REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER

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1 REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER February 2014 Hello fellow Rebels. President s Message Well I guess since Phil saw his shadow that means that we will have to wait a few more weeks to get the ol hot rods out and running. I hope everyone is getting the final add-ons done to them and are ready for the summertime cruise, even though it might be awhile before they can be out. Our club Holiday party last month was great. We had good food and fellowship there. We had the garden room this year and I think it was much more open and nicer too. We had 72 members in attendance and a great time was had. The gift exchange was fun as usual and the before and after conversations were good to hear. I hoe all that attended enjoyed it and would like to hear any feed back from it with the room we had. Thanks to the committee that set up and planned it. They did a fantastic job and deserve a big hand for their efforts to make it a fun and enjoyable evening. THANKS! Hopefully things will start to pick up in the next few weeks as this is a slow time for the club activities. If any member would like to have a garage scene or there is something you would like to see then please let a board member know and we will see if we can do it. Garage scenes are a good way to show off your shop, your garage, your collections or car memorabilia. We can have a seminar on something or just gather for a social time and snacks. It s a great way to spend an afternoon talking to friends and sharing fellowship with others. I would also like to thank the old board members for their past service and thanks to the new members for joining. The future looks great as we look forward to this year, moving the club forward and carrying on the tradition of the club. Thanks for your support and actions. The swap meet is right around the corner and we are in need of your support for this. This is one of three main fund raisers that we have for he club. Please volunteer to help as we need several people to work and represent the club for the shifts that we have. It's only one day out of a few days the club needs your help to work so please step up and help. The car show is also in the works and things are moving forward with that. We will be have some meetings for the show in the next few months so keep reading the newsletter for updates on when and where. Stay safe when out driving in the winter and watch out for others. Officers: President: Dave O Melia bowtie@neb.rr.com V.P.: Sandy Francisco gsfran@windstream.net 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 Febuary 26 Parker s Smokehouse 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 John or Carol Danielson See you on the streets Dave

2 tendance. Meeting Minutes January 2014 Meeting Minutes January 29 th 2014 at Lee s Chicken There were 50 members and guests in at- The meeting was called to order by President Dave O Melia at 7:30 pm. Dave thanked the new board members for their service and welcomed our guests, the scholarship recipients and their instructors and family. This year s recipients were from the Lincoln campus Kellen Restau who is in his third quarter. From the Milford campus August Storz also in his third quarter. They were both presented with checks for $500 and Rebel t shirts. Congratulations to them and their instructors and families. The Vice President s report was given by Sandy. The next meeting will be February 22 nd at Parker s Smoke House. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Vice President s report. Margaret gave the Secretary s report. She asked if there were any additions or corrections to the December minutes, there were none and a motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes from the December meeting. Ladies Night for January will be January 19 th at Ruby Tuesday s 6pm. Contact either Margaret or Jody White if you d like to attend. Tracee said the deadline for the newsletter will be February 4 th. Please get any articles or pictures to Tracee by that date. Margaret also read thank you letters from Sewing for Babies and Matt Talbot Kitchen. Our donations were greatly appreciated. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Secretary s report. Ken gave the Treasurer s report, he said at this time we have 101 membership renewals. If you need a membership form see either Ken or Margaret. Income for the past month was from membership renewals and holiday party reservations and expenses included the newsletter, The Knoll s for the party. Future income expected would be from the upcoming swap meet, membership renewals and car show entries and trophy and t-shirt advertising. Ken enquired if the park had been reserved for the car show. Jim McNeil said they were waiting for finalization of the date. Ken said he will have a proposed budget for 2014 at the February board meeting. There was an enquiry about newsletter advertising and Ken said there is room for one more ad. The cost is $40 per year for members, non-members it s $50. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Treasurer s report. The Coordinator s report was given by Gary. He said the Johnny Jet Museum is having an open house on February 15 th 2pm-?. Soup will be provided. It s 2 miles south of Beatrice on Hwy 77. The swap meet will be March 2 nd. 12 volunteers are needed for the early shift, 10 for the second shift. A sign-up sheet will be passed around for volunteers.. World of Wheels is March th. Gary has applications and a sign-up sheet is being passed around. The Berean Church car show will be May 10 th. Registration is 8:30-10, trophy presentation will be at 3 pm. A motion was made, seconded and approve to accept the Coordinators report. New Business: Jim Jensen thanked Gary Willey for taking over for him at the Christmas Party. And he presented winner Gary Francisco with his prize. Jim will be starting another trivia contest in September. Old Business: Dave said the sponsor for the front of the shirt for the 2014 Rebel s Car Show will be Restore A Muscle Car. Dave commented on the holiday party and thanked the party committee for the great job they did. Next year s party will be the same way, with reservations being paid in advance. Other Business: Craig Foster did trivia. Jim McNeil updated on Rebel members who have been having medical issues. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm. Respectfully submitted, Margaret Otley, Secretary Love Margaret s cakes? Another great thing she does is she collects and delivers food to the Food Pantry, so if you think of it, bring canned or dry goods to a meeting. She will be sure they get to the Food Pantry. Margaret & Lydell also take all the can tabs we collect to Ronald McDonald House in Omaha, so keep on giving them to them friends! ~editor

