Lunch at Hickory Garden Family Restaurant @ 12:00 Noon
3311 Hickory Grove Road Dvnpt Ia Then a trip to Putnam to see the
Leonardo Da Vinci: Man | Inventor | Genius offers interactive models of Leonardo’s inventions, film documentaries to fully understand the age of renaissance and circumstances of creative thinkings, and explanations to understand the ideas behind the machines
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Tuesday 26th
Butterworth Center Dining Room
1105 8th St.
Moline ,Il.
Angie Kerr and Kay Scott will provide Dessert and Refreshments
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Deere Wiman Carriage House 817 11th Ave, Moline,IL
6:00 pm--is our Annual Pot Luck . Bring a covered dish and your table service. We will also bring back the famous HOT WHEELS RACES!!!!There will be three divisions: Men, Women, Children.
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Bus trip to Auburn Indiana April 19&20, Hosted by Chuck and Sharon Hoaglund
We will meet at Tri-State’s terminal at 530 W. 76th Street in Davenport. This is their secure lot. It is off Brady Street (west) and just south of I-80. 54 passenger bus with lavatory. DVD-VCR on board. We have a couple of videos to show. If anyone has an interesting one to share with the group, bring it. We will depart 7:30 am Saturday morning. Participants are urged to have breakfast prior to boarding bus. We hope to have donuts to serve along the way. Or there is possibly a short stop at McDonalds in Peru, IL. we hope to arrive at the LaPorte museum by 11:00am. There are 40 cars; in addition, their museum has other attraction as furniture, glass-ware and other historic items to view.
So it not all cars, plan an hour and a half at the museum. Then lunch. We must decide whether we wish to sit down at a nice place in LaPorte for fast food and then on to Shipshewana, IN arrival there between 2:30 and 3:00pm. Two hours there as they close at 5pm.we can have a buffet or catered meal at their facility. Prices range from $10.95 which includes tax and gratuity on up to $50.00 plus dollars. We hope to arrange something around 12.95 to 15.95 each.
Check in at the Super 8 Motel in Fremont, IN which is right on I-80 north of Auburn. Motel has an indoor heated swimming pool and continental breakfast. Board bus at 9:00am and on to Auburn, Indiana. There are-3- museums there of which the most important is the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg Museum and National Automotive and Truck Museum where the Future liner is from. The Kruse museum is for those so interested. Lunch will be on your own where-ever you happen to choose.
Board bus around 3pm for return home. We may stop for dinner on the way home. It would be around a 4-41/2 hour ride home without a stop. We will see what the group wants to do. There are a couple of places on the way home if people are interested.
Cost for bus in $50.00 per person. Room cost at the motel is $68.96 w/tax $75.92. pay individually at the motel. I will need to send them a group list with room preferences (i.e.single 1 bed, double 2 beds, queen- smoke/non smoke) Rate is for 2 people. Children under 18 stay free with parents. Group rates on the museums range from $3.00 to $5.00 each. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Have FUN.
There are still seats available. Please call me (Chuck) at 309-755-4906 to make reservations. We are opening it up to other clubs so get your reservations in quick.
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John & Jan Brewer will host a tour of Parks in the Quad Cities on Saturday, May 24th.
QUAD CITY PARK TOUR
Sat 24 we will meet at Centennial Park in Davenport just to the west of Modern Woodman Park along the river at 10:00am we will leave at 10:30
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ANNUAL FATHERS DAY PANCAKE BREAKFST
SUNDAY JUNE 15th
Memorial field, Rodman Avenue, Arsenal Island 8a.m.
Free to all members wearing their name badges and children living at home. Guest are $3.00, and kids under 12- $1.00.
You can access the Island from the Davenport or Moline gates. Davenport- from the Government Bridge or the Rock Island Causeway. Moline- off River Drive by the Deere Collectors Center. Tall the guard that you are attending the Antique Auto Breakfast at Memorial Field. Show them you drivers license and anyone in the car that has a picture ID should also show that. If your passengers do not have a picture ID they should let you on. If your car is equipped with seat belts you must wear them, if not no seat belt is required. Cell phone usage while driving on the Island is prohibited.
Wonderful parking, playground equipment for the kids, and a great shelter. Hope to see you there.
The MOTORIOWAY 500
Wednesday June 4
Gathering Day in Marshalltown with Shine Time on the Town Square.
Thursday June 5
Marshalltown to Waverly with stops in Conrad, Iowa Falls, and Hampton.
Friday June 6
Waverly to Waterloo with stops in Charles City (maybe a side-trip to the Little Brown Church in Vale), New Hampton, and West Union with Shine Time at the “Friday Loo”.
Saturday June 7
Waterloo to Quasequeton including a stop at Frank Lloyd Wright’s cedar Rock house.
This is open to all vehicles pre-1983. More info. applications and costs call John Brewer 563-326-211 or go to www.motormemories.com
Party at the Packard proving Grounds
45th annual Carnival of Cars at the historic Packard Proving Grounds, Shelby Township, Mich. June 8th Last year had 200 show cars, 250 vendors and a swap meet, car corral. www.classiccarsofmichigan.comJune 28th Freedom Festival Car Show Duffy’s Collectable Cars
Cedar Rapids, IA 319-364-7000
Central Spring Meet
Hasting, Nebraska June 26-28
Central Divisional Tour
North Dakota June 30-July 3
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Trip to Wildlife Park near Peoria (Bells)
Sunday July 20, Bells Wild life Tour
Must wear MVR Badge for Group Park Admission Rate & Dining Room Sitting.
8:00a.m. we will start to gather at South Park, Penny’s parking lot.
8:30 we will leave to caravan down Hwy 150 to Wildlife State Park.
*RSVP by midnight July 16: park dining ball would like count for the 11:30 a.m. brunch:
Wildlife Prairie State Park has reserved the lovely Garden Room for us. Brunch buffet includes basic Sunday breakfast with omelet bar, hearty dinner buffet and dessert bar with chocolate fountain.
($16.35 per adult; $11.30 per child (4-12), tax & gratuity included)
Cash or check only, Make checks payable to MVR
RSVP at 309-794-4332 or cjbl43@qcoline.com
Park Admission: $4.50 per adult: $2.50 per child, age 4-12
The park *program starts at 12:30p.m. There is a gift shop, and a scenic train ride that is off the beaten path, $2.00 a ride. The train depot has a new train museum. (*program given at the gate when you pay admission)
3:45 p.m. Caravan leaves Wildlife Prairie St. Park arrives at 62s. Seminary St. Galesburg, the historic 1880 Italianate style Landmark Café & Creperie at approximately 4:30 Parking in the rear, or on the street. Here a late afternoon repast will provide sustenance to finish the final leg of BELL’S ILL .WILDLIFE TOUR. The landmark has treats like festive muffins, crepes, cake, fountain favorites, and beverages of the light or hard variety. For those looking for a meal meal your’ in luck there also. Take out or eat in. Last but not least Roger & Linda Lamm have volunteered to guide a visit to the new Veterans Memorial located just off Hwy 150 in Lincoln Park, Galesburg.
July 12 11th Annual Kewanee Car Show
Kewanee, IL 309-525-1102
July 12th 5th Annual Village of East Dav. Classic Car Display
Village of E. Davenport 563-579-4697 Q.C. Antique Ford Club, Big Six Studebaker Drivers Club.
