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VCCC – Kamloops Chapter Newsletter Box 239 Kamloops, BC V2C 5K6

Email kamshafteditor@gmail.com Editor: Dave Dickinson

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Vol. 46 No. 10

Calendar of Events *Kamloops Chapter Events

*Oct 11th Executive Meeting

*Oct 15th Annual Brass Monkey Fall Garage Tour [Lv Valleyview A&W 10:00 am]

*Oct 25th General Meeting

*Dec 2nd Christmas Dinner/Party

May 11-14th 2018 60th Diamond May Tour Campbell River

*Jun 2nd 2018 Swap Meet [Cancelled] [See President Comments p 11]

Club Kitchen Set Up @ Smith Show &Shine

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I have been asked about the dates of the Annual Pioneer Tractor Fall Show held on St. Annes Road in Vernon. I understand the property has change

ownership and that there will not be any show this year. I do hope it is only a temporary thing and that it is not a past event like the fabulous steam show that Pringles held each year. To Mic or Not to Mic at Meetings: - Yes the speaker can hear themselves and does not require a PA system to assist them. However some members unfortunately are experiencing hearing loss and need all the help they can get. Yes they can move up to the front as it is not always crowded up there. It was mentioned that with a number of members talking to each other at the rear of the room during the meeting it is very distracting and also makes it tougher to hear what is going on. I understand that at times there is 3 & 4 individual conversations going on at the same time. It would be nice if the socializing with each other could be left to after the meeting while having coffee. This is one of the reasons that coffee and doughnuts were introduced to the meetings so socializing could take place whereas years ago when the meeting was over that was it. The night was over. The 50/50 draw was then established later to pay for the evening refreshments. The “Name tag wine bottle draw” was started to encourage members to wear their name tags. This helps both the old [who forget who you are] and new members [who don’t know who you are]

The October Group Breakfast was once again popular as we had 26 members attend including some first timers. Please remember to let Dave know if you plan on attending one of the breakfast as Denny’s likes to know how many to expect. As the November Calendar will be late arriving at your computer please be patience with your Editor

CANADA 150 MAY TOUR Marlene Beddie

Hi Dave [Kamshaft Editor], I finally got time to write this for you. Hope you can still use it somewhere to fill a gap. Sorry it took so long to write but I did warn you it would. Thanks Marlene On Day 7 of the Canada 150 Tour (Monday, June 12, 2017), we had a special tour of Pioneer Log Homes, a family operated business established 44 years ago by Brian Reid Sr. and that has been in Williams

Lake for the past 24 years. It is featured in the TV show "The Timber Kings" that began airing in 2014 featuring the artistry, craftsmanship and team that builds the log structures. The tour was arranged by Gerald Overton of the Quesnel VCCC Chapter who is also one of the employees of Pioneer Log Homes and friend of Brian Reid Sr. The tour took place at one of the 3 sites that Pioneer uses called the Sugar Cane Division just south of Williams Lake. The other two sites are Soda

Creek Division (which suffered major fire damage during the fires that went through the area this past summer) and 153 mile division. Presently they employ 42 people in Williams Lake. In one day they have 4-6 shifts going Monday through Friday. Some of the guys will come in on a Saturday to work on a project that they are trying to get done. Pioneer likes to train all their guys from the start as that way everyone does everything the same. Brian Reid Sr helped initiate a BC Training Program for log home building, an apprenticeship which consisted of 4 years carpentry and 2 years log and joinery specific courses in 1997.

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We were given a 2 hour tour of the building site. We started off with a 30 minute demonstration by Brian Reid Junior, master craftsman, (also known as Little Man) in "Carver's Corner" where he carved a small tree out of a block of cedar using only a small chain saw, a buffing grinder and a torch burner. On display in this shed were cedar carvings such as eagles, bears, totem poles and a King Neptune. The rest of the tour involved watching and listening about how the log homes are built as presented by Peter Arnold, owner Brian Reid Sr. and Gerald Overton. That day there were 5 houses under construction on the site. Most of the cedar is Western cedar and most of it comes from the Bella Coola area. The logs are kept in the yard approximately one year to season and air dry before they are worked on. All the logs are hand peeled with a drawknife. The preliminary constructions are performed in Williams Lake. No chinking is used. Instead, a small handmade grove between the logs is inserted with insulation. 3 stationary cranes on site are used for placing the logs and they are operated by specially trained personnel using remote controls from the ground. Most of the buildings constructed are one story. The

buildings are constructed on site and once the log structure is completed to perfection, each log is tagged and numbered. It is then taken apart and transported to the permanent building site and reassembled by number. It takes 5 guys approximately 12-14 weeks to create a 3000 sq.ft house and a team of men approximately 2 - 3 days to reassemble the same on a foundation. Some of the places that they have shipped homes to are in Canada: - BC, Alberta, Quebec, USA: - Nevada, Colorado, California, Oregon, Missouri, Alaska;; overseas such as Australia, Europe and Japan. Generally they do 40 structures in 1 year (14 million square feet of log construction). Other structures they make are playhouses, gazebos, barns, carports, garages, gateways, lodges, hotels and restaurants etc. All this produces material that they can't use. When asked what they do with all their piles of scrap wood, wood chips and sawdust, we were told they pay to haul the waste to the Co generator plant in Williams Lake. When asked if they get a cut on their power bill, we were told no. It was a way to get rid of all their waste and they had to pay for that privilege.