3 Valentine Trivia Questions 1. True or False; Valentines Day is the largest card giving holiday? 2. The name Valentine comes from which of the following? English, Latin, Italian or Greek 3. The giving of Valentines started during which century? 16Th, 17Th or 18Th. 4. In what year did Valentines Day be declared an official holiday? 5. Which country began the tradition? 6. What does the word Valentine stand for or mean? 7. True or False; Did girls eat unusual food on Valentines Day to help them dream about who they would marry? 8. An ancient Celtic tradition was giving what with carved hearts on it, as a Valentines gift? 9. Love messages were first sent on cards during what century? 16Th, 17Th, or 20Th. 10. Who first introduced Valentines Day as a Pagan ceremony in England? It was later dropped as a pagan belief. 11. How much does the average American spend on Valentines Day? $50, $75, $80, $ The greeting card association estimates that 85% of all cards are bought by what sex? 13. Including children exchanging cards, how many Valentines are bought each year? 700 million, 800 million, 900 million, 1 billion, 2 billion. 14. What percent of women send themselves flowers on valentines Day? 15. What percent of pet owners give their pets a gift on Valentines Day? 16. On Valentines Day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent on what invention of his? 17. In what year was the St. Valentines Day Massacre in Chicago? 18. How many different cards does Hallmark make for Valentines Day? 1000, 1250, 1300, About how many roses are sold over a three day period around Valentines Day? 1 million, 100 million, 200 million. 20. Cupid was the son of what Roman God? Check with Margaret Otley or Ken Bougger to be sure your membership is renewed.

4 Coordinators Report Well here I go my first month as coordinator and I hope I can do a good job. January has passed and it is getting closer to spring with all the car events coming up real soon. First up we have a garage scene February 15 th from 2:00 PM till whenever at John & Traci s of Jet Racing, Located 2 miles south of Beatrice on the east side of Hwy 77. There will be several varieties of soup and you are welcome to bring a dessert to share. The swap meet is March 2 nd and we still need volunteers to sign up for collections and spotters. You can still sign up at our next meeting or give me a call. Right now for the spotter crews I need 4 volunteers for the 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM shift and 6 volunteers for 7:00 AM till done. For the collections crew I need 6 volunteers for the 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM shift. and 6 volunteers for 7:00 AM till done. This is one of our biggest money makers for our club so please sign up or call me. World of Wheels is being held March 28 th -30 th in Centurylink Center. I will have vehicle entry applications at the next meeting or you can print them off at worldofwheels.com. I will be collecting vehicle entry applications and entry fees at the next meeting or you can give them to me by March 1 st and I will be sending them in together. If anybody knows of any events that we as a car club would enjoy please contact me. -Gary Tuesday, February 11th Rebels board meeting will be held at Dino's on 84th & Van Dorn. Come and enjoy a nice dinner in their private meeting room. Welcome New Members Joe Lipskey 2012 Dodge Challenger Rt Craig Nelson 1938 Chevrolet 2 dr coach Judy Brown 1965 Mustang Mark Mundorf 1959 Thunderbird, 1960 Thunderbird, 1966 Plymouth Sport Satellite Linda Tesarek 2012 Challenger Jim Jensen is helping a friend that wants to buy a from the following: Cuda Charger Nova Camero Valentine Trivia Answers 1. False 2. Latin 3. 17Th England 6. Valor 7. True 8. Wooden spoons 9. 17Th 10. Romans 11. $ Female billion % 15. 3% 16. Telephone million 20. Venus

