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1 The Early bird Fan November 2016 Published monthly by the Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds Chapter 50 Classic Thunderbird Club International The The Early bird Fan 2 November 2016 Jill Schwab approves of this message. Hello T-birders, wow it's November and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The first thing that I want to bring up is that the November meeting at West Valley College has been changed to the 3rd Friday of the month, November 18th. WVC is closed for Veterans Day and that's why we had to make the change. Please mark your calendars. If anyone has any suggestions for possible Blunderbird candidates please let me know. We still have 2 more months for possibilities for this infamous award so if anyone knows about any humorous happenings that occurred in 2016 please give me a call or email me.

2 I would love to hear what happened and I can probably use some reminders of all that you remember. This is not squealing on someone it's helping me out. The Awards Dinner will be on Saturday, February 4, 2017 and we will be going over all the fun things we did in 2016. I am looking forward to seeing all of you so please look in this month s Fan for further details on the Awards Dinner. November is also the month when we vote on our 2017 Board since we don't have a December meeting, and this year I am happy to again announce that we did not need a nominating committee because the entire 2016 Board will be your 2017 Board. Thank you again to the entire Board. We will still have an election at the November meeting to make it all official.

3 I would also like to thank two special people who lead us every year in two very special events. Jill Schwab is again leading the "Senior Bag Stuffing Event" on Thursday, December 8 and Don Reisinger is again leading us in the "Toys For Tots Fly-by" on Saturday, December 10. Please look in the Fan or contact Jill and Don for details on these two great events. These types of events are what make SCVT SO SPECIAL. That's about it for now. See you at the November 18th meeting and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. There is still time for some great California weather so Let's Keep Driving. Charlie SCVT President s Message Charlie s Chat This month s cover Doc Dockter and the Chick Magnet are looking good at the recent Sunrise Assisted Living display in San Mateo.

4 See page 13. December 8, 2016 10:00 3 Plaza View Lane, Foster City This is a community room at a big apartment complex right next to Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and across from Carl s Jr. at the last turn off to Foster City before you cross the bridge on 92. Plenty of parking across the street in a vacant lot (waiting for construction). I have not had confirmation from the agencies and will keep everyone posted as I hear from them. See you all in November. Thanks for all your help!!! Jill Schwab The Early bird Fan 3 November 2016 October 14, 2016 PRESIDENT: Les Miller called the meeting to order for Charlie Affrunti (absent) at 7:33pm. Les welcomed everyone and introduced Gene Cox who filled in for the President. Les passed around the snack and beverage chart for 2017.

5 Charlie arrived late and resumed his post. Congratulations to Bill Croxton who was promoted to a CTCI Master TBird Judge. Next meeting will be November 18th. The school is closed on November 11th for Veterans Day. SCVT Awards at San Diego Convention Newsletter Gold Medallion (top award of all club newsletters) KC and Skip Doughty The Early bird Fan Preservation Gold Medallion Gene and Eddi Cox 1957 Dusk Rose Original Senior Gold Gene and Eddi Cox 1957 Dusk Rose Un-restored Best of Show Larry Johnston (2nd cover guy Oct Fan) 1956 Peacock Blue Primary Original Silver Larry Johnston 1956 Peacock Blue 1955 Gold Touring Bonnie and Sam Hollingsworth Thunderbird Blue 1956 Gold Touring Bill and Diana Mann Peacock Blue 1956 Silver Touring Les and Bobbie Miller Gray 1956 Bronze Touring Jerry and Gail Dance Sunset Coral 1956 Gold Touring Don and Kate Hamblin Fiesta Red 1957 Gold Touring Eddi and Gene Cox Willow Green 1957 Silver Touring Mont and Diane Roach Gunmetal Gray 1957 Bronze Touring Cliff and Kathy Monroe Starmist Blue Touring- Losing most car parts on highway driving to the convention Charlie and Claire Affrunti 1956 Peacock Blue VICE PRESIDENT: Gene Cox and Les Miller reported: As of tonight, we have 102 members.