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After the tour of the Sugar Cane Division, we went to the Tourism Discovery

Center for a BBQ put on by Pioneer Log Homes. The $10.00 each we had paid with our registration for this dinner ended up as a donation that went to the BC Kidney Foundation. On display was the Cedar Rocket handcrafted from a Western Red Cedar log. The project started in 2014 and was finished in fall of 2015. During 2016 it was on tour throughout Canada and the USA. It is powered by 8 lithium batteries and 2 turbines. Weight is approximately 2000 lbs., most of which is the weight of the batteries. In 2018, it will be put up for auction at Barrett Jackson and all the proceeds will be going to a variety of veteran's charities. Ken Hoshowski as Tour Chairman Presents Brian Sr, in appreciation of their hospitality a model logging truck

made by Bob Chambers.

Del Holbrook [In red jacket] as VCCC

President also thank them and presented

them with a check for the Kidney

Foundation.

This stop was a highlight of the tour as everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a pleasure for the fans of "The Timber Kings" to meet some of the stars.

Marlene Beddie

Dave Dickinson pictured here receiving his Long Time

Service Award from VCCC President Del Holbrook.

Dave is one of only19 Members of a total membership

of over 1200 in the Vintage Car Club of Canada to receive

this award.

This award is being presented to all members who have over 50 years of

membership with our organization.

Dave has held many positions in the Kamloops Chapter and has been doing an excellent job as

editor of the Kamshaft for a number of years. Submitted by Ken Hoshowski

Governor, Kamloops Chapter

Merritt Vintage Car Chapter $20.00 Steak Dinner & Fundraiser Saturday October 21st.

Grand Hotel and Pub.

There will be two sittings 5 and 7:15 pm.

To make reservations please contact

Al James 250 378 8788 before Oct. 15th.

Long

Time

Service

Award

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Saturday September 30th KHR held their High Tea. Thanks to the following members who

brought their vehicles down to help with the static display: - Al Paulsen, Dick Parkes, John

Bone, Robert Sparrow, Sean McElroy, Terry Davidson & Craig Beddie drove the clubs

wrecker.

Pictures supplied by Dick Parkes & Robert Sparrow

Golden Rules For Living [Reprinted from The Brass Lamp]

If you open it, … close it

If you break it, … then admit it

If you borrow it, … return it

If you make a mess,… clean it up

If it belongs tosomeone else and you want to use it get their permission

If it is none of your business, don’t ask questions …

If it ain’t broke, … don’t fix it

If it will tarnish someones reputation, keep it to yourself

If you turn it on, … then turn it off

If you can’t fix it call someone else who can

If you move it , … put it back

If you value it, … take care of it

If it will brighten some’s day say it. if not keep it to your self

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SMITH CHEVROLET holds 5th Annual Show & Shine

The weather threatened but the rain did hold off. Pre-

registrations consists of a donation to the Kamloops Marjorie

Willoughby Hospice Association. Mike Schreiner from Smith

Chev during the awards presentations mentioned that $2500

was raise this year. Bill Kermode from our club was a winner

of his class with his 1962 Corvette. Along with your pre-registration Smith Chevrolet would give

you a coupon for a Vintage Car Club pancake breakfast

pancake. This helps Steve have a better idea on how many there

maybe for breakfast it also helps cover the basic costs.

The show is open to all GM Products so there is quite a variety of cars that do

show up from a Vauxhall, Cheverolets (Includes Camaros & Corvettes), Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, along

with Modified GM’s. What a selection of makes, models and years from the oldies to brand spanking new ones.

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Mike Reid

[Antique Chapter Edmonton]

[I feel this lady has been to

Show & Shines before]

Mike’s 1911 Cadillac

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{Car seeing eating man Only legs left]

The club Ktchen staff was

busy with the Pancake

Breakfast then followed

it up with

Burgers for lunch

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Jerry was told he had “Nice Buns” Jason, Don & Steve hard at it in the kitchen Don buys Lil lunch

The 3 Hoshowski’s I think Doug was telling Guy how to get for breakfast [See go over there]

Two Antique car owners comparing notes John, Keith & Ken Carolyn & Charlie

Jerry Wallin & Mike Reid

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Adopt A Road Sunday September 24th This time John & Laverne Duerksen hosted the crew by serving coffee at their

place before the road cleanup started. They were treated to coffee, cookies and

zucchini cake provided by Laverne and Marg McNaughton.

