REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER

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1 REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2014 Hello fellow rebels. President s Message It's that time of year when we all make the transition between holidays as we go from Halloween right into Thanksgiving. It's a wonderful time of year. The trees have turned different colors and the weather is cool but we are still able to get out and do something in the yard. Get the leafs picked up and outside ready to the winter and snow. The fall is great as it brings Thanksgiving and the feeling of friendship and fellowship towards others. As a club I think we have a lot to be thankful for this past year. We have been able to continue to give back to the community as we have in the past years. We have made some new friends and new members over the year. This is the time of year that brings families together. Time to slow down the outside activities and just enjoy the company of your loved ones and friends as the temps start to get colder. Let's reflect and give thanks for what we have and what we cherish, family and friends. We had a great turn out for the 50s rock and roll party on the 25th. I would like to thank Bill and Linda Masters for hosting the party at their house. I would also like to thank Jana & and Bailey and all those that helped with setup and the decorations. They were fantastic and made the night rather fun. Thanks to all those that helped set up and those that showed up to tear down and clean up the next day. As always there is more to the activities besides just showing up. We had good food and good music all night and it was a great time with fellow Rebels and friends. It is also that time of year that we need to elect some new board members. Please let the nomination committee or a board member know if you or someone you know would like to run. It's a great way to get involved with the club and all the activities and a chance to make a difference in what the club does. As we approach the end of the year and Thanksgiving just around the corner, I would like to thank all the members for the support you give the club and your board members throughout the year. It is a rewarding position and it really makes things more fun. Please have a safes Thanksgiving holiday and remember those that have less than we do. It's the spirit of the holiday season and the giving of thanks that make it a magical Officers: President: Dave O Melia bowtie@neb.rr.com V.P.: Sandy Francisco gsfran68@gmail.com Secretary: Margaret Otley lo25307@windstream.net Treasurer: Ken Bougger bouggers@cornhusker.net Coordinator: Gary Weyers Large: Jim Jensen usptausptr@aol.com Alan Christman achristman0372@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger 2702 South Street Lincoln, NE traceejean@yahoo.com PH: NEXT MEETING November 19 Lee s Chicken time of year. There are a lot of people that are less fortunate than others. Be kind to a stranger and help put a smile on anyone's face that you meet is your daily activates. Be safe is your travels and don't drive is you have been having a little too much liquid holiday cheer. As always, be safe and see you on the road. Dave

2 dance. October 2014 Minutes October 29 at The One Eyed Dog Saloon, Eagle There were 40 members and guests in atten- The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Dave O Melia. There were no guests or new members but Bailey Wood is celebrating her 17 th birthday. Dave turned the meeting over to Vice President Sandy Francisco. Sandy said that Bruce and Sheryl Wright were celebrating their anniversary. The November board meeting will be November 11 th at Dino s 7 pm. Sandy reminded everyone that Dino s gives 10 % of total tickets to the charity of choice of the Rebels. The November general meeting will be November 19 th, a week early due to Thanksgiving. It will be at Lee s. Dinner 6 pm, meeting at 7:30pm. Sandy also said that Parker s Smoke House is moving and will no longer have a meeting room. She asked everyone if they had any ideas for a location for future meetings to please contact her. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Vice President s report. Secretary Margaret Otley announced that ladies night for November will be at Grisanti s on November 12, at 6 pm, again a week early since the general meeting was moved up a week. Tracee said the newsletter deadline is November 3 rd. Please get any articles, pictures etc to Tracee by that date. Margaret asked if everyone received their newsletter and if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes. There were none and a motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes and the Secretary s report. Ken gave the Treasurer s report. Ken reported that income for the month came from members dues, holiday party reservations and the 2015 car show. The front of the shirt has been paid for by Muscle Car Memories. Expenses for the month were the newsletter, activity bags, and Tour Nebraska. Boyd Ready said that this year it will be starting in Lincoln, registration will be at the North Sam s Club ending the first day at the Cornhusker Social Hall. Ending Sunday at Speedway Motors. The museum will be open for tours. Other expenditures were for the poker run and the rock and roll party. The board also voted on donations. This year s donations were $500 each to the Food Bank, City Mission, Center for People in Need, South East Nebraska Cancer Foundation and $200 to Sewing for Babies. Sheryl Wright said that there were 6 scholarship applicants from Lincoln and 4 from Milford campus. Of the 10 applications two scholarships will be made to Lincoln campus students and one to a Milford campus student. The scholarship recipients will be invited to the January meeting. There also was a donation made the Dom Walker Fund $150. We also made a donation of $150 to McKenzie Steiner s fund Believe. She s a 14 year old girl who had a benefit. Her goal is to provide teddy bears to hospitalized children. Her benefit also is making a donation to Make A Wish. Coordinator s report by Gary Weyers. Gary reminded everyone of the holiday party which will be January 24 th at The Knolls. This year the cost is $27, $14 will be paid by the Rebels. Members portion this year is $13. New Business: Linda Masters thanked the Rebel s for the contribution to her nephew Leighton Fintel. She said he is doing better and is now at Madonna. Old business: The holiday party is January 24 th at The Knolls in the Garden Room. The cost for members is $13, non members $27. We are accepting the first 80 paid reservations, after that there will be a waiting list. As in other years there will be a gift exchange. Dave said that this year there was less club participation in club events. The board as discussed the possibility of a dues increase for 2016 if there is not more participation. Income from the swap meet was down this year. The swap meet, car show and cone races are the three main fund raisers for the Rebels. In order for the club to continue to make the contributions and fund the scholarships we need to have more members participating. Bruce Tesarek thanked the members for the get well card he received. He was very appreciative. Member Brian Nystrom is deployed. Dustin Wood volunteered to organize sending care packages to Brian. The nominating committee has one candidate for president and one for treasurer. If you are interested in running for either of those offices or member at large contact either a board member or a member of the nominating committee. Margaret said she is taking food donations to the food bank after the November meeting. If you would like to donate please bring your donation to the November meeting so we can get it to the Food Bank before Thanksgiving. Jim Jensen said that in the Model T trivia contest the leaders at this time are Walt Meier and Bill Masters. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05pm. Respectfully submitted, Margaret Otley, Secretary After learning that Grisanti's is closed, the Ladies Night location on November 12 has been changed to the Olive Garden. Please call me, Margaret Otley, with any questions. Otherwise, look forward to

