2009

Sunday 11 January, was a picturesque day to start off the new year when 25 people, 17 club members and 8 guests meet at

the Orange Park Kennel Club at 10:30AM to caravan to the Alhambra Dinner Club In Jacksonville to attend the matinee

performance of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline starring Gail Bliss. The club brought 7 of our cars to put on display in front

of the club for the enjoyment of the patrons both before and after the show. Art and Jo Ann Hall,  Holly Abbott, Roger and

Paula Kash, Jim and Darlene Curry, Ray and Sandy Nadenik, Lee and Glenda Quick and Larry and Gail Gaynor all brought

 their cars. Other club members were Dan and Betty Pierson, Virginia Norton and John Petrosky. We arrived at 11:15 and

 parked in a row out front and almost before we could get out of the cars we had people looking and remembering when.

 The buffet was served at 1PM and there was enough food and good food to feed a small army. After all it's not an event if

we don't eat. The show started at 2PM to about 3:45 and this was one of the best shows that we have seen in several

years. Gail Bliss is a wonderful person, exquisite and vivacious enough to tempt a man to sin with a voice fit to be the lead

 in an angelic choir. At the end of the show she was gracious enough to come out and pose with the cars and the group even

 though this was cutting into her time to get ready for her evening  performance. Now that is Class. By 4:30 we finished up

 the photo shoot and started on our way home. While there we met up with a few old friends, Tom Muff an old club

 member and Rick Morino, a local Elvis impersonator who is also a class act by himself. No one went away disappointed by

 the day. The only drop in the bucket was a sprinkle of rain during the trip home but not even lack of sunshine can get in

the way of this group having fun.                                     

Saturday 31 January, a cold and bright morning, as the sun was raising over the horizon, Battery A of the First Florida

Artillery opened fire on those dastardly Yankees as they tried in vein to invade our day in the sun. This was the day that

our region was present for the Forth Annual Yesterdays'  Festival at Gold Head State Park. We had 15 club cars at the

event, and this year we extended the invitation to the Azalea City Cruisers to join us. In addition to them, we had two other

clubs show up, the Clay County Cruizers and the  Jacksonville Model A Club. Between these two other clubs, they brought

a total of 30 more cars, bringing our total to 45 vehicles of all descriptions. Every one who attended had to bring a covered

dish to share and provide their own drinks. The club provided the hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments, and eating utensils.

Once again, without any coordination between the clubs, we had an astounding variety of food available, enough to feed

close to 100 very hungry people. Several of the members arrived early to start the coffee, an essential, along with donuts,

another can't do without and to set up the tables. With frozen fingers and toes we went at the tasks until they were done.

The temperatures were in the high twenties when we started. By 9AM the rest of the cars were in place and we set to have

 some fun, doing our favorite thing, talking cars and enjoying the company of other enthusiasts. The  park was packed with

 visitors and we think at least most of them  stopped by to admire the cars and talk to the owners. Our area was totally full

 of people the entire day. By lunchtime the temperatures we up to the high 50's and the good times just kept rolling along.

We invited several old members to join us, and lo and behold they rejoined the club. There were many exhibitors there

from early frontier to civil war to WW2 and many others to numerous to mention. Even the people putting the event on

were starting to worry that they would run out of food, something that this club would never let happen. Needless to say

 that this day was a spectacular success for all involved. By 3:30PM most of the participants started to leave to go in many

 directions in order to get home, another good day came to an end. There are no bad days when car people get together.