6 We have 3 members who have paid their dues for 2017. October SCVT Membership Anniversaries Ginny Spencer 1 Ralph & Holly Citti 17 Bonnie & Sam Hollingsworth 5 Rick & Diane Deutsch 24 Doc Dockter 13 Chris & Sandy Berquist 25 (continued on next page) Member Years Member Years Paul & Barbara Perry 18 Daryl Morford & Gail Johnson 27 Jeff & Elaine Dye 21 Steven & Charlotte Yep 31 Joe & Fran Hendrickson 21 Members hip Anniver s ar ies November Meeting Minutes The Early bird Fan 4 November 2016 (continued from previous page) Gerry & Ruth Nelson 15 Gary Dinger 40 Rich & Roxanne Parker 16 Thank you to Jenny Jump and Al Thomas for the snacks and to Rich and Roxanne Parker for the beverages. SECRETARY: Diane Deutsch asked if there were any additions or corrections to last month s minutes.

7 Minutes were accepted as submitted. TREASURER: Diana Mann gave a detailed report of our finances. COMMITTEE REPORTS ACTIVITIES: Patrick Ford reported. Recent Events: Sunrise Assisted Living Car Display (Sep 10) Doc Docktor, host. Great event. CTCI Convention (Sep 12-18) Don Hamlin, host. A great time. See the list of awards above. Overbird/Underbird (Sep 18) Carl Epolite, host. Veterans really enjoyed it. Ironstone Concours (Sep 23-25) Sandie Kay, hostess. Jill and Jerry Schwab invited everyone to their home for a wonderful Friday lunch. Claire and Charlie Affrunti invited everyone to their home in Arnold for a fabulous brunch on Sunday. Birds on the Wharf (Sept 24) Paul Perry, host. Nice day and a well run event.

8 United Airlines Family Day (Oct 9) Patrick Ford, host. Had 7 cars in attendance. Had 7 Patriot aircraft on display. They allowed us to walk through the repair shop. Upcoming Events: Sunrise Assisted Living, San Mateo (Oct 22) Doc Dockter, host. 955 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, 10:30 am to Noon. Need 7 cars. Sunrise Assisted Living, Sunnyvale (October 29) Doc Dockter, host. 633 S. Knickerboker Drive 10:30am Need 15 cars. Classic Chevy Club s Toy & Food Drive (Nov 5) Patrick Ford, host. 10am - 3pm. Cathedral of Faith, 2315 Canoas Garden Ave. Toys for Tots Fly By (Dec 10?) Don Reisinger, host. Bring the toys to the November meeting. Awards Dinner (Feb 4) Charlie Affrunti, host. Michael s at Shoreline. Cost is $40.

9 Motherlode Cruise Car Show (May 20, 2017) Doc Dockter and Lucy Clark, host and hostess. This is in Jackson, in the Gold Country. More info as time passes. Muir House & Port Chicago (TBD 2017) Rick Deutsch, host. Asked if there would be interest in a tour PARADES AND DISPLAYS: Don Hamblin reported: Veteran s Day Parade (Nov 11) Don Reisinger, host. San Jose. More information to follow. HOMECOMINGS: Kathy Kelly reported: Valley Christian is Oct 15 and Yerba Buena on Oct 28. EDITOR: KC & Skip Doughty reported. Please send photos, stories, etc. CTCI: Cliff Monroe reported: Send photos. He s got a large report going in for the next issue of the Early bird . New roster went out for your phone via email. HISTORIAN: Paul Lynch.

10 Paul reported that Jeanette broke her shoulder last Friday. Our thoughts go out to Jeanette for a speedy recovery. WEB MASTER: Larry Maness reported: website is up and running. Nothing else to report. LOGO Items: Eddi Cox reported that items were available in the back of the room. OLD BUSINESS: Rewards will be issued for doing displays and homecomings. NEW BUSINESS: None. BUY/SELL: Nothing this time. (continued on next page) The Early bird Fan 5 November 2016 (continued from previous page) TECH SESSION: Bob Lawrence found a great muffler guy, Patrick at World Muffler Fremont and El Camino in Sunnyvale. Bill Mann stopped an oil sender leak with painter s tape. Bill Mann suggests that you fill the steering box with grease.