3 ~Gary Weyers The car events for the year have come to the end and the cars are being put away until next year. So my report for this month is short. But it won t be long and the swap meet in Lincoln will be here and will be asking for volunteers to help. The Christmas party is set for January 24 th at the Knolls Country club. The cost for members is $13.00 and for non-members it is $27.00 this can be paid to Ken Bougger. Reservations are for the first 80 people. I Hello everyone, I know you all had requested to send things over. I had mentioned that there are BX's here but are limited to certain things and I didn't realize they go out of stock on a lot of items. Due to warehouse space and all of the troop movements. Also didn't realize Dinning Facility Food not so good or trustworthy got sick from eating it already. And doesn't seem anyone really cares. The clinic is telling me its all in mind and it is stress related. Even though most people having trouble getting to bathroom in time and people I won't tell you rest the story kind of gross kind of funny. If you don't know all the toilets and urinals are at least a 1/2 block to up to 2 to 3 blocks away. There are some interesting bed pans. Hope this doesn't sound too needy. Lamisil cream and powder for feet chewable petobismal Rollaids Mechanical pencils normal lead & red lead Funnels small enough to fit in water bottles to put protein supplement powder into. Handy wipes for cleaning eye glasses Canned food i.e. Chef Boy R dee Beefaroni Ravioli some vegatables green beans, peas and carrots, peas Ramon noodles Pocket sized heavy duty mechanic's hand cleaner Pocket sized hand sanitizer Dental floss ribbon type Oral b and crest make it. Crackers Tuna pouches or cans Vienna sausages Spam Magazines old or new Car,Truck, Gun, Airplane just about whatever. Toiletries if you want can some here. Please make sure whatever you decide to send is personal size. So to put in backpack and to share with others. Work 12 hours on flight line. Have to carry things with us if we want to eat during the shift Chevy Bel-Air 2 DHT New GM Motor, 350 HP, less than 1300 miles on it. 350 Tran, Power Steering, bucket seats and center console with shifter. Lots of chrome under the hood. New HIE, new wiring, SS battery case, 85% new chrome on body and bumper redone. Good tires. Front end tie rods, ball joints, and say bar front. Very clean car $23,500 Gene Niebuhr I know my people from the Rebels buy buns & stuff from Rottelas If you talk to the people from Rottelas please tell them thank you for having the contract for supplying the bread of over here. Its good bread reminds of home and is about the only thing I have been eating here since I got sick. Please thanks. Hope everyone is doing well. Godspeed Brian Nystrom Ssgt 379 EAMXS/340AMU

4 by Jim Jensen At Large Board Member THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBERS Rod and Susie Phelps Some people are always young at heart. Sometimes that age hovers around the ages of 15 to 17 yrs. Boys do have definite interests at this age. Some like guns, girls, and cars. Others like cars and girls!! Mr. Rod has always had a yen for both of these things. Like puppies cars just began to follow Rod home. One after another for years the line just kept getting longer. One car of choice was a beautiful black 1957 Chevy. Somehow it just followed him home from Colorado one Tuesday morning. Plans were made to do cool things to this car and make it part of our family. By Tuesday of the next week this 57 was following someone else and going back to Colo. WHERE did that silver 57 come from? Wow parked out front with no warning the 1957 Bel- Air. Within one week we bought and sold two 57's. The silver is here to stay. It now has a new engine, (the first one could do the salt flats) A little calmer now for the old folks. Things are good now and were rolling along. Just a few set-backs along the way. Thanks to good friends with pickups and tow ropes. The door locks were put in to keep everyone out even the guy with the key. Many unmentionable words and broken glass later we were in... Thanks again to good people who understand the difference between ORIGINAL and AFTER MARKET. Now they work like a charm. Now if we can find the keys. Rumor has it that a certain Silver 1957 Bel-Air, Mr. Rod and grandson Asher were seen cruising "O" St. And even made the 10/11 news. We really love this car and think we'll keep it. Oh ya another has been following Mr. Rod around lately... Who knows!!! Mr. Rod should check his garage. Mrs. Rod may be going on a cruise of her own. Footnote by Editor Jim Jensen Rod and I go way back to grade school at Randolph Elementary. Those were the days. And yes I think we both had my mother as one of our teachers. And yes I do have a picture of Rod way back when. Back then Rod was known as little Rodney.