Saturday 14 February, a wet drizzly day 13 members met at the Palatka Mall at 8:45Am to start our Valentine's Day Sweet

Heart Run to Daytona. We left at 9AM to proceed to our next pickup point at the San Mateo Women's Club, arriving at

 9:20 where there were 5 more couples waiting for us. We departed at 9:30 with 18 cars and 40 people with a total of 10

antique vehicles in the lead in a line stretching almost a half mile in length to drive to our first rest stop. We took Route  100,

a scenic drive through rural farming country and arrived in Bunnell at 10:05 where we made a pit stop at a CITGO station,

and promptly overwhelmed the staff with 40 people suddenly invading their rather routine day. We left at 10:30 taking US 1

for about 5 miles before we started onto some local roads through some real rural areas including cypress groves, swamps,

tidal flats and tidal creeks, all of which made for a very scenic and relaxing drive, not what you would get from the main

roads. We finally arrived at our destination in Daytona, Angell & Phelps Cafe at 12:20PM, after a 30 minute stop at a used

 furniture to look. browse and in some cases BUY, and promptly started to order a meal, after all, what is a trip without

 some food to go with it? After a leisurely lunch we had a tour of their adjoining Chocolate Factory, a guided tour of their

 process of candy making the old fashion way, from mixing to packaging. After eating some free samples of their products

 we were turned loose in their retail area. Have you ever seen 40 kids turned loose in a candy store? If you have you can

 imagine what a scene we made there. After the frenzy died down we were on  our way home by 3PM stuffed to the gills

 with good food, good candy and good memories of another day spent in good camaraderie. The rain finally tapered off

 around 10AM and the sun actually shined on our parade for a couple of hours. However on the way home the rain started

 up again around 4PM, bring our day to a wet end. A rainy day never stopped this club from having a god time.

Friday February27,  Sunday March 1, was a weekend to remember. This was the start of the National show season with

the kick off at Lakeland Fl. with the Winter National. The weekend started off with Larry and Gail Gaynor meeting with

Roger and Paula Kash at 8AM and departing for Lakeland, using the back roads for most of the trip. We made a short stop

for breakfast about 10 AM and were on the road again at 10:30 to arrive in Lakeland at 12:30PM just in time for lunch,

before having to attend judging school at 2PM. A surprise occurred just before the school started when Don Wentworth

showed up to judge. He is recovering from being ill, and it was good to see him out and about.  The school ran until 4PM

and then it was time to check in to our hotel and get ready to have dinner. We had dinner at 8 with old friends, Chip and

Maggie Green from Stuart Fl. After dinner it was time to get some rest and get ready for a busy Saturday, Show Day. The

weather for the trip down was great, sunshine with temperatures in the high 70's, just as it should be for a day in the

Sunshine State. Saturday continued the weather pattern of comfortable temperatures, high cirrus clouds, mild breezes and

lots of sunshine, which made a perfect show day for the 303 registered vehicles and the 254 people who had to judge them.

The judges breakfast started at 8AM and finished up at 9 when we started to get the vehicles on the field and started to get

ready for the show, doing the last minute detailing, attending the various volunteer judging classes or in some cases, just

 resting up for the start of judging at 11AM. Judging  was as over at around 1PM and we were finally  free to wander the

 field and observe the absolutely gorgeous vehicles that were there. The show ended at 3PM and the field  was mostly empty

 by 4:30 when we finally departed to get ready for the awards banquet at 7PM. Roger and Paula's grandson Marshall was

 there along with their great grandson Lance. Also Gail and Larry's daughter Michelle and her boy friend Joe drove up from

Tampa to see the show and to spend some quality time together. The dinner portion of the banquet was over by 8 and then

 it was time to pass out the awards. Roger and Paula got their repeat DPC for their 1962 Chevrolet Impala, Gail and Larry

 got their DPC certification for their 1966 Ford Mustang. and Marshall Kash got a repeat Preservation for his 1968 Buick

convertible. All in all a good showing for all involved as everyone got what they were after. After a few libations in the hotels

 lounge, it was time to hit the hay and get ready for the trip home. We awoke Sunday and departed at 10:30 AM to a totally

different type of day than Saturday was. The temperature was 38, winds were blowing at about 30 MPH, and the rain was

 coming down in buckets. The rain finally stopped around 11:15 but it was windy and cold for the rest of the trip home.

We thought it was summer when we got home at 2:30 to find out it was all of 54. Taken all together it was a fabulous way

to spend a weekend. Since there are so many pictures to see please go to the Members Page to see them all.

