admission, $6.00, $5.00 for Seniors, or 2 for 1 special with coupon. Placer County Fairgrounds. (Individual event as of now). More info at www.springtimeextravaganza.com.

ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOLANNUAL CAR SHOW - 5/17/08
Saturday, May 17th, (More Info To Follow).

THUNDER IN DEPOT PARK - 5/24/08
Saturday, May 24th, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, $20.00 per car, Depot Park on 'M' Street in Rio Linda. Pre-entries receive an Event Hat free and a Discount Coupon for a T-Shirt).

PONTIAC NIGHT, SACRAMENTO RACEWAY - 7/23/08
Wednesday Night Drags, July 23rd. (More Info To Follow).

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS - 8/7-9/08
Thursday-Saturday, August 7-9, Reno Livestock Events Center. Emphasis on pre-1972 cars. (Individual event).

ALL PONTIAC SHOW- 9/25-28/08
Wednesday-Sunday, Sept. 25-28, hosted by POCI at Bass Lake. (More Info To Follow).

ANNUAL MEETING AND CHRISTMAS PARTY - 12/13/08
Saturday, December 13th, Hungry Hunter, Sacramento. (More Info. To Follow).