5 by Jim Jensen Member at Large THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBER S Gary & Sandy Francisco The Story Begins The 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S was bought by Sandy and Gary Francisco in April of The car was bought at the Randolph Oldsmobile dealership. The sticker price was $ At the time of purchase the car was equipped with a 350 automatic posit traction, power steering and brakes, air conditioning, an 8 track player and a vinyl top. The original top is still on the Olds. The Francisco s family waited for six weeks for the first brand new car of the marriage. Little did we know this car would become our oldest new car! This Olds was a daily driver for about 10 years. Alan Christman replaced the quarter panels in the mid 80 s due to rust around the wheel wells. It was then stored for the winter in a Quonset Hut near Crete, Ne. Gary intended to bring it home the next spring to start a redo project. As the saying goes, out of sight out of mind. It was in storage for about 10 years. Kids and life came first. Through the years the car has had the seats recovered to the original fabric by Vern Russo. The original paint color has been redone by Alan Christman. Engine updates included speeding things up from the 2 barrel to the current 4 barrel carburetor and a performance cam. This work was completed by Bill Wertz. The price of the engine redo was almost as much as the original sticker price of the car. Do I pay attention, you bet I do. Last but not least, Bill Masters one of our long standing members installed an overdrive transmission and headers. This was completed about 2 years ago. How did we ever get by without that transmission and headers? The Oldsmobile Cutlass S has been in the family for 43 years. The Olds odometer reads 91,000 miles. We take our annual trip to Des Moines, Iowa for the Good Guys Show every July. A comfy car with plenty of life left for the road. We should be in such good shape. Foot notes and thanks to: Life is short, so enjoy your cars. Sandy Francisco and Gary Francisco Alan Christman which is Sandy s brother. Love my brothers! Bill Wertz is an old friend of Gary s since high school. Vern Russo, an old friend Bill Masters, a friend from the Rebels Car Club

6 ~Craig Foster Burma Shave signs and jingles ran from 1927 to The first few years were jingles that were straight sales messages. In total 600 versions were used. No brush No lather No Rub-in Big tube 35 cents Drug stores Burma-Shave Goodbye! Shaving brush Half a pound for half a dollar Very fine for the skin Druggists have it Cheer up face the war is over Burma-Shave Burma-Shave also sold Tooth Powder. Don t take a curve at 60 per We hate to lose A customer Burma-Shave The first improvement In many a year For Cleaning teeth Is finally her Burma-Vita Tooth Powder Substitutes Can let you down Quicker than a Strapless gown Burma Shave Better tooth cleanser Low Expense Your druggist sells it 40 Cents Burma-Vita Tooth Powder

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8 This year s recipients display the oversized checks presented at the Rebels club meeting. Congratulations to Kellen Restau and August Storz who are both in third quarter at SCC. They were both presented with checks for $500 and Rebel T-shirts. Congratulations to them, their instructors and families. It was a pleasure to have them all at our meeting. Big thanks goes out to Sheryl Wright for all of her work on the Scholarship Committee. We are very short on volunteers for the Swap Meet! So we need you!!! The swap meet is March 2 nd Sign up at our next meeting or call Gary Weyers. This is one of the biggest money makers for our club and that helps us give back to our community, but we can t do it without you!!!

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