Saturday March 14, started off as what can best be described as an opening paragraph in a bad Victorian gothic novel, a dark,

gloomy, fog shrouded, misty morning, with portents of a day which will have no joy or happiness to repudiate its dismal start.

This proved entirely false supposition as the northern most contingent of the club started out at 7AM for the trip south in order to

begin the set up for the clubs annual picnic. We arrived at 8 and started the set up which was finished by 9, which gave us

several hours to sit around and visit and swap tall tails until our guests started arriving around 10:30. The day did start out with

a total overcast, light fog and temperatures in the low 60's, but by 10, the sun was out, the temps were in the mid 70's with no

forecast of rain. A perfect spring day in the sunshine state for a picnic. We had a total of 22 cars from various clubs in attendance

and along with club members we had right at 90 people there Lunch was served at noon, consisting of fried chicken, rolls, butter

and a completely varied array of side dishes and deserts provided by the attendees. The club provided the chicken, utensils,

rolls and butter along with ice tea and lemonade. Needless to say that if anyone went away hungry, it was no fault of  anyone

 but themselves. Lunch was over by 1PM and it was time to play some Bingo. After bingo we awarded our silly judging awards

to the lucky winners, Smallest Wheel Covers to Walter Schneider with a 29 Chevrolet, Most Dirt Under the Fenders to Bob

Quackenbush with a 59 Edsel, Lowest to the Ground to Mel Metz with a 53 Buick, Longest Windshield Wipers to Jerry Clothier

with a 88 BMW, Longest Hood to Lou Fabian with a 72 Lincoln, Tallest Roof Line to Brian Hall with a 77 Ford P/U. and Most

Star Quality to Dewey Porter with a 32 Pontiac. The games were over by 2, when we held our 50/50 drawing, the lucky

winner was Virginia Norton who won $130.00. Virginia had to leave early and Carman Long picked it up for her. By 2;20 our

guests started to depart in many directions on their way home. The club members however were still there until 3 cleaning up and

returning the tables and chairs to their upright positions so that the facility was ready for it's next event. All in all it was if not a

supercalifraglisticexpialidocious day it was definitely a mediumcalifragilisticexpialidocious day.

Saturday April 18 2009 finally arrived after almost 6 months of planning by our Chairman Roger Kash and his assistant Larry

Gaynor who had to do everything from soliciting door prizes to overseeing the various working committees that did everything from

set up to break down of the show field. Without the hard work of these unsung workers the show could not have happened. Alfred

Wilkerson went beyond the call of duty by arranging flowers for the ladies, and inventorying, numbering and transporting all the

door prizes. Art and Jo Ann Hall also came through with food concessions, BSA Troop 492 from Bostwick Fl. selling hot dogs

and hamburgers and all the condiments from cole slaw to chili, potato chips to pickles. Art was also there on Friday, along with his

son Kevin to help set up the field, along with Roger Kash, Lee Quick and Holly and Bill Abbott. Ray Nadenik along with his assistants

Lee Quick and Dan Pierson spent the entire morning overseeing the parking. Dan and Betty Pierson also provided the donuts that

fed the workers some of whom left home to early for breakfast. Special thanks go out to our 50/50 raffle team Jo Ann Hall,

Glenora Fulmer and Sandy Nadenik who were doing the hustle all day long and to their part time hustler Holly Abbott. They

did a total of $374.00 of sales. Our own Holly Abbott was the winner of $187.00 and as usual she immediately planned a shopping

trip. Our registration team, Paula Kash, Sarah Fallin and Hillary Wainwright spent the morning at the registration table and the

afternoon doing the vote count. Glenda Quick spent the day manning or I guess to be politically correct womanning the raffle

table. Gail Gaynor provided for Bingo games as well as getting the prizes. Her husband provided the goodie bags. As you can see

some of our people had double duty that day. Lee Quick also came through with a heroic save by arranging for a D.J. after

our old one retired. All in all it took the efforts of all our workers to make the day come off without any major glitches.

