THE NORTH TEXAS BUGLETTE
+ + OUR 22ND YEAR + +
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER, BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA
** HOST CHAPTER OF THE 2004 BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL MEET IN PLANO, TEXAS **
THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER IS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS VEHICLE CLUB COUNCIL
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 10 DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA OCTOBER, 2006
Scott and Wanda Aurandt’s Home DECATUR, TX
DRIVE AND ENJOY YOUR BUICKS! VINTAGE OR NEWER!
COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR
Our September meeting in Denton, at El Guapo’s Restaurant, was pretty nice. Prior to the formal meeting, our members enjoyed some nice conversation with other members present, including a very nice Mexican food meal.
I shared a table with David and Clara Corbin, and Andy Walla. It was interesting to hear of the adventures of the Corbins in Canada as David sought to possibly unravel some here-to-fore unknown information on the McLaughlin vehicles and how they related to Buick and General Motors of Canada. At some future date, I suspect David will have a presentation for us at one of our monthly meetings.
After the meal, we moved to the meeting room in the restaurant for a short meeting. With our December meeting already set up, we needed to have something for our October meeting. Scott and Wanda Aurandt volunteered to host the meeting at their house in Decatur, provided that we move the date to the first Saturday, which would coincide with a local car show on the Decatur Square that afternoon. After some discussion, we voted to move the date of the meeting and with the 3:00pm start time, have a “pot luck dessert” rather than a meal. After the meeting, those who desire can go to the car show, which starts at 5:00pm. We thank Scott and Wanda for once again hosting one of our monthly meetings at their home.
Of course, other than our normal October meeting, the South Central Regional Meet will be in Fredericksburg, TX, hosted by our associates of the Alamo Chapter. They have a pretty full slate of activities for those that desire to partake of them—other than the show event on Saturday, followed by the banquet later that evening. Somewhat typically, few registrations for the show have come in recently, so I would urge everybody that is going to the South Central Regional Meet in Fredericksburg to get their registrations sent it as soon as possible. I understand that many already have room reservations, so completing the situation with sending in the meet registration would finalize things for you.Earlier this year, Charles Bloomberg mentioned a car show at Unique Performance in Farmers Branch, TX. We have now received information on that event—Unique PerformanceFest, presented by the Sam Pack Auto Group. The event is October 14 at Unique Performance in Farmers Branch. The car show is open to all vehicles and motorcycles. Chip Foose will be the Grand Marshall, with other celebrity appearances. A tour of Mr. Sam Pack’s private vehicle collection is also available (for a small donation). Product and services vendors will be on hand, along with food vendors. Childrens’ activities will include face painting and bounce houses. The three top clubs who enter the most vehicles will receive cash awards. There are also several activities centered around Chip Foose. This event will benefit Chip Foose’s chosen charity (Progeria Research Foundation) and Mr. Sam Pack’s chosen charity (Holy Angels). The event times are from 8:00am-3:00pm, with awards at 3:00pm. Location is 13950 Senlac Drive, Suite 300, Farmers Branch, TX. Show car entry is $25.00/vehicle with spectators admitted “free”. For more information, check the Unique Performance website www.UniquePerformance.com/upfest.
Our December meeting will be, once again, at the Rave Reviews Restaurant in the Love Field Antique Mall in Dallas, TX. The restaurant is located in the northwest corner of the mall building. You will find the Reservation Form in this newsletter. Please send in your reservation as soon as you can. Cost per meal is $9.00, with the chapter picking up the balance of the meal’s cost. Our last time there for our December meeting was a great meal with some great people and a great time for everybody who attended.
