CALL to ORDER: President Steve Hudson called the meeting to order at 6 PM at Spooky’s in The Dalles. Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance followed.
OFFICERS PRESENT: All officers were present with the exception of our vacationing secretary, Lorraine McCurdy.
GOOD of the ORDER: Con Kilian humorously clarified the religious differences between Catholics and Lutherans.
INTRODUCTIONS/GUESTS: Keith Jallen and Chae Beeks were introduced at the meeting.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Kathy Shebley gave a report on our bank balance.
MINUTES of PREVIOUS MEETING: It was moved & seconded to approve the minutes as printed in the May Newsletter. Motion passed.
CORRESPONDENCE: Mike Hulse suggested a cruise to tour his garage at Dufur and to continue afterwards to Shearer Falls. Dr. Jim Ogden will have a Plymouth lecture at the Festival of Wheels at Goldendale, WA, 9-15-12 @ 11:30 am at Goldendale Senior Center.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Dale Coles reported the club now has 109 paid members with 40 being present at tonight’s meeting.
HEARTS & FLOWERS: None.
TECH TIPS/SHOP RECOMMENDATIONS: None.
RECENT ARRIVALS: Bob & Mavis Olsen have a 1965 Chevelle; Theron & Donna Keller have a 1991 Mazda Miata convertible; Keith Jallen has a tow truck that was previous owned by Bud Jones that he is “chroming” up.
CARS & PARTS FOR SALE: Bob Olsen has a 1949-1950 Chevrolet car hood for sale (listed in June’s newsletter)
EVENT REPORTS (Past):  The Mother’s Day Brunch at The Lyle Hotel was held and all agreed the food was excellent as well as the service.  Thirty-three members attended. After the brunch several members cruised to Maryhill Museum to enjoy the new exhibits and new meeting rooms & exhibit addition.  Part of this group continued on a leisurely back road scenic drive with a lunch stop at Moro.  The Umatilla Co Historical Display at Pendleton cruise was another great trip as participants exclaimed they were received the “royal” treatment: “free” food and “free” admission.  The show at Maryhill Museum on Saturday had 40-45 cars participating.  There were 5-6 MCCC members who won awards at the KODL Classic Car Show at the Cherry Festival held in April.
OLD BUSINESS: The Thumb’s Up Trophies have arrived…they are cool!!  The trophy and the Thumb’s Up Winner’s Certificate are available at Steve Hudson’s office (201 W. 4^th Street, The Dalles) as well as the smaller yellow flyers to put in vehicles at car shows.  If you are attending a car show be sure to pick up a trophy, certificate, and advertisement flyers to hand out. Please take a photo, get names & info, and give to Dale Coles of the “Thumbs Up” winner. He will post the photo on our website. Information and photos are still needed for the newsletter feature “Senior Moments” and “Car & Driver”.
NEW BUSINESS:  It was moved and seconded to send a Thank You note enclosed with a $200 contribution to the Umatilla County Museum in appreciation for the hospitality shown to our club members. The Motion passed.  Keith Jallen and Chae Beeks would like to host a dinner for the members at Chae’s home in Murdock.  The dinner will be held on a Saturday.  Members will be notified by newsletter notice and/or by email notice sent by our Webmaster, Dale Coles.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Be sure to check your calendar in the newsletter for upcoming shows.  With the arrival of summer, weekend car show offerings will be “hot & heavy”.  All the shows cannot be listed and there are websites listed on the calendar page for your use.  If you know of a show that is not listed and want to attend, get that information to Dale and he can route  to all our members.  If you are not getting notices from Dale he may not have your current email address.  Locally we have the Lyle Lion’s Breakfast on June 2; local car shows at Hood River and White Salmon, WA.  Be watching for email stating a departure time and locale for a club cruise to shows in June.
CRUISE the GORGE REPORT: There are still some issues that need to be ironed out (where the Street Dance will be held). There will be a street dance on Saturday, no Maryhill Loops on Saturday or Sunday, and no drag races on Sunday.  June’s Cruisin’ Magazine will have the ad for our “Cruise the Gorge” event.  A CTG Judging Award sign-up sheet was passed around as well as the registration form for MCCC members to fill out and turn in AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  A sign-up sheet for shirt “sellers” at the Show in the Shade will be routed at July’s monthly meeting; each “seller” will only be asked to work 1 hour (if there are enough volunteers). Help will also be needed to direct traffic to parking areas. The next Cruise the Gorge meeting will be on June 5 at 5pm at Lee Dorich’s office(103 E 3^rd Street, The Dalles).