The day was perfect, mild temperatures in the mid 70's, gentle breezes, sunshine with broken cloud cover and no rain made for

a good day. Lee Lively from the Azalea City Cruisers provided  a day of varied and enjoyable music. Our top 20 winners came

from all over Florida. Specialty trophies went to the following: Best Pre War(WW2) to Harvey Willis with a 1937 Willies from

DeLeon Springs, Best Ford to Bob Wright with a 1957 Ford Fairlane Convertible form Palm Coast, Best GM to Ed Langley with a

1952 Buick from St Augustine, Best Mopar to John Hindman with a 1969 Dodge Dart from Interlachen, Special Interest to

Rod Hudson with a 1949 Hudson Super 6 from Trenton, Best Modified to Jason Davis with a 1927 Ford T-Bucket from

Jacksonville and Best of Show to George Black with a 1965 Ford Futura from Palatka. For the first time our club cars were 

voted on separately by the show participants and our club winners were First Place Hillary Wainwright with a 1940

Packard, Second Place James and Carman Long with a 1947 Hudson and Third Place Art and Jo Ann Hall with a 1929 Pontiac

Cabriolet.

Saturday 16 May dawned bright and breezy, mild and mannered, a perfect day for a car show as 5 of the regions couples

set forth for the St Augustine's Region 25th Annual car show held just across the street from a city landmark, the Castillo de

San Marco. Don & Helen Wentworth had their1969 Honda CT 70, Gail & Larry Gaynor their 1959 Ford Galaxie, Sam &

Pam Gill their 1951 Hudson, Roger & Paula Kash their 1979 Buick Rivera, their son Brad showed up with a 1962 Chevrolet

and Lee Quick brought a 1964 Dodge Dart. Every one showed up about the same time, between 9-9:30AM and immediately

set up camp under the largest tree on the field to enjoy the day. The day was mild with temperatures in the mid 80's, a gentle

breeze all day long, partly cloudy to block the sun's rays and with no hint of rain convertible tops across the field were down.

The show was a large one with about 170 cars on the field, from the Brass Era to more modern customs. All were enjoyed by

both the participants and the spectators. Gail and Larry had the pleasure of the presence of their son Michael and their grand

son Christopher show up and spend the day with them. Both were astounded at the variety and excellence of  the vehicles on

display. The day was one of relaxation, good fellowship, conversation and of course talking about our favorite topic cars. The

day passed more rapidly than expected and before any realized it, it was time for awards. Only two from among our group

took home an award, Lee Quick a third place for his 1964 Dodge and Don Wentworth a first place for his 1969 Honda. By 3:

30PM the show was over and we went our separate ways home, trying to blend into the always congested city traffic, so as

to not bend our favorite toys.

                                                                                               Remember Our Veterans 5-25-09

Saturday May 23,32 members of the Azalea Region come together at Rich's restaurant in Green Cove Springs at 9AM for

breakfast and a day tour of a new military museum despite fact that it promised to be a day of more liquid sunshine than that

of the visible variety. This proved to be a fact as the rain descended upon us at 9:30 and proceeded to be with us until 2:30PM.

However we never let a little rain come between us and a good time. Breakfast took a little while as we just about overwhelmed

the kitchen staff with a total of 32 orders placed all at one time. By 10:30 we were on our way to our first stop at the Governors

Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center where we put 11 antique vehicles on display for the enjoyment of the residents. Even in

the rain they came out to see and enjoy vehicles that they may have owned or driven in times past. We departed at 11:20 and

arrived at our next stop The Military Museum of North Florida at  11:30. This is a new museum in the area and is devoted to the

areas involvement in the wars from the Revolution to Iraq. All of the displays are contributions or donations from local people

and business who were participants or had relatives were participants in these events, even as far back as the Revolution. We

left the museum at 12:30 and stopped for a brief time at Another Mans Treasure, a used furniture store, to browse for bargains,

and by 1PM were on our way for lunch at the Top of the Reef. Once again 32 orders all at one time just about sent the

staff into a tailspin even though we were expected. By 2:30 lunch was over and about 10 couples went on to visit the park located

at the springs located in downtown Green Cove. By this time the rain had finally stopped after 6 days of continuous downpour.