Take care and enjoy your Buicks! Willis Bell
MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 MEETING
September 9, 2006. Meeting called to order at 2:00pm by Director Willis Bell at El Guapo’s Restaurant in Denton, TX. It was a rather brief meeting because we had a limited time to use the meeting room. There were 24 people in attendance. Willis announced that registrations were skimpy for the Fredericksburg Regional Meet and suggested that anyone who is going to get their registrations in so that the necessary planning for food, etc., can be done. Willis also mentioned some swap meets and car shows that were occurring at that moment and on the following Sunday. Charles Bloomberg completed his report on the possibility of having an outdoor meeting at a park in Grapevine. He noted that the largest pavilion must be reserved and has “a cost” attached to it, therefore, it was decided that we needed to consider other alternatives. We thank Charles for looking into that for us. It was decided that the October meeting would be shifted to the first Saturday of October, which is October 7, 2006. Meeting to be in Decatur, TX at Scotty and Wanda Aurandt’s house at 3:00pm. (NOTE: Change of day and time). There will be a pot luck dessert rather than a meal. A car show on the Decatur Square starts at 5:00pm.
Meeting adjourned at 2:15pm.
Jimmie Furr, Secretary
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SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL BUICK MEET INFORMATION
If you have not yet made your room reservations for the 2006 Fall South Central Regional Buick Meet, please do so as soon as possible! The rooms will be held until September 27th, the cut-off date, after which the guaranteed group rate will not be available and the rooms will be released to the general public. This is an extremely busy period for the town so make your reservations as soon as possible. Fredericksburg Inn & Suites 201 S. Washington Fredericksburg, TX 78624 1-800-446-0202 / 830-997-0202 The group room rate is $99.00/night + state and city taxes = $111.87/night. Breakfast is included. Our Alamo Chapter associates have put together a “full weekend” of possible activities and tours of the Fredericksburg town and area. This is in addition to the car events and Saturday evening banquet. ALSO see the enclosed event registration form, which you’ll also need to complete and send in (with appropriate funds!) prior to the event.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPT 29-01 Good Guys 14th Annual Lone Star Nationals Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX OCT 07 REGULAR MEETING POT LUCK DESSERT 3:00PM 07 CAR SHOW ON THE SQUARE DECATUR, TX 5:00PM 14 Unique PerformanceFest Unique Performance 13950 Senlac Dr, Suite 300 Farmers Branch, TX 8:00am-3:00pm Show car entry $25.00 Spectators, free www.UniquePerformance.com/upfest 28 SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL BUICK MEET Fredericksburg Inn & Suites Fredericksburg, TX NOV REGULAR MEETING DEC REGULAR MEETING CHAPTER OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR 2007 HOLIDAY PARTY Check the “Antique/Classic” section of the classified ads in the “Automotive” section of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS, FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, and other metro-area newspapers for weekend car cruise, show, and race events. Also . . . www.hotrodhappenings.com and www.hubcapcafe.com/calendar/texas.htm .
NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER OFFICERS – 2006
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DIRECTOR Willis Bell 817/694-1313 (Voicemail) or NTX5467@webtv.net
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Dale Sherman 972/977-0420
TREASURER Thelma Lough 972/270-3784
SECRETARY Jimmie Furr 817/558-2009
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Bill Lough 972/270-3784
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Robert Kam 214/826-7846
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Willis Bell 817/694-1313 (Voicemail) or NTX5467@webtv.net
ALL printed or e-mailed material for the newsletter must be received by the 1st of the month prior to publication
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CHAPTER WEBMASTER Ms. Aurora Chancy ntbuick@hotmail.com 972/517-4004
OUR OCTOBER MEETING
Our October 7, 2006 North Texas Chapter meeting will be hosted by Scott and Wanda Aurandt in their Decatur, TX home. The meeting will be at 3:00pm with a Pot Luck Dessert format (due to the time of the day). After the meeting ends, those you might desire can attend the final Car Show On the Square of the season, at the nearby Decatur Square, which begins at 5:00pm. Also please note that this is on the FIRST SATURDAY rather than on our normal Second Saturday schedule! We look forward to seeing everybody there! See map for location.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING > > OCTOBER 7, 2006 In Decatur, TX!
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