5 Best hands were held by Nancy Phillips and Elise Davis Worst hand were held by Karen Hollibaugh and Sheryl Wright Door Prizes drawings were won by: Don Shea Stacy Brown Johnny Nunn Doug Weber Gary Francisco Lydel Otley Jim Jensen Becky Hutchins0n Linda Masters Fellow Rebels: Sheryl & Bruce Wright along with Sandy & Gary Francisco have had a great time doing Poker Runs for the Club for a few years; we are ready for a break. Out hope is that members will keep the fun going and plan some routes and ending $$$ fun. Please think about a spring Run before things get hectic with car shows. Thanks for participating, Sheryl, Bruce, Gary & Sandy

6 REBELS UPCOMING MEETINGS Board Meeting Tuesday November 11 th Dino s The end of the year we will decide what charity will get our donation for meeting and eating at Dino s. There are many choices on the menu so please join us and get involved in your club. Meeting starts at 7:00pm. Club Meeting Wednesday November 19 Lee s The chicken is back in front of Lee s. An old staple in Lincoln Lee s has been here for years. Come for food, fun and fellowship. Keep up with your club. Meeting starts at 7:30pm. If anyone has an idea where we could hold meetings let me or a board member know. We are losing Parker s Smoke House. Please be on the lookout. Our choices are slim. Proud to be a Rebel, Sandy The Rebels holiday party is January 24 th at The Knolls in the Garden Room. The cost for members is $13 and non members $27. The garden room is reserved and limited to the first 80 paid reservations. After the first 80 paid reservations there will be a waiting list. You can pay at the club meetings or mail your payment to Rebels, PO Box 21996, Lincoln, NE As in other years there will be a gift exchange. Board Member nominations will be held at the November Meeting. Offices up for two year terms are President, Treasurer, and At-Large. Elections are held at the December meeting. Absentee Ballot: If you are in need of an absentee ballot contact Sheryl Wright at or sherylw7@windstream,net by November 24, Care Packages for Soldiers Date: Time: Place: Sunday, December 7 th 3:00 p.m Sumner Street Dustin & Jana Wood s garage The favorite is all the homemade cookies. Please bring frozen so we can seal them easier. From there think of things your family likes for snacks and buy extra when you shop for the troops. Personal hygiene items, small games, wet wipes, sunflower seeds etc. You have all done a great job in the past and you will do it again. If you know a solider you would like to receive a care package please or mail the address to Sandy at gsfran68@gmail.com. She will get labels started for us. Dustin and Jana would be glad to answer any questions about this gathering for our armed forces. One of our Rebel members is serving Brian Nystrom. Keep him and all our soldiers in your prayers. Join for an afternoon of giving back to our armed forces that are giving so much. For those interested we will go out to eat and relax after the packages are done and ready to mail. Thank you, Jana & Dustin Dustin Jana Rebels Membership Due December 31st, 2014 It is time to renew your Rebels membership for A membership application is included in this newsletter for your convenience. If you recently joined in 2014, your dues and new application are also due by December 31st for the new year. You can bring your completed application and payment to the November or December meeting or mail it to the address on the application. Applications are also available online: cards & flowers Anyone who knows of a Rebels member who should have a card sent or someone in the hospital or flowers for a funeral, Contact Carol Danielson 477-

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8 REBELS AUTO CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Mark: New Renewal Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Cell Phone Birth date: Address (Your primary address) Newsletter Option: By: Mail Website Updated Information regarding the Rebels Auto Club can be sent to my ? (Example: new upcoming events, change in date of meeting location, etc.) Yes No Classic Vehicles: Year, Make, Body Style I understand that photographs are taken at Rebels club activities and events and by signing below I give consent to the use of photographs of my spouse/self/child/vehicles to be used in Rebels editorial and/or promotional material produced and/or published for the good of the club. Applicant Signature: Date Club officer Amount Paid Date Note: Cost Adult: $18.00 per year. Cost Youth: $ years and younger. Membership fees are due each year by December 31 st. No prorating of fees if join after December 31 st of each year. Mail completed application and appropriate payment to: Rebels Auto Club P.O. Box Lincoln, NE A FRIENDS AND FAMILY AUTO CLUB

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