Preview of the March 2012 newsletter Updated 07-Feb-2012 ==== Copyright (c) 2012 Corvairs of New Mexico ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH 2012 / VOLUME 38 / NUMBER 03 / ISSUE #438 EDITOR: Jim Pittman NEXT MEETING: Wednesday March 7th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting Location: this month only: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE THIS MONTH: Dues Due ......................................Membership Committee President's Report ............................President John Wiker February Meeting Minutes ..................................Art Gold February Board Meeting Minutes .......................Heula Pittman Birthdays and Anniversaries .....................Sunshine Committee For Sale, Trade or Wanted .................................Everyone Calendar of Coming Events .......................Board of Directors Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago .....................Club Historian COVER: ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com Vice-Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Car Council: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu Past Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com Past Pres: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00 CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00 CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00 CNM only: 12 months $28.00 -or- 26 months $ 56.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DUES DUE DATES FOR MARCH 2012 DUE LAST MONTH = INACTIVE 25-MAR-2012: 2012.02 Kathy & Larry Blair 2012.02 Kelly & Art Gold 2012.02 Frank Stadler DUE THIS MONTH = INACTIVE 25-APR-2012: 2012.03 Carl Johnson 2012.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 2012.03 Anne & John Wiker DUE NEXT MONTH = INACTIVE 25-MAY-2012 2012.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 2012.04 Susanne & Larry Hickerson 2012.04 Curtis L. Shimp ======================================= == DUES NOT PAID = INACTIVE 25-FEB-2012: 2011.01 Wibke Garrecht 2011.04 Cary Hubbard 2011.06 Mark Jones 2011.06 Klaudia & Steve Sanchez 2011.07 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson 2011.10 Opal Zuercher 2011.11 Amy & David Franco 2011.12 Kim Patten 2011.12 Diane & A. John Pattison ======================================= Send your Dues to: CNM Treasurer c/o Robert Gold 1301 Valencia NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Past due memberships will become inactive after a one-month grace period. The Club will mail in your National Dues when you renew, if you send us the renewal form from your CORSA Communique! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meeting Minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Board Meeting Minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================================================================ C O R V A I R S o f N E W M E X I C O C O M I N G E V E N T S ============================================================================ | March 2012 | April 2012 | May 2012 | | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | | 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | | 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | | 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | 29 30 | 27 28 29 30 31 | ============================================================================ NOTE: Our meeting place had to be changed for March because the North Domingo Baca Center will be closed for cleaning. We will meet at HIGHLANDS, and the meeting will start early, and it will be short! Wed 7 Mar 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Wed 7 Mar After our meeting, ...................... Sat 10 Mar Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time. Sun 11 Mar 2:00 AM Daylight Saving Time begins -- set clocks AHEAD an hour Mon 12 Mar ........ Cope with the loss of an hour as best we can........... Sat 17 Mar 2:45 to 4:45 PM 38th ANNIVERSARY PARTY at the TOMATO CAFE! Sat 17 Mar Location: 5920 Holly Ave NE - 505-821-9300 Sat 17 Mar North of Paseo del Norte, east of I-25 Sat 17 Mar Club Activities Award to be Presented at 38th Anniversary Party! Sat 17 Mar CLUB ACTIVITIES AWARD PRESENTED AT 38th ANNIVERSARY PARTY! Wed 21 Mar 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri 23 Mar 9:00 PM April Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman ============================================================================ Wed 4 Apr 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER, at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel. That is just north of Wyoming and Paseo del Norte. Wed 4 Apr After our meeting, we will go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE Sat 7 Apr 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" Sat 14 Apr 9:00 AM Club Breakfast / Tour of Veterans' Memorial - Larry Blair Sat 14 Apr Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time. Wed 18 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri 20 Apr 9:00 PM May Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sun 22 Apr 12:00 to 3:00 PM - Corvairs Only Show - TARGET at 1-25 & Paseo del Norte ============================================================================ Wed 2 May 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER, at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel. That is just north of Wyoming and Paseo del Norte. Wed 2 May After our meeting, we will go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE Sat 19 May Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time. Wed 16 May 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri May 18 Tri-State Meet - Salida, Colorado - ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORSA Sat May 19 Tri-State Meet - Car Show, other events, Banquet, BOYDSTON AWARD Sun May 20 Tri-State Meet Sun 20 May - Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Old Town Car Show Fri 25 May 9:00 PM June Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman ============================================================================ Sat 2 Jun 8:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" Sat 4 Aug 8:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" Sat 6 Oct 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" ============================================================================ Wed 4 Jul EARLY! Pancake Breakfast - Car Show on the Plaza - Santa Fe NOTE: Our meeting place and/or time will have to be changed for July due to the Senior Centers being closed for the FOURTH OF JULY. We will have to find an alternate meeting place (or date) this month. Stay tuned. ============================================================================ 2012: Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat 25-26-27-28 JULY -- 2012 CORSA CONVENTION! The Northeast Corvair Council (NECC) has been awarded the 2012 International Convention for the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), to take place in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Plan on visiting colonial Sturbridge, Massachusetts! ============================================================================ ============================================================================ See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities: ===================== http://www.nmisso.com/nmccc1.htm ===================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YEARS AGO -- Jim Pittman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =END=