John wasn’t sure exactly but thought 18 club members came out to help.

With the road being washed out between the school and the Heffley

Creek Store not currently providing a through road to Sun Peaks the

amount of garbage collected this time was significantly less than in the

past.

Following clean up the crew went to the Rayleigh Pub for lunch.

Keith was missing from the picture on the left

as he was acting as the photographer

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The Crew getting organized Some Drive…Some walk (Vicky) Bill & Ellen show off their work

Care to Guess Who? Time to unload Ray & Ernie Criag & John

Thanks to John Duerksen and Ray Henry for providing the pictures of the days event. Editor

John MacWhinnie November 15, 1946 – September 26 2017

John always had a smile and enjoyed

joining the the gang for the Group Breakfasts

at Dennys.

His passion in life were trains, hot wheels,

cars and fishing. Before he moved to Kamloops in 1995 from Victoria he

raced cars, was a cub leader, boated, camped and fished with his family

and belonged to different car and train clubs.

He was happy being a member of the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage

Car. He loved his 1968 AMC AMX. It was quite a rare car and it was a winner at HNITC this year. I understand he had owned a similar car when he was younger.

PRESIDENTS COMMENTS: - Ray Henry

I hope you all had a fun filled summer break even in the smoke and heat, I know

the Thursday Cruise Nites were fun this summer.

Well we have had our first general meeting for the new term and we had the

pleasure of a visit from our National president Del Holbrook and his lovely wife

Angela who is the web master of the VCCC.com web site.

Del presented Dave Dickinson with a 50 year certificate of participation in the Vintage Car Club. Way

to go Dave

I feel sad that we have had to cancel our 34th Annual Swap Meet at Logan Lake

June 2, 2018. I know we will miss the comradery that has developed with the volunteers that worked

hard to run the Swap Meet, and thank you so much to all for that. It was always a great social day

Well there are a lot of things scheduled for the new term so please participate as much as you can and

I look forward to a great year coming up Yours truly President Ray

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22nd ANNUAL PUMPKIN RUN October 1st The cars started from the A&W in Valleyview and the Denny’s at the truck stop on the

highway.

The tour travelled East on Hwy 1 to Chase, Salmon Arm then Hwy 97A & B to Grinrod

for lunch and back to Kamloops through Falkland on Hwy 97 with the rain following but did

not catch up.

Not sure how many cars attended but lots…with no two alike.

Thanks to Carolyn Obieglo for the pictures. Editor

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Important 2018 May Tour Notice Next year’s May Tour is May 11-14th 2018 at Campbell River.

They have to cut registrations off at 150 and it was reported at the Governors Meeting in

Merritt September 30th that they already have 105.

If you think you would like to attend go to the VCCC.com web page and print off and

fill in an application and mail it before it is too late and avoiding any disappointment.

FOR SALE: 1910 McLAUGHLIN SURREY

TOURABOUT. $35,000 Totally restored with many

thousands of miles on it since. The only one of this

model known to exist in the world. The car is in

Calgary and, as shown in the photos, has been in B.C.

for some of the Antique Chapter tours.

Leigh 403 239-0351 leighschu@shaw.ca

From: Robert Merz Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017

I have nearly 20 mostly 1950's cars and trucks yet to move. I also have literally tons of parts and vintage

motors to move as well. The motors range from 1920's Dodge and Chevs, through to 1970's Mopars. I don't

have time to search to find people's requests, its best if they just come and have a look themselves. Fire sale

prices, but you have to be capable of doing your own thing. I have been selling nearly complete cars for as low

as $200 for example.

Just some examples:

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If you know any member that needs a little sunshine please Contact Elaine Jones Our Sunshine Girl at

joneselaine28@yahoo.ca 778 470 0369. Elaine sent cards to the following members: -Get Well to Ken

Finnigan, Sympathy to Janice MacWhinnie and Eileen Cook (Randy's mom)

4 Goodyear Tires $200.00 Grip tread

225 70 R 19.5” 1 Season ware

John 250 578 7477

Various Engine Parts for Chev 216 Engine

30’s, 40’s & 50’s 3 speed standard Transmissions

Bob 250 372 0469

Chev 4 bbl engine $1000.00 can be heard running

GM Big Block Exhaust Manifolds pr. $100.00

GM Vortex 4.3 V6 Long Block (redone) $400.00

Al 778 921 2378

A Thought to Remember Until Next Time: -

"It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled."

Mark Twain A chance meeting with a rarely seen friend opens the flood gates to memories