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Murray Hall's Auburn and Cord
A neat find at the Sugar Shack

 Maitland Valley Region H.A.S.C.
Winter Newsletter – January 2012

We trust that everyone had a great Christmas with their family and that 2012 will be a happy & healthy year for you. We certainly had a great fall weather-wise and January hasn't been too bad so far. Who knows what will happen before spring?

We would like to welcome new members Tony & Elaine Lang from Hanover and Bob & Mary Steffen from Wingham.
We want to extend sympathy to Leonard Reis whose beloved wife, Freda passed away in November. Your friends in the club are thinking of you.

We were sorry to hear that one of our club members, Douglas Watson passed away this week. He was busy working on the restoration of one of his cars at the time of his passing.
An executive meeting was held at the home of Burt & Marya Pinder on Monday, January 2nd to plan the upcoming events.
Indoor meetings will be held in January and March on Sunday afternoons starting at 2:30 p.m. These will be followed by a potluck supper. Please bring something for first course or dessert as well as your own plates, cutlery, mugs, etc. The club will supply beverages.

*** There will not be an indoor meeting in February. Some members are going to be away and since it is often a stormy time, we have decided to eliminate that meeting again this year.***

Coming Events

Sunday, January 22nd – This will be our first indoor meeting for 2012. It will be held in the Senior Citizens' Room at the Mildmay-Carrick Arena in Mildmay. It is one block off the main street (on the west side of highway #9.). Go around the left side of the arena to the back and go in the back door. Norm & Edna Fairles (519-335-3926) and Murray & Mary Hall (519-335-6243) will be hosting this meeting. Murray will give a slide presentation on antique car shows, tours and other events over the past 50 years. The roll call for this meeting will be to tell us about the first car you drove or owned.

Saturday, January 28th - Breakfast in January in Clifford at 9:00 am A few of the local car people in that area have been talking about having some breakfast meetings periodically during the winter. This is just a social event to pass the time during the winter. The first breakfast will be at Greenley's Restaurant (3 Elora Street). It will be a buffet style meal for approximately $10.00 plus taxes and tip. Our members have been asked to participate. If you plan to attend, please contact John Caesar at 519-323-7014or e-mail him at www.caesarsappraisals.com ahead of time so he can let the restaurant know how many plan to attend.

Sunday, March 18th – This meeting will be held at the home of Ron & Georgina Klages (519-363-2052). They live in the restored feed mill by the bridge on the main street of Chesley. The speaker will be Doug Storrey who is an agent for Haggerty Insurance. He will talk about insuring antique cars and will answer any questions you may have. The roll call for this meeting will be to tell us about a happy childhood experience.

*** If you have any questions about directions to the meeting places, please call the hosts and they will provide more details. ***

Monday, April 16th - An executive meeting will be held at the home of Orval & Marion Becker at 2:00 pm. If you have any ideas for future meetings or tours, please come to the meeting or contact one of the executive members with your suggestions. We are always looking for new places to visit and new programs for our indoor meetings.

Sunday,May 6th - Our vehicle inspection will be held at the old Wightman garage in Clifford (2 blocks south and 1 block east of the traffic lights) from 10:00 am until
3:00 pm. It is important to have your vehicle checked and mandatory if you plan to use it for club sponsored events. Bring your lawn chairs and plan to stay for a social time. The club will be supplying refreshments.

Proverbs from Larry the Cable Guy
A day without sunshine is like night.
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the hell happened?"
OK, so what's the speed of dark?
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
When everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane.
On the other hand, you have different fingers.

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