DRAWING: Keith Jallen was the $40 winner at tonight’s drawing.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 6:50 PM.

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   The meeting was called to order at 6 PM by President Steve Hudson at Spooky’s in The Dalles.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.  INTRODUCTIONS:  We welcomed a new member joining us tonight, Matt Stewart of Parkdale.  OFFICERS PRESENT:  All officers were present tonight with the exception of our Treasurer. GUESTS:  Larry Kaseberg joined us tonight with his son, member Chris Kaseberg. GOOD of the ORDER:  Thanks, Bill Oostenburg, for a great ’robot’ joke. TREASURER’S REPORT:  President Steve gave an estimated amount of our account balance.  A deposit has been made on the tee shirt order. MINUTES of PREVIOUS MEETING:  A motion was made & seconded to approve the minutes as printed in the March Newsletter. Motion approved. CORRESPONDENCE:  The McElherans sent a greeting from Arizona to Club members.  The Umatilla Historical Museum has invited our Club to visit some weekend this summer.  Bob Peickert will look into this as a possible Club excursion.  MEMBERSHIP REPORT:  Dale Coles reports 98 paid members with 33 members at tonight’s meeting. HEARTS & FLOWERS:  Sandra Fritz’ mother, Florence Forrest, has passed away. She & her husband Stan were early MCCC members with a number of very early & special vehicles. TECH TIPS/SHOP RECOMMENDATIONS: None tonight.  RECENT ARRIVALS:  Jake Grossmiller has acquired an ’02 Dakota RT. CARS & PARTS FOR SALE:  Sam Bilyeu still has an International pickup for sale.  EVENT REPORTS (past):  Sam Bilyeu & Bud Jones attended the Heppner show on Mar. 17.  There were 40-45 cars.  Bob & Linda Walker celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Mar. 15th.  The Keller’s & the Kiser’s attended the Roadster show in Portland.  Jerry Taylor went to a Midnight at the Oasis show in Yuma.   Cruizin’ Magazine featured pictures from 2011 shows with photos of many MCCC members’ cars at the Lolo, Montana show. UPCOMING EVENTS:  The pie social will be this Saturday, March 24th at Sam Bilyeu’s home.  The Portland Swap meet is the 2nd weekend in April & Mark Fortin has a space reserved.  Anyone interested in sharing this space should contact him.  The Dalles Cherry Festival, April 28-29, is offering a free lunch to persons interested in judging for them.  As of April 4th MCCC will again be meeting at Burgerville each Wednesday, 5 PM, with our classic cars for informal visiting, food & vehicular Show & Tell. Bob Peickert will look into a location for our annual Mother’s Day Brunch/Cruise. CRUISE the GORGE REPORT:  Mark Fortin reports changes in the applications are being finalized.  Jake Grossmiller will arrange for music & entertainment.  More vendors are being sought for the Show.  Vendor fee, payable to The Dalles Parks & Recreation Dept., will remain at $65.00. The Rotary will need help with parking early on Show day. Entrants’ gift bags will be filled on Wednesday evening before the Show.  MCCC members have been asked to fill out & return registration forms as soon as possible. A one-third page ad for the Show is planned in Cruizin’ Magazine.   It is hoped there may be some monetary support from Google & Insitu. The possibility that the Sunday drags will take place appears slim.  The tee shirts & sweatshirts have been ordered & may arrive by the end of April. Dale Coles has offered to take pictures of the class winners at the 2012 Show.  OLD BUSINESS:  None.  NEW BUSINESS:  Jake Grossmiller told of a collection of old cars that he knows of located in East Gresham. He will look into a possible Club trip to view them.  A cruise to the Beaches event this summer at PIR was discussed & deemed a good idea.  Jim Dennis brought up the subject of the monthly meeting starting time which has been at 7 PM (with the exception of this past winter) for many years.  He proposed that we change the meeting time to start at 6 PM on a permanent basis.  A motion was made to change the meeting time from 7 PM to 6 PM. Motion seconded & approved by a vote of hands.  PROGRAM:  Chris Kaseberg gave a PowerPoint presentation on the restoration of his 1920 Premier Roadster, originally purchased by his great-grandfather.  While he still has a ways to go on it, he has made great progress.  Thanks, Chris. DRAWING:  The first name chosen tonight was Tony Commander who was not present.  Ron Bales, whose name was on the second ticket drawn, was present & tonight’s winner. ADJOURNMENT:  Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM (with program concluding at 7:30 PM).

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