We spent about 90 minutes there enjoying the unusual sight of visible sunshine and the return of warmer temperatures, talking

and enjoying the sights. By 4PM most of us were on our way home, bringing a truly enjoyable day to a close. We wish to give

our profound thanks to Bob Cox who planned this trip and provided the club members with an entirely delightsome day.

Saturday 20 June, a sweltering summer day with all the accessories needed for a day not in the sunshine, high temps, no breeze,

no clouds, high humidity and blistering sunlight, 7 car loads of club members departed Palatka at 3:02 PM  with temperatures hitting

100 in route to Wiersdale Fl, to attend a show at the Orange Blossom Opry, traveling down the scenic back roads. We traveled down

S/R 19 to C/R 315 to Salt Springs where we picked up another group of members and continued south to S/R 40 where we finally

turned toward our first destination a restaurant where we could eat dinner before the show. We arrived at the Piccadilly after a very

pleasant one hour drive and immediately started to do what we do best, eat. We also meet two more members here, bringing our total

up to 35 for dinner. Needless to say it took quite awhile to feed this group of frivolous, carnivores. Some of us had two of everything.

Also as usual we had our share of pranksters who could not restrain themselves from acting up. We finally got underway at 5:45

to drive to the theater where we arrived at 6:20. We had more members meet us here finally bringing together a total of 39 members

and two guests. The show started at 7:30 and went on until 10, and what a show it was. the band was good, the music a mix of

country, rock and roll, with two guest singers who provided their own mix of music into the act. By the time the parking lot thinned

down so we could leave, it was almost 10:30 before we could get on the road back home. Most of the local members went to have

coffee after the show while the most distant members went directly home. By the time we left it was just comfortable enough to put

 the top down for a pleasant trip home. The club wishes to express our thanks to Art and Jo Ann Hall who planned this most

delightsome evening away from home.

Saturday 4 July, Independence Day, club members got together for Palatka's first 4th of July parade to start at 7PM in front of

the post office and proceed south on St Johns Ave and end up at the Riverfront park for the fire works which were to start at 9PM.

Naturally there was a lot to do before start time so 9 couples, Ray & Sandy Nadenik along with her mother Laverne, Art & Jo Ann

 Hall, Gene & Nancy Spegal, Roger & Paula Kash, Pam & Sam Gill, Jack & Dot Delaney, Lee & Glenda Quick, Holly Abbott,

Alfred and Brandon Wilkerson along with his daughter Tammy and Larry & Gail Gaynor met at the Golden Corral at 5PM to enjoy

a leisurely dinner before proceeding to the assembly area. We ate our fill, don't we always do so, and by 6:15 we were on our way

to get our cars ready. Unfortunately Gene & Nancy had to drop out because of a gas leak so only 8 of us were able to participate

in the parade which actually started on time. Even at 7PM the temperatures were in the 90's, there was no breeze and the sun was

still out in full bloom, none of which deterred us from going ahead and having a little cruise down main street, enjoying the comments

from the crowd. By 7:20 were at our designated parking spot, right across from the launching point for the fire works, and it was

really indeed a ring side seat. In order to fill in the time before the show most of us proceeded to go to the First Presbyterian Church

right at the riverfront, which put on a program of patriotic music and hymns which started at 7:30 and ended at 8:45 which gave us

 enough time to get back to our cars and enjoy the rest of the evening. By this time it was dark, the temps were down to the low 80's

and  there was a slight breeze off the river which did a lot to improve the comfort factor. The fire works were spectacular and over

too soon. By 9:20 it was all over and we all dispersed in varied directions to head for home. The evening was delightful, the company

delectable and the food was delicious and if this don't sound like a rip off from a Desoto commercial I'll have to try harder next time.

