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Last Meeting

On Sunday, July 26th, yours truly Bruce P. arrived at the Morrisburg Antiquefest and met up with 10 members who were browsing about at the various booths of antiques and collectibles.  One thing of interest was a set of 6 green Fireglaze coffee mugs that caught my attention as we have 5 of the same. The price of $95.00 immediately changed my mind about purchasing them.

The day was warm and somewhat humid but it was nice to be out along the St. Lawrence River, especially when we all went over to the home of Dave and Barb Black for lunch and conversation before we went back to the Upper Canada Playhouse at Morrisburg to see the play, Wrong For Each Other.  Sixteen of us saw the play and had a great time.

After the play ended, we again headed back to the Blacks’ and were treated to barbequed Oktoberfest sausages, compliments of the Blacks along with various salads, cold cuts, desserts and drinks.  Their home, hospitality, the view of the St. Lawrence River and of course the lack of rain made for a very enjoyable Rideau Valley club outing.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Dave and Barb Black for arranging the day's activities, including the purchase of the playhouse tickets.    

Trivia Quiz

1.  Name the ad that placed a well known car forever in the All-American Hall of Fame.

2. The die-cast grille is another stylistic feature that was popular in the late 30s and early 40s. What car inaugurated this styling advance?

3. What was the most important automobile design to come out of World War II?

4. What year did the Chevrolet Impala debut?

Activities – Rideau Valley:

August 23rd: – Corn Boil with tour – Bill & Marilyn Henderson.  See Next Meeting below.

September 19th: – National Executive Meeting – Marilyn Henderson .

September 20th: -- Apple Orchard Visit plus ??? – Mary & Ernie McKenzie.

Activities – National:

September 19th: National Executive meeting at Kemptville, hosted by Rideau Valley Region.  (changed from Sept 12th).

September 25th to 27th: Heritage 35 Group (Campbellville area).

Activities – Non-HASC:

September 10th to 13th: 39th Annual Fall Barrie Automotive Flea Market, Burl's Creek Family Event Park.  For further information, call (705) 487-3663.

September 19th: Mike Bowes Memorial Car Show, sponsored by 3M Company of Canada, Highway 43 at the 3M Plant, 10:00 to 15:00hrs, BBQ.  For further info., call 613-267-3461.

September 30th to October 4th: Fall Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet and Corral, Carlisle Fairgrounds, Carlisle Pennsylvania.  Five day pass - $30.00.  For info. call (717) 243-7855.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Rideau Valley Region will be the annual “Traditional Corn Boil”, to be held on Sunday, August 23rd at the home of Bill and Marilyn Henderson, 2475 County Rd 18 RR #5  in Kemptville, beginning at 2pm.  It is understood that Bill and Marilyn have planned a tour for us as well.  For further information or directions, call Bill or Marilyn at 613-258-5461.

Answers to Trivia Quiz

Answer #1 – “Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.”

Answer #2 – 1934 Pontiac Cabriolet

Answer#3 -- The Universal Jeep.  The standardized design, after 1500 test vehicles were built by Ford, Willys and Bantam, was the Ford Model GP (“General Purpose” derive “Jeep”), a quarter-ton 4x4.

Answer#4 -- 1958

Bruce Pettinger, Editor, 8 Woodlawn Ave,  OTTAWA ON  K1S 2S9

Phone: (613) 234-4266:  E-mail: PettingerB@DFO-MPO.GC.CA

R. E. (Ted) Fiander, Regional Reporter, 3 Leeward Street, NEPEAN, ON  K2E 5W4

Phone:  (613) 226-5308 :  E-mail:  tedabel@magma.ca

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