OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EAST VALLEY MODEL T FORD CLUB January 2017 Volume 15, Issue 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 2017 8 Ice Cream Fling, 2:00 pm The Golden Spoon (2849 N Power rd Mesa) 14 Dreamland Villa car show 9:30am (6159 E university Mesa) 15 Randy Walker Clinic 8am (2225 E. Fairfield Mesa) (480) 226-6519 19 General Meeting 7:00 pm, Citadel Community Center, 444 S Higley Rd, Mesa (SW corner Broadway & Higley) 21 Pioneer Living History Museum (3901 W Pioneer Rd Phx $8 PP) 28 Ladies Afternoon Tea (Sandy Hart s home) (1875 N. Monterey Dr, AJ) February 2017 4 Motoring Thru Time, Phoenix, 10:00 am 16 General Meeting 7:00 pm, Citadel Community Center, 444 S Higley Rd, Mesa (SW corner Broadway & Higley) 25 Lost Dutchman Parade 9am Congratulations to John and Jan Peterson! Our 2016-17 Bob Wildman award! East Valley Model T Ford Club 2702 West Kiva Ave. Mesa, AZ 85202 Website: evmtfc.com
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 2 EVMTFC (East Valley Model T Ford Club) Website: evmtfc.com Be sure to check our website often for new and updated information. Officers/Contact Information: Ken Henry, President (Board Member); 480-266-4688. Ken_cher@cox.net Tom Hoverson, Vice President/Membership (Board Member); 602-292-3921. tom1757@aol.com Bert Diehl, Secretary (Board Member); 480-325-6308. bedeal@aol.com Dave Veres, Treasurer (Board Member); 480-897-2209. davidveres@aol.com Steve Nissle, Immediate Past President; 480-226-6883. stevenissle@gmail.com Other Assignments: Dolores Stolinski, Historian; 480-986-0711. edslim012@gmail.com Jan Peterson, Health & Welfare/Smiley Person; 480-969-0695. janpeterson@interwrx.com Ruthann Elms, Tour Chairman; 480-831-0835. elms1961@yahoo.com Steve Nissle, Newsletter Editor; 480-226-6883. stevenissle@gmail.com Membership Dues: Dues are $20 per year and include all family members. Please make payment by check payable to East Valley Model T Ford Club. Submit application in person at any member meeting or mail it to: David Veres, Treasurer, EVMTFC, PO Box 24502, Tempe AZ 85285. Applications for membership in the EVMTFC may be printed from the website at evmtfc.com, or obtained from any current member or from the Vice President/Membership Chairman. Newsletters: We e-mail our monthly newsletter, Runningboard News, which also can be viewed on our website. All articles, photos and information for the upcoming newsletter is due to the Editor by the 26th of the month. Members Cars (Our T s): Steve Nissle can take a photo of your T...contact Steve if you are interested. Dave Veres can put a photo of your T on our website. Send him a photo of your T. MTFCA (Model T Ford Club of America): The EVMTFC is affiliated with, and is a chapter of, the MTFCA, a national and international organization. Membership is strongly encouraged. As a chapter of the MTFCA, at least 50% of our members must be members of the national club to keep our free liability insurance. Our club is doing very well in this regard, as almost all of our members belong to the national club. Membership in the MTFCA includes all the privileges of the Club, including six issues of the Vintage Ford and one voting ballot per member-family for election of the Club s Board of Directors. Annual dues are $40. Lifetime Memberships are available. Payment may be made by check, credit card or PayPal. Are your MTFCA dues paid up? If your MTFCA member number is not listed on the roster, please call the President or the Treasurer with the number. The number is shown on your mailing label when you receive your Vintage Ford magazine. The Model T Ford Club of America Model T Museum PO Box 126, Centerville IN 47330-0126 309 N 8th St Phone: 765-855-5248 Fax: 765-855-3428 Richmond IN 47374 E-mail: admin@mtfca.com Website: www.mtfca.com
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 3 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE It is hard to believe this year is over already. For me it has been fun, I hope it has been fun for all of you. When we looked at all the activities our club did in 2016, I was amazed. It was truly a good year. I want to thank everyone, for making 2016 a safe and fun year. Looking forward, we have another busy year planned. January is full up with something to do almost every weekend. We have Ice Cream on the 8 th, Dreamland Villa 100 Club car show on the 14th, a visit to the Pioneer Living History Museum on the 15 th, Car clinic at Randy Walkers home on the 21 st and Ladies Tea at Sandy Harts home on the 28 th. Be sure to check the EVMTFC Web Site for details and a map to each event. Remember you can get a map to each event by clicking on the event on our Web Site. Congratulation to Tom Hoverson and Dave Veres for being re-elected as Vice President and Treasurer respectively. A big congratulations to John and Jan Peterson for receiving the 2016 Bob Wildman award. A special thanks for all of your contributions to the club! Welcome back all you winter visitors. I hope you had a safe trip to Arizona. I expect to see a full house at our next club meeting. If you have not paid your dues, bring your check to the meeting on the 19 th.
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 4 LOCAL CLUB EVENTS Apache Junction Christmas Light Parade December 3, 2017!
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Runningboard News January 2017 Page 6 Thank you Bill and Kae Allen for letting us meet, greet, delete, repeat and eat at your home!
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 7 EVMTFCA Christmas Party December 9 th we once again joined together to celebrate our year with the EVMTFCA Christmas party! Mi Amigos in Mesa has the perfect room for our meeting and the food is always great! The friendship and love is even greater! A huge THANK YOU to all who participated in the planning and coordinating! Check out the barbershop quartet that sang go to our FB page! We honored John and Jan Peterson by awarding them the Bob Wildman award for their dedication and service to the members and the club.
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 8 December Ice Cream Fling Check out the cars at the Gilbert 31 flavors on December 4 th!
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Runningboard News January 2017 Page 10 PECAN PIE 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup (clear) Karo syrup 4 eggs (beaten) 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces 1 unbaked 10" pie shell Preheat oven to 325 degrees Combine butter, sugar & syrup in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves; cool. Add the beaten eggs, vanilla & salt. Mix well. Stir in the pecans. Put foil around the edge of the pie crust to avoid over browning. Pour mixture into the pie shell. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes. Thank you Austin! 2017 Covered Bridge Tour Saturday, September 23 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 The West Central Indiana Model T Chapter welcomes you to tour the beautiful covered bridges in scenic Parke County Indiana. www.westcentralindianamodelters.com to print registration forms. for info. Brian & Valerie Jordan 765 762-6067 email modeltcbt@gmail.com
Runningboard News January 2017 Page 11 Don t forget.. Drive Safe! FOR SALE: Dave Veres has a supply of EVMTFC magnetic signs to sell to our members. 12 inches X 12 inches for $15; 9 inches X 9 inches for $10; 6 inches X 6 inches for $6. He also has 4 EVMTFC patches for $6 each. Only one club t-shirt left with the EVMTFC logo, Large. Yellow. $15. Contact Dave at 480-897-2209. davidveres@aol.com Thank you to the Citadel Senior Living for allowing us to meet at their facility! The Citadel 444 South Higley Rd Mesa AZ 85206 (480) 832-7600