                                          Nothing to report in August as it was to hot to go out and play

Saturday 19 September, some of us were up before sunrise, some were up with the sun and some after the sun, however all

of us who were going on the tour rendezvoused  at the Golden Corral in Palatka at 8:30 AM to have breakfast before taking

a 3 hour tour( Shades of Gilligan's Island) of scenic downtown Palatka and the murals that are painted on some of the buildings

that commemorate some of the historic moments in the towns long and varied history. A total of 22 club members and 4 guests

had a long, leisurely and filling meal and at 9;45 we departed to our first stop at the Bronson Mulholland house( circa 1854) to

catch the trolley to see the sights with a very interesting and knowledgeable tour guide Sam Deputy a member of the local historical

society. By 11:30 we were back at the  Bronson house to start the tour of it and the local historic society museum. At 12:55PM

we departed by car to the railroad museum to look at that very interesting period of Palatka's history. We were on the road again

at 1:45 to our next stop the City Cafe for lunch, which retains its old home town drug store/lunch counter look. You could

spend half a day just browsing their displays of memorabilia from the early teens to the 50's. Lunch was fantastic, and no one

went away hungry. By 3:00PM we finally departed which pleased the wait staff considering that they close at 2PM. Only in a

small town can something like that happen. The day was absolutely gorgeous with temps in the mid 80's, a delightful breeze,

brilliant sunshine and no rain. All who attended, Roger & Paula Kash. Larry & Gail Gaynor, Jo Ann & Art Hall along with his

sisters Pat & Jean, Gene & Nancy Spegal, Jack & Dot Delaney, Dan & Betty Pierson, Bob & Clara Cox along with their grandson

Jim Long & Carmen Patterson, Virginia Norton, Holly Abbott, Lee & Glenda Quick and Tom Muff & Patsy Hall along with

Tom's father wish to express our thanks to Jo Ann Hall and Holly Abbott who had the major roles in planning this most interesting

and enjoyable day.

Saturday 24 October, 35 bums and bumettes from the region gathered together in the boondocks, just south of Grandin Fl.

to have a meal. The various members were able to procure a hunk of beef which we boiled up in a batch of creek water, cut

and shredded it and waited for the rest of the crowd to show up with something to put in it. About 8:30 people started to arrive

and  lo and behold every one had some how gotten hold of a can or two of veggies which we added to the brew and by noontime

we had a batch of hobo stew so good that every one had at least two bowls full, along with crackers and dessert. If you ain't

tried it, don't knock it. During the cooking, which mainly consisted of giving the pot a stir or two every 15-20 minutes we all

sat around and visited, brining each other up to date on what's going on in the various households. By 12:15 PM the food was

ready and the line formed, without too much jostling, to dip in and serve yourself to a full bowl along with as many crackers

your pockets would hold. Needless to say lunch took about an hour and by the time it was over no one left hungry. Along

with the veggies it seems that almost every one who came brought a piece or two of something from their various camps that

they no longer needed and our head hobo Art Hall auctioned them off to help our main cause the regions nest egg, which we

were able to increase by nearly $ 352.00 not counting the change. The day was a bummer, a little gray, a little dingy, not to much

sunshine, a few sprinkles, not to hot or cold, at least no so much as to stop us from having a good time. By 3:30 the day was

over for most of those who attended and those of us who stayed on a little longer cleaned up the site so we wouldn't get in trouble

with the law. All in all, a good day, with good food and fellowship.

Saturday-Sunday 11-7-09/11-8-09 . the days of our long anticipated cruise to Daytona was finally upon us. Our members, some

who were up before the sun and some up with the sun gathered together at the Palatka mall to caravan to our tour leaders home

for breakfast. 20 couples, the Cox's. Gaynor's, Kash's, Wentworth's, Pierson's, Abbott's, Burridge's, Hall's, Muff's and the Robb's

departed the mall at 7AM  and arrived at the Nadenik's at 7:45 for a leisurely breakfast Consisting of rolls, muffins, coffee, fruit,

juices and this persons favorite biscuits and gravy. For a first time maker of this southern delight, Sandy whipped up a memorial

batch as I can attest to as I personally put away 4 of them 8 half's with a generous portion of gravy for each. Sandy, when are you

serving it again? At  8:30 we all left for the trip to Sanford for our lunch cruise aboard the riverboat Romance. We made a pit

stop in Deland and arrived in Sanford at 10:30 and were met by Dot Delaney and a friend for lunch making a total of 24 for the

cruise. 3 hours later we were back dockside to depart for Port Orange, arriving at 3:30 to check into the La Quinta Inn for our

overnight stay. Only 11 couples checked in as Dot had to return home as Jack was sick and could not make the trip. We all left

the hotel at 5:30 and paraded down the road to our dinner stop at Aunt Catfishes for a delicious seafood dinner. We were met

at the restaurant by Lee and Glenda Quick . Lee is recovering from some serious surgery, and we were surprised to see him.

He was not fully recovered and could not join us for the rest of the activities, and we all wished him a speedy get well as we

all miss his presence at our functions. After dinner we topped it off with surprise birth day cakes for  don Wentworth and Art

Hall, both of whom turned a year younger this month. After we departed at 7:30 the usual bit of bad luck struck our group,

as Tom Muff's car broke down with a bad alternator and voltage regulator. Thanks go out to the club members who helped

him to make repairs so he could me it for the rest of the rest of the trip. We got back to the hotel at 8Pm and a few brave souls

went to the pool to get a few laps in, only to discover that the pool had a water temperature just a few degrees above freezing.

Only one brave lady hit the water, Sandy Nadenik while the rest of us opted for the hot tub, wimps that we are. At 8;30 the hotel

staff told us that we were to loud and to quiet it down as we were louder than the teen age swim group that were also staying

there. How about that, a group of senior citizens out partying a bunch of whipper snappers? By 9PM most of us were back

in our rooms most but not all sleeping exhausted from a full day. Sunday saw most of us up early to enjoy a continental breakfast

provided by the hotel and believe it or not there was still food available when we left for the rest of our planned activities. There

was one small monkey wrench thrown into the gears of activity, as one of our destinations was closed down two days before,

but our heroic leader Ray Nadenik came through to say Here I an to save  the day( just like Mighty Mouse). Ray found an art

festival being held in  Daytona and off we were to enjoy it.  we got there at 9:45 AM and found parking in front of one of Art

Halls favorite places, Southern Home Furniture. No trip to Daytona is complete without a stop here to look at and sometimes

buy some of the fabulous deals on high quality new and used furniture. Some of us took the opportunity to take a short nap.

Most of us went on to see and enjoy the arts and crafts on display at 12PM we left to go to lunch at RD Pickles to once again

indulge in our favorite past times eating. Some of us went a little overboard by ordering a LEE burger so named by us in honor

of one of our members who is as skinny as a rail but can eat his weight in food every day and never gain an ounce, lucky man.

We were stuffed to the gills by1:30 and once again changed our plans in mid stride and decided to go to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

Needless to say the motion was carried by all and off we went and got there at 2:30. After about 30 minutes, most were ready to

start on their various ways home after a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious weekend of marvelous friendship and food.

Saturday 14 November, a day in the sun for 8 members of the region and two guests to enjoy a relaxing time at a local show

put on to benefit the Alzheimer's Association by Cecil Pines Retirement Community. This was their 7th Annual show and it was

a beautiful day for all involved after almost a week of rain and some chilly if not down right cold weather. Every one I

know likes temperatures in the 70's not the 40's. The show was short, starting at 10AM and ending at 2PM but it was a

remarkable experience to sit in the bright sunshine with a warm breeze, temperatures in the very high 70's for the Wentworth's,

Gaynor's. Kash's and the Muff's along with Brad Kash and Muffs friends the Robbs. Between us we brought a total of 7 cars for the

spectators to attendees to look at and enjoy. We spent most of the time talking about what else our cars both among ourselves  

and the many people there who stopped by to ask questions and just reminisce about days past and the vehicles they once had,

enjoyed and now wished that still had. Of course the day would not be complete if we did not eat the food available there provided

by the many sponsors of the event. The day was made more enjoyable with a surprise visit  form the Gaynor's son Michael and

his son Christopher who showed up around 1:30. Although the show was over at 2pm come of us were  leaving at 2:30 to start on

our various ways home after one more day among good friends.